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1. Networking amp Communication 802 11n Wireless PCI Adapter WNL 9331 User s Manual Version 1 0 Date May 2010 Copyright Copyright 2010 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 found2. bh Tx BURST die timed ED 2600s SSID 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 Channel Please select the wireless channel you wish to use The number of channels available here will vary depends on the setting of Country Region Code Wireless Mode Please select the wireless operating mode You can limit the type of wireless client to 802 11b or 802 11g only or allow 802 11b g and 802 11b g n clients It s safe to select 802 11 B G N mix to allow all kinds of wireless client to connect to your computer unless you want to limit the type of wireless client allowed to connect to your computer Use MAC Address Click this button to use the MAC address of the wireless card as SSID A prefix of AP will be added Security Setting Set the security options wireless data encryption Country Region Code Available options are 0 7 which will affect the available wireless channels you can use 0 FCC US Canada and other countries uses FCC radio communication standards ETSI Europe SPAIN FRANCE MKK MKKI TELEC ISERAL Channel 3 to 9 ISERAL Channel 5 to 13 The operating frequency channel will be restricted to the country region user located before importing Beacon ms You can define the time interval that a beacon signal should be send Default value is 100 Do not modify
3. QO 30 4F 44 82 98 OC XO AF 51 23 82 WPS Profile Lirt ws Associate IE Progress xx X WPS Probe IE Casto 3 All access points found will be displayed Please make sure the access point you wish to connect is displayed If not please click Rescan few more times You can also click Information button to see the detailed information about selected access point 4 Click PBC button now to start to establish wireless connection by WPS and please be patient This may require several seconds to one minute to complete When you see WPS status is connected successfully message it means the connection between your WNL 9331 and access point is successfully connected by WPS and the information about access point you connected to will be displayed BI Planet 802 1 1n Wireless LAN Utility B Network Advanced Statistics WMM WPS Radio On Off About WPS AP List DIF 44 82 88 DO X AF 51 23 82 WPS Profile Lit saara fih manna M Associate IE Progress ON liess Probe 1E MITI uto 5 Sometime WPS may fail and you can click PBC button few more times to try again When an access point is connected you can click Disconnect to disconnect your wireless network card from a connected access point or select another WPS enabled wireless access point then click Connect to establish connection to selected access point if there are more than one WPS enabled access point found You can also cl
4. 2 5 5 11Mbps 11g 6 9 12 24 36 48 54Mbps Data Rate 11n 20MHz MCSO 7 up to 72Mbps 11n 40MHz MCSO 7 up to 150Mbps External 3dBi Dipole Antenna with RP SMA Connector Operating Mode Infrastructure Ad Hoc Mode Soft AP Mode R nd 802 11b DSSS CCK QPSK BPSK dulatio 802 11g OFDM 802 11n 64QAM 16QAM QPSK BPSK 11b mode 17 1 5dBm O Powe 11g mode 15 1 5dBm o mode 15 1 5dBm yB eme Modu n tpu r Management O t Built in utility or Windows XP Zero Configuration utility WEP 64 128bit WPA WPA2 WPA PSK WPA2 PSK Security Cisco CCX Support F u 1 4 Package Contents Before you begin the installation please check the items of your package The package should include the following items WNL 9331 x 1 Driver and User s Manual CD x 1 Quick Installation Guide x 1 External Antenna x 1 If any of the above items is missing contact your supplier as soon as possible 1 5 Hardware Info For WNL 9331 System Requirements B An empty PCI slot B Windows XP Vista or Windows 7 operating system B CD ROM drive B Atleast 100MB of available disk space SWITCH THE COMPUTER OFF remove the cover and insert the wireless network card into an empty PCI slot of your computer WW E CH d nu Vat S F pma A Wu Se Eu LED Name Light Description otatus Link Link to a wireless access point Radio is switched to off Blinking T
5. ID f Password Tunnel ID zs Tunnel Password gt gt CI Show Password Use this tab to select a local certificate from dropdown menu If the access Certification tab point you wish to connect required a specific client certificate the certificate must be installed on your computer and you can select the certificate here ID X PASSWORD Client Certification Server Certification ail Use Client certificate Issued To gt gt Issued By gt gt Expired On 52 Friendly Name gt gt Cancel Server Use this tab to use server based certification Please select a CA Certificate Certification tab Authority from dropdown menu If intermediate certificates are allowed please select Allow intermediate certificates Also if you need to specify CA server s name you can specify it in Server name field You can select Server name must match so the CA server s name must be the same with the value you set in Server name field If only the domain name part of full server name must the same with the value you set in Server name field select Domain name must end in specified name ID X PASSWORD Client Certification di Use certificate chain Any Trusted CA Y L Allow intermidiate certificates Server name gt gt Q Server name must match exactly Domain name must end in specified name Cancel After you finish all settings click OK to save settings and exit The profile you jus
6. Security Setting in WNL 9331 configuration utility the following window will appear Security Setting Authentication Type Encryption Type Natllse si WPA Pre zhared F eu 85 Group Reke Interval om wid Show Password Cancel Authentication Type Please select a wireless authentication type you wish to use Available options are Open Shared WPA PSK WPA2 PSK and WPA PSK WPA2 PSK If you want to disable wireless data encryption you must select Open or Shared Encryption Type Please select an encryption mode The available options in this setting item will vary depending on the authentication type you select If you select Not Use data will not be encrypted and people with some networking knowledge will be able to read the data you transfer with proper tool NOTE WPA encryption is safer than WEP however some older wireless clients don t support WPA encryption WPA Pre shared key Please input the WPA pre shared key here Only clients with the same pre shared key you inputted here will be able to connect to your computer This setting is only available when you select one of WPA encryptions Group Rekey Interval You can specify the time interval to re issue the key to your wireless clients here You can click the button 10 seconds or Kpackets to change the unit of time interval every 10 seconds or a thousand data packets times the value you specified in Group Rekey Inter
7. this value unless you know what will be affected TX Power You can select the wireless output power here Please select a proper output power setting according to your actual needs You may not need 100 of output power if other wireless clients are not far from you Idle Time Select the idle time of your wireless network card Default value is 300 Do not modify this value unless you know what will be affected No forwarding among wireless Check this box and wireless clients will not be able to share clients data with each other Hide SSID Check this box and the SSID will not be broadcasted to the public Your wireless clients must know the exact SSID to be able to connect to your computer This option is useful to enhance security level Allow BW 40MHz Check this box to allow BW 40MHz capability Default Click this button to restore all settings in this page back to Tx BURST Check this box to accelerate the data transmit rate It may not work with all wireless access point and wireless devices To save changes click Apply button Or you can click Default to reset all values to factory default value 4 2 Security Settings This wireless card supports wireless encryption in AP mode which will encrypt the data being transferred over the air to enhance data security level It s recommended to enable data encryption unless you wish to open your computer and its internet connection to the public When you click
