LevelOne WNC-0304USB User's Manual
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1. Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard The wizard has finished installing the software for LevelDne 11g USB Adapter Click Finish to close the wizard Cancel 12 4 3 Using the Configuration Utility To setup the USB adapter double click the icon in the system tray For Windows XP there is a Windows Zero Configuration Tool by default for you to setup wireless clients If you want to use the Utility of the USB adapter please follow one of the ways as below First Way A Double click the utility Wireless Zero Configuration icon in the system tray B Click Yes to use the Wireless LAN is Controlled by the Windows Zero Configuration utility of the USB adapter WE Do you want to use LevelOne as the Wireless LAN configuration tool Wireless Network Connection 2 The following wireless network s are available To access wireless network select it from the list and then click Connect Available wireless networks DENEN GAME ADP key WEP is not used for authentication or for data encryption data sent over this network might be subject to unauthorized access This wireless network is not secure Because a network Allow me to connect to the selected wireless network even though it is not secure If you are having difficulty connecting to a network click Advanced 13 Second Way A Double click the icon B Click Advance C Unche2. configuration 36 5 Select Computer to computer ad hoc networks only Enable Automatically connect to non preferred networks Clicks Close back to previous page and clicks OK to confirm setting Advanced Networks to access Any available network access point preferred Access point infrastructure networks only 192 Lomputer to computer ad hoc networks only 6 Setting completed please turn your PSP into online status 7 Please go to X Link official site to download X Link software and register to X Link http www teamxlink co uk 8 Start the X Link software after the installation D SEE Windows XP fa XLinkKai Evolution 7 99 PSP Video Express 99 PSP Movie Creator I QuickTime Fi iTunes K Lite Codec Pack 37 9 Enter username and password when you registered to X Link official site Clicks OK to start online gaming XLink Kai Evolution VII Configuration Tool Default Profiles Select profile the template will be applied over your settings Select a profile Configuration Items Kai Port Network Adapter 30000 BUFFALO WLI USB B11 Wire cn Default X Tag Username v Enable PAT Liv Launch UI Default Password Los of UI Y XBox Homebrew Any IP Address v 38 7 Troubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to problems usually encountered during the installation an
3. Available Network Current Network Information Station Set the USB adapter as a wireless client Access Point Turns the USB adapter to function as a wireless AP Please refer to Section 6 5 for the AP settings Display the product information of the USB adapter Display all the SSID and Signal Strength of wireless stations nearby To re survey the available wireless devices please click Refresh There are two ways to automatically make the connection between the USB adapter and the wireless station on the list 1 Double click the wireless station on the list directly 2 Select the station you intend to connect and then click Connect this site Display the information about the wireless network this adapter is 16 More Setting connecting to The information includes Channel Type SSID TX Rate and Encrypt settings Note Please refer to Section 5 2 for the description of each item For setting more functions including disable enable WEP and Power Saving Mode etc Please refer to Section 5 2 5 3 and 5 4 for more detail Link Status Display the status of the wireless connection BSSID Display the MAC Address of the network the adapter is connecting to Parameter Description Signal Strength Link Quality TX Frame RX Frame This bar shows the signal strength level The higher percentage shown in the bar the more radio signal been received by the adapter This indicator helps to find
