E3060 ® User Guide
E3060 Checklist Revised Edition V3 January 2007 Copyright © 2007 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 Features Contents.......................................................................................... iii About this guide................................................................................ v How this guide is organized..................................................... v Conventions used in this guide................................................ v WiFi-AP Solo specifications summary............................................. vi Chapter 1: Product Introduction 1.1 1.2 1.
3.4 3.5 3.3.4 Setting up infrastructure of the station mode.........3-18 3.3.5 Setting up ad-hoc of the station mode...................3-20 Setting up wireless security................................................3-23 Windows Zero Configuration..............................................3-25 3.5.1 Swap from WiFi-AP Solo to Windows Zero Configuration.................................................3-25 3.5.2 Rollback from Windows Zero Configuration to WiFi-AP Solo................................
About this guide This user guide contains the information you need to install and configure your ASUS WiFi-AP Solo 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 WiFi-AP Solo wireless solution. The chapter also presents the LED indications, and recommended WiFi-AP Solo network settings.
WiFi-AP Solo specifications summary Standard IEEE 802.11b/g Data rate 802.11g: 802.11b: Security WEP 64-bit encryption WEP 128-bit encryption WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) WPA2 (Station mode including 802.1x, TKIP, AES) Network architechture types Access point mode Station mode: Infrastructure mode and Ad-Hoc mode Frequency band 2.4~2.5GHz Operating range 802.
Chapter 1 This chapter describes the general features of the ASUS WiFi-AP Solo wireless solution. The chapter also presents the LED indications, and recommended WiFi-AP Solo network settings.
1.1 Welcome! Thank you for choosing the ASUS WiFi-AP Solo wireless solution! The WiFi-AP Solo is an easy-to-use wireless local area network (WLAN) adapter designed for home or office use. The WiFi-AP Solo is backward compatible with the earlier IEEE 802.11b standard allowing seamless integration of both wireless LAN standards in a single network. The WiFi-AP Solo also supports several wireless network configuration including Infrastructure, Ad-hoc, and Access Point.
54Mbps speed advantage With data transmission rate up to five times faster than IEEE 802.11b standards, the WiFi-AP Solo breaks the wireless data transmission speed barrier to give you faster Internet connection and file sharing capabilities. Easy integration The WiFi-AP Solo is compatible with all IEEE 802.11b devices so you can still use your IEEE 802.11b devices in the WiFi-AP Solo network.
1.3 LED and antenna port The WiFi-AP Solo comes with a green data transmission LED (AIR) and an antenna port located at the motherboard rear panel. Antenna port AIR LED • The location of the WiFi-AP Solo data transmission LED and antenna port may vary on motherboard models. • The back I/O may vary depending on the models. LED indicators Refer to the table below for LED indications.
1.4 Choosing an appropriate wireless network You can use the ASUS WiFi-AP Solo in various wireless network configurations. It is recommended that you select the most appropriate configuration for your home or office network before setting up the WiFi‑AP Solo. 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) If you wish to share the Internet access with the wireless stations in your environment, you can configure the WiFi-AP Solo in an access point mode (AP Mode). In this mode, the WiFi-AP Solo becomes the wireless access point that provides local area network and Internet access for your wireless stations. The requirement of using AP Mode function is an onboard Ethernet LAN adapter with the driver properly installed.
1.4.2 Infrastructure 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 WiFi-AP Solo acts as a wireless adapter. It communicates with the LAN computers and accesses Internet through the wireless AP.
Chapter 2 This chapter provides step by step instructions on installing the WiFiAP Solo drivers and utilities to your computer. This part also provides information on installing the antenna.
2.1 Installation 2.1.1 System requirements Before installing the WiFi-AP Solo drivers and utilities, make sure that your system meets the following requirements. • ASUS motherboard with WiFi-AP Solo onboard solution • Intel® Pentium™ 4 • Minimum 128MB system memory • Operating system: Windows® 2000/ XP/ XP-64bit/ Server 2003/ Server 2003 64-bit • Optical drive for utilities and driver installation 2.1.
2.1.3 Signal range The signal range of WiFi-AP Solo depends on the operating environment. Obstacles such as walls and metal barriers could reflect or absorb radio signals. Devices such as microwave stove can also greatly interfere with the wireless network. Signal range: 802.11g: Indoor 80ft (30m), outdoor (LOS, Light-Of-Sight) 200ft (60m) 802.
2.2 Driver and utilities installation • The contents of the motherboard support CD are subject to change without notice. Visit the ASUS website for driver/utilities updates. • If you use a Windows® operating system, your computer auto‑detects the WiFi-AP Solo when system boots and displays an Add New Hardware Wizard window. Click Cancel then proceed with the following instructions. To install the WiFi-AP Solo driver and utilities: 1. Place the motherboard support CD to the optical drive. 2.
