LevelOne WPC-0301 User manual

WPC-0301
11g Wireless PCMCIA Adapter
USER MANUAL

Contents
1. Introduction............................................................................................................3
1.1 Product Feature ......................................................................................3
1.2 System Requirement ..............................................................................3
2. Getting Start...........................................................................................................3
2.1 LED Indicators.......................................................................................3
2.2 Install the 802.11g Wireless Network PCMCIA Adapter ......................4
2.2.1 Utility Installation ..........................................................................4
2.2.2 Driver Installation ..........................................................................6
3. Configuration .............................................................................................................9
3.1 Link Information..............................................................................................9
3.2 Configuration .................................................................................................10
3.3 Encryption......................................................................................................11
3.4 Site Survey.....................................................................................................12
3.5 About US........................................................................................................14
4. Glossary ...................................................................................................................14
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1. Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of this outstanding LevelOne WPC-0301, 11g
Wireless PCMCIA Adapter. By 802.11g standard, WPC-0301 provides the stable
wireless connection up to 54Mbps. LevelOne brought to you the most convenient and
efficient wireless environment.
Please refer to this manual before your installation.
1.1 Product Feature
●Compliance with IEEE 802.11g and 802.11b standards
●Highly efficient design mechanism to provide unbeatable performance
●Achieving data rate up to 54Mbps for 802.11g and 11Mps for 802.11b with wide
range coverage
●Network security with WEP and WPA-PSK support
●Auto-switch between the two standards, IEEE 802.11b and 802.11g
●Driver/Utility support most commonly used operating systems including
Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP.
1.2 System Requirement
●Windows 98, 98SE, Millennium Edition (ME), 2000 and XP operating systems
●PC with Pentium III 600MHz system or above is recommended
●Equipped with at least one PC cardbus socket or PC cardbus adapter
●One CD-ROM drive
2. Getting Start
2.1 LED Indicators
The Power LED will be ON when the unit is powered up.
The Link LED will be Blinking indicates a WLAN connection.
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2.2 Install the 802.11g Wireless Network PCMCIA Adapter
2.2.1 Utility Installation
1. Before insert WPC-0301 into the PC cardbus of your computer, please install the
Utility Program first. Make sure that the 802.11g wireless Network PCMCIA
Adapter is NOT inserted into the cardbus slot.
NOTE: all the snapped images of installation mentioned in this manual are based
on Windows XP. For other windows operating system, all the procedures are
the same but the screens are not the exactly same.
2. Turn on the computer. Insert the CD into the CD-ROM Drive. Please select
“WPC-0301” and click the “Install”.
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3. InstallShield Wizard will automatically start. Please click “Next” to continue.
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4. Please click “Finish”
5. Please turn off your computer and then insert the WPC-0301 into the cardbus.
Turn on your computer and start to install the driver.
2.2.2 Driver Installation
1. Please select the first option and click “Next”.
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2. Please click “Continue Anyway”
3. Please click “Finish”
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4. To make sure if the installation is successful, you could check it through the
device management.
5. Once the installation is successful, a utility program icon will show on your
desktop. To lunch the utility, just double click the icon.
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3. Configuration
3.1 Link Information
The default page is as below after you launch the Utility program.
Status: Shows the BSSID associated, which can be used to identify the wireless
network.
SSID: Shows current SSID, which must be the same for the wireless client and AP in
order for communication to be established.
TxRate: Shows the current data rate used for transmitting.
Channel: Shows the current channel for communication.
Link Quality: Shows the link quality of the 802.11g wireless LAN PCMCIA Adapter
with the Access Point when operating under Infrastructure mode.
Signal Strength: Shows the wireless signal strength of the connection between the
802.11g wireless LAN PCMCIA Adapter with the Access Point.
Data Rate: Shows the statistics of data transfer, and the calculation is based on the
number of packets transmitted and received.
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3.2 Configuration
This is the page where you can change the basic settings of the Access Point with the
minimum amount of effort to implement a secure wireless network environment.
SSID: Service Set Identifier, which is a unique name shared among all clients and
nodes in a wireless network. The SSID must be identical for each clients and nodes in
the wireless network.
BSS Type: There are two types available for selection
●Infrastructure – to establish wireless communication with LAN and other wireless
clients through the use the Access Points.
●Ad-Hoc – to establish point-to-point wireless communication directly with other
wireless client devices such as wireless network PCI Adapter.
Channel: The value of channel that AP will operate in.
Tx Rate: Select the data rate for data transmission.
Power Mode: There are 3 modes to choose.
●Continuous Access Mode (default) – the WPC-0301 is constantly operating with full
power and it consumes the most power.
●Maximum Power Save – the WPC-0301 consumes the least power and only operates
when there is wireless network activity.
●Power Save – the WPC-0301 consumes the moderate level of power.
Preamble: Select Long or Short Preamble type. Preamble is a sequence of bits
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