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1.3 Product Features

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2.4GHz ISM band, unlicensed operation

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Compliant with IEEE 802.11b/g/n

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Provides up to 150Mbps download and 150Mbps upload data rate

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Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) support

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Supports WEP 64/128-bit, WPA / WPA2, WPA-PSK / WPA2-PSK (TKIP/AES encryption)

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Supports Software AP mode

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Supports Wireless QoS (WMM)

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USB 2.0 attached interface

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Compact-size

Design

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Supports most popular operating systems including Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Win 7, Linux,
and MAC OS X.

1.4 Hardware Description

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Case Outlook

Front View

Rear View

Top View

1.5 Software Description

1.5.1 Tray Icon

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Client 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.

Summary of Contents for WNL-U554M

Page 1: ...150Mbps 802 11n Wireless USB Adapter WNL U554M ...

Page 2: ...tallation 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 b...

Page 3: ...ines of this and of the computer manufacture must therefore be allowed at all times to ensure the safe use of the equipment 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...

Page 4: ... Use Windows Zero Configure 28 3 2 2 Windows 7 Use Windows 7 WLAN AutoConfig 32 Chapter 4 PLANET USB WIRELESS LAN UTILITY 35 4 1 Connection Profile Management 35 4 1 1 Add a new profile 35 4 1 2 Remove an existing profile 38 4 1 3 Edit an existing profile 39 4 1 4 Set as the default profile 39 4 2 General Information Status and Network Statistics 40 4 2 1 General Information 40 4 2 2 Network Trans...

Page 5: ...cess Point Security 52 5 2 Advanced Settings 54 5 3 Access Control List 55 5 4 Connected Devices 56 5 5 About AP Mode 57 Appendix Specifications 59 Appendix Troubleshooting 61 Appendix Glossary 62 Appendix FAQ 67 5 ...

Page 6: ...cription 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 la...

Page 7: ...s extending solution It adopts IEEE 802 11n technology and is backward compatible with IEEE 802 11b and 802 11g The WNL U554M supports USB 2 0 interface that integrates with one transmit channel and one concurrent receive channel to enable the speed up to 150Mbps for both data upload and download 7 ...

Page 8: ...nd 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 t...

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Page 10: ...B 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 Front View Rear View Top View 1 5 Software Description 1 5 1 Tray Icon Client Mode Wireless connection is established good signal reception Wireless connection is established normal signal reception Wireless connection i...

Page 11: ...ility s features Use the Wi Fi Direct screens to set up a Wi Fi Direct connection and to share media files 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 Setting...

Page 12: ...he subnet mask hides your IP address from outside your wireless network D Lets you change the operation mode of the Utility Launch Config Utility Select this option to display the Utility s main screen Use Zero Configuration as Config Utility Windows XP only Select this option to use Windows to set up and manage your network connection Selection of this mode is not necessary in Windows Vista 7 or ...

Page 13: ... the Utility B Use these buttons and icons to manage transmission and to find information about your wireless connection Click the RF buttons to enable or disable wireless transmission Indicates the security status of your connection Indicates AP Mode is enabled C Use this screen to find information on wireless network settings SSID This shows the name of your wireless network Mode Indicates the m...

Page 14: ...itch to Station Mode Windows 7 and higher only Select this option to let computers and devices connected to the AP access the Internet or another network to which the AP is connected Exit Select this option to close the main screen and exit the program Any wireless connections managed by the Utility will be disconnected 14 ...

Page 15: ...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...

Page 16: ...ill appear Click the Windows Utility hyperlink to initiate the installing wizard Step 5 Read the License Agreement carefully Select I accept the term of the license agreement and click Next button to accept it and continue 16 ...

Page 17: ...Step 6 Click Next button to start installing the driver and utility If the screen below appears during installation please click Continue Anyway button to continue 17 ...

Page 18: ...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 rece...

Page 19: ...C 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 Obtain the Mac driver from the bundled CD or download the official Mac driver from this site Step 1 Click the driver file 19 ...

