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TABBLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1 Introduction ........................................................................................ 1

1.1 Features ................................................................................................ 1

1.2 Specification .......................................................................................... 2

1.3 Package Contents ................................................................................. 3

1.4 Minimum System Requirements............................................................ 3

1.5 Installation Considerations .................................................................... 3

Chapter 2 Designing Your Wireless Network ..................................................... 4

2.1 PLANET WL-8316................................................................................. 4

Chapter 3 Installation Procedure ........................................................................ 5

3.1 Configuration Utility & Driver Installation ............................................... 5

Chapter 4 Configuration Utility............................................................................ 8

4.1 Network Status ...................................................................................... 9

4.2 Profile Manager ................................................................................... 10

4.2.1 Infrastructure Mode ................................................................... 10

4.2.2 Ad-Hoc Mode ............................................................................ 12

4.2.3 Profile Setting............................................................................ 16

4.3 Site Survey.......................................................................................... 17

4.4 Statistics.............................................................................................. 20

4.5 Advance .............................................................................................. 21

4.6 Admin .................................................................................................. 22

4.7 About................................................................................................... 24

Chapter 5 Troubleshooting ............................................................................... 25

Summary of Contents for WL-8316

Page 1: ...I 802 11g Wireless PCI Adapter WL 8316 User Manual Version 1 00 ...

Page 2: ...tection 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 t...

Page 3: ...he 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 equipment WEEE regulation To avoid the potential effects on the environment and human health as a re...

Page 4: ...ing Your Wireless Network 4 2 1 PLANET WL 8316 4 Chapter 3 Installation Procedure 5 3 1 Configuration Utility Driver Installation 5 Chapter 4 Configuration Utility 8 4 1 Network Status 9 4 2 Profile Manager 10 4 2 1 Infrastructure Mode 10 4 2 2 Ad Hoc Mode 12 4 2 3 Profile Setting 16 4 3 Site Survey 17 4 4 Statistics 20 4 5 Advance 21 4 6 Admin 22 4 7 About 24 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting 25 ...

Page 5: ...WAP2 AES with IEEE 802 1x functions for high level of security z Support of Ad Hoc Infrastructure mode z Support of most popular operating systems including Windows 98SE Me 2000 XP z Wireless connectivity without the hassles and cost of running cables z Supports PCI v2 2 interface z Seamless integration with existing LAN through any IEEE 802 1b g complaint Access Point General Application WL 8316 ...

Page 6: ...erating Mode Infrastructure Mode Ad Hoc Mode Security WEP 64 128 Bit WPA WPA2 Modulation 802 11b CCK 11 Mbps DQPSK 2 Mbps DBPSK 1 Mbps 802 11g OFDM Channels 11 Channels USA 13 Channels Europe 14 Channels Japan Media Access Protocol CSMA CA Network Protocol TCP IP IPX NDIS 4 NDIS 5 NDIS 5 1 NetBEUI Transmit Power 15 dBm Sensitivity 80 dBm LED Indicators LNK ACT Operating System Windows 98SE Me 2000...

Page 7: ... and driver installation 1 5 Installation Considerations Beware of the walls and ceilings Each wall or ceiling can reduce your wireless cover range form 3 90 feet Properly position your Access Points Residential Gateways and computers so that the number of walls or ceilings residing between Access Points and clients is minimized Building materials make a difference A solid metal door or aluminum s...

Page 8: ...efined in IEEE802 11g standard It is designed to complement PCI slot computers and supports Windows 98SE Me 2000 XP 2 1 PLANET WL 8316 The status LED indicators of the PCI wireless adapter are described in the following z Lnk Act ON Green Indicates a valid connection z Lnk Act Flashing Indicates the Adapter is transmitting or receiving data Figure 2 1 ...

Page 9: ... 2000 Note 1 If you had ever installed the other Wireless Cards before please uninstall the existed drivers and utilities first Note 2 Please install the configuration utility before insert WL 8316 into the PCI slot of the computer z Insert the bundled CD into the CD ROM driver z The Wizard should run automatically If the menu screen does not appear click Start at the taskbar Then select Run and t...

Page 10: ...h when done Figure 3 3 z Now turn off your PC or notebook z Insert the WL 8316 to an available PCI slot firmly Turn on the computer The system will automatically detect the card and display Found New Hardware Wizard screen Click Install Software Automatically to continue ...

Page 11: ...7 Figure 3 4 z When the Hardware Installation screen appears click Conution Anyway to proceed Figure 3 5 z Click Finish to complete Found New Hardware Wizard Figure 3 6 ...

Page 12: ...lled the configuration utility will be displayed automatically This card will auto connect to wireless device which has better signal strength and no wireless security setting Figure 4 1 If the Configuration Utility does not appear you can double click the on your system desktop start it Another way to start the Configuration Utility is to click on Start Programs PLANET WL 8316 WL 8316 Configurati...

