Planet Technology WLU-356L manual

802.1 1g Wireless USB Adapter WL-U356L User Manual V ersion: 1.0 Date: November 2007 1[...]

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II exposure limit s, human proximity to the antenn a shall not be less than 20 cm (8 inches) during normal operatio n. R&TTE Compliance St atement This equipment co mplies with all the requirement s of DIRECTIVE 1999/5/CE OF THE EUROPEAN P ARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF 9 March 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunication termin al Equipment and[...]

T ABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 Introduction ........................................................................................ 1 1.1 Features ................................................................................................ 1 1.2 S pecification ......................................................................................[...]

P L A N E T W L - U 3 5 6 L U s e r M a n u a l 1 Chapter 1 Introduction Complying with the IEEE802.1 1b/g standard, the WL-U356 L provides simple, reliable, and high-speed wireless connectivity fo r the desktop users. T he WL-U3 56L is cap abl e of of fering up to 54Mbps at 2.4GHz fre quency bands. Support of WP A and WP A2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access[...]

T ransmit Power 15dBm typically @ 802.11b 13dBm typically @ 802.11g Sensitivity 54Mbps: Typical -68dBm @ 10% PER 11Mbps: Typical -83dBm @ 8% PER LED Indicators LNK Operating System Windows 98SE / Me / 2000 / XP / V ista Environment a l & Mechanical Characteristics Dimensions 77 x 26 x 12 mm Unit Weight 10g Certifications FCC ,CE Operating T emp[...]

that the number of walls or ceilin gs resi ding bet ween Access Points and cli ents is minimized. Building materials make a dif ference – A solid metal door o r aluminum studs may have a negative effect on sign al coverage ran ge. T ry to properly position Access Point s and computers with wireless adapters so that there wou ld be less ob stacles[...]

Chapter 2 Installation Procedure 2.1 Configuration Utility & Dri ver Inst allation in XP OS The following inst allatio n operates under Window XP . The procedure also applies to Windows 98SE / Me / 2000 Note 1: If you had ever inst alled the other Wi reless Cards before, please uninst all the existed drivers and utilities first. Note 2: Please [...]

4. Insert WL-U356L into a vacant USB port of your PC. Windows will detect this device automatically . When the “F ound New Hardware Wiza rd” dialo g box appears, select “No, not this time”, and click “Next” to continue. 5[...]

5. Choose the “Inst all the software automatically” an d click “Next”. 6. Click “Finish” to complete t he driver installation 6[...]

2.2 Configuration Utility & Driver Inst allation in Vist a OS 1. Insert the bundled CD into the CD-ROM dr ive to launch the auto run prog ram. Once completed, a menu screen will appear . 2. Click the “Windows Vista Ut ility” hyperlink to initiate the installation procedure. 3. Follow the Install Shield Wizard steps, and click “Finish” w[...]

4. Insert WL-U356L into a vacant USB port of your P C. Windows will detect this device automatically. When the “Found New Hardware Wizard” dialog b ox appears, please click “Cancel”. 5. Open the Computer Management in Device Manager to update WL-U356 L driver. 8[...]

6. Choose the “Browse my computer for driver software (advanced)”, tick the box of “include this location in the search:”. Cl ick “Browse” to locate the suitabl e driver (32- or 64-Bit) in CD-ROM. Then click “OK” to continue. 9[...]

7. Choose the “Install this driver software anyway”. 8. Click “Close” to complete the driver installation 10[...]

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Chapter 3 Configuration Utility The Configuration Utility is a pow erful application that helps y ou configure the WL-U356L and monitor the link st atus and statistics du ring the communication proce ss . When the WL-U356L is installed, the configurat ion utility will be displayed automatically . This card will auto connect to wireless d evice whic[...]

This screen contain s current link information of WL-U356L. Stat u s: Shows the BSSID associated with, which can be used to identify the wireless network. SSID: Shows current SSID, which must be the same for the wireless client and AP in order to est a blish the communication. Frequency: Shows the current freque n cy used for wireless netwo r k. Wi[...]

3.2 Configuration In this screen, you can configure the wi reless settings of WL-U356L. Af ter configuration, please press ”Apply” to save settings or “Can cel” to set again.  SSID: The SSID must be i dentical for e ach clients an d nodes in the wireless net work.  Wireless Mode: Clic k pull-down button and select the work mode below [...]

steady-state demodulation and synchronization of bit clock and fra me start. T wo dif ferent preambles and headers a re defined: the mandato ry supported Long Preamble and head er , which interoperate with the 1 Mbit/s and 2 Mbit/s DSSS specification (as described in IEEE 802.1 1), and an optional Short Preamble and header (as described in IEEE 802[...]

¾ Auto: W ith this setting, stations can communicate wi th the Access Point either with or without data encryption. It will detect the AP that it c onnected is using which Authentication mode an d use the same mode to communicate. ¾ Open System: With this setting, the st ation in the WLAN can receives and tran smit s data from Access Point (null [...]

WP A-PSK and WP A2-PSK is a special mode of WP A for home users without an enterprise authentication server and provides t he same strong encryption protection. 3.4 Site Survey This screen show s the APs or Adapt ers which available for WL-U356L to connect. If you configure the SSID of WL-U356L as “Any”, it will show all available APs an d Adap[...]

Y ou can configure profile with those buttons: ¾ Add: Add a new profile. ¾ Remove : Delete the profile you selected. ¾ Properties: Modify the profile you selected. After press Add or Properties , the dialog box will appears for c onfiguring profile. Y ou can refer to above to know how to configure the setting for your need . 3.5 About It shows t[...]

Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 1. The PLANET WL-U356L does not work properly . a. Reinsert the PLANET WL -U356L into your PC’s . b. Right click on My Computer and sele ct Properties. Select the device manager and click on the Network Adapter . Y ou will find the Adapter if it is installed successfully . If you see the yellow exclamation mark, the reso[...]

20 g. If Security is enabled, make sure that t he correct encryption keys are ente red on both the Adapter and the access point.[...]