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802.11n Wireless PCI Express Adapter
WNL-9501
User's Manual
Version: 1.00
Date: August 2010

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  • Page 1 802.11n Wireless PCI Express Adapter WNL-9501 User’s Manual Version: 1.00 Date: August 2010...

  • Page 2: Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement

    Copyright © 2010 by PLANET Technology Corp. All rights reserved. No part of this Copyright 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 equipment. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the Following two conditions: ( 1 ) This device may not cause harmful interference, and ( 2 ) this Device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure set forth for an uncontrolled...
  • Page 4 WEEE separately. Revision User’s Manual for PLANET 802.11n Wireless PCI Express Adapter Model: WNL-9501 Rev: 1.0 (August 2010) Part No. EM-WNL9501...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction ................6 1-1 Features......................6 1-2 Safety Information ..................7 1-3 Specification ....................8 1-4 Package Contents ..................8 1-5 Hardware ......................9 Chapter 2: Installation................. 10 2-1 Hardware Installation ................10 2-2 Utility Installation..................11 Chapter 3: General Configuration ............18 3-1 Current Status ....................18 3-2 Profile Management..................19 3-3 Add or Modify a Configuration Profile ............20...

  • Page 6: Chapter 1: Introduction

    For higher wireless transfer performance, we are glad to introduce the PLANET 802.11n wireless PCI Express adapter – WNL-9501. It is a PCI Express wireless adapter that can operate in either Ad-Hoc mode (Point to Point/Point to Multipoint without an Access Point) or Infrastructure mode (Point to Point/Point to Multipoint with an Access Point) 2.4GHz frequency...

  • Page 7: Safety Information

    QoS function: Control the bandwidth required for different applications Support of most popular operating systems including Windows XP , Vista and Windows 1-2 Safety Information In order to keep the safety of users and your properties, please follow the safety instructions: 1.

  • Page 8: Specification

    1-4 Package Contents Before you begin the installation, please check the items of your package. The package should include the following items: 1 x WNL-9501 1 x External Antenna 1 x Driver and User's manual CD 1 x Quick Installation Guide...

  • Page 9: Hardware

    1-5 Hardware LED definition LED Name Light Status Description Status System is working No Power...

  • Page 10: Chapter 2: Installation

    Chapter 2: Installation 2-1 Hardware Installation SWITCH THE COMPUTER OFF, remove the cover and insert the wireless network card into an empty PCIe slot of your computer. Tip: It’s recommended to touch some metal material before installing the network card, or the static on your body may damage the components on network card and computer.

  • Page 11: Utility Installation

    You can bend the antenna to fit actual needs: To improve radio reception, please adjust antennas to the position shown in the picture. 2-2 Utility Installation Note 1: If you had ever installed the other Wireless Cards before, please uninstall the existed drivers and utilities first.
  • Page 12 3. Click the “setup.exe Utility” hyperlink to initiate the install wizard. 4. Read the License Agreement carefully. Click “Yes” to accept it and continue. 5. It is suggested to use “PLANET Configuration Tool”, which provides fully access to all functions, to manage the WNL-9501. Click “Next” to continue.
  • Page 15 6. However, wireless compatibility is not guaranteed in this mode. If you want to use this mode, you may not be able to communicate with older wireless devices and wireless access point, such as 802.11b devices, but the data transfer rate will be enhanced in this mode.
  • Page 16 7. Click “Continue Anyway” to begin the installation. 8. Please choose “Restart my computer” to finish the installation.

  • Page 18: Chapter 3: General Configuration

    Chapter 3: General Configuration The Configuration Utility appears as an icon on the system tray of Windows while the card is running. You can open the utility by double-click on the icon. After Installing the Adapter, the Adapter’s tray icon will appear in your system tray.

  • Page 19: Profile Management

    Click Advanced on the screen above, you can see advanced information about the program and its operations. 3-2 Profile Management After you click ‘802.1x Setting’, a new window will appear: Click the Profile Management tab of the WNL-9501 and the next screen will appear...

  • Page 20: Add Or Modify A Configuration Profile

    (shown in Figure 3-2). The Profile Management screen provides tools to: Add a new profile Modify a profile Remove a profile Activate a Profile Import a Profile Export a Profile Scan Available Networks Order profiles Figure 3-2 3-3 Add or Modify a Configuration Profile To add a new configuration profile, click New on the Profile Management tab.
  • Page 21 profile. This name must be unique. Note that the profile names are not case-sensitive. Client Name - Please enter the Profile name which identifies the client machine. Network Names (SSIDs) - Please enter the IEEE 802.11 wireless network name. This field has a maximum limit of 32 characters. Figure 3-3 2.
  • Page 22 Figure 3-4 WPA/WPA2: Wi-Fi Protected Access WPA/WPA2 Passphrase: Wi-Fi Protected Access Passphrase 802.1x: Enables 802.1x security. Pre-Shared Key (Static WEP): Enables the use of shared keys that are defined on both the access point and the station. To define shared encryption keys, choose the Shared Key radio button and click Configure to fill in the Define Shared Keys window (shown in Figure 3-5).
  • Page 23 Figure 3-5 Note: Security Options Select different , the configurations are different; you can select the appropriate security option and configure the exact key as your need. 3. Edit the Advanced tab This screen below allows you to make advanced configuration for the profile. Figure 3-6 Power Save Mode - Please select the power save mode in the drop-down list.
  • Page 24 • Maximum - Selects maximum mode to let the access point buffer incoming messages for the Adapter. The Adapter will detect the access point if any messages are waiting periodically. • Normal - Normal mode uses maximum when retrieving a large number of packets, then switches back to power save mode after retrieving the packets.

