LevelOne WNC-0305USB 11g Wireless USB Adapter User Manual V1.0.
Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION...................................................................................... 3 LED ............................................................................................................................ 3 OPERATION .................................................................................................................. 3 CHAPTER 2 INITIAL INSTALLATION ......................................................................... 4 REQUIREMENTS .....
Chapter 1 Introduction This Chapter provides an overview of the Wireless Adapter's features and capabilities. Congratulations on the purchase of your new Wireless USB Adapter. The Wireless USB Adapter provides a wireless network interface for your Notebook or Desktop PC. LED USB Wireless Adapter The Wireless USB Adapter has a single Link/Activity LED. Link/Act LED • On – Associated with the network. • Off - Not associated with the network. • Blinking - Data being transferred.
Chapter 2 Initial Installation This Chapter covers the software installation of the Wireless USB Adapter. Requirements • Windows 2000 or XP. • Available USB port. • CD-ROM drive. • IEEE802.11b or IEEE802.11g wireless LAN. Procedure You should install the supplied software BEFORE inserting the USB Adapter. 1. Insert the setup CD into the CD-ROM drive on your PC/Notebook. 2. The autorun program should start automatically. If it does not, run the SETUP.EXE program. 3.
Figure 2: Installation Screen 6. Click "Continue Anyway" on the screen above. Figure 3: Information 7.
8. The Windows "New Hardware" wizard will then start. • Select No, not this time then click “Next” • Select Install the software automatically to allow it to complete the installation of the Windows driver • If using Windows XP, you may see a warning screen like the example below. If you do see this screen, just click "Continue Anyway" Figure 4: Windows XP Warning 9. When the Windows wizard is complete, you will now have a new icon in your system tray, as shown below. Figure 5: System Tray Icon 10.
Chapter 3 Using the Windows Utility This Chapter provides Setup details for the AP mode of the Wireless Adapter. Overview If using Windows, you can use the supplied utility to configure the Wireless interface. To Use the supplied Windows utility for Configuration • Right-click the System Tray icon • From the pop-up menu, select "Restore". This Chapter assumes you are using the supplied 11g Wireless LAN utility.
Connecting to a Wireless Network Double-click the icon to open the Site Survey screen, when you can select the Wireless network you wish to join. Auto Connect Normally, this option should be enabled. The adapter will then connect to an available network which was connected successfully last time. There are various methods to specify the required network. • On the Profile Manager tab, select the desired profile in the list, and click the Apply Profile button.
Data - Site Survey Screen Display PC To Select this check box to display ad-hoc (computer-to-computer) PC (Ad-Hoc) networks. Display 802.11b Select this check box to display 802.11b (infrastructure) net- Access Points works. Display 802.11g Select this check box to display 802.11g (infrastructure) net- Access Points works. Network Name Available wireless networks are listed. MAC Address This is the MAC address of the Access Point (or Wireless station, if the network is an Ad-hoc network).
Figure 8: Site Survey Screen – Connected To Connect to a Wireless Network with Encryption • Double-click on the desired network. or • Click the name of the wireless network to which you want to connect, and then click Connect. • The Profile Manager screen will identify the current wireless network encryption.
Profile Manager Screen This screen is accessed by clicking the Profile Manager tab on the main screen. Figure 10: Profile Manager Screen Data - Profile Manager Screen Profile Name Enter or select a suitable name for this profile. Each profile must have a unique name. Network Name If the desired wireless network is currently available, you (SSID) can select its SSID. Otherwise, type in the SSID of the desired wireless network.
Wireless Mode Select the desired wireless mode to which you want to connect. This option only available under Ad-Hoc mode, it allows user to select the prefer channel. Prefer Channel Select the channel you would like to use under Ad-Hoc mode. Channel 1 ~ 13. Authentication You MUST select the option to match the Wireless LAN you Mode wish to join. The available options are: • Open System - Broadcast signals are not encrypted. This method can be used only with no encryption or with WEP.
