802.11n Wireless USB Adapter
WNL-U554
User’s Manual
Version: 3.0
Date: August 2009
Page 1: ...802 11n Wireless USB Adapter WNL U554 User s Manual Version 3 0 Date August 2009 ...
Page 2: ...spective holders Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with 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 ...
Page 3: ... 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...
Page 4: ...municipal waste and have to collect such WEEE separately Revision User s Manual for PLANET 802 11n Wireless USB Adapter Model WNL U554 Rev 3 0 August 2009 Part No EM WNLU554v3 ...
Page 5: ...GURATION UTILITY 25 3 2 1 Using configuration Utility 25 3 2 2 Connect to an Access Point 27 3 3 ADVANCED SETTINGS 31 3 4 VIEW NETWORK LINK STATISTICS 33 3 5 WMM SETTING 34 3 6 WPS CONFIGURATION 35 3 6 1 WPS Setup PBC Push Button Configuration 35 3 6 2 WPS Setup PIN 37 3 7 RADIO ON OFF 40 3 8 ABOUT 41 3 9 HELP 42 CHAPTER 4 SOFT AP FUNCTION 43 4 1 SWITCH TO AP MODE AND BASIC CONFIGURATION 43 4 2 SE...
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Page 7: ...or users as well Besides QoS WMM maintains the high priority transition quality for such multimedia packets WNL U554 supports Windows base systems included 2000 XP and Vista With high speed capability users get higher wireless transmission in anytime anywhere 1 1 Features z 2 4GHz ISM band unlicensed operation z Compliant with IEEE 802 11b IEEE 802 11g IEEE 802 11n z USB 2 0 attached interface z W...
Page 8: ...ETWORK CARD OUT THE REACH OF CHILDREN 4 This network card will become hot when being used for long time This is normal and is not a malfunction DO NOT put the network card on a paper cloth or other flammable objects after the network card has been used for a long time 5 There s no user serviceable part inside the network card If you found that the network card is not working properly please contac...
Page 9: ...02 11b Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum DSSS DBPSK DQPSK CCK 802 11g Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing OFDM BPSK QPSK 16QAM 64QAM 802 11n Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing OFDM BPSK QPSK 16QAM 64QAM Output Power 14 1dBm 11n 17 1dBm 11b 14 1dBm 11g Operating systems Windows 2000 XP 2003 server Vista Environmental Mechanical Characteristics Temperature Operating 0 40 degree C Storag...
Page 10: ...ion please check the items of your package The package should include the following items WNL U554 x 1 CD ROM x 1 Including User s Manual Quick Installation Guide and Utility If any of the above items is missing contact your supplier as soon as possible ...
Page 11: ...nnector 2 Connector Cap To protect USB connector when not in use 3 Link Activity LED 4 WPS button 3 2 1 4 LED Light Status Description On Linked to a wireless access point Transferring data Link Activity Off No wireless activity ...
Page 12: ...lations in Windows 2000 and Vista are similar 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 2 The system will find the new hardware and display the below message Click Cancel to skip 3 Insert the bundled CD into the CD ROM drive to launch the ...
Page 13: ...to use Install driver and Planet WLAN Utility which provides full installation to manage the WNL U554 Otherwise choose Install driver only for only installing driver Then click Next to continue 6 It is suggested to use PLANET configuration Tool which the WNL U554 Utility Otherwise choose Microsoft Zero Configuration Tool for only installing Microsoft wireless configuration Then click Next to conti...
Page 14: ...7 Click Install to begin the installation 8 If the screen appears during installation please click Continue Anyway to continue 9 Please click Finish to finish the installation ...
Page 15: ...The WNL U554 utility will appear on the screen Please select the AP you would like to connect and press Connect button and full in the security information and then click OK to connect the wireless network ...
Page 16: ... there are some items for you to operate the configuration utility Lauch Config Utilities open the Configuration Utility tool Use Zero Configuration as Configuration Utility use Windows XP built in wireless configuration utility Windows Zero Configuration to configure the card Switch to AP Mode the WNL U554 can act as an AP Please refer to next chapter for details Exit close the Configuration Util...
Page 17: ...eters every time you want to connect to a specific wireless access point If you want to click new profile click Profile menu then click Add button Parameter Description Profiles List The profiles list display all the profiles and the relative settings of the profiles including Profile Name SSID etc Add Edit Delete Button Click these buttons to add edit delete the selected profiles Activate Button ...
Page 18: ...can add a connected wireless access point or wireless device to a profile by clicking Network tab then click Add to Profile button 3 1 1 System Configuration And you can set the parameter for this profile here ...
Page 19: ... access point good signal reception you can select a lower output power to save energy for a distant access point you can select a higher output power It s suggested to select Auto to let setup utility decide the best output power for you Power Save Mode The power saving function is only available when the network type is in Infrastructure CAM Constantly Awake Mode The card will always set in acti...
