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1. 59 Appendix HrelUlo iglolonulg e Maec 61 Append EM 62 uat Mee SET ec re MM I I M M CMM MM I MM MI M 67 Chapter 1 PRODUCT INTRODUCTION 1 1 Package contents The following items should be contained in the package WNL U554M 150Mbps Quick Installation Guide CD includes 802 11n Wireless driver utility user s Micro Size USB adapter manual If there is any item missed or damaged please contact the seller immediately 1 2 Product Description Ultra Mini Size Portable USB Adapter Boost 11n Performance The PLANET WNL U554M is specially designed for users who need high mobility and provides 150Mbps 802 11n high speed wireless transmission The ultra mini size compact design of WNL U554M is convenient to carry for all mobile users Users will not need to remove it from the laptop anymore no matter operating moving or even put the laptop back to the briefcase It is just like a part of the laptop or PC and hidden very well once it is plugged into USB port High speed Transmitting Micro Size High Speed 802 11n Wireless Experience The WNL U554M offers a reliable and cost effective wireless extending solution It adopts IEEE 802 11n technology and is backward compatible with IEEE 802 116 and 802 119 The WNL U554M supports USB 2 0 interface that integrates with one transmit channel and one concurrent rece2. 1 If the driver has been downloaded to your Downloads folder and is called 2011 0719 RT3070 RT3370 RT5370 RT5372 Linux STA V2 5 0 3 DPO bz2 Open a terminal and type or paste the following sudo apt get install linux headers uname r build essential cd Downloads tar xjf 2011 0719 RT3070 RT3370 RT5370 RT5372 Linux STA V2 5 0 3 cd 2011 0719 RT3070 RT3370 RT5370 RT5372 Linux STA V2 5 0 3 DPO sudo make amp amp sudo make install make clean cd rm rf 2011 0719 RT3070 RT3370 RT5370 RT5372 Linux STA V2 5 0 3 2 Reboot and hopefully your wireless connection will appear 25 Chapter 3 CONNECTING TO WIRELESS NETWORK To use wireless network you have to connect to a wireless access point first You can either use PLANET 11n USB Wireless LAN Utility comes with network adapter or Windows Zero Config utility comes with Windows operating system 3 1 PLANET 11n USB Wireless LAN Utility Please follow the instructions below to connect the wireless access point via PLANET 11n USB Wireless LAN Utility Launch Config Utility Open Diagnostic Testing Mode If the wireless access point you wish to connect does not appear here you can click Refresh button to scan for wireless access points again if the wireless access point you re looking for still not appear try to move the computer closer to the access point 100 t 0 6 test12345 L 42
3. PLANET Networking amp Communi User s Manual 802 11n High Speed USB Adapter WNL U554M Copyright Copyright 2013 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 hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose Any software described in this manual is sold or licensed as is Should the programs prove defective following their purchase the buyer and not PLANET its distributor or its dealer assumes the entire cost of all necessary servicing repair and any incidental or consequential damages resulting from any defect in the software Further PLANET reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time in the contents hereof without obligation to notify any person of such revision or changes All brand and product names mentioned in this manual are trademarks and or registered trademarks of their respective holders Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply wit
4. Please activate WPS function of wireless access point now and the secure connection between wireless adapter and the WPS supported access point will be established automatically WPS Wi Fi Protected Setup Quick amp Easy Wireless connection 1 2 _STEP 3 c Once connected your WPS profile appears in the Profile List screen 44 Profile List x PROFI RootAP b Profile Information So 1 Profile Name PROFI Authentication wPAz Psk 02 SSID RootAP Encryption AES a 4 4 2 PIN Input Config PIN a To use the PIN method select PIN numeric code and in the WPS AP List field select the name of the network to which you connecting Click the right arrow to save your settings Profile Settings X gt WPS AP List Rootap WPS Method Push Button Configuration PBC WPS version f PIN numeric code 7 b You can use either the PIN provided by the Wireless Utility or the PIN provided by the device to which you are connecting PIN provided by the Wireless Utility If the device to which you are connecting requires a PIN in the Config Mode field from the drop down list select Enrollee Your PIN is displayed in the Pin Code field on your Utility Then in the corresponding WPS interface on the device to which you are connecting enter your PIN in its PIN entry f
5. o Accessibility Options Pesrlormatnce and Center Step 3 Double click Network Connections Network and Internet Connections IE Edk Mew Feeoribss Took Heb O O 8 Pe Mencek and Internet Connections fer Alan My Network Places d Pinters and Other el ae Pick a task tente Desktop ee peice T Lyn up mr change your Eme connmectinn M Phore and Modem Gators ied T Create connection to the nebeork at waurwnrkplace Troubleshowt ers iR Set up change your home of small oHice network ig Horne Small Office Internet Explorer Change Firewall settirnjs A Neowork Gieonostics Set up wireless helwork home or small office or pick a Control Panel icon internet Opt hors Connections P wf Network Setup Wizard E Windows Reval Ll Wireless Setup Wizard 29 Local Area Connection 2 Local Area Connection Wireless Metwork Connection Network Tasks Refresh network lt 3 Set up wireless network far a home or small office Related Tasks A Lear about wireless networking Change the order of preferred nekworks y Change advanced settings Choose a wireless network Repair View Available Wireless Networks Bridge Connections Create Shortc
6. At the same time within 120 seconds activate the corresponding WPS PIN connection function on the device to which you are connecting 0 95 wps skatus is not used Start PIN d Once connected your WPS profile appears in the Profile List screen PROF1 RaotAP Profile Information Profile Mame PROF1 Authentication WPA2 PSK SSID R ootAP Encryption AES 47 Chapter 5 SOFT ACCESS POINT MODE Excepting be a wireless client of other wireless access points the PLANET wireless adapter can also act as a wireless service provider You can switch the operation mode of wireless adapter to Access Point mode to simulate the function of a real wireless access point by software And all other computers and Wi Fi supported devices can connect to your computer wirelessly even share your internet connection service B Application Software AP Mode with xDSL Cable Internet Connection Internet WS Software AP Laptop Mode 7 L xDSL Cable Smart Phone Modem WNL U554M qO0Base TX UTP 2 4GHz 802 11b g n em np PSP NDSL B Application Software AP Mode with 3G LTE Internet Connection Internet Ww Software AP Laptop 3G USB Laptop Modem WNL U554M Smart Phone 3G Base Station PSP NDSL 100 UTP 2 4GHz 802 11b g n Wireless Transmission 48 5 1 Switch between Access Point Mode and S
7. Corporation declara que 802 11n Wireless USB vu deklaruje Ze t to 802 d ince USB Adapter cumple con los requisitos esenciales y Adapter je v s lade a z kladn mi cualesquiera otras disposiciones aplicables o po iadavkami a al mi relevantn mi predpismi exigibles de smernice 1999 5 EC la Directiva 1999 5 CE Fran ais Par la pr sente PLANET Technology Slovensko PLANET Technoloav Corporation s tem Corporation d clare que les appareils du 802 11n potrjuje da je ta S02 11 NI Wireless USB Adapter sont conformes Adapter z osnovnimi zahtevami in exigences essentielles et aux autres dispositions ustreznimi dolo ili Direktive 1999 5 EC pertinentes de la directive 1999 5 CE Con la presente PLANET Technology i PLANET Technology Corporation vakuuttaa Corporation Chiara ene questo et 802 11n Wireless USB Adapter Wireless USB Adapter conforme ai requisiti tyyppinen laite direktiivin 1999 5 essenziali ed alle altre disposizioni pertinenti oleellisten vaatimusten sit koskevien SOPIE UE direktiivin muiden ehtojen mukainen 1999 5 CE Latviski Svenska Harmed intygar PLANET Technology Ar So PLANET Technology Corporation Corporation att denna 802 11n Wireless USB apliecina ka 51 802 11n Wireless USB Adapter Adapter star i verensst mmelse med de atbilst Direktivas 1999 5 EK pamatprasibam un vasentliga egenskapskrav och vriga relevanta citiem atbilstoSiem noteikumiem bestam
