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LevelOne WNC-0200 User Manual

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WNC-0200
22Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter
User's Manual
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  • Page 1 LevelOne WNC-0200 22Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter User’s Manual Version: 1.0...
  • Page 2 Manufacturer's Disclaimer Statement The information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of the vendor. No war ranty or representation, either expressed or implied, is made with respect to the quality, accuracy or fitness for any particular purpose of this document.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    EVEL WIRELESS NETWORK PCI Adapter’s LEDs............6 ............... 6 ETTING IRELESS ETWORK WNC-0200..............8 NSTALLING EVEL CONFIGURING YOUR LEVELONE WNC-0200..........15 Link Info. Page.....................15 Configuration Page....................16 Security Page.......................18 SiteSurvey Page....................19 About Page......................21 APPENDIX A: TROUBLESHOOTING..............22 APPENDIX B: NETWORKING BASIS..............27 APPENDIX C: GLOSSARY..................41...

  • Page 4: Introduction

    The comprehensive configuration utility makes the setting control for the PCI Adapter easier than ever. The LevelOne WNC-0200 Wireless PCI Adapter is an ideal wireless device that truly makes the idea of “wireless” come true. Please take a moment to read through this manual and get acquainted with this cutting-edge product.

  • Page 5: System Requirements

    System Requirements ¦ Windows 95, 98, 98SE, Millennium, NT, 2000 and XP computers ¦ PC with Pentium III 600MHz system or above is recommended ¦ Equipped with at least one empty PCI standard v2.1 socket. One CD-ROM drive...

  • Page 6: Getting Started

    GETTING STARTED Getting To Know The LevelOne WNC-0200 WIRELESS NETWORK PCI Adapter’s LEDs Ø Power LED ON when the unit is powered up Blink indicates wireless activity Setting Up The Wireless Network There two wireless network topologies that you can setup your wireless card with.
  • Page 7 The idea of Ad -Hoc Network is rather simple. All the wireless station are set to use the same BSS ID and channel to establish communication linkage with each other to form a point-to-point network for data transmission and reception. Setting Up Infrastructure Network Internet Wireless...

  • Page 8: Installing Your Levelone Wnc-0200

    Installing Your LevelOne WNC-0200 1. Turn on you notebook. 2. Insert the software installation CD into your CD-ROM drive 3. Make sure that the 22Mbps wireless PCI Adapter is NOT installed in your computer. 4. The main installation screen would appear, simply follow the steps below.
  • Page 9 InstallShield Wizard starts. Click “Next” to continue. Click “Next” to install the program files in the default folder.
  • Page 10 The setup program is now copying the necessary files to your local disk drive. Select the second option, and click “Finish” to complete the installation. 5. Turn off your notebook. 6. Insert the 22mpbs wireless Network PCI Adapter into the CardBus slot of your...
  • Page 11 8. After the windows system initializes, the system will detect the existence of the 22mpbs wireless network PCI Adapter. 9. Since the system detects the LevelOne WNC-0200 Wireless PCI Adapter for the first time. The Found New Hardware Wizard will launch for installation.
  • Page 12 The screen will appear. Click “Continue Anyway” to continue with hardware installation.
  • Page 13 System is install the software for the 22mpbs wireless PC Card. Click “Next” to continue...
  • Page 14 Click “Finish” to complete new hardware installation. After successful installation, an utility program icon will appear on your desktop screen. Simply, double -click the icon to launch the utility.

  • Page 15: Configuring Your Levelone Wnc-0200

    Radio Off button: When clicked, you disable the radio signal, and cut -off the wireless connection. Link Quality: Shows the link quality of the LevelOne WNC-0200 Wireless PCI Adapter with the Access Point when operating under Infrastructure mode. Signal Strength: Shows the wireless signal strength of the connection between the 22mpbs wireless Network PCI Adapter with the Access Point.

