Planet Technology WNL-9500 manual

802.1 1n W ireless PCI Express Adapter WNL-9500 User ’ s Manual V ersion: 1.00 Date: November 2007[...]

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equipment. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Ru les. Operation is subject to the Following two conditions: ( 1 ) This device may not cause ha rmful interference, and ( 2 ) this Devi ce must accept any interference received, including in terference that may cause und esi red operation. Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Radiation Expo[...]

municipal waste and have to co llect such WEEE sep arately . Revision User ’s Manual for PLANE T 802.1 1n Wireless P CI Expre ss Adapter Model: WNL-9500 Rev: 1.0 (November 2007) Part No. EM-WNL9500[...]

C A T A L O G Chapter 1: Introduction ................................................................................ 6 1-1 Features ......................................................................................................... 6 1-2 Safety Information .....................................................................................[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction For higher wirele ss transfer perfo rmance, we are glad to introduce th e PLANET 802.11n wireless PCI Express adapter – WNL-9500. It is a PCI Express wireless adapter that can operate in either Ad-Hoc mode (Point to Point/Poi nt to Multipoint without an Access Point) or Infrastructure mode (Point to Point/Point to Mu ltipo[...]

z QoS function: Control the bandwid th required for dif ferent applications z Support of most popular operating syst em s in cluding Windo ws 20 00 / XP / 2003 server and Vist a z Smart Antenna T echnology with 2 transmit and 3 receive antenn as 1-2 Safety Information In order to keep the safety of users and your pr operties, plea se follow the saf[...]

1-3 S pecification Interface PCI Express 1.0a – x1 PCI Express St andards Conformance Compliant with 802.1 1b / 802.1 1g / 802.1 1n (draft 2.0) Data T ransfer R ate IEEE 802.1 1b: 1 1/5.5/2/1M IEEE 802.1 1g: 54/48/36/24/18/12/9/6 IEEE 802.1 1n: 300/270/243/240/216/180/ 162/120/108Mbp s in 40M hz mode 145/130/1 17/104/ 78Mbps in 20Mhz mode Operati[...]

1-5 Hardware Intro 2 1 3 4 / 5 1. PCI Express Interface 2. WPS Button 3. Antenna Connectors (3x) 4. ‘Link’ LED 5. ‘Tx/Rx’ LED LED Name Light S tatus Description On Linked to a wireless acce ss point Link Off Not linked to any wireless access point Blinking T ransferring / receiving data Tx/Rx Off No wireless activity[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-1 Hardware Installation 1. SWITCH THE COMPUTE R OFF , remove the cover and insert the wireless network card into an empty PCIe slot of your computer . Tip: It’ s recommended to touch some metal material before in st alling the network card, or the static o n y our bod y ma y dama g e the com p onents on n etwork card an [...]

4. T o improve radio reception, please adjust antennas to the position s hown in the picture. Rear view T op view[...]

Side view 2-2 Utility Installation Note 1: If you had ever inst alled the other Wi rel ess Cards before, please uninstall the existed drivers and utilities first. Note 2: The install ation below is perform ed in Windows XP system. The installation s in Windows 2000 and V ista are silimar . 1. Power on the computer. The system wil l find the new har[...]

4. Read the License Agreement carefully . Click “Y es” to accept it and continue. 5. It is suggested to use “PLANET Configuration T ool”, which provides fully access to all functions, to manage the WNL-9 500. Click “Next” to continue. 6. There are two wireless perfor mance mode you can select here: Optimize for WiFi mode or Optimize for[...]

devices. If you want to keep comp atibility and communicate with older wireless devices, please select ‘Optimize for WiFi Mode’. After you finish the selection, pl ease click ‘Next’ to continue. If you see ‘Found Ne w Hardware’ message agai n, please ign ore it and wait. 7. Click “Install ” to begin the i nstallation. 8. Please clic[...]

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Chapter 3: General Configuration The Configuration Utility appears as an icon o n the system tray of Windows while the card is running. Y ou can open the utility by double-click on the icon. Right click the icon; there are some items for you to operate the configuration utility . Lauch Config Utilities: open the Configuration Utility tool. Use Zero[...]

