WPC-0600 User Manual
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1. LevelOne WPC 0600 N One Wireless CardBus Adapter User Manual V1 0 0 0705 Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ccccesesssssnnsseeeeneeeeeeeceeeeeeeeccnnnnnnssseeeeeeeeeeeeeeesooons 1 Package COMENS sranna Serotec en Ao ag A wane 1 REDS Banana a T a a a aa 1 OC FAO Mansin a A a L a 1 CHAPTER 2 INITIAL INSTALLATION o cccccceeeeeeeeeeeeceeessessnseeeeeeeeeeeeseseneeoeeeeeeeees 2 PROC GING IN S eorne E E a E E 2 Procedure ssnin noes sanzeossseacesiessevsoniseetsarscueuaes 2 CHAPTER 3 USING THE WINDOWS UTILITY ccccccccsssssscseeessnnneeeeeeeeeesessseeeeooees 5 VOT VOW nitenin iat ece nes race ereen vei naver os aueseunamengnuanioaeeeseavesudniuceuee uiaateasiaes 5 SYSTEM Fray ICON murran tastiest niente a SUN aig sin N 5 AUO CONNECT onnaa ea N a a E N mm 6 Site Survey SCEE Niina aaa aeaa aa a seen 6 Profile Manager Screenaicsona aa SEOIGHE GAGwI GHOIL desaseteaatec tone aestuarii nustoavenecenans 8 Metwo rk Status SCIEN Seo aa gHa N DH Ga aE eet 13 ABOUT SCIEN sicsiccicteti tear T eens 14 APPENDIX A SPECIFICATIONS ccdcvsscecasceievistersccccccsietacscaeisvistoraseecsesnvvacsonssssdsnessencons 15 Wireless Adapt f osissa aa ah a aaa eae a G a he 15 APPENDIX B ABOUT WIRELESS LANS occ cceeceeesssstttseeeeeeensnneeeeeeeesseeeeeeeeeeessennnees 16 MOGOS nania a E 16 BOS ESS aa A EE een n eT 16 ChanDEIS aoon sanesedceusdesesssdgaieusesssiemeeces 17 WEP amp WPA PSK usizeriiosoi aiea a2. This Chapter assumes you are using the supplied WPC 0600 Wireless LAN Utility System Tray Icon If the Wireless LAN Utility 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 start it using the option in the Start menu cre ated by the installation For the Wireless Adapter this will be Start Programs LevelOne WPC 0600 WPC 0600 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 Figure 6 Wireless Adapter menu N_One Wireless CardBus Adapter 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 On the Profile Manager tab select the desired profile in the list and click the Apply Profile button e On the Site Survey tab either double click the network in the list or select the network and click the Connect button Site Survey Screen
3. Preamble Normally this should be left at Auto 2 4GHz The option Short Long preamble and header is intended for special application and equipment Transmit Rate Use this to manually set the speed if desired The default is Auto Fragment Thresh The default value is 2346 In some cases you may be able to old 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 802 11n Enable 802 11n 802 11n wireless network connectivity Network 1 N_One Wireless CardBus Adapter Channel Width The value is set as Auto Guard Interval This value is set as Auto Extension Chan Auto selects the wireless channel The value is set to Auto nel It will auto select the most suitable channel Antenna Selection The default value is set to Auto 12 N_One Wireless CardBus Adapter 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 WPC 0600 Site Survey Profile Manager Network Status About Link Information Channel Performance Current Status Connected Current Tx Rate D bps Network SSID WBA 6000 357 bps Network BSSID OD CO02FF B4 0E Network Type Infrastructure 178 bps Securty Mode WEF i Is FaS5peead 300 Mbps 1 Mbps SBB
4. 16 2 dBm Security WPA WPA2 TKIP AES encryption 64 128 bit WEP Shared key encryption 802 1x EAP TLS and PEAP authentication OS Requirements Windows XP 2000 Vista 15 Appendix B About Wireless LANs This Appendix provides some background information about using Wireless LANs WLANs 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 Note 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
5. 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 performance This capability is called Roaming Access Points do not have or require Roaming capabilities 16 N_One Wireless CardBus Adapter 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 WEP amp WPA PSK Both WEP and WPA PSK are standards for encrypting data before it is transmitted This is desirable because it is impossible to prevent snoopers from receiving any data which is transmitted by your Wireless Stations
6. But if the data is encrypted then it is meaningless unless the receiver can decrypt it WPA PSK is a later standard than WEP and is more secure Wireless LAN Configuration To allow Wireless Stations to use the Access Point the Wireless Stations and the Access Point must use the same settings as follows Mode On client Wireless Stations the mode must be set to Infrastruc ture The Access Point is always in Infrastructure mode SSID ESSID Wireless Stations should use the same SSID ESSID as the Access Point they wish to connect to Alternatively the SSID can be set to any or null blank to allow connection to any Access Point Security The Wireless Stations and the Access Point must use the same settings for Wireless security Disabled WEP WPA PSK WEP If WEP is used the WEP Key must be the same on the Wireless Stations and the Access Point WEP Authentication Open System or Shared Key must also be the same unless the Access Point supports both methods simultaneously WPA PSK If using WPA PSK the PSK Pre shared Key must be entered on each Wireless station The encryption key is de rived from the PSK and changes frequently WPA2 PSK This is a later version of WPA WPA PSK The major change is the use of AES Advanced Encryption System for protecting data AES is very secure considered to be un breakable The PSK Pre shared Key must be entered on each Wireless station 17 N_One Wirele
