Planet WNL-U554A Network Card manual

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User ’ s Manual www.PLANET.com.tw 802.1 1n Wireless USB Adapter WNL-U554A.
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150Mbps  802.11n  Wi r e l e s s  USB  Adapte r   WNL ‐ U554A  ‐ 2 ‐ Copyright Copyright  2013 by PLANET T echnology Corp.
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150Mbps  802.11n  Wi r e l e s s  USB  Adapte r   WNL ‐ U554A  Safety This equipment is desi gned with the utmost care for the safety of those who inst all and use it. However , special attention must be p aid to the dangers of elec tric shock and static ele ctricity when working with electrical equipment.
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150Mbps  802.11n  Wi r e l e s s  USB  Adapte r   WNL ‐ U554A  ‐ 4 ‐ CONT ENTS  Chapter 1. PRODUCT INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................5 1.
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150Mbps  802.11n  Wi r e l e s s  USB  Adapte r   WNL ‐ U554A  Chapter 1. PRODUCT INTRODUCTION 1.1 Package content s The following items should be contained in the package:   WNL ‐ U554A(150Mbps  802.
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150Mbps 802. 11 n W irele ss USB A da pt e r WNL-U554A 1.3 Product Description .3 Product Description High Speed 802.1 1n Wireless Experience High Speed 802.1 1n Wireless Experience The PLANET WNL-U554A Wireless USB adapter offers a reliable and cost effective wireless extending solution.
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150Mbps 802.11n W ireles s USB Adapte r WNL-U554A Multiple OS Compliant The WNL-U554A support s most popular operating systems including Windows 2000, XP , Vist a, Win7, Linux, and MAC OS X. With high speed capability , users can have higher wireless transmission speed anywhere and anytime.
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150Mbps 802. 11 n W irele ss USB A da pt e r WNL-U554A 1.4 Hardware Description .4 Hardware Description There is a LED equipped on the wireless adapter . When the data i s transmitting, the LED will b e flashing. There is a LED equipped on the wireless adapter .
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150Mbps 802.11n W ireles s USB Adapte r WNL-U554A Chapter 2. INSTALLATION 2.1 Microsoft W indows Driver Inst allation Bef ore inst alling the driver and lity of wir eless adapt er , do not in sert the device into the USB port of your compute r .
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150Mbps  802.11n  Wi r e l e s s  USB  Adapte r   WNL ‐ U554A   Step  3. Click  “Next ”  button  to  st a rt  installing  the  driv er  and  utility .
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150Mbps  802.11n  Wi r e l e s s  USB  Adapte r   WNL ‐ U554A     Step  5. Af te r  resta rt ing  the  computer ,  insert  the  wireless  USB  adapte r  into  an  empty  USB  port  of  your  computer .
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150Mbps  802.11n  Wi r e l e s s  USB  Adapte r   WNL ‐ U554A    Step  7. Choose  “ Install  the  software  automatically  (Recommende d) ”,  and  click  “Ne xt ”  butto n  to  install  the  driver .
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150Mbps  802.11n  Wi r e l e s s  USB  Adapte r   WNL ‐ U554A     Step  8. Once  the  inst allation  is  finished,  click  “F inish”  button.
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150Mbps  802.11n  Wi r e l e s s  USB  Adapte r   WNL ‐ U554A  Left ‐ click  the  new  icon  to  launch  PL ANET  11n  USB  Wi r e l e s s  LAN  Uti lity ,  and  right ‐ click  the  icon  to  show  the  quick  menu  of  configura tion  uti lity .
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150Mbps  802.11n  Wi r e l e s s  USB  Adapte r   WNL ‐ U554A  ‐ 15 ‐ 2.2 MAC OS X 10.x Driver Installation The  WNL ‐ U554A  supports  MAC  OS  X  10.
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150Mbps  802.11n  Wi r e l e s s  USB  Adapte r   WNL ‐ U554A    Step  5. Click  “ Agree ”  and  then  click  “ Continue ”.
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150Mbps  802.11n  Wi r e l e s s  USB  Adapte r   WNL ‐ U554A    Step  7. Enter  your  Username  and  Pa ssword  of  the  System .
