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  • Page 1 54/108Mbps Super G Wireless LAN USB Adapter WL-U357 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 All guidelines of this and of the computer manufacture must therefore be allowed at all times to ensure the safe use of the equipment. Revision User’s Manual for PLANET Wireless USB Adapter Model: WL-U357 Rev: 1.0 (June. 2005) Part No. EM-WLU357...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    HAPTER NTRODUCTION 1.1 Features...1 1.2 Application...1 1.3 Specification ...3 1.4 Package Contents...4 1.5 Minimum System Requirements ...4 1.6 Installation Considerations ...4 HAPTER NSTALLATION 2.1 Configuration Utility & Driver Installation ...5 HAPTER ONFIGURATION 3.1 Current Status ... 11 3.2 Profile Management ...15 3.2.1 Add a Profile ...

  • Page 5: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Access point. For old buildings, open areas, or frequently changing environments, just install the WL-U357 on your desktop or laptop, and thus you can get connected to the wired Ethernet through a wireless Access Point. SOHO users can then access the Internet and share all kinds of data with the other wired or wireless clients within the coverage of wireless signals.
  • Page 6 It enables you to construct wireless networking in no time without any access point. Ad-hoc mode is a 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 must be configured to share the same radio channel.

  • Page 7: Specification

    Historical or old buildings, public occasions, venues and open area where it is difficult to wire. 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.

  • Page 8: Package Contents

    Working Mode Power Consumption Compatibility 1.4 Package Contents Before installation, please check the items of your package. The package should include the following items: • One Wireless USB Adapter • One USB Cable • One CD-ROM (Including the Configuration Utility, Driver and User’s Manual) •...

  • Page 9: Chapter 2 Installation Procedure

    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 WL-U357 into the USB port of the computer. Insert the bundled CD into the CD-ROM drive to launch the autorun program. Once completed, a menu screen will show up as follows.
  • Page 10 Note: If the screen in step A does not appear, click “Start” 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. Select “I accept the terms of the license agreement” and click “Next” button to continue.
  • Page 11 Select “Install Client Utilities and Driver (recommended)” and click “Next” button to continue. Click “Yes” button to continue. You can click “Browse” to specify the Destination Folder that you want to install the configuration utility. Or you can keep the default setting and click ”Next” to continue.
  • Page 12 Select the program folder you want to install this utility to. Or you can keep the default setting and click ”Next” to continue...
  • Page 13 Click “Next” to continue 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...
  • Page 14 Insert WL-U357 when the dialog box pops up. Click “OK” to continue. Click “Continue Anyway” to continue Select “OK” to restart your computer right away...

  • Page 15: 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.
  • Page 16 point or wireless station with the strongest signal strength. This screen displays all the information about the current wireless connection. Profile Name The name of the current selected configuration profile. Link Status Shows whether the station is associated to the wireless network. Wireless Mode Displays the wireless mode.
  • Page 17 Authentication Displays the authentication mode. . Type Message Integrity Shows whether MIC is enabled. MIC prevents bit-flip attacks on encrypted packets. Check Associated AP Displays the name of the access point the wireless adapter is Name associated to. Associated AP IP Shows the IP address of the access point the wireless adapter is Address associated to.
  • Page 18 Disable Tray Icon: Disable the utility icon 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 Manual Webpage. About PLANET WL-U357 Utility: display Utility Version. in the system tray.

  • Page 19: Profile Management

    To add a new configuration profile, click New on the Profile Management tab. The Profile Management dialog box displays the 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 General Tab...

