Asus USB-N66 Dual-Band Adapter Wireless-N900

Before I tell you what I thought of the Asus USB-N66 Dual-Band Adapter Wireless-N900, I should tell you that I'm generally not a big fan of USB wireless adapters. The USB connection too often in my experiences and testing, slows the performance of the wireless connection.?

Now, of course, if you have an older laptop that, for instance, only supports 802.11b or g and you connect an 802.11n USB wireless adapter to access an 11N WLAN, then, yes, you are going to see throughput improvements. However, when it comes to adapters, an on-board, 3x3, 802.11n adapter beats 802.11n adapters as far as performance and signal reliability. Asus' USB-N66 ($70 street) is a dual-band 3x3 wireless adapter and while it does not eke out the same performance as my laptop's on-board 3x3 Intel Centrino adapters, for those with older laptops that don't have on-board 11N adapters, it's a decent adapter. There's another benefit to the USB-N66?it can also function as an access point.

Specs
The USB-N66 is a dual-band wireless adapter that supports theoretical speeds of up to 450 Mbps. It's?got a unique pyramid design, so it's not a USB stick like many USB wireless adapters on the market. This design according to Asus, is a patented orthogonal antenna design to boost wi-fi coverage.

It's an intriguing-looking device, a real geek conversation starter. When powered, this silver and black futuristic-looking pyramid that attaches to a USB 2.0 port is lit up with blue LEDs.

The back panel has a micro USB port and a toggle switch to operate the device in either standard (STD) or high power (HI) mode. Using a Y cable (sold separately) is recommended when operating in HI mode.

Setup
The USB-N66 can be used with Windows, Mac, or Linux. The adapter ships with a CD which has a setup program. Running setup opens a menu with the following options: Install Asus WLAN card utilities/driver, uninstall, read/install user documentation, explore the CD, or browse the Asus web site.

Selecting the install utilities/driver option on my Windows 7 laptop, gives the choice of only using Windows' wireless function or to use Asus' WLAN utilities. I opted to use the Asus utility.

After install, I had a new shortcut on my desktop to the Asus USB-N66 WLAN Control Center. When I first double-clicked the shortcut to open,?I got a cryptic error message, "Asus Wireless LAN cards is taken apart from your desktop."? Yes, I have no idea what that means, either.

I did have the adapter connected before installing, so I removed it and re-connected. I was then able to get into the Asus Control Center.

Asus Control Center Utility
The utility performs a wireless survey of all access points in proximity. All nearby WLANs were displayed including details such as channel, security type, encryption level, MAC address, and signal strength represented by bars.

You can quickly connect to a WLAN via the utility. Once connected, the interface provides a status of the connection: the signal strength (measured in dBm), frames sent and received, and a line graph showing connection quality.

Also given is IP information. From the Control Center, users can check the IP address assigned to the adapter as well as subnet mask, gateway IP, and DHCP server address. The utility allows performing tasks such as releasing or renewing an IP address or doing a PING.

There are some advanced network management capabilities as well. Once connected to a WLAN, you can adjust very specific settings including RTS threshold, preamble mode, change the channel, or adjust the data rate. You can specify whether to use WPS or PIN numbers by default when connecting to access points, or?can turn the wireless adapter radio on and off.

Using the USB-N66 as an AP
Imagine you are in a hotel room with access to one wired Ethernet cable for Internet. You can connect? that cable to a laptop and connect the USB-N66 to that laptop's USB port. Set the adapter in AP mode by clicking a button in the Control Center utility and you can setup a wireless LAN. The USB-N66 turns into a portable router with the soft AP feature.

Performance
I expected a bit slower performance using the USB-N66 to connect to a wireless router than with my laptop's on-board 3x3 adapter, and I did get slower throughput. Here is a chart comparing throughput connecting at 5GHz to Asus' RT-AC66U router with the USB-N66 and with the an integrated Intel Centrino adapter in my laptop:

Also, generally browsing web pages? was a bit slower using the USB-N66 than with the laptop's integrated adapter.

Few Quirks
I noticed a few issues with this adapter' software. When connected to the 5GHz band of the Asus RT-AC66U router, the Control Center utility insisted on reporting my connection at the 2.4 GHz band. The problem cleared up if I turned the adapter's radio on and off again, but would re-appear whenever I reconnected to the 5GHz SSID.

I also did not find any way to disconnect from an access point through the utility. You will also want to disable any other wireless utilities you may have installed.? I found the Asus utility conflicted with the Intel wireless manger that is installed on my laptop by default.

Slow Performance but Nice Bonus Feature
The USB-N66 did not further endear me to USB wireless adapters. As is my usual experience, it's just not as robust a performer as using a 3x3 on-board adapter. However, if you don't have a laptop with an 802.11n adapter, it's not a bad choice. The bonus feature is the ability to use it as an AP. The USB-N66 gets 3 stars for wireless adapters.

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CHICAGO (AP) ? The now familiar term "Asperger's disorder" is being dropped. And abnormally bad and frequent temper tantrums will be given a scientific-sounding diagnosis called DMDD. But "dyslexia" and other learning disorders remain.

The revisions come in the first major rewrite in nearly 20 years of the diagnostic guide used by the nation's psychiatrists. Changes were approved Saturday.

Full details of all the revisions will come next May when the American Psychiatric Association's new diagnostic manual is published, but the impact will be huge, affecting millions of children and adults worldwide. The manual also is important for the insurance industry in deciding what treatment to pay for, and it helps schools decide how to allot special education.