8. ustecwlan D wan 3 Information SSD PLANET Authentication MAC Address D0 30 P BA 31 7C AES Fj 26 150Mbps 802 11n Wireless USB Adapter Step 4 If a password Network Key is required to access the wireless access point please confirm the Authentication and Encryption method first and then key in the password in the WPA Preshared Key Profile Settings X B 4 Authentication WPA2 PSK Encryption AE Profile Settings X WPA Preshared Key Network security option Authentication and Encryption will be selected automatically based on the security setting of the wireless access point you selected It s not necessary to change these settings by your own self Step 5 Click Right arrow button and you ll see the connection has been added to the profile and then you can connect to the wireless network successfully Profile List x x OERO Profle Information Profile Name PROF1 Authentication WPA2 PSK SSID PLANET Encryption Step 6 Wireless adapter will attempt to connect to access point this may require few seconds to minutes When the SSID and IP address are displayed in the main window your computer is connected to access point you selected Click Close icon to close configuration window If you connected to an access point
9. 1 Appendix FAQ What is WMM Wi Fi Multimedia WMM a group of features for wireless networks that improve the user experience for audio video and voice applications WMM is based on a subset of the IEEE 802 11e WLAN QoS draft standard WMM adds prioritized capabilities to Wi Fi networks and optimizes their performance when multiple concurring applications each with different latency and throughput requirements compete for network resources By using WMM end user satisfaction is maintained in a wider variety of environments and traffic conditions WMM makes it possible for home network users and enterprise network managers to decide which data streams are most important and assign them a higher traffic priority What is WMM Power Save WMM Power Save is a set of features for Wi Fi networks that increase the efficiency and flexibility of data transmission in order to conserve power WMM Power Save has been optimized for mobile devices running latency sensitive applications such as voice audio or video but can benefit any Wi Fi device WMM Power Save uses mechanisms included in the IEEE 802 11e standard and is an enhancement of IEEE 802 11 legacy power saves With WMM Power Save the same amount of data can be transmitted in a shorter time while allowing the Wi Fi device to remain longer a low power dozing state What is GI GI stands for Guard Interval It s a measure to protect wireless devices from cross interference I
10. The Wi Fi supported devices such as iPhone Android Symbian Windows Phone iPod Touch iPad NDS PSP can connect to it and share the wireless access easily Therefore travelers would then be worry free to connect to Internet wirelessly via the WNL U554M when there is only wired Internet available anywhere Internet Laptop Smart Phone Modem WNL U554M 1 00Base Tx UTP 2 4GHz 802 11b g n en PSP NDSL Internet Laptop 106 9 3 3G USB Modem 3G Base Station 22 PSP NDSL 100 UTP 2 4GHz 802 11b g n Wireless Transmission 1 3 Product Features 2 4GHz ISM band unlicensed operation Compliant with IEEE 802 11b g n Provides up to 150Mbps download and 150Mbps upload data rate Wi Fi Protected Setup WPS support Supports WEP 64 128 bit WPA WPA2 WPA PSK WPA2 PSK TKIP AES encryption Supports Software AP mode Supports Wireless QoS WMM USB 2 0 attached interface Compact size Design Supports most popular operating systems including Windows 2000 XP Vista Win 7 Linux and MAC OS X 1 4 Hardware Description Case Outlook 802 11 A3NUld 1 CE Front View Rear View Top View 1 5 Software Description 1 5 1 Tray Icon E Client Mode WI Wireless connection is established good signal reception Wireless connection is established normal signal reception W
11. but the connection was dropped soon please check security settings and re check password spelling 3 2 Windows Zero Configuration Windows XP Vista 7 has a built in wireless network configuration utility called as Windows Zero Configuration WZC You can also use WZC to configure your wireless network parameter Step 1 Right click PLANET Wireless Utility icon and click Open Config Utility Launch Config Utility Use RaConfig as Configuration Utility switch to Exit LH To return to use PLANET wireless utility click Use RaConfig as ate Configuration Utility 3 2 1 Windows XP Use Windows Zero Configure Step 2 Click Start button should be located at the bottom left corner of windows desktop click Control Panel then click Network and Internet Connections in Control Panel 28 Control Panel EJE Edt Wew Faworites Took Q B BF Pane m Panel Ge Sriteh bo dasse vies Pick a category 2 Appearance and Themes 25 Printers and Other Hardware See Also Wirdoascodate a Help and Supqar Network and nterret Connections Weser Other Control Fane i Date Time Language ane of Remove Programs Options Sounds Speech and Mado Devices
12. button to continue Software Installation either spin dried on in mie pas recommends that you stop this installation now and Note contact the software vendor for software that has passed Windows Logo testing STOP Instal ation 17 Cade Launch Config Utility Open Diagnostic Testing Mode After the driver of wireless adapter has been installed successfully you ll see another message pop up at lower right corner of the screen And there is also a new icon appeared on the system tray Left click the new icon will launch PLANET 11n USB Wireless LAN Utility and right click the icon will show the quick menu of configuration utility This icon also uses different colors to show the status of wireless connection Wireless connection is established good signal reception Wireless connection is established normal signal reception Wireless connection is established weak signal reception Connection is not established yet Wireless network card is not detected Wireless encryption is wrong 18 2 2 MAC OS X 10 x Driver Installation The WNL U554M supports MAC OS X 10 4 10 5 10 6 10 7 To install in MAC OS X operation system please follow the instructions below to install the USB Wireless Adapter 27 Obtain the Mac driver from the bundled CD download the official Mac driver from ee this site Note Step 1 Click the driver file J o 4
13. gt FAVORITES l All My Files o AirDrop Desktop Kent Applications Documents RTUSB D2870 4 2 6 0 UI 4 0 8 0 2012 09 28 dmg e Downloads I Nama Date Modified L Google RTUSB D2870 4 2 2012 09 28 dmg Nov 20 2012 6 08 PM DEVICES L1 MacBook Air il BOOTCAMP 5C1G a Ae gt z RTUSB D2870 4 2 6 0 Ul 4 0 8 0 2012 09 28 dmg Im OO RTUSB RalinkV5 Installer 802 1 Instructions on USBWireless Install pkg USBWireless Uninstall pkg Mac OS RTUSB RalinkV5 Installer 19 B E GRE PEET Ti ET SS boll Peell lik E j WIR ME EE Welcome to the Ralink Wireless Utility Installer You will be guided through the steps necessary to install this software Introduction After the installation has finished restart your Mac Then open Network Destination Seled Preferences to configure your new wireless adapter e Installation Installatign i Summa he eso Rack T 4 s mu Li mpi 3 F ms d Y i a P Spee Ll oF ee Mae F Stet a ei Standard Install on Macintosh HD e Introduction Destination Sele This will take 8 5 MB of space on your computer 9 Installatio Click Install to perform a standard installation of this so
14. 2 this Device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation 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 CE mark Warning This is a class B device in a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures R amp TTE Compliance Statement This equipment complies with all the requirements of DIRECTIVE 1999 5 CE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF 9 March 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunication terminal Equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity R amp TTE The R amp TTE Directive repeals and replaces in the directive 98 13 EEC Telecommunications Terminal Equipment and Satellite Earth Station Equipment As of April 8 2000 Safety This equipment is designed with the utmost care for the safety of those who install and use it However special attention must be paid to the dangers of electric shock and static electricity when working with electrical equipment All guidelines of this and of the computer manufacture must therefore be allowed at all times to ensure the safe use of the equipmen
15. EP Key e WPA Preshared Key e Show Password keys TKIP TKIP Temporal Key Integrity Protocol changes the temporal key every 10 000 packets a packet is a kind of message transmitted over a network This insures much greater security than the standard WEP security AES AES has been developed to ensure the highest degree of security and authenticity for digital information and it is the most advanced solution defined by IEEE 802 11i for the security in the wireless network Note All devices in the network should use the same encryption method to ensure the communication Select WEP key index For most of access points you can select 1 but please refer to the setting of the access point When the encryption type is WEP it s required to input a set of passphrase to connect to wireless access point Check ASCII PASSPHRASE depends on the security setting of access point and input it in the box if you select PASSPHRASE you also need to select the length of the key The passphrase must be identical with the setting of wireless access point you with to connect The WEP keys are used to encrypt data transmitted in the wireless network 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 Check this box and all passphrases or security keys you inputted will be displayed as you type but not r
