Planet WNL-U55M User Manual

300Mbps 802.11n Wireless USB Adapter

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300Mbps 802.11n Wireless USB Adapter

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Copyright

Copyright  2012 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.
PLANET makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to the
contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties, merchantability or fitness for any particular
purpose. Any software described in this manual is sold or licensed "as is". Should the programs prove
defective following their purchase, the buyer (and not PLANET, its distributor, or its dealer) assumes
the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair, and any incidental or consequential damages
resulting from any defect in the software. Further, PLANET reserves the right to revise this publication
and to make changes from time to time in the contents hereof without obligation to notify any person of
such revision or changes.

All brand and product names mentioned in this manual are trademarks and/or registered trademarks
of their respective holders.

Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,
pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against
harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur
in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television
reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try
to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

1. Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

2. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

3. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is
connected.

4. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio technician for help.

FCC Caution

To assure continued compliance. (Example - use only shielded interface cables when connecting to
computer or peripheral devices). Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party
responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the Following two
conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this Device must accept any
interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Radiation Exposure
Statement

This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure set forth for an uncontrolled environment. In
order to avoid the possibility of exceeding the FCC radio frequency exposure limits, human proximity
to the antenna shall not be less than 20 cm (8 inches) during normal operation.

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CE mark Warning

This is a class B device, in a domestic environment; this product may cause radio interference, in
which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.

R&TTE Compliance Statement

This equipment complies with all the requirements of DIRECTIVE 1999/5/CE OF THE EUROPEAN
PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF 9 March 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunication
terminal Equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity (R&TTE). The R&TTE Directive
repeals and replaces in the directive 98/13/EEC (Telecommunications Terminal Equipment and
Satellite Earth Station Equipment) As of April 8, 2000.

Safety

This equipment is designed with the utmost care for the safety of those who install and use it. However,
special attention must be paid to the dangers of electric shock and static electricity when working with
electrical equipment. All guidelines of this and of the computer manufacture must therefore be allowed
at all times to ensure the safe use of the equipment.

EU Countries Intended for Use

The ETSI version of this device is intended for home and office use in Austria Belgium, Denmark,
Finland, and France (with Frequency channel restrictions). Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy,
Luxembourg .The Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom.
The ETSI version of this device is also authorized for use in EFTA member states Iceland,
Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland.

WEEE regulation

To avoid the potential effects on the environment and human health as a result of the
presence of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment, end users of
electrical and electronic equipment should understand the meaning of the crossed-out
wheeled bin symbol. Do not dispose of WEEE as unsorted municipal waste and have to
collect such WEEE separately.

Revision

User

’s Manual for PLANET 300Mbps 802.11n Wireless USB Adapter
Model: WNL-U556M
Rev: EM-WNLU556M_v1.0 (September, 2012)
Part No. 2081-E23190-000

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CONTENTS

Chapter 1. PRODUCT INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................6

1.1 Package contents..................................................................................................................6

1.2 Product Description ...............................................................................................................6

1.3 Product Features...................................................................................................................9

1.4 Hardware Description......................................................................................................... 10

Chapter 2. INSTALLATION...................................................................................................................11

2.1 Microsoft Windows Driver Installation..................................................................................11

2.2 MAC OS X 10.x Driver Installation ..................................................................................... 17

2.3 Linux Driver Installation ...................................................................................................... 23

Chapter 3. CONNECTING TO WIRELESS NETWORK ...................................................................... 24

3.1 PLANET 11n USB Wireless LAN Utility.............................................................................. 24

3.2 Windows Zero Configuration.............................................................................................. 27

3.2.1 Windows XP - Use Windows Zero Configure ........................................................ 28

3.2.2 Windows 7 - Use Windows 7 WLAN AutoConfig ................................................... 32

Chapter 4. PLANET USB WIRELESS LAN UTILITY.......................................................................... 35

4.1 Connection Profile Management........................................................................................ 35

4.1.1 Add a new profile ................................................................................................... 36

4.1.2 Remove an existing profile..................................................................................... 38

4.1.3 Edit an existing profile............................................................................................ 38

4.1.4 Make a copy of existing profile............................................................................... 40

4.1.5 Set as the default profile ........................................................................................ 40

4.2 General Information, Status, and Network Statistics.......................................................... 41

4.2.1 General Information ............................................................................................... 41

4.2.2 Status ..................................................................................................................... 41

4.2.3 Network Transmission Statistics ............................................................................ 42

4.3 Miscellaneous Settings....................................................................................................... 43

4.4 Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS)............................................................................................. 44

4.4.1 Push Button Config (PBC) ..................................................................................... 44

4.4.2 PIN Input Config (PIN) ........................................................................................... 46

Chapter 5. SOFT ACCESS POINT MODE .......................................................................................... 48

5.1 Switch between Access Point Mode and Station Mode ..................................................... 49

5.1.1 Configure SSID and Channel................................................................................. 51

5.1.2 Soft Access Point Security..................................................................................... 52

5.2 Advanced Settings.............................................................................................................. 53

5.3 Wireless Transmission Statistics ........................................................................................ 54

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5.4 Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) ..................................................................................... 55

Appendix: Specifications................................................................................................................... 57

Appendix: Troubleshooting............................................................................................................... 59

Appendix: Glossary............................................................................................................................ 60

Appendix: FAQ.................................................................................................................................... 65

Chapter 1. PRODUCT INTRODUCTION

1.1 Package contents

The following items should be contained in the package:

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WNL-U556M (300Mbps

802.11n Wireless
Micro-Size USB adapter)

If there is any item missed or damaged, please contact the seller immediately.

Quick Installation Guide CD (includes

driver/utility/user’s manual)

1.2 Product Description

Ultra Mini Size Portable USB Adapter Boost 11n Performance

The PLANET WNL-U556M is specially designed for users who need high mobility and provides
300Mbps 802.11n high speed wireless transmission. The ultra mini size compact design of
WNL-U556M is convenient to carry for all mobile users. Users will not need to remove it from the
laptop anymore, no matter operating, moving, or even put the laptop back to the briefcase. It is just like
a part of the laptop or PC and hidden very well once it is plugged into USB port.

