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  • Page 1 54/108Mbps Super A+G WLAN USB Adapter WDL-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: WDL-U357 Rev: 1.0 (June. 2005) Part No. EM-WDLU357...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS ..............1 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 ..........5 HAPTER NSTALLATION ROCEDURE 2.1 Configuration Utility & Driver Installation ..........5 ..........10 HAPTER ONFIGURATION TILITY...

  • Page 5: Chapter 1 Introduction

    WDL-U357 is easier to join existing network and protect your original investments. The WDL-U357 also takes advantage of flexibility and convenience of USB2.0 interface. Easy installation and true "Plug & Play" operation offer fully mobility and high availability. The WDL-U357 is a perfect choice for users who are looking for wireless connectivity.
  • 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 WDL-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

    1. Remote access to corporate network for information E-mail, file transfer and terminal service. 2. Difficult-to-wire environments 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.

  • Page 8: Package Contents

    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) One Quick Installation Guide If any of the above items is missing, contact your supplier for support.

  • 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 WDL-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 Select “I accept the terms of the license agreement” and click “Next” button to continue.
  • Page 11 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. Name the program folder you want to install this utility. Or you can keep the default setting and click ”Next”...
  • Page 12 In Windows XP system, you will see the notification message below. Click “Next” to continue. If your system is not Windows XP, please skip to step H. It is recommended to select “PLANET WDL-U357 Utility and Supplicant” option. If “Microsoft Zero Configuration Utility” selected, some functions may not work normally. Click “Next” to continue.
  • Page 13 Insert WDL-U357 to the USB port on your PC when the dialog box pops up. Click “OK” to continue. In Win2000/XP, this dialog box will pop up, please click “Continue Anyway” to continue Click “OK” to reboot the system.

  • Page 14: Chapter 3 Configuration Utility

    Chapter 3 Configuration Utility The configuration utility is a powerful tool that helps you to configure WDL-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: Exit: Select this to close the configuration utility tool.
  • Page 15 include Infrastructure (connect with access point) and Ad Hoc (connect without access point). Current Channel Shows the currently working channel. Server Based Shows whether server based authentication is used. Authentication Displays the encryption type. Data Encryption Signal Strength Shows the signal strength with color bar. Click the Advanced button to have more information.
  • Page 16 Displays the current noise level in dBm. Level Up Time Shows how long the WDL-U357 has been power on (in hours: minutes: seconds). If the adapter runs for more than 24 hours, the display shows in days: hours: minutes: seconds.

  • Page 17: Profile Management

    To add a new configuration profile, click “New” button on the Profile Management tab. The Profile Management dialog box displays the General tab. Please note that the WDL-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 18: Security Tab

    The IEEE 802.11 wireless network name. This field has a maximum limit of 32 characters. WDL-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 WDL-U357 Utility. WPA & 802.1x Setting...
  • Page 19 Using EAP-TLS Security To use EAP-TLS security, the machine must already have the EAP-TLS certificates downloaded 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.
  • Page 20 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 21 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 22 Choose PEAP (EAP-MSCHAP V2) from the drop-down menu. 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...
  • Page 23 OR: On the Security tab, choose the 802.1x radio button. Choose LEAP from the drop-down menu. 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.
  • Page 24 Enter the LEAP authentication timeout time (between 30 and 500 seconds) to specify how long LEAP should wait before declaring authentication failed, and sending an error message. The default is 90 seconds. Click OK. Enable the profile. WPA Passphrase Setting 1.
  • Page 25 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 26: Advanced Tab

    3.2.1.3 Advanced Tab Transmit Power Selects the transmit power level for 80211a/b/g. Actual transmit power Level 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 27: Modify A Profile

    To remove a configuration profile, select the configuration from the Profile list and click the Remove button. The WDL-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 28: Import A Profile

    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. Browse to the directory where the profile is located. 3. Highlight the profile name. 4. Click Open. The imported profile appears in the profiles list. 3.2.6 Export a Profile 1.
  • Page 29 Available Profiles box. 3. Highlight the profiles to add to auto profile selection, then click Add. The profiles appear in the Auto Selected Profiles box. Ordering the auto selected profiles: 1. Highlight a profile in the Auto Selected Profiles box. 2.

  • Page 30: Diagnostics

    3.3 Diagnostics The Diagnostics tab of the WDL-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 31 Click the Advanced Statistics button on the Diagnostics tab to also show receive and transmit statistical information for the following receive and transmit diagnostics for frames received by or transmitted to the WDL-U357: Transmitted Frames Received Frames • • Frames transmitted OK Frames received OK •...
  • Page 32 • Standard MIC OK • Standard MIC errors • CKIP MIC OK • CKIP MIC errors...

  • Page 33: Chapter 4 Glossary

    Chapter 4 Glossary This section provides some technology information. Read the description below to know more about the wireless network. 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. It has become the mainstream technology of current WLAN networks.
  • Page 34 embedded in the radio can recover the original data without-the need for retransmission. To an unintended receiver, DSSS appears as low power wideband noise and is rejected (ignored) by most narrowband receivers. Spread Spectrum Spread Spectrum technology is a wideband radio frequency technique developed by the military for use in reliable, secure, mission-critical communication systems.