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LevelOne WPC-0100 User Manual

LevelOne WPC-0100 User Manual

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LevelOne WPC-0100
11Mbps Wireless PCMCIA Adapter
User's Guide
Version:1.00
Please install the Utility/Driver first
before inserting the PCMCIA Card.
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  • Page 1 LevelOne WPC-0100 11Mbps Wireless PCMCIA Adapter User’s Guide Version:1.00 Please install the Utility/Driver first before inserting the PCMCIA Card.
  • Page 2 FCC Class B Radio Frequency Interference Statement Note: 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 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Introduction............................1 Installation ............................2 2.1 Overview ............................2 2.2 Install the IEEE802.11b WLAN Utility/Driver................2 2.3 Install the Adapter ..........................12 2.4 Utility Startup Configuration......................13 2.4.1 Setting............................13 2.4.2 Wireless LAN Neighborhood....................15 2.5 Uninstall the IEEE802.11b WLAN Utility / Driver ...............17 Application............................21 3.1 File Sharing in Microsoft Windows 98 ...................21 3.2 Printer Sharing in Windows 98......................23 3.3 Using the shared folder........................24...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing our LevelOne WPC-0100 11Mbps Wireless PCMCIA Adapter. It will be interoperable among IEEE 802.11b standard compliant products from other manufacturers and allows you to build a wireless LAN. Besides, you can use your PC to connect with an access point wirelessly to share the wired network resource: a.

  • Page 6: Installation

    2 Installation 2.1 Overview In this chapter we will cover how to install the LevelOne WPC-0100 11Mbps Wireless PCMCIA Adapter. To establish your wireless network connection, the following steps should be executed. 1. Install the software using the installation CD 2.
  • Page 7 3. Please carefully read the “ Software License Agreement. “ If you accept the contract, click “Yes “ to move to the next screen. If not, click “ No “ to exit. 4. Please select the applications you would like to install, and click “ Next “. If you select “Browse User Manual “...
  • Page 8 5. Please choose your wireless device adapter, and click “ Next “. 6. The default destination folder is displayed in the setup dialog box. To change the default folder you can click “ Browse “ to set the destination folder. Click “ Next “...
  • Page 9 7. Select the Program Folder for IEEE802.11b WLAN Utility and click “Next “. 8. You will be asked if you want to add an IEEE802.11b WLAN Utility shortcut to your desktop. Click “ Yes “. 9. The user manual is published in Portable Document Format (PDF); we suggest you install Acrobat Reader to read it.
  • Page 10 10. If you are sure to install Acrobat, click “Yes “ and then system will guide you to enter the Acrobat Reader 3.0 setup program. Follow the setup procedure to complete the Acrobat Reader 3.0 installation. 11. The following page will remind you to install Microsoft network protocols for IEEE802.11b WLAN to work properly.
  • Page 11 12. The Driver and Help files will be copied to the system. Wait for the setup program to finish the IEEE802.11b WLAN installation. Then select “ Yes “ and click “ Finish “ to complete the installation. It’s recommended to close other applications before rebooting your system.
  • Page 12 Additional Note for Windows NT4.0 The installation procedure under Windows NT4.0 will be a little different from Windows 98 shown below. It will be change after step10 refer to the installation of Windows 98. 1. Click “ OK “ and system will auto-select I/O address and IRQ and remind you to choose the unused I/O address and IRQ from Windows NT Diagnosis to prevent system resource conflict.
  • Page 13 4. The Network properties page will appear automatically in the screen if you click “ Yes “ in the last step. You should choose “LevelOne 11Mbps Wireless PCMCIA Adapter “in the Network Adapter of upper menu and add necessary protocols, then click OK.
  • Page 14 IEEE802.11b WLAN Utility and driver installation. 1. Please insert LevelOne 11Mbps Wireless PCMCIA Adapter (refer to section 2.3) .If the adapter installation completed, click on “ Yes “. 2. If your wireless adapter installed successfully, you will enter “ Packet Protocol Auto Installation “...
  • Page 15 3. If Packet Protocol installed successfully, you have to reboot your system and the IEEE802.11b Utility/driver installation under Windows 2000 is complete. 4. If the Packet Protocol installation has failed, a message will be prompted as follows. Click “ OK “ to continue next step. 5.

  • Page 16: Install The Adapter

    2.2. (Your will not work properly if the driver and utilities are not installed correctly.) Make sure that there is an empty PCMCIA slot for LevelOne 11Mbps Wireless PCMCIA Adapter. Install the IEEE802.11b WLAN Utility/Driver first before inserting the Adapter.