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High Speed 802.11n Wireless Experience

The WNL-U556M 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-U556M
supports USB 2.0 interface that integrates with one transmit channel and one concurrent receive
channel to enable the speed up to 300Mbps for both data upload and download.

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Advanced Wireless Security

The WNL-U556M provides advanced security features including 64/128-bit WEP, WPA / WPA2 and
WPA-PSK / WPA2-PSK with TKIP/AES encryption. Furthermore, in order to simplify the security
configurations, WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) function is included to offer a convenient and fast
connection method for users as well.

Multiple OS Compliant

The WNL-U556M supports most popular operating systems including Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Win7,
Linux, and MAC OS X. With high speed capability, users can have higher wireless transmission speed
anywhere and anytime.

Software Access Point Function for Wireless Connection Sharing

More than just being an adapter for PC and laptop connecting to high speed wireless network, the
WNL-U556M can also become a wireless access point. By applying the USB Wireless LAN Utility
included in the package, users can switch the WNL-U556M operation mode between Station mode
and Access Point mode. When the WNL-U556M 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. Therefore, travelers
would then be worry free to connect to Internet wirelessly via the WNL-U556M when there is only
wired Internet available anywhere.

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Easy Installation Wizard

The WNL-U556M provides an easy installation wizard in 35 languages. It guides users step by step to
easily complete the product installation through the whole process.

1.3 Product Features

 2.4GHz ISM band, unlicensed operation

 Compliant with IEEE 802.11b/g/n

 Provides up to 300Mbps download and 300Mbps upload data rate

 Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) support

 Supports WEP 64/128-bit, WPA / WPA2, WPA-PSK / WPA2-PSK (TKIP/AES encryption)

 Supports Software AP mode

 Supports Wireless QoS (WMM)

 Adjustable Transmit Power

 USB 2.0 attached interface

 Compact-size Design

 Supports most popular operating systems including Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Win 7, Linux,

and MAC OS X.

1.4 Hardware Description .4 Hardware Description

 Case Outlook  Case Outlook

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 LED definition

There is a LED equipped on the wireless adapter. When the data is transmitting, the LED will
be flashing.

Front Side

Back Side

Top Side

LED Indicator

LED Description

Flashing Slow

Flashing Quickly Data transmitting or receiving

Off

 WPS(WiFi Protected Setup) Button

Press and hold the WPS button on the side of the adapter for 2 seconds to enable the WPS
connection

The USB adapter has been installed but no data is being
transmitted or received.

The USB adapter has not been installed or the radio of the
wireless USB adapter has been disabled from wireless utility

WPS button

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Chapter 2. INSTALLATION

2.1 Microsoft Windows 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.

2. The following installation is performed in Windows XP. The procedures in other
OS are similar.

Please follow the instructions below to install the USB Wireless Adapter:

Step 1. Insert the bundled CD into the CD-ROM drive.

Step 2. Then a webpage will appear. Click the “Windows Utility (Driver)” hyperlink to initiate the

installing wizard.

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Step 3. Click “Next” button to start installing the driver and utility.

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If the screen below appears during installation, please click “Continue

Anyway” button to continue.

Step 4. After the software has been installed successfully, choose “Yes, I want to restart my

computer now.” and click “Finish” button to restart your computer.

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Step 5. After restarting the computer, insert the wireless USB adapter into an empty USB port of

your computer. Never force to insert the adapter if you feel it get stuck. Flip the adapter over
and try again.

Then you’ll see the following message pop-up at lower-right corner of the screen.

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Step 6. The following window will be pop-up. Choose “No, not this time” and click “Next” button to

continue.

Step 7. Choose “Install the software automatically (Recommended)”, and click “Next” button to

install the driver.

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If the screen below appears during installation, please click “Continue Anyway”
button to continue.

Step 8. Once the installation is finished, click “Finish” button.

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After the driver of wireless adapter has been installed successfully, you’ll see another message pop-up
at lower-right corner of the screen. And there is also a new icon appeared on the system tray.

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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.

Wireless connection is established, weak signal reception.

Connection is not established yet.

Wireless network card is not detected.

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2.2 MAC OS X 10.x Driver Installation

The WNL-U556M supports MAC OS X 10.4 / 10.5 / 10.6 / 10.7. To install in MAC OS X operation
system, please follow the instructions below to install the USB Wireless Adapter:

Step 1. Unzip the driver package, and then click the “Installer.pkg”.

Step 2. It will pop up a window “Welcome to the Wireless USB Adapter Driver Installer”, please

click “Continue”.

Step 3. After read the important information, please click “Next” in the following steps.

Step 4. Select the language, and click “Continue”.

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Step 5. Click “Agree” and then click “Continue”.

Step 6. Click “Install”.

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Step 7. Enter your Username and Password of the System. Then, click “OK”.

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Step 8. The window pops up the notice to remind you that computer will restart while finishing the

installing. Please click “Continue Installation”.

Step 9. When the installation was successful, click“Restart”to restart your computer.

Step 10. After restart the computer, plug the wireless adapter into the USB port on your computer.

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Step 11. Go to the administrator’s folder. Click “Applications”. Then, click “Wireless Network

Utility”.

Step 12. Click “Available Network”. Choose the AP you would like to connect. Then, click “Add to

Profile”.

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Step 13. Select the encryption type of the AP that you connected and fill in encryption key. Click

“OK”, and finish the installation and configuration of the wireless adapter!

