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802.11n Wireless USB Adapter
WNL-U552
User’s Manual
Version: 1.00
Date: August 2007
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Copyright Copyright © 2007 by PLANET Technology Corp. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of PLANET. PLANET makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to the contents hereo
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Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure set forth for an uncontrolled environment. In order to avoid the possibility of exceeding the FCC radio frequency exposure limits, human proximity to the antenna shall not be less than 20 cm (8 inches) during normal operation. R&TTE Compliance Statement This equipment complies with all the requirements of DIRECTIVE 1999/5/CE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL
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CONTENTS Chapter 1 Introduction ........................................................................................ 1 1.1 Features ...................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Specifications ............................................................................................................. 2 1.3 Package Contents ..................................................................................
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Chapter 1 Introduction For higher wireless transfer performance, we are glad to introduce the PLANET 802.11n wireless USB adapter – WNL-U552. It is a USB 2.0 wireless adapter that can operate in either Ad-Hoc mode (Point to Point/Point to Multipoint without an Access Point) or Infrastructure mode (Point to Point / Point to Multipoint with an Access Point) 2.4GHz frequency band; it’s backward compatible with 802.11b and 802.11g for users to create a new wireless environment based on the e
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1.2 Specifications Interface USB 1.1 / 2.0, Type-A Standards Conformance Compliant with 802.11b / 802.11g / 802.11n (draft 2.0) IEEE 802.11b: 11/5.5/2/1M IEEE 802.11g: 54/48/36/24/18/12/9/6 Data Transfer Rate IEEE 802.11n: 300/270/243/240/216/180/162/120/108Mbps in 40Mhz mode 145/130/117/104/ 78Mbps in 20Mhz mode Operating Mode Infrastructure Mode, Ad-Hoc Mode Security WEP 64/128bit, WPA, WPA2 802.11b: DSSS, CCK, QPSK, BPSK RF Modulation 802.11g: OFDM 802.11n: 64QAM, 16QAM, QP
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Chapter 2 Installation Procedure Utility Installation 1. Insert the bundled CD into the CD-ROM drive to launch the auto run program. Once completed, a menu screen will appear. 2. Click the “Configuration Utility” hyperlink in the WNL-U552 field to initiate the installation procedure. Note: If the menu screen does not appear, click “Start” at the taskbar. Then, select “Run” and type “E:\Utility\WNL-U552\setup.exe”, where the E is your CD-ROM drive. 3. Read the License Agreement caref
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6. You can see the installation progress in this screen. 7. Please click “Finish” to finish the installation. - 4 -
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Driver Installation 1. Please insert WNL-U552 into a vacant USB port of your PC. 2. Windows will detect this device automatically. When the “Found New Hardware Wizard” dialog box appears, please click “Cancel”. 3. Choose the first one “Search for the best driver in these locations” and tick the box of “include this location in the search:” and then to click “Browse” to direct the hardware driver where is in “C:\Program Files\PLANET\ PLANET WNL-U552\Driver” Then click “Next” to continue
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5. The screen will show the rate of progress for the installation of WNL-U552 as below. 6. Please click “Finish” to complete the driver installation - 6 -
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7. The WNL-U552 utility will appear on the screen. Please select the AP you would like to connect and press “Connect” button to link it. Please click” OK” to continue. - 7 -
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Chapter 3 Configuration Utility The Configuration Utility is a powerful application that helps you configure the WNL-U552 and monitor the link status and the statistics during the communication process. When the WNL-U552 is installed, the configuration utility will be displayed automatically. This card will auto connect to wireless device which has better signal strength and no wireless security setting. The Configuration Utility appears as an icon on the system tray of Windows whi
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3.1 Site Survey When you open the Configuration Utility, the system will scan all the channels to find all the access points/stations within the accessible range of your card and automatically connect to the wireless device with the highest signal strength. From the “Site Survey”, all the networks nearby will be listed. You can change the connection to another network or add one of the networks to your own profile list. Parameter Description Available Networks This list shows all av
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3.2 Profile The “Profiles List” is for you to manage the networks you connect to frequently. You are able to Add/Delete/Edit/Activate a profile. Parameter Description Profiles List The profiles list display all the profiles and the relative settings of the profiles including Profile Name, SSID, Channel, etc. This sign indicates the activated profile is been connecting. This sign indicates the activated profile is not been connecting. Add/Delete/Edit Button Click these b
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3.2.1 Add Profile - Configuration Parameter Description Profile Name Define a recognizable profile name for you to identify the different networks. SSID The SSID (up to 32 printable ASCII characters) is the unique name identified in a WLAN. The ID prevents the unintentional merging of two co-located WLANs. You may specify a SSID for the card and then only the device with the same SSID can interconnect to the card. If you want to add the network nearby to the profile list,
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Network Type Infrastructure – This operation mode requires the presence of an 802.11 Access Point. All communication is done via the Access Point or Router. Ad-Hoc – Select this mode if you want to connect to another wireless station in the Wireless LAN network without through an Access Point or Router. TX Power If you want to lower the transmit power of the card for saving the power of the system, you can select the lower percentages from the list. The lower power will caus
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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 you are connecting to. 3.2.2 Add Profile - Authentication and Security Parameter Description Authentication Type This setting has to be consistent with the wireless networks that the card intends to connect. Open – No authentication is needed among the wireless network. Shared – Only wireless devices u
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WPA – WPA provides a scheme of mutual authentication using either IEEE 802.1x/Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) authentication or pre-shared key (PSK) technology. It provides a high level of assurance to enterprises, small businesses and home users that data will remain protected and that only authorized users may access their networks. For enterprises that have already deployed IEEE 802.1x authentication, WPA offers the advantage of leveraging existing authentication databases
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Note: All devices in the network should use the same encryption method to ensure the communication. WPA Pre-Shared Key The WPA-PSK key can be from 8 to 64 characters and can be letters or numbers. This same key must be used on all of the wireless stations in the network. WEP Key The WEP keys are used to encrypt data transmitted in the wireless network. (Key1 ~ Key4) There are two types of key length: 64-bit and 128-bit. Select the default encryption key from Key 1 to Key 4 by se
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An example for MD5 Authentication IEEE 802.1x RADIUS RADIUS Access Client Client Server 3 1 Access Point 2 4 Windows 2000 IAS (Internet Authentication Service) (1) Client requests to login the (3) Send username, password to network. RADIUS server. (4) Approve or deny user (2) Login with username, login to the LAN. password. Parameter Description Authentication Type The EAP authentication protocols this card has supported are included as follows. This setting has to be c
