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Connecting the asus usb wireless lan adapter – Asus WL-160g User Manual

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ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter

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Connecting the ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter

To an access point (Infrastructure network)

The ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter is set to Infrastructure mode by
default. In an Infrastructure network, the device connects to an access point
(AP) that serves as the link to other wireless device(s) or to a wired network.

To connect the ASUS USB Wireless LAN Adapter to an access point.

1. Launch the Wireless Settings utility by double-clicking the Control Center

icon in the Windows

®

taskbar.

2. Click The Survey button to scan

available APs within the ASUS
USB Wireless LAN Adapter
range. Select the AP you wish to
connect.

3. Click the Config button to

configure the device settings. Set
the Network type to
Infrastructure, then enter the
Network Name (SSID) and
Channel of the AP you wish to
connect. Click Apply when done.

4. Click the Encryption tab if your

selected AP has an enabled WEP
encryption ( ).

Obtain the WEP encryption keys
from the network administrator,
then enter them in the Key 1 ~ 4
fields. Click Apply when finish.

IMPORTANT! The encryption
settings of the device and the
AP must be identical to
establish connection.