LevelOne WNC-0304USB User manual

LevelOne
WNC-0304USB
11g USB Adapter w/LCD WiFi Detector
User Manual
V1.0.1-0607

CONTENTS
1INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................. 1
1.1 FEATURES .......................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................................................. 2
1.3 PACKAGE CONTENTS........................................................................................................... 3
2HOW TO CHARGE THE BATTERY OF WI-FI DETECTOR............................................. 4
3HOW TO USE THE WI-FI DETECTOR.............................................................................. 5
4HOW TO INSTALL THE DRIVER AND UTILITY............................................................. 8
4.1 INSTALL THE CONFIGURATION UTILITY................................................................................. 8
4.2 INSTALL THE USB ADAPTER .............................................................................................. 11
4.3 USING THE CONFIGURATION UTILITY ................................................................................. 13
5HOW TO CONFIGURE THE UTILITY ............................................................................ 15
5.1 WIRELESS CONNECTION STATUS......................................................................................... 16
5.2 GENERAL CONNECTION SETTING ........................................................................................ 18
5.3 WEP AND WPA ENCRYPTION ............................................................................................. 21
5.3.1 WEP Setting............................................................................................................... 21
5.3.2 WPA/WPA2 Setting..................................................................................................... 24
5.4 ADVANCED SETTINGS ........................................................................................................ 27
5.5 SOFTWARE AP MODE......................................................................................................... 29
5.5.1 AP Connection Status ................................................................................................. 29
5.5.2 AP General Connection Setting................................................................................... 30
5.5.3 MAC Address Filter.................................................................................................... 33
6X-LINK INSTALLATION.................................................................................................. 34
7 TROUBLESHOOTING...................................................................................................... 39

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1 Introduction
Thank you for purchasing LevelOne 11g USB adapter with Wi-Fi Detector. This convenient device
instantly detects wireless hotspots anywhere. The backlight LCD display tells the user detailed
information about any detected hotspot. There’s no need to purchase any battery because there
is a rechargeable Li-Polymer battery which recharges whenever the detector is inserted into any
USB port.
This Wi-Fi detector also allows the user to go online wirelessly and is designed to comply with
IEEE 802.11g Wireless LAN standard. It is suitable for any laptop or desktop computer.
This detector supports 64/128/256-bit WEP data encryption that protects your wireless network
from eavesdropping. It also supports WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) and WPA2 that combines
IEEE 802.1x and TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) technologies. Client users are required
to authorize before accessing to APs or AP Routers, and the data transmitted in the network is
encrypted/decrypted by a dynamically changed secret key. This adapter has built-in AES engine
which ensure the highest degree of security and authenticity for digital information and it is the
most advanced solution defined by IEEE 802.11i for the security in the wireless network.
1.1 Features
•Complies with the IEEE 802.11b and IEEE 802.11g 2.4GHz standards.
•LCD displays: SSID, Signal Strength, Network type (802.11b/g), Network Mode (infrastructure,
Adhoc), operating channel, number of AP’s detected, battery strength, Link/Act indicator)
•Up to 54Mbps high data transfer rate.
•Support 64/128/256-bit WEP, WPA (TKIP with IEEE 802.1x) and WPA2 (AES with IEEE 802.1x)
functions for high level of security.
* WPA2 supports Windows 2000/XP only.
•Supports Software AP function, which turns the wireless station into a wireless AP.
•Complies with IEEE 802.11d country roaming standard.
•Support the most popular operating system: Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP.
•Supports USB 2.0/1.1 interface.
•Portable and mini-size design.

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•Suitable for Any Notebook or Desktop PC.
1.2 Specifications
•Standard: IEEE 802.11g/b
•LCD Size: 96x32 with EL backlight
•Battery: 4.2V Rechargeable Li-Polymer Battery
•Bus Type: USB 2.0 Type A
•Frequency Band: 2.4000~2.4835GHz (Industrial Scientific Medical Band)
•Modulation: OFDM with BPSK, QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM (11g)
BPSK, QPSK, CCK (11b)
•Data Rate: 54/48/36/24/18/12/11/9/6/5.5/2/1Mbps auto fallback
•Security: 64/128/256-bit WEP Data Encryption, WPA (TKIP with IEEE 802.1x) and WPA2 (AES
with IEEE 802.1x)
*WPA2 supports Windows 2000/XP only
•Antenna: Internal Antenna
•Drivers: Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP/
•Transmit Power: 16dBm (Typical)
•Dimension: 14(H) x 28.5(W) x 91(D)
•Temperature: 32~140°F (0 ~60°C)
•Humidity: 0-85% (NonCondensing)
•Certification: FCC, CE

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1.3 Package Contents
Before you begin the installation, please check the items of your package. The package should
include the following items:
•WNC-0304USB
•USB Cable
•CD Manual/Driver/Utility
•Quick Installation Guide
If any of the above items is missing, contact your supplier as soon as possible.