8. 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 int
9. 3 You may have to click PIN for few more times to try again If you still can not connect to access point by this way please make sure the PIN code you provided to access point is correct B Planet 8 2 11n Wireless LAN Utility e Advanced Statistics WP AP List Network WPS Profile List e Ber Associate IE PIN Sending M1 ALIM in imam a l a all a Sala a WES Radio On Off About Rescen Anformation Fin Codes agoen Renew Config Mode 00 30 AF AA BAS DO 30 4F 51 2 3 84 rogress x Am eee ee There are also some options available for WPS configuration WPS associate IE Check this box to send the association request with WPS IE during WPS setup This is optional and you can use default value if you don t Know what will be affected WPS probe IE Check this box to send the WPS probe request with WPS IE during WPS setup This is optional and you can use default value if you don t Know what will be affected Auto When in PIN mode wireless access point to be connected will be selected automatically if this box is checked 3 Radio On Off You can switch the wireless radio transceiver on and off by WNL 9331 utility so if you want to disable wireless network function you don t have to remove the network card physically 1 To switch wireless radio on off please click Radio On Off button la Planet 802 1 1n Wireless LAN Utility o Profile Network Advanced Sta
10. 55 0 Default Gateway gt 197 168 11 1 HT Throughput ss 0 000 Kbps Receive Link Speed 55 150 0 Mbps Ew zs 40 SMR U zs d Throughput zz ab 117 Kbps Gl gt long MCS zs 7 SHRI gt n a 3 9 Help If you need to know the directions of how to use specific function in the utility please click Help button On line help documents will be presented in Windows help format Help Click this button to view on line help documents E PLANET WNL 9331 Utility Hide Back Print Options eens Indes mE E PLANET WNL 9331 Section 1 Planet or Windows Wireless Uh Utility and Windows Section 1 1 Windows ero Canfigurat i H Co Section 1 2 Windows 4utoContig Ser zero Configuration Ke Section 2 PLANET Vv MHL 3331 Utility Plar WZC E Section 3 Security KS Section d Appendix b Section 5 FAL Windows AP Includes a wireless configuration utility named Windows Zero configuration NZ which provides basic configuration functions to the PLANET Wireless NIC PLANET S utility Planet Ul additionally provides WEA functionality ze s liil A Chapter 4 Soft AP Function Except becoming a wireless client of other wireless access points the WN 9331 can act as a wireless service provider also You can switch the WNL 9331 operating mode to AP mode to simulate the function of a real wireless access point by software and all other computers and wireless devices can connect t
11. Copyright C PLANET Technology Corp All Rights Reserved Thank you for purchasing PLANET Wireless product SOFTWARE PRODUCT LICENSE The SOFTWARE PRODUCT is protected by copyright laws and international copyright treaties as well as other intellectual property laws and treaties The SOFTWARE PRODUCT is licensed not sold 1 GRANT OF LICENSE This End User License Agreement grants you the following rights Installation and Use You may install and use an unlimited number of copies of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT Reproduction and Distribution You may reproduce and distribute an unlimited number of copies of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT provided that each copy shall be a true and complete copy including all copyright and trademark notices and shall be accompanied by a copy of this EULA Copies of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT may be distributed as a standalone product or included with your own product v Qi accept the terms of the license agreement Pint gi do not accept the terms of the license agreement InstallShield Bak M nens M cancel It is suggested to use Install driver and Planet WLAN Utility which provides full installation to manage the WNL 9331 Otherwise choose Install driver only for only installing driver Then click Next to continue PLANET WNL 9331 InstallShield Wizard Setup Type Select the setup type that best suits your needs Choose to install te Install driver and Planet WLAN Utility t Install dri
12. T COUNTERS button to reset all counters to zero 4 7 About The About tab provides you the information about version number of the configuration utility driver and other important information about your wireless access point lanet 02 lin Wireless LAN vm ot ne oe ne ee a eee ee st Chapter 5 APPENDIX 5 1 Troubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to problems usually encountered during the installation and operation of the adapter Q The PLANET WNL 9331 do not work properly A 1 Right click on My Computer and select Properties Select the device manager and click on the Network Adapter You will find the Adapter if it is installed successfully If you see the yellow exclamation mark the resources are conflicting You will see the status of the Adapter If there is a yellow question mark please check the following 2 Make sure that your PC has a free IRQ Interrupt Request a hardware interrupt on a PC 3 Make sure that you have inserted the right adapter and installed the proper driver If the Adapter does not function after attempting the above steps remove the adapter and do the following 4 Uninstall the driver software from your PC 5 Restart your PC and repeat the hardware and software installation as specified in this User Guide Q cannot communicate with the other computers linked via Ethernet in the Infrastructure configuration A 1 Make sure that the PC to which the Adapter is a
13. ame key must be used on all of the wireless stations in the network WEP Key The WEP keys are used to encrypt data transmitted in the wireless network Key1 Key4 There are two types of key length 64 bit and 128 bit Select the default encryption key from Key 1 to Key 4 by selected the radio button Fill the text box by following the rules below 64 bit Input 10 digit Hex values in the A F a f and 0 9 range or 5 digit ASCII characters including a z and O 9 as the encryption keys For example 0123456aef or test 128 bit Input 26 digit Hex values in the A F a f and 0 9 range or 13 digit ASCII characters including a z and 0 9 as the encryption keys For example 01234567890123456789abcdef or administrator 3 1 3 Using 802 11x To set 802 1x authentication for the access point Please click 802 1X tab System Contig Auth Encry EAF Method gt gt PE AP ww Tunnel Authentication gt EAP MECHAP vi l session Resumption IDA PASSWORD Client Certification Server Certification Authentication ID Password Identity Tunnel ID f Password Tunnel ID gt Tunnel Password C Show Password OR Cancel Here are descriptions of every setup item EAP Method Select 802 1x EAP method from dropdown menu Please ask the administrator of the access point you wish to connect to select a correct EAP method Tunnel Select 802 1x tunnel authe
