LevelOne WUA-0614 User manual

LevelOne
User Manual
WUA-0614 / WUA-0624
NWireless USB Adapter
V1.1

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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 interfe-
rence 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 responsi-
ble 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 opera-
tion.
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-0614 and WUA-0624) is in compli-
ance 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 Contents
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................ 4
Package Contents ...................................................................................................................................... 4
Features....................................................................................................................................................... 4
LED............................................................................................................................................................... 4
Operation..................................................................................................................................................... 4
CHAPTER 2 INITIAL INSTALLATION................................................................................................................ 5
Requirements.............................................................................................................................................. 5
Procedure.................................................................................................................................................... 5
CHAPTER 3 USING THE WINDOWS UTILITY.................................................................................................. 5
Overview.................................................................................................................................................... 10
System Tray Icon...................................................................................................................................... 10
General Screen ......................................................................................................................................... 11
Adapter Settings....................................................................................................................................... 13
Profile Screen............................................................................................................................................ 14
Available Network Screen........................................................................................................................ 20
Status Screen............................................................................................................................................ 22
Statistics Screen....................................................................................................................................... 24
WPS Screen............................................................................................................................................... 25
APPENDIX A SPECIFICATIONS...................................................................................................................... 35
Wireless USB Adapter.............................................................................................................................. 35
APPENDIX B ABOUT WIRELESS LANS......................................................................................................... 36
Modes ........................................................................................................................................................ 36
BSS/ESS.................................................................................................................................................... 36
Channels.................................................................................................................................................... 37
WEP & WPA-PSK...................................................................................................................................... 37
WPA2-PSK................................................................................................................................................. 37
Wireless LAN Configuration.................................................................................................................... 38

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Chapter 1
Introduction
This Chapter provides an overview of the Wireless USB 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 PC.
Package Contents
The following items should be included:
The Wireless USB Adapter (WUA-0614 / WUA-0624)
Antenna
Quick Start Guide
CD-ROM containing the on-line manual.
If any of the above items are damaged or missing, please contact your dealer immediately.
Features
Compatible with IEEE 802.11b, 802.11g and 802.11n
Data transmission rate is up to 150Mbps
Supports 64/128-bit WEP, WEP (802.1x), WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPA (TKIP/ AES with IEEE802.1x)
and WPA2 (TKIP/ AES with IEEE 802.1x) functions for high level security
Supports CCX (Cisco Compatible Extensions) for the radio monitoring and fast roaming
Automatic fallback which increases the data security and reliability
Supports USB 2.0 interface
LED
Wireless USB Adapter
The Wireless USB Adapter has a single Link/Activity LED.
Link/Act LED
(Blue)
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 Wireless USB Adapter.
If you have any form of the wireless utility beforehand, please uninstall it.
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Chapter 2
Initial Installation
This Chapter covers the software installation of the Wireless USB Adapter.
Requirements
Windows 2000/XP/Vista.
Available USB port.
CD-ROM drive.
IEEE802.11b, IEEE802.11g and IEEE802.11n wireless LAN
Procedure
You should install the supplied software BEFORE inserting the Wireless USB Adapter.
Note: Screen captures shown in this guide are from Windows XP. Unless mentioned, there
are no differences in Vista.
1. Insert the CD into the CD-ROM drive on your PC.
2. The autorun program should start automatically.
If it does not, please run autorun.exe under your CD-ROM drive
3. In the autorun screen, click Utility to begin the software installation.
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4. Select your desired language, and then click “Next” to start the installation.
5. Click “Next” to continue.

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6. Click “Install”
7. The Driver and Utility is being installed.
In Windows Vista, the follow message may
appear. Please click “Install this driver software anyway.”

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8. Please click “Finish” and restart your computer.
9. After your computer has restarted, the Utility icon will appear in your taskbar.
Note: The red cross over the icon indicates the USB Adapter is not plugged in.

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10. Now insert the Wireless USB Adapter into your computer’s USB port.
The “Found New Hardware Wizard” will appear.
11. Follow the prompts until you see that the N Wireless USB Adapter has been suc
cessfully installed.
Windows XP
Windows Vista
12. Device installation is now complete.
You can now use the Utility to connect to your wireless network.