4. WEP KEY SETTING Change Apply KEY SETTING to setup the WEP key Setup the four sets of WEP key by clicking the button Clcik Change will enable you to setup the WPA setting In the meantime the button will change to Apply for you to confirm your settings 26 5 4 Advanced Settings The Advanced Setting allows user to enable disable country roaming and power consumption mode setup the fragmentation threshold and RTS CTS threshold of the adapter Advanced Setting User Interface Power Consumption Setting Language GHETE Continuous Access Mode CAM C Maximum Power Saving Mode Country Roaming C World Mode User Select Fast Power Saving Mode PSP XLink Mode USA WMM Qos Mode Fragmentation Threshold 256 x 2346 Disable gt RTS CTS Threshold lt 2347 Disable gt Parameter Description User Interface Country Roaming Select the display language of the utility Two languages are enabled English and Chinese IEEE 802 11d Country Roaming is a standard that enable the wireless devices work at the proper transmission power and radio channel regulated by the country where the user is located World Mode Enable the country roaming function the adapter will follow the setting of the connecting AP automatically User Select Disable the country roaming function users can select the country where they are located The channel setting differs fro
5. eCSMA CA plus Acknowledge Protocol eMulti Channel Roaming eAutomatic Rate Selection eRTS CTS Feature eFragmentation ePower Management 4 What is Ad hoc An Ad hoc integrated wireless LAN is a group of computers each has a Wireless LAN adapter Connected as an independent wireless LAN Ad hoc wireless LAN is applicable at a departmental scale for a branch or SOHO operation 39 5 What is Infrastructure An integrated wireless and wireless and wired LAN is called an Infrastructure configuration Infrastructure is applicable to enterprise scale for wireless access to central database or wireless application for mobile workers 6 Whatis BSS ID A specific Ad hoc LAN is called a Basic Service Set BSS Computers in a BSS must be configured with the same BSS ID 7 What is WEP is Wired Equivalent Privacy a data privacy mechanism based on a 40 bit shared key algorithm as described in the IEEE 802 11 standard 8 What is TKIP TKIP is a quick fix method to quickly overcome the inherent weaknesses in WEP security especially the reuse of encryption keys TKIP is involved in the IEEE 802 111 WLAN security standard and the specification might be officially released by early 2003 9 What is AES AES Advanced Encryption Standard a chip based security has been developed to ensure the highest degree of security and authenticity for digital information wherever and however communicated or stored while making m
6. is displayed select Install the software automatically Recommended and click Next Found New Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard This wizard helps you install software for LevelOne 11g USB Adapter If your hardware came with an installation CD 583 or floppy disk insert it now What do you want the wizard to do Install from a list or specific location Advanced Click Next to continue Back Next E 1 lt Bac fom Click Continue Anyway and the system will start to install the USB adapter Found New i Hardware Installation Please 4 The software you are installing for this hardware LevelOne 119 USB Adapter has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility 88 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 Cancel 11 Found New Hardware Wizard Please wait while the wizard installs the software LevelOne 11g USB Adapter 2r 20121180 sys To G WINDOWS System32 DRIVERS lt Back Carcel Click Finish to complete the installation Found New Hardware Wizard
7. 5 5 2 TX Frame It shows the number of data frames which are transmitted by the AP successfully RX Frame It shows the number of data frames which are received by the AP successfully 29 5 5 2 AP General Connection Setting Click More Setting users are allowed to setup the AP connection setting Encryption Setting and other advanced functions Access Point Setting General Connection Setting Wireless Mode Channel SSID r Change Authentication Disable X Setting Fragment caa ny DJ n BS RTS CTS Preamble Long MAC Address Filter Bridge Adapter No bridge Parameter Description General Connection Setting Channel Select the number of the radio channel used by the AP The wireless adapters which connects to the AP should set up the same channel Parameter Description SSID The SSID up to 32 printable ASCII characters is the unique name identified in a WLAN The ID prevents the unintentional merging of two co located WLANs The default SSID of the AP is WLAN AP Wireless adapters connect to the AP should set up the same SSID as the AP 30 Hide SSID Change Apply Authentication Mode WEP Setting If Hide SSID check box is enabled the AP will not appear in the site survey list of any wireless adapters It means Only the wireless adapters set the same SSID can connect to the AP It aviods the AP being connected by u
