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  • Page 1 802.11g Wireless MIMO PCMCIA Adapter WML-3565 User’s Manual...

  • Page 2: Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement

    Copyright Copyright © 2005 by PLANET Technology Corp. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of PLANET.
  • Page 3 Do not dispose of WEEE as unsorted municipal waste and have to collect such WEEE separately. Revision User’s Manual for PLANET 802.11g Wireless MIMO PCMCIA Adapter Model: WML-3565 Rev: 1.0 (December 2005) Part No. EM-WML3565...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION ................1 Features ......................... 1 Specifications........................ 1 Package Contents ......................2 2 INSTALLATION PROCEDURE ............. 3 Configuration Utility Installation.................. 3 Driver Installation ......................6 3 CONFIGURATION UTILITY ............8 Site Survey ........................9 Profile.......................... 10 3.2.1 Configure the Profile....................11 3.2.1.1 Configuration ......................

  • Page 5: Introduction

    1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the 802.11g MIMO Wireless LAN PCI Card, WML-3565. With the MIMO technology, this card enables you to connect to wireless networks at farther distances than before. WML-3565 has two antennas for signal reception and one antenna for high power signal transmission.

  • Page 6: Package Contents

    1.3 Package Contents Before you begin the installation, please check the items of your package. The package should include the following items: 1 x WML-3565 1 x Driver and User's manual CD 1 x Quick Installation Guide If any of the above items is missing, contact your supplier as soon as possible.

  • Page 7: Installation Procedure

    Note: If the menu screen does not appear, click “Start” at the taskbar. Then, select “Run” and type “E:\Utility\WML-3565\setup.exe”, where the E is your CD-ROM drive. 3. Read the License Agreement carefully. Click “Yes” to accept it and continue. 4. It is suggested to use “PLANET Configuration Tool” to manage the WML-3565. Click “Next” to continue.
  • Page 8 5. If “Optimize for performance mode” is selected, the “Tx BURST” option will be enabled to increase the transfer speed. However, the AP must support this feature as well. If the target AP is complying with 802.11b/g standard, please select “Optimize for WiFi mode”. 6.
  • Page 9 7. Please click “Finish” to complete the installation.

  • Page 10: Driver Installation

    (For Windows 98SE, the system installation CD will be required). Just click “Yes” to proceed. After the PC restart. Please insert WML-3565 into a vacant PCMCIA slot. The system will automatically detect the card and display “Found New Hardware Wizard” screen.

  • Page 12: Configuration Utility

    3 Configuration Utility The Configuration Utility is a powerful application that helps you configure the WML-3565 and monitor the link status and the statistics during the communication process. When the WML-3565 is installed, 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.

  • Page 13: Site Survey

    Site Survey When you open the Configuration Utility, the system will scan all the channels to find all the access points/stations within the accessible range of your card and automatically connect to the wireless device with the highest signal strength. From the “Site Survey”, all the networks nearby will be listed. You can change the connection to another networks or add one of the networks to your own profile list.

  • Page 14: Profile

    Profile The “Profiles List” is for you to manage the networks you connect to frequently. You are able to Add/Delete/Edit/Activate a profile. Parameter Description Profiles List The profiles list display all the profiles and the relative settings of the profiles including Profile Name, SSID, Channel, etc. This sign indicates the activated profile is been connecting.

  • Page 15: Configure The Profile

    WLAN. The ID prevents the unintentional merging of two co-located WLANs. You may specify a SSID for the WML-3565 and then only the device with the same SSID can interconnect to the card. If you want to add the network nearby to the profile list, pull down the menu, all the networks will be listed for you to add one of them to the profile list.
  • Page 16 Network Type Infrastructure – This operation mode requires the presence of an 802.11 Access Point. All communication is done via the Access Point or Router. Ad-Hoc – Select this mode if you want to connect to another wireless stations in the Wireless LAN network without through an Access Point or Router.

  • Page 17: Authentication And Security

    performance. Select a setting within a range of 256 to 2346 bytes. Minor change is recommended. Channel This setting is only available for Ad Hoc mode. Select the number of the radio channel used for the networking. The channel setting should be the same with the network you are connecting to.
  • Page 18 WPA – WPA provides a scheme of mutual authentication using either IEEE 802.1x/Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) authentication or pre-shared key (PSK) technology. It provides a high level of assurance to enterprises, small businesses and home users that data will remain protected and that only authorized users may access their networks.