14. an check Show Password box so the password you inputted will be displayed as you type but not replace by asterisk System Config Authentication gt gt Identity gt gt Password gt gt L Show Password Domain Name gt gt wer WPA TKIP WPAZ AES Cancel WPA WPA provides a scheme of mutual authentication using either IEEE 802 1x Extensible Authentication Protocol EAP authentication or pre shared key PSK technology It provides a high level of assurance to enterprises small businesses and home users that data will remain protected and that only authorized users may access their networks For enterprises that have already deployed IEEE 802 1x authentication WPA offers the advantage of leveraging existing authentication databases and infrastructure WPA PSK It is a special mode designed for home and small business users who do not have access to network authentication servers In this mode known as Pre Shared Key the user manually enters the starting password in their access point or gateway as well as in each wireless station in the network WPA PSK takes over automatically from that point keeping unauthorized users that don t have the matching password from joining the network while encrypting the data traveling between authorized devices WPA2 Like WPA WPA2 supports IEEE 802 1 x EAP authentications or PSK technology It also includes a new advanced encryption mechanism using the Advanc
15. atre RTS Frame Successfully Recettes CTS RTS Frames Fad To Recetve CTS Reset Counter All connection related statistics is displayed here You can click Transmit or Receive tab to view the statistics of transmitted or received packets You can also click Reset Counter button to reset the statistics of all items back to O 3 5 WMM Setting This wireless network card provides WMM Wi Fi Multimedia function which can improve the performance of certain network applications like audio video streaming network telephony VoIP and others When you enable the WMM function of this network card you can define the priority of different kinds of data to give higher priority to applications which require instant responding Therefore you can improve the performance of such network applications In WMM Setup Status block current WMM settings will be displayed And here are descriptions of every setup item WMM Enable Check this box to enable WMM function Please click Apply button on the right of this check box after you check or uncheck this box so corresponding settings in this window will be activated or deactivated respectively WMM Power Save Check this box to enable WMM power saving mode to save Enable energy and let your computer s battery live longer You also have to select WMM power save modes here AC BE Best Performance AC BK Worst Performance AC VI Video data has priority AC VO Voice data has prio
16. can Click Rescan button to collect the new information of all the wireless networks nearby Add the selected network to Profiles list Click Connect to connect to the selected network Add to Profile Button Connect 3 2 2 Connect to an Access Point There are two kinds of wireless connection mode Infrastructure and Ad Hoc Infrastructure mode is used by wireless access points which is able to establish wireless connection for you and other wireless wired network clients Ad Hoc mode is also know as point to point mode and in this mode wireless devices such as computer or PDA will not be capable to establish wireless connection with more than one wireless device and is suitable for establishing a one to one wireless connection between two wireless devices Before you can connect to any wireless access point or device by infrastructure or Ad Hoc mode there two things you must know a Wireless device s SSID Service Set IDentifier someone will call it access point s name You can scan for the SSID of other wireless devices nearby but if the SSID of the wireless device you wish to connect is hidden you must know exact SSID before you can establish connection with it b Ifthe wireless device you wish to connect uses encryption you must know its encryption key Please launch Ralink setup utility and it will scan for wireless access points near by Scan results will be displayed here pleas
17. e 4 5 Event Log This software access point will log all wireless related activities as a log You can follow the following instructions to view the content of the event log Click Event Log tab and the event log will be displayed Lu Planet 8027 1 in Wireless LAN Utility Restart Access Point Q0 30 4F 51 23 82 associated 00 30 4F 51 23 82 was aged out and removed from t Q0 30 4F 51 23 82 associated 00 30 4F 51 23 82 was aged out and removed from L D0 30 4F 51 23 82 associated D 30 4F 51 23 82 Wat aged out and removed from L Hastart Access Font DOE 2E 44 62 99 associated e US A D2 3 O2 4 Dir li Ini 03 1 Ii You can click Clear to remove all entries in the log 4 6 Statistics If you want to know detailed information about how your software access point works you can follow the following instructions to view the statistics of the access point Click Statistics tab and the event log will be displayed Lal Planet 802 1 in Wireless LAN Utility Config Access Control Mac Table Event Leg Statistics About Transmit Statistics Frames Transmited Successful Frames Fad To Recenve ACK After All Heinz RTS Frames Successiul Recerve CTS RTS Frames Fail To Keceme CTS Frames Transmitted Successfully After Pei Receive Statistics Frames Recerved Successfully Frames Recened with CRC Error Frames Dropped Due To Out of Resounce Duplicate Frames Recenved You can click RESE
18. e check if the wireless device access point or another computer with the SSID you wish to connect is shown here scan result includes 6 types of information they are Mm ES et k bi inks 3 o 860 mmm ku Ve QOQ lt s Wm A B C D E The SSID Service Set Identifier of wireless device If nothing is displayed here it means the SSID of this wireless device is hidden If a 4 svmbol appears in front of the name of wireless device means vou ve established connected with that wireless device The tvpe of this wireless device and the channel number of this wireless device b Means this wireless device is an access point i Means this wireless device is a computer Ad Hoc mode point to point connection The wireless standard supported by this access point is displayed here ni For 802 11n g For 802 11g For 802 11b 0 WS icon will appear when the access point supports WPS If the access point uses encryption A key icon will appear Note When the access point supports WPS and WPS icon 0 is appeared you a will not see the key icon here even through the access point uses encryption Shows the signal strength of access point by percentage E Shows the bar graph of the signal strength 1 If the access point you selected does not enable encryption The content of Encryption field of the access point you selected is None you ll be connected to this wireless access point within o
19. ed Encryption Standard AES AES is required to the corporate user or government users The difference between WPA and WPA2 is that WPA2 provides data encryption via the AES In contrast WPA uses Temporal Key Integrity Protocol TKIP WPA2 PSK WPA2 PSK is also for home and small business The difference between WPA PSK and WPA2 PSK is that WPA2 PSK provides data encryption via the AES In contrast WPA PSK uses Temporal Key Integrity Protocol TKIP Use 802 1x Enable 802 1x wireless authentication Please click 802 1x Setting button to set 802 1x parameters See next section None Disable the encryption mode WEP Enable the WEP Data Encryption When the item is selected you have to continue setting the WEP Encryption keys TKIP TKIP Temporal Key Integrity Protocol changes the temporal key every 10 000 packets a packet is a kind of message transmitted over a network This insures much greater security than the standard WEP security AES AES has been developed to ensure the highest degree of security and authenticity for digital information and it is the most advanced solution defined by IEEE 802 11i for the security in the wireless network Note All devices in the network should use the same encryption method to ensure the communication Password displayed as you type but not replace your input with asterisk The WPA PSK key can be from 8 to 64 characters and can be letters or Pre Shared Key numbers This s
