Asus WL-160W user manual Reading the Wlan status indicators, Act Led

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5. The installation process takes several seconds.

7. Carefully insert the WLAN Adapter into your computer’s USB slot. Windows will automatically detect and configure the WLAN Adapter using the utilities and drivers installed in the previous steps.

Chapter 2 - Installation

6.When Setup is complete, click Finish to exit the installation wizard and restart the computer.

Chapter 2 Installation

8. Windows XP users: When the program is launched for the first time (during Windows restart), you are asked to choose one utility to configure the WLAN Adapter. Select "Only use our WLAN utilities and disable Windows wireless function".

Reading the WLAN status indicators

The device comes with two LEDs that indicate the status of the WLAN Adapter.

ACT LED

Blinking: Transmitting data; the blinking speed indicates the link speed. OFF: Radio off or Adapter is disabled.

LINK LED

ON: Connected to wireless device.

OFF: No wireless connection.

ACT

LINK

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Contents Wireless Local Area Network Adapter WL-160W Copyright Information Technical support ASUSTeK Computer INCAsus Computer International America Asus Computer GmbH Germany & Austria Table of Contents Features Package contentsSystem Requirements Installing the Wlan utilities and driverACT LED Reading the Wlan status indicatorsOne Touch Wizard Installation Chapter Configuring with the Wlan utility InfrastructureConfiguring with the Wlan utility Ad Hoc Starting the Control Center Using the Control CenterWireless Status Icons on the taskbar Asus Wlan Control CenterTaskbar icon Right-click menu Taskbar Icon Launch Wireless SettingsWireless Radio On Click to turn Wireless Radio Off Click to turnStatus Status Starting Wireless SettingsAssociation State Buttons Status Connection Status Ping Status IP ConfigButton Channel Config BasicNetwork Type Network Name SsidFragmentation Threshold Config AdvancedOthers RTS ThresholdNetwork Authentication Config EncryptionKey Format Wireless Network KeyWireless Network Key WEP Data encryption64/128bits versus 40/104bits Select one as your Default KeySurvey Site Survey Config AuthenticationAbout Version Info Link State Exit Wireless SettingsOnly use Windows wireless function Windows XP Wireless OptionsSoftware Reference Cannot connect to any access points Verify if the Wlan Adapter is installed correctlyTCP/IP protocol did not bind to the Wlan PC Adapter Bad link quality or bad signal strengthBasic Rate Set Access Point APBasic Service Area BSS Ad HocDNS Server Address Domain Name System Default KeyDhcp Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Device NameEssid Extended Service Set Identifier Extended Service Set ESSEncryption Ieee EthernetFirewall GatewayIeee 802.11g Ieee 802.11b 11Mbits/secInfrastructure IP Address ISP Internet Service ProviderMAC Address Media Access Control IP Internet ProtocolPPP Point-to-Point Protocol Ssid Service Set IdentifierPacket Pass PhraseTCP Transmission Control Protocol Weca Wireless Ethernet Compatibility AllianceWPA Wi-Fi Protected Access Wlan Wireless Local Area NetworkFCC Warning Statement Safety InformationProhibition of Co-location CE Mark Warning Declaration of Conformity for R&TTE directive 1999/5/EC