LevelOne WUA-0315 User manual

LevelOne
User Manual
Ver. 1.0.0-1117
WUA-0315
11g Wireless USB Adapter

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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 accor-
dance 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 interfe-
rence 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 uncontrolled 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 following 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. WUA-0315) 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

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Table of Content
1. INTRODUCTION..........................................................................................................................4
1.1. User Manual Overview...............................................................................................................4
2. UNPACKING AND SETUP..........................................................................................................5
2.1. Features.......................................................................................................................................5
2.2. Package Contents........................................................................................................................5
2.3. Setup...........................................................................................................................................5
3. HARDWARE INSTALLATION..................................................................................................7
3.1. Installation Procedure for USB Adapter.....................................................................................7
3.2. LED Indicator.............................................................................................................................7
3.3. Check the Installation.................................................................................................................7
4. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ...................................................................................................8
4.1. Windows XP Utility Installation ................................................................................................8
4.2. Windows Vista Utility Installation...........................................................................................13
5. WIRELESS UTILITY CONFIGURATION (FOR WINDOWS XP AND VISTA) ..............18
5.1. Profile .......................................................................................................................................18
5.2. Network....................................................................................................................................24
5.4. Statistics..................................................................................................................................32
5.5. WMM .......................................................................................................................................33
5.6. WPS.........................................................................................................................................34
5.7. Radio On/Off...........................................................................................................................37
5.8. About........................................................................................................................................37
6. NETWORK PLANNING ............................................................................................................38
7. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS.............................................................................................40

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1.Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of LevelOne 11g Wireless USB Adapter.
This manual helps to get familiar with the LevelOne 11g Wireless LAN Adapter. This manual con-
tains detailed instructions in operation of this product. Please keep this manual for future
reference.
With a Wireless LAN Adapter, a laptop computer or a station can communicate with another com-
puter in a wireless way. Easy-to-use utilities are bundled with Wireless LAN Adapter for
configuration, monitoring, and diagnosis purposes.
Wireless LAN Adapter can wirelessly transmit and receive data, with the Wireless LAN Adapter,
you can locate your Notebook PC or station wherever you want without wires and cables.
Wireless LAN Adapter provides users with an access to real-time information anywhere in their
organization. The mobility provides productivity and service, which are not available under wired
networks. The Wireless LAN Adapter configuration is easy to change from peer-to-peer networks,
suitable for a small number of users, to full infrastructure networks of thousands of users that al-
low roaming around a broad area.
1.1. User Manual Overview
Introduction
Describes 11g Wireless USB Adapter.
Unpacking and Setup
Helps user to get started with the basic installation
of the 11g Wireless USB Adapter.
Hardware Installation
Describes the LED indicators of the 11g Wireless
USB Adapter.
Software Installation
Tells how to setup the driver and the utility setting.
Technical Specifications
Lists the technical (general, physical and environ-
mental) specifications of the 11g Wireless USB
Adapter.

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2.Unpacking and Setup
This chapter provides the package contents and setup information for the 11g Wireless USB
Adapter.
2.1. Features
Compatible with IEEE 802.11b and IEEE 802.11g standards
Enjoy high-speed Wireless connectivity through your USB port
Easy Plug-and-Play setup with installation wizard
Supports 64/128-bit WEP, WPA and WPA2 encryption for high level security
Portable and mini-size design
Windows configuration for Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS)
Supports Window 2000/XP/Vista
2.2. Package Contents
Open the box of the 11g Wireless USB Adapter and carefully unpack it. The box should contain
the following items:
WUA-0315 11g Wireless USB Adapter
Quick Installation Guide
CD Manual/Driver/Utility
If any item is found missing or damaged, please contact your local reseller for replacement.
2.3. Setup
The setup of the Wireless USB Adapter can be performed using the following steps:
Visually inspect the USB Adapter and make sure that it is fully plugged in to the USB port.

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Make sure that there is a well environment that there is no much intrusion to have a better con-
nection.

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3.Hardware Installation
3.1. Installation Procedure for USB Adapter
You should install the supplied software BEFORE inserting the Wireless USB Adapter when using
Windows 2000, XP or Vista.
Note
The following installation was operated under Windows XP and Vista.
(Procedures are similar for Windows 2000.)
If you have installed the Wireless Adapter driver & utility before, please uninstall
the old version first.
3.2. LED Indicator
The Wireless Adapter has a single Link/Activity LED.
LED
Status
Description
Link/Act
(Blue)
On
Associated with the network.
Off
Not associated with the network.
Blinking
Data being transferred.
3.3. Check the Installation
The LEDs of the Wireless USB Adapter are clearly visible and the status of the network link can be
seen instantly:
Once the device is plugged to the station’s USB port, the Link/Act. LED of the Wireless
USB Adapter will light up indicating a normal status with power.
While the Wireless USB Adapter linked up and transmitting data to the Access Point or to
other Wireless LAN station, the Link/Act. LED will start alternate blinking.

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4.Software Installation
This section will lead you to install the driver and utility of the 11g Wireless USB Adapter.
4.1. Windows XP Utility Installation
1. Insert the 11g Wireless USB Adapter Utility CD into the computer and then the Auto-run
screen will appear. Alternatively, open a file browser and double click on the autorun.exe file
located in the CD directory.
2. Click “Utility” to install the driver and utility and the install wizard will begin installing the soft-
ware. Follow the install wizard instructions to complete the installation.
3. Follow the Install Shield Wizard Instructions. Select “I accept the terms of the license
agreement” then click “Next” to start the installation.