20. en the utility by double click on the icon Right click the icon there are some items for you to operate the configuration utility B Launch Config Utilities open the Configuration Utility tool B Use Zero Configurations as Configuration Utility use Windows XP built in wireless configuration utility Windows Zero Configuration to configure the card B Switch to AP Mode the WNL 9331 can act as an AP Please refer to next chapter for details B Exit close the Configuration Utility tool Launch Config Utility Use Zero Configuration as Configuration utility Switch to AP Made Open Diagnostic Testing Mode Exit 3 1 Profile Management If you need to connect to different wireless access points at different time like to access point of your home office cybercaf or public wireless service you can store the connection parameters encryption passphrase security etc as a profile for every access point so you don t have to input these parameters every time you want to connect to a specific wireless access point If you want to click new profile click Profile menu then click Add button Lu Planet 802 1 in Wireless LAN Utility B o o Profile Network Advanced 4 tatistics VM WPS Radio On Off About Profile Let b proces ep Profe Name Sal gt Network Type Authentication Encryption xa Use Mit 1x xx Tx Power gt gt Channel Power Saw Muse xn ATS Threthold gt gt Act
21. enna to improve data transfer performance By using multiple antennas not only data transfer rate is improved but also the wireless stability gt PLANET Networking amp Communication EC Declaration of Confomi For the following equipment Type of Product 802 11n 1T1R Wireless PCI Adapter Model Number WNL 9331 Produced by Manufacturer s Name Planet Technology Corp Manufacturer s Address 1 IF No 96 Min Chuan Road Hsin Tien Taipei 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 1999 5 EC R amp TTE For the evaluation regarding the R amp TTE the following standards were applied EN 301 489 1 V1 8 1 2008 04 EN 301 489 17 V1 3 2 2008 04 EN 55022 2006 EN 61000 3 2 2006 EN 61000 3 3 1995 A2 2005 EN 61000 4 2 2001 EN 61000 4 3 2006 EN 61000 4 4 2004 EN 61000 4 5 2006 EN 61000 4 6 2005 EN 61000 4 11 2004 EN 62311 2008 11 EN 300 328 V 1 7 1 2006 10 IEC 60950 1 2005 2nd Edition EN 60950 1 2002 A11 2009 Responsible for marking this declaration if the Manufacturer LI Authorized representative established within the EU Authorized representative established within the EU if applicable Company Name Planet Technology Corp Company Address 11F No 96 Min Chuan Road Hsin Tien Taipei Taiwan R O C Person responsible for making this decla
22. erference 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 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 amp 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 amp TTE The R amp 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
23. hreshold an RTS is not sent and the packet is transmitted directly to the wireless network Select a setting within a range of O to 2347 bytes Minor change is recommended Fragment 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 Select a setting within a range of 256 to 2346 bytes Minor change is recommended 3 1 2 Authority Encryption setting System Config Auth XEncry Authentication Shared wr Encryption WEP FI B02 1X WPA Preshared Key zz aa a aa Wep Key e Key Hexadecimal ww DI Show Password e keyi Hexadecimal a Kewa Hexadecimal ww keyri Hexadecimal intends to connect Open No authentication is needed among the wireless network Shared Only wireless devices using a shared key WEP Key identified are allowed to connecting each other LEAP LEAP is a pre EAP Cisco proprietary protocol with many of the features of EAP protocols Cisco controls the ability of other vendors to implement this protocol so it should be selected for use only when limited vendor choice for client access point and server products is not a concern If you select LEAP the following message will be displayed Please input LEAP identity password domain name and select encryption type You c
24. ick Rotate button and next access point on the list will be selected to establish connection i Planet 802 1 1n Wireless LAN Utility B Profile Network Advanced Statistics Wii WES Radio On Off About WS AP List DO XO AF 51 23 82 WES Profiter Lit amp ira ELLLLLELLLLLICLELLLLLLLTETTLLLLLTELLLLLLLTLLT Ber Associate IE E Progress H D Hp Prove ie PBC Scanning AP l i D s If you want to delete a found access point from the list select it and click Delete button 3 6 2 WPS Setup PIN 1 The PIN number of your WNL 9331 is an eight digit number located at the upper right position of configuration utility Remember it and input the number to your wireless access point as the WPS PIN code Please refer to the user manual of your wireless access point for instructions about how to do this NOTE If you experienced problem with the pin code provided here you can click Renew to get a new pin code BI Planet 802 1 1n Wireless LAN Utility io A Sc kg GO 2 Network Advanced Statistics WP Radio On Off About WI AB List Pescen 0 30 4F 44 82 98 eet DO 30 4F 51 23 82 e Pin Code T D D DES ae WPS Profile List OAM baag di Asrociete IE BE T grezs xi a Herz Probe IE PIN Sending M1 auto 2 Click PIN button now and wait for few seconds to one minute If a wireless access point with correct PIN code is found you ll be connected to that access point
25. ing built in windows zero configuration utility From the Network screen all the networks nearby will be listed You can change the connection to another network or add one of the networks to your own AP list La Planet 602 1 in Wireless LAN Litility Profile Sorted by xx 625 AChi 3401 noe Al ribeiden BLW bafi dink SURI GLOBALHOME Rencan Statut 33 Extra Inf Channel AMthenticabion gt Encryption 22 Network Type gt IP Address Sub Maik gt gt Network Advanced Statistics hanna C ka ID We EDI AP List 55 K p Kan K ps e p Connect H Qe 88 o ga Add ta Prarie EH t 35 DO 30 4F 25 67 48 Link is Up TxPower 10059 gt 2417 MHz Open NONE infrastructure 163 254 252 47 255 255 00 Sex II ES Lx DEER nose strenatn gt 2e Trancenit Link Spaad 1 0 Mbps Throughput gt 0 192 Kbps Defeat Gateway 33 Link Spem 1 0 Mbps SHAD gt gt n a SHR gt n s EW nfa Throughput 10 216 Kbps Gl x n a ML Dip Parameter AP List This list shows all available wireless networks within range of your card It also displays the information of the networks including the SSID BSSID Signal Strength Channel Encryption Authentication and Network Type If you want to connect to any networks on the list double click the item on the list and the card will automatically connect to the selected network Res
26. ity ES roe s Profile Network Advanced Statistics Radio On Off About Wit AP Let Recca 0 l F he D information 0 30 4F 51 22 82 Pin Code 04583691 Renew WIE Probs Lit Iw Astociste IE Progress gt gt ON les Probe IE uta 3 6 1 WPS Setup PBC Push Button Configuration 1 Set Config Mode to Enrollee and then push the WPS button on your wireless access point the button used to activate WPS standby mode may have another name or use other way to start WPS standby mode as the instruction given by your wireless access point s user manual You can also set Config Mode to Registrar In this mode this wireless network card will wait for other WPS enabled access points to send WPS pairing requests Please refer to the instruction given by your wireless access point s user manual to understand how to send WPS requests l u Planet 802 1 in Wireless LAN Utility E 0 9 Network Advanced Statistics WM WPS Radio On Off About WS AP LEI DONO IF 51 23 82 WPS Profle Lut PIN BBWS Associate IE Progress gt gt 00 Pec Betz Prete IE Cawta 2 Before vou start to establish the wireless connection bv using WPS vou can click Rescan button to search for WPS enabled access points near vou to make sure the WPS function of your access point is activated Ea Planet 802 1 in Wireless LAN Utility mg f Q 9 E Network Advanced Statistics Radio On Off About WES AP List Qs E BT ia
