LevelOne WUA-0616 User manual

LevelOne
WUA-0616
300Mbps N_Max Wireless USB Adapter
User Manual
V1.1

2
Table of Contents
1INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................ 4
FEATURES &BENEFITS ............................................................................................................................. 5
PACKAGE CONTENTS ................................................................................................................................ 5
300MBPS N _MAX WIRELESS USB ADAPTER DESCRIPTION................................................................... 6
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS .......................................................................................................................... 6
APPLICATIONS ........................................................................................................................................... 7
NETWORK CONFIGURATION ...................................................................................................................... 8
2USB ADAPTER FOR WINDOWS (XP & VISTA/7)......................................................................10
BEFORE YOU BEGIN.................................................................................................................................10
INSTALLING THE DRIVERS.........................................................................................................................11
PROFILES..................................................................................................................................................16
INFRASTRUCTURE MODE..........................................................................................................................17
AD-HOC MODE..........................................................................................................................................18
AUTHENTICATION AND SECURITY.............................................................................................................19
WEP Encryption ................................................................................................................................20
WPA, WPA2 Authentication & TKIP, AES Encryption .................................................................21
WPA-PSK & WPS2-PSK Authentication & TKIP, AES Encryption ............................................22
LEAP Authentication .........................................................................................................................23
802.1x with PEAP ..............................................................................................................................24
PEAP Authentication with EAP/TLS Smartcard ...........................................................................24
802.1x with TTLS with EAP-MD5, MS-CHAP, MS-CHAPv2 ......................................................25
802.1x CA Server ..............................................................................................................................26
NETWORK (SITE SURVEY)........................................................................................................................28
ADVANCED CONFIGURATION....................................................................................................................30
WPS.........................................................................................................................................................31
UNINSTALL THE DRIVERS &CLIENT UTILITY............................................................................................32
APPENDIX A –GLOSSARY.....................................................................................................................35
APPENDIX B –FCC INTERFERENCE STATEMENT .........................................................................52

3

4
1Introduction
The high-speed wireless USB 2.0 client adapter is the most convenient way to let
you put a desktop/notebook computer almost anywhere without the hassle of running
network cables. Now you don’t need to suffer from drilling holes and exposed cables.
Once you are connected, you can do anything, just like the wired network. This USB
client adapter operates seamlessly in 2.4GHz frequency spectrum supporting the
802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11n wireless standards. It’s the best way to add wireless
capability to your existing wired network or simply surf the web.
To protect your wireless connectivity, the high-speed wireless USB 2.0 client adapter
can encrypt all wireless transmissions through 64/128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK and
WPA2-AES encryption and authentication allowing you to experience the most
secure wireless connectivity available.
LevelOne 300Mbps N _Max Wireless USB Adapter (WUA-0616) implements
technology which extremely improves wireless signal for your computer than existing
wireless 802.11g technology. It supports the 2T2R MIMO architecture with fully
forward compatibility with IEEE802.11n. The incredible speed of WUA-0616
300Mbps N_Max Wireless USB Adapter makes heavy traffic networking activities
more flexible and takes the wireless into practical road. You could enjoy the racing
speed of wireless connection, surfing on Internet without string wires.
Adding LevelOne WUA-0616 to your Notebook or Computer, it provides an excellent
performance and cost-effective solution for doing media-centric activities such as
streaming video, gaming, and enhances the QoS (WMM) without any reduction of
performance. It extends 3 times network coverage and boosts 6 times transmission
throughput than existing 11g product. Advanced power management and low power
consumption among 11n products.
For more security-sensitive application, WUA-0616 supports Hardware-based IEEE
802.11i encryption/decryption engine, including 64-bit/128-bit WEP, TKIP, and AES.

5
Also, it supports Wi-Fi alliance WPA and WPA2 encryption and is Cisco CCX V1.0,
V2.0 and V3.0 compliant.
Features & Benefits
Features
Benefits
Racing Speed up to 300Mbps data rate
(2.4GHz 11N technology)
Enjoy the Internet connection in crazy-fast
speed, without the bottleneck of stringing
wires.
Advanced power management
Low power consumption
WPA/WPA2 (IEEE 802.11i), WPA-PSK,
WPA2-AES, WEP 64/128 Support
Powerful data security.
Support 2Tx * 2Rx Radio
With Intelligent Antenna enables
WMM (IEEE 802.11e) standard support
Wireless Multimedia Enhancements Quality of
Service support (QoS) / enhanced power
saving for Dynamic Networking
USB 2.0/1.1
USB 2.0 interface and compatible with USB
1.1
Package Contents
Open the package carefully, and make sure that none of the items listed below are
missing. Do not discard the packing materials, in case of return; the unit must be
shipped in its original package.
One WUA-0616
One CD-ROM with Drivers and User’s Manual Included