7. E a O 17 Wireless LAN Configuration iceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeens ee ee HHe ns see eeHG nn ns en se eHGen ns nn seen 17 Chapter 1 Introduction This Chapter provides an overview of the Wireless Adapter s features and capabilities 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 e WPC 0600 e Quick Installation Guide e CD Manual Driver Utility If any of the above items are damaged or missing please contact your dealer imme diately Wireless Adapter The Wireless Adapter has Link and Act LED Act LED e On Associated with the CardBus Adapter e Off Not associated with the CardBus Adapter Link 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 Wireless adapter Chapter 2 Initial Installation This Chapter covers the software installation of the Wireless Adapter e Windows 2000 XP Vista e CardBus Card Slot e CD ROM Drive e lIEEE802 11n IEEE802 11b or IEEE802 11g Wireless LAN Procedure You should install the supplied software BEFORE inserting the Wireless Adapter 1 Insert the CD ROM into the drive on your PC 2 The installation program should start automatically If it does not run autorun e
8. Hoc mode it allows user to select the prefer channel N One Wireless CardBus Adapter Prefer Channel Authentication Mode Encryption Method Create with Passphrase Enter Key Manually Passphrase Confirm Select the channel you would like to use under Ad Hoc mode Channel 1 13 You MUST select the option to match the Wireless LAN you wish to join The available options are e Open System Broadcast signals are not encrypted This method can be used only with no encryption or with WEP e Shared Key Broadcast signals are encrypted using WEP This method can only be used with WEP e Auto Switch This is another WEP system it will select either Open System or Shared Key as required e WPA PSK PSK means Pre shared Key You must enter this Passphrase value it is used for both authen tication and encryption e 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 e 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 e 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 The available option
9. Internet FrotacoilT CP amp IF Cunant Fi Fate Obs DHCP Option Enable 447 bps IP Address 192 168 1 3 Subnet Mask 285 255 255 223 bps Default Gateway 192 168 1 1 DHCP Server 132 188 1 1 bps Auto Connect Figure 11 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 Network SSID Network BSSID Network Type Security Mode Tx Rx Speed Internet Protocol DHCP Option IP Address Subnet Mask It will indicate the current link status It shows the SSID or network name of the selected wire less network It shows the MAC address of the access point This will indicate Infrastructure or Ad hoc It shows the wireless security that the wireless network is using It shows the current wireless connection speed It shows if the IP address was automatically obtained from a DHCP server It shows the current IP address on the wireless interface Subnet mask for the current IP address 13 N_One Wireless CardBus Adapter 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 The Channel Performance diagram indica
10. 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 WPC 0600 m Site Survey Profile Manager Network Status Wireless Site Survey Filter Display PC To PC Ad Hoc Network Name MAC Address ig 00 11 6B 22 17 6E Ph ddeasia 00 01 24 90 04 B8 ig camera 00 50 18 21 C0 46 About Display 802 11b Access Points Display 802 119 Access Points Security WEP WEP WEP CH 11 6 1 Signal Frequency 35 5 055 GHz 10 2437 GHz 2 2 412 GHz f gt _ Auto Connect Help Figure 7 Site Survey Screen Data Site Survey Screen Network Type Infrastructure Infrastructure Infrastructure Display PC To Select this check box to display ad hoc computer to computer PC Ad Hoc networks Display 802 11b Select this check box to display 802 11b infrastructure net Access Points works N_One Wireless CardBus Adapter Display 802 11g Select this check box to display 802 11g infrastructure net Access Points 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 Wire
11. ile Manager tab on the main screen LevelOne Utility WPC 0600 i Site Survey Profile Setting Profile Mame lt Default gt Network Mame S 51D WER BOO0 Advance Settings Network Type Infrastructure Import Profiles Auto Connect Profile Manager Export Profiles Network Status Security Authentication Mode Open System Encryption Method WEP WEP Key Setting Create with Passphrase Ad Hoc 2 Ls Enter Kep Manually Enter the WEP Hes key manually Key 1234567890 64Bis Apple Profile Delete Profile Save Profile 9 Help Figure 9 Profile Manager Screen Data Profile Manager Screen Profile Name Network Name SSID Advanced Settings Network Type Wireless Mode Enter or select a suitable name for this profile Each profile must have a unique name before user can actually save the profile If the desired wireless network is currently available you can select its SSID Otherwise type in the SSID of the desired wireless network On the resulting sub screen enter the required data for the advanced settings Advanced settings only available under 11b g wireless environment 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 Select the desired wireless mode to which you want to connect This option only available under Ad
