Planet WL-3600 User manual

REGULATORY STATEMENTS
FCC Certification
TheUnitedStatesFederal CommunicationCommis-
sion (FCC) and theCanadianDepartment ofCom-
munications have established certain rules governing
theuseof electronic equipment.
Part15, ClassB
This devicecomplieswith Part15 of FCC rules.
Operationis subject to thefollowing two conditions:
1)This device may not cause harmful interface, and
2)This device must accept any interfacereceived,
including interface that maycause undesired op-
eration.This equipment has beentested and
found to comply withthe limits for a Class Bdigital
device,pursuanttoPart 15of theFCC Rules.
Theselimits aredesignedto provide reasonable
protectionagainstharmfulinterference in aresi-
dential installation. This equipment generates,
uses and can radiateradiofrequency energy, and
if notinstalled andusedin accordance with the
instructions, maycause harmfulinterference to
radio communications. However, thereis no
guarantee that interference will not occurin a
particularinstallation. If thisequipmentdoes
causeharmful interference to radioortelevision
reception, which can be determinedby turningoff
and on, theuserisencouraged to trytocorrect
the interference by one or more of the following
measures:
l Reorient or relocatethereceiving antenna.

l
Increasethedistance between the equipment and
receiver.
lConnect theequipmentintoan outlet on acircuit
different fromthat to which the receiver iscon-
nected.
CAUTION:
1)Tocomply with FCC RFexposure compliance
requirements, aseparation distance ofatleast
20 cm must be maintained between the antenna
of this device andall persons.
2)This transmitter must notbeco-located or op-
erating inconjunction with any other antennaor
transmitter.

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION....................................................1
FEATURES ..........................................................1
WIRELESS NETWORK OPTIONS ............................2
The Peer-to-Peer Network...........................2
TheAccess Point Network...........................3
LED INDICATORS ................................................3
Link: Orange (On/Blink)................................3
Act: Green (On/Off)......................................4
FORWINDOWSCE3.0..........................................5
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ....................................5
HARDWARE INSTALLATION....................................7
NETWORK CONNECTION......................................8
CONFIGURATION UTILITY....................................11
Network Status Icon&Icon Menu..............11
The Status Icon..........................................11
IconMenu..................................................12
Link............................................................13
Configuration.............................................14
Encryption..................................................16
SiteSurvey................................................18
About.........................................................19
FOR NOTEBOOK PC..........................................20
HARDWARE INSTALLATION..................................20
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ..................................20
In Windows 98...........................................20
In Windows ME..........................................22
In Windows 2000.......................................24
In Windows XP...........................................26
NETWORK CONNECTION....................................29
In Windows 98/ME.....................................29
In Windows 2000/XP..................................32

CONFIGURATION ...............................................35
Use Manufacturer s Configuration Utility....35
Use Windows XP's Wireless Configuration
Utility..........................................................44
SPECIFICATIONS................................................49

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INTRODUCTION
Awireless LAN is similarto aregularLAN, except
that you canshare informationwithout looking for a
RJ-45socketto plugin,and expandnetworks
without installingormoving wires. Basedonradio
frequency (RF)technology, awireless LANtrans-
mits and receivesdataover the air, along with the
guarantee toprovideprivacyandnoninterference
by the useof separateradiofrequency.
WL-3600 isthe perfect solutionfor yourwireless
network applicationsandbasedon the IEEE
802.11b standard offeringa data rate of 11Mbps in
awireless LAN environment. It is ahigh-speed
wireless networkcardthat connect directlytoyour
PDAorNotebook (withincludedPCcard
adapter)—just plug it inand youre ready toshare
data, printers, or high speedInternetaccess over
yourexisting wireless network. User-friendly soft-
waremakes it simple to set up.
Features
Compliant with IEEE802.11bstandard for 2.4GHz
Wireless LAN
Compliant with Compact Flash Type I Standard
Compatible with Windows CE 3.0
Compatible with Windows98/NT/ME/2000/XP
(with includedPCcard adapter)
Plug-and-play operation provides easy setup
Works withall existingnetwork infrastructure
Compatible with specificwireless products and
services
Capable of up to 128-BitWEP Encryption

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Freedom to roam while staying connected
11 Mbps High-SpeedTransferRate
Rich diagnostic LED indicatorswith built-inAn-
tenna
Lower power consumption andpower savemode
Easy to install andconfigure
Wireless Network Options
The Peer-to-Peer Network
This network installation lets yousetasmallwire-
less workgroup easily and quickly. Equippedwith
Wireless CompactFlash Cards or wireless PCI,you
cansharefilesand printersbetween each PCand
laptop.
Or you canuseonecomputeras an Internet
Server toconnect toawired global networkand
share filesandinformation with other PCs via a
wireless LAN.

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The AccessPoint Network
Thenetwork installation allowsyoutoshare files,
printers, and Internet access much moreconven-
iently. WithWireless CompactFlash Cards, you
canconnect wireless LANto awiredglobal net-
work via an Access Point.
LED Indicators
Link: Orange(On/Blink)
Access PointMode
On –thelink to anAccess Point is up.
Blink –searchingforAccess Points in the net-
works.

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Peer-to-PeerMode
On –forming aBasicService Setorjoining toa
Basic ServiceSet.
Blink –searchingforotherwireless LAN cards in
thewireless network.
Act:Green (On/Off)
On –transmitting / receiving wireless data.
Off –no traffic onthe link.

