Planet WNL-U556M manuel d'utilisation

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    300Mbps 802.1 1n Wireless USB Adapte r WNL-U556M[...]

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    300Mbps 802.1 1n Wireless USB Adapte r WNL-U556M Copyright Copyright  2012 by PLANET T echnology Corp. All right s re served. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translat ed into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electron ic, mechanical, magnetic,[...]

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    300Mbps 802.1 1n Wireless USB Adapte r WNL-U556M CE mark W arning This is a class B device, in a domestic environmen t; this product may cause radio interfe rence, in which case the user may be required to t ake adequate measures. R&TTE Compliance S tatement This equipment complies with all the require ments of DIRECTIVE 1999/5/CE OF THE EUROPE[...]

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    300Mbps 802.1 1n Wireless USB Adapte r WNL-U556M CONTENTS Chapter 1. PRODUCT INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................6 1.1 Package content s ..................................................................................................................6 1.2 Product Description [...]

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    300Mbps 802.1 1n Wireless USB Adapte r WNL-U556M 5.4 Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) ..................................................................................... 55 Appendix: S pecifications ................................................................................................................... 57 Appendix: T roubleshooting ..[...]

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    300Mbps 802.1 1n Wireless USB Adapte r WNL-U556M Chapter 1. PRODUCT INTRODUCTION 1.1 Package content s The following items should be containe d in the package: WNL-U556M (300Mbps 802.1 1n Wireless Micro-Size USB adapter) Quick Installation Guide CD (includes driver/utility/user ’s manual) If there is any item missed or damage d, please contact th[...]

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    300Mbps 802.1 1n Wireless USB Adapte r WNL-U556M High Speed 802.1 1n Wireless Experience The WNL-U556M of fers a reliable and cost ef fect ive wireless extending solution. It adopts IEEE 802.1 1n technology and is backward compatible wi th IEEE 802.1 1b and 802.1 1g. The WNL-U556M support s USB 2.0 interface that integrates with one transmit ch ann[...]

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    300Mbps 802.1 1n Wireless USB Adapte r WNL-U556M Advanced Wireless Secu rity The WNL-U556M provides advanced security features incl uding 64/128-bit WEP , WP A / WP A2 and WP A-PSK / WP A2-PSK with TKIP/AES encryption. Fu rthermore, in order to simplify the security configurations, WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) func tion is inclu ded to of fer a conv[...]

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    300Mbps 802.1 1n Wireless USB Adapte r WNL-U556M Easy Inst allation Wizard The WNL-U556M provides an easy inst allation wizard in 3 5 languages. It guide s users step by step to easily complete the product inst allation through the whole process. 1.3 Product Features  2.4GHz ISM band, unlicensed operation  Compliant with IEEE 802.1 1b/g/n [...]

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    300Mbps 802.1 1n Wireless USB Adapte r WNL-U556M 1.4 Hardware Description .4 Hardware Description  Case Outlook  Case Outlook Front Side Back Side T op Side  LED definition There is a LED equipped o n the wireless adapter . When the data i s transmitting, the LED will be flashing. LED Indicator LED Description Flashing Slow The USB adapter[...]

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    300Mbps 802.1 1n Wireless USB Adapte r WNL-U556M Chapter 2. INSTALLATION 2.1 Microsof t Windows Driver Inst allation Before installi ng the driver and utility of wireless ad apter , do not insert the device into the USB port of your computer . 1. If you had ever installed other wi reless adapters befo re, please uninst all the existed drivers and u[...]

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    300Mbps 802.1 1n Wireless USB Adapte r WNL-U556M Step 3. Click “Next” button to start i nstalling the driver a nd utility . If the screen below appears during inst allation, please click “ Continue Any way ” button to continue. Step 4. After the sof tware has been inst alled successfully , choose “ Y es, I w ant to rest art my computer no[...]

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    300Mbps 802.1 1n Wireless USB Adapte r WNL-U556M Step 5. After rest arting the computer , insert the wireless USB adapter into an empty USB port of your computer . Never force to insert the adapter if you feel it get stuck. Flip the adapter over and try again. Then you’ll see the following message pop-up at lower-right corne r of the screen.[...]

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    300Mbps 802.1 1n Wireless USB Adapte r WNL-U556M Step 6. The following window will b e pop-up. Choose “ No, not this time ” and click “Next” button to continue. Step 7. Choose “ Inst all the software automatically (Recommended) ”, and click “Next” button to install the driver .[...]

