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  • Page 1 PLANET  802.11n  Wireless  High  Power  USB  Adapter ...

  • Page 2: Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement

    Copyright Copyright  2011 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: Ce Mark Warning

    Do not dispose of WEEE as unsorted municipal waste and have to collect such WEEE separately. Revision User’s Manual for PLANET 802.11n Wireless High Power USB Adapter Model: WNL-U555HA Rev: EM-WNLU555HA_v1.0 (August, 2011) Part No. 2081-E23180-000 ‐ ...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Chapter 2. Installation ......................... 10 Driver Installation ........................ 10 Connect to Wireless Access Point..................14 2.2.1 PLANET 11n USB Wireless LAN Utility ..............14 2.2.2 Windows Zero Configuration.................. 18 Chapter 3. PLANET USB Wireless LAN Utility.................. 23 Connection Profile Management ..................23 3.1.1...
  • Page 5 PLANET  802.11n  Wireless  High  Power  USB  Adapte r  Appendix: Glossary..........................48 ‐   ‐    ...

  • Page 6: Chapter 1. Product Introduction

    Windows/Linux Laptop, PC, or Mac linked into unlimited wireless network. High Speed 802.11n Wireless Experience The WNL-U555HA offers a reliable and cost effective wireless extending solution. It adopts IEEE 802.11n technology and is backward compatible with IEEE 802.11b and 802.11g. The WNL-U555HA supports USB 2.0 interface that integrates with one transmit channel and one concurrent receive...
  • Page 7 The WNL-555HA is equipped with external 5dBi High-Gain antenna which provides strong signal and excellent performance even in the long range or bad environment. With detachable SMA connector design in the WNL-U555HA, it allows users to manually exchange higher gain antenna for further wireless coverage range.
  • Page 8 WNL-U555HA operation mode between Station mode and Access Point mode. When the WNL-U555HA is in the Access Point mode, it turns to a Wi-Fi Hotspot. The Wi-Fi supported devices such as iPhone / Android / Symbian / Windows Phone / iPod Touch / iPad / NDS / PSP can connect to it and share the wireless access easily.

  • Page 9: Product Features

    PLANET  802.11n  Wireless  High  Power  USB  Adapte r  1.3 Product Features .3 Product Features   Detachable RP-SMA connector with 5dBi high gain antenna Detachable RP-SMA connector with 5dBi high gain antenna   2.4GHz ISM band, unlicensed operation 2.4GHz ISM band, unlicensed operation ...

  • Page 10: Chapter 2. Installation

    PLANET  802.11n  Wireless  High  Power  USB  Adapte r  Chapter 2. Installation 2.1 Driver Installation Before installing the driver and utility of wireless adapter, do not insert the device into the USB port of your computer. 1. If you had ever installed other wireless adapters before, please uninstall the existed drivers and utilities first.
  • Page 11 PLANET  802.11n  Wireless  High  Power  USB  Adapte r    After the software has been installed successfully, choose “Yes, I want to restart my Step 3. computer now.” and click “Finish” button to restart your computer. After restarting the computer, insert the wireless adapter into an empty USB port of your Step 4.
  • Page 12 PLANET  802.11n  Wireless  High  Power  USB  Adapte r  The following window will be pop-up. Choose “No, not this time” and click “Next” button to Step 5. continue. Choose “Install the software automatically (Recommended)”, and click “Next” button to Step 6.
  • Page 13 PLANET  802.11n  Wireless  High  Power  USB  Adapte r  If  the  screen  below  appears  during  installation,  please  click  “Continue  Anyway” button to continue.      Once the installation is finished, click “Finish” button. Step 7. After the driver of wireless adapter has been installed successfully, you’ll see another message pop-up at lower-right corner of the screen.

  • Page 14: Connect To Wireless Access Point

    PLANET  802.11n  Wireless  High  Power  USB  Adapte r  Left-click the new icon will launch PLANET 11n USB Wireless LAN Utility, and right-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 15 PLANET  802.11n  Wireless  High  Power  USB  Adapte r  When the access point you’re looking for is on the list, left-click it and then double click it or Step 3. click “Add to Profile”. If a password (Network Key) is required to access the wireless access point, please input it in Step 4.
  • Page 16 PLANET  802.11n  Wireless  High  Power  USB  Adapte r  All options in this page will be filled automatically according to the access point you wish to add to profile. However, you can still modify any of them to meet your requirement.
  • Page 17 PLANET  802.11n  Wireless  High  Power  USB  Adapte r  The passphrase must be identical with the setting of wireless access point you with to connect. Select WEP key index. For most of access points you can Key index select “1”, but please refer to the setting of the access point.