27. n A 1 Click Rescan for few more times and see if you can find any wireless access point or wireless device 2 Please move closer to any known wireless access point 3 Ad hoc function must be enabled for the wireless device you wish to establish a direct wireless link 4 Please adjust the position of network card you may have to move your computer if you re using a notebook computer and click Rescan button for few more times If you can find the wireless access point or wireless device you want to connect by doing this try to move closer to the place where the wireless access point or wireless device is located Q Nothing happens when I click Launch config utilities A 1 Please make sure the wireless network card is firmly inserted into your computer s PCI Card If the Planet configuration utility s icon is black the network card is not detected by your computer Switch the computer off and insert the adapter again If this doesn t work contact the dealer of purchase for help 2 Reboot the computer and try again 3 Remove the driver and re install 4 Contact the dealer of purchase for help Q can not establish connection with a certain wireless access point A 1 Click Connect for few more times 2 If the SSID of access point you wish to connect is hidden nothing displayed in SSID field in Site Survey function you have to input correct SSID of the access point you wish to connect Please c
28. ne minute 2 If the access point you selected enables encryption please proceed to next step 3 If the wireless access point does not have SSID you ll be prompted to input it here Please ask the administrator of this AP and input the exact SSID here then click OK when ready If the SSID you provided here is wrong you ll not be able to connect to this access point If the wireless access point you selected have SSID please skip this step Lai Planet 802 1 in Wireless LAN Utility m Profile Network Advanced Statistics Wd WPS Radia On Off About Sorbed by g s g Chanrei g sya AP List gt o 0009 o Bg axis Q00 fs ps mg P siniz ps Apple Network 2aed amp e ps BLW EEN ps d ink 3GRT p Beim Add t Profde te PB PES PPS SS SPREE d m T LI Pease enter SSID l H LI T 4 If the AP uses encryption you have to input WEP passphrase or WPA preshared key Please ask the administrator and input the correct passphrase preshared key here then click OK If the value you inputted here is wrong you will not be able to connect to this wireless access point Authentication type is selected automatically please don t change it If the access point you selected does not enable encryption and does not require authentication please skip this step Lai Planet 802 1 1n Wireless LAN Utility B Profile Metwork Advanced Statistics WA WPS Radio On Off About Sorted by gt gt
29. ntication type from dropdown menu Please ask Authentication the administrator of the access point you wish to connect to select a correct tunnel authentication method This pull down menu is only available when authentication type you use is PEAP TLS Smart Card or TILS When you use EAP FAST as authentication type the protocol setting is always Generic Token Card and can not be changed You also need to select Soft Token or Static Password as password in ID Password setting EAP Fast authentication type also have a sub menu to set EAP fast specific parameters FI Use protected authentication credential File Path gt If you need to use protected authentication credential check Use protected authentication credential box and click Import to load pac credential file to remove a loaded credential file click Remove Session You can enable or disable session resumption here If you don t know if you Resumption should enable session resumption or not please ask your 802 1x authentication administrator ID Password Input 802 1x username ID and password and other information if it is tab required here Click Show Password to show the password you typed EAP Method gt gt PEAP v Tunnel Authentication gt gt EAP MSCHAP v2 v Session Resumption Client Certification Server Certification Authentication ID Password Identity gt gt Tunnel
30. ntify the different networks The SSID up to 32 printable ASCII characters is the unique name identified in a WLAN The ID prevents the unintentional merging of two co located WLANs You may specify a SSID for the card and then only the device with the same SSID can interconnect to the card If you want to add the network nearby to the profile list pull down the menu all the networks will be listed for you to add one of them to the profile list Network Type Infrastructure This operation mode requires the presence of an 802 11 Access Point All communication is done via the Access Point or Router Ad Hoc Select this mode if you want to connect to another wireless station in the Wireless LAN network without through an Access Point or Router Tx Power You can select the wireless output power here If you re not too far from access point good signal reception you can select a lower output power to save energy for a distant access point you can select a higher output power Its suggested to select Auto to let setup utility decide the best output power for you Power Save Mode The power saving function is only available when the network type is in Infrastructure CAM Constantly Awake Mode The card will always set in active mode PSM Power Saving Mode Enable the card in the power saving mode when it is idle RTS Threshold Minimum packet size required for an RTS Request To Send For packets smaller than this t
31. o improve the wireless performance with CCX compatible wireless devices Check this box if you need to connect to CCX compatible wireless devices When you enabled CCX the following setup items will become available Turn on CCKM Check this box to enable CCKM Cisco Centralized Key Management which enables wireless clients to roam between CCKM enabled access points in very short time Enable Radio Measurements When you re connecting to CCX compatible access point check this box to enable radio measurement function to improve wireless connectivity Non Serving Channel Measurements Limit When you re connecting to CCX compatible access point check this box to enable measurement on unused radio channels to improve wireless connectivity After you finish the settings click Apply to apply new settings and click OK to close configuration utility 3 4 View Network Link Statistics The configuration utility provides information about network statistics and link status If you want to know how your wireless network card works you can use these functions to get detailed information about the wireless connection you re using Click Statistics menu and the statistics of wireless connection will be displayed B Planet 802 11n Wireless LAN Utility 5 Network Advanced Statistics iF Radia On Off Receive Frames Transmitted Successfully Framer Retransmithed mocar fui Frames Fal To Recebos ACK After M P
