Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product WL-8317 Planet Technology
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802.1 1g Wireless PCI Adapter WL-8317 User Manual V ersion: 1.00 Date: November 2007 1.
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II exposure limit s, human proximity to the antenn a shall not be less than 20 cm (8 inches) during normal operatio n. R&TTE Compliance S tatement This equipment co mplies with all the requirement.
T ABBLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 Introduction ...................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Features ..........................................................................................
P L A N E T W L - 8 3 1 7 U s e r M a n u a l 1 Chapter 1 Introduction Complying with the IEEE802.1 1b/g standard, t he WL-8317 prov ides simple, reliable, and high-speed wireless connectivity fo r the desktop users. The WL-83 17 is cap able of offering up to 54Mbps at 2.
14 Channels (Ja p an) Media Access Protocol CSMA / CA T ransmit Power 802.11b: 15dBm typically 802.11g: 13dBm typically Sensitivity 54Mbps: Typical -72dBm @ 10% PER 11Mbps: Typical -85dBm @ 8% PER LED.
1.5 Inst allation Considerations Beware of the walls and ceiling s. Each wall or ceiling can reduce your wi reless cover range form 3-90 feet. Properly position your Access Poin t s, Residential Gateways, and computers so that the number of walls or ceilin gs resi ding bet ween Access Points and cli ents is minimized.
Chapter 2 Installation Procedure Before you proceed with the install ation, please notice following descriptions. Note1: The following inst allation operates under Windows XP . The procedure also applies to Windo w s 2000 and Vist a. Note2: If you have inst alled other Wireless PC Card driver & utility before, please uninst all the m first.
9. When the utility is installed, the driver will be loa ded as well. The screen will appea r to inform that you are inst alling PLANET WL -831 7. Please click “Continue Anyway” to continue. 10. Follow the Install Shield Wizard steps, and click “Fini s h” wh en done.
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Chapter 3 Configuration Utility The Configuration Utility is a pow erful application that helps you configure t he WL-8317 and monitor the link st atus and statisti cs du ri ng the communication process. When the WL-8317 is installed, the configuration utility will be displ ayed automatically .
This screen cont ain s current link information of WL-8317. Stat u s: Shows the BSSID associated with, which can be used to identify the wireless network. SSID: Shows current SSID, which must be the same for the wireless client and AP in order to est a blish the communication.
3.2 Configuration In this screen, you can configure the wirele ss settings of WL-8 317. After configuration, please press ”Apply” to save settings or “Can cel” to set again. SSID: The SSID must be i dentical for e ach clients an d nodes in the wireless net work.
circuitry to reach steady-st ate demodulation and synchronizatio n of bit clock and frame start. T wo dif ferent preambles and headers are defined: the mand atory supported Long Preamble and header , which interoperate with the 1 Mbit/s and 2 Mbit/s DSSS specification (as described in IEEE 802.
data encryption. It will detect the AP that it c onnected is using which Authentication mode an d use the same mode to communicate. ¾ Open System: With this setting, the st ation in the WLAN can receives and tran smit s data from Access Point (null authentication).
When “WP A -PSK” or “WP A2-PSK” is selected in “Encryption” field , please cl ick “Configuration” button and key in the identical passphrase a s co nfigure d in Access Point. WP A-PSK / WP A2-PSK is a special mode of WP A for home users without an enterprise authentication server and provides t he same strong encryption protection.
and click “ Connec t ”, then WL-8317 will connect to the selected device and create a profile for the selected device automatically . Y ou can configure profile with those buttons: ¾ Add: Add a new profile. ¾ Remove : Delete the profile you selected.
Chapter 4 Troubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to problems that may occur durin g the inst allation and operation of the PLANET WL-8317. Rea d the descri ptions below to solve your problems. Q1: After inst all the WL-8317 in Windows XP , the login dialog box appea r s every time when rest arting PC.
15 there may be a problem with the broa db and connection. 2. Check that the LED indicators on the wireless router are functioni ng properly . If not, check that the AC power and Ethernet cables are firmly connecte d. 3. Check that the IP address, subnet mask, gateway , and DNS sett ings are co rrectly entered for the network.
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