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2.3 Linux Driver Installation

The WNL-U556M supports following Linux platform:

 Linux Kernel 2.6.18~2.6.38
 Linux Kernel 3.0.8

To install in Linux operation system, please refer to the README text file in the Linux_Driver folder
included in the bundled CD. And also under the /Linux_Driver/document/ folder, the following
documents are included:

 Quick_Start_Guide_for_Driver_Compilation_and_Installation.pdf

 Quick_Start_Guide_for_Station_Mode.pdf

 wpa_cli_with_wpa_supplicant.pdf

 HowTo_support_more_VidPids.pdf

 Wireless_tools_porting_guide.pdf

 HowTo_enable_driver_to_support_WIFI_certification_test.pdf

 HowTo_enable_the_power_saving_functionality.pdf

 Quick_Start_Guide_for_SoftAP.pdf

 SoftAP_Mode_features.pdf

 linux_dhcp_server_notes.txt

 Quick_Start_Guide_for_Bridge.pdf

 RTK_Wi-Fi_Direct_Programming_guide.pdf

Obtain the Linux driver source code from the bundled CD, and build the driver for the
Linux OS that you are using.

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Chapter 3. CONNECTING TO WIRELESS NETWORK

To use wireless network, you have to connect to a wireless access point first. You can either use

PLANET 11n USB Wireless LAN Utility (comes with network adapter), or Windows Zero Config
utility (comes with Windows operating system).

3.1 PLANET 11n USB Wireless LAN Utility

Please follow the instructions below to connect the wireless access point via PLANET 11n USB
Wireless LAN Utility.

Step 1. Left-click the PLANET Wireless Utility icon located at lower-right corner of the screen, and

configuration menu will appear:

Step 2. Click “Available Network” label. Please wait for a while, and all wireless access points

nearby which can be reached by the wireless adapter will be displayed here.

If the wireless access point you wish to connect does not appear here, you can click
“Refresh” button to scan for wireless access points again; if the wireless access point you’re
looking for still not appear, try to move the computer closer to the access point.

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Step 3. When the access point you’re looking for is on the list, left-click it and then double click it or

click “Add to Profile”.

Step 4. If a password (Network Key) is required to access the wireless access point, please input it

in “Network key” field, and input it again in ”Confirm network key” field for confirmation.
Click “OK” after the password is already properly inputted.

Network security option (“Network Authentication” and “Data encryption”) will be
selected automatically based on the security setting of the wireless access point
you selected. It’s not necessary to change these settings by your own self.

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.

Object Description

 Profile name

 Network Name (SSID)

You can give a name to this profile, so you can remember its
purpose easily. It can be any phrase to help you remember.

The SSID (Service Set IDentifier, i.e. access point’s name).
This field will be filled as the access point you selected when
SSID is not hidden and grayed out. If SSID is hidden, you

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have to input correct SSID you yourself.

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 This is a

computer-to-computer

(ad-hoc) network

 Channel

 Network Authentication

 Data encryptio

 ASCII / PASSPHRASE

Check this box if you wish to connect to another computer /
network device by ad-hoc method. When not accessing to
wireless access point, you have to check this box.

Select wireless channel for ad hoc connection. This option
only appears when you’re using ad-hoc connection.

Select the network authentication type from drop-down menu.
This setting must be identical with the setting of wireless
access point you with to connect.

Select the data encryption type from drop-down menu. This
setting must be identical with the setting of wireless access
point you with to connect.

When the encryption type is “WEP”, it’s required to input a set
of “passphrase” to connect to wireless access point. Check
“ASCII” or “PASSPHRASE” depends on the security setting of
access point, and input it in the box; if you select
“PASSPHRASE” you also need to select the length of the key.

The passphrase must be identical with the setting of wireless
access point you with to connect.

 Key index

 Network key / Confirm

network key

 EAP TYPE / Tunnel /

Provision Mode

 Username / Identity /

Domain / Password

 Certificate

 PAC

Select WEP key index. For most of access points you can
select “1”, but please refer to the setting of the access point.

When the encryption type is “WPA” or “WPA2-PSK”, it’s
required to input a set of “passphrase” to connect to wireless
access point. Please input the same passphrase in two boxes
for confirmation.

When authentication type is any of 802.1X, you have to select
EAP type, tunnel, and provision mode from dropdown menu.
This setting must be identical with your 802.1x authentication
server.

Please input 802.1x related authentication information here.

If certification is required to authenticate with 802.1x
authentication server, please select a local certificate from
dropdown list.

Check this box and PAC (Privilege Access Certificate) will be
automatically selected.

Please click “OK” when ready

.

Step 5. Wireless adapter will attempt to connect to access point; this may require few seconds to

minutes. When the “Status” become “Associated”, your computer is connected to access
point you selected. Click “Close” to close configuration window.

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If you connected to an access point but the connection was dropped soon,
please check security settings and re-check password spelling.

3.2 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:

Step 1. Right-click PLANET Wireless Utility icon, and click “Open Config Utility”.

Step 2. Check “Windows Zero Config” box.

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Step 3. There is message appeared indicating that you’ve been already switched to Windows Zero

Config mode.

To return to use PLANET wireless utility, uncheck “Windows Zero

Config” box.

3.2.1 Windows XP - Use Windows Zero Configure

Step 4. Click “Start” button (should be located at the bottom-left corner of windows desktop), click

“Control Panel”, then click “Network and Internet Connections” in Control Panel.

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Step 5. Double click “Network Connections”.

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Step 6. Right-click “Wireless Network Connection” (it may have a number as suffix if you have

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”.

Step 7. All wireless access points in proximity will be displayed here. If the access point you want to

use is not displayed here, please try to move your computer closer to the access point, or
you can click “Refresh network list” to rescan access points. Click the access point you
want to use if it’s shown, then click “Connect”.

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Step 8. If the access point is protected by encryption, you have to input its Network key or

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
passphrase.

Step 9. If you can see “Connected” message, the connection between your computer and wireless

access point you selected is successfully established.

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3.2.2 Windows 7 - Use Windows 7 WLAN AutoConfig

WLAN AutoConfig service is built-in in Windows 7 that can be used to detect and connect to wireless

network. This built-in wireless network connection tool is similar to wireless zero configuration tool in
Windows XP.