  • Page 25: Remove A Profile

    • Auto - Automatic causes the adapter to attempt authentication using shared, but switches it to open authentication if shared fails. • Open - Open System enables an adapter to attempt authentication 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.

  • Page 26: Export A Profile

    3-6 Export a Profile 1. From the Profile Management screen (shown in Figure 3-2), highlight the profile to export. 2. Click Export…, the Export Profile window will then appear below. 3. Browse the directory to export the profile to. 4. Click Save. The profile should then be exported to the specified location. Figure 3-8 3-7 Import a Profile 1.

  • Page 27: Scan Available Networks

    Figure 3-9 3-8 Scan Available Networks 1. Click Scan on the Profile Management screen (shown in Figure 3-2), the Available Infrastructure and Ad Hoc Networks window will appear below. 2. Click Refresh to refresh the list at any time. Highlight a network name and click Activate to connect to an available network. If no configuration profile exists for that network, the Profile Management window will open the General tab screen.
  • Page 28 Selected Profiles list, please follow these steps. 1. On the Profile Management screen (shown in Figure 3-2), click Order Profiles…. The Auto Profiles Selection management window will appear (shown in Figure 3-11) with a list of all created profiles in the Available Profiles. Figure 3-11 Highlight the profiles to add to auto profile selection, and click Add.

  • Page 29: Diagnostics

    Note: When auto profile selection is enabled by checking Auto Select Profiles on the Profile Management tab, the client adapter will scan for an available network. The profile with the highest priority and the same SSID as one of the found networks will be used to connect to the network.

  • Page 30: Check Driver Information

    3-11 Check Driver Information Click the Adapter Information button in the screen above, you will see the adapter information, including general information about the wireless network adapter and the Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS) driver. Access the adapter information from the Diagnostics tab. Card Name - The name of the wireless network adapter.
  • Page 31 - just three simple steps! The WNL-9501 is compatible with WPS. To use this function, the wireless access point you wish to connect to must support WPS function too. Now, please follow the following...

  • Page 32: Wps Setup - Pbc (Push-Button Configuration)

    (This may require several seconds to one minute to complete). When you see ‘WPS status is connected successfully’ message, it means the connection between your WNL-9501 and access point is successfully connected by WPS, and the information about access point...
  • Page 33 Sometime WPS may fail, and you can click ‘PBC’ button few more times to try again. When an access point is connected, you can click ‘Disconnect’ to disconnect your wireless network card from a connected access point, or select another WPS-enabled wireless access point, then click ‘Connect’...

  • Page 34: Wps Setup - Pin

    3-13-2 WPS Setup - PIN The PIN number of your WNL-9501 is an eight-digit number located at the upper-right position of configuration utility. Remember it, and input the number to your wireless access point as the WPS PIN code (Please refer to the user manual of your wireless access point for instructions about how to do this).
  • Page 35 Open the WPS Utility and you will see following screen. Click Next to continue. Then screen will appear. Select the third option and enter the PIN value which is generally labeled on the bottom of the router. Click Next. Note: If you generate a new PIN code for your Router, please enter the new one instead.

  • Page 36: Chapter 4: Appendix

    This chapter provides solutions to problems usually encountered during the installation and operation of the adapter. Q. The PLANET WNL-9501 does not work properly. 1. Right click on My Computer and select Properties. Select the device manager and click on the Network Adapter.
  • Page 37 might be necessary to set up one client to establish a BSS (Basic Service Set) and wait briefly before setting up other clients. This prevents several clients from trying to establish a BSS at the same time, which can result in multiple singular BSSs being established, rather than a single BSS with multiple clients associated to it.

  • Page 38: Specifications

    then present this value to the owner of access point so he / she can add the MAC address of your network card to his / her access point’s list. Q. The network is slow / having problem when transferring large files 1.
  • Page 39 Storage Temp. -40℃~ 70℃ (-40℉~158℉) Working Humidity 10% ~ 90% RH, Non-condensing Storage Humidity 5% ~ 90% RH, Non-condensing...
  • Page 40 *Model Number WNL-9501 * Produced by: Manufacturer‘s Name : Planet Technology Corp. Manufacturer‘s Address: 11F, No 96, Min Chuan Road Hsin Tien, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C. is herewith confirmed to comply with the requirements set out in the Council Directive on the 1999/5/EC R&TTE.

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