WNC-0305USB User Manual
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1. the Access Point or other Wireless stations e AES TKIP These options are available with WPA PSK WPA2 PSK Select the correct option Create with Passphrase Enable this check box and enter a word or group of print able characters in the Passphrase box select the desired encryption to automatically configure the WEP Key Enter Key Manually Enable this check box and select the desired key in the drop down list Then enter the key values you wish to use and select the desired encryption Other stations must have matching key values Support WEP Hex Key only Passphrase For WPA PSK and WPA2 PSK modes you need to enter the desired value 8 63 characters Data is encrypted using a 256Bit key derived from this key Other Wireless Stations must use the same key Confirm For WPA PSK and WPA2 PSK modes re enter the value in this field 802 1x Authentica tion Protocol For WPA Radius and WPA2 Radius modes select the desired option in the drop down list The options are EAP TLS Protected EAP PEAP Light EAP LEAP Configure WPA Radius For WPA Radius and WPA2 Radius modes click this button to open a sub window where you can enter details of the Radius Server To add a profile 1 the Profile Manager tab complete the settings on this screen 2 Verify that the settings you configured are correct 3 Click Save Profile 4 Then click Apply Profile to connect the wireless netw2. 1 0 ONEEN Em LevelOne WNC 0305USB 11g Wireless USB Adapter User Manual V1 0 0 0612 Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION rennnnvevennnnvevnnnnnnevennnnnevennnnnevennnnnevennnnnevennnnnevennnnnevnnnnnnnnr 3 LED 25 ee 3 OPERATIONS AES 3 CHAPTER 2 INITIAL INSTALLATION 4 REQUIREMENTS ruse ee 4 PROCEDURE ai ea AE 4 CHAPTER USING THE WINDOWS nnnm nnmnnn nnn 7 OVERVIEW ur pb veda Aeneas acidilactici Geet 7 SYSTEM TRAV IGON ea n ia ales gee Meee 7 AUTO CONNECT once iii uals Seiden aa ide one aes 8 SITE SURVEY SCREEN ke ere pk ee oul ae eed Desde 8 PROFILE MANAGER SCREEN 11 NETWORK STATUS 16 ABOUT SCREEN det ele eden 17 APPENDIX A SPECIFICATIONS rnnnennnnnnvenennnnvnnennnnvenennnnvenennnnvnenennnnvenennnnvnnennnnnenennn 19 USB ADAPTER ur aa 19 APPENDIX ABOUT WIRELESS LANG nnmnnn nnna 21 MODES SE eden dd 21 21 Chapter 1 Introduction This Chapter provides an overview of the Wireless Adapter s features and capabiliti
3. 11b Access Points Display 802 119 Access Points Network Name MAC Address Security CH Signal Frequency Network Type bes WAP 0007 00 50 18 21 2 412 GHz ig tt 00 11 6 21 None 11 76 2462GHz Infrastructure BA ReScan Connect C Auto Connect Hep Eg Close Figure 7 Site Survey Screen Data Site Survey Screen Display PC To PC Ad Hoc Select this check box to display ad hoc computer to computer networks Display 802 11b Access Points Select this check box to display 802 11b infrastructure net works Display 802 119 Access Points Select this check box to display 802 11g infrastructure net works Network Name Available wireless networks are listed MAC Address This is the MAC address of the Access Point or Wireless station if the network is an Ad hoc network Security Data encryption and authentication methods used on the wireless network CH The channel used by the Wireless network Signal This is displayed as percentage 0 100 Frequency The Wireless band used by this Wireless network Network Type This will indicate Infrastructure displayed device is an Access Point or Ad hoc displayed device is a Wireless station Status The area to the left of the Rescan button shows the current status In the example above it shows Connected Rescan Click this button to rescan for all
4. Wireless networks Wireless Network Sequence order You can click the headings ex Network Name MAC Address Security of the Wireless network table to arrange the Wireless network in the desired order To Connect to an Open Wireless Network e Double click on the desired network or e Click the name of the wireless network to which you want to connect and then click Connect Note that once you are connected to a Wireless network the Site Survey screen will identify the current wireless network with a blue icon as shown below LevelOne Utility 11g Wireless LAN Site Survey Profile Manager Network Status About Wireless Site Survey Filter Display PC To PC 4d Hoc Display 802 11b Access Paints la lla ci int Display 802 119 Access Points k Name MAC Address Security CH Signal Frequency Network Type 00 50 18 21 BE B7 tt 00 11 6B 21 CE B6 None 11 76 2462GHz Infrastructure ReScan Connect O Connect Close Figure 8 Site Survey Screen Connected To Connect to a Wireless Network with Encryption Double click on the desired network or Click the name of the wireless network to which you want to connect and then click Connect The Profile Manager screen will identify the current wireless network encryption Please see next section for more detail Profile Manager Screen This screen is accessed by clicking the Profile Manager tab on th