16. Minquan Rd Xindian Dist New Taipei City 231 Taiwan Person responsible for making this declaration Name Surname Kent Kang Position Title Product Manager Taiwan March 2013 fl Place Date Legal Signature PLANET TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION e mail sales planet com tw __http www planet com tw 10F No 96 Minquan Rd Xindian Dist New Taipei City Taiwan R O C Tel 886 2 2219 9518 Fax 886 2 2219 9528 EC Declaration of Confomiy Siuo PLANET Technology Corporation skelbia kad 802 11n Wireless USB Adapter tenkina visus svarbiausius 1999 5 EC direktyvos reikalavimus kitas svarbias nuostatas Hereby PLANET Technology Corporation Lietuvi kai declares that this 802 11n Wireless USB Adapter is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999 5 EC Spole nost PLANET Technology Corporation Magyar ogy corporation Sodio kijelenti hogy ez 802 11n Wireless USB t mto prohla uje Ze tato 802 11n Wireless USB s E MH ns ee Adapter megfelel az 1999 5 EK ir nyelv Adapter spl uje z kladn po adavky a dal prisluSna ustanoveni 1999 5 EC X M C s rendelkez seknek Hawnhekk PLANET Technology Peale teennotogy COrpOration Corporation jiddikjara li dan 802 11n Wireless herved at falgende udstyr 802 11n Wireless USB mes USB Adapter jikkonforma mal
17. Sonwa DESehiP HOM RT 10 Eco EM M Ive rm 10 Tow Mali utei vi uad e bier vnnd ad MORD e da adds rona Roco lom d Rod 11 Chapter 2 1 bua de ee 15 2 1 Microsoft Windows Driver 15 2 2 MAC OS X 10 x Driver Installation i a ede de acetal tivo ae 19 Z9 Linx Driver Installato ipd endet qa oci apr quud Rec Din ETE 25 Chapter 3 CONNECTING TO WIRELESS NETWORK nnn nnn 26 3 1 PLANET 11n USB Wireless LAN 26 32 Windows Zero Configuration osse Uses euo du Ges ve donee 28 3 2 1 Windows XP Use Windows Zero Configure 28 3 2 2 Windows 7 Use Windows 7 WLAN AutoConfig 32 Chapter 4 PLANET USB WIRELESS LAN 35 41 Connection Profile nnne 35 A PS eoe Marci Morello sm 35 4 1 2 Remove an existing nnne 38 4 1 3 Edftanmne xdstihg a of eis 39 41 4 Setas the default pE
18. TS CTS is used when the data packet size exceeds the defined RTS threshold With the CSMA CA transmission mechanism the transmitting station sends out an RTS packet to the receiving station and waits for the receiving station to send back a CTS Clear to Send packet before sending the actual packet data This setting is useful for networks with many clients With many clients and a high network load there will be many more collisions By lowering the RTS threshold there may be fewer collisions and performance should improve Basically with a faster RTS threshold the system can recover from problems faster RTS packets consume valuable bandwidth however so setting this value too low will limit performance 2 Beacon Interval In addition to data frames that carry information from higher layers 802 11 includes management and control frames that support data transfer The beacon frame which is a type of management frame provides the heartbeat of a wireless LAN enabling stations to establish and maintain communications in an orderly fashion Beacon Interval represents the amount of time between beacon transmissions Before a station enters power save mode the station needs the beacon interval to know when to wake up to receive the beacon and learn whether there are buffered frames at the access point 28 Preamble Type There are two preamble types defined in IEEE 802 11 specification A long preamble basically gives the decoder more
19. The setup options are listed below SSID Network Please input the SSID the name used to identify this wireless Name access point here Up to 32 numerical characters can be accepted here excepting space Hide SSID Select this optional setting to hide the name of your network from unauthorized computers or devices Please select the wireless operating mode The option is only Wireless Mode l l 2 4GHz available if the wireless adapter only supported 2 4GHz b The Channel Settings Screen x E 4 AP Setup Select Country Region 2 4 Hz 1 11 Channel 1 Iw Enable 40 MHz Bandwidth The setup options are listed below Object Description This indicates the Wireless Mode selected in the previous Network Settings screen From the drop down list select the appropriate 2 4 GHz code for your region For more information on the channels available for each region see the Country Channel List Channel Leave at its default value or Leave at its default value or if interference is a problem on your network choose a channel which experiences less interference If Channel you select Enable 40 MHz Bandwidth choose a channel with minimal interference on the four channels adjacent to your selected channel Select this option to increase the bandwidth available for your wireless connection This function works by incorporating the Enable 40 MHz bandwidth available on the four channels adjacent t
20. ally changed 17 Temporal Key Integrity Protocol TKIP The Temporal Key Integrity Protocol pronounced tee kip is part of the IEEE 802 11i encryption standard for wireless LANs TKIP is the next generation of WEP the Wired Equivalency Protocol which is used to secure 802 11 wireless LANs TKIP provides per packet key mixing a message integrity check and a re keying mechanism thus fixing the flaws of WEP 18 Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol TCP IP TCP IP is the protocol suite developed by the Advanced Research Projects Agency ARPA It is widely used in corporate Internet works because of its superior design for WANs TCP governs how packet is sequenced for transmission the network The term TCP IP is often used generically to 63 refer to the entire suite of related protocols 19 Transmit Receive The wireless throughput in Bytes per second averaged over two seconds 20 Wi Fi Alliance The Wi Fi Alliance is a nonprofit international association formed in 1999 to certify interoperability of wireless Local Area Network products based on IEEE 802 11 specification The goal of the Wi Fi Alliances members is to enhance the user experience through product interoperability The organization is formerly known as WECA 21 Wi Fi Protected Access WPA The Wi Fi Alliance put together WPA as a data encryption method for 802 11 wireless LANs WPA is an industry supported pre standard version of 802 11i utilizin
21. astructure 5 6 Open NONE Infrastructure 5 5 6 Open Infrastructure Disconnected RESCAN CONNECT ADDPROFILE Step 10 Select the encryption type of the AP that you connected and fill in encryption key Click OK and finish the installation and configuration of the wireless adapter Wireless Utility Authentication Encryption Authentication Type WPA2 PSK Encryption AES WEP SETTING Key 1 Hexadecimal Key 2 Hexadecimal 4 Key 3 Hexadecimal Key 4 Hexadecimal cancer Connected lt gt Default_2 4G RESCAN CONNECT ADDPROFILE Step 11 Click Link Status to check your wireless adapter is well connected to the target AP It also 23 i see Site Survey Statistics Advanced WPS About Status Current Channel Link Speed Mbps Throughput Kbps Link Quality gt Signal Strength 1 gt Signal Strength 2 BW 40MHz short Default 24G lt gt 00 30 4F 34 4B C4 6 2437 MHz TX 150 0 MCS 7 24 2 3 Linux Driver Installation The WNL U554M supports following Linux platform H Linux Kernel 2 6 18 2 6 38 B Linux Kernel 3 0 8 Obtain the Linux driver from the bundled CD or download the official Linux driver from this site and build the driver for the Linux OS that you are using Mate
22. ect in the Key Format field If you select a key format of Hex 10 or 26 hex digits in the WEP Key field type a security key 10 26 characters long made up of digits 9 and letters A F 53 If you select a key format of ASCII 5 or 13 ASCII characters in the WEP Key field type a security key 5 13 characters long made up of digits 0 9 and letters 2 and 7 5 2 Advanced Settings Click Advanced button to setup advanced settings of software access point If you don t know the meaning and affects of these settings please keep them as default PLRNET OTE Rater eg d Lemme tem ay X Ar JE SoftAP AD 2 4 GHz 1 2412 MHz Advanced No forwarding among wireless clients Beacon Interval rs 100 Tx Power 100 M Idle Time 60 3600 s 00 Apply Object iption If selected this disables the forwarding of packets by the AP or router No forwarding among l l of packets sent by wireless clients to other wireless clients in the wireless clients same network Beacon Interval Default 100 ms The interval between beacon frames 100 The power of the transmitted signal as a percentage of Tx Power l l l maximum power Options include 100 75 50 25 and Low Default 300s The maximum time a connected computer or device Idle time 60 3600 s MEM can be idle before it is disconnected from the networ