  • Page 17: Utility Startup Configuration

    2.4 Utility Startup Configuration LevelOne 11Mbps Wireless PCMCIA Adapter has its own management software. Users can control all functions provided by the application named IEEE802.11b WLAN Utility. The Utility icon will appear in the working bar by clicking the IEEE802.11b WLAN Utility shortcut on your desktop.
  • Page 18 Configuration It displays the configuration items that you can change under the AdHoc mode: Power Saving Mode, Ethernet Conversion and Data Transmission Rate. If the mode is Infrastructure, The Tx Rate will be fixed in “ Fully Auto “ and users can’t change Wired Equivalent Privacy If you would like to enable WEP, the system will prompt a message to suggest that you contact with your network administrator.

  • Page 19: Wireless Lan Neighborhood

    Country Every country has different legal frequency range. Please choose proper country setting. Under the infrastructure mode, the setting value will be determined by the Access Point and can’t be set by users. 2.4.2 Wireless LAN Neighborhood The Access Point SSID and Access Point MAC will appear in the screen if you choose the Infrastructure Mode.
  • Page 20 Link Information The link information, including the Current Channel, Transmission Rate, Transmission State, is revealed here. About From this dialog box, you can get the details such as the MAC address and the version information of each S/W.

  • Page 21: Uninstall The Ieee802.11B Wlan Utility / Driver

    2.5 Uninstall the IEEE802.11b WLAN Utility / Driver 1. First you should remove the LevelOne 11Mbps Wireless PCMCIA Adapter. To safely remove your PCMCIA Adapter, we suggest you should follow the procedure below. Click the Start Menu, choose Settings – Control Panel, and click the PCMCIA Adapter icon.
  • Page 22 2. To exit the IEEE802.11b WLAN Utility, you should click the right bottom on the Utility icon in the working bar and select “ Exit “. 3. To uninstall the IEEE802.11b WLAN Utility and Driver, you can move to Start – Programs –...
  • Page 23 2. The network properties page will be prompted automatically as follows, select “LevelOne 11Mbps Wireless PCMCIA Adapter “ and then click on “ Remove “ button. If the step is finished press “ OK “. 3. The warning message will appear as follows if you want to remove the component...
  • Page 24 3. If you are sure to uninstall the IEEE802.11b WPC Utility and Driver, the system will give you a prompt as below to execute “ Device Manager “to remove the LevelOne 11Mbps Wireless PCMCIA Adapter , and then click “ OK “.

  • Page 25: Application

    3 Application To enable the sharing of the Internet access, you should set your IEEE802.11b WLAN mode as “ Infrastructure “and connect to the access point (please refer to the chapter 2.4.1 “ Setting “). When the procedure is completed, an access point will appear on the Wireless LAN Neighborhood of IEEE802.11b WLAN Utility.
  • Page 26 If “ Read-Only “ is selected, the other users in the wireless network can only copy files from your folder. Copying files into your folder is not allowed. If “ Full “ is selected, the other users in the wireless network have full access into your folder.

  • Page 27: Printer Sharing In Windows 98

    3.2 Printer Sharing in Windows 98 In order for a printer to be shared across the network, it has to be set as the network printer. Follow the instructions below to set a printer as a network printer: 1. Click the “ Start “ button, point to the “ Settings “, and then click “ Printers “. 2.

  • Page 28: Using The Shared Folder

    3.3 Using the shared folder 1. Double click the “ Network Neighborhood “ icon, and then double click the computer where the shared folder is located. 2. Double click the folder you want to connect to. 3. You may want to assign a drive letter for shared folder that you connect to. 4.

  • Page 29: Troubleshooting

    Click the “ Control Panel “ and then the “ PC Card “. Check whether there is a PCMCIA Adapter in one of the sockets or not. If you find an LevelOne 11Mbps Wireless PCMCIA Adapter in one of the sockets, it means a Adapter is detected.
  • Page 30 If any of these items are missing, please follow the instructions below to install them properly: Set up the Network Protocols Click “ Add “ and select “ Protocol “ on Network “ Configuration “. Click “ Add “ and then choose the network protocol. Select Microsoft as the manufacturer and “...

  • Page 31: Others

    If you set the WEP Pass phrase, which is the same as the Access Point (AP) in your LevelOne 11Mbps Wireless PCMCIA Adapter, but still can’t connect with the AP. It may be that the key generated by your PC card is different from the key generated by the AP even if the same Pass phrase is used between your PC card and AP.
  • Page 32 Additional Note for Windows NT4.0 1. If you are not the first time to install WLAN IEEE 802.11b Utility and driver under Windows NT4.0, the following message will be prompted during installation: “ NDIS3.0 Packet Driver has existed in the system. “ Click “ Yes “ to update the new driver.

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