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FOR WINDOWS CE3.0
Software Installation
Connect yourPDAtoyourPC.Makesureyou
have the Microsoft ActiveSync Utility installedon
yourPC tomake an activeconnection.
Caution: DO NOT insert WL-3600intothe PDA
BEFORE installingtheconfigurationutility.
1. Insert the device driverCD intothe CD-ROM
drive.
2. Open E:\DRIVER\WL-3600\WINCE3.0 folder
where E is the CD-ROM drive.
3. Insidethe WINCE3.0 folder,click on Prism-
ForPocketCE.
For HandheldPC users:Pleaseselect Prism-
ForHandHeldCE.

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Click Next tocontinue.
Click OK.
Click Finish.

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You can nowinsert WL-3600 intothePDA.Then
usethe Settings on yourWindowsCEto
configurethe network settings.
Hardware Installation
Insert WL-3600 intothe Windows
CE-basedPDA byaligningthe Wireless
CF card toward the CF slot.

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Network Connection
Once thedriverhasbeeninstalled,youmust
make some changes to your network settings.
1. Go to Start àSettings àConnections. Click
on Network Adapters.
2. Highlight PRISM 11Mbps Wireless LAN
Adapter, click Properties.

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¤Useserver-assignedIPaddress
If yournetwork supports DHCP, select Use
server-assigned IP address. The IP address
and otherinformation will be automatically
assigned. Then click ok.
¤Usespecific IPaddress
If your network does notsupport DHCP, select
Usespecific IP address.You may need to
enterthe IP address and other information.
When you havefinishedenteringsettings,
click OK.

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If you forget to click OK,yoursettingswill not
take effect!
Amessage asbelowmay appearsayingyou must
removeandre-insert WL-3600tohavethe
changes takeaffect. Click OK.

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Configuration Utility
After installing WL-3600 sdriver
successfully,goto Start àPrograms.
Clickon PRISMSettings,the Network
Status icon will appear in the taskbar.
.
Network Status Icon & Icon Menu
The Status Icon
Icon Link Status
Greenindicatesastrong link.
Yellowindicatesaweaklink.
Redindicatesno or averypoor link.

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IconMenu
Afterclickingonthe icon, the iconmenuasdis-
playedbelowwill prompt you toconfigure
WL-3600.
Items Description
Wireless RadioOn
Wireless RadioOff
Thesetwoitems allowsyou to
enableordisablethe wireless
radio.
Remove StatusIcon…RemovestheUtility iconfrom
the PDAssystemtray. Each
timeyou poweron yourPDA,
the iconwill reappear.
Wireless NetworkStatus
AdvancedConfiguration…
WEPEncryption…
Version Information…
Clicking theseitems will launch
the Wireless Settingswindow,
as described below.
All settings are categorized into5 tabs:
Link
Configuration
Encryption
Site Survey
About

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Link
The Link tab provides you the status ofWL-3600.
Item Description
State
It displaysthe connection stateof
WL-3600 with the wireless network.
Current Channel It displaysthe selected channelthatis
currentlyused.(Thereare14 channels
available, dependson the country.)
EnableRadio
/DisableRadio
Click thisbuttontoenable/disablethe
wireless radio.WL-3600 will con-
nect/disconnectwiththe wireless
network.
Rescan Search forall availablenetworks.
Clicking on thebutton,the device will
start torescan.
CurrentTxRateIt displaysthe current transfer rate.
Throughput It displaysthe transferring(Tx) and
receiving(Rx) datarateinbytesper
second.

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Item Description
Link Quality It displays thelink quality ofthe con-
nection betweenWL-3600 and the
AccessPointorPeer-to-Peertype it
connects.
SignalStrength It displaysthe signalstrengthofthe
connection between WL-3600 andthe
AccessPointorPeer-to-Peertype it
connects.
Configuration
The Configuration tab allowssettingparameters
for WL-3600.
Item Description
ProfileSavesvaluesforallprevioussetting
parameters.The defaultvalues contain
the parametersconfiguredat installation.

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Item Description
Name Oncethe demandsforswitching be-
tween differentnetworking environments
arerequired,you can alsosetthe addi-
tionalprofiles toeliminatetheconfigura-
tion time.Tosave the currentparame-
ters,highlightthe Profilefield, typeanew
name, and click onthe Applybutton.
NetworkName Aspecificname sharedamongcon-
nectedWirelessCompactFlash Card,
AccessPointsand otherwirelesssta-
tions onthewireless network.The
name mustbeidenticalforalldevices
andpointsattempting toconnecttothe
samenetwork.The defaultname is
ANY.Tochange theNetworkName,
simply enter anew name inthe field.
NetworkType It displaysthe typeof BSS.
AccessPoint: allowsthe Adapterto
communicatewitha wired networkwhich
employing an Access Point.
Peer-to-Peer: allowsPC-to-PC,sta-
tion-to-station communicationwithout
employing an Access Point.
Peer-to-Peer
Channel
TocommunicatewithotherWireless
CompactFlashCard,youmustspecify
the same channel. Clicktheupand down
arrowatthe rightofthe Peer-to-Peer
Channeltoset the desired channel.
Transmit Rate It displaysthecurrenttransmitrate.
1Mb,2Mb,Auto1 or2Mb,5.5Mb,11Mb
or FullyAutomatic.
Default Clicksthe button torestoretothedefault
settings.
Undo Click Undotoignorethe previoussetting.
Apply Click Apply toactivatethe settings.
ok Click OK tosave your changes.