Chapter 3 This chapter provides information on how to set up the WiFi-AP Solo in your home or office network.
3.1 About the setup utilities After you have installed the WiFi-AP Solo drivers and utilities to your system, you are now ready to setup the WiFi-AP Solo in your network. Make sure that you have selected the most appropriate configuration for your wireless network before you proceed. Refer to section 1.4 for details. Make sure you have connected the supplied antenna to the antenna connector on the motherboard, or the WiFi-AP Solo may not be able to detect other wireless devices in your environment.
3.2 Setting up with WiFi-AP Solo Wizard You can create your own wireless local area network (WLAN) in your home using the WiFi-AP Solo Access Point Mode (AP Mode) feature. Create your own WLAN if: 1. your computer is connected to the Internet; and 2. the operating system of your computer is Windows® 2000/ XP/ XP 64-bit/ Server 2003/ Server 2003 64-bit. Install the WiFi-AP Solo software from the support CD.
.3.2.1 Setting up the AP Mode 1. To launch the WiFi-AP ������������������� Solo setup wizard, right-click the system tray icon and select WiFi-AP Solo Wizard. 2. Select Access Point and click Next. 3. The system automatically generates an SSID for the AP mode. You can rename the SSID, if desired. 4. Select a Network Security level for your AP mode. The configurable options are Open, Share-WEP, and WPA-PSK. Refer to section 3.4 for detailed security information.
5. If you select Share-WEP or WPAPSK in Step 4, you are required to input a password. You can choose to configure the password in either ASCII or HEX mode. If you choose HEX mode, input 10 hex digits for 64-bit encrytion, or 26 hex digits for 128-bit encryption. Click Next to continue. 6. Select your Internet connection and click Next. 7. The AP mode configuration is complete. Record the setup information on your note and click Finish to quit the ASUS WiFi-AP Solo wizard.
8. The default IP address of WiFi-AP Solo is 192.168.0.1. To modify the IP settings, double-click the wireless network icon in the system tray -> click Properties -> double-click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP). As Internet sharing capability is supported via Microsoft ICS (Internet Connection Sharing), the WiFi-AP Solo will only function as a standard access point without Internet sharing capability, once its default network configuration has been altered under the software access mode.
3.2.2 Setting up infrastructure of the station mode In the Infrastructure mode, you can connect to the LAN or Internet, or both, through a wireless AP. 1. To launch the WiFi-AP ������������������� Solo setup wizard, right-click the system tray icon and select WiFi-AP Solo Wizard. 2. Select Station and click Next. 3. Select Infrastructure and click Next. 4. The wizard searches for available networks. To search again, click Refresh button. Select the wireless network you want to join and click Next.
5. Configure the security settings (if have) in the Wireless Network Property page. Select the key type, key length and input the keys. Click Finish to apply the settings and return to the setup wizard. Ask your network administrator for the wireless AP settings. The WiFi-AP Solo settings must be identical with the wireless AP it connects to. WiFi-AP Solo supports Open, Shared, WPA, and WPA-PSK security mechanism. Refer to section 3.4 for detailed security information. 6.
3.2.3 Setting up ad-hoc of the station mode If there is no wireless access point in your environment, you can switch your WiFi-AP Solo to the Ad-hoc mode to connect and communicate with other wireless-enabled computers. Refer to section 1.4.3 for network topology. 1. Open the ����������������������������� WiFi-AP Solo setup wizard by right-clicking the system tray icon and selecting WiFi-AP Solo Wizard. 2. Select Station and click Next. 3. Select Ad-hoc and click Next.
5. Select the profile from the list and click Next. 6. Setting up the TCP/IP for your computer. I��������������������� n an Ad-hoc network, you must manually specify IP address for the WiFi-AP Solo. Make sure that the IP address of the WiFi-AP Solo is within the same subnet as that of the other ad-hoc node (e.g. If the IP address of the other Ad-hoc node is 192.168.0.1, then the IP address of WiFi-AP Solo must be 192.168.0.X, where X = 2 ~ 254).
3.3 Setting up via setup utility 3.3.1 How to launch Wifi-AP Solo You can launch Wifi-AP Solo either from the Windows® Program menu or the tray icon. The tray icon is an optional quick launch to be enabled by a user. Windows® Program Menu It is the absolute way to launch the WiFi-AP Solo from the program folder. Tray Icon The tray icon will be not be shown until you enable the Show Tray Icon from the WiFi-AP Solo.
Windows Zero Config When this item is checked, this will enable you to switch to Microsoft Windows® XP Wireless network configuration service if you do not prefer RtWLAN as your wireless LAN manager. • Radio Off When this item is checked, the radio is turned off to save power. When the radio is off, the links with other wireless network nodes are disconnected.
