300Mbps 802.11n Wireless Micro-size USB Adapter

WNL-U556M

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Outline

Product Overview

Product Features

Operation Interface

Product Application

Product Comparison

Appendix

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Product Position – Wireless USB Adapter

Ultra-Mini

Ultra-Mini

Perf

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ce

High C/PHigh C/P

Short Wireless Coverage Long

150M

bp

s /

1T1R

300M

bp

s /

2T2R

WNL-U556M

WNL-U554M WNL-U554 WNL-U554A WNL-U555HA

Wide Coverage

Wide Coverage

Long Distance

Long Distance

Micro size Real 2T2R Cost Effective

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Product Overview

17mm

5mm

29mm

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Product Features

Hardware

Ultra mini size, portable and compact design

USB 2.0 attached interface

Wireless:

2.4GHz ISM band, unlicensed operation

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

Built-in 2 x PIFA antenna with 2T2R MIMO technology

Compliant with IEEE 802.11n wireless technology

Backward compatible with IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b standard

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Product Features Ultra mini size, portable and compact design

If you need a mini network device for business application

WNL-U556Mwith ultra-mini size, high performance, and complete features will make you satisfied

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Product Features Ultra Mini Size Portable USB Adapter Boost 11n Performance

16mm16mm

59mm

54Mbps 802.11g

WNL-U556M

300Mbps 802.11n

1/4x1/4x Dimension11Mbps11Mbps

54Mbps54Mbps

150Mbps150Mbps

300Mbps300Mbps

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Product Features

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Product Features

Secure Wireless Connection Supports WEP 64/128-bit

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

IEEE 802.1x

Supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS)

Supports QoS-WMM (WiFi Multi-Media) function / WMM-PS Supports Software AP mode Multiple OS Support:

Supports most popular operating systems including:

• Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Win 7,

• Linux

• MAC OS X

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Product Features

Multiple OS Support

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Product Feature – Soft AP Mode

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 between Station mode and Access Point mode.

When the WNL-U556M is in the Access Point mode, it enables the connected Wi-Fi devices such as iPhone / Android / Symbian / Windows smart mobile phone, iPod Touch / iPad and NDS / PSP turn to a Wi-Fi Hotspot and can share wireless access.

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Product Feature – Soft AP Mode

Share Your Internet Connection with other Wi-Fi Devices

WNL-U556M

No matter you want to share the wired Cable/xDSL service,

Soft AP Mode

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Product Feature – Soft AP Mode

Share Your Internet Connection with other Wi-Fi Devices

WNL-U556M

or the wireless 3G Mobile Network.

Soft AP Mode

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Operation InterfaceUtility Screenshot

The General Information of the wireless connection

Link Speed

Signal Strength

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Operation Interface - WPS

Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS)

Step 1: Click PBC button hereStep 2: Push the WPS button on the APStep 3: The wireless adapter and the AP will negotiate with each other

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Operation InterfaceSoftware AP

Switch to Access Point mode

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Product Application

Easy to Use and Safety Connection

Connect the WNL-U556M to your PC or notebook, you can easily

share a secure wireless network for high-speed Internet access,

file transmission or media stream in your home or office.

Moreover, the WNL-U556M enhances the safety connection by

multiple advanced security features.

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Product Application

Connect to the AP to surf the Internet wirelessly

DSL / Cable Modem

PC

WNL-U556M

WNL-U556M

WNL-U556M

11n Wireless Router

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Product Application

Wirelessly Barebone and Thin Client Application

The WNL-U556M allows you to add wireless connection ability for PC, barebone or Thin Client to connect with WiFi network.

The innovative ultra mini size design makes the WNL-U556M perfect for Internet access in high mobility and can be installed anywhere the wireless client located without UTP cable restricts.

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Product Application

WNL-U556M

Barebone / HTPCWireless AP

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Product Comparison

Transmitting Rate 300Mbps 150Mbps

Model WNL-U556M WNL-U554M WNL-U554 WNL-U554A WNL-U555HA

Outlook

Standard 2.4GHz / IEEE 802.11b/g/n

MIMO Technology 2T2R 1T1R

Antenna 2dBi PIFA Antenna

Fixed Internal

Antenna

Fixed Internal

Antenna

1 x Detachable

3dBi Antenna 1 x Detachable

5dBi Antenna

Operating Mode Ad-hoc / Infrastructure, Access Point

Wireless Security WEP 64/128-bit, WPA/WPA2

WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK with TKIP/AES encryption

Operating Systems

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

Linux Kernel 2.6, Macintosh Mac OS X 10.4/10.5/10.6

Dimension 29x14x6mm 18x14x6mm 59x19x9mm 45x18x10mm 49x26x10mm

Hardware WPS Button

Yes No No No No

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Appendix

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