8. 54Mbps for you to select When the Auto is selected the device will choose the most suitable transmission rate automatically The higher data rate you select in the network the shorter distance is allowed between the adapter and the wireless stations SSID Any Network Type Change Apply Encryption Setting When the adapter works in 11b mode the maximum data rate is 11Mbps so that there are only Auto 1 2 5 5 11Mbps options you can select The SSID up to 32 printable ASCII characters is the unique name identified in a WLAN The ID prevents the unintentional merging of two co located WLANs You may specify a SSID for the adapter and then only the device with the same SSID can interconnect to the adapter If Any check box is enabled the adapter will survey and connect to one of the available wireless stations without checking the consistency of channel and SSID with the wireless station Ad Hoc This mode enables wireless network adapters interconnecting without through AP or Router Select this mode if there is no AP or Router in the network Infrastructure This operation mode requires the presence of an 802 11 Access Point All communication is done via the Access Point or Router Click Change will enable you to setup the parameters of General Connection Setting In the meantime the button will change to Apply for you to confirm your settings In the block users may enable
9. AP MODE 29 2 5 ARS CONNEC CHON SLATS sels eoe 29 0 5 2 AP General Connection Setting seo e s eut o EY NO e e YR ve e 30 5 33 X LINK INSTALLATIQON ioo eo oo eere eo aio enedes tese secs Fo eso euro sissa e VU o sane ss 34 TROUBLESHOOTING ie ero de eo ene on e rh n o reu nne nio Po Fo Tess et eo Vrae un 39 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing LevelOne 11g USB adapter with Wi Fi Detector This convenient device instantly detects wireless hotspots anywhere The backlight LCD display tells the user detailed information about any detected hotspot There s no need to purchase any battery because there is a rechargeable Li Polymer battery which recharges whenever the detector is inserted into any USB port This Wi Fi detector also allows the user to go online wirelessly and is designed to comply with IEEE 802 11g Wireless LAN standard It is suitable for any laptop or desktop computer This detector supports 64 128 256 bit WEP data encryption that protects your wireless network from eavesdropping It also supports WPA Wi Fi Protected Access and WPA2 that combines IEEE 802 1x and TKIP Temporal Key Integrity Protocol technologies Client users are required to authorize before accessing to APs or AP Routers and the data transmitted in the network is encrypted decrypted by a dynamically changed secre
10. Long and Short High network traffic areas 31 MAC Address Filter Bridge Adapter should use the shorter preamble type This AP can protect from the unauthorized users by MAC Address filtering Please refer to Section 6 5 3 Wireless adapters connect to the AP can access to the wired network through the bridge adapter You can select an Ethernet adapter in the list be the bridge between the wireless and wired networks 32 5 5 3 MAC Address Filter Access Point Setting Filter Type pisable Disable _ Reject 00 08 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 Parameter Description Filter Type Disable Disable the MAC Address filter function Accept Only the wireless adapters with the MAC Address setup in the table can connect to the AP Reject The wireless adapters with the MAC Address setup in the table will be rejected to connect to the AP Filter MAC Address MAC Address is a unique identification for hardware devices in the network It is a 12 digit hexadecimal values There are fifty sets of MAC Address can setup in the table Fill the MAC Addresses of wireless adapters you want to accept or reject to access the AP in this table 33 6 X Link Installation Clicks Advanced Setting and check the PSP XLink Mode amp WMM QoS Mode More Setting 1 x r General Connection Setting WirelessMode 2 4GHz 602 11b 9 Channel Tx Rate auo x sml any N
11. bit Default Key ID 1 Y Key Format Key Value Hexadecimal C ASCII 1 2 3 RR egeo 4 Apply Parameter Key Length Default Key ID Description You may select the 64 bit 128 bit or 256 bit to encrypt transmitted data Larger key length will provide higher level of security but the throughput will be lower Select one of the keys 1 4 as the encryption key Key Format Hexdecimal Only a f and 0 9 are allowed to be set as WEP key ASCII Numerical values characters or signs are allowed to be the WEP key It is more recognizable for user Parameter Description Key1 Key4 The keys are used to encrypt data transmitted in the wireless network Fill the text box by following the rules below 64 bit Input 10 digit Hex values or 5 digit ASCII values as the encryption keys For example 0123456aef or Guest 128 bit Input 26 digit Hex values or 13 digit ASCII values as the encryption keys For example 01234567890123456789abcdef or administrator 256 bit Input 58 digit Hex values or 29 digit ASCII values as the encryption keys Change Apply Clcik Change will enable you to setup the WEP key In the 22 meantime the button will change to Apply for you to confirm your settings 23 5 3 2 WPA WPA2 Setting The adapter can automatically detect the WPA setting of th