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    300Mbps 802.1 1n Wireless USB Adapte r WNL-U556M If the screen below appears d uring inst allation, please click “ Co ntinue Any wa y ” button to continue. Step 8. Once the installation is fini shed, click “Finish” button. After the driv er of wireless adapter has b een insta lle d successfully , you’ll see another message pop-u p at lowe[...]

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    300Mbps 802.1 1n Wireless USB Adapte r WNL-U556M Left-click the new i con will launch PLANET 1 1n USB Wireless LAN Utility , and right-click the icon will show the quick menu of configuratio n utility . This icon also uses dif ferent colors to show the status of wireless connection: Wireless connection is esta blished, good signal reception. Wirele[...]

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    300Mbps 802.1 1n Wireless USB Adapte r WNL-U556M 2.2 MAC OS X 10.x Driver Inst allation The WNL-U556M support s MAC OS X 10.4 / 10.5 / 10. 6 / 10.7. T o install in MAC OS X operation system, please follow the instructions bel ow to inst all the USB Wireless Adapter: Step 1. Unzip the driver p ackage, and then click the “ Inst aller .pkg ”. Step[...]

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    300Mbps 802.1 1n Wireless USB Adapte r WNL-U556M Step 4. Select the language, and click “ Continue ”. Step 5. Click “ Agree ” and then click “ Continue ”.[...]

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    300Mbps 802.1 1n Wireless USB Adapte r WNL-U556M Step 6. Click “ Inst all ”. Step 7. Enter your Username and Password of the System. Then, click “ OK ”.[...]

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    300Mbps 802.1 1n Wireless USB Adapte r WNL-U556M Step 8. The window pops up the notice to remind you t hat computer will restar t while finishing the installing. Please click “ Continue Inst allation ”. Step 9. When the installation was successful, click“ Rest art ”to restart your computer . Step 10. After restart the comp uter , plug the w[...]

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    300Mbps 802.1 1n Wireless USB Adapte r WNL-U556M Step 11. Go to the administrator ’ s folder . Click “ Applications ”. Then, click “ Wireless Network Utility ”. Step 12. Click “ A vailable Net w ork ”. Choose the AP you woul d like to connect. Then, click “ Add to Profile ”.[...]

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    300Mbps 802.1 1n Wireless USB Adapte r WNL-U556M Step 13. Select the encryption type of the AP that y ou connected and fill in encryption key . Click “ OK ”, and finish the installation and conf i guration of the wireless adapter![...]

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    300Mbps 802.1 1n Wireless USB Adapte r WNL-U556M 2.3 Linux Driver Inst allation The WNL-U556M support s following Linux platform:  Linux Kernel 2.6.18~2.6.38  Linux Kernel 3.0.8 T o install in Li nux operation system, please refer to the README text file in the Linux_Driver folder included in the bu ndled CD. And al so under the / Linux_Drive[...]

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    300Mbps 802.1 1n Wireless USB Adapte r WNL-U556M Chapter 3. CONNECTING TO WIRELESS NETWORK T o use wireless n etwork, you have to connect to a wireless access point first. Y ou can either use PLANET 1 1 n USB Wireless LAN Utility (comes wit h network adapter), or Windo ws Zero Config utility (comes with Windows operating system). 3.1 PLANET 1 1n US[...]

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    300Mbps 802.1 1n Wireless USB Adapte r WNL-U556M Step 3. When the access point you’re looking for is on the list, left-cli ck it and then double click it or click “ Add to Profile ”. Step 4. If a password (Network Key) is required to access the wireless access point, please input it in “ Network key ” field, and input it again in ” Conf[...]

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    300Mbps 802.1 1n Wireless USB Adapte r WNL-U556M have to input correct SSID you yourself.  This is a computer-to-computer (ad-hoc) network Check this box if you wish to connect to anothe r computer / network device by ad-hoc method. Whe n not accessing to wireless access point, you have to check this box.  Channel Select wireless cha nnel for[...]

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    300Mbps 802.1 1n Wireless USB Adapte r WNL-U556M If you connected to an access point but the connection wa s dropped soon, please check security setti ngs and re-c heck pa ssword spelli ng. 3.2 Windows Zero Configuration Windows XP / V ista / 7 has a built-in wireless network configuration utility , called as “ Windows Zero Configuration ” (WZC[...]

