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PLANET WDL-U600AC User Manual

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802.11ac  Dual  Band  Wireless  USB  Adapte

  WDL‐U600AC   

SSID

This shows the name of your wireless network.

Rate

This shows the speed of your connection.

Channel

This is the channel assigned to your connection. Change this if interference is a
problem on your network.

IP Address

This identifies the Adapter on your wireless network; much like a physical mailing
address identifies a house on a street.

Mask

The subnet mask hides your IP address from outside your wireless network.

D. Lets you change the operation mode of the utility.

Launch Config

Utility

Select this option to display the Utility's main screen.

Use Zero

Configuration

as Config Utility

(Windows XP only) Select this option to use Windows to set up and manage your
network connection. Selection of this mode is not necessary in Windows Vista, 7
or higher, as you can use Windows and the Utility to manage the Adapter without
changing operating modes.

Switch to Client

+ AP Mode

Select this option to let computers and devices connected to the AP access the
Internet (or another network to which the AP is connected).

Switch to AP

Mode

Select this option to use the Utility as an access point and to set up a wireless
network of your own.

Exit

Select this option to close the main screen and exit the program. Any wireless
connections managed by the Utility will be disconnected.

Client + AP Mode

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