Planet Technology WL-U357 manual

54/108Mbp s Super G Wireless LAN USB Adapter WL-U357 User ’ s Manual 1[...]

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Federal Communication Commissi on (FCC) Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation expos ur e set forth for an uncontrolled environment. In order to avoid the possibilit y of exceeding the FCC radio frequenc y exposure limit s, human proximit y to the antenna shall not be less than 2 0 cm (8 inches) during normal operat[...]

TABLE OF CONTENTS C HAPTER 1 I NTRODUCTION ................................................................ 1 1.1 Features ............................................................................................... 1 1.2 Application ............................................................................................ 1 1.3 S pecification[...]

Chapter 1 Introduction Complying with the IEEE 802.1 1g standard, WL-U357 pr ovides simple, reliable, high-spee d wireless connectivity for both desktop and laptop users. By co mbining t wo, state-of-the-art technologies—USB 2.0 and Super G— WL-U357 p rovides up to 108Mbps data rate in 2.4GHz unlicensed ISM band. T hus makes WL-U357 more suitab[...]

channel. Before adopting an ESS with roamin g capability , choosing an avai lable radio ch annel with less interference is highly recomm ended. Proper Acce ss Point positioning combi ned with a clear radio channel will greatly enha nce performance. Ad-Hoc S till complaini ng about the high price of wireless acc ess points? This mode is the easiest [...]

Historical or old buildings, public occ asions, venu es and open area where it is difficult to wire. 3. Frequently cha nging environments Factories, Retailers, and Offices that frequently change locations and rearrange the workplace 4. Temporary netw ork access Events, exhibitions, construction sites or some important occasions that require tempora[...]

9Mbps (BPSK): -86dBm 6Mbps (BPSK): -88dBm (Typically @PER < 10% packet size 102 4 and @25ºC + 5ºC) Working Mode Infrastructure, Ad-Hoc Power Consumption Continuous TX: 472mA, Continuous RX: 290mA Compatibility Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP/Server 2003 1.4 Package Contents Before installation, please check the items of y our package. The package shou[...]

Chapter 2 Installation Procedure Before you proceed with the installation, it is nec essary that you have enough information about the Wireless USB Adapter . Follow the procedur e described belo w in this chapter to install the USB adapter under Windows 98SE/ME/2000/ XP . 2.1 Configuration Utility & Driver Installation The following installatio[...]

Note: If the screen in step A does not appear, click “Start” at the taskbar. Then, select “Run” and type “E:Utility” to access the folder, wh er e E is your CD-ROM drive. Execute the appropriate utilit y for your operating system. C. Select “I accept the terms of the license agr eement” and clic k “Next” button to continue. 6[...]

D. Select “Install Client Utilities and Driver (recommended)” and click “Ne xt” button to continue. E. Click “Y es” button to continue. F. Y ou can click “Browse” to specify the Destination Fo l der that you want to install the configuration utility . Or you c an keep the default setting and click ”Next” to continue. 7[...]

G. Select the pr ogram folder you want to install th is utility to. Or you can keep the default setti ng and click ”Next” to continue 8[...]

H. Click “Next” to continue I. It is recommended to sel ect “PLANET WL-U357 Utility and Supplicant” option. If “T hird Party Supplicant” is selected, some functions may not w ork norma lly . Click “Next” to continue 9[...]

J. Insert WL-U357 when the dialog box pops up. Click “OK” to continue. K. Click “Continu e Anyw ay” to continue L. Select “OK” to restart your computer right away 1 0[...]

Chapter 3 Configuration Utility The Configuration Utilit y is a powerful tool that helps you to configure WL-U 357 easily and monitor the status of wireless communication. Right-click the icon in the system tray , there are some item s for you to use the configuration utilit y:  Help: Show Manual Webpage.  Exit: Select this to close the confi[...]

point or wireless station with the strongest signal st rength. This screen displays all the inf ormation about the current wireless connection. Profile Name The name of the current select ed configurati on profile. Link S tatus Shows whether the station is associated to the wireless network. Wireless Mode Displays the wireless mode. IP A ddress Dis[...]

Authentication Ty p e Displays the authentication mode. . Message Integrity Check Shows whether MIC is enabled. MI C pre vents bit-flip attacks o n encrypted packet s. Associated AP Name Displays the name of the access point the wireless ad apter is associated to. Associated AP IP Address Shows the IP addre ss of the acce ss point the wireless adap[...]

Menu Bar  Action:  Disable Radio: Disable RF signals.  Disable T ray Icon: Disable the utility icon in the system tray .  Exit: Select this to close the configuration utility tool.  Options: Select the display units of the Signal strength or Data.  Help:  PLANET WL-U357 Utility Help: display Manual Webpage.  About PLANET WL-[...]

3.2 Profile Management 3.2.1 Add a Profile T o add a ne w configuration profile, click Ne w on t he Profile Management tab. The Profile Management dialog box displa ys the General tab. Please note that the WL-U357 utilit y only allows t he creation of 16 confi gurat ion profiles. After the creation of 16 profiles, clicking the Ne w button displays [...]