32. o your computer wirelessly even share the internet connection you have 4 1 Switch to AP Mode and Basic Configuration The operating mode of the wireless card is Station Mode becoming a client of other wireless access points by default If you want to switch to AP mode please right click WNL 9331 utility icon and select Switch to AP Mode Launch Contig Lltilities TEEN h dg Zar configuration as Contionration utility sees l Switch to AP Mode PL z Dana Li HBHHRHRBRBHBRBERHBE HBR HEB HBR HEB HBR HE BR HBR BE BRB BR RP RP eR eR eR ee eR eR eR eR eB eee eee ee t CRW After you select Switch to AP Mode the WNL 9331 available options will change If you want to switch the wireless card back to station mode become a client of other wireless access points click Switch to Station Mode A configuration window will appear after you switch the operation mode to AP or click Launch Config Utilities after you right click the WNL 9331 configuration utility which asks you to assign an existing network card with internet connection Enabling ICS Please wait you ll see the basic configuration menu of the AP function Lal Planet 802 1 in Wireless LAN Utility Config Access Control Mac Table Event Log Statistics About SEJD ISolt amp P D7 Channel 1 Wee Mode EI c Use Mac Address Secunty Setting No forwanding among verelesz cheris Hide 5ID b Al Ew 40 MHz
33. 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 IN municipal waste and have to collect such WEEE separately Revision User s Manual for PLANET 802 11n Wireless PCI Adapter Model WNL 9331 Rev 1 0 May 2010 Part No EM WNL9331 Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 INTRODUGTION iiciecina se opa e p dco gk ceo Fue FEE nennen 6 le FEAD RE eet 6 1 2 SAFETY INFORMATION asian i a 7 EE Eeer 8 E PACKAGE CONTENTO etes ettet abut ten uentis teat d tese a esed 9 1 5 HARDWARE C 10 CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION WEE 11 CHAPTER 3 GENERAL CONFIGURATION eere rennen nenne nnne nnn nnn nnn nnns 16 Sel PROFI E MANAGEMENT ditto Ee 17 91 1 System COnDIIGUFallOfi t oe t Eege v Re t b 18 3 1 2 Auth
34. onnectivity It supports WMM to maintain stable multimedia quality by granting high priority for such packets For security the WNL 9331 supports the most advanced mechanism WPA2 to protect the information exchange through wireless Moreover in order to simplify the security configurations WPS Wi Fi Protected Setup is enhanced in WNL 9331 This design helps inexperienced users to secure their wireless network quickly and easily The WNL 9331 supports most popular operating systems Windows XP Vista Windows 7 With advanced features and high speed capability the WNL 9331 gives users the greatest performance anytime anywhere 1 1 Features 2 4GHz ISM band unlicensed operation Compliant with IEEE 802 11b IEEE 802 119 IEEE 802 11n Support PCI v2 1 2 2 standard Antenna One external 3dBi Dipole Antenna with one TX and one RX Provides download and upload up to 150Mbps data rate Supports Wi Fi Protected Setup WPS Supports WEP WPA WPA2 high level security mechanisms Supports WMM Wi Fi Multi Media function to meet the multi media data bandwidth requirement the connected AP and the application must support WMM as well Supports Software AP mode QoS function Control the bandwidth required for different applications Supports most popular operating systems including Windows XP Vista and Windows 7 1 2 Safety Information In order to keep the safety of users and your properties please follow the following safety inst
35. ontact the owner of access point to ask for correct SSID 3 You have to input correct passphrase security key to connect an access point with encryption Please contact the owner of access point to ask for correct passphrase security key 4 The access point you wish to connect only allows network cards with specific MAC address to establish connection Please go to About tab and write the value of Phy Address down then present this value to the owner of access point so he she can add the MAC address of your network card to his her access point s list Q The network is slow having problem when transferring large files Move closer to the place where access point is located Enable Wireless Protection in Advanced tab Try a lower TX Rate in Advanced tab Disable Tx Burst in Advanced tab Enable WMM in QoS tab if you need to use multimedia telephony related applications Disable WMM Power Save Enable in QoS tab There could be too much people using the same radio channel Ask the owner of the access 4 OO Om E WD P point to change the channel number 5 2 Glossary 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 optimi
36. ority Encryption setting sse 20 EE PT 22 3 2 NETWORK CONFIGURATION UTILITY is ee 25 3 2 1 USING ontiguration JUV aso i a e eia e E Ht bet nb sabe vies NOR HO dig ub pecie ber ahy 25 3 2 2 Connect to an Access el 27 D IADVANCED Eeer 31 3 4 VIEW NETWORK LINK KR le 33 E OR uge E 34 Soa e Te je sisas ati d ae it ar 35 3 6 1 WPS Setup PBC Push Button Configuration ss neeeennznnnnenn nanna 35 95 2 WPS Setups EE 38 S RADIOON E 40 e EE 41 EE 42 CHAPTER 4 SOFT AP FUNCTION iii s cue sees coa uxo ege Gegen uoa ava Co Fux a urea o Ro rca ud 43 4 1 SWITCH TO AP MODE AND BASIC CONFIGURATION nennen nns 43 T2 SEGURITIGSBETTINOSJ e e MAD uem niu ue MM en Rae e tUe 46 Al SACCESS CONTROL a 48 AU CONNECTION TABLE EE 50 AD EVENT LOG orenen EE ee 51 ENEE ee 52 CHAPTERS APPENDIX eege 54 SL TROUBLESHOOTING iurar ien r A E A EE A OA 54 5 2 GLOSSARY Chapter 1 Introduction Complying with the most innovative 802 11n technology PLANET delivers a reliable and cost effective solution WNL 9331 WNL 9331 is a PCI 2 2 wireless adapter which integrates one transmit channel and two concurrent receive channels thus it supports upload and download up to 150Mbps data rate Using 2 4GHz frequency band it is backward compatible with 802 11b and 802 11g for users to create a new wireless environment based on existing wireless network The WNL 9331 provides a feature rich wireless c
37. ork Advanced Statistics Wy NM Radio On Off About D LI Enable CCX Cinco Compatible eXtension Wirelezs mode Enable TX Burst Enable TCP Window Size LI Fast Roaming at Em LI Show Authentication Status Dialog Select our Country Region Code 1 cH Display the wireless operation mode of the network card Enable Tx Burst Check this box to accelerate the data transmit rate It may not work with all wireless access point and wireless devices Enable TCP Window Check this box and the configuration utility will adjust TCP Size window size automatically to get better performance It should be safe for most of wireless environments but if you found some problem on data transfer uncheck this box Fast Roaming Check this box and you can control the threshold that the wireless network card should switch to another wireless access point with better signal quality Only adjust value when you understand what it means and you need to roam between multiple access points Show Authentication When your computer is being authenticated by wireless Status Dialog authentication server a dialog window with the process of authentication will appear This function is helpful to find out the problem when you can not be authenticated and you can provide this information to authentication server s administrator for debugging purpose Enable CCX Enable Cisco Compatible extensions CCX is a wireless feature developed by Cisco used t
38. r Authentication settings to connect to this access point Allow All Only allow wireless clients with MAC address listed here to connect to this access point Reject All Reject wireless clients with MAC address listed here to be connected to this access point MAC Address Input the MAC address of the wireless client you wish to allow or reject here No colon or hyphen required Add Add the MAC address you inputted in MAC address field to the list rr E select a MAC address from the list then click Delete button to remove it Removeal Delete all MAC addresses in the list When you finish with setting and want to save changes click Apply button 4 4 Connection table If you want to see the list of all wireless clients connected to this access point please follow the following instructions Click Mac Table tab and a list containing all connected wireless clients will appear m Planet 802 1 in Wireless LAN Utility Config Access Control Mac Table Event Log Statistics About MAC Address AIC Power S Status 00 30 4F 51 23 82 No M MCS 7 BW 40 Gl 800 R MAC address Displays the MAC address of this wireless client AD The serial number of this wireless connection Power Saving Mode Displays the capability of power saving function of this wireless client Displays additional information of this wireless Connection like current wireless operating mode and data transfer rat