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Chapter 3
Using the Windows Utility
This Chapter provides Setup details for the AP mode of the Wireless USB Adapter.
Overview
If using Windows, you can use the supplied utility to configure the Wire-
less interface.
To Use the supplied Windows utility for Configuration
Double-click the LevelOne Wireless LAN Utility icon on the desktop.
This Chapter assumes you are using the supplied Wireless utility.
System Tray Icon
If the Wireless Utility program is running, you can click the icon in the System Tray or right-
click the icon and select "Open Config Utility" to open the application.
Status Information
The menu options available from the System Tray icon are:
Open Config Utility - This will display the main screen of the Utility.
About - Displays the information of company and version.
Hide - This will remove the tray icon from the task bar.
QUIT- Terminate the connection to the Wireless USB Adapter.

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General Screen
This screen is displayed when you click the system tray icon. You can also click the
General tab in the screen.
When you open the utility program, it will scan all the channels to find all the access
points/stations within the accessible range and automatically connect to one of the wireless
devices which have the highest signal strength.
Figure 1: Network Screen
Data - Network Screen
Status
Displays the current status of the Wireless LAN Adapter.
Speed
It shows the current Transmission (Tx) rate and Receiving (Rx) rate.
Type
This will indicate "Infrastructure" or "Ad-hoc".
Encryption
It shows the wireless security that the wireless network is using.
SSID
The SSID (up to 32 printable ASCII characters) is a unique name identi-
fied in a WLAN.
Signal
Strength
This is displayed as percentage (0 ~ 100%) of specified network.
Link Quality
It displays connection quality based on signal strength and TX/RX pack-
et error rate.
MAC Address
This is the MAC address of the Access Point (or Wireless station, if the
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IP Address
It shows the current IP address on the wireless interface.
Subnet Mask
Subnet mask for the current IP address.
Gateway
Gateway IP address associated with the current IP address.
Renew IP
button
Click this button to renew the IP address.

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Adapter Settings
You can configure the adapter settings in this section.
Figure 2: Adapter Settings
Data - Adapter Settings
Show Tray Icon
Enable this if you want the icon displayed in the task bar.
Disable Adapter
Enable this to Terminate the connection to the Wireless USB Adapter.
Radio Off
You can turn the radio signal on/off by clicking this check box.
Close Button
Click this button to exit the program.

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Profile Screen
Click Profile tab of the utility, then you will see the following screen. If you want to do the
general settings, please follow the instructions below.
Figure 10: Profile Screen
Data - Profile Screen
Available Profile(s)
Profile Name
It will indicate the current name for this profile.
SSID
If displays the SSID for the profile above.
To add a profile
1. On the Profile tab, click Add button.
2. Complete and verify the settings on this screen are correct.
3. Click OK.
To delete a profile
1. On the Profile tab, select the profile that you want to delete.
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To edit a profile
1. On the Profile tab, select the profile that you want to edit.
2. Click Edit button.
3. Change the profile settings as necessary.
4. Click OK.
To duplicate a profile
1. On the Profile tab, select the profile that you want to duplicate.
2. Click Duplicate.
3. Enter the name for the profile.
To enable a profile
1. In the list of available profiles, click the profile that you want to enable.
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Add Profile
Click Add button in the Profile screen, the following Add Profile window will pop up. Users
can setup the general settings, encryption and authentication settings and so on.
Figure 3: Add Profile Screen
Data - Add Profile Screen
Wireless Network Properties
Profile Name
Enter or select a suitable name for this profile. Each profile must have
a unique name.
Network Name
(SSID)
Type in the SSID of the desired wireless network.
This is a com-
puter-to-
computer net-
work…
Enable this if you are connecting directly to another computer.
Channel
Select the Channel you wish to use on your Wireless LAN.