Network Names (SSIDs) T he IEEE 802.11 wireless network name. This field has a maximum limit of 32 characters. W L-U357 can configure up to three SSIDs (SSID1, SSID2, and SSID3). 3.2.1.2 Security T ab This section describes the securit y settings of the PLANET WL-U357 Utility . WP A & 802.1x Setting Using EAP-TLS Security T o use EAP-TLS securi[...]

onto it. Check with the IT manager . 1. On the Security tab, choose the WP A radio button. OR: On the Security tab, choose the 802.1x radio button. 2. Choose EAP-TLS from the drop-down menu. 3. Click the Configure button. 4. Select the appropriate certific ate authorit y from the list. The se rver/domain name and the logi n name are filled in autom[...]

3. Click the Configure button. 4. Select the appropriate certificate from the drop-do wn list and click OK. 5. Enter a EAP user name in the User Name fiel d and password and start the EAP authentic ation process. 6. Click Advanced and: o Leave the server name field blank for the cli ent to accept a certificate from any server with a certificate sig[...]

3. Click the Configure button. 4. Select the appropriate net work certif icate authority from the drop-down list. 5. Enter a PEAP user name in the User Name field to use a separate user name and start the PEAP authentication process. 6. Choose T oken or S tatic Passwor d, depending on the user database. Note that T oken uses a hardware token devi c[...]

3. Click the Configure button. 4. Select the appropriate certif icate from the drop-do wn list. 5. Enter a PEAP user name in the User Name field to use a separate user name and start the PEAP authentication process. 6. Click Advanced and: o Leave the server name field blank for the cli ent to accept a certificate from any server with a certificate [...]

2. Click the Configure button. 3. Select to Use T emporary User Name and Pass word by choosing the radio button. Check Manually Prompt for LEAP User Name and Password to manually login and start the LEAP authentication process. 4. Select to Use Saved User Name and Password by choosing the radio butt on and specify the LEAP user name, passw or d, an[...]

1. On the Security tab, choose the WP A Passphras e radio button 2. Click on the Configure button. 3. Fill in the WP A Passphrase 4. Click OK Pre-Shared Key setting 1. Click the Define Pre-Shared Ke ys radio button on the Security tab. 2. Click on Configure button. 3. Fill in the fields in the De fine Pre-Shared Keys dialog box 4. Click OK for the [...]

Key Button Description Key Entry Determines the entry method for an encryption key: hexadec imal (0-9, A-F), or ASCII text (all keyboard characters exc ept spaces). Encryption Keys Selects the default encryption keys used. Only allo ws the selection for a shared First, Second, Third, or Fourth key whose corresponding field has been completed. WEP K[...]

3.2.1.3 Advanced T ab T ransmit Power Level Selects the transmit power level for 8021 1b/g in mW . Actual transmit power may be limited by regulatory domain o r hardware limitations. Power Save Mode • Maximum : causes the access point to buffer incoming messages for the wireless adapter . T he adapter up periodically polls the access point to see[...]

access point network. The wireless adapter must match the wireless mode of the access poi nt it associates to. Wireless Mode when St arting an Ad Hoc Network This mode allows selection of the channel the wireless adapter uses. The channels availabl e depend on the regulatory domain. If the adapter finds no other ad hoc adapters, this selectio n spe[...]

3.2.4 Switch Profiles 1. T o switch to a different profile, go to the Profile Management tab. 2. Click on the profile name in the Profile List . 3. Click the Activate button. 3.2.5 Import a Profile 1. From the Profile Management t ab, click the Import button. The Import Profile window appears. 2. Browse to the directory w here the profile is locate[...]

3.2.8 Auto Profile Selection Management Including a profile in the auto selection feature allo ws the wireless adapter to automatically select that profile from the list of profiles and us e it to connect to the net work. Including a profile in auto profile selection: 1. On the Profile Management tab, click the Order Profiles button. 2. The Auto Pr[...]

3.3 Diagnostics The Diagnostics tab of the WL-U357 Utilit y provides buttons used to retrieve receive and transmit statistics. T he Diagnostics tab does not require any configuration. The Diagnostics tab lists the following receive and transm it diagnostics for frames received by or transmitted by the wireless network adapter: • Multicast frames [...]

• ACK frames • RTS Frames • Clear-to-send (CTS) Frames • No CTS frames • Retried RTS frames • Retried data frames • Encryption errors • Duplicate frames • AP mismatches • Data rate mismatches • Authentication time-out • Authentication rejects: the numbe r of AP authentication failures received by the wireless network adapte [...]

Chapter 4 Troubleshooting This section provides soluti ons to problems usually enc ountered during the installation an d operation of the USB adapter . Read the descripti on belo w to diffuse your doubts. What is the IEEE 802.1 1g standard? 802.1 1g is the latest IEEE standard for high-spe ed WLAN communications that provi des up to 54Mbps data rat[...]

military for use in reliable, secure, mission- cri tical communication systems. It is desig ned to trade off bandwid t h efficiency for reliability , integrit y , and security . In other words, more bandwidth is consumed than in the case of narrowband transmission , but the trade off produces a signal that is, in effect, louder and thus easier to d[...]