Step 1: Right-Click on the network icon displayed in the system tray

Step 2: Highlight and select the wireless network (SSID) to connect.

(1) All wireless access points in proximity will be displayed here. If the access point you want

to use is not displayed here, please try to move your computer closer to the access point,
or you can click “Refresh network list” to rescan access points.

(2) Click the access point you want to use if it’s shown, then click “Connect”.

If you will be connecting to this Wireless Router in the future, checking [Connect
automatically].

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Step 4: Enter the network security key of the wireless access point.

(1) The Connect to a Network box will appear

(2) Enter the security key

If the access point is protected by encryption, you have to input its Network key or
passphrase here. It must match the encryption setting on the access point.

(3) Click the [OK] button

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Step 5: Check if “Connected” is displayed

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Chapter 4. PLANET USB WIRELESS LAN UTILITY

4.1 Connection Profile Management

If you need to connect to different wireless access points at different time, like access point at home,
office, cyber-cafe, or public wireless service, you can save the connection parameters (encryption,
passphrase, security, etc.) as profiles for every access point, so you don’t have to input these
parameters every time when you want to connect to the specific wireless access point.

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

Click the “Profile” label.

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4.1.1 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:

Required parameters are as follows:

Object Description

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 Profile name

 Network Name (SSID)

 This is a

computer-to-computer

(ad-hoc) network

 Channel

 Network Authentication

 Data encryptio

You can give a name to this profile, so you can remember its
purpose easily. It can be any phrase to help you remember.

The SSID (Service Set IDentifier, i.e. access point’s name).
This field will be filled as the access point you selected when
SSID is not hidden and grayed out. If SSID is hidden, you
have to input correct SSID you yourself.

Check this box if you wish to connect to another computer /
network device by ad-hoc method. When not accessing to
wireless access point, you have to check this box.

Select wireless channel for ad hoc connection. This option
only appears when you’re using ad-hoc connection.

Select the network authentication type from drop-down menu.
This setting must be identical with the setting of wireless
access point you with to connect.

Select the data encryption type from drop-down menu. This
setting must be identical with the setting of wireless access
point you with to connect.

 ASCII / PASSPHRASE

 Key index

 Network key / Confirm

network key

 EAP TYPE / Tunnel /

Provision Mode

 Username / Identity /

Domain / Password

When the encryption type is “WEP”, it’s required to input a set
of “passphrase” to connect to wireless access point. Check
“ASCII” or “PASSPHRASE” depends on the security setting of
access point, and input it in the box; if you select
“PASSPHRASE” you also need to select the length of the key.

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
select “1”, but please refer to the setting of the access point.

When the encryption type is “WPA” or “WPA2-PSK”, it’s
required to input a set of “passphrase” to connect to wireless
access point. Please input the same passphrase in two boxes
for confirmation.

When authentication type is any of 802.1X, you have to select
EAP type, tunnel, and provision mode from dropdown menu.
This setting must be identical with your 802.1x authentication
server.

Please input 802.1x related authentication information here.

 Certificate

If certification is required to authenticate with 802.1x
authentication server, please select a local certificate from
dropdown list.

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 PAC

When all required parameters are set, click “OK” to create and save a new profile.

Check this box and PAC (Privilege Access Certificate) will be
automatically selected.

4.1.2 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.

4.1.3 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. Please select the profile from the list first, then click “Edit” button. The contents of the
selected profile will appear. After editing them, you can click “OK” to save changes, or click “Cancel” to
discard changes.

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4.1.4 Make a copy of existing profile

If you need to create a new profile which parameters are similar to any existing profile, you can make a
copy of a specific profile and edit the copy to save as a new profile.
To do this, select an existing profile, then click “Duplicate” button.

You’ll be prompted to input a new profile name. Please use an identical name that does not exist in the
profile list.

4.1.5 Set as the default 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.

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4.2 General Information, Status, and Network Statistics

The PLANET wireless utility provides the detailed information about the wireless connection you’re
using.

4.2.1 General Information

If you want to know the general information of the access point you’re connecting to, click “General”
label:

All general information like signal strength and link quality will be displayed here. The information is
very useful when you encounter some problems in connecting to access point.

If you wish to get a new IP address from DHCP server, you can click “ReNew IP” button.

4.2.2 Status

If you want to know the status of your wireless network card, click “Status” label:

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4.2.3 Network Transmission Statistics

To view the statistical data of wireless adapter, click “Statistics” label, and the statistics of wireless
connection will be displayed:

All connection-related statistics is displayed here. You can click “Reset” button to reset the statistics of
all items back to 0.

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4.3 Miscellaneous Settings .3 Miscellaneous Settings

There are some other functions provided by PLANET wireless utility, and you can access these

There are some other functions provided by PLANET wireless utility, and you can access these
functions from the bottom of configuration window:

functions from the bottom of configuration window:

The descriptions of the function are listed as follow:

Object Description

Show Tray Icon

Radio Off

Disable Adapter

Windows Zero

Config

Check this box to show an icon on system tray.
Uncheck this box to hide it.
Switch wireless radio off. Wireless network functionalities are
disabled.
Disable wireless adapter. All functionalities of configuration menu
will disappear. To resume, uncheck “Disable Adapter”.
Use Windows Zero Configuration to manage wireless connections.
See Chapter 3.2.

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4.4 Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS)

Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is the latest wireless network technology which makes setting up

wireless network more quickly and easily. If you have WPS-supported wireless access point, and you
want to establish a secure connection to it, you don’t have to configure the wireless access point and
setup data encryption by your own self.

The PLANET Wireless LAN Utility supports two kinds of WPS method, “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.

Step 1. Right-click PLANET wireless utility icon, and click “Open Config Utility”.

Step 2. Click “Wi-Fi Protect Setup” label.

Step 3. You can choose which WPS method to use, PIN Input Config (PIN) or Push Button Config

(PBC), and WPS-supported wireless access point must use the same method. See the next

two chapters for detailed instructions of each WPS method.