  • Page 19: 802.1X Setting-Certification

    than the standard WEP security. AES – AES has been developed to ensure the highest degree of security and authenticity for digital information and it is the most advanced solution defined by IEEE 802.11i for the security in the wireless network. Note: All devices in the network should use the same encryption method to ensure the communication.
  • Page 20 IEEE 802.1x RADIUS RADIUS Access Client Client Server Access Point Windows 2000 IAS (Internet Authentication Service) (1) Client requests to login the (3) Send username, password to network. RADIUS server. (4) Approve or deny user (2) Login with username, login to the LAN. password.
  • Page 21 EAP-TLS/Smart card and Generic Token Card. The client certificate is optional required for the authentication. TLS/Smart Card –TLS is the most secure of the EAP protocols but not easy to use. It requires that digital certificates be exchanged in the authentication phase. The server presents a certificate to the client.

  • Page 22: 802.1X Setting-Ca Server

    3.2.1.4 802.1x Setting-CA Server Parameter Description Use Certificate Chain When the EAP authentication type such as TLS, TTLS or PEAP is selected and required a certification to tell the client what server credentials to accept from the authentication server in order to verify the server, you have to enable this function.

  • Page 23: Link Status

    blueberry.zeelans.com) but it may be any name used in the certificate name field. Link Status From the “Link Status” option, you can view all the information of the network you are connecting to. Parameter Description Status Display the SSID and MAC ID of the network the card is connecting to.

  • Page 24: Statistics

    If you want to know the signal strength in the unit of dBm, select this check box. Signal Strength This bar shows the signal strength level. The higher percentage shown in the bar, the more radio signal been received by the card. This indicator helps to find the proper position of the wireless device for quality network operation.

  • Page 25: Advance

    Advance This option enables you to configure more advanced settings, for example: wireless mode, protection mode and etc. Parameter Description Wireless Mode 802.11 B/G mix – If you have a mix of 802.11b and 802.11g wireless stations in your network, it is recommended to setting the card to this mode.
  • Page 26 network, it is recommended to enable the protection mechanism. This mechanism can decrease the rate of data collision between 802.11b and 802.11g wireless stations. When the protection mode is enabled, the throughput of the card will be a little lower due to many of frame traffic should be transmitted.
  • Page 27 LEAP Turn on CCKM During normal operation, LEAP-enabled client devices mutually authenticate with a new access point by performing a complete LEAP authentication, including communication with the main RADIUS server. When you configure your wireless LAN for fast re-association, however, LEAP-enabled client devices roam from one access point to another without involving the main server.

  • Page 28: About

    By choosing this option, you can click the hyperlink to connect the PLANET website. You can also obtain basic information about the WML-3565 such as the Driver, Utility and EEPROM Version. The MAC Address of the card is displayed in the screen as well.

  • Page 29: Wmm Function

    When the WML-3565 is connected to the AP or Router with WMM function, you can enable the function of the card by following the steps below.
  • Page 30 C. Click “Configure…”. D. Select “Advanced” page, enable the “WMM Capable”.

  • Page 31: Advanced Settings

    Advanced Settings The WML-3565 provides more advanced parameters in Windows Device Manager. You can find the Advanced configuration following the step A to D in section 3.7. Please check below to know the function of the settings. Note: The chipset manufacturer reserves those functions in red for future use. Those options are not effective on WML-3565.

  • Page 32: Troubleshooting

    4 Troubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to problems usually encountered during the installation and operation of the adapter. 1. What is the IEEE 802.11g standard? 802.11g is the new IEEE standard for high-speed wireless LAN communications that provides for up to 54 Mbps data rate in the 2.4 GHz band. 802.11g is quickly becoming the next mainstream wireless LAN technology for the home, office and public networks.
  • Page 33 5. What is Ad-hoc An Ad-hoc integrated wireless LAN is a group of computers, each has a Wireless LAN adapter, Connected as an independent wireless LAN. Ad hoc wireless LAN is applicable at a departmental scale for a branch or SOHO operation. 6.
  • Page 34 short-duration impulse noise. Direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS) generates a redundant bit pattern for each bit to be transmitted. This bit pattern is called a chip (or chipping code). The longer the chip is, the greater the probability that the original data can be recovered. Even if one or more bits in the chip are damaged during transmission, statistical techniques embedded in the radio can recover the original data without-the need for retransmission.

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