LevelOne WPC-0601 User manual

LevelOne
User Manual
WPC-0601
N_Max Wireless CardBus Adapter
V1.0.0-0804

Safety
FCC WARNING
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 of the following
measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the
receiver is connected.
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
To assure continued compliance, any changes or modifications not expressly approved
by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate this
equipment. (Example - use only shielded interface cables when connecting to computer
or peripheral devices).
FCC Radiation Exposure Statement
This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncon-
trolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with a minimum
distance of 20 centimeters between the radiator and your body.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the follow-
ing two conditions:
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may
cause undesired operation.
This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other
antenna or transmitter.
CE Marking Warning
Digital Data Communications, declares that this product (Model-no. WNC-0601) 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 Contents
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION....................................................................................... 1
Package Contents.................................................................................................. 1
LEDs........................................................................................................................ 1
Operation................................................................................................................ 1
CHAPTER 2 INITIAL INSTALLATION........................................................................... 2
Requirements......................................................................................................... 2
Procedure............................................................................................................... 2
CHAPTER 3 USING THE WINDOWS UTILITY............................................................. 8
Overview................................................................................................................. 8
System Tray Icon ................................................................................................... 8
Auto Connect ......................................................................................................... 9
Site Survey Screen ................................................................................................ 9
Profile Manager Screen....................................................................................... 12
Network Status Screen........................................................................................ 18
About Screen........................................................................................................ 20
APPENDIX A SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................. 21
Wireless Adapter.................................................................................................. 21
APPENDIX B ABOUT WIRELESS LANS.................................................................... 22
Modes.................................................................................................................... 22
BSS/ESS ............................................................................................................... 22
Channels............................................................................................................... 23
WEP & WPA-PSK ................................................................................................. 23
Wireless LAN Configuration ............................................................................... 23

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Chapter 1
Introduction
This Chapter provides an overview of the Wireless Adapter's features
and capabilities.
Congratulations on the purchase of your new Wireless Adapter. The Wireless Adapter
provides a wireless network interface for your Notebook or PC.
Package Contents
The following items should be included:
Level One WPC-0601 Wireless CardBus Adapter
Quick Installation Guide
CD Manual/Driver/Utility
If any of the above items are damaged or missing, please contact your dealer imme-
diately.
LEDs
Wireless Adapter
The Wireless Adapter has Power and Link/Act LED.
Link LED
Blinking - The Adapter's wireless networking is enabled.
Off - The Adapter's wireless networking is disabled.
Act LED
Slow Blinking- The Adapter has an active connection.
Fast Blinking - Data is being transferred.
Off - The Adapter has not an active connection.
Operation
You should install the supplied software on the CD-ROM before inserting the
Wireless adapter.

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Chapter 2
Initial Installation
This Chapter covers the software installation of the Wireless Adapter.
Requirements
Windows 2000/XP/Vista
CardBus Card Slot
CD-ROM Drive
IEEE802.11n, IEEE802.11b or IEEE802.11g Wireless LAN.
Procedure
IMPORTANT: Do not insert the Adapter into your computer
BEFORE installing the supplied software from the LevelOne CD.
1. Insert the CD-ROM into the drive on your PC.
2. The installation program should start automatically. If it does not, run autorun.exe
program.
3. Select the WPC-0601 and click “Utility”on the screen.
Figure: Select the Utility of WPC-0601
4. Select the desired installation language on the screen.

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Figure: Select language
5. On the screen below, click "Next" to start the installation.
Figure: Start Installation
6. Ready to install the program, click "Install" to begin the installation.