12. code The longer the chip is the greater the probability that the original data can be recovered Even if one or more bits in the chip are damaged during transmission statistical techniques embedded in the radio can recover the original data without the need for retransmission To an unintended receiver DSSS appears as low power wideband noise and is rejected ignored by most narrowband receivers What is Spread Spectrum Spread Spectrum technology is a wideband radio frequency technique developed by the military for use in reliable secure mission critical communication systems It is designed to trade off bandwidth efficiency for reliability integrity and security In other words more bandwidth is consumed than in the case of narrowband transmission but the trade off produces a signal that is in effect louder and thus easier to detect provided that the receiver knows the parameters of the spread spectrum signal being broadcast If a receiver is not tuned to the right frequency a spread spectrum signal looks like background noise There are two main alternatives Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum DSSS and Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum FHSS What is the maximum AP that can be detected Detector can detect up to 16 APs in a certain area For example If there are 20 APs in an area detector can only detect 16 APs What is the maximum detection distance 200M 250M in a open space How long it will take for the battery t
13. following descriptions Note1 Please do not install the USB adapter into your computer before installing the software program from the CD Note2 The following installation was operated in Windows XP Procedures are similar for Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP Note3 If you have installed the Wireless PC Card driver amp utility before please uninstall the old version first Please follow below instructions to install the USB adapter 4 1 Install the Configuration Utility Insert the Installation CD to your CD ROM Drive The WNC 0304USB installation menu will start up automatically from the CD Click Install Driver If the CD does not startup automatically this function may be disabled in the Windows operating system simply browse the CD from Windows and click on the autorun exe program to access the installation menu INSTALL DRIVER LiSER MANLIAL CD CONTENTS Exit HTTPi WWW LEVEL COM O2006 DIGITAL DATA COMMUNICATIONS INC ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Please click Next to continue the installation LevelOne 11g USB Adapter Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for LevelOne 11g USB Adapter The InstallShield Wizard will install LevelOne 11g USB Adapter on your computer To continue click Next If you want to install the software program in another location click Browse and select an alternative destination Then click Next LevelOne 11g USB Adapter Choose Destinati
14. 1 0 port of your computer instead 2 This adapter will work in 11b mode when the network type is in Adhoc mode It is defines by Wi Fi organization If you want to enable the data rate up to 54Mbps 11g please follow steps listed below A Goto Network Connections Right Click the Wireless Network Connection and select Properties C From the pop up screen click Configure D Enter into Advanced page of the Properties screen E Enable the setting of IBSS G Mode 5 1 Wireless Connection Status When you open the Configuration Utility the system will scan all the channels to find all the access points stations within the accessible range of your adapter and automatically connect to the wireless device with the highest signal strength From the screen you may know all the infomration about the wireless connection Wireless LAN Configuration Tool Plus x BEEE Network Adapter Mode Station z mm m jT lig USB Adapter r Current Network Information Buffalo 55 Channel 4 WBR 3400TX 60 default 69 Type Infrastructure camera 78 3404 56 SSID wap0005 5400 123 58 Encrypt None More Setting Refresh Link Status Signal Strength Link Quality Tx Frame Tx Rate 11 Mbps Connected to Access Point BSSID 00 CO 02 B9 C1 A4 67 96 57 Rx Fi 58 ra x Frame EE mm m Parameter Description Mode Network Adapter
