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® USB-N53 Wireless Dual-band Adapter (For 802.11 a/g/b/n Wireless Networks) User Manual E6682 / June 2011 - Asus USB-N53 | 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 USB-N53 | User Manual - Page 3
) Address 15 Li-Te Road, Peitou, Taipei, Taiwan 11259 Website www.asus.com.tw Technical Support Telephone +886228943447 Support Fax +886228907698 Online support support.asus.com ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America) Address 800 Corporate Way, Fremont, CA 94539, USA - Asus USB-N53 | User Manual - Page 4
network using WPS 10 3.3 Soft AP mode (Windows® XP/Vista/7 12 4. Software information 14 4.1 ASUS WLAN Control Center 14 4.2 ASUS Wireless Dual-band Adapter Setting Utility 14 5. Configuring USB-N53 using Windows® WZC service 19 6. Troubleshooting 20 7. Glossary 22 ASUS Wireless Dual-band - Asus USB-N53 | User Manual - Page 5
antenna or transmitter. FCC Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with RFCC radiation 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 Wireless Dual-band Adapter - Asus USB-N53 | User Manual - Page 6
USB-N53 Wireless Dual-band Adapter Manual CE Mark Warning This is a Class B product, in a domestic environment, this product may cause radio gain approved for the transmitter by Industry Canada. To reduce potential radio interference to other users, the antenna type ASUS Wireless Dual-band Adapter - Asus USB-N53 | User Manual - Page 7
USB-N53 Wireless Dual-band Adapter Manual Ant. Antenna Type A Dipole Antenna B Dipole Antenna C Dipole Antenna D Dipole Antenna E Dipole Antenna Connector Reversed-SMA Reversed-SMA Reversed-SMA Reversed-SMA Reversed-SMA Gain ( - Asus USB-N53 | User Manual - Page 8
USB-N53 Wireless Dual-band Adapter Manual EC Declaration of Conformity We, the undersigned, Manufacturer: Address, City: ASUSTek COMPUTER INC. No. 150, LI-TE RD., PEITOU, TAIPEI 112, TAIWAN R.O.C. Country: TAIWAN Authorized representative in Europe: ASUS 300 328 V1.7.1(2006-10) EN 300 440-1 - Asus USB-N53 | User Manual - Page 9
USB-N53 Wireless Dual-band Adapter 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, - Asus USB-N53 | User Manual - Page 10
USB-N53 Wireless Dual-band Adapter Manual 1. Introduction 1.1Package contents Check your USB-N53 WLAN Card package for the following items. • ASUS USB-N53 WLAN Card x1 • Warranty card x1 • Quick Start Guide x1 • Extension cable x1 • Support CD x1 NOTE: If any of the above items is - Asus USB-N53 | User Manual - Page 11
USB-N53 Wireless Dual-band Adapter Manual 2. Installing the USB-N53 driver and utilities IMPORTANT: Install the ASUS USB-N53 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 USB-N53 WLAN Card: 1. - Asus USB-N53 | User Manual - Page 12
USB-N53 Wireless Dual-band Adapter Manual 3. Configuring USB-N53 using ASUS utility 3.1 Connecting to a wireless network manually To connect USB-N53 to a station (Ad Hoc mode) manually: 1. Right-click the ASUS Wireless Dual- 2. You may click Survey > Search to band Adapter Setting Utility icon in - Asus USB-N53 | User Manual - Page 13
USB-N53 Wireless Dual-band Adapter Manual 3.2 Connecting to a wireless network using WPS The ASUS USB-N53 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 - Asus USB-N53 | User Manual - Page 14
USB-N53 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 screen indicates that your WLAN card has connected to the network successfully. ASUS Wireless Dual-band Adapter - Asus USB-N53 | User Manual - Page 15
USB-N53 Wireless Dual-band Adapter Manual 3.3 Soft AP mode (Windows® XP/Vista/7) The ASUS USB-N53 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 - Asus USB-N53 | User Manual - Page 16
USB-N53 Wireless Dual-band Adapter 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 - Asus USB-N53 | User Manual - Page 17
USB-N53 Wireless Dual-band Adapter Manual 4. Software information 4.1 ASUS WLAN Control Center ASUS WLAN Control Center includes ASUS Wireless Dual-band Adapter Setting Utility (Station mode) and ASUS Wireless Access Point Utility (Soft AP mode) which help you manage your WLAN card easily. 4.2 ASUS - Asus USB-N53 | User Manual - Page 18