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150Mbps  802.11n  Wi r e l e s s  USB  Adapte r   WNL ‐ U554A     Step  9. When  the  inst allation  is  successful,  click  “ Restart ”  to  restar t  yo ur  computer .    Step  10.
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150Mbps  802.11n  Wi r e l e s s  USB  Adapte r   WNL ‐ U554A  Step  11.  Go  to  the  admi ni strator ’ s  fo l d er .  Click  “ Applications ”.  Then,  click  “ Wi r e l e s s  Network  Utility ”.
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150Mbps  802.11n  Wi r e l e s s  USB  Adapte r   WNL ‐ U554A     ‐ 20 ‐.
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150Mbps  802.11n  Wi r e l e s s  USB  Adapte r   WNL ‐ U554A   2.3 Linux Driver Installation The  WNL ‐ U554A  supports  the  f ollowing  Linux  platf orm:    Linux  Ker ne l  2.6.18~2.6.
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150Mbps  802.11n  Wi r e l e s s  USB  Adapte r   WNL ‐ U554A  Chapter 3. CONNECTING TO WIRELESS NETWORK To  use  wireless  ne twork,  you  have  to  connect  to  a  wireless  access  poin t  first.
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150Mbps  802.11n  Wi r e l e s s  USB  Adapte r   WNL ‐ U554A   Step  3. When  the  access  poin t  yo u’re  looking  fo r  is  on  the  list,  left ‐ click  it  and  then  double  click  it  or  click  “ Add  to  Profile ”.
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150Mbps  802.11n  Wi r e l e s s  USB  Adapte r   WNL ‐ U554A  ‐ 24 ‐  Channel Select  wireless  channel  for  ad  hoc  connection.  This  option  only  appear s  when  you ’re  using  ad ‐ hoc  connection.
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150Mbps  802.11n  Wi r e l e s s  USB  Adapte r   WNL ‐ U554A  ‐ 25 ‐    If  you  are  connected  to  an  access  point  but  the  connection  is  droppe d  soon,  please  check  security  settings  and  re ‐ check  passw ord  spelling.
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150Mbps  802.11n  Wi r e l e s s  USB  Adapte r   WNL ‐ U554A  Step  2. Check  “ Wi n d o w s  Ze ro  Config ”  box.    Step  3. Ther e  is  message  appe are d  indicating  tha t  you ’ve  been  already  switched  to  W indows  Zero  Config  mode.
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150Mbps  802.11n  Wi r e l e s s  USB  Adapte r   WNL ‐ U554A     Step  5. Double  click  “ Netw ork  Connections ”.
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150Mbps  802.11n  Wi r e l e s s  USB  Adapte r   WNL ‐ U554A   Step  6. Righ t ‐ click  “ Wi r e l e s s  Network  Connection ”  (it  may  have.
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150Mbps  802.11n  Wi r e l e s s  USB  Adapte r   WNL ‐ U554A   Step  8. If  the  access  point  is  prot ected  by  encryption,  you  have  to  input  its  Network  ke y  or  passphr ase  here.
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150Mbps  802.11n  Wi r e l e s s  USB  Adapte r   WNL ‐ U554A   3.2.2 Windows 7 - Use Window s 7 WLAN AutoConfig  WLAN  AutoConfig  service  is  built ‐ in  in  W indows  7  that  can  be  used  to  detec t  and  connect  to  wirele ss  network.
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150Mbps  802.11n  Wi r e l e s s  USB  Adapte r   WNL ‐ U554A  If  the  access  point  is  protect ed  by  encryption,  you  hav e  to  input  its  Network  key  or  passphr ase  here.
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150Mbps  802.11n  Wi r e l e s s  USB  Adapte r   WNL ‐ U554A   ‐ 32 ‐.
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150Mbps  802.11n  Wi r e l e s s  USB  Adapte r   WNL ‐ U554A  Chapter 4. PLANET USB WIRELESS LAN UTILITY 4.1 Connection Profile Management If you need to connect to dif fere.