23. ed ISM Industrial Scientific and Medical band Spectrum in the vicinity of 2 4 GHz in particular is being made available Industrial Scientific and Medical band Spectrum in the vicinity of 2 4 GHz in particular is being made available of users around the globe 12 Local Area Network LAN ALAN is a group of computers each equipped with the appropriate network adapter card connected by cable air that share applications data and peripherals All connections are made via cable or wireless media but a LAN does not use telephone services It typically spans a single building or campus 13 Network A network is a system of computers that is connected Data files and messages can be transmitted over this network Networks may be local or wide area networks 14 Protocol A protocol is a standardized set of rules that specify how a conversation is to take place including the format timing sequencing and or error checking 15 SSID A Network ID unique to a network Only clients and Access Points that share the same SSID are able to communicate with each other This string is case sensitive 16 Static IP Addressing A method of assigning IP addresses to clients on the network In networks with Static IP address the network administrator manually assigns an IP address to each computer Once a Static IP address is assigned a computer uses the same IP address every time it reboots and logs on to the network unless it is manu
24. eplace your input with asterisk When all required parameters are set click Right arrow icon to create and save a new profile 4 1 2 Remove an existing profile If you want to remove a profile no longer needed click Profile Settings button then select the existing profile you wish to remove and click Delete icon 38 Profile List x l PROF I Riook4P Information Profile Mame PROFI Authentication Open SSID RoolaP Encryption 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 use this function Please select the profile from the list first then click Edit button The contents of the selected profile will appear After editing them you can click Right arrow icon to save changes or click Cancel to discard changes Profile Lisk st 2 C B Information Profile Mame PROFI Authentication Open Encryption Cancel Next Profile Settings x n 9 Profile Mame PROF 5510 RootAP Network Type Infrastructure Connect to Ad Hoc Connect to other computers 4 1 4 Set as the default profile If you wish to use a specific profile as the default wireless connection you can select the profile in the list and click Active The selected profile will become default selection and PLANET wireless utility will attempt to connect to the selected access p
25. ertificates 11 F 1 Use the About screen to find version information for your Utility B Use these buttons and icons to manage transmission and to find information about your wireless connection C Use this screen to find information on wireless network settings SSID This shows the name of your wireless network Rate This shows the speed of your connection Channel This is the channel assigned to your connection Change this if interference is a problem on your network IP Address This identifies the Adapter on your wireless network much like a physical mailing address identifies a house on a street Mask The subnet mask hides your IP address from outside your wireless network D Lets you change the operation mode of the Utility Launch Config 7 Utilit Select this option to display the Utility s main screen ility Use 7 Windows XP only Select this option to use Windows to set up and manage your se Zero l network connection Selection of this mode is not necessary in Windows Vista 7 Configuration as 7 l l 7 or higher as you can use Windows and the Utility to manage the Adapter without Config Utility changing operating modes Windows 7 and higher only Select this option to let computers and devices Switch to Client AP Mod connected to the AP access the Internet or another network to which the AP is ode connected Switch to AP Select this option to use the Utility as an access po
26. f there are two wireless devices using the same or near channel and they are close enough radio interference will occur and reduce the radio resource usability What is STBC STBC stands for Space Time Block Coding which is a technique used to transfer multiple copies of data by multiple antenna to improve data transfer performance By using multiple antennas not only data transfer rate is improved but also the wireless stability 67 PLANET Networking amp Communication EC Declaration of For the following equipment Type of Product 802 11n Micro Wireless USB Adapter Model Number WNL U554M Produced by Manufacturer s Name Planet Technology Corp Manufacturer s Address 10F No 96 Minquan Rd Xindian Dist New Taipei City 231 Taiwan R O C is herewith confirmed to comply with the requirements set out in the Council Directive on the Approximation of the Laws of the Member States relating to 99 5 EC R amp TTE For the evaluation regarding the R amp TTE the following standards were applied EN 300 328 V 1 7 1 2006 EN 301 489 1 V1 8 1 2008 EN 301 489 17 V2 1 1 2009 EN 62311 2008 EN 60950 1 2006 11 2009 1 2010 Responsible for marking this declaration if the Manufacturer Authorized representative established within EU Authorized representative established within the EU if applicable Company Name Planet Technology Corp Company Address 10 No 96
27. ftware for all users of this computer All users of this computer will be able to use this software e iInstallatidfi Summa i ME Go Back Install 20 Type your password to allow Installer to make changes gt Details amp C Instal Ralink V fireles Utility m When this software finishes installing you must restart your computer Are you sure Introduc you want to install the software now Destinatii P Installatii Camel of Installatigs M Q rm x users of this computer will be able to use this Summai software Go Back Install Step 6 21 Install Ralink Wireless Utility The installation was completed successfully 6 Introduction Destination Selec Installatior Installatio Summary The installation was successful The software was installed Click Restart to finish installing the software Go Back Open Wireless Utility 22 AP List DIEM REY Channel Authe Encr Network Type 5 2 WPA PSK TKIP Infrastructure 20 2 WPA PSK AES Infrastructure 100 6 Open NONE Infrastructure 00 30 4 4 7 6 100 48 WPA2 PS AES Infrastructure ce 0 6 WPA PSK TKIP Infr
28. g the Temporal Key Integrity Protocol TKIP which fixes the problems of WEP including using dynamic keys 22 Wide Area Network WAN A WAN consists of multiple LANs that are tied together via telephone services and or fiber optic cabling WANs may span a city a state a country or even the world 23 Wired Equivalent Privacy WEP Now widely recognized as flawed WEP was a data encryption method used to protect the transmission between 802 11 wireless clients and APs However it used the same key among all communicating devices WEP s problems are well known including an insufficient key length and no automated method for distributing the keys WEP can be easily cracked in a couple of hours with off the shelf tools 24 Wireless LAN WLAN A wireless LAN does not use cable to transmit signals but rather uses radio or infrared to transmit packets through the air Radio Frequency RF and infrared are the commonly used types of wireless transmission Most wireless LANs use spread spectrum technology It offers limited bandwidth usually under 11Mbps and users share the bandwidth with other devices in the spectrum however users can operate a spread spectrum device without licensing from the Federal Communications Commission FCC 25 Fragment Threshold The proposed protocol uses the frame fragmentation mechanism defined in IEEE 802 11 to achieve parallel transmissions A large data frame is fragmented into several fragments each
29. h the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures 1 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna 2 Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver 3 Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected 4 Consult the dealer or an experienced radio technician for help FCC Caution To assure continued compliance Example use only shielded interface cables when connecting to computer or peripheral devices Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the Following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and