USB-N53 Wireless Dual-band Adapter Manual Left-click the ASUS Wireless Dual-band Adapter 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 - Asus USB-N53 | User Manual - Page 19
USB-N53 Wireless Dual-band Adapter 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, - Asus USB-N53 | User Manual - Page 20
USB-N53 Wireless Dual-band Adapter 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 - Asus USB-N53 | User Manual - Page 21
USB-N53 Wireless Dual-band Adapter Manual Wireless Network Key (WEP) - This option becomes configurable when you select WEP in the Data encryption field. 64-bit WEP key uses 5 ASCII characters (10 hexadecimal digits). 128-bit WEP key uses 13 ASCII (26 hexadecimal digits). Key Format - Allows you to - Asus USB-N53 | User Manual - Page 22
USB-N53 Wireless Dual-band Adapter Manual 5. Configuring USB-N53 using Windows® WZC service To connect your USB-N53 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 - Asus USB-N53 | User Manual - Page 23
USB-N53 Wireless Dual-band Adapter Manual 6. Troubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to problems which you may encounter when installing or using the ASUS USB-N53 WLAN card. Contact a qualified service technician for assistance if the problem still exists after you have performed the - Asus USB-N53 | User Manual - Page 24
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 Wireless Dual-band Adapter 21 - Asus USB-N53 | User Manual - Page 25
USB-N53 Wireless Dual-band Adapter 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 - Asus USB-N53 | User Manual - Page 26
USB-N53 Wireless Dual-band Adapter Manual COFDM (for 802.11a or 802.11g) Signal power alone is not enough to maintain 802.11b-like distances in an 802.11a/g environment. To compensate, a new physical-layer encoding technology was designed that departs from the traditional direct-sequence technology - Asus USB-N53 | User Manual - Page 27
USB-N53 Wireless Dual-band Adapter Manual . The DNS server address used by the computers on your home network is the location of the DNS server your ISP has assigned. 802.11b) Spread spectrum (broadband) uses a narrowband signal to spread the transmission over a segment of the radio frequency band - Asus USB-N53 | User Manual - Page 28
USB-N53 Wireless Dual-band Adapter 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 digits or 5 ASCII characters. A 128-bit encryption contains 26 - Asus USB-N53 | User Manual - Page 29
OFDM (orthogonal frequency division multiplexing). The 802.11b spectrum is plagued by saturation from wireless phones, microwave ovens and other emerging wireless technologies, such as Bluetooth. In contrast, 802.11a spectrum is relatively free of interference. 26 ASUS Wireless Dual-band Adapter - Asus USB-N53 | User Manual - Page 30
USB-N53 Wireless Dual-band Adapter 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. - Asus USB-N53 | User Manual - Page 31
to share a single ISP account. This process allows all of the computers on your home network to use one IP address. This will enable access to the Internet from any computer on your home network without having to purchase more IP addresses from your ISP. 28 ASUS Wireless Dual-band Adapter - Asus USB-N53 | User Manual - Page 32
USB-N53 Wireless Dual-band Adapter Manual NIC (Network Interface Card) A network adapter inserted into a computer so that the computer can be connected to a network to set the preamble mode for a network to Long, Short, or Auto. The default preamble mode is Long. ASUS Wireless Dual-band Adapter 29 - Asus USB-N53 | User Manual - Page 33
, cities, countries). The Internet is a wide area network. WECA (Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance) An industry group that certifies cross-vender interoperability and compatibility of IEEE 802.11b wireless networking prod WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) 30 ASUS Wireless Dual-band Adapter - Asus USB-N53 | User Manual - Page 34
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. ASUS Wireless Dual-band Adapter 31
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User Manual
E6682 / June 2011
USB-N53
Wireless Dual-band Adapter
(For 802.11 a/g/b/n Wireless Networks)
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