5. e main screen LevelOne Utility 11g Wireless LAN Site Survey Profile Setting Profile Name lt Default gt Network Name 551D Network Type Infrastructure Import Profiles CI Auto Connect Profile Manager Network Status About Security Authentication Mode Open System Encryption Method Security Off WAP 0007 WEP Key Setting Advance Settings d Hoc Export Profiles Apply Profile Delete Profile Save Profile Close Figure 10 Profile Manager Screen Data Profile Manager Screen Profile Name Enter or select a suitable name for this profile Each profile must have a unique name Network Name SSID If the desired wireless network is currently available you can select its SSID Otherwise type in the SSID of the desired wireless network Advanced Settings On the resulting sub screen enter the required data for the advanced settings Network Type Select the desired option e Infrastructure Select this to connect to an Access point e Ad Hoc Select this if you are connecting directly to another computer Wireless Mode Select the desired wireless mode to which you want to connect This option only available under Ad Hoc mode it allows user to select the prefer channel Prefer Channel Select the channel you would like to use under Ad Hoc mode Channel 1 13 Authentication Mode You MUST select the op
6. es Congratulations on the purchase of your new Wireless USB Adapter The Wireless USB Adapter provides a wireless network interface for your Notebook or Desktop PC LED USB Wireless Adapter The Wireless USB Adapter has a single Link Activity LED Link Act LED e On Associated with the network e Off Not associated with the network e Blinking Data being transferred You should install the supplied software on the CD ROM before inserting the USB adapter Chapter 2 Initial Installation This Chapter covers the software installation of the Wireless USB Adapter Requirements e Windows 2000 or XP e Available USB port e CD ROM drive e JEEE802 11b or IEEE802 11g wireless LAN Procedure You should install the supplied software BEFORE inserting the USB Adapter 1 Insert the setup CD into the CD ROM drive on your PC Notebook 2 The autorun program should start automatically If it does not run the SETUP EXE program 3 Select the desired installation language on the screen 11g Wireless LAN InstallShield Wizard Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for 11g Wireless LAN The InstallShield Wizard will install 119 Wireless LAN on your computer To continue click Next Figure 1 Start Installation 4 On the screen above click Next to start the installation 5 Step though the procedure until you see the screen below Software Installation The software you are install
7. ing has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP Tell me why this testing is important Continuing your installation of this software may impair or destabilize the correct operation of your system either immediately or in the future Microsoft strongly recommends that you stop this installation now and contact the software vendor for software that has passed Windows Logo testing Continue Anyway J 5 Figure 2 Installation Screen 6 Click Continue Anyway on the screen above Please insert wireless adapter into your computer Figure 3 Information 7 Insert the USB Adapter into your PC when above screen appears Found New Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard Windows will search for current and updated software by looking on your computer on the hardware installation CD or on the Windows Update Web site with your permission Read our privacy policy Can Windows connect to Windows Update to search for software O Yes this time only every time connect a device Click Next to continue Figure 4 Installation Screen 8 The Windows New Hardware wizard will then start e Select No not this time then click Next e Select Install the software automatically to allow it to complete the installation of the Windows driver e If using Windows XP you may see a warning screen like the example below If you do see this screen just clic
8. k Continue Anyway Hardware Installation The software you are installing for this hardware 119 Wireless USB Adapter has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows Tell me why this testing is important Continuing your installation of this software may impair or destabilize the correct operation of your system either immediately or in the future Microsoft strongly recommends that you stop this installation now and contact the hardware vendor for software that has passed Windows Logo testing Continue Anyway STOP Installation Figure 4 Windows XP Warning 9 When the Windows wizard is complete you will now have a new icon in your system tray as shown below Figure 5 System Tray Icon 10 You can double click this icon to configure the Wireless interface See the follow ing chapter for details Chapter 3 Using the Windows Utility This Chapter provides Setup details for the AP mode of the Wireless Adapter Overview If using Windows you can use the supplied utility to configure the Wireless interface To Use the supplied Windows utility for Configuration e Right click the System Tray icon e From the pop up menu select Restore This Chapter assumes you are using the supplied 11g Wireless LAN utility System Tray Icon If the program is running you can double click the icon in the System Tray to open the application If the program is not running you can star