6
One Quick Installation Guide
300Mbps N _Max Wireless USB Adapter Description
The USB adapter is a standard USB adapter that fits into any USB interface.
System Requirements
The following are the minimum system requirements in order to use the USB
adapter.
PC/AT compatible computer with a USB interface.
Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7 operating system.
PWR and LINK LED Indicator
USB Connector
WPS button

7
30 MB of free disk space for installing the USB adapter driver and utility
program.
Applications
The wireless LAN products are easy to install and highly efficient. The following list
describes some of the many applications made possible through the power and
flexibility of wireless LANs:
a) Difficult-to-wire environments
There are many situations where wires cannot be laid easily. Historic
buildings, older buildings, open areas and across busy streets make the
installation of LANs either impossible or very expensive.
b) Temporary workgroups
Consider situations in parks, athletic arenas, exhibition centers, disaster-
recovery, temporary offices and construction sites where one wants a
temporary WLAN established and removed.
c) The ability to access real-time information
Doctors/nurses, point-of-sale employees, and warehouse workers can
access real-time information while dealing with patients, serving
customers and processing information.
d) Frequently changed environments
Show rooms, meeting rooms, retail stores, and manufacturing sites where
frequently rearrange the workplace.
e) Small Office and Home Office (SOHO) networks
SOHO users need a cost-effective, easy and quick installation of a small
network.
f) Wireless extensions to Ethernet networks
Network managers in dynamic environments can minimize the overhead
caused by moves, extensions to networks, and other changes with
wireless LANs.
g) Wired LAN backup
Network managers implement wireless LANs to provide backup for
mission-critical applications running on wired networks.
h) Training/Educational facilities
Training sites at corporations and students at universities use wireless
connectivity to ease access to information, information exchanges, and
learning.

8
Network Configuration
To better understand how the wireless LAN products work together to create a
wireless network, it might be helpful to depict a few of the possible wireless LAN PC
card network configurations. The wireless LAN products can be configured as:
a) Ad-hoc (or peer-to-peer) for departmental or SOHO LANs.
b) Infrastructure for enterprise LANs.
a) Ad-hoc (peer-to-peer) Mode
This is the simplest network configuration with several computers
equipped with the PC Cards that form a wireless network whenever they
are within range of one another. In ad-hoc mode, each client is peer-to-
peer, would only have access to the resources of the other client and
does not require an access point. This is the easiest and least expensive
way for the SOHO to set up a wireless network. The image below depicts
a network in ad-hoc mode.

9
b) Infrastructure Mode
The infrastructure mode requires the use of an Access Point (AP). In this
mode, all wireless communication between two computers has to be via
the AP. It doesn’t matter if the AP is stand-alone or wired to an Ethernet
network. If used in stand-alone, the AP can extend the range of
independent wireless LANs by acting as a repeater, which effectively
doubles the distance between wireless stations. The image below
depicts a network in infrastructure mode.

10
2USB Adapter for Windows (XP & Vista/7)
Before You Begin
During the installation, XP may need to copy systems files from its installation CD.
Therefore, you may need a copy of the Windows installation CD at hand before
installing the drivers. On many systems, instead of a CD, the necessary installation
files are archived on the hard disk in C:\WINDOWS \OPTIONS\CABS directory.
WiFi Alliance certification recommends WPA2 AES to be the security
mechanism under 11N mode. System driver will automatically bring down
wireless data rate to 54Mbps if other security method such as WEP or WPA
is used under 11n mode.
If your 11N router is using security mechanism other than WPA2 AES, you
are recommended to disable security setting or change it to WPA2 AES to
fully utilize 11N capability. This policy has no effect if connecting with b/g
only wireless access point.

11
Installing the Drivers
Follow the steps below in order to install the USB adapter drivers:
1. Insert the CD-ROM that was provided to you in this package. The setup
should run automatically. If the setup does not run automatically, then must
manually select the setup.exe file from the CD-ROM drive.

12
2. Click on Windows Driver to start the install process.

13
3. Once the setup begins you will see the InstallShield Wizard. Select Install
driver and LevelOne WLAN Utility and then click on the Next> button.

14
4. Click on the Install button to begin the installation.

