LevelOne WNC-0301, WPC-0301 User Manual

LevelOne

User Manual

WNC-0301 WPC-0301

11g Wireless LAN Adapter

Ver. 6.0.0-0712

Safety

FCC WARNING

This equipment may generate or use radio frequency energy. Changes or modifications to this equipment may cause harmful interference unless the modifications are expressly approved in the instruction manual. The user could lose the authority to operate this equipment if an unauthorized change or modification is made.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the 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/TV technician for help.

CE Declaration of conformity

This equipment complies with the requirements relating to electromagnetic compatibility, EN 55022 class B for ITE, the essential protection requirement of Council Directive 89/336/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to electromagnetic compatibility.

CE Marking Warning

Hereby, Digital Data Communications, declares that this (Model-no. WNC-0301/WPC-0301) 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.php

Table of Content

TABLE OF CONTENT.................................................................................................................V

INTRODUCTION .........................................................................................................................1

USER MANUAL OVERVIEW............................................................................................................ 1

UNPACKING AND SETUP..........................................................................................................3

FEATURES .................................................................................................................................. 3

PACKAGE CONTENTS ................................................................................................................... 3

SETUP ........................................................................................................................................4

HARDWARE INSTALLATION ....................................................................................................5

INSTALLATION PROCEDURE FOR PCI............................................................................................. 5

INSTALLATION PROCEDURE FOR CARDBUS .................................................................................... 7

INDICATOR FOR PCI............................................................................................................. 7

LED LED

INDICATOR FOR CARDBUS ....................................................................................................7

CHECK THE INSTALLATION ............................................................................................................8

SOFTWARE INSTALLATION .....................................................................................................7

WINDOWS 2000/XP/VISTA UTILITY INSTALLATION..........................................................................7

WINDOWS VISTA WIRELESS UTILITY SETTING.....................................................................9

LINK INFORMATION ...................................................................................................................... 9

CONFIGURATION........................................................................................................................ 10

SITE SURVEY ............................................................................................................................12

PROFILE ...................................................................................................................................13

ABOUT...................................................................................................................................... 14

WINDOWS XP/2000 WIRELESS UTILITY SETTING................................................................15

LINK INFORMATION .................................................................................................................... 15

CONFIGURATION........................................................................................................................ 16

ADVANCED................................................................................................................................ 18

ITE SURVEY ............................................................................................................................22

S A

BOUT...................................................................................................................................... 24

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ...............................................................................................25

Introduction

Congratulations on your purchase of LevelOne11g Wireless LAN Adapter.

This manual helps to get familiar with the LevelOne 11g Wireless LAN Adapter. This manual contains

detailed instructions in operation of this product. Please keep this manual for future reference.

With a Wireless LAN Adapter, a laptop computer or a station can communicate with another

computer in a wireless way. Easy-to-use utilities are bundled with Wireless LAN Adapter for

configuration, monitoring, and diagnosis purposes.

Wireless LAN Adapter can wirelessly transmit and receive data, with the Wireless LAN Adapter, you

can locate your Notebook PC or station wherever you want without wires and cables.

Wireless LAN Adapter provides users with an access to real-time information anywhere in their

organization. The mobility provides productivity and service, which are not available under wired

networks. The Wireless LAN Adapter configuration is easy to change from peer-to-peer networks,

suitable for a small number of users, to full infrastructure networks of thousands of users that allow

roaming around a broad area.

User Manual Overview

Introduction

Unpacking and Setup

Hardware Installation

Software Installation

Technical Specifications

Describes 11g Wireless LAN Adapter.

Helps user to get started with the basic installation of the 11g

Wireless LAN Adapter. Describes the LED indicators of the 11g Wireless LAN Adapter. Tells how to setup the driver and the utility setting.

Lists the technical (general, physical and environmental)

specifications of the 11g Wireless LAN Adapter.

Unpacking and Setup

This chapter provides the package contents and setup information for the 11g Wireless LAN Adapter.

Features

z Works with both IEEE 802.11b and IEEE 802.11g products.

z High-speed transfer data rate - up to 54Mbps.

z High throughput supports multi-media data bandwidth requirement.

z Supports 64/128-bit WEP Data Encryption, WPA/WPA2 (TKIP with IEEE 802.1x) and AES.

z Automatic fallback increases data security and reliability.

z Supports the most popular operating system: Windows 2000/XP/Vista.

z Supports 32-bit PCI interface – WNC-0301

z Supports 32-bit CardBus interface – WPC-0301

Package Contents

Open the box of the.11g Wireless LAN Adapter and carefully unpack it. The box should contain the

following items:

z 11g Wireless LAN Adapter

WNC-0301 11g Wireless PCI Card or WPC-0301 11g Wireless CardBus Adapter

z Antenna (WNC-0301 11g Wireless PCI Card Only)

z Quick Installation Guide

z CD Manual/Driver/Utility

If any item is found missing or damaged, please contact your local reseller for replacement.

Setup

The setup of the Wireless LAN Adapter can be performed using the following steps:

z Visually inspect the CardBus/PCI Adapter and make sure that it is fully plugged in to the

CardBus/PCI slot.

z Make sure that there is a well environment that there is no much intrusion to have a better

connection.

Hardware Installation

Installation Procedure for PCI

Please shut down your Computer and install the Wireless PCI Card BEFORE installs the supplied

software.

Note

The following installation was operated under Windows XP. (Procedures are similar for Windows 2000.)

Note

If you have installed the Wireless PC Card driver & utility before, please uninstall the old version first.

Hardware installation steps

z Find an empty PCI expansion slot from your desktop computer.

z Press the PCI Card firmly into the slot and screw on the bracket.

z Connect the supplied antenna to the connectors on the PCI Card.

z Power on your desktop computer.

z The Windows "New Hardware" wizard will then prompt. Please click Cancel

Installation Procedure for CardBus

You should install the supplied software BEFORE inserting the Wireless Adapter when using

Windows 2000 or XP.

When using Windows Vista, please insert the card first, and then run the software utility.

Note

The following installation was operated under Windows XP. (Procedures are similar for Windows 2000.)

Note

If you have installed the Wireless PC Card driver & utility before, please uninstall the old version first.

LED Indicator for PCI

Link

The Link LED indicator lighted green when the 11g Wireless LAN Adapter is connected to wireless

network successfully.

LED Indicator for CardBus

Link

The Link LED indicator lighted green when the 11g Wireless LAN Adapter is connected to wireless

network successfully.

ACT (Activity)

When the 11g Wireless LAN Adapter is transmitting or receiving data, the ACT LED indicator blinking

in green.

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