Parameter Description Profiles List The profiles list display all t he profiles and the relative setting s of the profiles including Profile Name, SSID, Channel, etc. This sign indicates the activated profile is been connecting. This sign indicates the acti vated profile i s not been connecting. Add/Delete/Edit Button Click these buttons to add/del[...]

And you can set the param eter for this profile here:[...]

Parameter Description Profile Name Define a recognizable profile name for you to identify the dif ferent networks. SSID The SSID (up to 32 print able ASCII characters) is the unique name identified in a WLAN. The ID prevent s the unintentio nal merging of two co-located WLANs. Y ou may specify a SSID for the card and then only the device with the s[...]

station in the Wireless LAN network with out through an Access Point or Router . Preamble The preamble defines the length of the CRC blo ck for communication among wireless devices. This o ption is only active in the Ad Hoc network. There are two modes including Auto and Long Preamble. If “Auto“mod e is selected, the card will auto switch the p[...]

Authentication T ype This setting has to be consi stent with the wireless networks that the card intends to connect. Open – No authentication is needed among the wi reless network. Shared – Only wireless devices using a sha red key (WEP Key identified) are allowed to connecting each other . LEAP – LEAP is a pre-E AP , Cisco-propriet a ry prot[...]

their access point or gateway , as well as in each wireless st ation in the network. WP A-PSK takes over automatic ally from that point, keeping unauthorized use rs that don't have the ma tching pa ssword from joining th e network, while encrypting the dat a tr aveling between authorized devices. WP A2 – Like WP A, WP A2 supports IEEE 802.1 [...]

Fill the text box by following the rules below . 64-bit – Input 10-digit Hex values (in the “A -F ”, “a-f” a nd “0-9” range) o r 5-digit ASCII characters (including “a-z” and “0-9”) as the encryption keys. For example: “0123456aef“ or “test1 ”. 128-bit – Input 26-digit Hex values (in the “A-F”, “a-f” and “0[...]

check ( ) before its name. If the wireless a ccess point is not rea chabl e, a red check ( ) will be displayed before it s name. If you want to change the connection p arameters of a spe cific p rofil e, just select it and click ‘Edit’ button, you’ll be prompted to input the c onnection parameters, just like you’re cre ating a new profile. [...]

TLS/Smart Card –TLS is the most secure of the EAP protocols but not D5-Challenge – MD5-Challen ge is the easiest EAP T ype. It requires easy to use. It requires that digit al certificates be exchanged in the authentication phase. The serv er present s a certificate to the client. After validating the server ’s certif icate, the client present[...]

3-1-3 Using 802.1x - CA Server If you want to use CA server , please click ‘CA Server ’ tab. And the following message will be displayed: Parameter Description Use Certificate Chain When the EAP authentic ation type such as T LS, TTLS or PEAP i s selected and required a certification to tell the cli ent what server credentials to accept from th[...]

Server name must match exactly When selected, the server name must match exactly the serve r name found on the certificat e. Domain name must end in specified name When selected, the serv er name field identifies a domain. The certificate must use a server name b elonging to this domain or t o one of its sub-do mains (e.g. zeel ans.com, where the s[...]

Authentication and Network T ype. If you want to connect to any networks on the list, double-cli ck the item on the list, and the card will automatically connect to the selected network. Rescan Button Click “Rescan” button to collect the new information of all the wireless networks nearby . Connect Butt on Click “Connect” to connect to the [...]

If the access point you selected doe s n ot enable e ncryption and d oes not require authentication, please skip this step. 5. Y ou’ll see ‘Connected <-> SSID’ (‘SSID’ is the SSID of the AP you connected to) message displayed at lower-lef t corner of configuration utility . Now , you’ re successfully connected to the access point [...]

3-3 V iew Network Link S tatus and S t atistics The configuration utility provides informat ion about net work statistics and lin k st atus. 3-3-1 Link S tatus[...]

Parameter Description S tatus Display the SSID and MAC ID of t he network the card is connecting to. Extra Info Display the link status. Channel Display the number of the radi o channel and the frequency use d for the networking. Link S peed (Mbps) Display the transmissi on and reception rate of the network. Throughput (Kbits/sec) Display the s pee[...]

