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Pre-N Wireless PCI Adapter
WNL-9310
User Manual
Version: 1.00
Date: January 2007

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  • Page 1 Pre-N Wireless PCI Adapter WNL-9310 User Manual Version: 1.00 Date: January 2007...
  • Page 2 PLANET WNL-9310 User Manual Copyright © 2007 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 Do not dispose of WEEE as unsorted municipal waste and have to collect such WEEE separately. Revision User’s Manual for PLANET Pre-N Wireless PCI Adapter Model: WNL-9310 Rev: 1.0 (January. 2007) Part No. EM-WNL9310...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    .................2 1.1 Features ......................2 1.2 Specification ....................3 1.3 Package Contents .....................4 1.4 Minimum System Requirements..............4 1.5 Installation Considerations................4 1.6 PLANET WNL-9310..................5 Chapter 2 Installation Procedure ............6 2.1 Configuration Utility & Driver Installation .............6 Chapter 3 Configuration Utility ............14 3.1 Status Information..................15 3.2 Site Survey .....................15...

  • Page 5: Chapter 1 Introduction

    For higher wireless transfer performance, we are glad to introduce the PLANET Pre-N wireless PCI adapter – WNL-9310. WNL-9310 is a PCI2.2 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).

  • Page 6: Specification

    PLANET WNL-9310 User Manual 3. Frequently changing environments Factories, Retailers, and Offices that frequently change locations and rearrange the workplace 4. Temporary network access Events, exhibitions, construction sites or some important occasions that require temporary network access. 5. Access to database for mobile workers Doctors, nurses, retailers, white-collar workers who need access to database while roaming in the hospital, retail store or office.

  • Page 7: Package Contents

    1.3 Package Contents Before installation, please check the items of your package. The package should include the following items: 1 x WNL-9310 3 x External Antenna (with antenna rack) 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 1.4 Minimum System Requirements...

  • Page 8: Planet Wnl-9310

    PLANET WNL-9310 User Manual 1.6 PLANET WNL-9310 The status LED indicators of the PLANET WNL-9310 are described in the following. Green: Power on Flashing: Indicates the Adapter is transmitting or receiving data.

  • Page 9: Chapter 2 Installation Procedure

    Note : If you had ever installed the other Wireless Cards before, please uninstall the existed drivers and utilities first Please shut down your computer and insert the WNL-9310 into the PCI slot on your computer. Please power on your computer, when your computer enter the Windows XP, you will see the below message prompt.
  • Page 10 Note: If the welcome screen does not appear, click “Start” at the taskbar. Then, select “Run” and type “D:\Utility\WNL-9310\setup.exe”, where “D” is your CD-ROM drive. The “Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for WNL-9310” will display on the screen and click “Next” to continue.
  • Page 11 PLANET WNL-9310 User Manual Please select your Country Domain and click “Next” to continue. Please click “Next” to continue.
  • Page 12 If your operation system is Windows XP, the below window will pop up. Please select “Continue Anyway” to continue. The program will start installing the WNL-9310 drivers and utility automatically. You will see the below pop-up screen. When the system stops prompting, the system starting to automatically search and installed the WNL-9310 driver.
  • Page 13 PLANET WNL-9310 User Manual Windows will detect the new driver and show you the “Found New Hardware Wizard”, please select “No, not this time” and click “Next” to continue. Please choose “Install the software automatically (Recommended)”. Then click “Next” to continue.
  • Page 14 PLANET WNL-9310 User Manual When this screen appear to inform you that the USB adapter has not passed Windows Logo testing (WHQL). Click “Continue Anyway” to proceed. Please click “Continue Anyway” to continue.
  • Page 15 PLANET WNL-9310 User Manual Please click “Finish” to complete the driver installation. A screen will appear to inform you that you most restart your computer. Click “Yes” to restart your computer now.
  • Page 16 PLANET WNL-9310 User Manual...

  • Page 17: Chapter 3 Configuration Utility

    User Manual Chapter 3 Configuration Utility The Configuration Utility is a powerful application that helps you configure the WNL-9310 and monitor the link status and statistics during the communication process. When the WNL-9310 is installed, the configuration utility will be displayed automatically. This...

  • Page 18: Status Information

    Exit – Terminate the connection to the WNL-9310. Connection is established. The number of green bar indicates signal strength. All red bars are mean that no connection. WNL-9310 is unplugged. 3.2 Site Survey This screen is displayed when the WNL-9310 utility start.
  • Page 19 PLANET WNL-9310 User Manual Display PC to Select this check box to display ad-hoc (computer-to-computer) networks. PC (Ad-Hoc) Display 802.11b Select this check box to display 802.11b (infrastructure) network. Access Point Display 802.11a Select this check box to display 802.11a (infrastructure) network. This Access Point function is disable now.

  • Page 20: Profile Manager

    PLANET WNL-9310 User Manual 3.3 Profile Manager This screen is accessed by clicking the Profile Manager tab on the main screen. Profile Name Enter or select a suitable name for this profile. Each profile must have a unique name. Network Name (SSID) If the desired wireless network is currently available, you can select its SSID.
  • Page 21 PLANET WNL-9310 User Manual Prefer Channel Select the channel you would like to use. Authentication Mode This setting has to be consistent with the wireless network that the device intends to connect. You must select the option to match the wireless LAN you wish to join.
  • Page 22 PLANET WNL-9310 User Manual Security Off – Disable the encryption mode. WEP – Enable the WEP Data Encryption. When the item is selected, you have to continue setting the WEP Encryption keys. TKIP – TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) changes the temporal key every 10,000 packets (a packet is a kind of message transmitted over a network.) This insures much greater security...
  • Page 23 PLANET WNL-9310 User Manual certificate to the client. After validating the server’s certificate, the client presents a client certificate to the server for validation. PEAP - PEAP is similar and easier than TLS in that they specify a stand-alone authentication protocol be used within an encrypted tunnel.
  • Page 24 PLANET WNL-9310 User Manual Click Open To delete a profile On the Profile Manager tab, select the profile that you want to delete. Click Delete Profile. To edit a profile On the Profile Manager tab, select the profile that you want to edit.

  • Page 25: Advanced Setting

    PLANET WNL-9310 User Manual 3.4 Advanced Setting Once you have created a profile, as described above, the Advanced Settings tab will be available on the Profile Manager screen. Do not change settings Enable this check box if you don’t want to modify the settings in this screen.
  • Page 26 PLANET WNL-9310 User Manual increase it again, but it will likely decrease overall network performance. Select a setting within a range of 256 to 2346 bytes. Minor change is recommended. The default value is 2346. In some case, you may be able to improve performance by adjusting this value.

  • Page 27: Network Status

    PLANET WNL-9310 User Manual 3.5 Network Status This screen displays the status of the current wireless link. Clicking the Network Status tab will display a screen like the following. Link information Current Status It will indicate the current link status.

  • Page 28: About

    PLANET WNL-9310 User Manual DHCP Server It shows the IP address of the DHCP server. Channel Performance It graphically presents the transmission (TX) rate and Receiving (RX) Channel Performance rate over time. Signal Signal It graphically presents the signal strength.

  • Page 29: Appendix A: Troubleshooting

    Appendix A: Troubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to problems that may occur during the installation and operation of the PLANET WNL-9310. Read the descriptions below to solve your problems. Q. The PLANET WNL-9310 does not work properly. 1. Right click on My Computer and select Properties. Select the device manager and click on the Network Adapter.
  • Page 30 PLANET WNL-9310 User Manual 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.

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