Planet Technology WL-8315 manual

802.11g Wireless PCI Adapter WL-8315 User’s Manual[...]

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EU Countries Intended for Use The ETSI version of this device is intend ed for home and office use in Austria Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France (with Frequenc y channel restrictions ). Germany , Gr eece, Ireland, Italy , Luxembourg .T he Netherlands, Portugal, S pain, Sweden and United Kingdom. The ETSI version of this device is al so authorized fo[...]

CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................. 1 1.1 Features ......................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Specifications ..........................................................................................[...]

1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the PLANET WL-8315. Th is card compli es with IEEE 802.11g standard, which supports up to 54Mbps high-speed wireless network connections. It can also work with IEEE 802.11b devices. When the card conne cts to 11b devices, the link speed will be up to 11Mbps. This WL-8315 support s sp ecific ways to increase t[...]

1 1b: BPSK, QPSK, CCK Media Access Protocol CSMA / CA Output Power 18dBm (Max.) LED Indicators ACT , LNK Operating systems Windows 98 / Me / 2000 / XP / Server 2003 Environment al & Mechanical Characteristics T emperature Operating: 0 °C ~ 55 °C S torage: -20 °C ~ 70 °C Operating Humidity Operating: 10% to 90% Non-Condensing S torage: 5% to[...]

2 Installation Procedure Before you proceed with the inst all ation, please notice following descriptions. Note1: The following installation operates under Window s XP. The proced ure also applies to Windows 98SE/Me/2000 and Server 2003. Note2: If you have installed other Wireless PC Card driver & u tility before, please uninstall them first. 1[...]

12. Y ou can see the installation progress in this screen. 13. The system will automatic ally det ect the card and display the “Har dware Installation” screen. Click “Continue Anyway” to proceed. 14. Click “Finish” to complete “PLANET WL-8315 Setup”. 4[...]

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3 Configuration Utility The Configuration Utility is a powerf ul application that helps you conf igure the WL-8315 and monitor the link status and the statistics dur ing the communicatio n pro cess. When the WL-8315 is installed, the configuration utility will be displayed automatically. This card will auto connect to wireless device whi ch has bet[...]

3.1 Site Survey When you open the Co nfiguration Utility, the syst em will scan all the channels to find all the access points/stations within the accessible range of y our card and autom atically connect to the wirele ss device with the highest signal stre ngth. From the “Site Survey”, all the netwo rks nearby will be listed. You can change th[...]

Parameter Description Profiles List The profiles list display all the profiles and the relative setting s of the profiles including Profile Name, SSID, Cha nnel, etc. This sign indicates the activated pro file is been connecting. This sign indicates the activated profile i s not been connectin g. Add/Delete/Edit Button Click the se buttons to add/d[...]

3.2.1 Configure the Profile 3.2.1.1 Configuration Parameter Description Profile Name Define a recognizable profile name for you to identify the dif ferent networks. SSID The SSID (up to 32 printabl e ASCII characters) is the unique name identified in a WLAN. The ID prevents the uni ntentional merging of two co-located WLANs. Y ou may specify a SSID[...]

802.1 1 Access Point. All communication is done via the Access Point or Router . Ad-Hoc – Select this mode if you want to conne ct to anothe r wireless st ations in the Wireless LAN network without through an Access Point or Router . TX Power If you want to lower the tran smit power of the card for saving the power of the system, you can se lect [...]

Minor change is recomme nded. Channel This setting is only available for Ad Hoc mode. Select the number of the radio channel used for the networking. The channel setting should be the same with the network yo u are connecting to. 3.2.1.2 Authentication and Security Parameter Description Authentication T ype This setting has to be cons istent with t[...]

either IEEE 802.1x/Extensible Au thentication Protocol (EAP) authentication or pre-shared key (PSK) technology . It provides a high level of assurance to enterprises, small businesses and home users that dat a will remain protected and that only authorized users may access thei r networks. For enterprises that have already deployed IEEE 802.1x auth[...]

AES – AES has been developed to ensu re the highest degree of security and authenticity for digit al information and it is the most advanced solution defined by IEEE 802.1 1i for the security in the wireless network. Note: All devices in the network should use the same encryption method to ensure the communication. WP A Pre-Shared Key The WP A-PS[...]