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4. Select “Install driver and LevelOne 11g WLAN Utility” or “Install driver only” then click
“Next” to continue the installation.

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5. Select “LevelOne 11g Configuration Tool” then click “Next” to continue the installation.
6. Click “Install” to continue the installation.

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7. Follow the on screen instruction and step through the installation procedures then click
“Finish” to exit the wizard.

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8. Insert the USB adapter into USB port when installation procedures are completed.
9. The Windows “Found New Hardware” wizard will prompt and then install the software auto-
matically.
10. When the Windows wizard is complete, you will now have a new icon in your system tray.
The installation program will help you to setup the Wireless LAN utility. Be noted that the Windows
XP has its own Wireless Utility; you can either use the utility of Windows XP or the provided
utility.
When the Wireless LAN utility is installed properly, you will see the icon on the Windows task bar.
The user can configure the wireless settings using the Wireless USB Adapter Configuration Utility.
Double-click the utility icon that appears in the taskbar
When the icon in the toolbar represents in full blue color then the signal strength has an excellent
performance with the AP, if it represents in half blue color then the signal strength has a fair perfor-

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mance with the AP, and if the icon represents in low blue, then the signal strength has a worst
formance with the wireless station.
Excellent Wireless Signal Strength
Adequate Wireless Signal Strength
Low Wireless Signal Strength
Wireless Card inactive
4.2. Windows Vista Utility Installation
1. Insert the 11g Wireless USB Adapter Utility CD into the computer and then the Auto-run
screen will appear. Alternatively, open a file browser and double click on the autorun.exe file
located in the CD directory.
2. Click “Utility” to install the driver and utility and the install wizard will begin installing the soft-
ware. Follow the install wizard instructions to complete the installation.

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3. Follow the Install Shield Wizard Instructions. Select “I accept the terms of the license
agreement” then click “Next” to start the installation.
4. Select “Install driver and LevelOne 11g WLAN Utility” or “Install driver only” then click
“Next” to continue the installation.

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5. Click “Install” to continue the installation.

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6. Follow the on screen instruction and step through the installation procedures.
7. Insert the USB adapter into USB port when installation procedures are completed.
8. The Windows “Driver Software Installation” wizard will prompt and then install the software au-
tomatically.
9. When the Windows wizard is complete, you will now have a new icon in your system tray.
The installation program will help you to setup the Wireless LAN utility. Be noted that the Windows
Vista has its own Wireless Utility; you can either use the utility of Windows Vista or the pro-
vided utility.
When the Wireless LAN utility is installed properly, you will see the icon on the Windows task bar.
The user can configure the wireless settings using the Wireless USB Adapter Configuration Utility.
Double-click the utility icon that appears in the taskbar

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When the icon in the toolbar represents in full blue color then the signal strength has an excellent
performance with the AP, if it represents in half blue color then the signal strength has a fair perfor-
mance with the AP, and if the icon represents in low blue, then the signal strength has a worst
performance with the wireless station.
Excellent Wireless Signal Strength
Adequate Wireless Signal Strength
Low Wireless Signal Strength
Wireless Card inactive

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5.Wireless Utility Configuration (For Windows XP and
Vista)
5.1. Profile
The Profile List keeps a record of your favorite wireless settings at home, office, and other public
hot-spots. You can save multiple profiles, and activate the correct one at your preference. The
following Figure shows the basic profile section.
Click Add to Profile button on the Network tab, or you can choose Profile tab of the utility, then
click Add, the Add Profile window will pop up. Users can setup the general settings, encryption and
authentication settings and so on. If you want to do the general settings, please follow the instruc-
tions below.
Profile Screen
System Config
Profile Name
Enter or select a suitable name for this profile. Each profile must
have a unique name.

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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.
Power Save Mode
Select either CAM (Constantly Awake Mode) or PSM (Power
Saving Mode).
RTS Threshold
Select a value within the range of 0 to 2347 bytes
Fragment Threshold
Select the value from 256 to 2346 bytes. The default value is
2346.
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.
Tx Power
Select the Tx (transmission) power according to the real environ-
ment.
Preamble
The preamble defines the length of the CRC (cyclic redundancy
check). Select either Auto or Long Preamble.
OK button
Click this button to save the settings and close the page.
Cancel button
The "Cancel" button will discard any data you have entered and
exit the page.

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Auth./Encyp.
Authentication
You MUST select the option to match the Wireless LAN you wish
to join. The available options are:
Open - Broadcast signals are not encrypted. This method can be
used only with no encryption or with WEP.
Shared - Broadcast signals are encrypted using WEP. This me-
thod can only be used with WEP.
LEAP - Light Extensible Authentication Protocol is a pre-EAP,
Cisco-proprietary protocol. If selected, you have to enter the iden-
tity, password and domain name of your computer.
WPA - This version of WPA requires a Radius Server on your
LAN to provide the client authentication according to the 802.1x
standard. Data transmissions are encrypted using the WPA stan-
dard.
WPA-PSK - PSK means "Pre-shared Key". You must enter this
Passphrase value; it is used for both authentication and encryp-
tion.
WPA2 - This version of WPA2 requires a Radius Server on your
LAN to provide the client authentication according to the 802.1x
standard. Data transmissions are encrypted using the WPA2
standard.
WPA2-PSK - This is a further development of WPA-PSK, and
offers even greater security. You must enter this Passphrase
value; it is used for both authentication and encryption.
WPA None - If selected, you can only set encryption and WPA-
Preshared Key settings.