Page 20: ...ected for use only when limited vendor choice for client access point and server products is not a concern If you select LEAP the following message will be displayed Please input LEAP identity password domain name and select encryption type You can check Show Password box so the password you inputted will be displayed as you type but not replace by asterisk PA WPA provides a scheme of mutual authe...
Page 21: ... is also for d data encryption via the AES In contrast WPA PSK uses Temporal Key Integrity Protocol TKIP Use 802 1x ee next section Enable 802 1x wireless authentication Please click 802 1x Setting button to set 802 1x parameters S Encryption Mode tion When the item is selected you ave to continue setting the WEP Encryption keys anges the temporal key very 10 000 packets a packet is a kind of mess...
Page 22: ...nt Please click 802 1X tab 802 11x To set 802 1x authentication f Here are descriptions of every setup item Parameter Description EAP Method Select 802 1x EAP method from dropdown menu Please ask the of the access point you wish to connect to select a correct EAP administrator method Tunnel Authentication istrator of the access point you wish to connect to select a correct is lways Generic Token C...
Page 23: ...re Click Show Password to show the password you typed Client ation tab Use this tab to select a local certificate from dropdown menu If the access Certific point you wish to connect required a specific client certificate the certificate must be installed on your computer and you can select the certificate here Server tion tab Use this tab to use server based certification Please select a CA Certif...
Page 24: ...ust the same with the value you set in Server name field select Domain name must end in specified name After you finish all settings click OK to save settings and exit The profile you just created will be displayed ...
Page 25: ...t you wish to connect 3 2 1 Using configuration Utility The current status of wireless connection will be displayed by WNL U554 configuration utility icon Wireless connection is established good signal reception Wireless connection is established normal signal reception Wireless connection is established weak signal reception Wireless network doesn t connection Wireless network card is not detecte...
Page 26: ... information of the networks including the SSID BSSID Signal Strength Channel Encryption Authentication and Network Type If you want to connect to any networks on the list double click the item on the list and the card will automatically connect to the selected network Rescan Click Rescan button to collect the new information of all the wireless networks nearby Add to Profile Button Add the select...
Page 27: ...ngs you must know a Wireless device s SSID Service Set IDentifier someone will call it access point s name You can scan for the SSID of other wireless devices nearby but if the SSID of the wireless device you wish to connect is hidden you must know exact SSID before you can establish connection with it b If the wireless device you wish to connect uses encryption you must know its encryption key Pl...
Page 28: ...d you will not see the key icon here even through the access point uses encryption D Shows the signal strength of access point by percentage E Shows the bar graph of the signal strength 1 If the access point you selected does not enable encryption The content of Encryption field of the access point you selected is None you ll be connected to this wireless access point within one minute 2 If the ac...
Page 29: ...orrect passphrase preshared key here th click OK If the value you inputted here is wrong you will not be able to connect to this wireless access point Authentication type is selected automatically please don t change If the access point you selected does not enable encryption and does not require authentication please skip this step ...
Page 30: ...5 If the wireless access point is successfully connected you ll see a symbol appears in front of the name of wireless device ...
Page 31: ... wireless access point with better signal quality Only adjust value when you understand what it means and you need to roam between multiple access points Show Authentication Status Dialog When your computer is being authenticated by wireless authentication server a dialog window with the process of authentication will appear This function is helpful to find out the problem when you can not be auth...
Page 32: ...ing to CCX compatible access point check this box to enable radio measurement function to improve wireless connectivity Non Serving Channel Measurements Limit When you re connecting to CCX compatible access point check this box to enable measurement on unused radio channels to improve wireless connectivity After you finish the settings click Apply to apply new settings and click OK to close config...
Page 33: ...functions to get detailed information about the wireless connection you re using Click Statistics menu and the statistics of wireless connection will be displayed All connection related statistics is displayed here You can click Transmit or Receive tab to view the statistics of transmitted or received packets You can also click Reset Counter button to reset the statistics of all items back to 0 ...
Page 34: ...ter you check or uncheck this box so corresponding settings in this window will be activated or deactivated respectively WMM Power Save Enable Check this box to enable WMM power saving mode to save energy and let your computer s battery live longer You also have to select WMM power save modes here AC_BE Best Performance AC_BK Worst Performance AC_VI Video data has priority AC_VO Voice data has pri...
Page 35: ...nnect to must support WPS function too Now please follow the following instructions to establish secure connection between WPS enabled wireless access point and your wireless network card Click WPS tab and the following settings will appear 3 6 1 WPS Setup PBC Push Button Configuration 1 Set Config Mode to Enrollee and then push the WPS button on your wireless access point the button used to activ...
Page 36: ... If not please click Rescan few more times You can also click Information button to see the detailed information about selected access point 4 Click PBC button now to start to establish wireless connection by WPS and please be patient This may require several seconds to one minute to complete When you see WPS status is connected successfully message it means the connection between your WNL U554 an...
Page 37: ...here are more than one WPS enabled access point found You can also click Rotate button and next access point on the list will be selected to establish connection If you want to delete a found access point from the list select it and click Delete button 3 6 2 WPS Setup PIN 1 The PIN number of your WNL U554 is an eight digit number located at the upper right position of configuration utility Remembe...