RADIUS Server Windows 2000 IAS (Internet Aut hentication Service) IEEE 802.1x Access Client Access Point RADIUS Client 1 2 3 4 (2) Login with username, password. (1) Client requests to login the networ k. (4) Approve or deny us er login to the LAN. (3) Send username, pas sword to RADIUS server. Parameter Description Authentication T ype The EAP aut[...]

EAP-TLS/Smart card and Generic T oken Card. The client certificate is optional requi red for the authentication. TLS/Smart Card –TLS is the most secure of the EAP protocols but not easy to use. It requires that digit a l certificates be exchanged in the authentication phase. The server presents a certificate to the client. After vali dating the s[...]

Parameter Description Use Certificate Chain When the EAP authentic ation type such as TLS, TTLS or PEAP is selected and requi re d a certification to tell the client what server credentials to accept from the authenticat ion serve r in order to verify the server , you have to enable this function. Certificate Issuer Choose the server from the list [...]

certificate name field. 3.3 Link Status From the “Link Status” option, you can view all t he inf ormatio n of the network you are connecti ng to. Parameter Description S tatus Display the SSID and MAC ID of the network the card is connecting to. Extra Info Display the link status. Channel Display the number of the radio channel and the freq uen[...]

percentage, the better the quality . dBm If you want to know the signal strength in the unit of dBm, select this check box . Signal S trength This bar shows the signal stren gth level . The highe r percentage shown in the bar , the more radio signal been received by the card. This indicator help s to find the proper position of the wireless device [...]

3.5 Advance This option enables you to configure mo re advan ced settings, for example: wireless mode, protection mode and etc. Parameter Description Wireless Mode 802.1 1 B/G mix – If you have a mix of 802.1 1b and 802.1 1g wireless st ations in you r network, it is recommended to setting the card to this mode. This m ode is also the default set[...]

B/G Protection If you have a mix of 802.1 1 b and 802.1 1g wireless stations in the network, it is recommended to enable th e protection mechanism. This mechanism can decre ase the rate of dat a collision between 802.1 1b and 802.1 1g wireless stations. When the prot ection mode is enabled, the throughput of the card wi ll be a little lower due to [...]

CCX 2.0 CCX 2.0 (Cisco Compatibl e Extensions) is develope d by Cisco for the radio monitoring and fast roami ng. LEAP T urn on CCKM During normal operatio n, LEAP-enabled client devices mutually authenticate with a new access p oint by perfo rming a complete LEAP authen tication, incl uding communication with the main RADIUS server . When you conf[...]

3.6 About By choosing this option, you can click the hyperlink to conn ect the PLANET website. You can also obtain basic information about the WL-8315 such as the Driver, Utility and EEPROM Version. The MAC Address of the card is displayed in the scre en as well. 3.7 WMM Function The WL-8315 supports WMM functio n. When you u se t he devices such a[...]

B. Right Click the “Wireless Network Conn ection” and select “Prope rt ies”. C. Click “Configure…”. 23[...]

D. Select “Advanced” page, enable the “WMM Cap able”. 24[...]

3.8 Advanced Settings The WL-8315 provides m ore advanced pa rameters in Windows Device Manager . Y ou can find the Advanced configuration following the step A to D in section 3.7. Please check below to know the function of the settings. Note: The chip set manufacturer reserv es those functions in red for future use. Those options are not effective[...]

4 Troubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to pro blems us ually encountered during the inst allation and operation of the adapter . 1. What is the IEEE 802.1 1g standard? 802.1 1g is the new IEEE standard fo r high-speed wireless LAN comm unications that provides for up to 54 Mbps dat a rate in the 2.4 GHz band. 80 2.1 1g is quickly becomin[...]

6. What is BSS ID ？ A specific Ad hoc LAN is called a Basic Service Set (BSS). Computers in a BSS must be configured with the same BSS ID. 7. What is WEP ？ WEP is Wi re d Equivalent Privacy , a dat a pr ivacy mechanism based on a 40 bit shared key algorithm, as described in the IEEE 802 .1 1 standard. 8. What is TKIP? TKIP is a quick-fix method[...]

13. What is Spread S pectrum ？ S pread S pectrum technolo gy is a wide band radio frequency tech n ique developed by the milit ary for use in reliable, secure, missi on-critical communication system s. It is designed to trade of f bandwidt h ef ficiency for reliability , integrity , and security . In other words, more bandwid th is consumed than [...]