  • Page 20: Security Tab

    32 characters. 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 To use EAP-TLS security, the machine must already have the EAP-TLS certificates downloaded...
  • Page 21 onto it. Check with the IT manager. On the Security tab, choose the WPA radio button. OR: On the Security tab, choose the 802.1x radio button. Choose EAP-TLS from the drop-down menu. Click the Configure button. Select the appropriate certificate authority from the list. The server/domain name and the login name are filled in automatically from the certificate information.
  • Page 22 Click the Configure button. Select the appropriate certificate from the drop-down list and click OK. Enter a EAP user name in the User Name field and password and start the EAP authentication process. Click Advanced and: Leave the server name field blank for the client to accept a certificate from any server with a certificate signed by the authority listed in the Network Certificate Authority drop-down list.
  • Page 23 Click the Configure button. Select the appropriate network certificate authority from the drop-down list. Enter a PEAP user name in the User Name field to use a separate user name and start the PEAP authentication process. Choose Token or Static Password, depending on the user database. Note that Token uses a hardware token device or the Secure Computing SofToken program (version 1.3 or later) to obtain and enter a one-time password during authentication.
  • Page 24 Click the Configure button. Select the appropriate certificate from the drop-down list. Enter a PEAP user name in the User Name field to use a separate user name and start the PEAP authentication process. Click Advanced and: Leave the server name field blank for the client to accept a certificate from any server with a certificate signed by the authority listed in the Network Certificate Authority drop-down list.
  • Page 25 Click the Configure button. Select to Use Temporary User Name and Password by choosing the radio button. Check Manually Prompt for LEAP User Name and Password to manually login and start the LEAP authentication process. Select to Use Saved User Name and Password by choosing the radio button and specify the LEAP user name, password, and domain to save and use.
  • Page 26 1. On the Security tab, choose the WPA Passphrase radio button 2. Click on the Configure 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.
  • Page 27 Key Button Description Key Entry Determines the entry method for an encryption key: hexadecimal (0-9, A-F), or ASCII text (all keyboard characters except spaces). Encryption Keys Selects the default encryption keys used. Only allows the selection for a shared First, Second, Third, or Fourth key whose corresponding field has been completed.

  • Page 28: Advanced Tab

    3.2.1.3 Advanced Tab Transmit Power Selects the transmit power level for 80211b/g in mW. Actual transmit Level power may be limited by regulatory domain or hardware limitations. • Power Save Mode Maximum: causes the access point to buffer incoming messages for the wireless adapter. The adapter up periodically polls the access point to see if any messages are waiting.

  • Page 29: Modify A Profile

    To remove a configuration profile, select the configuration from the Profile list and click the Remove button. 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. Remove an old profile or modify an existing profile for a new use.

  • Page 30: Switch Profiles

    3.2.4 Switch Profiles 1. To switch to a different profile, go to the Profile Management tab. 2. Click on the profile name in the Profile List. 3. Click the Activate button. 3.2.5 Import a Profile 1. From the Profile Management tab, click the Import button. The Import Profile window appears. 2.

  • Page 31: Auto Profile Selection Management

    3.2.8 Auto Profile Selection Management Including a profile in the auto selection feature allows the wireless adapter to automatically select that profile from the list of profiles and use it to connect to the network. Including a profile in auto profile selection: 1.

  • Page 32: Diagnostics

    3.3 Diagnostics The Diagnostics tab of the WL-U357 Utility provides buttons used to retrieve receive and transmit statistics. The Diagnostics tab does not require any configuration. The Diagnostics tab lists the following receive and transmit diagnostics for frames received by or transmitted by the wireless network adapter: •...
  • Page 33 • ACK frames • RTS Frames • Clear-to-send (CTS) Frames • No CTS frames • Retried RTS frames • Retried data frames • Encryption errors • Duplicate frames • AP mismatches • Data rate mismatches • Authentication time-out • Authentication rejects: the number of AP authentication failures received by the wireless network adapter •...

  • Page 34: Chapter 4 Troubleshooting

    This section provides solutions to problems usually encountered during the installation and operation of the USB adapter. Read the description below to diffuse your doubts. What is the IEEE 802.11g standard? 802.11g is the latest IEEE standard for high-speed WLAN communications that provides up to 54Mbps data rate in the 2.4GHZ band.
  • Page 35 military for use in reliable, secure, mission-critical communication systems. It is designed to trade off bandwidth efficiency for reliability, integrity, and security. In other words, more bandwidth is consumed than in the case of 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 broadcast.

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