E7153 ® Wi-Fi GO! Card User Guide
E7153 First Edition February 2012 Copyright © 2012 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved. No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes, without the express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (“ASUS”).
Contents Contents....................................................................................................... iii Safety information....................................................................................... iv About this guide........................................................................................... v Wi-Fi ASUS Wi-Fi GO! card specifications................................................ vi 1.1 1.2 Welcome!..........................................................
Safety information Electrical safety • • • • • • To prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet before relocating the system. When adding or removing devices to or from the system, ensure that the power cables for the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are connected. If possible, disconnect all power cables from the existing system before you add a device.
About this guide This user guide contains the information you need to install and configure your ASUS Wi-Fi GO! card wireless solution. How this guide is organized This guide contains the following parts: • • • • Chapter 1: Product introduction This chapter describes the general features of the ASUS Wi-Fi GO! card wireless solution. The chapter also presents the LED indications, and recommended Wi-Fi GO! card network settings.
Wi-Fi ASUS Wi-Fi GO! card specifications Bluetooth v4.0/3.0 + HS Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n version Wi-Fi Standard IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n Bluetooth standard Bluetooth v4.0/3.0 + HS Data rate 802.11n(HT40) up to 300Mbps 802.11n(HT20) up to 150Mbps 802.11a up to 54Mbps 802.11b up to 11Mbps 802.11g up to 54Mbps Security WEP, WPA & WPA2* *Use WPA2 or open system to reach 65Mbps and above. Network architechture types AP Mode (Windows® 7 supports Access point mode function) Client mode Frequency band 2.
Wi-Fi ASUS Wi-Fi GO! card specifications Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n version Wi-Fi Standard IEEE 802.11 b/g/n Data rate 802.11n(HT40) up to 150Mbps 802.11n(HT20) up to 65Mbps 802.11b up to 11Mbps 802.11g up to 54Mbps Security WEP, WPA & WPA2* *Use WPA2 or open system to reach 65Mbps and above. Network architechture types AP Mode (Windows® 7 supports Access point mode function) Client mode Frequency band 2.
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card Wi-Fi GO! Chapter 1 This chapter describes the general features of the ASUS Wi-Fi GO! card wireless solution. The chapter also presents the LED indications and recommended Wi-Fi GO! card network settings.
1.1 Welcome! Thank you for choosing the ASUS Wi-Fi GO! card wireless solution! The Wi-Fi GO! card is an easy-to-use wireless local area network (WLAN) adapter designed for home or office use. The Wi-Fi GO! card allows you to connect through the wireless LAN in a single network. The Wi-Fi GO! card also supports several wireless network configuration including Client mode and Access Point mode. This gives you flexibility to your existing or future wireless network configurations.
1.2.2 Wi-Fi GO! The Wi-Fi GO! utility provides you with a never-before experienced multimedia playback enjoyment, and home cloud computing environment. For more details, refer to the Wi-Fi GO! section in the feature manual. 1.2.3 Moveable omni-directional antenna An omni-directional antenna comes with the Wi-Fi GO! card to maximize your wireless coverage. 1.3 LED and antenna port The Wi-Fi GO! card is installed at the motherboard rear panel.
1.4 Choosing an appropriate wireless network You can use the ASUS Wi-Fi GO! card in various wireless network configurations. Select the most appropriate configuration for your home or office network before setting up the Wi-Fi GO! card. The following pictures and descriptions are for reference only and may not exactly match your actual network configuration.
1.4.1 Access Point Mode (AP Mode) Under AP Mode, the ASUS Wi-Fi GO! card configures the wireless access point (WAP) of your local area network (LAN), and Internet access for your wireless devices.
1.4.2 Client mode An Infrastructure wireless network is centered on a wireless access point (AP) that provides Internet access and LAN communication for the wireless stations. In Infrastructure mode, the wireless LAN stations communicate with each other via the wireless AP. In this mode, your Wi-Fi GO! card acts as a wireless adapter. It communicates with the LAN computers and accesses Internet through the wireless AP.
card Wi-Fi GO! Chapter 2 This chapter provides step by step instructions in installing the Wi-Fi GO! card drivers and utilities in your computer. This part also provides information in installing the antenna.
2.1 Installation 2.1.1 System requirements Before installing the Wi-Fi GO! card drivers and utilities, make sure that your system meets the following requirements. • • • ASUS motherboard with Wi-Fi GO! card onboard solution Operating system: Client mode: Windows® XP/ Windows® 7 AP mode: Windows® 7 Optical drive for utilities and driver installation In the Client mode, only Windows® 7 supports Wi-Fi Engine. 2.1.
2.2 Driver and utilities installation The contents of the motherboard support DVD are subject to change without notice. Visit the ASUS website for driver/utilities updates. Ensure to install the Wi-Fi GO! card to the motherboard before running the support DVD. To install the Wi-Fi GO! card driver: 1. 2. 3. Insert the motherboard support DVD into the optical drive. If Autorun is enabled in your computer, the driver installation automatically appears. Click ASUS Bluetooth 4.
To install the ASUS AI Suite II utility: After the Wi-Fi GO! Card driver is successfully installed, click Utilities > AI Suite II and follow the onscreen instructions If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer, browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to run the DVD.
card Wi-Fi GO! Chapter 3 This chapter provides information in setting up the Wi-Fi GO! card using the ASUS Suite II’s WiFi Engine for your home or office network.
3.1 Using the ASUS Wi-Fi Engine After installing the Wi-Fi GO! card drivers to your system, use ASUS AI Suite II’s Wi-Fi Engine to set up the Wi-Fi GO! card for your network. Ensure to select the most appropriate configuration for your wireless network before you proceed. Refer to section 1.4 for details. Ensure to connect the supplied antenna to the antenna connector on the motherboard, or the Wi-Fi GO! card may not be able to detect other wireless devices in your environment. 3.1.
Using the client mode Allows you to connect your computer to a network using the client mode. To use the client mode: 1. Select and double-click the network. 2. Select and click the wireless network connection name. Some networks may require you to key in the password. Using the AP mode Allows you to connect your computer to the network using the access point mode. 1. In the Wi-Fi Engine menu, click AP Mode. 2. Enter the Network Name, and key in your password.
3- 3. Click from the Internet Connection Sharing field and select the network connections name. 4. Click Enable to enable the AP mode under the selected type of Internet connection sharing. 5. To deactivate the Internet connection sharing, click Disable. Click to go back to the Wi-Fi Engine menu.
3.2 Wi-Fi Engine wireless security To protect your wireless network, you need to set up the security on your Wi-Fi GO! card. Network authentication Network authentication uses certain types of mechanism to identify authenticated wireless clients. Wi-Fi GO! card supports the following authentication methods: Open system: This option disables authentication protection for your wireless network. Under the Open mode, any wireless client can connect to your wireless network.
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The Appendices list the wireless LAN channels available for use in your country or location, and safety warning statements Card Wi-Fi GO! Appendices
RF Equipment Notices CE: European Community Compliance Statement The equipment complies with the RF Exposure Requirement 1999/519/EC, Council Recommendation of 12 July 1999 on the limitation of exposure of the general public to electromagnetic fields (0–300 GHz). This wireless device complies with the R&TTE Directive. Wireless Radio Use This device is restricted to indoor use when operating in the 5.15 to 5.25 GHz frequency band.
