LevelOne WNC-0305USB 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 follow-
ing 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 cre-
ated 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

Connecting to a Wireless Network
Double-click the icon to open the Site Survey screen, when you can select the Wire-
less 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.
•On the Site Survey tab, either double-clicks the network in the list, or selects the
network and click the Connect button.
•
Site Survey Screen
This screen is displayed when you double-click the system tray icon. You can also
click the Site Survey Tab in the screen.
Figure 7: Site Survey Screen

Data - Site Survey Screen
Display PC To
PC (Ad-Hoc)
Select this check box to display ad-hoc (computer-to-computer)
networks.
Display 802.11b
Access Points
Select this check box to display 802.11b (infrastructure) net-
works.
Display 802.11g
Access Points
Select this check box to display 802.11g (infrastructure) net-
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).
Security Data encryption and authentication methods used on the
wireless network
CH. The channel used by the Wireless network.
Signal This is displayed as percentage (0 ~ 100%).
Frequency The Wireless band used by this Wireless network.
Network Type This will indicate "Infrastructure" (displayed device is an Access
Point) or "Ad-hoc". (displayed device is a Wireless station)
Status The area to the left of the "Rescan" button shows the current
status. In the example above, it shows "Connected".
Rescan Click this button to rescan for all Wireless networks.
Wireless Network Sequence (order)
You can click the headings (ex. Network Name, MAC Address, Security…) of the
Wireless network table to arrange the Wireless network in the desired order.
To Connect to an Open Wireless Network
•Double-click on the desired network. or
•Click the name of the wireless network to which you want to connect, and then
click Connect.
Note that once you are connected to a Wireless network, the Site Survey screen will
identify the current wireless network with a blue icon, as shown below.

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.
Please see next section for more detail