Asus USBN53 manual

USB-N53

Wireless Dual-band Adapter

(For 802.11 a/g/b/n Wireless Networks)

User Manual

E6682 / June 2011

Contents

User Manual Copyright © 2011 ASUSTeK Computer Inc. All Rights Reserved Manufacturer contact information ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (Asia Pacific) ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America) ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Germany and Austria) Table of contents Notices Federal Communications Commission Prohibition of Co-location FCC Radiation Exposure Statement CE Mark Warning DGT Warning Statement Article IC Warning Statement IC Radiation Exposure Statement: ASUS Recycling/Takeback Services REACH EC Declaration of Conformity Manufacturer: ASUSTeK Computer Inc ASUS Computer GmbH in Europe: Authorised distributors 1. Introduction 1.1Package contents 1.2System requirements 1.3Hardware Status indicator 2. Installing the USB-N53driver and utilities 3. Configuring USB-N53using ASUS utility 3.1Connecting to a wireless network manually 3.2Connecting to a wireless network using WPS 1.Select Use PIN code 3.3Soft AP mode (Windows® XP/Vista/7) Configuration Edit Config ACL Disable Access Control Policy 4. Software information 4.1ASUS WLAN Control Center 4.2ASUS Wireless Dual-bandAdapter Setting Utility ASUS Wireless Dual-bandAdapter Setting Utility system tray icon •Wireless Radio On - Turns the wireless radio ON •Wireless Radio Off - Turns the wireless radio OFF Search & Connect Survey SSID Config - Basic Others Config - Encryption Configuration - Advanced 5.Configuring USB-N53using Windows® WZC service 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 Access Point (AP) Ad Hoc Basic Rate Set Basic Service Area (BSS) COFDM (for 802.11a or 802.11g) Default Key Device Name DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) DNS Server Address (Domain Name System) DSL Modem (Digital Subscriber Line) Direct-SequenceSpread Spectrum (for 802.11b) Encryption Extended Service Set (ESS) ESSID (Extended Service Set Identifier) Ethernet Firewall ICS IEEE IEEE 802.11a (54Mbits/sec) IEEE 802.11b (11Mbits/sec) IEEE 802.11g Infrastructure IP (Internet Protocol) IP Address ISM Bands (Industrial, Scientific, and Medicine Bands) ISP (Internet Service Provider) LAN (Local Area Network) NIC (Network Interface Card) Packet Pass Phrase PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association) PPP (Point-to-PointProtocol) Radio Frequency (RF) Terms: GHz, MHz, Hz SSID (Service Set Identifier) Station Subnet Mask TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) WPA (Wi-FiProtected Access) Requirements WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network)