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    300Mbps 802.1 1n Wireless USB Adapte r WNL-U556M Step 2. Check “ Wind ows Zero Config ” box. Step 3. There is message appeared indicating that y ou’ve been alre ady switched to Windows Ze ro Config mode. T o return to use PLANET wirel ess utility , uncheck “ Windows Zero Config ” box. 3.2.1 Windows XP - Use Window s Zero Configure Step 4.[...]

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    300Mbps 802.1 1n Wireless USB Adapte r WNL-U556M Step 5. Double click “ Network Connections ”.[...]

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    300Mbps 802.1 1n Wireless USB Adapte r WNL-U556M Step 6. Right-click “ Wireless Network Con nection ” (it may have a number as suf fix if you have more than one wireless network adapter , please make sure you right-click the PLANET Wireless LAN 802.1 1n USB Network Adapter ), then select “ V iew Av ailable Wireless Networks ”. Step 7. All w[...]

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    300Mbps 802.1 1n Wireless USB Adapte r WNL-U556M Step 8. If the access point is protected by encry ption, you have to input its Network key or passphrase here. It must match the en crypti on setting on the access point. If the access point you selected does not use encryption, you’ll not be prompted for network key or passphrase. Step 9. If you c[...]

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    300Mbps 802.1 1n Wireless USB Adapte r WNL-U556M 3.2.2 Windows 7 - Use Window s 7 WLAN AutoConfig WLAN AutoCon fig service is built-in in Windows 7 that can be u sed to detect and connect to wirel ess network. This built-in wirel ess network conne ction tool is similar to wireless ze ro configuration tool in Windows XP . Ste p 1 : Right-Click on th[...]

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    300Mbps 802.1 1n Wireless USB Adapte r WNL-U556M Ste p 4 : Enter the network security key of the wireless access poin t. (1) The Connect to a Network box will appear (2) Enter the security key If the access point is protected by encryp tion, you have to input it s Network key or passphrase here. It must match the en cryption setting on the access p[...]

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    300Mbps 802.1 1n Wireless USB Adapte r WNL-U556M Ste p 5 : Check if “ Connected ” is displayed[...]

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    300Mbps 802.1 1n Wireless USB Adapte r WNL-U556M Chapter 4. PLANET USB WIRELESS LAN UTILITY 4.1 Connection Profile Management If you need to connect to dif ferent wireless acce ss points at dif ferent time, like access point at home, office, cybe r-cafe, or public wireless service, you can save the con nection parameters (en cryption, passphrase, s[...]

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    300Mbps 802.1 1n Wireless USB Adapte r WNL-U556M 4.1.1 Add a new profile Y ou can setup the connection pa rameters for the specif ic wirele ss access point in advance. If you want to create a new profile, clic k “ Add ” button. Y ou’ll be prompted to input connection parameters f or the wireless access poin t you wish to connect:[...]

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    300Mbps 802.1 1n Wireless USB Adapte r WNL-U556M Required parameters are as follows: Object Description  Profile name Y ou can give a name to this profile, so you can remember it s purpose easily . It can be any phrase to help you remember .  Network Name (SSID) The SSID (Service Set IDentifier , i.e. access point’ s name). This field will [...]

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    300Mbps 802.1 1n Wireless USB Adapte r WNL-U556M  PA C Check this box and P AC (Privilege Access Certificate) will be automatically selected. When all required p arameters are set, click “ OK ” to create and sav e a new profile. 4.1.2 Remove an existing profile If you want to remove a profile no longer needed, click “ Profile ” label, th[...]

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    300Mbps 802.1 1n Wireless USB Adapte r WNL-U556M 4.1.4 Make a copy of existing profile If you need to create a new profile whi ch parameters ar e simila r to any existing profile, you can make a copy of a specific profile and edit the copy to save as a new profile. T o do this, select an existing profile, then click “ Duplicate ” button. Y ou?[...]

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    300Mbps 802.1 1n Wireless USB Adapte r WNL-U556M 4.2 General Information, S tatus, and Network S tatistics The PLANET wireless utility provi des the det ailed inform ation about the wirele ss connection you’re using. 4.2.1 General Information If you want to know the general information of the access point you’re conne cting to, click “ Genera[...]

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    300Mbps 802.1 1n Wireless USB Adapte r WNL-U556M 4.2.3 Network Transmission Statistics T o view the st atistical data of wirele ss adapter , click “ Sta t is t i c s ” label, and the statistics of wireless connection will be displayed: All connection-related st atistics is displayed here. Y ou can click “ Reset ” button to reset the stat is[...]

