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... 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").
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...2. Installing the USB-N53 driver and utilities 8 3. Configuring USB-N53 using ASUS utility 9 3.1 Connecting to a wireless network manually 9 3.2 Connecting to a wireless network using WPS 10 3.3 Soft AP mode (Windows® XP/Vista/7 12 4. Software information 14 4.1 ASUS WLAN Control Center 14 4.2 ASUS Wireless Dual-band Adapter Setting Utility 14 5. Configuring USB-N53 using Windows®...
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... device and its antenna(s) must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.
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.
ASUS Wireless...
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USB-N53 Wireless Dual-band Adapter Manual
Ant. Antenna Type A Dipole Antenna B Dipole Antenna
C Dipole Antenna D Dipole Antenna E Dipole Antenna
Connector Reversed-SMA Reversed-SMA
Reversed-SMA Reversed-SMA Reversed-SMA
Gain (dBi) 5.00 3.00
3.00 2.00 2.00
Remark TX / RX TX / RX
TX / RX TX / RX TX / RX
This Class [B] digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES...
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Before using the USB-N53 WLAN Card, check if your system meets the following requirements: • Windows® Vista/XP/7 • USB port • 512MB system memory or larger • Optical disk drive
1.3 Hardware
Status indicator
LED Link Tx/Rx
Status On
Off Blinking On Off
Description The WLAN card has connected to a wireless network successfully. The WLAN card is disabled...
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2. Installing the USB-N53 driver and utilities
IMPORTANT: Install the ASUS USB-N53 WLAN Card into your computer before installing the driver and utilities from the bundled Support CD. To install the driver and utilities for your ASUS USB-N53 WLAN Card: 1. Place the bundled Support CD into the optical drive. An Autorun screen appears if the Autorun function...
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3. Configuring USB-N53 using ASUS utility
3.1 Connecting to a wireless network manually
To connect USB-N53 to a station (Ad Hoc mode) manually:
1. Right-click the ASUS Wireless Dual- 2. You may click Survey > Search to
band Adapter Setting Utility icon in
search for the wireless networks.
the Windows® system tray, then select Select a network (AP...
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USB-N53 Wireless Dual-band Adapter Manual
3.3 Soft AP mode (Windows® XP/Vista/7)
The ASUS USB-N53 WLAN Card supports the Soft AP mode. In this mode, the WLAN card acts as a virtual AP.
IMPORTANT: Before configuring the Soft AP mode, connect your computer to a wired network to provide network access for your wireless clients.
To switch to the Soft AP mode: 1. Click AP to switch...
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... are allowed to associate with the WLAN card.
To prevent a wireless client from associating with the WLAN card: 1. Select Reject from the Access Control Policy dropdown list. 2. Key in its MAC address in the Access Control Policy field. 3. Click Add MAC. The wireless clients on the Reject list are not allowed to associate with the WLAN card.
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USB-N53 Wireless Dual-band Adapter Manual
4. Software information
4.1 ASUS WLAN Control Center
ASUS WLAN Control Center includes ASUS Wireless Dual-band Adapter Setting Utility (Station mode) and ASUS Wireless Access Point Utility (Soft AP mode) which help you manage your WLAN card easily.
4.2 ASUS Wireless Dual-band Adapter Setting Utility
ASUS Wireless Dual-band Adapter Setting Utility provides ...
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...the icon to launch the ASUS Wireless Dual-band Adapter Setting utility.
Survey - Displays the connection status.
SSID - Displays the name of the wireless network that the WLAN card is connecting to.
MAC Address - Indicates the hardware address of the WLAN card. A MAC address is a unique identifier assigned to networking devices. It consists of six groups of two hexadecimal digits (0 through 9 and...
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USB-N53 Wireless Dual-band Adapter Manual
5. Configuring USB-N53 using Windows® WZC service
To connect your USB-N53 to a wireless network using Windows® WZC service: 1. Left-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.
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... do I verify that my WLAN card 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. Double-click Network adapters. 4. Double-click Ralink Turbo Wireless LAN Card. A Ralink Turbo Wireless LAN
Card Properties window appears. 5. Check Device status to see if the WLAN Card is working properly.
My WLAN...
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... 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 Card driver.
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... from the Internet on your network are sent through this computer which is called the host computer. The rest of the computers can send and receive e-mail messages and access the web as if it were connected directly to the Internet.
IEEE The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. The IEEE sets standards for networking, including Ethernet LANs. IEEE standards...
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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...
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... to the device.
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...
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...://www.microsoft.com/WindowsXP/pro/downloads/ servicepacks/sp1/default.asp
For earlier Windows Operating systems, a WPA capable supplicant is required such as Funk Software's Odyssey Client.
WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) This is a group of computers and other devices connected wirelessly in a small area. A wireless network is referred to as LAN or WLAN.
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