4.4.1 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.

Step 4. Please click “Push Button Config (PBC)” button.

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Then a message window will appear:

Step 5. After pushing the PBC button. Please push the physical button on your wireless access

point or virtual button on the WPS configuration page.

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Step 6. After activate WPS function of wireless access point, the secure connection between

wireless adapter and the WPS-supported access point will be established automatically.

4.4.2 PIN Input Config (PIN)

Step 4. Please click “Pin Input Config (PIN)” button:

You’ll be prompted to select an access point you wish to connect. If you know its SSID, click “Yes”,
otherwise click “No”.

Step 5. 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.

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If you select “No”, wireless adapter will prompt you to enter 8-digit PIN code into your access point,
without selecting an access point in advance.

Step 6. After you select “Yes” or “No” in previous step, wireless adapter will attempt to connect to

WPS-supported access point, and an 8-digit number will appear.

Step 7. Please input this number to the configuration of the access point within 2 minutes, and the

secure connection between wireless adapter and the WPS-supported access point will be
established automatically.

To stop this procedure before connection is established, click “Cancel” button.

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Chapter 5. SOFT ACCESS POINT MODE

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.

 Application: Software AP Mode with xDSL/Cable Internet Connection

 Application: Software AP Mode with 3G/LTE Internet Connection

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5.1 Switch between Access Point Mode and Station Mode .1 Switch between Access Point Mode and Station Mode

The default operating mode of the wireless adapter is “Station Mode” (being a client of other wireless

The default operating mode of the wireless adapter is “Station Mode” (being a client of other wireless
access points).

access points).

Please follow the instructions below to switch to Access Point mode: Please follow the instructions below to switch to Access Point mode:

Step 1. Right-click PLANET wireless utility icon, and click “Open Config Utility”.

Step 2. Select “Mode(M)”, and then click “Access Point”.

It requires few seconds to switch mode.

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After the mode switch is complete, the window of general information about software access point will
appear, includes SSID, IP address of the Soft AP and connected wireless clients.

lso the wireless LAN Utility icon in you system tray (lower-right conner) be changed to another icon.

A

Station mode icon:

Access Point icon:

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5.1.1 Configure SSID and Channel

To configure software Access Point, click “Config” button, and the “Wireless Network Properties” will
be displayed.

Please note that Ad-Hoc mode is not available when the wireless adapter is in Access Point mode.
The setup options are listed below:

Object Description

Network Name

(SSID)

Channel

To save changes, click “OK”; otherwise click “Cancel” to discard changes.

Please input the SSID (the name used to identify this wireless
access point) here. Up to 32 numerical characters can be accepted
here, excepting space.
Please select the wireless channel you wish to use, from 1 to 13.

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5.1.2 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:

Object Description

Network Authentication

Data Encryption

ASCII / PASSPHRASE

Key Index

Network key / Confirm

network key

To save changes, click “OK”; otherwise click “Cancel” to discard changes.

Select network authentication mode from dropdown menu.

Select data encryption method from dropdown menu.

If the encryption method is WEP, check either “ASCII” or
“PASSPHRASE” box and input it in the box as WEP passphrase.
Select WEP key index (1-4). If you don’t know which one you
should use, select 1.
IF network authentication mode is WPA, please input WPA
passphrase in both box.

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5.2 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:

Object Description

Beacon Interval

DTIM Period

Preamble Mode

Set Defaults

Apply

If you changed any setting here and cause some problem on communicating with wireless clients, click
“Set Defaults” to reset all settings back to default settings.

Please input wireless beacon time interval here.

Please input DTIM (Delivery Traffic Indication Message) here.

Select wireless frame preamble mode (long or short) from dropdown
menu.
Reset all settings back to factory default value.

Save changes.

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5.3 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”.

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5.4 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.

If you have only one network adapter (except the software access point), you don’t have to select
network adapter here.

Click “Apply” button to save changes (“Apply” button is grayed out when no changes are made in this
label).

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If you have more than one network adapter, select the one you wish to be used as Internet gateway.

For example, the 3G USB dongle is connected to the laptop for internet access. The other portable
wireless devices can enjoy the internet surfing through the software AP and 3G connection sharing.

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Appendix: Specifications

Product 300Mbps 802.11n Wireless Micro-size USB Adapter

Model WNL-U556M

Hardware Specification

Interface USB 2.0, Type-A

Antenna Type Internal Omni-directional PIFA Antenna

Antenna Gain 2dBi

Button WPS Push Button (PBC mode) to launch WPS connection

LED 1 x Link / Active (Green)

Operation Voltage 5V DC, power input from USB port

Dimension 29 x 14.4 x 6mm

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Wireless Specification

Standards

Conformance

RF Modulation DBPSK,DQPSK,CCK, OFDM

Frequency Band 2.4-2.4835 GHz

Opt. Channel

Data Rate

Wireless Transmit

Power (EIRP)

IEEE 802.11n standard compliant

IEEE 802.11b/g backwards compatible

America/ FCC: 2.414~2.462GHz (11 Channels)

Europe/ ETSI: 2.412~2.472GHz (13 Channels)

Japan/ TELEC: 2.412~2.484GHz (14 Channels)

802.11b: 11, 5.5, 2 and 1 Mbps with auto-rate fall back

802.11g: 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9 and 6Mbps

802.11n (20MHz): up to 144.4Mbps

802.11n (40MHz): up to 300Mbp

802.11b: 18 ± 1dBm

802.11g: 15 ± 1dBm

802.11n: 13 ± 1dBm

IEEE 802.11b: -85dBm

Receiver Sensitivity

Operating Mode Ad-Hoc / Infrastructure, Soft AP

Encryption Security

Wireless Advanced

Management

IEEE 802.11g: -70dBm

IEEE 802.11n: -68dBm

WEP 64/128-bit

WPA / WPA2 (TKIP/AES)

WPA-PSK / WPA2-PSK (TKIP/AES)

Supports 802.11e WMM (Wi-Fi Multimedia)

Supports Software/Hardware WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup)

The utility included in the package or Windows XP Zero Configuration

utility

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Windows 2000/XP (x86/x64) / VISTA (x86/x64) / Win7 (x86/x64)

Operating systems

Linux Kernel 2.4 /2.6

Macintosh 10.4/10.5/10.6

Effective Distance 12 meters

Certification

Emission

CE, FCC

Environment

Operating Temperature 0°C~40°C (32°F~104°F)

Humidity 10% ~ 90%, non condensation

 WNL-U556M(300Mbps 802.11n Wireless Micro-Size USB adapter)

Package Content

 Quick Installation Guide

 CD (includes driver/utility/user’s manual)

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Appendix: Troubleshooting

Symptom :

Remedy :

Symptom : The LED is always on not blinking.

