Asus PCE-N53 1. Introduction

PCE-N53 Wireless Dual-band Card Manual

8ASUS Wireless Dual-band Card

1. Introduction

1.2 System requirements

Before using the PCE-N53 WLAN Card, check if your system meets the following

requirements:

• Windows® Vista/XP/7 • Standard PCI-E slot

• 512MB system memory or larger • Optical disk drive

1.1 Package contents

Check your PCE-N53 WLAN Card package for the following items.

• ASUS PCE-N53 WLAN Card x1 • Dipole antenna x2

• Quick Start Guide x1 • Support CD x1

• Low prole bracket x1 • Warranty card x1

NOTE: If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer

immediately.

1.3 Hardware

Status indicator

LED Status Description

Link On The WLAN card has connected to a wireless network successfully.

Off The WLAN card is disabled.

Blinking Fast blinking for 2.4G; Slow blinking for 5G

Tx/Rx Blinking Data is being transmitted or received.

On WPS function is enabled.

Off No wireless activity.

Enabling the WPS (for Windows® OS only)

To enable the WPS feature, you may either press the WPS button on the LAN card

or select Use the WPS button in the WLAN card’s web interface.

External dipole antenna

The PCE-N53 WLAN Card package includes external dipole antennas. We

recommend that you straighten up the antenna for the maximum range and best

link quality.

Contents

Main Page Manufacturer contact information Table of contents Notices Federal Communications Commission Prohibition of Co-location FCC Radiation Exposure Statement CE Mark Warning IC Warning Statement IC Radiation Exposure Statement: Page ASUS Wireless Dual-band Card (&'HFODUDWLRQRI&RQIRUPLW\ '(&/$5$7,212)&21)250,7< Page 1. Introduction 1.2 System requirements 1.1 Package contents 1.3 Hardware Status indicator LED Status Description 2. Installing the PCE-N53 driver and utilities 3.1 Connecting to a wireless network manually 3. Conguring PCE-N53 using ASUS utility 3.2 Connecting to a wireless network using WPS Page 3.3 Soft AP mode (Windows XP/Vista/7) Page 4.1 ASUS WLAN Control Center 4. Software information 4.2 ASUS Wireless Dual-band Card Setting Utility ASUS Wireless Dual-band Card Setting Utility system tray icon Page Conguration - Basic Others Conguration - Encryption Conguration - Advanced Page 6. Troubleshooting How do I verify that my WLAN card is installed properly? My WLAN card cannot connect to any Access Points. My WLAN card cannot connect to a station or WLAN card. The connection quality is bad and the signal strength is weak. The TCP/IP protocol does not bind to the WLAN Card. 7. Glossary COFDM (for 802.11a or 802.11g) Default Key Device Name DHCP (Dynamic Host Conguration Protocol) DNS Server Address (Domain Name System) DSL Modem (Digital Subscriber Line) Direct-Sequence Spread Spectrum (for 802.11b) Page ICS IEEE IEEE 802.11 IEEE 802.11a (54Mbits/sec) Compared with 802.11g: IEEE 802.11b (11Mbits/sec) IEEE 802.11g Infrastructure Page Page Page WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) Requirements WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network)