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Page 1: User Manual
LevelOne WPC-0600 N_One Wireless CardBus Adapter User Manual V1.0.0-0705... -
Page 2: Table Of Contents
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............5 Overview........................ 5 System Tray Icon ....................5 Auto Connect ...................... -
Page 3: Chapter 1 Introduction
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: • WPC-0600 • Quick Installation Guide • CD Manual/Driver/Utility If any of the above items are damaged or missing, please contact your dealer imme- diately. -
Page 4: Chapter 2 Initial Installation
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 You should install the supplied software BEFORE inserting the Wireless Adapter. - Page 5 N_One Wireless CardBus Adapter Figure 2: Installation Screen 6. Click "Continue Anyway" on the screen above. Figure 3: Information 7. Press the Cardbus Card firmly into the slot, then click "OK". 8. The Windows "New Hardware" wizard will then start. •...
- Page 6 N_One Wireless CardBus Adapter 9. When the Windows wizard is complete, you will now have a new icon in your system tray, as shown below. Figure 5: System Tray Icon Wireless Adapter Icon Table Connection to the Wireless Adapter is established. The length of green color indicates the signal strength.
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Page 7: Chapter 3 Using The Windows Utility
If the program is not running, you can start it using the option in the Start menu cre- ated by the installation. For the Wireless Adapter, this will be Start - Programs - LevelOne – WPC-0600 – WPC-0600 Wireless LAN Utility. -
Page 8: Auto Connect
N_One Wireless CardBus Adapter Connecting to a Wireless Network Double-click the Icon to open the Site Survey screen, when you can select the Wire- less 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. - Page 9 N_One Wireless CardBus Adapter Select this check box to display 802.11g (infrastructure) net- Display 802.11g works. Access Points Network Name Available wireless networks are listed. This is the MAC address of the Access Point (or Wireless MAC Address station, if the network is an Ad-hoc network). Security Data encryption and authentication methods used on the wireless network...
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Page 10: Profile Manager Screen
N_One Wireless CardBus Adapter Profile Manager Screen This screen is accessed by clicking the Profile Manager tab on the main screen. Figure 9: Profile Manager Screen Data - Profile Manager Screen Enter or select a suitable name for this profile. Each profile Profile Name must have a unique name before user can actually save the profile. - Page 11 N_One Wireless CardBus Adapter Prefer Channel Select the channel you would like to use under Ad-Hoc mode. Channel 1 ~ 13. You MUST select the option to match the Wireless LAN you Authentication wish to join. The available options are: Mode •...
- Page 12 N_One Wireless CardBus Adapter For WPA Radius and WPA2 Radius modes, select the 802.1x Authentica- desired option in the drop-down list. tion Protocol Configure WPA For WPA Radius and WPA2 Radius modes, click this button to open a sub-window where you can enter details of Radius the Radius Server.
- Page 13 N_One Wireless CardBus Adapter 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 se- lected.
- Page 14 N_One Wireless CardBus Adapter The value is set as “Auto” Channel Width This value is set as "Auto" Guard Interval Extension Chan- Auto selects the wireless channel. The value is set to “Auto” It will auto select the most suitable channel. The default value is set to "Auto".
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Page 15: Network Status Screen
N_One Wireless CardBus Adapter Network Status Screen This screen displays the status of the current wireless link. Clicking the Network Status tab will display a screen like the following. Figure 11: Network Status Screen You may have to wait a few seconds for the screen to be populated. Data - Network Status Screen Link Information It will indicate the current link status. -
Page 16: About Screen
This screen displays details of the traffic sent or received on the current Wireless network. Figure 12: About Screen This tab shows the following information: • Regional Domain • Firmware Version • Driver Version • MAC Address • LevelOne DLL Version • LevelOne Utility Version... -
Page 17: Appendix A Specifications
Appendix A Specifications Wireless Adapter Model: LevelOne WPC-0600 N_One Wireless CardBus Adapter Standards: IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, Draft 802.11n compliant Computer Slot Type: CardBus Card 20 MHz BW: 130, 117, 104, 78, 52, 39, 26, 13 Mbps 40 MHz BW: 270, 243, 216, 162, 108, 81, 54, 27 Mbps (802.11n) -
Page 18: Appendix B About Wireless Lans
Appendix B About Wireless LANs This Appendix provides some background information about using Wireless LANs (WLANs). Modes Wireless LANs can work in either of two (2) modes: • Ad-hoc • Infrastructure Ad-hoc Mode Ad-hoc mode does not require an Access Point or a wired (Ethernet) LAN. Wire- less Stations (e.g. -
Page 19: Channels
N_One Wireless CardBus Adapter Channels The Wireless Channel sets the radio frequency used for communication. • Access Points use a fixed Channel. You can select the Channel used. This allows you to choose a Channel which provides the least interference and best perform- ance. - Page 20 N_One Wireless CardBus Adapter CE Marking Warning Hereby, Digital Data Communications, declares that this (Model-no. WPC-0600) 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...