Signal S trength This bar shows the signal st rength level. The higher percent age shown in the bar , the more radio signal been received by the card. This indicator helps to find the proper po sition of the wireless device for quality network operation. Noise Level Display the noise level in the wireless environm ent. 3-3-2 S tatistics All connect[...]

3-4 Advanced Settings Parameter Description Wireless Mode 802.1 1 B/G/N mix – If you have a mix of 802.1 1b, 802.1 1g, and 802.1 1n wireless st ations in your network, It is to maximize wireless compatibility with wireless access p oints and other wireless devices. it is recommended to setting the card to this mode. Thi s mode is also the default[...]

Wireless Protection If you have a mix of 802.1 1b and 802.1 1g wireless st ations in the n etwork, it is recommended to enable the protection mech anism. This mechanism can decrease the rate of data colli sion between 802.1 1b and 802.1 1g wireless st ations. Whe n the protection mode i s enabled, the throu ghput of the card will be a little lower [...]

T urn on CCKM During normal operation, LEAP-enabled client devices mutually authenticate with a new access point by performing a complete LEAP authentication, including communicatio n with the main RADIUS server . When you configure your wireless LAN for fast re-association, however , LEAP-enabled client devices roam from one access point to anothe[...]

3-5 QoS Setting This wireless network card provide s QoS (Qualit y of Service) function, which can improve the performance of cert ain network applications, like audio / video streaming, network telephony (V oIP), and others. When you enable WMM (Wi -Fi M u ltiMedia) function of this network card, you can define the priority of dif f erent kinds of[...]

Setting... Click this button to select the WMM dat a type which will suppress the function of power saving. When this kind of data is transferring, power saving functi on will be disabled. Available dat a types are AC_BK (Background / Lo w Priority), AC_BE (Best Effort), AC_VI (Video First), and AC_VO (V oice First). Direct Link Setup Enable Enable[...]

3-6-1 WPS Setup - PBC (Push-Button Configuration) 1.Set ‘Config Mode’ to ‘Enrollee’, and then push the ‘WPS’ button on your wi reless access point (the button used to activate WPS standby mode may have an other na me), or use other way to start WPS st andby mode as the instru cti on given by your wireless acce ss point’s user manual.[...]

2. Before you start to est ablish the wireless connection by using WPS, you can click ‘Rescan ’ button to search for WPS -enabled access point s near you, to make sure the WPS function of your access point is activated.[...]

3.All access point s found will be displayed. Pleas e make su re th e access point you wish to connect is displayed. If not, please click ‘Res can’ few more times. Y ou can also click ‘Information’ button to see the detailed information about sele cted access point. 4.Click ‘PBC’ button now to start to est ablis h wireless connection by[...]

Sometime WPS may fail, and you can click ‘PBC’ button few more times to try again. When an access point is connected, you c an click ‘Dis connect ’ to disconnect your wireless netwo rk card from a connected access point, or sele ct anot her WPS-enabled wireless access point, then click ‘Connect’ to establish connection to se lected acce[...]

If you want to delete a found access point from the list, select it and click ‘Delete’ button. 3-6-2 WPS Setup - PIN The PIN number of your WNL-9500 is an eight-dig it number located at the uppe r-right position of configuration utility . Remember it, an d input the number to your wireless access point as the WPS PIN code (Please refer to the u[...]

Click ‘PIN’ button now , and wait for few seconds to one minute. If a wireless acces s point with correct PIN code is found, you’ll be connected to that access p oint:[...]

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Y ou may have to click ‘PIN’ for few more times to try again. If you still can not connect to access point by this way , please make sure the PIN code you provided to access point is correct.[...]

3-7 About By choosing this option, you can click the hyper link to conn ect the PLANET website. You can also obtain basic information about the WN L-9500 such as the Driver, Utility and EEPROM Version. The MAC Address of the card i s displayed in the screen a s well. Please click ‘OK’ to close configuration utility .[...]

Chapter 4: Soft-AP Function Except becoming a wireless client of other wi reless access points, the WNL-95 00 can a ct as a wireless service provider also! Y ou can swit ch the WNL-9500’s ope rating mode to ‘AP’ mode to simulate the function of a real wirel ess ac cess poin t by sof tware, and all other computers and wireless devices can conn[...]