30. htigijiet Adapter overholder de veesentlige krav og vrige peus essenzjali u ma provvedimenti ohrajn relevanti li relevante krav i direktiv 1999 5 EF hemm fid Dirrettiva 1999 5 EC Hiermit erkl rt PLANET Technology Corporation Nederlands dass sich dieses Gerat 802 11n Wireless USB Hierbij verklaart PLANET Technology Adapter in bereinstimmung mit den orporation dat 802 11n Wireless USB Adapter grundlegenden Anforderungen und den anderen in overeenstemming is met de essenti le eisen relevanten en de andere relevante bepalingen van richtlijn Vorschriften der Richtlinie 1999 5 EG befindet 1999 5 EG BMWi Eesti keeles Kaesolevaga kinnitab PLANET Technology Niniejszym firma PLANET Technology Corporation et see 802 11n Wireless USB Corporation o wiadcza ze 802 11n Wireless Adapter vastab Euroopa Noukogu direktiivi High Power USB Adapter spe nia wszystkie 1999 5 EC p hin uetele ja muudele olulistele istotne wymogi i klauzule zawarte w tingimustele dokumencie Directive 1999 5 EC ME THN 2 PLANET Technology Portugu s Corporation 2HAQNEI 802 tin deter Bios re mier WE eee USB Adapter rM RONE T POZ com os requisitos Mund e outras TIX OYZIOAEIZ 2 KAI TIX disposi es da Directiva 1999 5 CE AIATAZEI THS 1999 5 EK Por medio de la presente PLANET Technology Slovensk y Vyrobca PLANET Technology Corporation
31. icon located at lower right corner of the screen then click Launch Config Utility Launch Config Utility Use Zero Configuration as Configuration Utility switch to Mode Exit Click the Profile Settings button PLANET Batre cz p k LJ Tti seing 300 0 Mbps 192 166 1 101 Rook aP 1 2412 MHz 255 255 255 0 Profile List Profile Information Profile Name Authentication 2 5510 Encryption 4 1 1 Add new profile You can setup the connection parameters for the specific wireless access point in advance If you want to create a new profile click Add icon 35 Profile List Information Profile Authentication 5510 Encryption You ll be prompted to input connection parameters for the wireless access point you wish to connect Profile Settings X B Prafile Name PROFI 5510 Network Type f Infrastructure Connect to C Ad Hoc Connect to other computers Sa Required parameters are as follows Object Description e Profile name You can give a name to this profile so you can remember its purpose easily It can be any phrase to help you remember e Network Name SSID The SSID Service Set Identifier i e access point s name This field will be filled as the access point you selected when SSID is not hidden and g
32. ield Profile Settings X B 4 gt Pin Code Renew digit Renew 4 digit Config Mode WPS Profile 45 PIN provided by the device to which you connecting If the device to which you are connecting provides a PIN e g on the device casing in the Config Mode field select Registrar In the Pin Code field type the PIN provided by the device to which you are connecting To optionally configure the connection name and security type on your WPS connection click the WPS Profile button Otherwise leave settings at their default and click the right arrow to save your settings Profile Settings X B 4 PinCode 72196557 Contig Mode If you click on the WPS Profile button the following screen appears allowing you to configure the name of your network connection and security method In SSID type a name for your WPS connection and select an Authentication and Encryption method Profile Settings X BH de SSID ExRegNWCBSFAD BS3ID 0 30 4F GA 31 7C Authentication WPA2 PSK Encryption AES In the WPA Preshared Key field type a passphrase 8 63 characters long made up of characters 0 9 7 A Z keyboard symbols and spaces Click the right arrow to save your settings 46 WPA Preshared Key For both PIN methods the following screen displays Click the Start PIN button
33. int and to set up a wireless Mode network of your own Select this option to close the main screen and exit the program Any wireless Exit connections managed by the Utility will be disconnected 12 E AP Mode SoftAF AD 2 4 GHz 1 2412 MHz Open Utility Switch to Station Mode Exit A Click these buttons to open the following screens and access the Utility s features Use the AP Setup screen to set up a secure wireless network oy Use the Advanced screen to configure advanced network settings Use the Access Control List screen to configure an access policy for your network based on a client s MAC address Use the Connected Devices screen to find information on clients currently connected to your network i Use the About screen to find information on specifications for the Utility B Use these buttons and icons to manage transmission and to find information about your wireless connection C Use this screen to find information on wireless network settings SSID This shows the name of your wireless network Mode Indicates the mode and hence frequency supported by your wireless connection Channel The channel assigned to your connection Default is 6 options are 1 12 IP Address The IP address identifies your Adapter on your wireless network Mask The subnet mask hides your IP address from outside your wireless network 13 D Lets you change the operation mode of the Utility Open Util
34. ireless connection is established weak signal reception Connection is not established yet Wireless network card is not detected 10 i Wireless encryption is wrong Re Re Re RE P n AP Mode Wireless connection is established good signal reception Wireless connection is established normal signal reception Wireless connection is established weak signal reception Connection is not established yet Wireless network card is not detected Wireless encryption is wrong 1 5 2 Main Screen Client Mode PLANET 150 0 Mbps 1 2412 MHz Launch Config Utility Use Zero Configuration as Configuration Utility D switch to AP Exit A Click these buttons to open the following screens and access the Utility s features Use the Wi Fi Direct screens to set up a Wi Fi Direct connection and to share media files l such as music or movies Use the Available Networks screen to find out about available wireless networks and their network status and to connect to a wireless network Use the Link Information screens to find detailed information on the status of your wireless connection Use the Profile Settings screens to set up and use profiles to more quickly connect using S frequently used settings and to set up wireless security zm m P Use the Advanced screens to select your region code and to install WAPI c
35. ity Select this option to display the Utility s main screen _ Windows 7 and higher only Select this option to let computers and devices Switch to Station Mod connected to the AP access the Internet or another network to which the AP is ode connected Select this option to close the main screen and exit the program Any wireless Exit connections managed by the Utility will be disconnected 14 Chapter 2 INSTALLATION 2 1 Microsoft Windows Driver Installation 1 If you had ever installed other wireless adapters before please uninstall the existed drivers and utilities first 2 The following installation is performed in Windows XP The procedures in other OS are similar Please follow the instructions below to install the USB Wireless Adapter Step 1 Insert the USB wireless network card into an empty USB 2 0 port of your computer when computer is switched on Never use force to insert the card if you feel it s stuck flip the card over and try again Step 2 The system will find the new hardware and display the below message Click Cancel to skip Found meslardeare Wizard Welcome to the Found Mew Hardware Wizard vell peach and updated pote bF compubii on the hides CD i a rent Uplate te pons podcg Can windows conet be Wieder bs se ach Bo pod hase C Yes thes i
36. ive channel to enable the speed up to 150Mbps for both data upload and download WNL U554M Internet NS WNL U554M Laptop gt 150Mbps xDSL Cable Wireless Router WNL U554M Modem 100 UTP 2 4GHz 802 11b g n 802 119 S4Mbps 11Mbps 802 11b Theory Value Advanced Wireless Security The WNL U554M provides advanced security features including 64 128 bit WEP WPA WPA2 and WPA PSK WPA2 PSK with TKIP AES encryption Furthermore in order to simplify the security configurations WPS Wi Fi Protected Setup function is included to offer a convenient and fast connection method for users as well WPS Wi Fi Protected Setup Quick amp Easy Wireless connection STEP 2 STEP 3 Multiple OS Compliant The WNL U554M supports most popular operating systems including Windows 2000 XP Vista Win7 Linux and MAC OS X With high speed capability users can have higher wireless transmission speed anywhere and anytime Software Access Point Function for Wireless Connection Sharing More than just being an adapter for PC and laptop connecting to high speed wireless network the WNL U554M can also become a wireless access point By applying the USB Wireless LAN Utility included in the package users can switch the WNL U554M operation mode between Station mode and Access Point mode When the WNL U554M is in the Access Point mode it turns to a Wi Fi Hotspot
