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300Mbps 802.11n Wireless USB Adapte

r 

 WNL-U556M  

Step 8. 

The window pops up the notice to remind you that computer will restart while finishing the 
installing. Please click “

Continue Installation

”. 

 

 
 

Step 9. 

When the installation was successful, click“

Restart

”to restart your computer. 

 

 

Step 10. 

  After restart the computer, plug the wireless adapter into the USB port on your computer. 

Summary of Contents for WNL-U55M

Page 1: ...300Mbps 802 11n Wireless USB Adapter WNL U556M...

Page 2: ...nce 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...

Page 3: ...al 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 EU Countries Intended for Use The ETSI version of thi...

Page 4: ...hapter 4 PLANET USB WIRELESS LAN UTILITY 35 4 1 Connection Profile Management 35 4 1 1 Add a new profile 36 4 1 2 Remove an existing profile 38 4 1 3 Edit an existing profile 38 4 1 4 Make a copy of e...

Page 5: ...300Mbps 802 11n Wireless USB Adapter WNL U556M 5 4 Internet Connection Sharing ICS 55 Appendix Specifications 57 Appendix Troubleshooting 59 Appendix Glossary 60 Appendix FAQ 65...

Page 6: ...diately 1 2 Product Description Ultra Mini Size Portable USB Adapter Boost 11n Performance The PLANET WNL U556M is specially designed for users who need high mobility and provides 300Mbps 802 11n high...

Page 7: ...cost effective wireless extending solution It adopts IEEE 802 11n technology and is backward compatible with IEEE 802 11b and 802 11g The WNL U556M supports USB 2 0 interface that integrates with one...

Page 8: ...mission 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 U5...

Page 9: ...s 2 4GHz ISM band unlicensed operation Compliant with IEEE 802 11b g n Provides up to 300Mbps download and 300Mbps upload data rate Wi Fi Protected Setup WPS support Supports WEP 64 128 bit WPA WPA2 W...

Page 10: ...ll be flashing LED Indicator LED Description Flashing Slow The USB adapter has been installed but no data is being transmitted or received Flashing Quickly Data transmitting or receiving Off The USB a...

Page 11: ...ou 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 sim...

Page 12: ...installing the driver and utility If the screen below appears during installation please click Continue Anyway button to continue Step 4 After the software has been installed successfully choose Yes I...

Page 13: ...ting the computer insert the wireless USB adapter into an empty USB port of your computer Never force to insert the adapter if you feel it get stuck Flip the adapter over and try again Then you ll see...

Page 14: ...SB Adapter WNL U556M Step 6 The following window will be pop up Choose No not this time and click Next button to continue Step 7 Choose Install the software automatically Recommended and click Next bu...

Page 15: ...e click Continue Anyway button to continue Step 8 Once the installation is finished click Finish button After the driver of wireless adapter has been installed successfully you ll see another message...

Page 16: ...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...

Page 17: ...C OS X operation system please follow the instructions below to install the USB Wireless Adapter Step 1 Unzip the driver package and then click the Installer pkg Step 2 It will pop up a window Welcome...

Page 18: ...300Mbps 802 11n Wireless USB Adapter WNL U556M Step 4 Select the language and click Continue Step 5 Click Agree and then click Continue...

Page 19: ...300Mbps 802 11n Wireless USB Adapter WNL U556M Step 6 Click Install Step 7 Enter your Username and Password of the System Then click OK...

Page 20: ...o remind you that computer will restart while finishing the installing Please click Continue Installation Step 9 When the installation was successful click Restart to restart your computer Step 10 Aft...

Page 21: ...less USB Adapter WNL U556M Step 11 Go to the administrator s folder Click Applications Then click Wireless Network Utility Step 12 Click Available Network Choose the AP you would like to connect Then...

Page 22: ...802 11n Wireless USB Adapter WNL U556M Step 13 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...

Page 23: ...uded Quick_Start_Guide_for_Driver_Compilation_and_Installation pdf Quick_Start_Guide_for_Station_Mode pdf wpa_cli_with_wpa_supplicant pdf HowTo_support_more_VidPids pdf Wireless_tools_porting_guide pd...

Page 24: ...ess access point via PLANET 11n USB Wireless LAN Utility Step 1 Left click the PLANET Wireless Utility icon located at lower right corner of the screen and configuration menu will appear Step 2 Click...

Page 25: ...ll 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 All options in this page will be fille...

Page 26: ...he passphrase must be identical with the setting of wireless access point you with to connect Key index Select WEP key index For most of access points you can select 1 but please refer to the setting...

Page 27: ...urity 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 a...

Page 28: ...e been already switched to Windows Zero Config mode To return to use PLANET wireless utility uncheck Windows Zero Config box 3 2 1 Windows XP Use Windows Zero Configure Step 4 Click Start button shoul...