Page 20: ...Step 2 It will pop up a window Welcome to the Wireless Utility Installer please click Continue Step 3 After read the important information please click Install in the following steps 20 ...

Page 21: ...ystem Then click OK Step 5 The window pops up the notice to remind you that computer will restart while finishing the installing Please click Continue Installation Step 6 When the installation was successful click Restart to restart your computer 21 ...

Page 22: ...ug the wireless adapter into the USB port on your computer Step 8 Right Click on the Wireless Utility icon displayed in the Mac OS X system tray Then click Open Wireless Utility The Wireless Utility network connection menu will appear 22 ...

Page 23: ...tion type of the AP that you connected and fill in encryption key Click OK and finish the installation and configuration of the wireless adapter Step 11 Click Link Status to check your wireless adapter is well connected to the target AP It also shows the Link Speed Quality and Bandwidth information in this page 23 ...

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Page 25: ...r 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_DPO cd 2011_0719_RT3070_RT3370_RT5370_RT5372_Linux_STA_V2 5 0 3_DPO sudo make sudo make install make clean cd rm rf 2...

Page 26: ...on located at lower right corner of the screen and PLANET Wireless Utility configuration menu will appear S access points tep 2 Click Available Network icon Please wait for a while and all wireless nearby which can be reached by the wireless adapter will be displayed here wireless access point you wish to connect does not appear here you can click Refresh button to scan for wireless access points ...

Page 27: ... 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 Step 6 Wireless adapter will attempt to connect to access point this may require few seconds to minutes When the SSID and IP ...

Page 28: ...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 To return to use PLANET wireless utility click Use RaConfig as 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 ...

Page 29: ...Step 3 Double click Network Connections 29 ...

Page 30: ...1n USB Network Adapter then select View Available Wireless Networks Step 5 All wireless access points in proximity will be displayed here If the access point you want to use is not displayed here please try to move your computer closer to the access point or you can click Refresh network list to rescan access points Click the access point you want to use if it s shown then click Connect 30 ...

Page 31: ... must match the encryption setting on the access point If the access point you selected does not use encryption you ll not be prompted for network key or passphrase Step 7 If you can see Connected message the connection between your computer and wireless access point you selected is successfully established 31 ...

Page 32: ...splayed in the system tray Step 2 Highlight and select the wireless network SSID to connect 1 All wireless access points in proximity will be displayed here If the access point you want to use is not displayed here please try to move your computer closer to the a cess point c or you can click Refresh network list to rescan access points 2 Click the access point you want to use if it s shown then c...

Page 33: ...ect to a Network box will appear 2 Enter the security key If the access point is protected by encryption you have to input its Network key or passphrase here It must match the encryption setting on the access point 3 Click the OK button Step 4 Check if Connected is displayed 33 ...

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Page 35: ...c 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 icon located at lower right corner of the screen then click Launch Config Utility Click the Profile Settings button 4 1 1 Add a new profile You can setup the connection parameters for th...

Page 36: ... grayed out If SSID is hidden you have to input correct SSID you yourself Infrastructure Connect to AP This operation mode requires the presence of an 802 11 Access Point All communication is done via the Access Point or Router Ad Hoc Connect to other computers Check this box if you wish to connect to another computer network device by ad hoc method When not accessing to wireless access point you ...

Page 37: ...rd from joining the network while encrypting the data traveling between authorized devices WPA2 Like WPA WPA2 supports IEEE 802 1 x EAP authentications or PSK technology It also incl des a new vanced encryption mechanism using the Advanced tandard AES AES is required to the corporate nment users The difference between WPA and WPA2 is that WPA2 provides data encryption via the AES In tegrity Protoc...

Page 38: ...connect to wireless access point Check ASCII or 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 len The passphrase must be identical with the setting of wireless access point you with to connect WEP Key The WEP keys are used to encrypt data transmitted in the wireless network WPA Preshared Key The WPA PSK key c...

Page 39: ...he list first then click Edit button The contents of th selected profile will a iting them you can click Right arrow icon to save changes o 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 con...