Status page • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Manufacturer: ASUS NDIS Driver Version Short Radio Header Encryption: Current encryption mode. Authenticate: authentication state Channel Set: selected channel plan currently. Please reference Appendix-A with the detail comparisons. MAC Address: MAC address of this adapter.
• • • • SSID (Network Name) The name of the network. Signal Strength The average quality of signal of packets received from the wireless network. We recommend connecting the access point with over 70% signal strength. Throughput diagram Transition (Tx) performance. Network Address group • MAC address: six two-digit number of this adapter. • IP address: assigned network address by the DHCP server or selfdefinition in four three-digital number format. • Subnet mask: the only valid value is 255.255.255.
Advanced page This page presents all the access points in the system. • Power Save ��• None: without power save mode. • Min: wake-up every two time interval to receive packets. • Wireless node ��������� • 802.11b • 802.11g/b • 802.11b Preamble Mode • Long: higher quality but with lower performance than preamble short mode • Short: Normal quality but with higher performance then preamble long mode. • Auto: select the proper preamble mode by current signal frame information.
3.3.3 Setting up AP Mode Open the setup utility by double-clicking the utility icon on the desktop. The setup utility contains six buttons - Status, Config, Survey, Statistics, Advanced and ICS in the left column. The Survey button is greyed out in AP mode and the ICS button is disabled when in the station mode. 1. Open the setup utility and click Config button. Click the AP/ Station Mode switch button - To Access Point Mode. The WiFiAP Solo is switched to AP mode in several seconds. 2.
4. You are directed to the Wireless Network Properties page to set up the AP mode. In this page, you can change the SSID, select the communication channel and specify the network security. When configuration is complete, click Finish to apply the settings and return to the setup wizard. 5. The default IP address of WiFi-AP Solo is 192.168.0.1. To modify the IP settings, double-click the wireless network icon in the system tray -> click Properties -> double-click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).
3.3.4 Setting up infrastructure of the station mode Open the setup utility by double-clicking the utility icon on the desktop. You can setup the wireless card connection (Infrastructure) with a wireless AP and save the settings to a profile. 1. Open the setup utility. Click Survey button to search for available wireless networks. Double-click the AP you want to join. 2. Configure the security settings (if have) in the Wireless Network Properties page. Select the key type, key length and input the keys.
If DHCP server is disabled on the wireless AP in your network, refer to your network administrator for a valid IP address. 4. Click the Status button to view the information of the WiFi-AP Solo. The connection setup is complete. 5. You can save the settings to a profile for future use. With profiles, it becomes much easier to roam among different sites, for example, a home network and an office wireless LAN.
3.3.5 Setting up ad-hoc of the station mode This section describes how to set up WiFi-AP Solo as an Ad-hoc node and let other wireless station to connect, and how to connect an existing Ad-hoc node. Setting up WiFi-AP Solo as an Ad-hoc node 1. Open the setup utility and click the Config button. Select Profile Manager tab. Click Add button to create a profile. 2. Set up the operation channel and the wireless network security settings.
4. To connect WiFi-AP Solo from another wireless station, ���������� make sure that the IP address of the station is within the same subnet as that of the WiFi-AP Solo. For example, if the IP address of the WiFi-AP Solo is 192.168.0.1, then the IP address of the station must be 192.168.0.X, where X = 2 ~ 254. When the setup is complete, click OK. 5. Click the Status button of the setup utility to check whether the connection is established. Connecting WiFi-AP Solo to an existing Ad-hoc node 1.
2. Set up the operation channel and the wireless network security settings. The operation channel and security settings must be identical with the Adhoc nodes you want to connect. Click Finish to apply and return to the setup utility. Refer to Appendix for the available wireless LAN channels in your country or region. 3. To connect an Ad-hoc node, you must manually set up the IP address of WiFi-AP Solo.
3.4 Setting up wireless security To protect your wireless network, you need to setup a security mechanism on your WiFi-AP Solo. Under AP mode, only Open, Shared, and WPA-PSK are supported. Under Station mode, all the security modes listed below are supported. Network authentication Network authentication uses certain types of mechanism to identify authenticated wireless clients.
Encryption Encryption is used to convert plain text data into unreadable codes with certain type of algorithm before capsulation for wireless transmission. WiFi-AP Solo supports the following encryption methods: WEP: WEP stands for Wired Equivalent Privacy. It uses 64 or 128-bit static keys. You can let the system generate the WEP keys by inputting a Passphrase. TKIP: Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) dynamically generates unique keys to encypt every data packet in a wireless session.
3.5 Windows Zero Configuration The Windows Zero Configuration is a wireless LAN service provided in Microsoft Windows® XP. It provides basic and easy connection of the wireless network. In this chapter, we introduce you the steps to swap between the Windows Zero Configuration and the WiFi-AP Solo. If you prefer Windows Zero Configuration instead through the WiFi-AP Solo, then you should follow the steps in 3.5.1 to switch to Windows Zero Configuration.
