LevelOne WPC-0100 User manual

Your Installation Guide to
LevelOne
WPC-0100
11Mbps Wireless PCMCIA Adapter
Version: 2.0

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Table of Contents
1. Welcome .................................................................................................................3
1.1 KIT CONTENTS ....................................................................................................................................................................4
1.2 MAIN FEATURES OF LEVELONE 11MBPS WIRELESS PCMCIA ADAPTER .......................................................................5
1.3 WIRELESS NETWORKING SCENARIOS ...................................................................................................................................6
1.4 ADVANTAGES FOR USING A WIRELESS NETWORK ................................................................................................................8
2. Quick Start Guide ..................................................................................................9
3. Step-by-Step Installation Guide..........................................................................12
3.1 OVER VIEW.......................................................................................................................................................................12
3.2 INSTALL THE IEEE802.11B WPC UTILITY / DRIVER .........................................................................................................13
3.3 INSTALL THE PCMCIA CARD ...........................................................................................................................................20
3.4 UTILITY START-UP CONFIGURATION ..................................................................................................................................21
3.4.1 Set Basic Parameters.........................................................................................................................22
3.4.2 Advanced Settings ..............................................................................................................................26
4Using Your LevelOne 11Mbps Wireless PCMCIA Adapter and Utility.........30
4.1 USING YOUR LEVELONE 11MBPS WIRELESS PCMCIA ADAPTER......................................................................................30
4.1.1 Radio Antenna........................................................................................................................................30
4.1.2 Maintaining Your PC Card..........................................................................................................30
4.1.3 Disconnect the Wireless Communications .....................................................................31
4.2 USING THE UTILITY ...........................................................................................................................................................36
4.2.1 LAN Status................................................................................................................................................36
4.2.2 Link Information ..................................................................................................................................38
4.2.3 Site Survey ................................................................................................................................................38
4.2.4 Diagnostic..................................................................................................................................................39
4.2.5 About..............................................................................................................................................................39
5. Networking Applications.....................................................................................40
5.1 FILE SHARING IN MICROSOFT WINDOWS 98SE ..................................................................................................................40
5.2 PRINTER SHARING IN WINDOWS 98SE...............................................................................................................................43
5.3 USING THE SHARED FOLDER ...............................................................................................................................................45
5.4 USING THE SHARED NETWORK PRINTER ..............................................................................................................................46
6. Specifications ......................................................................................................47
6.1 PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................................................................................47
6.2 NETWORKING COMPLIANT STANDARDS .............................................................................................................................47
6.3 AVAILABLE CHANNELS IN EACH COUNTRY/ AREA .............................................................................................................48

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6.4 OPERATING SPECIFICATIONS..............................................................................................................................................49
7. Troubleshooting...................................................................................................51
7.1 CHECK THE VARIOUS PROPERTIES OF THE CARD ................................................................................................................51
7.2 MICROSOFT NETWORKING CHECKLIST...............................................................................................................................54
7.3 OTHERS ............................................................................................................................................................................57
FCC Class B Radio Frequency ...............................................................................59

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1. Welcome
Thank you for purchasing the LevelOne 11Mbps Wireless PCMCIA
Adapter, the easiest way to wireless networking.
As our product is interoperable with other IEEE802.11b compliant
products (even if they are made by other manufacturers), it offers you
great flexibility and freedom to build your own ideal wireless LAN.
You can connect your PC/notebook to an access point wirelessly to share
a “connected” environment, such as your local area network.
This User’s Guide introduces to you the common configurations of
LevelOne 11Mbps Wireless PCMCIA Adapter and leads you through the
installation step by step.
Please read this manual to become familiar with this LevelOne 11Mbps
Wireless PCMCIA Adapter and its applications. This manual contains
detailed instructions in the operation of this product. Please keep this
manual for future reference.

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1.1 Kit Contents
The LevelOne WPC-0100 11Mbps Wireless PCMCIA Adapter package
includes the following items:
A. 1 LevelOne WPC-0100 11Mbps Wireless PCMCIA Card
B. 1 CD including: IEEE802.11b WPC Utility & Driver software, Acrobat
Reader and user manual PDF file.
C. 1 User’s Manual (the document you are reading)
D. 1 Quick Start Guide
If any of the items mentioned above are damaged or missing, please
contact your distributor.