Page 40: ...nection 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 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 40 ...

Page 41: ...ics icon and the statistics of wireless connection will be displayed All connection related statistics is displayed here You can click Reset Counter button to reset the statistics of all items back to 0 4 2 3 About Status If you want to know the status of your wireless network card click About icon 41 ...

Page 42: ...4 3 Advanced Settings This section is used to configure advanced settings including channel selection wireless mode and certificate management 42 ...

Page 43: ... 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 elow to establish the secure connection between WPS supported wireless access point and the PLANET wireless adapter PBC Please follow the instructions b Step 1 Ri...

Page 44: ... Click the right arrow to save your support t using Push B use the settings b Click Start PBC At the same time within 120 seconds click the WPS button on the device to which you are connecting 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 c Once connected your WPS pro...

Page 45: ...ovided 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 r your PIN in its PIN entry field 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 ...

Page 46: ...on click the WPS Profile button Otherwise leave settings at their default and click the right arrow to save your settings 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 In the WPA Preshared Key field ty...

Page 47: ...en displays Click the Start PIN button At the same time within 120 seconds activate the corresponding WPS PIN connection function on the device to which you are connecting d Once connected your WPS profile appears in the Profile List screen 47 ...

Page 48: ...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 Application Software AP Mode with xDSL Cable Internet Connection Application Software AP Mode with 3G LTE Internet Connection 48 ...

Page 49: ... mode Step 1 Right click PLANET wireless utility icon and select Switch to AP Mode It requires few seconds to switch mode 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 Also the wireless LAN Utility icon in you system tray lower right corner be changed to another icon...

Page 50: ...ode he setup options are listed below Please note that Ad Hoc mode is not available when the wireless adapter is in Acc T Object Description SSID Network Name Please input the SSID the name used to identify this wireless 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 comp...

Page 51: ...e a channel with minima Leave at its default value or if interference is a problem on your network choose a channel which experiences less interference If l interference on the four channels adjacent to your selected channel Enable 40 MHz Bandwidth ption to increase the bandwidth available for your nly supported by IEEE 802 11n devices If a efault level Select this o wireless connection This funct...

Page 52: ... WEP check either ASCII or PASSPHRASE box and input it in the box as WEP passphrase Key Index WEP key index 1 4 If you don t know which one you Select should use select 1 Network key Confirm network key IF network authentication mode is WPA please input WPA passphrase in both box The authentication types are listed below Authentication Encryption Method Description Method WPA2 PSK AES WPA PSK TKIP...

Page 53: ... Group Key Interval to 10 seconds After the specified reset x 10 sec unit for theGroup Key Interval to 1000 packets After sending the kets the group key is reset specified number of The WEP Se Default Tx Key Options are Key 1 to Key 4 a r your hex digits or ASCII 5 or 13 ASCII characters WEP Key Type a security passphrase accordi ld If you select a key format of Hex 10 or 2 security key 10 or 26 c...

Page 54: ...ed below Object Description No forwarding among wireless clients If selected this disables the forwarding of packets by the AP or router of packets sent by wireless clients to other wireless clients in the same network Beacon Interval ms Default 100 ms The interval between beacon frames Tx Power 100 The power of the transmitted signal as a percentage of maximum power Options include 100 75 50 25 a...

Page 55: ...ed by this function ca Click Access Control List button and the following screens will be displayed Th s are listed be e setup item low Object Description Access Policy Option to your network based on MAC address 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 s i...

Page 56: ...t Removes the selected MAC address from the MAC address control list Removes all MAC addresses from the MAC address control list Apply Saves all changes made to the MAC address control list 5 4 Connected Devices If 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 connect...

Page 57: ...nformation on factors affecting the dat rate IEEE 802 11n specific information includes the MCS mod current co 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 5 5 About AP The information items are listed below Object Description Utility Version Shows the version number of t...

Page 58: ...Date Shows the date of release for the DLL version shown MAC Address xadecimal identifier assigned to the Adapter The unique he 58 ...