  • Page 18: Windows Zero Configuration

    Windows XP / Vista / 7 has a built-in wireless network configuration utility, called as “Windows Zero Configuration” (WZC). You can also use WZC to configure your wireless network parameter: Right-click PLANET Wireless Utility icon, and click “Open Config Utility”. Step 1.
  • Page 19 There is message appeared indicating that you’ve been already switched to Windows Zero Step 3. Config mode. To return to use PLANET wireless utility, uncheck “Windows Zero Config” box.    Click “Start” button (should be located at the bottom-left corner of windows desktop), click Step 4.
  • Page 20 PLANET  802.11n  Wireless  High  Power  USB  Adapte r  Double click “Network Connections”. Step 5. ‐   ‐    ...
  • Page 21 Right-click “Wireless Network Connection” (it may have a number as suffix if you have Step 6. more than one wireless network adapter, please make sure you right-click the PLANET Wireless LAN 802.11n USB Network Adapter), then select “View Available Wireless Networks”.
  • Page 22 PLANET  802.11n  Wireless  High  Power  USB  Adapter  If the access point is protected by encryption, you have to input its Network key or Step 8. 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...

  • Page 23: Chapter 3. Planet Usb Wireless Lan Utility

    To manage profiles, right-click the PLANET wireless utility icon located at lower-right corner of the screen, then click “Open Config Utility”.

  • Page 24: Add A New Profile

    PLANET  802.11n  Wireless  High  Power  USB  Adapte r  3.1.1 Add 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 parameters for the wireless access point you wish to connect: ‐ ...
  • Page 25 PLANET  802.11n  Wireless  High  Power  USB  Adapte r  Required parameters are as follows: You can give a name to this profile, so you can remember its Profile name purpose easily. It can be any phrase to help you remember. The SSID (Service Set IDentifier, i.e. access point”s name).

  • Page 26: Remove An Existing Profile

    PLANET  802.11n  Wireless  High  Power  USB  Adapte r  3.1.2 Remove an existing profile If you want to remove a profile no longer needed, click “Profile” label, then select the existing profile you wish to remove, and click “Remove” button. 3.1.3 Edit an existing profile If you have added a profile before, and now you wish to change the settings of the profile, you can use this function.
  • Page 27 PLANET  802.11n  Wireless  High  Power  USB  Adapte r  ‐   ‐    ...

  • Page 28: Make A Copy Of Existing Profile

    If you wish to use a specific profile as the default wireless connection, you can select the profile in the list, and click “Set Default”. The selected profile will become default selection and PLANET wireless utility will attempt to connect to the selected access point.
  • Page 29 PLANET  802.11n  Wireless  High  Power  USB  Adapte r  ‐   ‐    ...

  • Page 30: General Information, Status, And Network Statistics

    PLANET  802.11n  Wireless  High  Power  USB  Adapte r  3.2 General Information, Status, and Network Statistics The PLANET wireless utility provides the detailed information about the wireless connection you’re using. 3.2.1 General Information If you want to know the general information of the access point you’re connecting to, click “General”...

  • Page 31: Status

    PLANET  802.11n  Wireless  High  Power  USB  Adapte r  3.2.2 Status If you want to know the status of your wireless network card, click “Status” label: 3.2.3 Network Transmission Statistics To view the statistical data of wireless adapter, click “Statistics” label, and the statistics of wireless connection will be displayed: ‐ ...

  • Page 32: Miscellaneous Settings

    All connection-related statistics is displayed here. You can click “Reset” button to reset the statistics of all items back to 0. 3.3 Miscellaneous Settings There are some other functions provided by PLANET wireless utility, and you can access these functions from the bottom of configuration window: ‐ ...

  • Page 33: Wi-Fi Protected Setup (Wps)

    There are two kinds of WPS method supported, “PIN Input Config (PIN)” and “Push Button Config (PBC)”. Please follow the instructions below to establish the secure connection between WPS-supported wireless access point and the PLANET wireless adapter. ‐   ‐...

  • Page 34: Pin Input Config (Pin)

    PLANET  802.11n  Wireless  High  Power  USB  Adapte r  Right-click PLANET wireless utility icon, and click “Open Config Utility”. Step 1. Click “Wi-Fi Protect Setup” label. Step 2. You can choose which WPS method to use, PIN Input Config (PIN) or Push Button Config Step 3.
  • Page 35 PLANET  802.11n  Wireless  High  Power  USB  Adapte r  If you select “Yes”, a list of all WPS-supported AP nearby will be displayed. You can click “Refresh” button to rescan. Click an access point you want to connect and click “Select” button.

  • Page 36: Push Button Config (Pbc)

    PLANET  802.11n  Wireless  High  Power  USB  Adapte r  3.4.2 Push Button Config (PBC) This is the easiest way to establish secure connection by WPS, but if there’re more than one WPS-supported access point using Push-Button config, please use PIN Input Config (PIN) instead.
  • Page 37 PLANET  802.11n  Wireless  High  Power  USB  Adapter  Then a message window will appear: Please activate WPS function of wireless access point now, and the secure connection between wireless adapter and the WPS-supported access point will be established automatically.