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1.2 Main Features of LevelOne 11Mbps Wireless
PCMCIA Adapter
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A. Built-in Antenna
B. Connection Status LED
 Off: No wireless activity
 On: Working in Infrastructure mode or Ad-Hoc Mode.
 Blinking: Sensing/executing wireless communication
C. PCMCIA Interface
PCMCIA Card features:
A. High-speed wireless connection, up to 11 Mbps
B. IEEE802.11b (DSSS) standard for 2.4 GHz Wireless LAN
C. Full mobility and seamless cell-to-cell roaming
D. Automatic scale back at per packet level
PCMCIA Card supports:
A. Advanced power management
B. Supports Windows 98SE/2000/Me, NT, XP
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C

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1.3 Wireless Networking Scenarios
As our LevelOne 11Mbps Wireless PCMCIA Adapter is interoperable and
compatible with other IEEE 802.11b compliant products from other
manufacturers, it offers you the most freedom to establish your ideal
wireless network. After installing the LevelOne 11Mbps Wireless PCMCIA
Adapter, you can connect your computer to:
A. A Peer-to-Peer Work roup of IEEE802.11b compliant wireless devices.
B. A LAN (Local Area Network) constructed by Access Point(s) or other
IEEE802.11b compliant systems.
Share your Internet access by using just one connection, share printers
and other peripheral devices, share data and image files between
networked PCs and use other network enabled sharing resources.
A. Peer-to-Peer Networking:
An Ad-Hoc Network can be easily set up with some PCs and our
LevelOne 11Mbps Wireless PCMCIA Adapter(s) or our other
WLAN devices. This network topology is suitable for trade shows,
point of sales, home or small office environment and alike.

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B. Local Area Networking:
With some IEEE802.11b 11Mbps Wireless PCMCIA Adapter(s)
and Access Points, it is easy to construct a LAN with access to the
Internet for enterprise use.
The LevelOne WPC-0100 11 Mbps Wireless PCMCIA Adapter and
Access Point will automatically work at the most suitable frequency
when the Access Point is set within the proper range of the WPC
card.

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1.4 Advantages for Using a Wireless Network
The LevelOne 11Mbps Wireless PCMCIA Adapter can wirelessly transmit
and receive data, minimizing the need for wired connections, at a speed of
up to 11 megabit per second.
It enables LAN users to locate their PC/notebook with access to real-time
information anywhere in their organization without wires and cables.
The configuration of the LevelOne 11Mbps Wireless PCMCIA Adapter is
easy to switch between peer-to-peer networks and full infrastructure
networks. It is, therefore, suitable both to a small number of users in a
closed environment and to a broad area with great many users in a large
office complex.
The advantages to adapting a wireless network are as follows:
- No Placement restrictions: PCMCIA Card provides access to network
services without wires; therefore, it gives you more freedom to
organize your living and working space.
- Lower Cost: In some areas where it is hard or expensive to create a
wired network, such as old buildings and classrooms, wireless
networking can be your solution.
- Flexible Workgroups and Lower Cost: For workspaces that are
frequently reconfigured for temporarily use such as demo for
exhibitions, wireless networking is easy to set up.
- Networked Conference Rooms: Users can access the network as they
move from meeting room to meeting room.
- Ad Hoc Networking: On site consulting and small workgroups may
increase productivity with quick network setup and collaboration
software.
- Branch office Networking: With an Access Point to bridge between the
LAN and Internet, wireless networking provides an easy to install, use
and maintain network for a remote or sales office.
- Campus-Wide Network Mobility: The roaming capabilities allow
enterprise to set up easy to use wireless networks that cover the entire
campus transparently.

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2. Quick Start Guide
If you are familiar with computer networking, this Quick Start Guide is the
fastest way for you to establish your wireless network.
If you need more information than this Quick Start Guide can provide you,
the next chapter, Step-by-Step Installation Guide, will run you through the
necessary steps.
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Insert the CD provided into
your CD ROM drive and it
will automatically start the
setup program.
Follow the installation
wizard to complete the
software installation
process; restart your
notebook when the
process is finished.
Insert the IEEE802.11b
WLAN PC Card into the
PCMCIA slot of your
notebook after restarting
the notebook.