  • Page 16: Configuration Page

    Configuration Page This is the page where you can change the basic settings of the Access Point with the minimum amount of effort to adjust a secure wireless network. SSID: Service Set Identifier, which is a unique name shared among all clients and nodes in a wireless network.
  • Page 17 of the PSDU. The Short Pream ble and header may be used to minimize overhead and, thus, maximize the network data throughput. However, the Short Preamble is supported only from the IEEE 802.11b (High-Rate) standard and not from the original IEEE 802.11.

  • Page 18: Security Page

    Security Page This is the page where you configure Security settings of your 22Mbps wireless PCI Adapter. Data Encryption: Click the box to enable Data Encryption feature. Aut. Mode: There are three modes available to choose from. Open Authentication – the sender and receiver do not share secret Key for communication.

  • Page 19: Sitesurvey Page

    SiteSurvey Page This page allows to utilize the SiteSurvey function to scan for the available wireless network (wireless clients and Access Points) and select one to establish wireless communication. Available Network – displays the wireless networks (w ireless clients and Access Points) that are in your signal range.
  • Page 20 All the detail information about each settings and configuration item are described in previous Configuration and Security Page sessions. Please refer to those two sessions for more information. When you finish enter the setting for this profile, click “OK” to add a new profile.

  • Page 21: About Page

    About Page This page displays some information about the 22mpbs PCI Adapter utility, which includes the version numbers for Driver, Firmware and Utility. When there is new version of software available for upgrade, you will be able to identify by version numbers.

  • Page 22: Appendix A: Troubleshooting

    APPENDIX A: TROUBLESHOOTING This chapter provides solutions to frequently encountered problems that can occur during the installation and operation of the LevelOne WNC-0200 Wireless PCI Adapter. Please read through the following to solve your problems. The wireless clients cannot access the network in the infrastructure mode.
  • Page 23 Go to “Hardware” Go to “Device Manager”...
  • Page 24 Right mouse click on the wireless network adapter 22Mbps WLAN Adapter Go to “Properties” 22Mbps WLAN Adapter...
  • Page 25 Check and make sure that the network adapter is 22Mbps WLAN Adapter working properly What is the difference between 22Mbps and 11Mbps wireless products? What ’s the benefit of 22Mbps Wireless A ccess Point? The 22Mbps is made possible by the new modulation method called PBCC developed by TI, which is different from the current CCK modulation method for 11Mbps.
  • Page 26 allows the network to identify it at the hardware level. Unlike IP addresses, which can be changed or dynamically assigned by the network, the MAC address of a networking device is permane nt. What is WEP? Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is a type of data encryption mechanism described in the IEEE 802.11 standard.