37. k Apply Click Apply to save your changes 54 5 3 Access Control List If you re not going to open your computer and wireless resources to the public you can use MAC address filtering function to enforce your access control policy so only wireless clients with MAC address you defined by this function can be connected to your software access point Click Access Control List button and the following screens will be displayed kata pomme m A i3 1 j x cs Access Control List Sork4P 40 2 4 GHz 192 1568 123 1 1 2412 MHz 255 255 255 Access Control List Access Policy MAC Address The setup items are listed below Options include Disable default Reject All and Allow All Disable Disables access control to your network based on MAC address Access Policy Reject All All packets with a source MAC address matching those in the access control list cannot access your network Allow All All packets with a source MAC address matching those in 55 the access control list have access to your network Type a MAC address in hexadecimal format without additional MAC Address characters e g colons or hyphens Adds the MAC address in the MAC Address field to the MAC address control list Removes the selected MAC address from the MAC address control list Removes MAC addresses from the MAC address control list Apply Saves all changes made to the MAC add
38. me ond Ores aridi hee connect device not Step 3 Insert the bundled CD into the CD ROM drive 15 CD in the package FLABET Lie Speed Adapter 3 PLANET eae QT LP Wireless Adapter B02 11n Rem USB Adapter Ugar s kiek natat Guia Utility ls Eo 7 T TT d E Aurrari um Ms m m m M H H n Dare earn con Eoo n ndo Aa LP aA Copi 0 Plane TE CHRCEDGY CORE Fights Parere Than Pet A pai ie P PRODUCT LICENSE Tre SCR Tocat n by copsnghl iens and ntemational T ptg Ms Mi ates The SCR TARE PREXDIUCT 1 GARANT OF LERSE Tha Gee Leani Ace Pus Aloe mrt en aed Ute Vou Sty irt ol aed uot a united of cocus of thee SOF lare PEUDUCT cd Tou Pese repka ant Gone an unlined number ci Copes pi tha PRODUCT aacih copy shall bey a fron arid conplistia Cops cian copyngt and roce and shall be accord by copy of EULA d SOFTWARE PRODUCT inb Hiara zr i rack ades mih dum pita 16 Setup If the screen below appears during installation please click Continue Anyway
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40. n 20 2 up to 72Mbps 802 11n 40MHz up to 150Mbp Wireless Transmit lt 20 dBm EIRP Power EIRP 135M 68dBm 10 PER 108M 68dBm 10 PER 54M 68dBm 10 PER 11M 85dBm 8 PER 6M 87dBm 8 PER 1M 90dBm 8 PER Operating Mode Ad Hoc Infrastructure Soft AP WEP 64 128 bit Data Rate Receiver Sensitivity Encryption Security WPA WPA2 5 WPA PSK WPA2 PSK TKIP AES Supports 802 11e WMM Wi Fi Multimedia Wireless Advanced Supports Software Hardware WPS Wi Fi Protected Setup The utility included in the package or Windows XP Zero Configuration 59 utility Windows 2000 XP x86 x64 VISTA x86 x64 Win x86 x64 Operating systems Linux Kernel 2 4 2 6 Macintosh 10 4 10 5 10 6 Certification Regulatory CE FCC RoHS Environment Operating Temperature 0 40 Degree C Humidity 10 90 Non Condensing B WNL U554M 150Mbps 802 11n Wireless Micro Size USB adapter Package Content B Quick Installation Guide B CD includes driver utility user s manual 60 Appendix Troubleshooting Symptom The LED is off Make sure the PC Card is inserted properly Otherwise contact your Remedy vendor Symptom The LED is always on not blinking Make sure that you have installed the driver from attached CD Remedy Otherwise contact your vendor The LED is blinking but the PC Card icon does not appear in your icon tray Remedy Make sure that you have ins
41. nges 44 Wi Fi Protected Setup WPS Wi Fi Protected Setup WPS is the latest wireless network technology which makes setting up wireless network more quickly and easily If you have WPS supported wireless access point and you want to establish a secure connection to it you don t have to configure the wireless access point and setup data encryption by your own self There are two kinds of WPS method supported PIN Input Config PIN and Push Button Config Please follow the instructions below to establish the secure connection between WPS supported wireless access point and the PLANET wireless adapter Launch Contig Utility Open Diagnostic Testing Mode Profile List gt PROF 1 Information Profile Mame PROFI Authentication Open 550 Encryption 43 4 4 1 Push Button Config PBC This is the easiest way to establish secure connection by WPS but if there re more than one WPS supported access point using Push Button config please use PIN numeric code instead a To use the PBC method select Push Button Configuration PBC Click the right arrow to save your settings Profile Settings X WPS Version numeric code 2 0 Click Start At the same time within 120 seconds click the WPS button the device to which you are connecting Profile Settings X B 4 wps status is not used Start PEC
42. o your selected Bandwidth channel This option is only supported by IEEE 802 11n devices If a computer or device connected to the AP does not support this function bandwidth is reduced to its default level 51 150Mbps 802 11n Wireless USB Adapter 5 1 2 Soft Access Point Security To setup security options for Soft Access Point configure Wireless Network Security as follows AP Setu X BH 4 P TU UNS i i i i i i i Encryption The setup items about wireless security are listed below Select the strongest security method supported by your network Authentication Options include Open Shared WPA PSK WPA2 PSK or WPA PSK WPA2 PSK Select the strongest encryption supported by your network and the Encryption selected authentication method Options for each authentication method are as shown in the following table If the encryption method is WEP check either ASCII PASSPHRASE box and input it in the box as WEP passphrase Select WEP key index 1 4 If you don t know which one you ASCII PASSPHRASE Key Index should use select 1 Network key Confirm IF network authentication mode is WPA please input WPA network key passphrase in both box The authentication types are listed below WPA2 PSK AES WPA2 PSK faster more recent authentication standard than WPA PSK WPA PSK TKIP AES is a stronger more recent encryption standard than TKIP Select
43. of size equal to fragment threshold By tuning the fragment threshold value we can get varying fragment sizes The determination of an efficient fragment threshold is an important issue in this scheme If the fragment threshold is small the overlap part of the master and parallel transmissions is large This means the spatial reuse ratio of parallel transmissions is high In contrast with a large fragment threshold the overlap is small and the spatial reuse ratio is low However high fragment threshold leads to low fragment overhead Hence there is a trade off between spatial re use and fragment overhead Fragment threshold is the maximum packet size used for fragmentation Packets larger than the size programmed in this field will be fragmented If you find that your corrupted packets or 64 asymmetric packet reception all send packets for example You may want to try lowering your fragmentation threshold This will cause packets to be broken into smaller fragments These small fragments if corrupted can be resent faster than a larger fragment Fragmentation increases overhead so you ll want to keep this value as close to the maximum value as possible 26 RTS Request To Send Threshold The RTS threshold is the packet size at which packet transmission is governed by the RTS CTS transaction The IEEE802 11 1997 standard allows for short packets to be transmitted without RTS CTS transactions Each station can have a different RTS threshold R
44. oint 39 Profile List 7 PROF RaotAP PROFZ tieg p Profile Information T Profile Name PROFI Authentication wPAz PsSk SSID Encryption 42 General Information Status and Network Statistics The PLANET wireless utility provides the detailed information about the wireless connection you re using 4 2 1 General Information If you want to know the general information of the access point you re connecting to click Link Information icon PLANET 300 0 Mbps 1 2412 MHz All general information like signal strength and link quality will be displayed here The information is very useful when you encounter some problems in connecting to access point Link Information 8 tll Status lt gt D0 30 4F 8A 31 7C Extra Info Up Tx Power 100 Authentication WPA2 PSK Encryption AES Network Type Infrastructure Central Channel 3 40 Link Information 83 ull Link Quality eee Signal Strength 1 ce dBm Signal Strength De 27 dem Transmit Recelve Link Speed 300 0 Mbps Link Speed 40 5 Mbps Throughput 0 000 Kbps Throughput 38 004 Kbps 4 2 2 Network Transmission Statistics To view the statistical data of wireless adapter click Statistics icon and the statistics of wi
