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® PCE-N10 Wireless Local Area Network Card (For 802.11 g/b/n Wireless Networks) User Manual E6391 / February 2011 - Asus PCE-N10 | User Manual - Page 2
the express written permission of ASUSTeK Computer Inc. ("ASUS"). Product warranty or service will not be extended if: (1) the product is BY ASUS. ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED - Asus PCE-N10 | User Manual - Page 3
General (fax): +1-510-608-4555 Web site address: http://usa.asus.com Technical support General support: Support (fax): Online support: +1-502-995-0883 +1-502-933-8713 http://vip.asus.com/eservice/techserv.aspx ASUS Computer GmbH (Germany & Austria) Company address: Harkortstr. 21-23 - Asus PCE-N10 | User Manual - Page 4
manually 8 3.2Connecting to a wireless network using WPS 9 3.3Soft AP mode (Windows® XP/Vista/7 11 4. Software information 13 4.1ASUS WLAN Control Center 13 4.2ASUS WLAN Card Setting Utility 13 5. Configuring PCE-N10 using Windows® WZC service 18 6. Troubleshooting 19 7. Glossary 21 ASUS - Asus PCE-N10 | User Manual - Page 5
PCE-N10 WLAN Card User Manual Notices Federal Communications Commission This device complies with FCC Rules Part exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment . This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum 20cm between the radiator and your body. ASUS WLAN Card - Asus PCE-N10 | User Manual - Page 6
PCE-N10 WLAN Card User Manual CE Mark Warning communication, if an interference is found, the service will be suspended until improvement is made and the for successful communication. This radio transmitter(IC: 3568A-PCEN10) has been approved by Industry Canada to operate device. ASUS WLAN Card - Asus PCE-N10 | User Manual - Page 7
PCE-N10 WLAN Card User Manual Ant. Antenna Type A 102 radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum undesired operation of the device. ASUS Recycling/Takeback Services ASUS recycling and takeback programs come from - Asus PCE-N10 | User Manual - Page 8
Address, City: HARKORT STR. 21-23, 40880 RATINGEN Country: GERMANY declare the following apparatus: Product name : ASUS 150Mbps 802.11b/g/n Wireless PCI-E card Model name : PCE-N10 conform with the essential requirements of the following directives: 2004/108/EC-EMC Directive EN 55022:2006 - Asus PCE-N10 | User Manual - Page 9
PCE-N10 WLAN Card User Manual Manufacturer: Authorised representative in Europe: Authorised distributors in Turkey: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Tel: +886-2-2894-3447 Address: No. 150, LI-DE RD., PEITOU, TAIPEI 112, TAIWAN ASUS Computer GmbH Address: HARKORT STR. 21-23, D-40880 RATINGEN, DEUTSCHLAND - Asus PCE-N10 | User Manual - Page 10
PCE-N10 WLAN Card User Manual 1. Introduction 1.1 Package contents Check your PCE-N10 WLAN Card package for the following items. • ASUS PCE-N10 WLAN Card x1 • External dipole antenna x1 • Quick Start Guide x1 • Support CD x1 • Low profile bracket x1 • Warranty card x1 NOTE: If any of - Asus PCE-N10 | User Manual - Page 11
PCE-N10 WLAN Card User Manual 2. Installing the PCE-N10 driver and utilities IMPORTANT: Install the ASUS PCE-N10 WLAN Card into your computer before installing the driver and utilities from the bundled Support CD. To install the driver and utilities for your ASUS PCE-N10 WLAN Card: 1. Place the - Asus PCE-N10 | User Manual - Page 12
PCE-N10 WLAN Card User Manual 3. Configuring PCE-N10 using ASUS utility 3.1 Connecting to a wireless network manually To connect PCE-N10 to a station (Ad Hoc mode) manually: 1. Right-click the ASUS WLAN Card Setting Utility icon in the Windows® system tray, then select Wireless Setting. 2. You - Asus PCE-N10 | User Manual - Page 13
PCE-N10 WLAN Card User Manual 3.2 Connecting to a wireless network using WPS The ASUS PCE-N10 WLAN Card supports the WPS function that helps you set up a secure wireless network easily. IMPORTANT: Ensure that the AP or station you are trying to connect to supports the WPS function. To connect PCE- - Asus PCE-N10 | User Manual - Page 14
Manual To connect PCE-N10 to a WPS-enabled AP or station using the PIN code: 1. Select Use PIN code. 2. Key in 8 digital PIN code from network(AP)'s web user interface, click Next. 3. Click Finish. The picture indicates that your WLAN card has connected to the network successfully. ASUS WLAN - Asus PCE-N10 | User Manual - Page 15
WLAN Card User Manual 3.3 Soft AP mode (Windows® XP/Vista/7) The ASUS PCE-N10 WLAN Card supports the Soft AP mode. In this mode, the WLAN card acts as a virtual AP. IMPORTANT: Before configuring the Soft AP mode, connect your computer to a wired network to provide network access for your wireless - Asus PCE-N10 | User Manual - Page 16
PCE-N10 WLAN Card User Manual In the Soft AP mode, you can limit the wireless clients that associate with the WLAN card through the access control function. Click Configuration > Edit Config > ACL. To disable the access control function, select Disable from the Access Control Policy dropdown list. - Asus PCE-N10 | User Manual - Page 17
PCE-N10 WLAN Card User Manual 4. Software information 4.1 ASUS WLAN Control Center ASUS WLAN Control Center includes ASUS WLAN Card Setting Utility (Station mode) and ASUS Wireless Access Point Utility (Soft AP mode) which help you manage your WLAN card easily. 4.2 ASUS WLAN Card Setting Utility - Asus PCE-N10 | User Manual - Page 18
