Asus WL-100W: Quick Start Guide

Quick Start Guide

Scanning... -

The station is trying to authenticate and associate with an access

point or Ad Hoc node.

Disconnected -

The WLAN Card is installed to the system, but not yet

connected to a wireless device.

English

SSID

Displays the Service Set Identier (SSID) of the device that the card is either

associated or intending to join.

MAC address

Shows the hardware address of the WLAN Card. MAC address is a unique

identier for networking devices (typically written as twelve hexadecimal digits

from 0 through 9 and A through F separated by colons, i.e. 00:E0:18:F0:05:C0).

Current Channel

Displays the radio channel to which the card is currently tuned. This number

changes as the radio scans the available channels.

Current Data Rate

Displays the current data rate in megabits per second (Mbps).

For 802.11n performance, select 40MHz bandwidth in wireless router. Channel

option will depend on the bandwidth that you select.

Radio State

Shows the wireless radio status: ON or OFF.

Radio On -

When the wireless radio is turned ON, the icon on the right

appears in the upper left of the Status page.

Radio Off-

When the wireless radio is turned OFF, the icon on the right

appears in the upper left of the Status page.

Buttons

Rescan –

Make the WLAN Card rescan all available devices. If the current link

quality or signal strength is poor, rescanning can be used to push the radio off

a weak access point and search for a better link with another access point. This

function usually takes several seconds.

Change SSID

– Click this button to set the SSID to that of the AP you want to

connect.

Search & Connect

– Click this button to connect to an available wireless AP.

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