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150Mbps  802.11n  Wi r e l e s s  USB  Adapte r   WNL ‐ U554A  Y ou’ll be prompted to input connection parameters for the wi reless access point you wish to connect: Required parameters are as follows: Profile name Y ou can give a name to this profile, so you can remember it s purpose easily .
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150Mbps  802.11n  Wi r e l e s s  USB  Adapte r   WNL ‐ U554A  ‐ 35 ‐ wish to connect. This is a computer-to-computer (ad-hoc ) network Check this box if you wish to connect to anothe r computer/ network device by ad-hoc method.
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150Mbps  802.11n  Wi r e l e s s  USB  Adapte r   WNL ‐ U554A  4.1.3 Edit an existing profile If you have added a profile before, and now you wish to change the settings of the profile, you can u se this function. Please select the profile from the list first , and then click “ Edit ” button.
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150Mbps  802.11n  Wi r e l e s s  USB  Adapte r   WNL ‐ U554A  4.1.4 Make a copy of existing profile If you need to create a new profile in which parameters are similar to any existing profile, you can make a copy of a specific profile and edit t he copy to save as a new profile.
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150Mbps  802.11n  Wi r e l e s s  USB  Adapte r   WNL ‐ U554A  4.2 General Information, S t atus, and Network St atistics The PLANET wireless utility provi des the det ailed inform ation about the wirele ss connection you’re using.
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150Mbps  802.11n  Wi r e l e s s  USB  Adapte r   WNL ‐ U554A  All general information like signal strengt h and link qu ality will be displayed here. The information is very useful when you encounter some problems in connecting to access point.
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150Mbps  802.11n  Wi r e l e s s  USB  Adapte r   WNL ‐ U554A  4.2.3 Network Transmission Statistics T o view the statistical dat a of wireless adapter , click “ Sta t i s .
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150Mbps  802.11n  Wi r e l e s s  USB  Adapte r   WNL ‐ U554A  ‐ 41 ‐ 4.3 All connection-related st atistics ar e displayed here. Y ou can click “ Reset ” button t o reset the statistics of all items back to 0.
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150Mbps  802.11n  Wi r e l e s s  USB  Adapte r   WNL ‐ U554A  Step 2. Click “ Wi-Fi Protect Setup ” label. Step 3. Y ou can choose which WPS method to use, PIN Input Config (PIN) or Push Butt on Config (PBC), and WPS-supported wirele ss access poi nt must use the same method.
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150Mbps  802.11n  Wi r e l e s s  USB  Adapte r   WNL ‐ U554A  If you select “ No ”, wi reless adapter will prompt you to enter 8-digit PIN code into your access point, without selecting an access point in advance.
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150Mbps  802.11n  Wi r e l e s s  USB  Adapte r   WNL ‐ U554A  Then a message window will appear: Please activate WPS function of wireless access point now , and the secure connection between wireless adapter and the WPS-sup ported access point will be est ablished automatically .
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150Mbps 802. 11 n W irele ss USB A da pt e r WNL-U554A Chapter 5. SOFT ACCESS POINT MODE Beside s being a wi reless c li ent of other wi reless access poi n ts , the PL AN ET wi reless adapter can also act as a wi reless ser vice provider .
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150Mbps  802.11n  Wi r e l e s s  USB  Adapte r   WNL ‐ U554A  ‐ 46 ‐ 5.1 Switch between Access Point Mode and St ation Mode The default operating mode of the wireless ada pter is “S tation Mo de” (being a client of other wireless access point s).
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150Mbps  802.11n  Wi r e l e s s  USB  Adapte r   WNL ‐ U554A  S tation mode icon: Access Point icon: 5.1.1 Configure SSID and Channel T o configure software Access Point, click “ Config ” button, and the “ Wireless Net w ork Properties ” will be displayed.
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150Mbps  802.11n  Wi r e l e s s  USB  Adapte r   WNL ‐ U554A  Please note that Ad-Hoc mode is not available when the wireless adapter i s in Access Point mode. The setup options are listed below: Network Name (SSID) Please input the SSID (the name used to identify this wireless access point) here.