PCE-N10 WLAN Card User Manual Left-click the ASUS WLAN Card Setting Utility system tray icon to display the following options: • Wireless Radio On - Turns the wireless radio ON. • Wireless Radio Off - Turns the wireless radio OFF. • Search & Connect - Displays the available wireless networks. Double - Asus PCE-N10 | User Manual - Page 19
PCE-N10 WLAN Card User Manual Config - Basic Network Type Infrastructure - Select the Infrastructure mode to establish a connection with an AP. Ad Hoc - Select the Ad Hoc mode to communicate with a station. An Ad Hoc network is formed quickly and easily without pre-planning. For example, you can - Asus PCE-N10 | User Manual - Page 20
PCE-N10 WLAN Card User Manual Config - Encryption The Encryption page allows you to set up the encryption settings for your WLAN card. For data confidentiality in a wireless environment, IEEE 802.11 specifies a Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) algorithm to offer transmission privacy similar to wired - Asus PCE-N10 | User Manual - Page 21
PCE-N10 WLAN Card User Manual Wireless Network Key (WEP) - This option becomes configurable when key. Config - Advanced This Advanced page is intended for experienced users to set up additional parameters for the WLAN card. We recommend that you keep the default values. RTS Threshold (0-2347) - - Asus PCE-N10 | User Manual - Page 22
N10 WLAN Card User Manual 5. Configuring PCE-N10 using Windows® WZC service To connect your PCE-N10 to a wireless network using Windows® WZC service: 1. Left-click the ASUS WLAN Control Center system tray icon, then click Exit. ASUS WLAN Control Center will be switched off. Click Windows Wireless - Asus PCE-N10 | User Manual - Page 23
PCE-N10 WLAN Card User Manual 6. Troubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to problems which you may encounter when installing or using the ASUS PCE-N10 WLAN card. Contact a qualified service technician for assistance if the problem still exists after you have performed the troubleshooting - Asus PCE-N10 | User Manual - Page 24
98 or ten bindings in Windows® Me. These limits are imposed by the Microsoft® operating system. Solution: If your computer already has the maximum number of TCP/IP bindings, remove one of the network adapters from the Network configuration before installing the WLAN Card driver. ASUS WLAN Card 21 - Asus PCE-N10 | User Manual - Page 25
PCE-N10 WLAN Card User Manual 7. Glossary Access Point (AP) A networking device that seamlessly connects wired and wireless networks. Access Points combined with a distributed system support the creation of multiple radio cells that enable roaming throughout a facility. Ad Hoc A wireless network - Asus PCE-N10 | User Manual - Page 26
PCE-N10 WLAN Card User Manual COFDM (for 802.11a or 802.11g) Signal power alone is not enough coded OFDM). COFDM was developed specifically for indoor wireless use and offers performance much superior to that of spread-spectrum solutions. COFDM works by breaking one high-speed data carrier into - Asus PCE-N10 | User Manual - Page 27
PCE-N10 WLAN Card User Manual your home network is the chip at the higher data rates. The wireless device is capable of an 11 Mbps data transmission rate, but the coverage area is less than a 1 or 2 Mbps wireless device since coverage area decreases as bandwidth increases. 24 ASUS WLAN Card - Asus PCE-N10 | User Manual - Page 28
PCE-N10 WLAN Card User Manual Encryption This provides wireless data transmissions with a level of security. This option allows you to specify a 64-bit or a 128-bit WEP key. A 64-bit encryption contains 10 hexadecimal - Asus PCE-N10 | User Manual - Page 29
PCE-N10 WLAN Card User Manual ICS ICS is used to share one computer's Internet connection with the rest of the computers on your network. When this computer is connected to the Internet, all the communications to and from the Internet on your network are sent through this computer which is called - Asus PCE-N10 | User Manual - Page 30
PCE-N10 WLAN Card User Manual The 802.11a standard gains some of its performance from the higher frequencies at which it operates. The laws of information theory tie frequency, radiated power and distance together in an inverse relationship. Thus, moving up to the 5GHz spectrum from 2.4GHz will lead - Asus PCE-N10 | User Manual - Page 31
PCE-N10 WLAN Card User Manual IP (Internet Protocol) The TCP/IP standard protocol that defines the IP datagram as the unit of information passed across an Internet and provides the basis for connectionless packet delivery service. IP includes the ICMP control and error message protocol as an - Asus PCE-N10 | User Manual - Page 32
PCE-N10 WLAN Card User Manual NIC (Network Interface Card) A network adapter inserted into a computer so that the computer can be connected to a network. It is responsible for converting data from stored in the computer to the form transmitted or received. Packet A basic message unit for - Asus PCE-N10 | User Manual - Page 33
PCE-N10 WLAN Card User Manual Radio Frequency (RF) Terms: GHz, MHz, Hz The international unit for band is 88-108MHz, and wireless 802.11 LANs operate at 2.4GHz. SSID (Service Set Identifier) SSID is a group name shared by every member of a wireless network. Only client PCs with the same SSID are - Asus PCE-N10 | User Manual - Page 34
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
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User Manual
E6391 / February 2011
PCE-N10
Wireless Local Area Network Card
(For 802.11 g/b/n Wireless Networks)
®