If your computer has a nother n etwork ca rd which is co nnected to Int ernet, please sele ct it from ‘Name’ dropdown menu, and click ‘Enable ICS’; if your computer does not hav e another network card with Internet connection, please click ‘ Not enable ICS’. After you click ‘Enable ICS’ or ‘Not enable ICS’ , you’ll see the bas[...]

Parameter Description SSID Please input the SSID (the name used to identify this wireless access point) here. Up to 32 numerical charact ers can be accepted here, ex cepting space. Channel Please select the wirel ess channel you wish to use. The num ber of channels available here will vary depends on the setting of ‘Country Region Code’. Wirele[...]

Use MAC Address Click this b utton to use the MAC address of the wireless ca rd as SSID. A prefix of ‘AP’ will be added. Security Setting Set the security opti ons (w ireles s data encryp tion). Country Region Code Available opti ons are 0-7, which will af f ect the available wireless chann els you can u se: 0: FCC (US, Canada, and other countr[...]

Default Click this button to restore a ll settings in this page back to default value. Apply Click this button to activate c urrent settings. T o exit, click ‘X’ button at the upper-ri ght corner of configuration window . 4-2 Security Settings This wireless card su ppo rts wirele ss encryption in AP mode, whi ch will encrypt the data bei ng tra[...]

Encryption T ype Please select an encryptio n mode. The available options in this setting item will vary depending on th e authentication type you select. If you select ‘Not Us e’, data will not be encrypted and people with some netwo rking knowledge will be able to read the data you transfer with pro per tool. NOTE: WP A encryption is safer th[...]

Click ‘Access Control’ tab, and the following messages will appea r: Parameter Description Access Policy Select the policy type of your access rule: Disable: Allow any wireless client with proper authentication settings to connect to this access poin t. A llow All: Only allow wireless clients wit h MAC address listed here to connect to this acc[...]

Add A dd the MAC address you inputted in ‘MAC address’ field to the list. Delete Please select a MAC address from the l ist, then click ‘Delete’ button to remove it. Remove all Delete all MAC addresses in the list. Apply Save and apply changes you made. 4-4 Connection table If you want to see the list of all wireless client s connected to t[...]

Parameter Description MAC address Displays the MAC add ress of this wireless client AID The serial number of this wirel ess connection. Power Saving Mode Displays the capability of power-s aving function of this wireless client. S tatus Displays additional informat i on of this wireless Connection, like current wireless o perating mode and dat a tr[...]

4-5 Event Log This software access poi nt will log all wireless-related activities as a log. Y ou can follow the following instructions to view the content of the event log: Click ‘Event Log’ tab, and the event log will be displayed: Y ou can click ‘Clea r’ to rem ove all entries in the log.[...]

4-6 S tatistics If you want to know detaile d informatio n about ho w your softwa re access point works, you can follow the following instructions to view t he statistics of the acce ss point: Click ‘S tatistics’ tab, and t he event log will be displayed: Y ou can click ‘RESET COUNTERS’ button to reset all counters to zero.[...]

CHAPTER 5: APPENDIX 5-1 T roubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to probl ems usually encountered durin g the installatio n and operation of the adapter . Q. The PLANET WNL-9500 does not w ork properly . A. 1. Right click on My Computer and select Prope rties. Select the device manager and click on the Network Adapter . Y ou will find the A[...]

might be necessary to set up one client to es t ablish a BSS (Basic Service Set) and wait briefly before setting up other cli ents. Thi s prevent s several client s from trying to establish a BSS at the same time, which can result in multiple singular BSSs being established, rather than a single BSS with multiple client s associ ated to it. 5. Chec[...]

then present this value to the owner of acce ss point so he / she can add the MAC addre ss of your network card to his / her access point’ s list. Q. The network is slo w / having problem when transferring large files A. 1. Move closer to the place where access point is located. 2. Enable ‘Wireless Protection’ in ‘Advanced’ tab. 3. T ry a[...]

copies of dat a by multiple antenn a, to improve data transfer performance. By using multiple antennas, not only data transfer rate is impr oved, but also the wireless stability .[...]