Planet Technology WL-U356 User Manual

802.11g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WL-U356 User’s Manual

6 Chapter 2 Installation Procedure Before you proceed with the installation, it is necessary that you have enough information about the Wireless US

7 Note: If the above screen does not appear, click “Start” at the taskbar. Then, select “Run” and type “E:\Utility\WL-U356\setup.exe”, where E i

8 Note: If your operating system is Windows XP/Server 2003, the below window will pop up. Please select “Continue Anyway” to continue. Note: If

9 2.2 Driver Installation Note: The following installation operates under Windows XP. The procedure also applies to Windows Server 2003. If your

10 testing (WHQL). Click “Continue Anyway” to proceed since the card has been tested thoroughly to verify the compatibility. Note: If your operati

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12 Chapter 3 Configuration Utility The Configuration Utility is a powerful tool that helps you to configure WL-U356 easily and monitor the status of

13 u Mode: Ø Station: Configure the USB adapter as a wireless station. Ø Access Point: Switch the USB adapter into a wireless access point. u

14 3.2 More Setting… You can enter this screen by clicking the “More Setting…” button. Here you can specify the wireless network to which WL-U351 in

15 Ad Hoc: This mode enables interconnecting of wireless adapters without the presence of an AP or Router. Ø Encryption: There are four items for se

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16 u Key Length: Select the 64, 128, or 256-bit WEP key to encrypt transmitted data. Larger key length will provide higher level of security, but

17 u Connection Information: Ø Protocol: There are two kinds of protocols for WPA user authentication- TLS and PEAP. TLS and PEAP require a Radiu

18 will change into “Apply” for you to confirm your new settings. 3.4 Advanced Setting Here you can perform country roaming, enable/disable power sa

19 Any packet size is larger than it will be fragmented. If you hit upon a high packet error rate, try to increase this value, but the performance w

20 u Connect Station List: Display all the MAC addresses of the wireless stations associating with the AP. u Current Network Setting: Displays the

21 works in 11b or 11b/g mixed mode, you can choose either “1, 2 Mbps” or “1, 2, 5.5, 11Mbps”. If the AP operates in pure 11g mode, you can choose o

22 of 11b stations, use Long Preamble for better compatibility. Otherwise, Short Preamble will be a good choice in terms of the performance. u MAC

23 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting This section provides solutions to problems usually encountered during the installation and operation of the USB adapte

24 military for use in reliable, secure, mission-critical communication systems. It is designed to trade off bandwidth efficiency for reliability, i

3 Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure set forth for an uncontrol

4 TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION...1 1.1 Features...

1 Chapter 1 Introduction Complying with the IEEE 802.11g standard, WL-U356 provides simple, reliable, high-speed wireless connectivity for both desk

2 signals can provide wireless users with seamless network access. The Infrastructure mode is appropriate for enterprise-scale wireless access to a

3 Soft AP This feature converts the wireless USB adapter into a wireless access point immediately, and you thus can create an instant wire

4 1.3 Specification Product 54Mbps Wireless USB Adapter Models WL-U356 Attach Interface USB 2.0 A-type connector LED Indicator Link/ACT Operating Fr

5 1.6 Installation Considerations l Beware of the walls and ceilings. Each wall or ceiling can reduce your wireless cover range form 3-90 feet. Pro