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300M N_Max Wireless PCI Card
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  • Page 1 LevelOne User Manual WNC-0601 300M N_Max Wireless PCI Card V1.0.0...

  • Page 2: Fcc Warning

    This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. CE Marking Warning Digital Data Communications, declares that this product (Model-no. WNC-0601) is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Content TABLE OF CONTENT ........................ III 1. INTRODUCTION ........................4 1.1 U ...................... 4 ANUAL VERVIEW 2. UNPACKING AND SETUP ...................... 5 2.1 F ..........................5 EATURES 2.2 P ......................5 ACKAGE ONTENTS 2.3 S ..........................5 ETUP 3.

  • Page 4: Introduction

    Congratulations on your purchase of LevelOne 300M N_Max Wireless PCI Card. This manual helps to get familiar with the LevelOne N_Max Wireless LAN PCI Card. This manual contains detailed instructions in operation of this product. Please keep this manual for future reference.

  • Page 5: Unpacking And Setup

     Supports Window 2000/XP/Vista 2.2 Package Contents Open the box of the 300M N_Max Wireless PCI Card and carefully unpack it. The box should contain the following items:  WNC-0601 300M N_Max Wireless PCI Card  Quick Installation Guide  CD Manual/Driver/Utility If any item is found missing or damaged, please contact your local reseller for replacement.

  • Page 6: Hardware Installation

    3. Hardware Installation 3.1 Installation Procedure for PCI Card You should install the supplied software BEFORE inserting the Wireless PCI Card when using Windows 2000, XP, or Vista. Note The following installation was operated under Windows XP. (Procedures are similar for Windows 2000, and Vista.) If you have installed the Wireless PCI Card driver &...

  • Page 7: Check The Installation

    3.3 Check the installation The LEDs of the Wireless PCI Card are clearly visible and the status of the network link can be seen instantly: 1. Once the device is plugged to the station‟s PCI slot, the PWR LED of the Wireless PCI Card will light up indicating a normal status with power.

  • Page 8: Software Installation

    4. Software Installation This section will lead you to install the driver and utility of the 300M N_Max Wireless PCI Card. 4.1 Windows XP Utility Installation Insert the 300M N_Max Wireless PCI Card into the PCI slot, the following screen will prompt, click “Next”...
  • Page 9 The software installation has now completed.
  • Page 10 The installation program will help you to setup the Wireless LAN utility. Be noted that the Windows XP has its own Wireless Utility; you can either use the utility of Windows XP or the provided utility. When the Wireless LAN utility is installed properly, you will see the icon on the Windows task bar. The user can configure the wireless settings using the Wireless PCI Card Configuration Utility.
  • Page 11 Adequate Wireless Signal Strength Low Wireless Signal Strength Wireless Card inactive...

  • Page 12: Wireless Utility Configuration (For Windows Xp And Vista)

    5. Wireless Utility Configuration (For Windows XP and Vista) 5.1 Profile The Profile List keeps a record of your favorite wireless settings at home, office, and other public hot- spots. You can save multiple profiles, and activate the correct one at your preference. The following Figure shows the basic profile section.
  • Page 13 RTS Threshold: Users can adjust the RTS threshold number by sliding the bar or keying in the value directly. Fragment Threshold: The user can adjust the Fragment threshold number by sliding the bar or key in the value directly. Add/Edit Profile: The user can add and edit the selected AP to the Profile setting. It will bring up a profile page and save the user's setting to a new profile.
  • Page 14 Channel: Only available for setting under Ad-hoc mode. Users can choose the channel frequency to start their Ad-hoc network. Auth. \ Encry.: Authentication Type: There are 7 types of authentication modes which are open, Shared, LEAP, WPA and WPA-PSK, WPA2 and WPA2-PSK. Encryption Type: For open and shared authentication mode, the selection of available encryption type are None and WEP.
  • Page 15 Authentication type: 1. PEAP: Protect Extensible Authentication Protocol. PEAP transport securely authenticates data by using tunneling between PEAP clients and an authentication server. PEAP can authenticate wireless LAN clients using only server-side certificates, thus simplifying the implementation and administration of a secure wireless LAN. 2.
  • Page 16 Use certification chain: Place a check in this to enable the certificate use. Select the Certification Authority from the drop-down list. Server name: Enter the server name if not selected from the existing drop-down list above.