45. olllesu deme o Unter Reste ome eevee erties 39 42 General Information Status and Network Statistics 40 2 MEE General IMTOMMAtIOM Ere 40 4 2 2 Network Transmission 41 2 3 ADOUSI me a 41 4 3 Advanced haud down tal des d esu aera nee ea 42 4 4 Wi Fi Protected Setup VV IP S xusotastiseiyasq ente tients 43 4271 Push Button Contig PBC 44 2 TINd putCGontig PIN uia aiii Ett exe edet 45 Chapter 5 SOFT ACCESS POINT MODE rri trek Ce EE b dE ERR RE FEY PED C CE IR RR EFE FREE EPRPCEODUUE 48 5 1 Switch between Access Point Mode and Station Mode 49 5 121 sslb and Ghablfiela uo bans e Re txt dads toed 50 5 1 2 SOMACCESS POINE Secu 52 52 Advanced SCuInGS nei et oes eo a a ke eet ere iid 54 5 97 ACCESS COMO MENS 55 54 Conmected DEVICES e ET 56 50 eese egies 57 Appendix SpecifiCatiohs igi
46. rayed out If SSID is hidden you have to input correct SSID you yourself e Infrastructure This operation mode requires the presence of an 802 11 Connect to AP Access Point All communication is done via the Access Point or Router e Ad Hoc Connect to Check this box if you wish to connect to another computer other computers network device by ad hoc method When not accessing to wireless access point you have to check this box Authentication Select the authentication type from drop down menu This setting must be identical with the setting of wireless access point you with to connect Open No authentication is needed among the wireless network 36 e EAP Method Tunnel Authentication Tunnel ID e Encryption Shared Only wireless devices using a shared key WEP Key identified are allowed to connecting each other 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 1 authentication WPA offers the advantage of leveraging existing authentication databases and infrastructure WPA PSK It is a special mode designed for home and small business users who do not have acces
47. reless connection will be displayed Link Information nill Transmit Receive Transmitted Successfully Retransmitted Successfully Fail To Receive ACE After All Retries All connection related statistics is displayed here You can click Reset Counter button to reset the statistics of all items back to O Link Information 9 lll Q Transmit Receive Transmitted Successfully Reset Counter Retransmithed Successfully 0 Fail Ta Receive ACE After All Retries 0 423 About Status If you want to know the status of your wireless network card click About icon 41 RootAP 300 0 Mbps 192 1568 1 101 1 2412 MHz 255 255 255 0 About Version LIEiliby 4 1 2 Date 2012 10 29 Driver Date 2011 11 14 1 1 0 0 Date 2011 05 04 Hass D 30 4F 44 3E 17 c Planet Technology Corporation PLANET All rights reserved 4 3 Advanced Settings This section is used to configure advanced settings including channel selection wireless mode and certificate management Advanced 42 The descriptions of the function are listed as follow Wireless Mode Display the wireless operation mode of the network card Select Your 2 4 GHz From the drop down list select the appropriate code for Country s Region your region If uncertain leave this setting at its default value Code Apply Click Apply to save your cha
48. ress control list 5 4 Connected Devices lf you want to see the list of all wireless clients connected to this access point please follow the following instructions Click Connected Devices button and a list containing all connected wireless clients will appear PLANET 3 3 a Ba rrt h Diese e A SoftAP AD 2 4 GHz 1 2412 MHz Connected Devices x OO 30 4F 27 FO 3 Z si M MC S 7 BW 20 tye 56 The information items are listed below Object Description The unique hexadecimal manufacturer assigned identifier of a device connected to the this AP An ID number assigned to each device on your AP s network starting MAC Address Client ID at 2 with a maximum of 32 Indicates whether the connection with the associated device supports Power Saving Mode power saving Provides detailed information on factors affecting the data transfer rate IEEE 802 11n specific information includes the MCS modulation Tx Rate Mbits and coding scheme index value applied in a connection the BW bandwidth GI guard interval and the transmission rate of the current connection in megabits Mbit 5 5 About AP Mode The About screen provides you the information about version number of the configuration utility driver and other important information about your wireless access point About x Utility version Driver Version SDE Version MAC Addre
49. s to network authentication servers In this mode known as Pre Shared Key the user manually enters the starting password in their access point or gateway as well as in each wireless station in the network WPA PSK takes over automatically from that point keeping unauthorized users that don t have the matching password from joining the network while encrypting the data traveling between authorized devices WPA2 Like WPA WPA2 supports IEEE 802 1 authentications or PSK technology It also includes a new advanced encryption mechanism using the Advanced Encryption Standard AES AES is required to the corporate user or government users The difference between WPA and WPA2 is that WPA2 provides data encryption the AES In contrast WPA uses Temporal Key Integrity Protocol TKIP WPA2 PSK WPA2 PSK is also for home and small business The difference between WPA PSK and WPA2 PSK is that WPA2 PSK provides data encryption via the AES In contrast WPA PSK uses Temporal Key Integrity Protocol TKIP 802 1X 802 1x wireless authentication When select 802 1X you have to select EAP method Tunnel authentication and Tunnel ID from dropdown menu This setting must be identical with your 802 1x authentication server None Disable the encryption mode WEP Enable the WEP Data Encryption When the item is selected you have to continue setting the WEP Encryption 37 e Default Key Key index e Key Format e W
50. ss PLANET irem bee The information items are listed below Object 4 1 0 0 Date 2012 10 29 3 2 9 0 Date 211 11 14 1 1 0 0 Date 2011 05 05 00 30 4 84 31 70 Planet Technology Corporation All rights reserved Description Shows the version number of the Utility different from the utility Utility Version version in station mode Shows the version number of this driver the same as that in station Driver Version mode Displays the version number of the RaAPAPlI dll file for use by DLL Version downstream developers Date Date Shows the date of release for the utility version shown Shows the date of release for the driver version shown 57 Date Shows the date of release for the DLL version shown MAC Address The unique hexadecimal identifier assigned to the Adapter 58 Appendix Specifications WNL U554M 150Mbps 802 11n Wireless Micro size USB Adapter Hardware Specification Antenna Type Antenna Gain Operation Voltage Wireless Specification Standards IEEE 802 11n standard compliant Conformance IEEE 802 11b g backwards compatible RF Modulation DBPSK DQPSK CCK OFDM Frequency Band 2 4 2 4835 GHz America FCC 2 414 2 462GHz 11 Channels Europe ETSI 2 412 2 472GHz 13 Channels Japan TELEC 2 412 2 484GHz 14 Channels Opt Channel 802 11b 11 5 5 2 and 1 Mbps with auto rate fall back 802 119 54 48 36 24 18 12 9 and 6Mbps 802 11
51. t EU Countries Intended for Use The ETSI version of this device is intended for home and office use in Austria Belgium Denmark Finland and France with Frequency channel restrictions Germany Greece Ireland Italy Luxembourg The Netherlands Portugal Spain Sweden and United Kingdom The ETSI version of this device is also authorized for use in EFTA member states Iceland Liechtenstein Norway and Switzerland WEEE regulation To avoid the potential effects on the environment and human health as a result of the presence of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment end users of electrical and electronic equipment should understand the meaning of the crossed out wheeled bin symbol Do not dispose of WEEE as unsorted municipal waste and have to EE collect such WEEE separately Revision User s Manual for PLANET 150Mbps 802 11n Wireless USB Adapter Model WNL U554M Rev EM WNLU554M_ v2 01 January 2013 Part No 2081 E231 70 000 CONTENTS Chapter 1 PRODUCT INTRODUCTION nennen nnne nnn nnn nnn nnn nnns nnns nnne n nnn nn nnn 6 TA Package CONES dU sles tate na cade Eu E 6 TIDOUSPIDeSCFEIDUOD Soc tati edam 6 MeO Scy assu d D MM Er DAE DU 10 t4 Mardware ia tele waned orale aa aes aa 10 55