3.5.2 Rollback from Windows Zero Configuration to WiFi-AP Solo If you prefer the WiFi-AP Solo instead of Microsoft® Windows Zero Config, please follow the steps to rollback. Open WiFi-AP Solo, uncheck the “Windows Zero Config” item on the global control bar After a while, the property area starts to display network connection.
Glossary 4-1
Access Point (AP) An 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 composed solely of stations within mutual communication range of each other (no Access Point). Basic Rate Set This option allows you to specify the data transmission rate.
Each subchannel in the COFDM implementation is about 300 KHz wide. At the low end of the speed gradient, BPSK (binary phase shift keying) is used to encode 125 Kbps of data per channel, resulting in a 6,000-Kbps, or 6 Mbps, data rate. Using quadrature phase shift keying, you can double the amount of data encoded to 250 Kbps per channel, yielding a 12-Mbps data rate. And by using 16-level quadrature amplitude modulation encoding 4 bits per hertz, you can achieve a data rate of 24 Mbps. The 802.
Direct-sequence systems communicate by continuously transmitting a redundant pattern of bits called a chipping sequence. Each bit of transmitted data is mapped into chips and rearranged into a pseudorandom spreading code to form the chipping sequence. The chipping sequence is combined with a transmitted data stream to produce the output signal.
Ethernet The most widely used LAN access method, which is defined by the IEEE 802.3 standard. Ethernet is normally a shared media LAN meaning all devices on the network segment share total bandwidth. Ethernet networks operate at 10Mbps using CSMA/CD to run over 10-BaseT cables. Firewall A firewall determines which information passes in and out of a network. NAT can create a natural firewall by hiding a local network’s IP addresses from the Internet.
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. 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 5-GHz spectrum from 2.
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 integral part. It provides the functional equivalent of ISO OSI Network Services. IP Address An IP address is a 32-bit number that identifies each sender or receiver of information that is sent across the Internet.
Packet A basic message unit for communication across a network. A packet usually includes routing information, data, and sometimes error detection information. Pass Phrase The Wireless Settings utility uses an algorithm to generate four WEP keys based on the typed combination. PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol) PPP is a protocol for communication between computers using a serial interface, typically a personal computer connected by phone line to a server.
TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) The standard transport level protocol that provides the full duplex, stream service on which many application protocols depend. TCP allows a process or one machine to send a stream of data to a process on another. Software implementing TCP usually resides in the operating system and uses the IP to transmit information across the network. WAN (Wide Area Network) A system of LANs, connected together. A network that connects computers located in separate areas, (i.e.
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Appendices The Appendices list the wireless LAN channels available for use in your country or location, and safety warning statements A-1
Wireless LAN channels The IEEE 802.11b/g standard for wireless LAN allocated the 2.4 GHz frequency band into 13 overlapping operating channels. Each channel corresponds to a different set of frequencies. The table below shows the center frequencies of each channel. Channel Center Channel Frequency Center Frequency 1 2.412 GHz 8 2.447 GHz 2 2.417 GHz 9 2.452 GHz 3 2.422 GHz 10 2.457 GHz 4 2.427 GHz 11 2.462 GHz 5 2.432 GHz 12 2.467 GHz 6 2.437 GHz 13 2.472 GHz 7 2.
Country/Region (Regulating Body) Available Channels Hungary (RTT&E/EMC/LVD) Channels 1 to 13 Iceland (RTT&E/EMC/LVD) Channels 1 to 13 Ireland (RTT&E/EMC/LVD) Channels 1 to 13 Italy (RTT&E/EMC/LVD) Channels 1 to 13 Japan (TELEC) Channels 1 to 14 Luxembourg (RTT&E/EMC/LVD) Channels 1 to 13 Malaysia (SIRIM/CMC) Channels 1 to 13 Mexico Channels 9 to 11 Netherlands Antilles (RTT&E/EMC/LVD) Channels 1 to 13 Netherlands/Holland (RTT&E/EMC/LVD) Channels 1 to 13 New Zealand (PTC) Channels 1 to
Safety statements Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference, and • This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules.
Regulatory Information/Disclaimers Installation and use of this Wireless LAN device must be in strict accordance with the instructions included in the user documentation provided with the product. Any changes or modifications (including the antennas) made to this device that are not expressly approved by the manufacturer may void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
Caution Statement of the FCC Radio Frequency Exposure This Wireless LAN radio device has been evaluated under FCC Bulletin OET 65C and found compliant to the requirements as set forth in CFR 47 Sections 2.1091 and 15.247(b)(5) addressing RF Exposure from radio frequency devices. The radiation output power of this Wireless LAN device is far below the FCC radio frequency exposure limits.