9. n e Driver Version e MAC Address Utility Information e Wireless DLL Version e Wireless Utility Version Appendix A Specificat USB Adapter ions Bus Type USB 2 0 54 48 36 24 18 12 9 and 6 Mbps 802 11g Data Rates 11 5 5 2 1 Mbps 802 1 1b Frequency Band 2 4GHz Wireless Medium DSSS and OFDM Media Access Protocol CSMA CA Operating Channels 1 14 1 11 gt ETSI 1 13 gt Japan 1 14 Receive Sensitivity 802 11g 54 Mbps 71 dBm 48 Mbps 73 dBm 36 Mbps 77 dBm 24 Mbps 81 dBm 18 Mbps 83 dBm 12 Mbps 83 dBm 9 Mbps 83 dBm 6 Mbps 83 dBm 802 11b 11 Mbps 87 dBm 5 5 Mbps 88 dBm 2 Mbps 89 dBm 1 Mbps 89 dBm Wireless Medium DSSS Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum Media Access Protocol CSMA CA Transmit Power 802 119 14 2 dBm 802 116 16 2 dBm Security 64 128 bit WEP WPA WPA2 Wi Fi Protected Access Standards Conformance WPA WPA2 certified IEEE 802 119 IEEE 802 116 EMI FCC CE Environmental Range Operating temperature 0 to 40 C 32 to 104 F Operating humidity 0 to 90 non condensing System Requirements Notebook or desktop PC with USB port USB 2 0 required for 54 Mbps data rate Notebook or desktop PC must be running Windows XP 2000 Appendix B About Wireless LAN
10. o Fragment Thresh old The default value is 2346 In some cases you may be able to improve performance by adjusting this value RTS CTS Thresh The default value is 2346 In some cases you may be able to old improve performance by adjusting this value Reset Click Reset to change setting back to default Network Status Screen This screen displays the status of the current wireless link Clicking the Network Status tab will display a screen like the following LevelOne Utility 11g Wireless LAN Site Survey Profile Manager Network Status About Link Information Channel Performance Current Status Connected Curent Tx Rate 0 bps Network SSID WAP 0007 1 Kbps Network BSSID 00 50 18 21 BE B7 Network Infrastructure 500 bps Security Mode Security Off Tx RxSpeed 54 Mbps 54 Mbps Obps Internet Protocol TCP Fink bas DHCP Option Enable 576 bps IP Address 192 168 123 190 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 288 bps Default Gateway 192 168 123 101 DHCP Server 192 168 123 101 Obps Auto Connect Figure 10 Network Status Screen You may have to wait a few seconds for the screen to be populated Data Network Status Screen Link Information Current Status It will indicate the current link status Network SSID It shows the SSID or network name of the selected wire less network Network BSSID It shows the MAC address of the access point Network T
11. ork To delete a profile 1 On the Profile Manager tab select the profile that you want to delete 2 Click Delete Profile To edit a profile 1 On the Profile Manager tab select the profile that you want to edit 2 Change the profile settings as necessary 3 Click Save Profile To enable a profile 1 Inthe list of available profiles click the profile that you want to enable 2 Click Apply Profile To export profiles 1 the Profile Manager tab click Export Profiles The Save As dialog box appears 2 for the profile that you are saving and then verify that the file name extension is set to cfg 3 Click Save To import profiles 1 On the Profile Manager tab click Import Profiles The open dialog box appears 2 Select the profile set that you want to import 3 Click Open Advanced Settings Screen Once you have created a profile as described above the Advanced Settings tab will be available on the Profile Manager screen Advance Settings Protocol Preamble 2 4GHz2 Transmit Rate Fragment Threshold RTSICTS Threshold Cancel Figure 9 Advanced Settings Screen Data Advanced Settings Screen Do not change Enable this check box if you don t want to modify the settings settings in this screen Preamble Normally this should be left at Auto 2 4GHz Transmit Rate Use this to manually set the speed if desired The default is Aut
12. performance This capability is called Roaming Access Points do not have or require Roaming capabilities The Wireless Channel sets the radio frequency used for communication e 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 perform ance In the USA and Canada 11 channels are available If using multiple Access Points it is better if adjacent Access Points use different Channels to reduce inter ference e In Infrastructure mode Wireless Stations normally scan all Channels looking for an Access Point If more than one Access Point can be used the one with the strongest signal is used This can only happen within an ESS e f using Ad hoc mode no Access Point all Wireless stations should be set to use the same Channel However most Wireless stations will still scan all Chan nels to see if there is an existing Ad hoc group they can join CE Marking Warning Hereby Digital Data Communications declares that this Model no WNC 0305USB 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 CE FE