Page 13: ...ork currently in use z Network BSSID The MAC address of the wireless network s access point z Security The status of the encryption security feature z Link Speed The data transfer rate of the current connection z Channel The channel to which the wireless network devices are set Internet Protocol TCP IP z DHCP Option The status of the DHCP client z IP Address The IP Address of the Adapter z Subnet ...

Page 14: ...ure Mode When the Network Info screen appears enter a name for the new profile Enter the Network SSID Choose the Infrastructure Mode in the Network Type drop down box if you want your wireless computers to communicate with computers on your wired network via a wireless access point Click the Next button to continue Figure 4 5 ...

Page 15: ...Choose the Authorization Modes and Encryption Method in the drop down box Figure 4 5 Click the Configure WEP Keys button to continue Figure 4 6 Enter Key Value for the Key1 click OK to continue Figure 4 7 ...

Page 16: ... 4 2 2 Ad Hoc Mode When the Network Info screen appears enter a name for the new profile Enter the Network SSID Choose the Ad Hoc Mode in the Network Type drop down box if you want multiple wireless computers to communicate directly with each other ...

Page 17: ...re 4 10 Select the correct operating channel for your network form the Prefer Channel drop down menu Click the Next button Figure 4 11 Choose the Authorization Modes and Encryption Method in the drop down box ...

Page 18: ...14 Figure 4 12 Click the Configure WEP Keys button to continue Figure 4 13 Enter Key Value for the Key1 click OK to continue Figure 4 14 Click Next to continue ...

Page 19: ...15 Figure 4 15 Figure 4 16 ...

Page 20: ...ng Power Save Mode Preamble Transmit Rate Fragment Threshold RTS CTS Threshold Apply Profile When you finish to set up for Network Info Security and Protocol click Apply Profile button to save your configure Move Up Move Down Move Up and Move Down button can select priority when you have a lot of profile name The first profile name has the highest priority and it will auto connect to wireless devi...

Page 21: ...18 Filter button It can filter Network SSID Network BSSID and Select Channel Network SSID and Network BSSID can filter any one or only one Select Channel can filter all channel only one channel or channel of in a certain range Figure 4 19 Refresh button It enable you to displays a new list of infrastructure and ad hoc networks ...

Page 22: ...o the Site Survey screen Parameter Description Authentication Mode This setting has to be consistent with the wireless network that the device intends to connect Open System No authentication is needed among the wireless network Shared Key Only wireless devices using a shared key WEP Key identified are allowed to connecting each other 802 1x You can also enable IEEE 802 1x setting to use the authe...

Page 23: ...ncryption 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 via the AES In contrast WPA uses Temporal Key Integrity Protocol TKIP Encryption Method Security Off Disable the encryption mode WEP Enable the WEP Data Encryption When the item is selected you have to con...

Page 24: ...sed to encrypt data transmitted in the wireless network There are two types of key length 40 Bit and 104 Bit Fill the text box by following the rules below 40 Bit Input 10 digit Hex values in the A F a f and 0 9 range or 5 digit ASCII characters including a z and 0 9 as the encryption keys For example 0123456aef or test1 104 Bit Input 26 digit Hex values in the A F a f and 0 9 range or 13 digit AS...

Page 25: ... of the CRC block of communication among wireless devices This option is only active in the Ad Hoc network Transmit Power If you want to lower the transmit power of the device for saving the power of the system you can select the lower percentages from the list The lower power will cause the lower signal strength and the coverage range There are four modes including Auto High Medium and Low Transm...

Page 26: ...lear To Send is the mechanism used by the 802 11 wireless networking protocol to reduce frame collisions introduced by the hidden terminal problem and exposed node problem RTS CTS packet size threshold is 0 2347 Typically sending RTS frames is turned off by default threshold 2347 If the packet size the node wants to transmit is larger than the threshold the RTS CTS handshake gets triggered If the ...

Page 27: ... button On the screen that appear direct Windows to the appropriate folder and click the SAVE button Figure 4 24 z Import Profile Click the Import Profile button to import a profile that has been saved in another location From the screen that appears select the appropriate file and click the Open button ...

Page 28: ...24 Figure 4 25 4 7 About The About tab enables you to view the information of the PLANET WL 8316 including MAC Address Regulatory Domain Firmware Version and etc Figure 4 26 ...

Page 29: ...rnet in the Infrastructure configuration Make sure that the PC to which the Adapter is associated is powered on Make sure that your Adapter is configured on the same channel and with the same security options as with the other computers in the Infrastructure configuration 3 What should I do when the computer with the Adapter installed is unable to connect to the wireless network and or the Interne...

Page 30: ...lients associated to it Check that the Network Connection for the wireless client is configured properly If Security is enabled make sure that the correct encryption keys are entered on both the Adapter and the access point ...

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