Page 38: ...ode is found you ll be connected to that access point 3 You may have to click PIN for few more times to try again If you still can not connect to access point by this way please make sure the PIN code you provided to access point is correct NOTE If you experienced problem with the pin code provided here you can click Renew to get a new pin code ...
Page 39: ...tional and you can use default value if you don t know what will be affected WPS probe IE Check this box to send the WPS probe request with WPS IE during WPS setup This is optional and you can use default value if you don t know what will be affected Auto When in PIN mode wireless access point to be connected will be selected automatically if this box is checked ...
Page 40: ...iver on and off by WNL U554 utility so if you want to disable wireless network function you don t have to remove the network card physically 1 To switch wireless radio on off please click Radio On Off button Wireless radio is on Green Wireless radio is off Red ...
Page 41: ...e PLANET website You can also obtain basic information about the WNL U554 such as the Driver Utility EEPROM and Firmware Version The MAC Address of the card is displayed in the screen as well You also can click the below link to surf PLANET website searing more other products ...
Page 42: ...ou need to know the directions of how to use specific function in the utility please click Help button On line help documents will be presented in Windows help format Click this button to view on line help documents ...
Page 43: ... Station Mode becoming a client of other wireless access points by default If you want to switch to AP mode please right click WNL U554 utility icon and select Switch to AP Mode After you select Switch to AP Mode the WNL U554 available options will change If you want to switch the wireless card back to station mode become a client of other wireless access points click Switch to Station Mode A conf...
Page 44: ...r of channels available here will vary depends on the setting of Country Region Code Wireless Mode Please select the wireless operating mode You can limit the type of wireless client to 802 11b or 802 11g only or allow 802 11b g and 802 11b g n clients It s safe to select 802 11 B G N mix to allow all kinds of wireless client to connect to your computer unless you want to limit the type of wireles...
Page 45: ...t a proper output power setting according to your actual needs You may not need 100 of output power if other wireless clients are not far from you Idle Time Select the idle time of your wireless network card Default value is 300 Do not modify this value unless you know what will be affected No forwarding among wireless clients Check this box and wireless clients will not be able to share data with...
Page 46: ...ation Type Please select a wireless authentication type you wish to use Available options are Open Shared WPA PSK WPA2 PSK and WPA PSK WPA2 PSK If you want to disable wireless data encryption you must select Open or Shared Encryption Type Please select an encryption mode The available options in this setting item will vary depending on the authentication type you select If you select Not Use data ...
Page 47: ...Group Rekey Interval field WEP Key 1 4 Please input the WEP encryption key here when you select W If you want to use WEP 64 bits encryption please input 10 characters if you select HEX or input 5 characters if you select ASCII If you want to use WEP 128bits encryption please input 26 characters if you select HEX or input 13 characters if you select ASCII 128 bits encryption is safer then 64 bits b...
Page 48: ...rces 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 tab and the following messages will appear ...
Page 49: ...All Reject wireless clients with MAC address listed here to be connected to this access point MAC Address Input the MAC address of the wireless client you wish to allow or reject here No colon or hyphen required Add Add the MAC address you inputted in MAC address field to the list Delete Please select a MAC address from the list then click Delete button to remove it Remove all Delete all MAC addre...
Page 50: ... table If you want to see the list of all wireless clients connected to this access point please follow the following instructions Click Mac Table tab and a list containing all connected wireless clients will appear ...
Page 51: ...s client AID The serial number of this wireless connection Power Saving Mode Displays the capability of power saving function of this wireless client Status Displays additional information of this wireless Connection like current wireless operating mode and data transfer rate ...
Page 52: ...nt will log all wireless related activities as a log You can follow the following instructions to view the content of the event log Click Event Log tab and the event log will be displayed You can click Clear to remove all entries in the log ...
Page 53: ...ion about how your software access point works you can follow the following instructions to view the statistics of the access point Click Statistics tab and the event log will be displayed You can click RESET COUNTERS button to reset all counters to zero ...
Page 54: ...4 7 About The About tab provides you the information about version number of the configuration utility driver and other important information about your wireless access point ...
Page 55: ... PC 5 Restart your PC and repeat the hardware and software installation as specified in this User Guide Q I cannot communicate with the other computers linked via Ethernet in the Infrastructure configuration A 1 Make sure that the PC to which the Adapter is associated is powered on 2 Make sure that your Adapter is configured on the same channel and with the same security options as with the other ...
Page 56: ...connect by doing this try to move closer to the place where the wireless access point or wireless device is located Q Nothing happens when I click Launch config utilities A 1 Please make sure the wireless network card is firmly inserted into your computer s USB port If the Planet configuration utility s icon is black the network card is not detected by your computer Switch the computer off and ins...
Page 57: ... 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 2 What is WMM Power Save WMM Power Save is a set of features for Wi Fi networks that increase the efficiency and fl...
Page 58: ...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 ...