  • Page 27: Appendix B: Networking Basis

    APPENDIX B: NETWORKING BASIS This chapter will help you learn the basics of home networking. Using the Windows XP Network Setup Wizard Go to Start menu > Control Panel > Network Connections In the menu on the left side of the window, select “Se t up a home or small office network ”...
  • Page 28 Select the option that best describes how you connect your computer to the Internet. In the case of using router in the network, choose the second option. Click “Next” to continue. 1. Enter a short description for your computer. 2. Enter a name for your computer to be recognize d among the network.
  • Page 29 Enter “Workgroup name ” for your home network. Click “Next” to continue” Click “Next” and wait for the wizard to apply the settings.
  • Page 30 You may create a network setup disk which saves you the trouble of having to configure every PCs in your network. Select the first choice, and insert a floppy disk into your disk drive Click “Next” to continue.
  • Page 31 Click “Format Disk ” if you wish to format the disk. Click “Next” to copy the necessary files to the disk. Click “Next” to continue with the Network Setup Wizard...
  • Page 32 !Note: Now you may use the Network Setup Disk you just created in any PCs in your network that you wish to setup. Simply insert the Network Setup Disk into the disk drive of a PC, and open to browse the content of the disk with “My Computer” or “Windows File Manager”.
  • Page 33 Checking IP Address of Your Computer In Windows XP Sometimes you will need to know the IP address of the computer that you are using. For example, when you want to make sure that your computer is in the same network domain as that of your Access Point for you can configure and access the AP.
  • Page 34 Go to Start menu > Run > type “command” Click “OK” Type command, “ipconfig /renew ” in the command prompt window and pr ess Enter. This command releases the current IP address and acquire it from the network, i.e. DHCP server, once more. In this case, the IP address that we acquired is the same as previous one, 192.
  • Page 35 Dynamic IP Address V.S. Static IP Address By definition Dynamic IP addresses are the IP addresses that are being automatically assigned to a network device on the network. These Dynamically assigned IP addresses will expire and may be changed over time. Static IP addresses are the IP addresses that users manually enter for each of the network adapters.
  • Page 36 The Local Area Connection Properties would appear. Select “Internet Protocol 22Mbps WLAN Adapter (TCP/IP)” and Click “Properties” to continue. Dynamically Assigned IP Address The TCP/IP Properties window appears. Select “Obtain an IP address automatically” if you are on a DHCP enabled network. Click “OK”...
  • Page 37 Static IP Address Select “Use the following IP address ” Enter the IP address and subnet mask fields. Enter the IP address of the Router in the Default gateway field. Enter the IP address of the Router in the DNS server field Click “Ok”...
  • Page 38 The TCP/IP Properties window appears. Select “Obtain an IP address automatically” if you are on a DHCP enabled network. Click “OK” to close the window with the changes made Select “Use the following IP address ” Enter the IP address and subnet mask fields.
  • Page 39 Wireless Network In Windows 98 and Windows ME Go to Start menu > Settings > Control Panel > Double-click on Network 22Mbps WLA N Adapter Select TCP/IP of the network device Click “Properties” to continue The TCP/IP Properties window appears. Select “Obtain an IP address automatically”...
  • Page 40 Select “Use the following IP address ” Enter the IP address and subnet mask fields. Enter the IP address of the Router in the Default gateway field. Enter the IP address of the Router in the DNS server field Click “Ok” to close the window...

  • Page 41: Appendix C: Glossary

    APPENDIX C: GLOSSARY Access Point ? An internetworking device that seamlessly connects wired and wireless networks. Ad-Hoc ? An independent wireless LAN network formed by a group of computers, each with an network adapter. AP Client – One of the additional AP operating modes offered by 22Mbps Access Point, which allows the Access Point to act as an Ethernet-to-Wireless Bridge, thus a LAN or a single computer station can join a wireless ESS network through it.
  • Page 42 area, the AP address, the Broadcast destination addresses, time stamp, Delivery Traffic Indicator Maps, and the Traffic Indicator Message (TIM). Bit ? A binary digit, which is either -0 or -1 for value, is the smallest unit for data. Bridge ? An internetworking function that incorporates the lowest 2 layers of the OSI network protocol model.
  • Page 43 Dynamic IP Address ? An IP address that is assigned automatically to a client station in a TCP/IP network by a DHCP server. Encryption ? A security method that uses a specific algorithm to alter the data transmitted, thus prevent others from knowing the information transmitted. ESS ? ESS stands for “Extended Service Set”.
  • Page 44 MAC Address ? Media Access Control Address is a unique hex number assigned by the manufacturer to any Ethernet networking device, such as a network adapter, that allows the network to identify it at the hardware level. Multicasting ? Sending data to a group of nodes instead of a single destination. Multiple Bridge –...
  • Page 45 in the wireless network. Subnet Mask ? The method used for splitting IP networks into a series of sub-groups, or subnets. The mask is a binary pattern that is matched up with the IP address to turn part of the host ID address field into a field for subnets. TCP/IP ? Transmission Control Protocol/ Internet Protocol.

  • Page 46: Appendix D: Technical Specification

    APPENDIX D: TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION Standard 802.11b compliant (wireless) Data Rate 1 / 2 / 5.5 / 11 / 22 Mbps Emission Type Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) Data Modulation 1 Mbps – BPSK 2 Mbps – QPSK 5.5 / 11 Mbps – CCK 5.5 / 11 / 22 Mbps - PBCC RF Frequency 2400 MHz –...

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