15. LevelOne WNC 0304USB 11g USB Adapter w LCD WiFi Detector User Manual V1 0 1 0607 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 6 1 Ll FEATURES 23508 Ree PEN OUR eb nose dea eles s RO e URN UT 1 I 2 SPECIFICATIONS Eo SEEMS CEN RN E INE E M e IUE E UTE 2 VS 7PACKAGECONIENTS NEIN RI Nes VR e URN RESET 3 HOW TO CHARGE THE BATTERY OF WI FI DETECTOR ccscsccccccccccscscscccscscsces 4 HOW TO USE THE WI FI DETECTOR ee esee eee ee 5 HOW TO INSTALL THE DRIVER AND 8 4 1 INSTALL THE CONFIGURATION UTILITY pp 8 4 2 INSTALL THE USB ADAPTER ee eme ee ese e esse esse esse se ese se esse se ese eren en 11 4 3 USING THE CONFIGURATION UTILITY pp 13 HOW TO CONFIGURE THE UTILITY ec eee eee ee eee eene te tees eee et ete se see ete reete sesto eoe 15 5 1 WIRELESS CONNECTION esse ese esse eese ese eese essei essen 16 5 2 GENERAL CONNECTION SETTING E E ee sehe tee enn 18 3 35 WEP AND WPA ENCRYPTION rete ese poete E rre vob y ete deb ete ed eb Wo 21 21 20 3 2 WPALWPAZ SLK 24 SA ADVANCED SETTINGS dne aine chu ot ad 27 3 9 SORETWARE
16. PA Encryption Setting to setup WPA security key More Setting WPA Setting 25 Parameter Description Connect Information Protocol User Name Password Phase2Auth Pre shared Key It is the setting for WPA mode This adapter supports three kinds of protocol for authentication including TLS TTLS and PEAP These three protocols require a certificate which is provided by the Certificate Server PEAP and TTLS require a set of user name and password in addition To get the certificate and the personal user name and password please contact with your administrator TLS Select a certificate from the Certificate list PEAP Input the User and Password and also select a certificate from the Certificate list TTLS Input the User Password and Phase2Auth and also select a certificate from the Certificate list It is the setting for PEAP protocol It is the setting for PEAP protocol It is the setting for TTLS protocol including PAP CHAP MSCHAP and MSCHAPv2 It is the setting for WPA PSK mode Input a 8 to 63 digits of ASCII format to be the password for the authentication within the network Certificate All the available certificates for TLS or PEAP will display in the list Please select a proper certificate for the wireless authentication Parameter Description WEP Key If the AP uses WEP data encryption function please clcik WEP
17. bit WEP Data Encryption WPA TKIP with IEEE 802 1x and WPA2 AES with IEEE 802 1x WPA2 supports Windows 2000 XP only Antenna Internal Antenna Drivers Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP Transmit Power 16dBm Typical Dimension 14 H x 28 5 W x 91 D Temperature 32 140 F 0 60 C Humidity 0 85 NonCondensing Certification FCC CE 1 3 Package Contents Before you begin the installation please check the items of your package The package should include the following items e WNC 0304USB e USB Cable e CD Manual Driver Utility Quick Installation Guide If any of the above items is missing contact your supplier as soon as possible 2 How to charge the battery of Wi Fi Detector 1 Remove the cap from the Wi Fi Detector slide the power switch to the ON position and carefully insert the USB connector into any available USB port on your computer You will see the recharging screen The battery strength indicator will be animated while the Wi Fi detector is being recharged The Link Act icon will blink when the Wi Fi detector is being used as a wireless USB adapter to surf the internet 2 When the Wi Fi detector is finished recharging it will automatically stop charging the battery When it is finished recharging the battery you will see Charge Finish displayed on the LCD and the battery strength indicator will stop blinking ei IHE HCT ESSE pM SIS 3 If you slide the power switch to t
18. change is recommended Minimum packet size required for an RTS CTS Request To Send Clear to Send For packets smaller than this threshold an RTS CTS is not sent and the packet is transmitted directly to the WLAN Select a setting within a range of 0 to 2347 bytes Minor change is recommended 28 5 5 Software AP Mode This adapter can run as a wireless AP The relative configurations of the AP including channel SSID MAC Address Filtering WEP encryption and so on are described as follows 5 5 2 AP Connection Status Wireless LAN Configuration Tool Plus iol xl BEEE Network Adapter Mody Access Point Y LevelOne 119 USB Adapter Connect Station List Current Network Setting Station MAC Address Channel 6 SSID WLAN_AP WEP Disable Tx Power Level 0 More Setting Tx Frame 161 Rx Frame 195 E a Parameter Description Mode Station Set the USB adapter a wireless client Access Point Turns the USB adapter to function as a wireless AP Network Adapter Display the product information of the USB Adapter Connect Station List Display all the MAC Addresses of the wireless adapters which are connecting to the AP Current Network Setting Display the connection setting of the current network It includes Channel SSID and WEP More Setting For setting more functions including disable enable WEP MAC Address Filter and Bridge Adapter etc Please refer to Section