15
5. Wait for a few seconds until the driver and client utility is installed.
6. The installation is complete. Click on the Finish button.
7. Carefully insert the USB adapter into the USB port. Windows will then detect
and install the new hardware.

16
8. An WUA-0616 icon will then appear in the system tray. Right click on the
WUA-0616 icon and then click on Launch Config Utility.
Note: Click on Use Zero Configuration as Configuration Utility if you would like to
use Windows Zero Configuration (XP only feature).
Profiles
The Profile tab is used to store the settings of multiple Access Points such as
home, office, café, etc. When adding a profile you are required to enter a profile
name and SSID as well as configure the power-saving mode, network type,
RTS/fragmentation threshold and encryption/authentication settings. A profile
can be configured as Infrastructure or Ad-hoc mode. The configuration settings
for each mode are described below.

17
Infrastructure Mode
The infrastructure mode requires the use of an Access Point (AP). In this mode,
all wireless communication between two computers has to be via the AP. It
doesn’t matter if the AP is stand-alone or wired to an Ethernet network. If used in
stand-alone, the AP can extend the range of independent wireless LANs by
acting as a repeater, which effectively doubles the distance between wireless
stations.
Profile: Enter a name for the profile; this does not need to be the same
as the SSID.
SSID: Enter the SSID of the network or select one from the drop-down
list. The SSID is a unique name shared among all points in your wireless
network. The SSID must be identical for all points in the network, and is
case-sensitive.
PSM: Select a power saving mode (PSM) option.
oCAM (Continuously Active Mode): Select this option if your
notebook is always connected to the power supply.
oPSM (Power Saving Mode): Select this option if your notebook
uses its battery power. This option minimizes the battery usage
while the network is idle.
Network Type: Select Infrastructure from the drop-down list.
TX Power: Select a transmit power from the drop-down list. If your

18
notebook is connected to external power then select 100% or auto, if not,
select one of the lower values for power saving.
RTS Threshold: Place a check in this box if you would like to enable
RTS Threshold. Any packet larger than the specified value (bytes) will
send RTS/CTS handshake packets.
Fragment Threshold: Place a check in this box if you would like to
enable Fragment Threshold. Any packet larger than the specified value
(bytes) will be fragmented.
Click on the OK button to save the changes.
Ad-hoc Mode
This is the simplest network configuration with several computers equipped with
the PC Cards that form a wireless network whenever they are within range of one
another. In ad-hoc mode, each client is peer-to-peer, would only have access to
the resources of the other client and does not require an access point. This is the
easiest and least expensive way for the SOHO to set up a wireless network.
Profile: Enter a name for the profile; this does not need to be the same
as the SSID.
SSID: Enter the SSID of the network or select one from the drop-down

19
list. The SSID is a unique name shared among all points in your wireless
network. The SSID must be identical for all points in the network, and is
case-sensitive.
Network Type: Select Ad-hoc from the drop-down list.
Preamble: Select Auto from the drop-down list, unless you are aware of
the preamble type (long or short) used in each station.
Channel: Displays the channel number of the Access Point.
TX Power: Select a transmit power from the drop-down list. If your
notebook is connected to external power then select 100% or auto, if not,
select one of the lower values for power saving.
Click on the OK button to save the changes.
Authentication and Security
The Security tab allows you to configure the authentication and encryption
settings such as: WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, and 802.1x. Each security
option is described in detail below.
WiFi Alliance certification recommends WPA2 AES to be the security
mechanism under 11N mode. System driver will automatically bring down
wireless data rate to 54Mbps if other security method such as WEP or WPA is
used under 11n mode.
If your 11N router is using security mechanism other than WPA2 AES, you
are recommended to disable security setting or change it to WPA2 AES to fully
utilize 11N capability. This policy has no effect if connecting with b/g only
wireless access point.

20
WEP Encryption
The WEP tab displays the WEP settings. Encryption is designed to make the
data transmission more secure. You may select 64 or 128-bit WEP (Wired
Equivalent Privacy) key to encrypt data (Default setting is Disable). WEP
encrypts each frame transmitted from the radio using one of the Keys from a
panel. When you use WEP to communicate with the other wireless clients, all the
wireless devices in this network must have the same encryption key or pass
phrase. The following information is included in this tab, as the image depicts
below.
Authentication Type: Select Open or Shared from the drop-down list.
Encryption: Select WEP from the drop-down list.
WEP Key (Hex or ASCII): Type a character string into the field. For 64-bit