13. s This Appendix provides some background information about using Wireless LAN WLAN Wireless LANs can work in either of two 2 modes e Ad hoc e Infrastructure Ad hoc Mode Ad hoc mode does not require an Access Point or a wired Ethernet LAN Wire less Stations e g notebook PCs with wireless cards communicate directly with each other Infrastructure Mode In Infrastructure Mode one or more Access Points are used to connect Wireless Stations e g Notebook PCs with wireless cards to a wired Ethernet LAN The Wireless Stations can then access all LAN resources Access Points can only function in Infrastructure mode and can communicate only with Wireless Stations which are Notel set to Infrastructure mode BSS ESS BSS A group of Wireless Stations and a single Access Point all using the same ID SSID form a Basic Service Set BSS Using the same SSID is essential Devices with different SSIDs are unable to com municate with each other ESS A group of Wireless Stations and multiple Access Points all using the same ID ESSID form an Extended Service Set ESS Different Access Points within an ESS can use different Channels In fact to reduce interference it is recommended that adjacent Access Points SHOULD use different channels As Wireless Stations are physically moved through the area covered by an ESS they will automatically change to the Access Point which has the least interference or best
14. t it using the option in the Start menu cre ated by the installation For the USB Adapter this will be Start Programs LevelOne 11g Wireless LAN Utility Status Information The menu options available from the System Tray icon are e Restore This will display the main screen e Radio Off The wireless adapter is not associated with the network when the radio is off e Exit Terminate the connection to the Wireless Adapter Restore Radio Off Exit NTT 2 09 PM 557 lt Figure 6 Wireless Adapter menu Connecting to a Wireless Network Double click the icon to open the Site Survey screen when you can select the Wire less 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 There are various methods to specify the required network e Onthe Profile Manager tab select the desired profile in the list and click the Apply Profile button e On the Site Survey tab either double clicks the network in the list or selects the network and click the Connect button Site Survey Screen This screen is displayed when you double click the system tray icon You can also click the Site Survey Tab in the screen LevelOne Utility 11g Wireless LAN Site Survey Profile Manager Network Status About Wireless Site Survey Filter 1 Display PC To PC Ad Hoc Display 802
15. tion to match the Wireless LAN you wish to join The available options are Open System Broadcast signals are not encrypted This method can be used only with no encryption or with WEP Shared Key Broadcast signals are encrypted using WEP This method can only be used with WEP Auto Switch This is another WEP systen it will select either Open System or Shared Key as required WPA PSK PSK means Pre shared Key You must enter this Passphrase value it is used for both authen tication and encryption Please refer to Passphrase section for more detail WPA2 PSK This is a further development of WPA PSK and offers even greater security You must enter this Passphrase value it is used for both authentication and encryption Please refer to Passphrase section for more detail WPA Radius This version of WPA requires a Radius Server on your LAN to provide the client authentication according to the 802 1x standard Data transmissions are encrypted using the WPA standard WPA2 Radius This version of WPA2 requires a Radius Server on your LAN to provide the client au thentication according to the 802 1x standard Data transmissions are encrypted using the WPA2 standard Encryption Method The available options depend on the Authentication method selected above The possible options are e Security Off No data encryption is used e WEP If selected you must enter the WEP data shown below This WEP data must match
16. ype This will indicate Infrastructure or Ad hoc Security Mode lt shows the wireless security that the wireless network is using Tx Rx Speed It shows the current wireless connection speed Internet Protocol DHCP Option It shows if the IP address was automatically obtained from a DHCP server IP Address It shows the current IP address on the wireless interface Subnet Mask Subnet mask for the current IP address Default Gateway Gateway IP address associated with the current IP ad dress DHCP Server It shows the IP address of the DHCP Server Channel Performance Channel Perform It graphically presents the Transmission Tx rate and ance Receiving Rx rate over time Signal Signal It graphically presents the Signal strength About Screen This screen displays details of the traffic sent or received on the current Wireless network LevelOne Utility 11g Wireless LAN Site Survey Profile Manager Network Status i About Visit LevelOne Website Wireless Adapter Information Regional Domain Channel 1 13 Firmware Version 5 1235 704 2006 Driver Version 5 1235 704 2006 MAC Address 00 C0 02 0B 55 8 Utility Information LevelOne DLL Version 1 1 1 110 12 8 2006 LevelOne Utility Version 1 2 0 68 12 8 2006 Auto Connect Help Close Figure 11 About Screen This tab shows the following information Wireless Adapter Information e Regional Domain e Firmware Versio
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