19. ck Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings Wireless Network Connection 4 Properties FIK Wireless Networks Advanced o C Use Windows to configure my wireless netwo Available networks To connect to an available network click Configure 4 default Configure AirPresenter L3 3404 Y Preferred networks Automatically connect ta available networks in the order listed below M ove up Move down Add Bemove Properties Learn about setting up wireless network confiquration 14 5 How to configure the utility The Configuration Utility is a powerful application that helps you configure the 11g Wireless LAN USB adapter and monitor the link status during the communication process The Configuration Utility appears as an icon on the system tray of Windows while the adapter is running You can open it by double click on the icon Right click the icon there are some items for you to operate the configuration utility e Open Utility Window Select Open Utility Window to open the Configuration Utility tool Exit LevelOne Select Exit LevelOne to close the Configuration Utility tool Before using the utility you have to know some restrictions of the utility 1 If you want to connect to 11g up to 54Mbps network please ensure to install the adapter to PC or laptop with USB 2 0 interface This adapter runs at lower performance while you connect it to the USB 1 1
20. d operation of the adapter 1 What is the IEEE 802 119 standard 802 110 is the new IEEE standard for high speed wireless LAN communications that provides for up to 54 Mbps data rate in the 2 4 GHz band 802 11g is quickly becoming the next mainstream wireless LAN technology for the home office and public networks 802 110 defines the use of the same OFDM modulation technique specified in IEEE 802 11a for the 5 GHz frequency band and applies it in the same 2 4 GHz frequency band as IEEE 802 11b The 802 110 standard requires backward compatibility with 802 116 The standard specifically calls for A A new physical layer for the 802 11 Medium Access Control MAC in the 2 4 GHz frequency band known as the extended rate PHY ERP The ERP adds OFDM as a mandatory new coding scheme for 6 12 and 24 Mbps mandatory speeds and 18 36 48 and 54 Mbps optional speeds The ERP includes the modulation schemes found in 802 11b including CCK for 11 and 5 5 Mbps and Barker code modulation for 2 and 1 Mbps B A protection mechanism called RTS CTS that governs how 802 11g devices and 802 11b devices interoperate 2 What is the IEEE 802 11b standard The IEEE 802 11b Wireless LAN standard subcommittee which formulates the standard for the industry The objective is to enable wireless LAN hardware from different manufactures to communicate 3 What does IEEE 802 11 feature support The product supports the following IEEE 802 11 functions
21. disable WEP and WPA encryption within the network Please refer to Section 5 3 for more description Parameter Description Authentication Mode WEP Encryption Key Setting WPA Encryption Setting Profile Profile Name Load Save Current Delete Other Advanced Setting Information This setting has to be consistent with the wireless networks that the adapter intends to connect Open System No authentication is needed among the wireless network Shared Key Only wireless stations using a shared key WEP Key identified are allowed to connect each other Auto Auto switch the authentication algorithm depending on the wireless networks that the adapter is connecting to Click this button to setup the WEP key Please refer to Section 5 3 for the details Click this button to setup the WPA function Please refer to Section 5 3 for the details You can save the network setting as a profile To connect to the network without making additional configuration you can load the profile Load the setting values from the file in the Profile Name list The new settings will be activated immediately Input a file name and click Save Current to write the current setting values to be a profile in the Profile list Delete the profile you select For more advanced setting please click it To know more of the setting please refer to Section 5 4 Click this butt
