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Page 1: User Manual
LevelOne User Manual WPC-0601 N_Max Wireless CardBus Adapter V1.0.0-0804... -
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. The CE-Declaration of Conformity can be downloaded at: http://www.levelone.eu/support.php... -
Page 4: 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 ... 8 Overview ... 8 System Tray Icon ... 8 Auto Connect ... -
Page 5: 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: Level One WPC-0601 Wireless CardBus Adapter Quick Installation Guide CD Manual/Driver/Utility If any of the above items are damaged or missing, please contact your dealer imme- diately. -
Page 6: Chapter 2 Initial Installation
1. Insert the CD-ROM into the drive on your PC. 2. The installation program should start automatically. If it does not, run autorun.exe program. 3. Select the WPC-0601 and click “Utility” on the screen. Figure: Select the Utility of WPC-0601 4. Select the desired installation language on the screen. - Page 7 N_Max Wireless CardBus Adapter Figure: Select language 5. On the screen below, click "Next" to start the installation. Figure: Start Installation 6. Ready to install the program, click "Install" to begin the installation.
- Page 8 N_Max Wireless CardBus Adapter Figure: Ready to install the program 7. Click "Continue Anyway" on the screen below. Figure: Installation Screen 8. Press the Cardbus Card firmly into the slot then the computer will auto detect it. Figure: Insert wireless adapter...
- Page 9 N_Max Wireless CardBus Adapter 9. The Windows "New Hardware" wizard screen will appears, click “Next”. 10. Select Install the software automatically (Recommended) to allow it to complete the installation of the Windows driver, and then click Next. Figure: Install the software automatically...
- Page 10 If the wizard can not Install the driver automatically, please search for driver in the default location. The driver is located in C:\Program Files\LevelOne\WPC-0601\Driver\ directory. 12. When the Wizard has finished installing the software, click “Finish”. Figure: Complete the Found New Hardware Wizard...
- Page 11 N_Max Wireless CardBus Adapter 13. When the Windows wizard is complete, you will now have a new icon in your sys- tem tray, as shown below. 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 12: Chapter 3 Using The Windows Utility
If the program is not running, you can start it using the option in the Start menu created by the installation. For the Wireless Adapter, this will be Start - Programs - LevelOne – WPC-0601 – WPC-0601 Wireless LAN Utility. -
Page 13: Connecting To A Wireless Network
N_Max Wireless CardBus Adapter Connecting to a Wireless Network Double-click the Icon to open the Site Survey screen, when you can select the Wireless 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 14 N_Max Wireless CardBus Adapter Data - Site Survey Screen Select this check box to display ad-hoc (computer-to-computer) Display PC To PC networks. (Ad-Hoc) Select this check box to display 802.11b (infrastructure) net- Display 802.11b works. Access Points Select this check box to display 802.11g (infrastructure) net- Display 802.11g works.
- Page 15 N_Max Wireless CardBus Adapter Figure: Site Survey Screen - Connected...
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Page 16: Profile Manager Screen
N_Max Wireless CardBus Adapter Profile Manager Screen This screen is accessed by clicking the Profile Manager tab on the main screen. Data - Profile Manager Screen Enter or select a suitable name for this profile. Each profile must Profile Name have a unique name before user can actually save the profile. - Page 17 N_Max Wireless CardBus Adapter Prefer Channel Select the channel you would like to use under Ad-Hoc mode. Channel 1 ~ 11 or 1 ~ 13 (Region Specific) You MUST select the option to match the Wireless LAN you wish Authentication to join.
- Page 18 N_Max Wireless CardBus Adapter For WPA Radius and WPA2 Radius modes, click this button to Configure WPA open a sub-window where you can enter details of the Radius Radius Server. To Add a Profile 1. On the Profile Manager tab, complete the settings on this screen. (Please make sure to specific the Profile name) 2.
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Page 19: Advanced Settings Screen
N_Max 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 selected. Data - Advanced Settings Screen Enable this check box if you don’t want to modify the settings Do not change... -
Page 20: Wps Function Screen
N_Max Wireless CardBus Adapter The default value is 2346. In some cases, you may be able to Fragment Thre- improve performance by adjusting this value. shold The default value is 2346. In some cases, you may be able to RTS/CTS Thre- improve performance by adjusting this value. - Page 21 N_Max Wireless CardBus Adapter Data - WPS Function Screen Network Name(SSID) Push the Button on my access point Enter a PIN into my access point Enter the PIN from my access point You will see the following screen if WPS configuration is success: Select the desired wireless network from the drop-down list.
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Page 22: Network Status Screen
N_Max Wireless CardBus Adapter Network Status Screen This screen displays the status of the current wireless link. Clicking the Network Sta- tus tab will display a screen like the following. 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 23 N_Max Wireless CardBus Adapter Gateway IP address associated with the current IP address. Default Gateway It shows the IP address of the DHCP Server. DHCP Server Channel Performance It graphically presents the Transmission (Tx) rate and Receiving Channel Perfor- (Rx) rate over time. mance Signal It graphically presents the Signal strength.
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Page 24: About Screen
This screen displays details of the traffic sent or received on the current Wireless network. This tab shows the following information: Firmware Version Driver Version MAC Address LevelOne DLL Version LevelOne Utility Version Figure: About Screen... -
Page 25: Appendix A Specifications
802.11b: 16±2 dBm Security: OS Requirements LevelOne WPC-0601 N_Max Wireless CardBus Adapter IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, Draft 802.11n compliant 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) 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, and 6 Mbps (802.11g) -
Page 26: Appendix B About Wireless Lans
N_Max Wireless CardBus Adapter 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. Wireless Stations (e.g. -
Page 27: Channels
N_Max 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 perfor- mance.
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