39. ransferring receiving data Off Off o No wireless activity Chapter 2 Installation Q Note 1 If you had ever installed the other Wireless Cards before please uninstall the existed drivers and utilities first Note 2 The installation below is performed in Windows XP system The installations in Windows 2000 Vista Win are similar 1 SWITCH THE COMPUTER OFF remove the cover and insert the wireless network card into an empty PCI slot of your computer and then replace the cover 2 The system will find the new hardware and display the below message Click Cancel to skip Found Mew Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard Windows wll search For current and updated software by looking on your computer on the hardware installation CD or an Can Windows connect ta Windows Update to search for software CO ves this time only CO Yes now and every time connect a device O No not this time Click Next ta continue Cancel Insert the bundled CD into the CD ROM drive to launch the auto run program Once completed a menu screen will appear Click the Planet 802 11n Wireless LAN Utility hyperlink to initiate the install wizard Read the License Agreement carefully Click Yes to accept it and continue PLANET WNL 9331 InstallShield Wizard License Agreement Please read the following license agreement carefully PLANET Wireless Utility for Windows XP Vista win
40. ration Name Surname Tom Shih Position Title Product Manager E Taiwan 12 Apr 2010 CO Ti Place Date Legal Signature PLANET TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION e mail sales planet com tw http www planet com tw 11F No 96 Min Chuan Road Hsin Tien Taipei Taiwan R O C Tel 886 2 2219 9518 Fax 886 2 2219 9528
41. re Trancenit IP Address zx 169 25a 25907 Link Speed gt 1 0 Mbps Sub Mack 256 255 00 Demat Cathey Throughput gt 0 192 Kbps v Recens Link Speed gt 1 0 Mbps EW nia THRO gt gt n a Throughput 10 216 Kbps Gl gt n a MOS sn n a MARI n s 10 The WNL 9331 utility will appear on the screen Please select the AP you would like to connect and press Connect button and full in the security information and then click OK to connect the wireless network Lat Planet 802 1 in Wireless LAN Utility HN de 4 B Profile Network Advanced Statistics WM WPS Radio On Off About a Sorted by xx s Chanrei su LI Show dam AP List gt 625 K Sou gen ADWW A401 7 ma sx owadi pu 28 H x o 8800 ps 88 B sy o 88 e eu H H ue Add to Droge Connect Status o 8235 lt gt DO 30 4F DAD E Extralnfo Lk is Up TxPosesr 10059 WERTE Bo Channel 2 gt 2417 MHz eng Authentication zx Open Encryption NONE eiert Type an Infrastructure Trancenit IP Address an 159 254 252 67 Link Speed xx 1 0 Mbps Sub Maik ZBB 55 0 0 Throughput gt gt 0 192 Kbps Default Gateway 33 Recebe Link Speed gt gt 1 0 Mbps Throughput 10 216 Kbps EW gt gt Aa SHAD gt gt n a Gl f NC an Ai SHR xx n a Chapter 3 General Configuration The Configuration Utility appears as an icon on the system tray of Windows while the card is running You can op
42. reate Fragment Thred old gt gt Protie Hate ri PROF2 Heiani Tipe xx lifted hrc burs SSID Tx Power zs Auto Power Save Mode Mb CAM e rx OI ATS Threshold lc Fragment Thresheld the profiles including Profile Name SSID etc Activate Button Click Activate to connect to the selected profile When a profile is activated the card will be initially connected to the profile Or you can add a connected wireless access point or wireless device to a profile by clicking Network tab then click Add to Profile button IF Planet BD 1 in Wireless LAN Utility B o S Profile Network Advanced Statistics WA WP Radio On Off About Sorted by gt se Chanrei g tana AP List a5 airiai EXTRALAN testi Teeeexnnepf mm s il m ns 77 m oi s wm de mom be e hoc im d mt dm oam oc m d Prafte Name PRoF2 Irif rst rue tures SCID gt Auto Power Save Mode gt gt CAN eh PM C RTS Threshold DI Fragment Threstok 3 1 1 System Configuration And you can set the parameter for this profile here uth ENGEY BUZ X Profile Mame gt PROF2 Network Type gt gt Infrastructure ww SSID ss Tx Power Auto F H AU ti Power Save Mode 3 CAM Gh GA LI RTS Threshold LU e eT LI Fragment Threshold Z5 946 OK Cancel Profile Name Define a recognizable profile name for you to ide
43. rity Direct Link Setup Enable If you have another WMM enabled wireless device you can enter its MAC address here then click Apply button and this network card will establish a direct link to the wireless device you specified here You also have to specify the timeout value of this directly linked wireless device Valid values are from 1 to 65535 seconds and input O for infinity If you want to remove a specific wireless device from direct link table select the device and click this button to remove it 3 6 WPS Configuration Wi Fi Protected Setup WPS is the latest wireless network technology which makes wireless network setup become very simple If you have WPS enabled 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 All you have to do is go to the WPS setup page of this wireless card click a button and then press a specific button on the wireless access point you wish to establish a secure connection just three simple steps The WNL 9331 are compatible with WPS To use this function the wireless access point you wish to connect to must support WPS function too Now please follow the following instructions to establish secure connection between WPS enabled wireless access point and your wireless network card Click WPS tab and the following settings will appear IM Planet 802 1 1n Wireless LAN Util
44. ructions 1 This PCI wireless network card is designed for indoor use only DO NOT expose this network card to direct sun light rain or snow 2 DO NOT put this network card at or near hot or humid places like kitchen or bathroom Also do not left this wireless network card in the car in summer 3 This network card is small enough to put in a child s mouth and it could cause serious injury or could be fatal If they throw the network card the card will be damaged PLEASE KEEP THIS NETWORK CARD OUT THE REACH OF CHILDREN 4 This network card will become hot when being used for long time This is normal and is not a malfunction DO NOT put the network card on a paper cloth or other flammable objects after the network card has been used for a long time 5 here s no user serviceable part inside the network card If you found that the network card is not working properly please contact your dealer of purchase and ask for help DO NOT disassemble the network card by your self warranty will be void 6 If the network card falls into water DO NOT USE IT AGAIN BEFORE YOU SEND THE CARD TO THE DEALER OF PURCHASE FOR INSPECTION 7 f you smell something strange or even see some smoke coming out from the network card switch the computer off immediately and call dealer of purchase for help 1 3 Specification Interface Complaint with PCI 2 2 standard standards Conformance Compliant with 802 11b 802 11g 802 11n 11b 1