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150Mbps  802.11n  Wi r e l e s s  USB  Adapte r   WNL ‐ U554A  The setup items regarding wirel ess security are listed below: Network Authentication Select network aut hentication mode from dropdown menu. Data Encrypti on Select data encryption met hod from dropdown menu.
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150Mbps  802.11n  Wi r e l e s s  USB  Adapte r   WNL ‐ U554A  The setup items are listed below: Beacon Interval Please input wireless beacon time interval here. DTIM Period Please input DTIM (Delivery T raffic Indication Me ssage) here.
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150Mbps  802.11n  Wi r e l e s s  USB  Adapte r   WNL ‐ U554A  Click “ Reset ” button to rese t the value of every item back to “0”. 5.4 Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) Y ou can assign a network adapter on your computer as the p ath for all wireless client s to get connected to Internet.
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150Mbps 802. 11 n W irele ss USB A da pt e r WNL-U554A Click “ Appl y ” button to save changes (“ Appl y ” button is grayed out when no changes are made in this label). If you ha ve more than on e netw ork adapt er , select th e on e you wish to be us ed a s Interne t gat ewa y .
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150Mbps  802.11n  Wi r e l e s s  USB  Adapte r   WNL ‐ U554A  ‐ 53 ‐    .
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150Mbps  802.11n  Wi r e l e s s  USB  Adapte r   WNL ‐ U554A  ‐ 54 ‐ Appendix A: Specifications  Product 150Mbp s 802.1 1n Wireless USB Adapter Model WNL-U554A Hard ware  Specification  Interf ace  USB  2.
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150Mbps  802.11n  Wi r e l e s s  USB  Adapte r   WNL ‐ U554A  ‐ 55 ‐ Certification  Emission  CE,  FCC  Environmen t  Oper ating  Te m p e r a.
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150Mbps  802.11n  Wi r e l e s s  USB  Adapte r   WNL ‐ U554A  ‐ 56 ‐ Appendix B: Troubleshooting  Symptom : The LED is off. Remedy : Make sure the PC Card is inserted prop erly. Otherwise conta ct your vendor.
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150Mbps  802.11n  Wi r e l e s s  USB  Adapte r   WNL ‐ U554A  ‐ 57 ‐ Appendix C: Glossary 1.  IEEE  802.11  Standar d  The  IEEE  802.11  Wi r e l e s s  LA N  standar ds  subcommitt ee,  which  is  fo r m u l a t i n g  a  standar d  fo r  the  industry .
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150Mbps  802.11n  Wi r e l e s s  USB  Adapte r   WNL ‐ U554A  ‐ 58 ‐ 11.  ISM  Band  The  FCC  and  their  counterparts  outside  of  the  U.
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150Mbps  802.11n  Wi r e l e s s  USB  Adapte r   WNL ‐ U554A  ‐ 59 ‐  21.  Wi ‐ Fi  Protecte d  Ac ces s  (WP A)  The  Wi ‐ Fi  Alliance  put  togeth er  WP A  as  a  data  encr yption  method  fo r  802.
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150Mbps  802.11n  Wi r e l e s s  USB  Adapte r   WNL ‐ U554A  ‐ 60 ‐  the  data  pac ket  size  ex ceeds  the  define d  RTS  threshold.
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150Mbps  802.11n  Wi r e l e s s  USB  Adapte r   WNL ‐ U554A  ‐ 61 ‐  Appendix D: FAQ 1. What  is  WMM?  Wi ‐ Fi  Multimedia  (WMM),  a  .
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PLANET TECHNOLOGY CORPORA TION e-mail: sales@planet.com.tw http://www .planet.com.tw 10F ., No.96, Minquan Rd., Xindian Dist., New T aipei City , T aiwan, R.O.C. T el:886-2-2219-9518 Fax:886- 2-2219-9528 EC Declaration of Conformity For the following equipment: *T ype of Product : 802.
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  EC Declaration of Conformity English Hereby , PLANET T echnolog y Corporation, declares that this 802.1 1n Wireless USB Adapter is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC. Lietuviškai Šiuo PLANET T echnology Corporation, skelbia, kad 802.

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