Encryption Method The available options depend on the Authentication method selected above. The possible options are: • Security Off - No data encryption is used. • WEP - If selected, you must enter the WEP data shown below. This WEP data must match the Access Point or other Wireless stations. • AES, TKIP - These options are available with WPAPSK, WPA2-PSK, Select the correct option.
To edit a profile 1. On the Profile Manager tab, select the profile that you want to edit. 2. Change the profile settings as necessary. 3. Click Save Profile. To enable a profile 1. In the list of available profiles, click the profile that you want to enable. 2. Click Apply Profile. To export profiles 1. On the Profile Manager tab, click Export Profiles. The Save As dialog box appears. 2. Type a name for the profile that you are saving, and then verify that the file name extension is set to .cfg. 3.
Data - Advanced Settings Screen Do not change Enable this check box if you don’t want to modify the settings settings in this screen. Preamble Normally, this should be left at "Auto". (2.4GHz) Transmit Rate Use this to manually set the speed, if desired. The default is "Auto". Fragment Thresh- The default value is 2346. In some cases, you may be able to old improve performance by adjusting this value. RTS/CTS Thresh- The default value is 2346.
Network Status Screen This screen displays the status of the current wireless link. Clicking the Network Status tab will display a screen like the following. Figure 10: Network Status Screen You may have to wait a few seconds for the screen to be populated. Data - Network Status Screen Link Information Current Status It will indicate the current link status. Network SSID It shows the SSID or network name of the selected wireless network. Network BSSID It shows the MAC address of the access point.
Internet Protocol DHCP Option It shows if the IP address was automatically obtained from a DHCP server. IP Address It shows the current IP address on the wireless interface. Subnet Mask Subnet mask for the current IP address. Default Gateway Gateway IP address associated with the current IP address. DHCP Server It shows the IP address of the DHCP Server. Channel Performance Channel Perform- It graphically presents the Transmission (Tx) rate and ance Receiving (Rx) rate over time.
This tab shows the following information: Wireless Adapter Information • Regional Domain • Firmware Version • Driver Version • MAC Address Utility Information • Wireless DLL Version • Wireless Utility Version
Appendix A Specifications USB Adapter Bus Type: USB 2.0 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, and 6 Mbps (802.11g) Data Rates: 11, 5.5, 2, 1 Mbps (802.11b) Frequency Band: 2.4GHz Wireless Medium: DSSS and OFDM Media Access Protocol: CSMA/CA Operating Channels: 1-14(FCC:1-11、ETSI:1-13、Japan:1-14 ) Receive Sensitivity: 802.11g 54 Mbps: -71 dBm 48 Mbps: -73 dBm 36 Mbps: -77 dBm 24 Mbps: -81 dBm 18 Mbps: -83 dBm 12 Mbps: -83 dBm 9 Mbps: -83 dBm 6 Mbps: -83 dBm 802.11b 11 Mbps: -87 dBm 5.
o o o o Operating temperature: 0 to 40 C (32 to 104 F) Operating humidity: 0 to 90% non-condensing System Requirements Notebook or desktop PC with USB port; USB 2.
Appendix B About Wireless LANs This Appendix provides some background information about using Wireless LAN (WLAN). Modes Wireless LANs can work in either of two (2) modes: • Ad-hoc • Infrastructure Ad-hoc Mode Ad-hoc mode does not require an Access Point or a wired (Ethernet) LAN. Wireless Stations (e.g. notebook PCs with wireless cards) communicate directly with each other. Infrastructure Mode In Infrastructure Mode, one or more Access Points are used to connect Wireless Stations (e.g.
Different Access Points within an ESS can use different Channels. In fact, to reduce interference, it is recommended that adjacent Access Points SHOULD use different channels. As Wireless Stations are physically moved through the area covered by an ESS, they will automatically change to the Access Point which has the least interference or best performance. This capability is called Roaming. (Access Points do not have or require Roaming capabilities.
CE Marking Warning Hereby, Digital Data Communications, declares that this (Model-no. WNC-0305USB) is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC. The CE-Declaration of Conformity can be downloaded at: http://www.levelone.eu/support.
