® USB-N66 Dual-band Wireless-N Adapter (For 802.
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Table of contents 1. Introduction.........................................................................4 Package contents ...............................................................................................4 System requirements ........................................................................................4 Hardware ...............................................................................................................4 A quick look .............................................
USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual 1. Introduction Package contents ASUS USB-N66 x1 Quick Start Guide x1 Support CD x1 Warranty card x1 USB cable x1 NOTE: If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer immediately. System requirements Before using the USB-N66 WLAN Adapter, check if your system meets the following requirements: • • Windows® XP/ Vista/7 512MB system memory or larger • • USB 2.
USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual Mounting options Out of the box, the ASUS USB-N66 is designed to sit on a raised flat surface like a file cabinet or book shelf. The unit may also be converted for mounting to a wall or ceiling. 1. Look on the underside for the mounting hook. 2. Mark an upper hole in a flat surface. 3. Tighten one screw until only 1/4’’ is showing. 4. Latch the hook of your USB-N66 onto the screw. NOTES: • Re-adjust the screw if you cannot latch USB-N66 onto the screw or if it is too loose.
USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual 2. Installing the USB-N66 driver and utilities IMPORTANT: Install the ASUS USB-N66 into your computer before installing the driver and utilities from the bundled Support CD. To install the driver and utilities for your ASUS USB-N66: 1. Place the bundled Support CD into the optical drive. An Autorun screen appears if the Autorun function is enabled on your computer. NOTE: If the Autorun function is not enabled on your computer, double-click SETUP.
USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual 6. Click Finish to complete the installation. 3. Configuring USB-N66 using ASUS utility Connecting to a wireless network manually To connect USB-N66 to a station (Ad Hoc mode) manually: 1. Right-click the ASUS WLAN Adapter Setting Utility icon in the Windows® system tray, then select Wireless Setting. 2. You may click Survey > Search to search for the wireless networks. Select an Access Point (AP) from the network list and then click Connect.
USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual 3. If Security is enabled on the AP or station, do the same security settings on your WLAN adapter as those on the AP or station. Click Save. Setup is completed. The Status page displays information such as the association state, current data rate, and radio state. Connecting to a wireless network using WPS ASUS USB-N66 supports the WPS function that helps you set up a secure wireless network easily.
USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual 3. Press the WPS button on the AP or station to establish a wireless connection. 4. Click Finish. To connect USB-N66 to a WPS-enabled AP or station using the PIN code: 1. Select Use PIN code. 2. Key in the AP’s eight-digit PIN code and click Next. 3. Click Finish.
USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual Soft AP mode (Windows® XP/Vista/7) ASUS USB-N66 supports the Soft AP mode. In this mode, the USB-N66 acts as a virtual AP. IMPORTANT: Before configuring the Soft AP mode, connect your host computer to a wired network to provide internet network access for your wireless clients. To switch to the Soft AP mode: 1. Click AP to switch to the Soft AP mode. The right picture indicates that your WLAN adapter has switched to the Soft AP mode successfully.
USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual In the Soft AP mode, you can limit the wireless clients that associate with the USB-N66 through the access control function. Click Configuration > Edit Config > Wireless Mode. You can limit the wireless clients that associate with the WLAN adapter through the access control function. Click Configuration > Edit Config > ACL. To disable the access control function, select Disable in the Access Control Policy page, then click OK.
USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual 4. Software information ASUS WLAN Control Center ASUS WLAN Control Center includes ASUS WLAN Adapter Setting Utility (Station mode) and ASUS Wireless Access Point Utility (Soft AP mode) which help you manage your WLAN adapter easily. ASUS WLAN Adapter Setting Utility ASUS WLAN Adapter Setting Utility provides you with an easy interface to set up wireless connections. This section explains the buttons, fields, and configuration options on the user interface.
USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual Survey Survey displays the connection status: • SSID - Displays the name of the wireless network that the WLAN adapter is connecting to. • MAC Address - Indicates the hardware address of the WLAN adapter. A MAC address is a unique identifier assigned to networking devices. It consists of six groups of two hexadecimal digits (0 through 9 and A through F) separated by colons, e.g. 00:E0:18:F0:05:C0. • Channel - Displays the channel of the wireless network.
USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual Configuration- 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 share meeting notes among networked clients in a meeting room. • Action mode name & Network Name (SSID) - Key in the SSID of an AP or a station you are trying to connect to.
USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual Configuration - Encryption The Encryption page allows you to set up the encryption settings for your WLAN adapter. For data confidentiality in a wireless environment, IEEE 802.11 specifies a Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) algorithm to offer transmission privacy similar to wired network. WEP uses keys to encrypt data packets sent and decrypt data packets received. The encryption process can scramble frame bits to avoid disclosure to others.
USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual wireless encryption. It is a symmetric 128-bit block encryption method that works simultaneously on multiple network layers. • Wireless Network Key - This option becomes configurable when you select the WPA-Personal authentication mode. Key in 8 to 63 characters in this field. Note: The characters can also consist of 64 hexadecimal digits. • Wireless Network Key (WEP) - This option becomes configurable when you select WEP in the Data encryption field.
USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual 5. Configuring USB-N66 using Windows® WZC service To connect your USB-N66 to a wireless network using Windows® WZC service: 1. Right-click the ASUS WLAN Control Center system tray icon, then click Exit. ASUS WLAN Control Center will be switched off. Click Windows Wireless to use it.
USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual 6. Troubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to problems which you may encounter when installing or using ASUS USB-N66. Contact a qualified service technician for assistance if the problem still exists after you have performed the troubleshooting solutions. How do I verify that my WLAN adapter is installed properly? 1. Right-click My Computer from the Start menu, then select Properties. 2. Select the Hardware tab, then click Device Manager. 3.
USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual The TCP/IP protocol does not bind to the WLAN adapter. This occurs when your PC already has six TCP/IP bindings in Windows® 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 adapter driver.
USB-N66 WLAN Adapter 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 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.
USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User 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 being deployed today. This technology is called COFDM (coded OFDM). COFDM was developed specifically for indoor wireless use and offers performance much superior to that of spread-spectrum solutions.
USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual DNS Server Address (Domain Name System) DNS allows Internet host computers to have a domain name and one or more IP addresses. A DNS server keeps a database of host computers and their respective domain names and IP addresses, so that when a user enters a domain name into the Internet browser, the user is sent to the proper IP address. The DNS server address used by the computers on your home network is the location of the DNS server your ISP has assigned.
USB-N66 WLAN Adapter 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 digits or 5 ASCII characters. A 128-bit encryption contains 26 hexadecimal digits or 13 ASCII characters. 64-bit and 40-bit WEP keys use the same encryption method and can interoperate on wireless networks.
USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual IEEE The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. The IEEE sets standards for networking, including Ethernet LANs. IEEE standards ensure interoperability between systems of the same type. IEEE 802.11 IEEE 802.xx is a set of specifications for LANs from the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE). Most wired networks conform to 802.3, the specification for CSMA/CD based Ethernet networks or 802.5, the specification for token ring networks. 802.
USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual Compared with 802.11g 802.11a is a standard for access points and radio NICs that is ahead of 802.11g in the market by about six months. 802.11a operates in the 5GHz frequency band with twelve separate non-overlapping channels. As a result, you can have up to twelve access points set to different channels in the same area without them interfering with each other.
USB-N66 WLAN Adapter 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 integral part. It provides the functional equivalent of ISO OSI Network Services.
USB-N66 WLAN Adapter 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 communication across a network. A packet usually includes routing information, data, and sometimes error detection information.
USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual 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 allowed to establish a connection. Enabling the Response to Broadcast SSID requests option allows the device to broadcast its SSID in a wireless network. This allows other wireless devices to scan and establish communication with the device.
USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual Requirements (1) A WPA compatible Access Point or Wireless router, (2) Operating system updates that support WPA. In XP, an updated Windows Zero Config service is needed. Users can download the Windows XP WPA patch here: http://microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=009D8425-CE2B-47A4ABEC-274845DC9E91&displaylang=en Please note that this patch requires the installation Windows XP Service Pack 1, which is available here: http://www.microsoft.
USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual Notices Federal Communications Commission 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 FCC Rules.
USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual 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. CE Mark Warning This is a Class B product, in a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures. Operation Channels: Ch1~11 for N.
USB-N66 WLAN Adapter User Manual IC Warning Statement Under Industry Canada regulations, this radio transmitter may only operate using an antenna of a type and maximum (or lesser) gain approved for the transmitter by Industry Canada. To reduce potential radio interference to other users, the antenna type and its gain should be so chosen that the equivalent isotropically radiated power (e.i.r.p.) is not more than that necessary for successful communication.
Canada, avis d'Industry Canada (IC) Cet appareil numérique de classe B est conforme aux normes canadiennes ICES-003 et RSS-210. Son fonctionnement est soumis aux deux conditions suivantes : (1) cet appareil ne doit pas causer d'interférence et (2) cet appareil doit accepter toute interférence, notamment les interférences qui peuvent affecter son fonctionnement.
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