Page 29: ...300Mbps 802 11n Wireless USB Adapter WNL U556M Step 5 Double click Network Connections...

Page 30: ...LANET Wireless LAN 802 11n USB Network Adapter then select View Available Wireless Networks Step 7 All wireless access points in proximity will be displayed here If the access point you want to use is...

Page 31: ...ey or passphrase here It 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 9 If y...

Page 32: ...on the network icon displayed 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 y...

Page 33: ...key of the wireless access point 1 The Connect 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 her...

Page 34: ...300Mbps 802 11n Wireless USB Adapter WNL U556M Step 5 Check if Connected is displayed...

Page 35: ...ce 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...

Page 36: ...a 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 button You ll be prompted to input connection para...

Page 37: ...cal with the setting of wireless access point you with to connect ASCII PASSPHRASE When the encryption type is WEP it s required to input a set of passphrase to connect to wireless access point Check...

Page 38: ...rofile no longer needed click Profile label then select the existing profile you wish to remove and click Remove button 4 1 3 Edit an existing profile If you have added a profile before and now you wi...

Page 39: ...300Mbps 802 11n Wireless USB Adapter WNL U556M...

Page 40: ...select an existing profile then click Duplicate button You ll be prompted to input a new profile name Please use an identical name that does not exist in the profile list 4 1 5 Set as the default prof...

Page 41: ...know the general information of the access point you re connecting to click General label All general information like signal strength and link quality will be displayed here The information is very...

Page 42: ...on Statistics To view the statistical data of wireless adapter click Statistics label and the statistics of wireless connection will be displayed All connection related statistics is displayed here Yo...

Page 43: ...hese functions from the bottom of configuration window The descriptions of the function are listed as follow Object Description Show Tray Icon Check this box to show an icon on system tray Uncheck thi...

Page 44: ...nstructions below to establish the secure connection between WPS supported wireless access point and the PLANET wireless adapter Step 1 Right click PLANET wireless utility icon and click Open Config U...

Page 45: ...1n Wireless USB Adapter WNL U556M Then a message window will appear Step 5 After pushing the PBC button Please push the physical button on your wireless access point or virtual button on the WPS confi...

Page 46: ...tablished automatically 4 4 2 PIN Input Config PIN Step 4 Please click Pin Input Config PIN button You ll be prompted to select an access point you wish to connect If you know its SSID click Yes other...

Page 47: ...es or No in previous step wireless adapter will attempt to connect to WPS supported access point and an 8 digit number will appear Step 7 Please input this number to the configuration of the access po...

Page 48: ...ider 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...

Page 49: ...er wireless access points 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 Poi...

Page 50: ...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 l...

Page 51: ...not available when the wireless adapter is in Access Point mode The setup options are listed below Object Description Network Name SSID Please input the SSID the name used to identify this wireless ac...

Page 52: ...hentication mode from dropdown menu Data Encryption Select data encryption method from dropdown menu ASCII PASSPHRASE If the encryption method is WEP check either ASCII or PASSPHRASE box and input it...

Page 53: ...Description Beacon Interval Please input wireless beacon time interval here DTIM Period Please input DTIM Delivery Traffic Indication Message here Preamble Mode Select wireless frame preamble mode lon...

Page 54: ...eless USB Adapter WNL U556M 5 3 Wireless Transmission Statistics Click Statistics label and the data statistics about software access point will be displayed Click Reset button to reset the value of e...

Page 55: ...adapter on your computer as the path for all wireless clients to get connected to Internet If you have only one network adapter except the software access point you don t have to select network adapte...

Page 56: ...one network adapter select the one you wish to be used as Internet gateway For example the 3G USB dongle is connected to the laptop for internet access The other portable wireless devices can enjoy th...

Page 57: ...nd 2 4 2 4835 GHz Opt Channel America FCC 2 414 2 462GHz 11 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...

Page 58: ...ernel 2 4 2 6 Macintosh 10 4 10 5 10 6 Effective Distance 12 meters Certification Emission CE FCC Environment Operating Temperature 0 C 40 C 32 F 104 F Humidity 10 90 non condensation Package Content...

Page 59: ...does not appear in your 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...

Page 60: ...rum This is the method the 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...

Page 61: ...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...

Page 62: ...r 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...

Page 63: ...ns 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 u...

Page 64: ...reless USB Adapter WNL U556M 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 rep...

Page 65: ...e 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 bu...

Page 66: ...he Council Directive on the Approximation of the Laws of the Member States relating to 99 5 EC R TTE For the evaluation regarding the R TTE the following standards were applied EN 300 328 V1 7 1 2006...

Page 67: ...m firma PLANET Technology Corporation o wiadcza e 802 11n Wireless High Power USB Adapter spe nia wszystkie istotne wymogi i klauzule zawarte w dokumencie Directive 1999 5 EC PLANET Technology Corpora...

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