22. e AP which the adapter intends to connect to To connect to the AP you should setup the same setting as the AP There are two kinds of WPA mode WPA and WPA PSK WPA is designed for enterprise which requires a RADIUS Server and Certificate Server for the authentication WPA PSK is a special mode designed for home and small business users who do not have access to network authentication servers In this mode the user manually enters the starting password in their access point or gateway as well as in each wireless stations in the network WPA takes over automatically from that point keeping unauthorized users that don t have the matching password out of the network while encrypting the data traveling between authorized devices WPA2 Like WPA WPA2 supports IEEE 802 1x EAP authentication or PSK technology It also includes a new advanced encryption mechanism using the Advanced Encryption Standard AES AES is required to the corporate user or government users The difference between WPA and WPA2 is that WPA2 provides data encryption via the AES In contrast WPA uses Temporal Key Integrity Protocol TKIP WPA2 supports Windows 2000 XP only WPA2 PSK WPA2 PSK is also for home and small business The difference between WPA PSK and WPA2 PSK is that WPA2 PSK provides data encryption via the AES In contrast WPA PSK uses Temporal Key Integrity Protocol TKIP WPA2 supports Windows 2000 XP only 24 In More Setting clicks W
23. etwork Type infrastructure sti SY Authentication aute Encryption Disable 7 Apply Encryption Setting WEP Encryption Key Setting WPA Encryption Setting m Profile Profile Name Load Save Current Delete r Other For more advanced Information Advanced Setting User Interface Power Consumption Setting Language English Continuous Access Mode CAM C Maximum Power Saving Mode Country Roaming C World Mode User Select C Fast Power Saving Mode USA Fragmentation Threshold 2347 Disable gt 1 Open Control Panel Internet Connection Right Click Wireless Network Connection and select Properties 34 Internet Gateway Internet Connection LAN or High Speed Internet AA Local Grea Connection Disable View Available Wireless Networks Status Repair Bridge Connections Create Shortcut Delete Rename Properties 2 Under General select Internet Protocol TCP IP and click Properties Wireless Network Connection 5 Properties FR General Wireless Networks Advanced Connect using 88 LevelDne 11g USB Adapter 2 This connection uses the following items Client for Microsoft Networks i File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks 9 QoS Packet Scheduler Internet Protocol TCP IP Description Transmission Control Protocol Intemet P
24. he OFF position when in recharging the Wi Fi detector will stop recharging the battery and you will see Stop charging displayed on the LCD and the battery strength indicator will stop blinking eil IHEZOBCT tor Dharaeins Please note that this adapter cannot be charged through hub devices charging through PC only Charging through hub devices might result damage to the battery 3 How to use the Wi Fi Detector 1 Slide the power switch to the ON position 2 The Wi Fi detector will automatically enter scanning mode to detect Wi Fi signals E 4 In scanning mode the display will display the total number of both non encrypted and encrypted Wi Fi signals detected Once scanning mode is complete the detector will enter its standard display mode The detector automatically sorts the signals by the following criteria Non encrypted AP s according to signal strength followed by encrypted AP s according to signal strength In 2 SS IDE L i Eg pj LJ The Icons on the LCD display are displayed as follows 4 1 Operating Channel Indicates the current operating channel of the detected Wi Fi signal 2 Number of AP s Detected the left digit indicates which detected Wi Fi signal is currently displayed and the right digit indicates the total amount of Wi Fi signals detected 3 Encryption indicator WEP for WEP encryption WPA for WPA encryption a