This diagnostic guide "defines what constellations of symptoms" doctors recognize as mental disorders, said Dr. Mark Olfson, a Columbia University psychiatry professor. More important, he said, it "shapes who will receive what treatment. Even seemingly subtle changes to the criteria can have substantial effects on patterns of care."

Olfson was not involved in the revision process. The changes were approved Saturday in suburban Washington, D.C., by the psychiatric association's board of trustees.

The aim is not to expand the number of people diagnosed with mental illness, but to ensure that affected children and adults are more accurately diagnosed so they can get the most appropriate treatment, said Dr. David Kupfer. He chaired the task force in charge of revising the manual and is a psychiatry professor at the University of Pittsburgh.

One of the most hotly argued changes was how to define the various ranges of autism. Some advocates opposed the idea of dropping the specific diagnosis for Asperger's disorder. People with that disorder often have high intelligence and vast knowledge on narrow subjects but lack social skills. Some who have the condition embrace their quirkiness and vow to continue to use the label.

And some Asperger's families opposed any change, fearing their kids would lose a diagnosis and no longer be eligible for special services.

But the revision will not affect their education services, experts say.

The new manual adds the term "autism spectrum disorder," which already is used by many experts in the field. Asperger's disorder will be dropped and incorporated under that umbrella diagnosis. The new category will include kids with severe autism, who often don't talk or interact, as well as those with milder forms.

Kelli Gibson of Battle Creek, Mich., who has four sons with various forms of autism, said Saturday she welcomes the change. Her boys all had different labels in the old diagnostic manual, including a 14-year-old with Asperger's.

"To give it separate names never made sense to me," Gibson said. "To me, my children all had autism."

Three of her boys receive special education services in public school; the fourth is enrolled in a school for disabled children. The new autism diagnosis won't affect those services, Gibson said. She also has a 3-year-old daughter without autism.

People with dyslexia also were closely watching for the new updated doctors' guide. Many with the reading disorder did not want their diagnosis to be dropped. And it won't be. Instead, the new manual will have a broader learning disorder category to cover several conditions including dyslexia, which causes difficulty understanding letters and recognizing written words.

The trustees on Saturday made the final decision on what proposals made the cut; recommendations came from experts in several work groups assigned to evaluate different mental illnesses.

The revised guidebook "represents a significant step forward for the field. It will improve our ability to accurately diagnose psychiatric disorders," Dr. David Fassler, the group's treasurer and a University of Vermont psychiatry professor, said after the vote.

The shorthand name for the new edition, the organization's fifth revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, is DSM-5. Group leaders said specifics won't be disclosed until the manual is published but they confirmed some changes. A 2000 edition of the manual made minor changes but the last major edition was published in 1994.

Olfson said the manual "seeks to capture the current state of knowledge of psychiatric disorders. Since 2000 ... there have been important advances in our understanding of the nature of psychiatric disorders."

Catherine Lord, an autism expert at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York who was on the psychiatric group's autism task force, said anyone who met criteria for Asperger's in the old manual would be included in the new diagnosis.

One reason for the change is that some states and school systems don't provide services for children and adults with Asperger's, or provide fewer services than those given an autism diagnosis, she said.

Autism researcher Geraldine Dawson, chief science officer for the advocacy group Autism Speaks, said small studies have suggested the new criteria will be effective. But she said it will be crucial to monitor so that children don't lose services.

Other changes include:

?A new diagnosis for severe recurrent temper tantrums ? disruptive mood dysregulation disorder. Critics say it will medicalize kids' who have normal tantrums. Supporters say it will address concerns about too many kids being misdiagnosed with bipolar disorder and treated with powerful psychiatric drugs. Bipolar disorder involves sharp mood swings and affected children are sometimes very irritable or have explosive tantrums.

?Eliminating the term "gender identity disorder." It has been used for children or adults who strongly believe that they were born the wrong gender. But many activists believe the condition isn't a disorder and say calling it one is stigmatizing. The term would be replaced with "gender dysphoria," which means emotional distress over one's gender. Supporters equated the change with removing homosexuality as a mental illness in the diagnostic manual, which happened decades ago.

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AP Medical Writer Lindsey Tanner can be reached at http://www.twitter.com/LindseyTanner .

Associated Press

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? Post graduate courses at NYU
? Countless self study courses in health, religion, spirituality, self help, and personal growth.
? Attended motivational and spiritual workshops from Tony Robbins, , Werner Erhard, Justin Sterling, Zig Zigler, Wayne Dyer, M. Scott Peck, Deepak Chopra Carolyn Myss, Barbra Brennan, and others
? Training seminars The Sedona method, the Silva method, Neuro-linguistic Programming, Dale Carnegie?s basic and leadership courses.?
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? Certified Catholic Minister of the word having completed the two year Daystar Program, concluded in a Pilgrimage to the Holy Land.
? Founded, operated, sold, and then retired from a corporation in the computer sales and service, which employed 38 people in inner city.
1) Winner of highest award for achievement at the Dale Carnegie courses.
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? Upon Retirement, founded Healing-Habits a firm dedicated to helping people through the written and spoken word.
? Published and/or written 25 books in the genres of inspiration, motivation, spirituality, health, and religion
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? 40 years experience leading discussion meetings, seminars and workshops
? Mentored, ministered and sponsored numerous cross addicted people in recovery.
? Featured in a number of magazines, newspapers, and talk shows
? A regular participant in Author?s roundtables , and a guest on numerous spiritual and talk radio programs

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? 26 years as a leader and member of the local Sterling Institute of Relationship men?s team
? 25 years in 12 step programs related to relationships, food addictions, & substance abuse
? Annual participant in Matt Talbot and/or religious retreats at Holy Family Retreat house
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