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Figure: Ready to install the program
7. Click "Continue Anyway" on the screen below.
Figure: Installation Screen
8. Press the Cardbus Card firmly into the slot then the computer will auto detect it.
Figure: Insert wireless adapter

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9. The Windows "New Hardware" wizard screen will appears, click “Next”.
10. Select Install the software automatically (Recommended) to allow it to complete the
installation of the Windows driver, and then click Next.
Figure: Install the software automatically

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11. 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: Windows XP Warning
If the wizard can not Install the driver automatically, please
search for driver in the default location. The driver is located in
C:\Program Files\LevelOne\WPC-0601\Driver\ directory.
12. When the Wizard has finished installing the software, click “Finish”.
Figure: Complete the Found New Hardware Wizard

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13. When the Windows wizard is complete, you will now have a new icon in your sys-
tem tray, as shown below.
Figure: System Tray Icon
Wireless Adapter Icon Table
Connection to the Wireless Adapter is established. The length of
green color indicates the signal strength.
No connection to the Wireless Adapter.
The Wireless Adapter is unplugged.
14. You can double- click this icon to configure the Wireless interface. See the follow-
ing chapter for details.

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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 WPC-0601 Wireless LAN Utility.
System Tray Icon
If the Wireless LAN Utility 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 Wireless Adapter, this will be Start - Programs - LevelOne –WPC-0601 –
WPC-0601 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.
WZC On - Wireless Zero Configuration (WZC), is a service of Microsoft Windows
which dynamically selects a wireless network to connect.
Exit - Terminate the connection to the Wireless Adapter.
Figure: Wireless Adapter menu

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Connecting to a Wireless Network
Double-click the Icon to open the Site Survey screen, when you can select the Wireless
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: Site Survey Screen

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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 sta-
tion, if the network is an Ad-hoc network).
Security
Data encryption and authentication methods used on the wire-
less network
WPS
This will indicate "Y" (the Access Point with WPS function), "Y+".
(the WPS function of the Access Point is in used) or "---" (the
Access Point without WPS function)
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 a Wireless Network
Double-click on the desired network.
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.

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Figure: Site Survey Screen - Connected

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Profile Manager Screen
This screen is accessed by clicking the Profile Manager tab on the main screen.
Figure: Profile Manager Screen
Data - Profile Manager Screen
Profile Name
Enter or select a suitable name for this profile. Each profile must
have a unique name before user can actually save the profile.
Network Name
(SSID)
If the desired wireless network is currently available, you can
select its SSID. Otherwise, type in the SSID of the desired wire-
less network.
Advanced Set-
tings
On the resulting sub-screen, enter the required data for the
advanced settings. Advanced settings only available under 11b/g
wireless environment.
WPS Function
WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) can simplify the process of con-
necting any device to the wireless network by using the push
button configuration (PBC) on the Wireless Access Point, or
entering an 8-digit PIN code.
Network Type
Select the desired option:
Infrastructure - Select this to connect to an Access point.
Ad-Hoc - Select this if you are connecting directly to another
computer.
Wireless Mode
Select the desired wireless mode to which you want to connect.
This option only available under Ad-Hoc mode, it allows user to
select the prefer channel.

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Prefer Channel
Select the channel you would like to use under Ad-Hoc mode.
Channel 1 ~ 11 or 1 ~ 13 (Region Specific)
Authentication
Mode
You MUST select the option to match the Wireless LAN you wish
to join. The available options are:
Open System - Broadcast signals are not encrypted. This
method can be used only with no encryption or with WEP.
Shared Key - Broadcast signals are encrypted using WEP.
This method can only be used with WEP.
Auto Switch - This is another WEP system; it will select
either Open System or Shared Key as required.
WPA-PSK - PSK means "Pre-shared Key". You must enter
this Passphrase value; it is used for both authentication and
encryption.
WPA2-PSK - This is a further development of WPA-PSK,
and offers even greater security. You must enter this Pass-
phrase value; it is used for both authentication and
encryption.
WPA Radius - This version of WPA requires a Radius
Server on your LAN to provide the client authentication ac-
cording to the 802.1x standard. Data transmissions are
encrypted using the WPA standard.
WPA2 Radius - This version of WPA2 requires a Radius
Server on your LAN to provide the client authentication ac-
cording to the 802.1x standard. Data transmissions are
encrypted using the WPA2 standard.
Encryption Me-
thod
The available options depend on the Authentication method
selected above. The possible options are:
Security Off - No data encryption is used.
WEP - If selected, you must enter the WEP data shown
below. This WEP data must match the Access Point or other
Wireless stations.
AES, TKIP - These options are available with WPA-PSK,
WPA2-PSK, WPA-Radius and WPA2-Radius. Select the
correct option.
Create with Pass-
phrase
Enable this check box and enter a word or group of printable
characters in the Passphrase box, select the desired encryption
to automatically configure the WEP Key.
Enter Key Manual-
ly
Enable this check box and select the desired key in the drop-
down list. Then enter the key values you wish to use and select
the desired encryption. Other stations must have matching key
values.
Passphrase
For WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK modes, you need to enter the
desired value (8~63 characters). Other Wireless Stations must
use the same key.
Confirm
For WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK modes, re-enter the value in this
field.
802.1x Authentica-
tion Protocol
For WPA Radius and WPA2 Radius modes, select the desired
option in the drop-down list.