  • Page 38: Chapter 4. Soft Access Point

    Chapter 4. Soft Access Point Excepting be a wireless client of other wireless access points, the PLANET wireless adapter can also act as a wireless service provider. 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 can connect to your computer wirelessly, even share your internet connection service.
  • Page 39 PLANET  802.11n  Wireless  High  Power  USB  Adapter  Select “Mode(M)”, and then click “Access Point”. Step 2. It requires few seconds to switch mode. After the mode switch is complete, the window of general information about software access point will appear, includes SSID and connected wireless clients.

  • Page 40: Configure Ssid And Channel

    PLANET  802.11n  Wireless  High  Power  USB  Adapte r  Station mode icon: Access Point icon: 4.1.1 Configure SSID and Channel To configure software Access Point, click “Config” button, and the “Wireless Network Properties” will be displayed. ‐   ‐    ...
  • Page 41 PLANET  802.11n  Wireless  High  Power  USB  Adapte r  Please note that Ad-Hoc mode is not available when the wireless adapter is in Access Point mode. The setup options are listed below: Please input the SSID (the name used to identify this wireless Network Name (SSID) access point) here.

  • Page 42: Soft Access Point Security

    PLANET  802.11n  Wireless  High  Power  USB  Adapte r  4.1.2 Soft Access Point Security To setup security options for Soft Access Point, configure “Wireless Network Security” as follows: The setup items about wireless security are listed below: Network Authentication Select network authentication mode from dropdown menu.

  • Page 43: Advanced Settings

    PLANET  802.11n  Wireless  High  Power  USB  Adapte r  4.2 Advanced Settings Click “Advanced” label to setup advanced settings of software access point. If you don’t know the meaning and affects of these settings, please keep them as default. The setup items are listed below: Please input wireless beacon time interval here.

  • Page 44: Wireless Transmission Statistics

    PLANET  802.11n  Wireless  High  Power  USB  Adapter  4.3 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 every item back to “0”. 4.4 Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) You can assign a network adapter on your computer as the path for all wireless clients to get connected to Internet.
  • Page 45 PLANET  802.11n  Wireless  High  Power  USB  Adapte r  Click “Apply” button to save changes (“Apply” button is grayed out when no changes are made in this label). ‐   ‐    ...

  • Page 46: Appendix: Specifications

    PLANET  802.11n  Wireless  High  Power  USB  Adapte r  Appendix: Specifications 802.11n Wireless High Power USB Adapter Product Model WNL-U555HA Hardware Specification USB 2.0, Type-A Interface 1 x Detachable RP-SMA connector with 5dBi Antenna Antenna 1 x Link / Active (Blue)

  • Page 47: Appendix: Troubleshooting

    PLANET  802.11n  Wireless  High  Power  USB  Adapte r  Appendix: Troubleshooting The LED is off. Symptom : Make sure the PC Card is inserted properly. Otherwise contact your Remedy : vendor. Symptom : The LED is always on not blinking. Make sure that you have installed the driver from attached CD.
  • Page 48 PLANET  802.11n  Wireless  High  Power  USB  Adapte r  Appendix: Glossary 1. IEEE 802.11 Standard The IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN standards subcommittee, which is formulating a standard for the industry. 2. Access Point An internetworking device that seamlessly connects wired and wireless networks together.
  • Page 49 PLANET  802.11n  Wireless  High  Power  USB  Adapte r  10. IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Infrastructure. An integrated wireless and wired LAN is called an Infrastructure configuration. Infrastructure is applicable to enterprise scale for wireless access to central database, or wireless 11.
  • Page 50 PLANET  802.11n  Wireless  High  Power  USB  Adapte r  19. Transmit / Receive The wireless throughput in Bytes per second averaged over two seconds. 20. Wi-Fi Alliance The Wi-Fi Alliance is a nonprofit international association formed in 1999 to certify interoperability of wireless Local Area Network products based on IEEE 802.11 specification.
  • Page 51 PLANET  802.11n  Wireless  High  Power  USB  Adapte r  corrupted, can be resent faster than a larger fragment. Fragmentation increases overhead, so you'll want to keep this value as close to the maximum value as possible. 26. RTS(Request To Send) Threshold The RTS threshold is the packet size at which packet transmission is governed by the RTS/CTS transaction.
  • Page 52 PLANET  802.11n  Wireless  High  Power  USB  Adapte r  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 replace DES and 3DES. ‐   ‐    ...

  • Page 53: Ec Declaration Of Conformity

    PLANET  802.11n  Wireless  High  Power  USB  Adapte r  EC Declaration of Conformity English Lietuviškai Hereby, PLANET Technology Corporation, declares Šiuo PLANET Technology Corporation,, skelbia, that this 802.11n Wireless High Power USB Adapter kad 802.11n Wireless High Power USB Adapter is in compliance with the essential requirements and tenkina visus svarbiausius 1999/5/EC direktyvos other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC.
  • Page 54 *Model Number WNL-U555HA * Produced by: Manufacturer‘s Name : Planet Technology Corp. Manufacturer‘s Address: 10F., No.96, Minquan Rd., Xindian Dist., New Taipei City 231, Taiwan (R.O.C.) is herewith confirmed to comply with the requirements set out in the Council Directive on the 99/5/EC R&TTE.

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