Remedy :

Symptom :

Remedy :

Symptom :

Remedy :

The LED is off.

Make sure the PC Card is inserted properly. Otherwise contact your
vendor.

Make sure that you have installed the driver from attached CD.

Otherwise contact your vendor.

The LED is blinking but the PC Card icon does not appear in your icon
tray.

Make sure that you have installed the Utility from the attached CD.

The PC Card is linking, but can’t share files with others.

Make sure the file and printer sharing function is enabled.

You can enable the function by checking the icon of My Computer ->

Control Panel -> Network -> file and printer sharing -> I want to be
able to give others to access to my files.

Symptom :

Remedy :

Slow or poor performance under AP mode

Try to select another channel for the communicating group or move your
device closer to the Access Point.

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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.

3. Ad Hoc

An Ad Hoc wireless LAN is a group of computers, each with a WLAN adapter, connected as an
independent wireless LAN

Ad Hoc wireless LAN is applicable at a departmental scale for a branch or SOHO operation.

4. BSSID

A specific Ad Hoc LAN is called a Basic Service Set (BSS). Computers in a BSS must be configured
with the same BSSID.

5. DHCP

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol - a method in which IP addresses are assigned by server
dynamically to clients on the network. DHCP is used for Dynamic IP Addressing and requires a
dedicated DHCP server on the network.

6. Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum

This is the method the wireless cards use to transmit data over the frequency spectrum. The other
method is frequency hopping. Direct sequence spreads the data over one frequency range (channel)
while frequency hopping jumps from one narrow frequency band to another many times per second.

7. ESSID

An Infrastructure configuration could also support roaming capability for mobile workers. More than
one BSS can be configured as an Extended Service Set (ESS). Users within an ESS could roam
freely between BSSs while served as a continuous connection to the network wireless stations and
Access Points within an ESS must be configured with the same ESSID and the same radio channel.

8. Ethernet

Ethernet is a 10/100Mbps network that runs over dedicated home/office wiring. Users must be wired
to the network at all times to gain access.

9. Gateway

A gateway is a hardware and software device that connects two dissimilar systems, such as a LAN
and a mainframe. In Internet terminology, a gateway is another name for a router. Generally a
gateway is used as a funnel for all traffic to the Internet

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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. ISM Band

The FCC and their counterparts outside of the U.S. have set aside bandwidth for unlicensed use in
the so-called ISM (Industrial, Scientific and Medical) band. Spectrum in the vicinity of 2.4 GHz, in
particular, is being made available (Industrial, Scientific and Medical) band. Spectrum in the vicinity of

2.4 GHz, in particular, is being made available of users around the globe.

12. Local Area Network (LAN)

A LAN is a group of computers, each equipped with the appropriate network adapter card connected
by cable/air, that share applications, data, and peripherals. All connections are made via cable or
wireless media, but a LAN does not use telephone services. It typically spans a single building or
campus.

13. Network

A network is a system of computers that is connected. Data, files, and messages can be transmitted
over this network. Networks may be local or wide area networks.

14. Protocol

A protocol is a standardized set of rules that specify how a conversation is to take place, including the
format, timing, sequencing and/ or error checking.

15. SSID

A Network ID unique to a network. Only clients and Access Points that share the same SSID are able
to communicate with each other. This string is case-sensitive.

16. Static IP Addressing

A method of assigning IP addresses to clients on the network. In networks with Static IP address, the
network administrator manually assigns an IP address to each computer. Once a Static IP address is
assigned, a computer uses the same IP address every time it reboots and logs on to the network,
unless it is manually changed.

17. Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP)

The Temporal Key Integrity Protocol, pronounced tee-kip, is part of the IEEE 802.11i encryption
standard for wireless LANs. TKIP is the next generation of WEP, the Wired Equivalency Protocol,
which is used to secure 802.11 wireless LANs. TKIP provides per-packet key mixing, a message
integrity check and a re-keying mechanism, thus fixing the flaws of WEP.

18. Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)

TCP/IP is the protocol suite developed by the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA). It is
widely used in corporate Internet works, because of its superior design for WANs. TCP governs how
packet is sequenced for transmission the network. The term “TCP/IP” is often used generically to
refer to the entire suite of related protocols.

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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. The goal of the Wi-Fi
Alliance’s members is to enhance the user experience through product interoperability. The
organization is formerly known as WECA.

21. Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)

The Wi-Fi Alliance put together WPA as a data encryption method for 802.11 wireless LANs. WPA is
an industry-supported, pre-standard version of 802.11i utilizing the Temporal Key Integrity Protocol
(TKIP), which fixes the problems of WEP, including using dynamic keys.

22. Wide Area Network (WAN)

A WAN consists of multiple LANs that are tied together via telephone services and / or fiber optic
cabling. WANs may span a city, a state, a country, or even the world

23. Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)

Now widely recognized as flawed, WEP was a data encryption method used to protect the
transmission between 802.11 wireless clients and APs. However, it used the same key among all
communicating devices. WEP’s problems are well-known, including an insufficient key length and no
automated method for distributing the keys. WEP can be easily cracked in a couple of hours with
off-the-shelf tools.