Page 59: ...Channels Europe ETSI 2 412 2 472GHz 13 Channels Japan TELEC 2 412 2 484GHz 14 Channels Data Rate 802 11b 11 5 5 2 and 1 Mbps with auto rate fall back 802 11g 54 48 36 24 18 12 9 and 6Mbps 802 11n 20MHz up to 72Mbps 802 11n 40MHz up to 150Mbp Wireless Transmit Power EIRP 20 dBm EIRP Receiver Sensitivity 135M 68dBm 10 PER 108M 68dBm 10 PER 54M 68dBm 10 PER 11M 85dBm 8 PER 6M 87dBm 8 PER 1M 90dBm 8 P...

Page 60: ...10 6 VISTA x86 x64 Win7 x86 x64 Certification Regulatory S CE FCC RoH Environment Operating Temperature 0 40 Degree C Humidity 10 90 Non Condensing Package Content ireless Micro Size USB adapter on Guide includes driver utility user s manual WNL U554M 150Mbps 802 11n W Quick Installati CD 60 ...

Page 61: ...r icon tray Remedy Make sure that you have installed the Utility from the attached CD Symptom The PC Card is linking but can t share files with others Remedy Make sure the file and printer sharing function is enabled You can enable the function by checking the icon of My Computer Control Panel Network file and printer sharing I want to be able to give others to access to my files Symptom Slow or p...

Page 62: ...d 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...

Page 63: ...AN access to central database or wirele ISM Band The FCC the so called ISM Industrial Scientific and Medi particular is being m 2 4 GHz in particular is being made available of users around the globe 12 Local A A LAN is a group of computers each equipped with the appropriate network adapter card connected by cable air that share applicatio campus 13 Netwo A network is a system of computers that is...

Page 64: ...oral Key Integrity Protocol TKIP which fixes the problems of WEP including using dynamic keys A WAN consis cabling WANs may span a city a state a country or even the world Now widely recogni transmission between 802 11 wireless clients and APs However it used the same key among all communicating devices WEP s problems are well k off the she 4 Wireless LAN WLAN packets through the air Radio transmi...

Page 65: ...en the data packet size exceeds the defined RTS threshold With the CSMA CA transmission mechanism the transmitting station sends out an RTS p station to send back a CTS Clear to Send p setting is useful for networks with many clie 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 r...

Page 66: ... The standard encapsulates and leverages much of EAP which was defined for dial up authentication with Point to Point Protocol in RFC 22 encapsulating EAP packets the 802 1x stand shared key information critical for wireless secu 2 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 rep...

Page 67: ...ame amount of data can be transmitted in a shorter time while allowing the Wi Fi device to remain longer in a low power dozing state 3 What is GI GI stands for Guard Interval It s a measure to protect wireless devices from cross interference If 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 usabili...

Page 68: ... 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 A11 2009 A1 2010 Responsible for marking this declaration if the Manufacturer Authorized representative established within the EU Authorized representative established within the EU if applicable Company Name Planet Technology Corp Company Address 10F No 96 Minquan Rd Xindian Dist New Taipei City 231 Taiwan R ...

Page 69: ...dapter spełnia wszystkie istotne wymogi i klauzule zawarte w dokumencie Directive 1999 5 EC Ελληνικ Corporation ΔΗΛΩΝΕΙ ΟΤΙ ΑΥΤΟ 802 11n Wireless USB AdapterΣΥΜΜΟΡΦΩΝΕΤΑΙ ΠΡΟΣ ΕΙΣ ΑΠΑΙΤΗΣΕΙΣ ΚΑΙ ΤΙΣ ΛΟΙΠΕΣ ΔΙΑΤΑΞΕΙΣ ΤΗΣ ΟΔΗΓΙΑΣ 1999 5 ΕΚ Português PLANET Technology Corporation declara que este 802 11n Wireless USB Adapter está conforme com os requisitos essenciais e outras disposições da Directiva...

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