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Asus USB-N66 Requirements, WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network)

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USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual

ASUS WLAN adapter

Requirements

(1) A WPA compatible Access Point or Wireless router, (2) Operating system

updates that support WPA. In XP, an updated Windows Zero Cong service is

needed. Users can download the Windows XP WPA patch here:

http://microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=009D8425-CE2B-47A4-

ABEC-274845DC9E91&displaylang=en

Please note that this patch requires the installation Windows XP Service

Pack 1, which is available here: http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsXP/pro/

downloads/servicepacks/sp1/default.asp

For earlier Windows Operating systems, a WPA capable supplicant is required

such as Funk Software’s Odyssey Client.

WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network)

This is a group of computers and other devices connected wirelessly in a small

area. A wireless network is referred to as LAN or WLAN.

Contents

Main Page Table of contents 1. Introduction System requirements Package contents A quick look Status indicator Enabling the WPS (for Windows OS only) Mounting options Operating and storage environment 2. Installing the USB-N66 driver and utilities Connecting to a wireless network manually 3. Conguring USB-N66 using ASUS utility Connecting to a wireless network using WPS Page Soft AP mode (Windows XP/Vista/7) Page ASUS WLAN Control Center ASUS WLAN Adapter Setting Utility 4. Software information ASUS WLAN Adapter Setting Utility Survey Conguration- Basic Conguration - Encryption Conguration - Advanced Page 6. Troubleshooting How do I verify that my WLAN adapter is installed properly? My WLAN adapter cannot connect to any Access Points. My WLAN adapter cannot connect to a station or WLAN adapter. The connection quality is bad and the signal strength is weak. The TCP/IP protocol does not bind to the WLAN adapter. 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) Encryption Extended Service Set (ESS) ESSID (Extended Service Set Identier) Ethernet Firewall IEEE IEEE 802.11 IEEE 802.11a (54Mbits/sec) Compared with 802.11g IEEE 802.11b (11Mbits/sec) IEEE 802.11g Infrastructure IP Address ISM Bands (Industrial, Scientic, and Medicine Bands) ISP (Internet Service Provider) LAN (Local Area Network) MAC Address (Media Access Control) Page Page Requirements WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) Notices Federal Communications Commission Prohibition of Co-location FCC Radiation Exposure Statement CE Mark Warning DGT Warning Statement Article 12 rcle 14 IC Radiation Exposure Statement: IC Warning Statement Canada, avis dIndustry Canada (IC) ASUS Recycling/Takeback Services REACH ASUS Contact Information ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (Asia Pacic) Technical Support ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America) ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Germany and Austria)