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- Page 1 E2949 ® User Guide...
- Page 2 Product warranty or service will not be extended if: (1) the product is repaired, modified or altered, unless such repair, modification of alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS; or (2) the serial number of the product is defaced or missing.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents About this guide ..................iv WiFi-AP Solo specifications summary ............v Chapter 1: Product introduction Welcome! ..................1-2 Features ..................1-2 LED and antenna port ..............1-4 Choosing an appropriate wireless network ....... 1-5 1.4.1 Access Point Mode (AP Mode) ........1-6 1.4.2 Infrastructure mode ............ -
Page 4: About This Guide
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. •... -
Page 5: Wifi-Ap Solo Specifications Summary
ASUS WiFi-AP Solo * The Vista driver is ready when the Windows ® Vista Operating System (OS) is launched. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest driver. * LOS=Light of Sight * The specifications are subject to change without notice. -
Page 7: Chapter 1: Product Introduction
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. Product introduction... -
Page 8: Welcome
To provide efficient security to your wireless communication, WiFi-AP Solo employs both 64-bit/128-bit Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) and Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA/WPA2) encryptions. With these and many more, ASUS WiFi-AP Solo is sure to keep you ahead in the world of wireless computing. Features... - Page 9 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.
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Page 10: Led And Antenna Port
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. -
Page 11: Choosing An Appropriate Wireless Network
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. -
Page 12: Access Point Mode (Ap Mode)
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. - Page 13 1.4.2 Station mode The station mode is centered on ADSL or Cable a wireless access point (AP) that Internet Access Point Modem (if any) provides Internet access and LAN ˝ communication for the wireless stations. In station mode, the wireless LAN stations communicate with each other via the wireless AP.
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Page 15: Chapter 2: Installation
Chapter 2 This chapter provides step by step instructions on installing the WiFi-AP Solo drivers and utilities to your computer. This part also provides information on installing the antenna. Installation... -
Page 16: Installation
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 •... -
Page 17: Signal Range
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) 802.11b: Indoor 130ft (40m), outdoor (LOS, Light-Of-Sight) 1000ft (310m) -
Page 18: Driver And Utilities Installation
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. -
Page 19: Chapter 3: Setting Up
Chapter 3 This chapter provides information on how to set up the WiFi-AP Solo in your home or office network. Setting up... -
Page 20: About The Setup Utilities
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. -
Page 21: Setting Up With Wifi-Ap Solo Wizard
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 your computer is connected to the Internet; and the operating system of your computer is Windows XP/ XP 64-bit/ Server ®... -
Page 22: Setting Up The Ap Mode
3.2.1 Setting up the AP Mode To launch the WiFi-AP Solo setup wizard, right-click the system tray and select WiFi-AP Solo icon Wizard. Select Access Point and click Next. The system automatically generates an SSID for the AP mode. You can rename the SSID, if desired. - Page 23 64-bit encrytion, or 26 hex digits for 128-bit encryption. Click Next to continue. Select your Internet connection and click Next. The AP mode configuration is complete. Record the setup information on your note and click Finish to quit the ASUS WiFi-AP Solo wizard.
- Page 24 In the Infrastructure mode, you can connect to the LAN or Internet, or both, through a wireless AP. To launch the WiFi-AP Solo setup wizard, right-click the system tray icon and select ASUS WiFi-AP Solo Wizard. Select Station and click Next. Click Finish.
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Page 25: Setting Up Via Setup Utility
Setting up via setup utility 3.3.1 How to launch Wifi-AP Solo utility 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 ®... - Page 26 CPU utilization. If the wireless configuration is in AP mode, checking Radio Off will cause the sub-network belonging to the AP to disconnect with the Internet/intranet. Status page • Manufacturer: ASUS • NDIS Driver Version • Short Radio Header •...
- Page 27 • Up Time Config page This page displays the basic information of the WiFi-AP Solo: Statistics page You could watch the Tx/Rx status of current wireless connection. It provides a statistic analysis of packet transition. Advanced page This page presents all the access points in the system.
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Page 28: Setting Up Ap Mode
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. - Page 29 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 OK to apply the settings and return to the setup wizard.
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Page 30: Setting Up The Station Mode
3.3.4 Setting up the station mode Open the setup utility by double-clicking the utility icon on the desktop. A message pops up asking you to set up the station mode via the Windows ® Wireless Zero Configuration (WZC) service. The actual screens of Windows ®... - Page 31 To set up the wireless connection properties, right-click the wireless icon on the task bar and select Open Network Connection. Then right-click the network connection icon and select Properties to open the Wireless Network Connection Status page. The General page shows status, duration, speed, and signal strength.
- Page 32 The Authentication page allows you to add security settings. Read Windows help for more information. The Advanced page allows you to set firewall and sharing. Read Windows help for more information. In the station mode, the Windows Zero Configuration does not support WPA2 ®...
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Page 33: Setting Up Wireless Security
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. - Page 34 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.
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Page 35: Glossary
Glossary... - Page 36 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).
- Page 37 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.
- Page 38 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.
- Page 39 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.
- Page 40 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.
- Page 41 Infrastructure A wireless network centered about an access point. In this environment, the access point not only provides communication with the wired network but also mediates wireless network traffic in the immediate neighborhood. 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.
- Page 42 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.
- Page 43 Station Any device containing IEEE 802.11 wireless medium access conformity. Subnet Mask A subnet mask is a set of four numbers configured like an IP address. It is used to create IP address numbers used only within a particular network. TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) The standard transport level protocol that provides the full duplex, stream service on which many application protocols depend.
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Page 45: Appendix
Appendix The Appendix lists the wireless LAN channels available for use in your country or location, and safety warning statements... -
Page 46: Wireless Lan Channels
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... - Page 47 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...
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Page 48: Safety Statements
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. -
Page 49: Safety Information
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. -
Page 50: Caution Statement Of The Fcc Radio Frequency Exposure
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.