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- Page 1 LevelOne WPC-0101 User Manual Version: 2.0 (Jan., 2002)
- Page 2 COPYRIGHT Copyright 2002/2003 by this company. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of this company This company makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any...
- Page 3 Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
- Page 4 R&TTE Compliance Statement This equipment complies with all the requirements of DIRECTIVE 1999/5/CE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL of March 9, 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunication terminal Equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity (R&TTE) The R&TTE Directive repeals and replaces in the directive 98/13/EEC (Telecommunications Terminal Equipment and Satellite Earth Station Equipment) As of April 8, 2000.
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION ................1 ....................1 EATURES .................... 1 PECIFICATIONS ..................2 ACKAGE ONTENTS 2 INSTALLATION PROCEDURE ............. 3 98SE/M /2000 ................3 INDOWS 2.1.1 Install the Driver ...................... 3 2.1.2 Install the Utility ...................... 3 XP ....................4 INDOWS 3 CONFIGURATION UTILITY ............ -
Page 6: Introduction
1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the LevelOne WPC-0101. This card features the latest innovation wireless technology, such as TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) and AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) which are advanced WLAN security technology included in the IEEE 802.11i standard, and supports 32-bit cardbus interface which enables higher transmittion performance. -
Page 7: Package Contents
Certification: FCC, CE Package Contents Before you begin the installation, please check the items of your package. The package should include the following items: • One LevelOne WPC-0101 Unit • One CD (Driver/Utility/User’s Manual.) • One Quick Guide If any of the above items is missing, contact your supplier as soon as possible. -
Page 8: Installation Procedure
2 Installation Procedure Windows 98SE/Me/2000 Before you proceed with the installation, please notice following descriptions. Note1: The following installation was operated under Windows 2000. (Procedures will be the same for Windows 98SE/Me.) Note2: If you have installed the Wireless PC Card driver & utility before, please uninstall the old version first. -
Page 9: Windows Xp
3. Click "Finish" to complete the installation. 4. When you complete the Utility installation, a shortcut named “Rtl8180“ will appear in the computer’s desktop and a new icon will be displayed in the taskbar at the bottom of the screen. Double click the shortcut or click the icon and start using the WLAN PCMCIA Adapter. - Page 10 B. Using the Utility of this adapter 1. Get into Windows XP’s Utility, click “Advanced“ button. 2. In “Wireless Network Connection Properties“ screen, uncheck the setting “Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings“. Note that if you want to change back to the Windows XP built-in utility, check the item again.
- Page 11 Note: If you don’t disable the XP’s Utility, you can still see the link status and statistics during communication process from the adapter’s utility.
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Page 12: Configuration Utility
3 Configuration Utility The Configuration Utility is a powerful application that helps you configure the Wireless LAN PCMCIA Adapter and monitor the link status and the statistics during the communication process. This utility can be used to change the following configuration parameters when the device is active. - Page 13 Parameter Description Fragement Threshold The value defines the maximum size of packets, any packet size larger than the value will be fragmented. If you have decreased this value and experience high packet error rates, you can increase it again, but it will likely decrease overall network performance.
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Page 14: Link State
Parameter Description • 1, 2, 5.5, 11MBps Not Used – Prohibits the device from operating at the specified data rate. • Used – Allows the device operating at the specified data rate • Basic – Restrict the device to operate at least at the specified data rate. -
Page 15: Site Survey
Parameter Description Link State Shows the status of the connection. • Checking Status – Represents the adapter is checking the status of the wireless device. • Not Associated – Represents the connection is interrupted. You may press “Rescan“ button to reconnect the wireless device. -
Page 16: Security
Security In the “Security”, you can enable or disable the WEP, TKIP and AES WLAN security mechansims for the adapter. WEP is an authentication algorithm, which protects authorized Wireless LAN users against eavesdropping. WEP has been found that it has some security problems. TKIP is a temporary quick-fix method defined in IEEE 802.11i standard to quickly overcome the inherent weaknesses in WEP security. - Page 17 Parameter Description • Data Encryption No Encryption – Disable the WEP Data Encryption. • WEP – Enable the WEP Data Encryption. When the item is selected, you have to continue setting the WEP Key Length and the encryption keys. • Realtek TKIP –...
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Page 18: Statistics
Parameter Description Key Length You may select the 64-bit or 128-bit to encrypt transmitted data. Larger key length will provide higher level of security, but the throughput will be lower. Key1 ~ Key4 The keys are used to encrypt data transmitted in the wireless network. -
Page 19: Troubleshooting
4 Troubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to problems usually encountered during the installation and operation of the adapter. 1. What is the IEEE 802.11b standard？ The IEEE 802.11b Wireless LAN standard subcommittee which formulates the standard for the industry. The objective is to enable wireless LAN hardware from different manufactures to communicate. - Page 20 8. What is AES? AES (Advanced Encryption Standard), a chip-based security, has been developed to ensure the highest degree of security and authenticity for digital information, wherever and however communicated or stored, while making more efficient use of hardware and/or software than previous encryption standards. It is also included in IEEE 802.11i standard.
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