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2 How to charge the battery of Wi-Fi Detector
1. Remove the cap from the Wi-Fi Detector, slide the power switch to the “ON” position and
carefully insert the USB connector into any available USB port on your computer. You will see
the recharging screen.
The battery strength indicator will be animated while the Wi-Fi detector is being recharged.
The “Link/Act” icon will blink when the Wi-Fi detector is being used as a wireless USB adapter to
surf the internet.
2. When the Wi-Fi detector is finished recharging it will automatically stop charging the battery.
When it is finished recharging the battery you will see “Charge Finish” displayed on the LCD
and the battery strength indicator will stop blinking.
3. If you slide the power switch to the “OFF” position when in recharging, the Wi-Fi detector will
stop recharging the battery and you will see “Stop charging” displayed on the LCD and the
battery strength indicator will stop blinking.
zPlease note that, this adapter cannot be charged through hub devices, charging through
PC only. Charging through hub devices might result damage to the battery.

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3 How to use the Wi-Fi Detector
1. Slide the power switch to the “ON” position.
2. The Wi-Fi detector will automatically enter scanning mode to detect Wi-Fi signals.
In scanning mode the display will display the total number of both non-encrypted and
encrypted Wi-Fi signals detected.
3. Once scanning mode is complete, the detector will enter its standard display mode.
The detector automatically sorts the signals by the following criteria:
Non-encrypted AP’s according to signal strength followed by encrypted AP’s according to
signal strength.

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The Icons on the LCD display are displayed as follows:
1. Operating Channel: Indicates the current operating channel of the detected Wi-Fi
signal.
2. Number of AP’s Detected: the left digit indicates which detected Wi-Fi signal is
currently displayed and the right digit indicates the total amount of Wi-Fi signals
detected.
3. Encryption indicator: “WEP” for WEP encryption, “WPA” for WPA encryption, and
“WPA2” for WPA2 encryption and “OPEN” indicates it is a non-encrypted signal.
4. “G” indicates the signal is a 802.11g wireless signal. “B” indicates the signal is a
802.11b wireless signal.
5. Signal strength indicator with 5 bars indicating the signal strength.
6. “In” indicates the signal is an infrastructure mode signal, “Ad” indicates the signal is an
Ad-hoc mode signal.
7. Battery indicator with 3 bars indicating battery power. When the indicator is empty,
please recharge the detector by inserting it into PC’s USB port.
8. SSID Indicator: Displays the SSID of the detected Wi-Fi signal, if the SSID is too long
the SSID indicator will scroll to display the complete SSID.
4. If the user wishes to re-scan/re-detect wireless SSID, just simply press “Seek/Lock” button
once. If the user wishes to re-detect a specific discovered SSID, then the user has to hold
down the “Seek/Lock” button for 4 seconds to enter “lock mode”. When the detector is in “lock
mode” an icon with a capitalized “L” appears in the top middle corner of the screen.
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In “lock mode” the detector constantly re-detects and refreshes the signal strength to this
specific SSID so the user can move around to find the optimal spot with strongest signal.
Press and hold the “Seek/Lock” button for 4 seconds to unlock the “lock mode”.
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4 How to install the driver and utility
Before you proceed with the installation, please pay attention to the following descriptions.
Note1: Please do not install the USB adapter into your computer before installing the software
program from the CD.
Note2: The following installation was operated in Windows XP. (Procedures are similar for Windows
98SE/ME/2000/XP)
Note3: If you have installed the Wireless PC Card driver & utility before, please uninstall the old
version first.
Please follow below instructions to install the USB adapter.
4.1 Install the Configuration Utility
Insert the Installation CD to your CD-ROM Drive.
The WNC-0304USB installation menu will start up automatically from the CD.
Click “Install Driver”.
If the CD does not startup automatically (this function may be disabled in the Windows operating
system), simply browse the CD from Windows and click on the autorun.exe program to access
the installation menu.

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Please click “Next” to continue the installation.
If you want to install the software program in another location, click “Browse” and select an
alternative destination. Then, click “Next”.

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The system will display “Software Installation” screen. Click “Continue Anyway” to continue.
Click “Finish” to complete the installation.