24. Wireless LAN (WLAN)

A wireless LAN does not use cable to transmit signals, but rather uses radio or infrared to transmit
packets through the air. Radio Frequency (RF) and infrared are the commonly used types of wireless
transmission. Most wireless LANs use spread spectrum technology. It offers limited bandwidth,
usually under 11Mbps, and users share the bandwidth with other devices in the spectrum; however,
users can operate a spread spectrum device without licensing from the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC).

25. Fragment Threshold

The proposed protocol uses the frame fragmentation mechanism defined in IEEE 802.11 to achieve
parallel transmissions. A large data frame is fragmented into several fragments each of size equal to
fragment threshold. By tuning the fragment threshold value, we can get varying fragment sizes. The
determination of an efficient fragment threshold is an important issue in this scheme. If the fragment
threshold is small, the overlap part of the master and parallel transmissions is large.

This means the spatial reuse ratio of parallel transmissions is high. In contrast, with a large fragment
threshold, the overlap is small and the spatial reuse ratio is low. However high fragment threshold
leads to low fragment overhead. Hence there is a trade-off between spatial re-use and fragment
overhead. Fragment threshold is the maximum packet size used for fragmentation. Packets larger
than the size programmed in this field will be fragmented If you find that your corrupted packets or
asymmetric packet reception (all send packets, for example). You may want to try lowering your
fragmentation threshold. This will cause packets to be broken into smaller fragments. These small
fragments, if corrupted, can be resent faster than a larger fragment. Fragmentation increases

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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. The IEEE802.11-1997 standard allows for short packets to be transmitted without
RTS/CTS transactions. Each station can have a different RTS threshold. RTS/CTS is used when the
data packet size exceeds the defined RTS threshold. With the CSMA/CA transmission mechanism,
the transmitting station sends out an RTS packet to the receiving station, and waits for the receiving
station to send back a CTS (Clear to Send) packet before sending the actual packet data. This
setting is useful for networks with many clients. With many clients, and a high network load, there will
be many more collisions. By lowering the RTS threshold, there may be fewer collisions, and
performance should improve. Basically, with a faster RTS threshold, the system can recover from
problems faster. RTS packets consume valuable bandwidth, however, so setting this value too low
will limit performance.

27. Beacon Interval

In addition to data frames that carry information from higher layers, 802.11 includes management
and control frames that support data transfer. The beacon frame, which is a type of management
frame, provides the "heartbeat" of a wireless LAN, enabling stations to establish and maintain
communications in an orderly fashion. Beacon Interval represents the amount of time between
beacon transmissions. Before a station enters power save mode, the station needs the beacon
interval to know when to wake up to receive the beacon (and learn whether there are buffered frames
at the access point).

28. Preamble Type

There are two preamble types defined in IEEE 802.11 specification. A long preamble basically gives
the decoder more time to process the preamble. All 802.11 devices support a long preamble. The
short preamble is designed to improve efficiency (for example, for VoIP systems). The difference
between the two is in the Synchronization field. The long preamble is 128 bits, and the short is 56
bits.

29. WPA2

It is the second generation of WPA. WPA2 is based on the final IEEE 802.11i amendment to the

802.11 standard.

30. Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP)

The Temporal Key Integrity Protocol, pronounced tee-kip, is part of the IEEE 802.11i encryption
standard for wireless LANs. TKIP is the next generation of WEP, the Wired Equivalency Protocol,
which is used to secure 802.11 wireless LANs. TKIP provides per-packet key mixing, a message
integrity check and a re-keying mechanism, thus fixing the flaws of WEP.

31. 802.1x Authentication

802.1x is a framework for authenticated MAC-level access control, defines Extensible Authentication
Protocol (EAP) over LANs (WAPOL). The standard encapsulates and leverages much of EAP, which
was defined for dial-up authentication with Point-to-Point Protocol in RFC 2284. Beyond
encapsulating EAP packets, the 802.1x standard also defines EAPOL messages that convey the
shared key information critical for wireless security.

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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.

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Appendix: FAQ

1. What is WMM?

Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM), a group of features for wireless networks that improve the user
experience for audio, video and voice applications. WMM is based on a subset of the IEEE

802.11e WLAN QoS draft standard. WMM adds prioritized capabilities to Wi-Fi networks and
optimizes their performance when multiple concurring applications, each with different latency and
throughput requirements, compete for network resources. By using WMM, end-user satisfaction is
maintained in a wider variety of environments and traffic conditions. WMM makes it possible for
home network users and enterprise network managers to decide which data streams are most
important and assign them a higher traffic priority.

2. What is WMM Power Save?

WMM Power Save is a set of features for Wi-Fi networks that increase the efficiency and flexibility
of data transmission in order to conserve power. WMM Power Save has been optimized for
mobile devices running latency-sensitive applications such as voice, audio, or video, but can
benefit any Wi-Fi device. WMM Power Save uses mechanisms included in the IEEE 802.11e
standard and is an enhancement of IEEE 802.11 legacy power saves. With WMM Power Save,
the same amount of data can be transmitted in a shorter time while allowing the Wi-Fi device to
remain longer in a low-power “dozing” state.

3. What is GI?

GI stands for Guard Interval. It’s a measure to protect wireless devices from cross- interference. If
there are two wireless devices using the same or near channel, and they are close enough, radio
interference will occur and reduce the radio resource usability.

4. What is STBC?

STBC stands for Space-Time Block Coding, which is a technique used to transfer multiple copies
of data by multiple antenna, to improve data transfer performance. By using multiple antennas,
not only data transfer rate is improved, but also the wireless stability.

EC Declaration of Conformity

For the following equipment:

*Type of Product :
*Model Number : WNL-U556M

* 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
Approximation of the Laws of the Member States relating to
For the evaluation regarding the R&TTE the following standards were applied:

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99/5/EC R&TTE.

