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Chapter 3 Configuration Utility 

The Configuration Utility is a powerful tool that helps you to configure WL-U357 easily and monitor the 

status of wireless communication.   

Right-click the icon 

 

in the system tray, there are some items for you to use the configuration utility: 

 

Help: Show Manual Webpage. 

 

Exit: Select this to close the configuration utility 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 Profile: Select profile that you want to use 

 

Show Connection Status: Show Connection Status such as Active Profile etc. 

 

3.1 Current Status 

When you open the configuration utility, the system will scan all the channels to locate available access 

points and wireless stations within the signal coverage. Then it will automatically connect to the access 

 

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Содержание WL-U357

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

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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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