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Wireless Network Security
Network
Authentication
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.
WPA-PSK - PSK means "Pre-shared Key". You must enter this
Passphrase value; it is used for both authentication and encryp-
tion.
WPA2-PSK - This is a further development of WPA-PSK, and
offers even greater security. You must enter this Passphrase val-
ue; it is used for both authentication and encryption.
WPA 802.1x - 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 standard.
WPA2 802.1x - 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.
WEP 802.1x - This version of WEP requires a Radius Server on
your LAN to provide the client authentication according to the
802.1x standard. Data transmissions are encrypted using the
WEP standard.
Data Encryption
The available options depend on the Authentication method selected
above. The possible options are:
Disabled - 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 802.1x and WPA2 802.1x. Select the correct option.
Passphrase
For WEP modes, you need to enter the desired value (8~63 charac-
ters). Data is encrypted using a 256Bit key derived from this key.
Other Wireless Stations must use the same key.
Select the desired option, and ensure the Wireless Stations use the
same setting.
64 Bit - data is encrypted, using the default key, before being
transmitted. You must enter at least the default key. For 64 Bit
Encryption, the key size is 10 chars in HEX (0~9 and A~F).
128 Bit - data is encrypted, using the default key, before being
transmitted. You must enter at least the default key. For 128 Bit
Encryption, the key size is 26 chars in HEX (0~9 and A~F).

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ASCII
Numerical values, characters or signs are all allowed to be
entered.
Key Index (1~4)
This setting is only available for Open System or Shared Key mode.
Network key
For WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK modes, you need to enter the desired
value (8~63 characters). Data is encrypted using a 256Bit key derived
from this key. Other Wireless Stations must use the same key.
Confirm net-
work key
Re-enter the value in this field.
802.1x
EAP Method
There are 5 methods in the drop-down list.
GTC - Generic Token Card. It was created by Cisco. It carries a
text challenge from the authentication server, and a reply which is
assumed to be generated by a security token. GTC does not pro-
tect the authentication data in any way.
TLS - Transport Layer Security. Provides for certificate-based and
mutual authentication of the client and the network. It relies on
client-side and server-side certificates to perform authentication
and can be used to dynamically generate user-based and ses-
sion-based WEP keys to secure subsequent communications
between the WLAN client and the access point.
LEAP - Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol. It is a
proprietary protocol from Cisco Systems developed to address the
security weaknesses common in WEP.
TTLS - Tunneled Transport Layer Security. This security method
provides for certificate-based, mutual authentication of the client
and network through an encrypted channel. Unlike EAP-TLS,
EAP-TTLS requires only server-side certificates.
PEAP - Protect Extensible Authentication Protocol. PEAP trans-
port securely authentication data by using tunneling between
PEAP clients and an authentication server. PEAP can authenti-
cate wireless LAN clients using only server-side certificates, thus
simplifying the implementation and administration of a secure
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Tunnel
Select the desired option from the drop-down list.
Provision Mode
Select the desired mode from the drop-down list.
Username
Enter the user name into the field.
Identity
Enter the data in the field.
Domain
Type the domain name you want into the field provided.
Password
Enter the password for the tunnel.
Certificate
Click the checkbox to enable certificate authority server function.
Select the desired option from the list.
PAC
Select the desired option from the list.
Auto Select PAC
Click the checkbox to select the PAC automatically.

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Available Network Screen
This screen is displayed when you click Available Network tab of the utility.
When you open the utility program, it will scan all the channels to find all the access
points/stations within the accessible range and automatically connect to one of the wireless
devices which have the highest signal strength.
Figure 4: Available Network Screen
Data - Available Network Screen
Available Network(s)
SSID
The SSID (up to 32 printable ASCII characters) is a unique name identi-
fied in a WLAN.
Channel
The channel used by the Wireless network.
Encryption
Data encryption used on the wireless network
Network
Authentica-
tion
Data authentication methods used on the wireless network
Signal
This is displayed as percentage (0 ~ 100%) of specified network.
Type
It displays the Network type in use, Infrastructure for BSS, Ad-Hoc for
IBSS network.
BSSID
This is the MAC address of the Access Point (or Wireless station, if the
network is an Ad-hoc network).