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4.2 Install the USB adapter
Plug the USB adapter into the USB port of your computer.
The “Found New Hardware Wizard” is displayed, select “Install the software automatically
(Recommended)” and click “Next”.
Click “Continue Anyway” and the system will start to install the USB adapter.

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Click “Finish” to complete the installation.

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4.3 Using the Configuration Utility
To setup the USB adapter, double-click the icon in the system tray.
For Windows XP, there is a “Windows Zero Configuration Tool” by default for you to setup
wireless clients. If you want to use the Utility of the USB adapter, please follow one of the ways
as below.
First Way
A. Double-click the utility
icon in the system tray.
B. Click “Yes” to use the
utility of the USB adapter.

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Second Way
A. Double-click the icon.
B. Click “Advance”.
C. Uncheck “Use Windows to
configure my wireless
network settings”.

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5 How to configure the utility
The Configuration Utility is a powerful application that helps you configure the 11g Wireless LAN
USB adapter and monitor the link status during the communication process.
The Configuration Utility appears as an icon on the system tray of Windows while the adapter is
running. You can open it by double-click on the icon.
Right click the icon, there are some items for you to operate the configuration utility.
zOpen Utility Window
Select “Open Utility Window” to open the Configuration Utility tool.
zExit LevelOne
Select “Exit LevelOne” to close the Configuration Utility tool.
Before using the utility, you have to know some restrictions of the utility.
1. If you want to connect to 11g (up to 54Mbps) network, please ensure to install the adapter to
PC or laptop with USB 2.0 interface. This adapter runs at lower performance while you
connect it to the USB 1.1/1.0 port of your computer instead.
2. This adapter will work in 11b mode when the network type is in Adhoc mode. It is defines by
Wi-Fi organization. If you want to enable the data rate up to 54Mbps (11g), please follow
steps listed below.
A. Go to “Network Connections”.
B. Right Click the “Wireless Network Connection” and select “Properties”.
C. From the pop-up screen, click “Configure”.
D. Enter into “Advanced” page of the “Properties” screen.
E. Enable the setting of “IBSS_G_Mode”.

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5.1 Wireless Connection Status
When you open the Configuration Utility, the system will scan all the channels to find all the
access points/stations within the accessible range of your adapter and automatically connect to
the wireless device with the highest signal strength. From the screen, you may know all the
infomration about the wireless connection.
Parameter Description
Mode Station – Set the USB adapter as a wireless client.
Access Point – Turns the USB adapter to function as a wireless
AP. Please refer to Section 6.5 for the AP settings.
Network Adapter Display the product information of the USB adapter.
Available Network Display all the SSID and Signal Strength of wireless stations
nearby. To re-survey the available wireless devices please click
“Refresh”.
There are two ways to automatically make the connection
between the USB adapter and the wireless station on the list.
1. Double-click the wireless station on the list directly.
2. Select the station you intend to connect and then click
“Connect this site“.
Current Network Information Display the information about the wireless network this adapter is

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connecting to. The information includes Channel, Type, SSID, TX
Rate and Encrypt settings. Note: Please refer to Section 5.2 for
the description of each item.
More Setting For setting more functions including disable/enable WEP and
Power Saving Mode, etc. Please refer to Section 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4
for more detail.
Link Status Display the status of the wireless connection.
BSSID Display the MAC Address of the network the adapter is
connecting to.
Parameter Description
Signal Strength This bar shows the signal strength level. The higher percentage
shown in the bar, the more radio signal been received by the
adapter. This indicator helps to find the proper position of the
wireless station for quality network operation.
Link Quality This bar indicates the quality of the link. The higher the
percentage, the better the quality.
TX Frame It shows the number of data frames which are transmitted by the
adapter successfully.
RX Frame It shows the number of data frames which are received by the
adapter successfully.

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5.2 General Connection Setting
Click “More Setting”, users are allowed to setup the wireless connection setting, Encryption
Setting of the USB adapter and other advanced functions.
Parameter Description
General Connection Setting
Wireless Mode 802.11b+g Mix Mode, it will auto scan all available 802.11b and
802.11g wireless station.
Channel Select one of the radio channel to be used for the wireless
network.
The channel setting of the wireless stations within a network
should be the same.
Parameter Description
Tx Rate There are several options including
Auto/1/2/5.5/11/6/9/12/18/24/36/48/54Mbps for you to select.
When the “Auto” is selected, the device will choose the most
suitable transmission rate automatically. The higher data rate you
select in the network, the shorter distance is allowed between the
adapter and the wireless stations.