45. s nene e ui Show dim b 425 pei Da QA 1x F PP PEE DM T adsi 112233 De BB sq GLOBALHOME pu 88 G x SN WPG TIOPLT 14F p Ba O ws BR L m L L E LI Fi Add t Profile H SER i ii E E L E Wil wi sinum cnini ia basi aa immo fm th Energy ih oe mm u tee Del pdf me el Nuthentication zx Open m Encryption a WEP LI B02 1x lu WEA Preshared Key gt gt z ani i sC Show Password reyt Hexadecimal rev Hexadecimal e ue Hexadecimal ue Hexadecimal w MM MIN MA GRRE E E E 5 If the wireless access point is successfully connected you ll see a 4 svmbol appears in front of the name of wireless device a Planet 602 110 Wireless LAN Utility U d B 7 Prafite Ma twork Aane ad statbiti i VEMM kadio OwO Abou TT T E CiS CEEE i Rx 625 w Baga i MAN A H E a aaa aaa TETES EE d GELET B ae Er acea on pg o m 800 BL tie EM dirk JGET hdd ta Fiofie iuba 62 1 3 D 3 26 ET 4B Extra lee kp lik gp TxPoser OP Chante sp Jtet ANDATI ku hanti ati ri x Open Emegi xp NONE Network Type x bfrastnucbure Traremit IP Ajress zt d ata 254 57 Link Speed xr 7 0 Mbps fub Mark 255 285 0 0 Trevaghpot 0 Fei Kbps Defmit Gabi x Recah Link Speed 3 0 Mbps EW rimia Gl x nia BR nu Throughput x 80 7 D Kir 3 3 Advanced Settings Lal Planet 802 1 Lm Wireless LAN Utility B 0 3 Web Profile Netw
46. ssociated is powered on 2 Make sure that your Adapter is configured on the same channel and with the same security options as with the other computers in the Infrastructure configuration Q What should do when the computer with the Adapter installed is unable to connect to the wireless network and or the Internet A 1 Check that the LED indicators for the broadband modem are indicating normal activity If not there may be a problem with the broadband connection 2 Check that the IP address subnet mask gateway and DNS settings are correctly entered for the network 3 In Infrastructure mode make sure the same Service Set Identifier SSID is specified on the settings for the wireless clients and access points 4 In Ad Hoc mode both wireless clients will need to have the same SSID Please note that it might be necessary to set up one client to establish a BSS Basic Service Set and wait briefly before setting up other clients This prevents several clients from trying to establish a BSS at the same time which can result in multiple singular BSSs being established rather than a single BSS with multiple clients associated to it 5 Check that the Network Connection for the wireless client is configured properly 6 If Security is enabled make sure that the correct encryption keys are entered on both the Adapter and the access point Q can t find any wireless access point wireless device in Site Survey functio
47. t created will be displayed Profile List QE HUNE EMNENINEINEMSNESNEMNESNENNESNSNSNSINESN SNSNSNSNSNSFWNZIESNNSIEwNSZINEMNSIEMNSNwNSwNSIESSNSNEMNSNEMNIESSNSNNMNEMNENMNNNHS l b PROF 625 e n Profile Mame gt PROF 1 a EE E SSID gt 625 Network Type gt Infrastructure Authentication gt Open Encryption gt WEF Use 802 1 MO Tx Power gt Auto Channel Auto Power Save Mode gt CAM RTS Threshold gt 2347 Add Edit Delete Activate Fragment Threshold ss 2346 3 2 Network Configuration Utility After the driver is correctly installed it will try to connect to any unencrypted wireless access point automatically If you want to connect to a specific wireless access point or the access point you wish to connect uses encryption you have to configure the wireless network card and input required parameters to get connected to the wireless access point you wish to connect 3 2 1 Using configuration Utility The current status of wireless connection will be displayed by WNL 9331 configuration utility icon n Wireless connection is established good signal reception Wireless connection is established normal signal reception ai Wireless connection is established weak signal reception al Wireless network doesn t connection fi Wireless network card 1s not detected There are two ways you can configure WNL 9331 network card to connect to wireless access point using the WNL 9331 configuration utility and us
48. tistics Wi WES Radio On Of A Sorted by o corre Q ou Tei nente AP List 33 bens ea Sg Do ax ADW 4401 K ma sx GLOBALHOME ps 88 amp wm WPG 110 pa 88 A Add to Proffe Radio On Uff Wireless radio is on Green A Radio On OTt Wireless radio is off Red 3 8 About By choosing this option you can click the hyperlink to connect the PLANET website You can also obtain basic information about the WNL 9331 such as the Driver Utility EEPROM and Firmware Version The MAC Address of the card is displayed in the screen as well You also can click the below link to surf PLANET website searing more other products La PLANET WNL 9331 Utility a S Di go L Statistics WM WI S5 CUX Radio on off About c Copyright 2010 PLANET Technology Corp All rights reserved Utility version gt Date gt gt 05 14 2010 Driver Version zz Date gt gt 11 26 2009 DLL Version zs Date gt gt 12 10 2009 EEPROM Version gt gt 0 1 Firmware Version gt gt LU Ze Phy Address gt DUD 31 3F 1F 73 52 A4 WOW PLANET COM TW Status AXIMCom1 DO 30 4F B 7F FC Link Quality gt 100 Signal Strength 1 100 Extra Info gt gt Link is Up Tx Power gt gt 100 Channel zz 6 lt gt 2437 MHz central channel d Authentication Open Encryption gt NONE EE Network Type gt Infrastructure Link Speed ss 135 0 Mbps Max IF Address zz 192 168 11 27 Sub Mask gt gt 255 255 2
49. val field Please input the WEP encryption key here when you select If you want to use WEP 64 bits encryption please input 10 characters if you select HEX or input 5 characters if you select ASCII If you want to use WEP 128bits encryption please input 26 characters if you select HEX or input 13 characters if you select ASCII 128 bits encryption is safer then 64 bits but the data transfer speed will be slightly reduced Show Password Check this box and the WPA pre shared key or WEP key you inputted will be shown but not replaced by asterisk When you finish with setting and want to save changes click OK button or click Cancel button to discard all changes you made 4 3 Access Control If you re not going to open your computer and wireless resources to the public you can use MAC address filtering function to enforce your access control policy so only wireless clients with MAC address you defined by this function can be connected to your software access point Click Access Control tab and the following messages will appear P Planet 802 1 in Wireless LA Utility Li Config Access Control Mac Table Event Log Statistics About Access Policy Fat PLANET WNL U554 Utility Config Access Control Mac Table Event Log Statistics About Access Policy MAL Address Access List Access Policy Select the policy type of your access rule Disable Allow any wireless client with prope
50. ver only InstallShield 6 lt is suggested to use PLANET configuration Tool which the WNL 9331 Utility Otherwise choose Microsoft Zero Configuration Tool for only installing Microsoft wireless configuration Then click Next to continue PLANET WNL 9331 InstallShield Wizard Setup Type Select the setup type that best suits your needs Select Configuration Tool Q PLANET Configuration T ool Microsoft Zero Configuration T ool InstallShield 7 Click Install to begin the installation PLANET WAL 9331 InstallShield Wizard Setup Status The InstallShield Wizard is installing PLANET WNL 9331 Installing InstallShield 8 If the screen appears during installation please click Continue Anyway to continue 9 Please click Finish to finish the installation B L Planet 602 110 Wireless LAN Utility E deck kd Profile Network Advanced Statistics WMM WPS Radio On Off About Sorted by xx g uo one Ze CT show dm AP List 53 625 pa page gen E E EHE C AN A1 p mg DN sex Schaut Kan g H 100 airties Wi gago x NEXU BLW 54PM ps Ba B D dink 3GRT e Wes GLOBALHOME i a H ue mem m Pescan Add t Prarie Connect Status s 825 ZS 0 30 4F 25 57 4B Extra info gt gt Link is Up Fiar 10059 nos c EU Channel J 2417 MHz EN muse Strength ss 20x Mjthentication zx Open Encryption xn NONE Metwork Type infrastructu
51. zes 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 WWMM 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 Whatis GI Gl 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 MWhatis STBC STBC stands for Space Time Block Coding which is a technique used to transfer multiple copies of data by multiple ant
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