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Configure WPA
Radius
For WPA Radius and WPA2 Radius modes, click this button to
open a sub-window where you can enter details of the Radius
Server.
To Add a Profile
1. On the Profile Manager tab, complete the settings on this screen. (Please make
sure to specific the Profile name)
2. Verify that the settings you configured are correct.
3. Click Save Profile.
To Export Profiles
1. On the Profile Manager tab, click Export Profiles. The Save As dialog box appears.
2. Type a name for the profile that you are saving, and then verify that the file name
extension is set to .cfg.
3. Click Save.
To Import Profiles
1. On the Profile Manager tab, click Import Profiles. The open dialog box appears.
2. Select the profile set that you want to import.
3. Click Open.
To Delete a Profile
1. On the Profile Manager tab, select the profile that you want to delete.
2. Click Delete Profile.
To Edit a Profile
1. On the Profile Manager tab, select the profile that you want to edit.
2. Change the profile settings as necessary.
3. Click Save Profile.
To Enable a Profile
1. In the list of available profiles, click the profile that you want to enable.
2. Click Apply Profile.
To Auto-Connect Profiles
1. On the bottom left, tick “Auto-Profile Connect” to enable.
2. The Utility will automatically connect to the latest saved profile.

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Advanced Settings Screen
Once you have created a profile, as described above, the Advanced Settings tab will
be available on the Profile Manager screen.
Note: Advanced settings only available when 11b/g wireless mode has been selected.
Figure: Advanced Settings Screen
Data - Advanced Settings Screen
Do not change
settings
Enable this check box if you don’t want to modify the settings
in this screen.
Preamble (2.4GHz)
Normally, this should be left at "Auto".
The option “Short”, “Long”preamble and header is intended
for special application and equipment.
Transmit Rate
Use this to manually set the speed, if desired. The default is
"Auto".

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Fragment Thre-
shold
The default value is 2346. In some cases, you may be able to
improve performance by adjusting this value.
RTS/CTS Thre-
shold
The default value is 2346. In some cases, you may be able to
improve performance by adjusting this value.
802.11n
Enable 802.11n
Network
802.11n wireless network connectivity
Channel Width
The width of the Channel, either 20Mhz or 40Mhz. The default
value is set as “Auto.”
Guard Interval
This is used to ensure that transmissions do not interfere with
each other. This value is set as "Auto"
Extension Chan-
nel
Auto selects the wireless channel. The value is set to “Auto”It
will auto select the most suitable channel.
Antenna Selection
The default value is set to "Auto".
WPS Function Screen
The Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is to simplify the security setup and management of
Wi-Fi networks. WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) allows consumers to protect their home
networks by using the push button configuration on the router, or entering an 8-digit PIN
code if there's no button.
You will see the WPS screen when you try to connect the wireless network with the
WPS function.
Figure: WPS Function Screen