EN 300 328 V1.7.1 (2006-10)
EN 301 489-1 V1.8.1 (2008-04)
EN 301 489-17 V2.1.1 (2009-05)
EN 60950-1

(2006 + A11:2009 + A1:2010)

Responsible for marking this declarati o n i f the:

 Manufacturer  Authorized representative established within the EU

Authorized representative established within the EU (if applicable):
Company Name: Planet Technology Corp.
Company Address: 10F., No.96, Minquan Rd., Xindian Di st . , New Taipei City 231, Taiwan
Person responsible for making this declaration
Name, Surname Kent Kang
Position / Title : Product Manager

(R.O.C.)

Taiwan 5th Nov., 2012

Place Date Legal Signature

PLANET TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

e-mail: [e-mail] http://www.planet.com.tw

10F., No.96, Minquan Rd., Xindian Dist., New Taipei City, Taiwan, R.O.C. Tel:[phone] Fax:[phone]

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EC Declaration of Conformity

Hereby, PLANET Technology Corporation,
declares that this 802.11n Wireless USB Adapter
is in compliance with the essential requirements
and other relevant provisions of Directive
1999/5/EC.

Společnost PLANET Technology Corporation,
tímto prohlašuje, že tato 802.11n Wireless USB
Adapter splňuje základní požadavky a další
příslušná ustanovení směrnice 1999/5/EC.

PLANET Technology Corporation, erklærer
herved, at følgende udstyr 802.11n Wireless USB
Adapter overholder de væsentlige krav og øvrige
relevante krav i direktiv 1999/5/EF

Hiermit erklärt PLANET Technology Corporation,
dass sich dieses Gerät 802.11n Wireless USB
Adapter in Übereinstimmung mit den
grundlegenden Anforderungen und den anderen
relevanten
Vorschriften der Richtlinie 1999/5/EG befindet".
(BMWi)

Käesolevaga kinnitab PLANET Technology

Corporation, et see 802.11n Wireless USB
Adapter vastab Euroopa Nõukogu direktiivi

1999/5/EC põhinõuetele ja muudele olulistele
tingimustele.

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Corporation, ΔΗΛΩΝΕΙ ΟΤΙ ΑΥΤ Ο 802.11n
Wireless USB AdapterΣΥΜΜΟΡΦΩΝΕΤΑΙ ΠΡΟΣ

ΤΙΣ ΟΥΣ ΙΩΔ ΕΙ Σ ΑΠΑΙΤΗΣΕΙΣ ΚΑΙ ΤΙΣ ΛΟΙΠ ΕΣ
ΣΧΕΤΙΚΕΣ ΔΙΑΤΑΞΕΙΣ ΤΗΣ ΟΔΗΓΙΑΣ 1999/5/ΕΚ

Por medio de la presente, PLANET Technology
Corporation, declara que 802.11n Wireless USB
Adapter cumple con los requisitos esenciales y

cualesquiera otras disposiciones aplicables o
exigibles de
la Directiva 1999/5/CE

Par la présente, PLANET Technology

Corporation, déclare que les appareils du 802.11n
Wireless USB Adapter sont conformes aux

exigences essentielles et aux autres dispositions
pertinentes de la directive 1999/5/CE

Con la presente , PLANET Technology

Corporation, dichiara che questo 802.11n
Wireless USB Adapter è conforme ai requisiti

essenziali ed alle altre disposizioni pertinenti
stabilite dalla direttiva
1999/5/CE.

Ar šo PLANET Technology Corporation,
apliecina, ka šī 802.11n Wireless USB Adapter
atbilst Direktīvas 1999/5/EK pamatprasībām un
citiem atbilstošiem noteikumiem.

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300Mbps 802.11n Wireless USB Adapter

WNL-U556M

Šiuo PLANET Technology Corporation,,
skelbia, kad 802.11n Wireless USB Adapter
tenkina visus svarbiausius 1999/5/EC
direktyvos reikalavimus ir kitas svarbias
nuostatas.

A gyártó PLANET Technology Corporation,
kijelenti, hogy ez a 802.11n Wireless USB
Adapter megfelel az 1999/5/EK irányelv
alapkövetelményeinek és a kapcsolódó
rendelkezéseknek.

Hawnhekk, PLANET Technology

Corporation, jiddikjara li dan 802.11n Wireless
USB Adapter jikkonforma mal-ħtiġijiet

essenzjali u ma provvedimenti oħrajn relevanti li
hemm fid-Dirrettiva 1999/5/EC

Hierbij verklaart , PLANET Technology
orporation, dat 802.11n Wireless USB Adapter
in overeenstemming is met de essentiële eisen
en de andere relevante bepalingen van richtlijn
1999/5/EG

Niniejszym firma PLANET Technology

Corporation, oświadcza, że 802.11n Wireless
High Power USB Adapter spełnia wszystkie

istotne wymogi i klauzule zawarte w
dokumencie „Directive 1999/5/EC”.

PLANET Technology Corporation, declara
que este 802.11n Wireless USB Adapter está
conforme com os requisitos essenciais e outras
disposições da Directiva 1999/5/CE.

Výrobca PLANET Technology Corporation,
týmto deklaruje, že táto 802.11n Wireless USB
Adapter je v súlade so základnými
požiadavkami a ďalšími relevantnými predpismi
smernice 1999/5/EC.

PLANET Technology Corporation, s tem
potrjuje, da je ta 802.11n Wireless USB
Adapter skladen/a z osnovnimi zahtevami in
ustreznimi določili Direktive 1999/5/EC.

PLANET Technology Corporation, vakuuttaa

täten että 802.11n Wireless USB Adapter
tyyppinen laite on direktiivin 1999/5/EY
oleellisten vaatimusten ja sitä koskevien
direktiivin muiden ehtojen mukainen.

Härmed intygar, PLANET Technology

Corporation, att denna 802.11n Wireless USB
Adapter står i överensstämmelse med de

väsentliga egenskapskrav och övriga relevanta
bestämmelser som framgår av direktiv
1999/5/EG.