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- Page 1 Wireless USB Adapter WL-U351 User’s Manual...
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Page 2: Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement
Copyright Copyrightã 2003 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 The Netherlands, Portugal, Spain (with 2 Frequency channel restrictions), Sweden and United Kingdom. The ETSI version of this device is also authorized for use in EFTA member states Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. Revision User’s Manual for PLANET Wireless USB Adapter Model: WL-U351 Rev: 1.0 (May. 2003) Part No. EM-WLU351...
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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 SAFETY PRECAUTION ..............4 ..........5 HAPTER NSTALLATION ROCEDURE 2.1 Hardware and Driver Installation ............5 2.2 Utility Installation.................. -
Page 5: Chapter 1 Introduction
BSS must be configured with a BSS ID corresponding to the WL-U351 used in the BSS. Check your WL-U351 for its BSS ID or use the Site Survey function on Configuration Utility program to determine the BSS ID. - Page 6 Ad-Hoc An Ad-Hoc wireless LAN is a group of computers, each equipped with one WL-U351 adapter or other wireless adapters, connected as an independent wireless LAN. Computers in a specific Ad-Hoc wireless LAN must be configured to share the same radio channel.
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Page 7: Specification
The wireless security network installs quickly and provides the flexibility to reconfigure easily. 1.3 Specification Product 11Mbps Wireless USB Adapter Models WL-U351 Attach Interface USB V1.1 full 12Mbps. Mini-type USB connector LED Indicator Power 2.412~2.462GHz (FCC, Canada) / 11 Channels 2.412~2.4835GHz (Japan, TELEC) / 14 Channels... -
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-Based software (Including the Configuration Utility, Driver and User’s Manual) ·... -
Page 9: Chapter 2 Installation Procedure
Note: If you ever install any Wireless USB Adapter before, please uninstall the old driver and utility first. Insert WL-U351 to your computer, system will automatically detect the adapter and show the following window. Select “Install from a list or specific location [Advanced]”... - Page 10 The Hardware Installation box will appear, click “Continue Anyway” to start driver installation. Click “Finish” to complete the driver installation.
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Page 11: Utility Installation
WL-U351. It is strongly recommended to using the provided WL-U351 utility. The following installation operates under Window XP. Procedures will be the same for Windows 98SE/ME/2000. - Page 12 Insert Drivers and user’s manual CD to your CD drive (Suppose D:\). Run “setup.exe” under “D:\Utility\WL-U351\” directory, or click “Start” button and choose “Run”. In the box appears, enter “D:\Utility\WL-U351\setup.exe” (where “D” is the letter of your CD-ROM drive). Execute the “Setup.exe” program under the “Utility”...
- Page 13 WL-U351” from “Programs”. Click “Configuration Utility” option. The Configuration Utility icon will be shown on system tray, if not, that mean the installation is fail. Please uninstall the driver from the system then repeat the installation process. Now, WL-U351 is successfully installed and ready to use.
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Page 14: Chapter 3 Configuration Utility
Chapter 3 Configuration Utility The Configuration Utility is a powerful application that helps you to configure WL-U351 and monitor the statistics of the communication process. By Double Click the icon on the system tray will brings you to the configuration mode. This utility can be used to change the following configuration parameters when the device is active. -
Page 15: More Setting
SSID: Shows the SSID of the BSS that one willing to join. Ø Any: If “Any“ check box is enabled, WL-U351 will survey and connect to one of the available wireless stations without checking the consistency of channel and SSID with the wireless station Ø... -
Page 16: Wep Encryption
Encryption Setting: You can setup the WEP key for the data encryption within the network. Please refer to Section 3.3 for detailed descriptions. Profile Name: Input the profile name to write the setting values of WL-U351 to the file or load the setting values from the file you designate. -
Page 17: Advanced Setting
WL-U351 by adjusting the save power level from 1 to 4. The higher power save level selected, the lower power used. But lower power is supplied may slow down the transmission rate of WL-U351. -
Page 18: Information
Fragmentation Threshold: The value defines the maximum size of packets, any packet size larger than the value will be fragmented. If you have decreased this value and experience high packet error rates, you can increase it again, but it will likely decrease overall network performance. -
Page 19: Chapter 4 Troubleshooting
Chapter 4 Troubleshooting This section provides solutions to problems usually encountered during the installation and operation of this Wireless USB Adaptor. Read the description below to solve your problems. What is the IEEE 802.11b standard? The IEEE 802.11b Wireless LAN standards subcommittee, which is formulating a standard for the industry. - Page 20 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. If a receiver is not tuned to the right frequency, a spread –spectrum signal looks like background noise. There are two main alternatives, Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) and Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum (FHSS).
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