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    300Mbps 802.1 1n Wireless USB Adapte r WNL-U556M 4.3 Miscellaneous Settings .3 Miscellaneous Settings There are some other functions provided by PL ANET wireless utility , and you can access these functions from the bottom of configuration win dow: There are some other functions provided by PL ANET wireless utility , and you can access these functi[...]

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    300Mbps 802.1 1n Wireless USB Adapte r WNL-U556M 4.4 Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is the latest wireless network techn ology which makes setting up wireless network more q uickly and easily . If y ou have WPS-supported wireless access point, and you want to establish a secure connection to it, you don’t have to configur[...]

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    300Mbps 802.1 1n Wireless USB Adapte r WNL-U556M Then a message window will appear: Step 5. After pushing the PBC button. Please push the p hysical button on your wireless access point or virtual button on the WPS configuration p age.[...]

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    300Mbps 802.1 1n Wireless USB Adapte r WNL-U556M Step 6. After activate WPS function of wirele ss access point, the secure conne ction between wireless adapter and the WPS-sup ported access point will be est ablished automatically . 4.4.2 PIN Input Config (PIN) Step 4. Please click “ Pin Input Config (PIN) ” button: Y ou’ll be prompted to sel[...]

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    300Mbps 802.1 1n Wireless USB Adapte r WNL-U556M If you select “ No ”, wi reless adapter will prompt you to enter 8-digit PIN code into your access point, without selecting an access point in advance. Step 6. Afte r you select “ Ye s ” or “ No ” in previous step, wireless ada pter will attempt to connect to WPS-supported access poi nt, [...]

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    300Mbps 802.1 1n Wireless USB Adapte r WNL-U556M Chapter 5. SOFT ACCESS POINT MODE Excepting be a wireless client of other wirele ss acce ss points, the PLANET wireless adapter can also act as a wireless service provide r . Y ou can sw itch the operation mode of wireless adapter to “ Access Point ” mode to simulate the function of a real wire l[...]

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    300Mbps 802.1 1n Wireless USB Adapte r WNL-U556M 5.1 Switch between Access Point Mode and St ation Mode .1 Switch between Access Point Mode and St ation Mode The default operating mode of the wireless ada pter is “ St ation Mode ” (being a client of other wireless access point s). The default operating mode of the wireless ada pter is “ St at[...]

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    300Mbps 802.1 1n Wireless USB Adapte r WNL-U556M After the mode switch is complete, the window of general information about soft ware access point will appear , includes SSID, IP address of the Soft AP and connected wi reless client s. A lso the wireless LAN Utility icon in you system tr ay (lower-right conner) be changed to another icon. S tation [...]

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    300Mbps 802.1 1n Wireless USB Adapte r WNL-U556M 5.1.1 Configure SSID and Channel T o configure sof tware Access Point, c lick “ Config ” button, and the “ Wireless Network Properties ” will be displayed. Please note that Ad-Hoc mode is not available w hen the wireless adapter i s in Access Point mode. The setup options are liste d below: O[...]

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    300Mbps 802.1 1n Wireless USB Adapte r WNL-U556M 5.1.2 Soft Access Point Security T o setup security options for Soft Access Point, configure “ Wireless Net work Security ” as follows: The setup items about wireless security are listed below: Object Description Network Authentication Select network authentication mode from dropdo wn menu. Dat a[...]

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    300Mbps 802.1 1n Wireless USB Adapte r WNL-U556M 5.2 Advanced Settings Click “ Advanced ” label to setup a dvanced settings of sof tware access point. If you don’t know the meaning and af fects of these settings, pl ease keep them as default. The setup items are listed below: Object Description Beacon Interv al Please input wireless beacon ti[...]

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    300Mbps 802.1 1n Wireless USB Adapte r WNL-U556M 5.3 Wireless T ransmission S t atistics Click “ Stat is t ic s ” label and the data st atistics about so ftware access point will be displ ayed. Click “ Reset ” button to rese t the value of every item back to “0”.[...]

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    300Mbps 802.1 1n Wireless USB Adapte r WNL-U556M 5.4 Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) Y ou can assign a network adapter on your computer as the p ath for all wireless clients to get connected to Internet. If you have only one network adapter (except the so ftware access point), you don’t have to select network adapter here. Click “ Apply ” b[...]

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    300Mbps 802.1 1n Wireless USB Adapte r WNL-U556M If you have more than one network adap ter , select the one you wish to be used as Internet gateway . For example, the 3G USB dongle is connected to t he laptop for internet access. The other portable wireless devices can enjoy the internet surfing through the software AP and 3G connection sharing.[...]