52. talled the Utility from the attached CD Symptom The PC Card is linking but can t share files with others Symptom Make sure the file and printer sharing function is enabled You can enable the function by checking the icon of My Computer gt Control Panel gt Network gt file and printer sharing gt want to be able to give others to access to my files Symptom Slow or poor performance under AP mode Try to select another channel for the communicating group or move your device closer to the Access Point 61 Appendix Glossary 1 IEEE 802 11 Standard The IEEE 802 11 Wireless LAN standards subcommittee which is formulating a standard for the industry 2 Access Point An internetworking device that seamlessly connects wired and wireless networks together 3 Ad Hoc An Ad Hoc wireless LAN is a group of computers each with a WLAN adapter connected as an independent wireless LAN Ad Hoc wireless LAN is applicable at a departmental scale for a branch or SOHO operation 4 BSSID A specific Ad Hoc LAN is called a Basic Service Set BSS Computers in a BSS must be configured with the same BSSID 5 DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol a method in which IP addresses are assigned by server dynamically to clients on the network DHCP is used for Dynamic IP Addressing and requires a dedicated DHCP server on the network 6 Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum This is the method the
53. tation Mode The default operating mode of the wireless adapter is Station Mode being a client of other wireless access points Please follow the instructions below to switch to Access Point mode Step 1 Right click PLANET wireless utility icon and select Switch to AP Mode Launch Config Utility Use zero Configuration as Configuration Utility switch to AP Mode E sm o mu 01 42 E requires few seconds to switch mode Enabling ICS Please wait After the mode switch is complete the window of general information about software access point will appear includes SSID IP address of the Soft AP and connected wireless clients PLANET SoftAP AD 2 4 GHz 1 2412 MHz Also the wireless LAN Utility icon in you system tray lower right corner be changed to another icon Station mode icon Re Access Point icon 49 150Mbps 802 11n Wireless USB Adapter 5 1 1 Configure SSID and Channel To configure software Access Point click Config button and the Wireless Network Properties will be displayed a The Network Settings Screen HB AP Setup PlanetaP Hide 5510 Wireless Made 2 4 GHz gt Use the left and right arrows to navigate through the Setup screens E Click the Stop button to cancel setting up your device Please note that Ad Hoc mode is not available when the wireless adapter is in Access Point mode
54. the strongest security method BOTH supported by your network Options include WPA2 PSK only Open Shared WPA PSK WPA2 PSK or WPA PSK WPA2 PSK WEP is an older standard and is easily WPA PSK WPA2 PSK Open decrypted If using WEP select Open as the authentication method for slightly stronger security Shared a The WPA PSK WPA2 PSK or WPA PSK WPA2 PSK Security Screen X E 4 AP Setup Group Rekey Interval 60 Show Password WPA PSK Key Type a security key 8 63 characters long made up of characters 9 2 A Z keyboard symbols and spaces Group Rekey Interval The interval after which the AP resets the group key This key supports wireless security on your network If uncertain leave at its default value 10 seconds Sets the unit for the Group Key Interval to 10 seconds After the specified period the group key is reset 1000 packets Sets the unit for theGroup Key Interval to 1000 packets After sending the specified number of packets the group key is reset b The WEP Security Screen AP Setup X BH 4 Default Key 1 key Format Hex 10 or 26 characters e Default Tx Key Options are Key 1 to Key 4 Select of these options e Key Format Select a character format for your security passphrase Options are Hex 10 or 26 hex digits or ASCII 5 or 13 ASCII characters e WEP Key Type a security passphrase according to the option you sel
55. time to process the preamble All 802 11 devices support a long preamble The short preamble is designed to improve efficiency for example for VoIP systems The difference between the two is in the Synchronization field The long preamble is 128 bits and the short is 56 bits 29 WPA2 It is the second generation of WPA WPA2 is based on the final IEEE 802 111 amendment to the 802 11 standard 30 Temporal Key Integrity Protocol TKIP The Temporal Key Integrity Protocol pronounced tee kip is part of the IEEE 802 111 encryption standard for wireless LANs TKIP is the next generation of WEP the Wired Equivalency Protocol which is used to secure 802 11 wireless LANs TKIP provides per packet key mixing a message integrity check and a re keying mechanism thus fixing the flaws of WEP 65 31 802 1x Authentication 802 1x is a framework for authenticated MAC level access control defines Extensible Authentication Protocol EAP over LANs WAPOL The standard encapsulates and leverages much of EAP which was defined for dial up authentication with Point to Point Protocol in RFC 2284 Beyond encapsulating EAP packets the 802 1x standard also defines EAPOL messages that convey the shared key information critical for wireless security 32 Advanced Encryption Standard AES Security issues are a major concern for wireless LANs AES is the U S government s next generation cryptography algorithm which will replace DES and 3DES 66
56. uilt in in Windows 7 that can be used to detect and connect to wireless network This built in wireless network connection tool is similar to wireless zero configuration tool in Windows XP Mot connected Connections are available 12 49 AM 2 10 2011 Not connected Connections are available Dial up and VPN Office VPN 38 8 Wireless Network PLANET E Connect automatically emm E eum 7 Open Metwork and Sharing Center 271 If you will be connecting to this Wireless Router in the future checking Connect automatically Note 32 Type the network security key security key i _ 7 Hide characters You can also connect by pushing the button on the router 33 Currently connected to PLANET Internet access Dial up and VPN Office VPN 3228 Wireless Network PLANET 1 04 AM 2 10 2011 g m Set Metwor EX 2 7 alll 34 Chapter 4 PLANET USB WIRELESS LAN UTILITY 4 1 Connection Profile Management If you need to connect to different wireless access points at different time like access point at home office cyber cafe or public wireless service you can save the connection parameters encryption passphrase security etc as profiles for every access point so you don t have to input these parameters every time when you want to connect to the specific wireless access point To manage profiles right click the PLANET wireless utility
57. ut Dese Rename Properties Click an em in the fist below Eo connect bo wireless network in range or ta get more information m Unsecured wireless network office m L wreless networ WPA Ta conre ti hijg IE HAGE inhormatinn outer Unsecured wireless network 30 IE Ci Tee 11 eed bo enter additional Wireless Network Connection The network office requires network key also called WEP key or WP keyi network key helps prevent unknown intruders From connecting to this network Type the key and then click Connect Confirm network key Connect Cancel Wireless Network Connection Choose a wireless network Network Tasks a Refresh network list Click an bem in the list below bo connect to wireless network in range or Ea get more information Ed Set up awiteless nebwork office Connected Far home office Securiky ena bl d wireless MEPA a are curenti Connected bi ones merece Dn rami Gres Related Tasks click Gesconnect 41 Learn about wireless networking Change the order of 3GRouber preferred networks y Change advanced Unsecured wireless network Settings HLY Unsecured wireless nebwork WRZSSU U Unsecured wireless 31 3 2 2 Windows 7 Use Windows 7 WLAN AutoConfig WLAN AutoConfig service is b
58. wireless cards use to transmit data over the frequency spectrum The other method is frequency hopping Direct sequence spreads the data over one frequency range channel while frequency hopping jumps from one narrow frequency band to another many times per second 7 ESSID An Infrastructure configuration could also support roaming capability for mobile workers More than one BSS can be configured as an Extended Service Set ESS Users within an ESS could roam freely between BSSs while served as a continuous connection to the network wireless stations and Access Points within an ESS must be configured with the same ESSID and the same radio channel 8 Ethernet Ethernet is a 10 100Mbps network that runs over dedicated home office wiring Users must be wired to the network at all times to gain access 9 Gateway A gateway is a hardware and software device that connects two dissimilar systems such as a LAN and a mainframe In Internet terminology a gateway is another name for a router Generally a gateway is used as a funnel for all traffic to the Internet 62 10 IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Infrastructure An integrated wireless and wired LAN is called an Infrastructure configuration Infrastructure is applicable to enterprise scale for wireless access to central database or wireless 11 ISM Band The FCC and their counterparts outside of the U S have set aside bandwidth for unlicensed use in the so call
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