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Authentication 

Type

 

Displays the authentication mode.  .

 

Message Integrity 

Check

 

Shows whether MIC is enabled. MIC prevents bit-flip attacks on 

encrypted packets.

 

Associated AP 

Name

 

Displays the name of the access point the wireless adapter is 

associated to.

 

Associated AP IP 

Address

 

Shows the IP address of the access point the wireless adapter is 

associated to.

 

Associated AP 

MAC Address

 

Displays the MAC address of the access point the wireless adapter 

is associated to.

 

Power Save Mode

 

Shows the 

power save mode

. Power management is disabled in ad 

hoc mode.

 

Current Power 

Level

 

Displays the 

transmit power level

 rate in mW.

 

Available Power 

Levels

 

Shows the 802.11b/g available power levels.

 

Current Signal 

Strength

 

Shows the current signal strength in dBm.

 

Current Noise 

Level

 

Displays the current noise level in dBm.

 

Up Time

 

Shows how long the client adapter has been receiving power (in 

hours:minutes:seconds). If the adapter runs for more than 24 

hours, the display shows in days:hours:minutes:seconds.

 

802.11b Preamble

 

Displays the 

802.11b preamble

 format. 

 

Current Receive 

Rate

 

Shows the current receive rate in Mbps.

 

Current Transmit 

Rate

 

Displays the current transmit rate in Mbps.

 

Channel

 

Shows the currently connected channel.

 

Frequency

 

Displays frequency the station is using.

 

Channel Set

 

Shows the current channel set.

 

 

 

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Summary of Contents for WL-U357

Page 1: ...54 108Mbps Super G Wireless LAN USB Adapter WL U357 User s Manual 1...

Page 2: ...mits 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...

Page 3: ...inches during normal operation 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...

Page 4: ...RE 5 2 1 Configuration Utility Driver Installation 5 CHAPTER 3 CONFIGURATION UTILITY 11 3 1 Current Status 11 3 2 Profile Management 15 3 2 1 Add a Profile 15 3 2 2 Modify a Profile 25 3 2 3 Remove a...

Page 5: ...port of 64 128 152 bit WEP encryption and WPA Wi Fi Protected Access high level encryption Support of Ad Hoc Infrastructure mode Support of most popular operating systems including Windows 98SE ME 200...

Page 6: ...wireless network type in which a group of computers equipped with WL U357 or other wireless adapters are connected together to form an independent wireless LAN All computers operating in this mode mu...

Page 7: ...d of easy to install and wide coverage networking 1 3 Specification Attached Interface USB 2 0 A type connector Operating Frequency Channel 2 412 2 462GHz FCC Canada 11 Channels 2 412 2 472GHz ETSI Eu...

Page 8: ...tem with one vacancy USB 1 1 2 0 port CD ROM drive Windows 98SE 2000 ME XP Operating System At least 5MBytes of free disk space for utility and driver installation 1 6 Installation Considerations Bewa...

Page 9: ...ws 98SE ME 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...

Page 10: ...tart at the taskbar Then select Run and type E Utility to access the folder where E is your CD ROM drive Execute the appropriate utility for your operating system C Select I accept the terms of the li...

Page 11: ...commended and click Next button to continue E Click Yes button to continue F You can click Browse to specify the Destination Folder that you want to install the configuration utility Or you can keep t...

Page 12: ...G Select the program folder you want to install this utility to Or you can keep the default setting and click Next to continue 8...

Page 13: ...H Click Next to continue I It is recommended to select PLANET WL U357 Utility and Supplicant option If Third Party Supplicant is selected some functions may not work normally Click Next to continue 9...

Page 14: ...J Insert WL U357 when the dialog box pops up Click OK to continue K Click Continue Anyway to continue L Select OK to restart your computer right away 10...

Page 15: ...ility tool Open PLANET WL U357 Utility It enables you to open the configuration utility tool Preferences Select what you want to appear on the popup menu Disable Radio Disable RF signals Select Profil...

Page 16: ...rk the station is connected to The options include Infrastructure access point and Ad Hoc Current Channel Shows the currently connected channel Server Based Authentication Shows whether server based a...

Page 17: ...ent Power Level Displays the transmit power level rate in mW Available Power Levels Shows the 802 11b g available power levels Current Signal Strength Shows the current signal strength in dBm Current...

Page 18: ...le the utility icon in the system tray Exit Select this to close the configuration utility tool Options Select the display units of the Signal strength or Data Help PLANET WL U357 Utility Help display...

Page 19: ...General tab Please note that the WL U357 utility only allows the creation of 16 configuration profiles After the creation of 16 profiles clicking the New button displays an error message 3 2 1 1 Gene...

Page 20: ...acters WL U357 can configure up to three SSIDs SSID1 SSID2 and SSID3 3 2 1 2 Security Tab This section describes the security settings of the PLANET WL U357 Utility WPA 802 1x Setting Using EAP TLS Se...

Page 21: ...ity from the list The server domain name and the login name are filled in automatically from the certificate information Click OK 5 Activate the profile Using EAP TTLS Security To use EAP TTLS securit...

Page 22: ...thority listed in the Network Certificate Authority drop down list recommended o Enter the domain name of the server from which the client will accept a certificate o Change the login name if needed 7...

Page 23: ...any server with a certificate signed by the authority listed in the Network Certificate Authority drop down list recommended o Enter the domain name of the server from which the client will accept a...

Page 24: ...the domain name of the server from which the client will accept a certificate o The login name used for PEAP tunnel authentication fills in automatically as PEAP xxxxxxxxxxxx where xxxxxxxxxxxx is th...

Page 25: ...omain name o Check the Include Windows Logon Domain with User Name setting to pass the Windows login domain and user name to the RADIUS server default o OR Enter a specific domain name 6 If desired ch...

Page 26: ...figure button 3 Fill in the WPA Passphrase 4 Click OK Pre Shared Key setting 1 Click the Define Pre Shared Keys radio button on the Security tab 2 Click on Configure button 3 Fill in the fields in the...

Page 27: ...enter 10 digits for hexadecimal 5 ASCII characters o 128 bit enter 26 digits for hexadecimal 13 digits for ASCII o 152 bit enter 32 digits hexadecimal 16 digits for ASCII Overwriting an Existing Stat...

Page 28: ...o power save mode after retrieving the packets Off turns power saving off thus powering up the wireless adapter continuously for a short message response time Network Type Specifies the network as eit...

Page 29: ...tication regardless of its WEP settings It will only associate with the access point if the WEP keys on both the adapter and the access point match Shared only allows the adapter to associate with acc...

Page 30: ...the profiles list 3 2 6 Export a Profile 1 From the Profile Management tab highlight the profile to export 2 Click the Export button The Export Profile window appears 3 Browse to the directory to expo...

Page 31: ...ted Profiles box Ordering the auto selected profiles 1 Highlight a profile in the Auto Selected Profiles box 2 Click Move Up or Move Down as appropriate The first profile in the Auto Selected Profiles...

Page 32: ...ransmitted and received Unicast frames transmitted and received Total bytes transmitted and received Click the Adapter Information button for more general information about the WL U357 and its driver...

Page 33: ...Data rate mismatches Authentication time out Authentication rejects the number of AP authentication failures received by the wireless network adapter Association time out Association rejects the numb...

Page 34: ...users What is BSS ID An Infrastructure network is called a Basic Service Set BSS All the wireless stations in a BSS must share the same BSS ID What is TKIP It is another encryption method to overcome...

Page 35: ...narrowband transmission but the trade off produces a signal that is in effect louder and thus easier to detect provided that the receiver knows the parameters of the spread spectrum signal being broa...

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