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    300Mbps 802.1 1n Wireless USB Adapte r WNL-U556M Appendix: Specifications Product 300Mbp s 802.1 1n Wireless Micro-size USB Adapter Model WNL-U556M Hardware S pecification Interface USB 2.0, T ype-A Antenna T ype Internal Omni-directional PIF A Antenna Antenna Gain 2dBi Button WPS Push Button (PBC mode) to launch WPS connection LED 1 x Link / Activ[...]

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    300Mbps 802.1 1n Wireless USB Adapte r WNL-U556M Operating systems Windows 2000/XP (x86/x64) / VIST A (x86/x64) / Win7 (x86/x64) Linux Kernel 2.4 /2.6 Macintosh 10.4/10.5/10.6 Effective Dist ance 12 meters Certification Emission CE, FCC Environment Operating T emperature 0°C~40°C (32°F~104°F) Humidity 10% ~ 90%, non condensation Package Content[...]

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    300Mbps 802.1 1n Wireless USB Adapte r WNL-U556M Appendix: Troubleshooting Symptom : The LED is off. Remedy : Make sure the PC Card is inserted properly. Otherwise contact your vendor. Symptom : The LED is always on not blinking. Remedy : Make sure that you have installed the d river from attached CD. Otherwise contact your vendor. Symptom : The LE[...]

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    300Mbps 802.1 1n Wireless USB Adapte r WNL-U556M Appendix: Glossary 1. IEEE 802.1 1 St andard The IEEE 802.1 1 Wireless LAN standards subcommitt ee, which i s formulat ing a st andard for the industry . 2. Access Point An internetworking device that seaml essly c onnect s wired and wirel ess networks together . 3. Ad Hoc An Ad Hoc wireless LAN is a[...]

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    300Mbps 802.1 1n Wireless USB Adapte r WNL-U556M 10. IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electron ics Engineers Infra structure. An integrated wireless and wired LAN is called an Infrastructure config uration. Infrastructure is applicable to enterprise scale for wi reless access to central dat abase, or wireless 1 1. ISM Band The FCC and their counter[...]

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    300Mbps 802.1 1n Wireless USB Adapte r WNL-U556M 19. T ransmit / Receive The wireless throughput in Bytes per second averaged over two seconds. 20. Wi-Fi Alliance The Wi-Fi Alliance is a nonprofit intern ational associ ation formed in 1999 to certif y interoperability of wireless Local Area Network product s based on IEEE 802.1 1 specification. The[...]

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    300Mbps 802.1 1n Wireless USB Adapte r WNL-U556M overhead, so you'll want to keep this value as close to the maximum value as po ssible. 26. RTS(Request T o Send) Threshold The RTS threshold is the packet size at which p acket transmission is governed by the R TS/CTS transaction. The IEEE802.1 1-1997 st andard allows for short p ackets to be t[...]

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    300Mbps 802.1 1n Wireless USB Adapte r WNL-U556M 32. Advanced Encryption St andard (AES) Security issues are a major concern for wi reless LANs, AES is the U.S. government’s next-generation cryptograp hy algorithm, which will replace DES and 3DES.[...]

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    300Mbps 802.1 1n Wireless USB Adapte r WNL-U556M Appendix: FAQ 1. What is WMM? Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM), a group of features fo r wireless net works that improve the user experience for a udio, video and voi ce applications. WMM is based on a subset of the I EEE 802.1 1e WLAN QoS draf t stand ard. WMM adds prioritize d capabilities to Wi-Fi networks [...]

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    PLANET TECHNOLOGY CORPORA TION e-mail: sales@planet.com .tw http://www .planet.com.tw 10F ., No.96, Minquan Rd., Xindian Dist., New T aipei City , T aiwan, R.O.C. T el:886-2-2219-9518 Fax:886- 2-2219-9528 EC Declaration of Conformity For the following equipment: *T ype of Product : 300Mbps 80 2.1 1n Wireless Micro-Size USB Adapter *Model Number : W[...]

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    300Mbps 802.1 1n Wireless USB Adapte r WNL-U556M EC Declaration of Conformity English Hereby , PLANET T echnolog y Corporation, declares that this 802.1 1n Wireless USB Adapter is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC. Lietuviškai Šiuo PLANET T e chnology Corporation, , skelbia, kad 802[...]