12. k Save Profile To export profiles 1 On the Profile Manager tab click Export Profiles The Save As dialog box appears 2 Type a name 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 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 10 N_One 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 se lected Advance Settings Protocal Do not change setings Preamblel 4GHz2 Transmit Rate Fragment Threshold RTSIcTs Threshold gu Tn Cancel Figure 10 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
13. less 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 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 a Wireless Network e Double click on the desired network 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 WPC 0600 B eee 3 Site Survey I Profile Manager Network Status About Wireless Site Survey Filter Display PC To PCi4d Hoc Display 802 116 Access Points isplay 802 114 Access Points Display 802 119 Access Points e Network Name MAC Address Security CH Signal Frequency Network Type U9 n WBR BO00 00 C0 02 FF B4 0E WEP 11 65 2462GHz2 Infrastructure ig corega O0 04 79 B 1 03 40 WEP B 40 2 437 GHz Infrastructure Figure 8 Site Survey Screen Connected N_One Wireless CardBus Adapter Profile Manager Screen This screen is accessed by clicking the Prof
14. lick Continue Anyway Hardware Installation The software you are installing for this hardware Levelone VWPC OBO0 has not passed Windows Logo testing to venty its compatibility with Windows 4P 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 Figure 4 Windows XP Warning N_One Wireless CardBus Adapter 9 When the Windows wizard is complete you will now have a new icon in your system tray as shown below 2 26 AM Figure 5 System Tray Icon Wireless Adapter Icon Table Connection to the Wireless Adapter is established The length of green color indicates the signal strength The Wireless Adapter is unplugged No connection to the Wireless Adapter 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
15. s 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 the Access Point or other Wireless stations e AES TKIP These options are available with WPA PSK WPA2 PSK WPA Radius and WPA2 Radius Se lect the correct option 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 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 For WPA PSK and WPA2 PSK modes you need to enter the desired value 8 63 characters Other Wireless Sta tions must use the same key For WPA PSK and WPA2 PSK modes re enter the value in this field N_One Wireless CardBus Adapter 802 1x Authentica For WPA Radius and WPA2 Radius modes select the tion Protocol desired option in the drop down list Configure WPA For WPA Radius and WPA2 Radius modes click this Radius button to open a sub window where you can enter details of the 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 Verify that the settings you configured are correct 3 Clic
16. ss CardBus Adapter CE Marking Warning Hereby Digital Data Communications declares that this Model no WPC 0600 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 18
17. tes the real time TX and RX About Screen This screen displays details of the traffic sent or received on the current Wireless network LevelOne Utility WPC 0600 Site Survey Profile Manager Network Status level E Eu S owt NEGINEBWIRE MES SmAN hrs Visit Levellline Website Wireless Adapter Information Regional Domain Channel 1 11 Firmware Version 2 1 4 6 Driver Version 2 1 4 6 MAC Address 00 CO 02 FF AB 23 Utility Information Levelline OLL Version 1 1 3 96 5 11 2007 LevelDne Utility Version 1 3 6 0 6 21 2007 Auto Connect Figure 12 About Screen This tab shows the following information e Regional Domain e Firmware Version e Driver Version e MAC Address e LevelOne DLL Version e LevelOne Utility Version 14 Appendix A Specifications Wireless Adapter Model LevelOne WPC 0600 N_One Wireless CardBus Adapter Standards IEEE 802 11b IEEE 802 119 Draft 802 11n compliant Computer Slot Type CardBus Card 20 MHz BW 130 117 104 78 52 39 26 13 Mbps 40 MHz BW 270 243 216 162 108 81 54 27 Mbps 2 11 Data Rates Lis n 54 48 36 24 18 12 9 and 6 Mbps 802 119 11 5 5 2 1 Mbps 802 11b Operating Channels 11 for North America 13 for Europe and Japan Operating Frequency 2 4 2 4835 GHz Draft 802 11n BPSK QPSK 16 QAM 64 QAM Modulation Technique Draht 802 11n BPSK QPSK 16 QAM 640AM C iii Transmit Power 802 11b 02 11b
18. xe program 3 Select the desired installation language on the screen LevelOne WPC 0600 InstallShield Wizard Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for LevelOne WPC 0600 The InstallShield Wizard vall metall Levelline WPC 0600 on Your computer To continue click Hest Figure 1 Start Installation 4 On the screen above click Next to start the installation 5 Step though the procedure N_One Wireless CardBus Adapter Software Installation a The oftware vou are installing has not passed Windows Logo testing to very its compatibility with Windows sF 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 STOP Installation Figure 2 Installation Screen 6 Click Continue Anyway on the screen above ey Please insert wireless adapter into your computer Figure 3 Information 7 Press the Cardbus Card firmly into the slot then click OK 8 The Windows New Hardware wizard will then start e Select Install the software automatically to allow it to complete the installation of the Windows driver e f using Windows XP you may see a warning screen like the example below If you do see this screen just c
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