  • Page 17: Network

    5.2 Network The network setting page allows you to set and save different wireless settings. You can activate the suitable profile according to the environment where the wireless connection is used. Sort by: Indicate that the AP list is sorted by SSID, Channel or Signal. Show dBm: Show the dBm strength of the received signal.
  • Page 18 The Profile page is displayed for configuration: Icon Indications Icons Description Connection is successful Network type is infrastructure mode Network type is ad-hoc mode Wireless network is security-enabled The network supports 802.11b connections The network supports 802.11g connections The network supports 802.11n connections You can press the button on the bottom right corner to display the network status, as shown...

  • Page 19: Advanced

    5.3 Advanced The Advanced page allows you to configure extended features for the wireless network. The displayed items on this page can be described as follows: Wireless Mode: Select 2.4G as the wireless mode. Enable TX Burst: Enable the option to accelerate the data transmit rate. Enable TCP Window Size: Adjust TCP window size automatically for better performance.

  • Page 20: Statistics

    5.4 Statistics The statistics page displays the connected-related statistics with detail counter information. Frames Transmitted Successfully: Frames successfully sent. Frames Retransmitted Successfully: Successfully retransmitted frames numbers. Frames Fail To Receive ACK After All Retries: Frames failed transmit after hitting retry limit. RTS Frames Successfully Receive CTS: Successfully receive CTS after sending RTS frame.
  • Page 21 Frames Received Successfully: The number of frames successfully received. Frames Received With CRC Error: The number of frames received with a CRC error. Frames Dropped Due To Out-of-Resource: The number of frames dropped due to a resource issue. Duplicate Frames Received: The number of duplicate frames received. Reset counters: Reset counters to zero.

  • Page 22: Wmm

    5.5 WMM Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM), also known as Wireless Multimedia Extensions (WME), is a Wi-Fi Alliance interoperability certification. It provides basic Quality of Service (QoS) features for IEEE 802.11 wireless networks. WMM Enable: Enable WMM function. WMM - Power Save Enable: Enable the power save mode. Please select which ACs you want to enable.

  • Page 23: Wps

    5.6 WPS Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is based on PIN (Personal Identification Number) entry authentication to provide strong WPA/WPA2 encryption keys to client devices. With a PIN, users can enter a code generated by the client device to connect to the network. Enrollee: An enrollee is the device being added to the network.
  • Page 24 WPS Setup - PIN Configuration The WPS PIN (Personal Identification Number) setup is more secure. All WPS-compatible devices have their own PIN number. 1. When the Wireless PCI Card is set as an enrollee, the PIN number of your Wireless PCI Card is an eight-digit number located at the upper-right position of configuration utility.

  • Page 25: Radio Setting

    Press the Radio On/Off icon to disable or enable the radio signal connection. 5.8 About This page displays the information of version numbers, configuration utility, firmware and other information regarding this wireless PCI Card. Click the www.level1.com button to visit the LevelOne website for other information.

  • Page 26: Network Planning

    An ad hoc wireless LAN can be used for a small branch office or SOHO operation. Infrastructure Wireless LAN LevelOne WNC-0601 can also provide access to a wired LAN for wireless workstations. An integrated wired and wireless LAN is called an Infrastructure configuration. A Basic Service Set (BSS) consists of a group of wireless PC users, and an access point that is directly connected to the wired LAN.
  • Page 27 The infrastructure configuration not only extends the accessibility of wireless PCs to the wired LAN, but also increases the effective wireless transmission range for wireless PCs by passing their signal through one or more access points. A wireless infrastructure can be used for access to a central database, or for connection between mobile workers, as shown in the following figure.

  • Page 28: Technical Specifications

    7. Technical Specifications HARDWARE SPECIFICATIONS Standard IEEE802.11b, IEEE802.11g, 802.11n (2.0) Physical Interface PCI 2.2 slot Operating Voltage 3.3V LED Status Link Activity RF Connector SMA Female-Reverse Antenna 2dBi Dipole Antenna (2.4GHz) PCB dimension 120mm * 63mm RF SPECIFICATION Frequency 2.400～2.484 GHz Band ...
  • Page 29 -65 dBm MCS 15 Available  2.412~2.472G(IEEE802.11b) transmit 18dBm @1~11Mbps power  2.412~2.472G(IEEE802.11g) 15 dBm @6Mbps 14 dBm @54Mbps  2.412~2.472G(IEEE802.11N) 15dBm Regulation FCC Part 15, ETSI 300/328/CE Certifications...

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