LevelOne WNC-0305 User Manual

LevelOne

WNC-0305USB

11g Wireless USB Adapter

User Manual

V1.0.0-0612

Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION...................................................................................... 3

LED ............................................................................................................................ 3

OPERATION.................................................................................................................. 3

CHAPTER 2 INITIAL INSTALLATION......................................................................... 4

REQUIREMENTS............................................................................................................ 4

PROCEDURE................................................................................................................. 4

CHAPTER 3 USING THE WINDOWS UTILITY............................................................ 7

OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................... 7

SYSTEM TRAY ICON...................................................................................................... 7

AUTO CONNECT ........................................................................................................... 8

SITE SURVEY SCREEN.................................................................................................. 8

PROFILE MANAGER SCREEN ....................................................................................... 11

NETWORK STATUS SCREEN........................................................................................ 16

ABOUT SCREEN.......................................................................................................... 17

APPENDIX A SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................... 19

USB ADAPTER........................................................................................................... 19

APPENDIX B ABOUT WIRELESS LANS.................................................................. 21

MODES ...................................................................................................................... 21

BSS/ESS.................................................................................................................. 21

CHANNELS ................................................................................................................. 22

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.

Operation

You should install the supplied software on the CD-ROM before inserting the
USB adapter.

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. Select the desired installation language on the screen.

Figure 1: Start Installation

4. On the screen above, click "Next" to start the installation.

5. Step though the procedure until you see the screen below.

Figure 2: Installation Screen

6. Click "Continue Anyway" on the screen above.

Figure 3: Information

7. Insert the USB Adapter into your PC when above screen appears

Figure 4: Installation Screen

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. You can double-click this icon to configure the Wireless interface. See the follow­ing chapter for details.

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.

System Tray Icon

If the program is running, you can double-click the icon in the System Tray to open the
application.
If the program is not running, you can start it using the option in the Start menu cre­ated by the installation.
For the USB Adapter, this will be Start - Programs - LevelOne - 11g Wireless LAN

Utility

Status Information

The menu options available from the System Tray icon are:

• Restore - This will display the main screen.

• Radio Off - The wireless adapter is not associated with the network when the

radio is off.

• Exit - Terminate the connection to the Wireless Adapter.

Figure 6: Wireless Adapter menu