25. m country user selected Parameter Description Power Consumption Setting Continuous Access Mode CAM The adapter will always set in active mode Maximum Power Saving Mode Enable the adapter in the power saving mode when it is idle Fast Power Saving Mode Enable the adapter in the power 27 PSP XLink Mode WMM QoS Mode Fragementation Threshold RTS CTS Threshold saving mode when it is idle but some components of the adapter is still alive In this mode the power consumption is larger than Maximum Power Saving mode XLink is an infrastructure tunneling program which allows you to play Ad hoc PSP multiplayer games through the Internet The primary goal of Quality of Service QoS is to provide priority including dedicated bandwidth controlled jitter and latency required by some real time and interactive traffic and improved loss characteristics WiFi Multimedia WMM adds prioritized QoS capabilities to Wi Fi networks and optimizes its performance when multiple concurring applications each with different latency and throughput requirements compete for network resources The value defines the maximum size of packets any packet size larger than the value will be fragmented If you have decreased this value and experience high packet error rates you can increase it again but it will likely decrease overall network performance Select a setting within a range of 256 to 2346 bytes Minor
26. nauthorized users Clcik Change will enable you to setup the parameters of General Connection Setting In the meantime the button will change to Apply for you to confirm your settings Open System No authentication is needed for connecting to the AP Shared Key Only wireless adapters using a shared key WEP Key identified are allowed to connecting to the AP Enable or disable WEP encryption function If the WEP function is enabled only wireless adapters with the same default key and WEP key setting can connect to the AP Click Setting to setup the WEP key Please refer to Section 5 3 for more WEP key description Parameter Description Fragement RTS CTS Preamble The value defines the maximum size of packets any packet size larger than the value will be fragmented If you have decreased this value and experience high packet error rates you can increase it again but it will likely decrease overall network performance Select a setting within a range of 256 to 2346 bytes Minor change is recommended Minimum packet size required for an RTS CTS Request To Send Clear to Send For packets smaller than this threshold an RTS CTS is not sent and the packet is transmitted directly to the WLAN Select a setting within a range of 0 to 2347 bytes Minor change is recommended The preamble defines the length of the CRC block for communication among the wireless networks There are two modes including
27. nd WPA2 for WPA2 encryption and OPEN indicates it is a non encrypted signal 4 indicates the signal is a 802 119 wireless signal B indicates the signal is a 802 11b wireless signal Signal strength indicator with 5 bars indicating the signal strength In indicates the signal is an infrastructure mode signal Ad indicates the signal is an Ad hoc mode signal 7 Battery indicator with 3 bars indicating battery power When the indicator is empty please recharge the detector by inserting it into PC s USB port 8 SSID Indicator Displays the SSID of the detected Wi Fi signal if the SSID is too long the SSID indicator will scroll to display the complete SSID If the user wishes to re scan re detect wireless SSID just simply press Seek Lock button once If the user wishes to re detect a specific discovered SSID then the user has to hold down the Seek Lock button for 4 seconds to enter lock mode When the detector is in lock mode an icon with a capitalized L appears in the top middle corner of the screen In lock mode the detector constantly re detects and refreshes the signal strength to this specific SSID so the user can move around to find the optimal spot with strongest signal Press and hold the Seek Lock button for 4 seconds to unlock the lock mode Seek Lock 4 How to install the driver and utility Before you proceed with the installation please pay attention to the
28. o be fully charged The charging period should be one hour or less it depends on the left over battery strength What is the battery life The battery contains recharging cycle up to 250 times 41 FE X
29. on Location Select folder where setup will install files Setup will install LevelOne 119 USB Adapter in the following folder To install to this folder click Next To install to a different folder click Browse and select another folder Destination Folder pene 11 USB Adapter Utility InstallShield LevelOne 11g USB Adapter x Setup Status LevelOne 11g USB Adapter Setup is performing the requested operations Installing G A WINDOWS Spstem32 Drivers BRGSp50a64 sys InstallShield The system will display Software Installation screen Click Continue Anyway to Software Installation A The software you are installing 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 STOP Installation Click Finish to complete the installation LevelOne 11g USB Adapter Installation Complete Setup is finished installing the LevelOne 11g USB Adapter driver 10 4 2 Install the USB adapter Plug the USB adapter into the USB port of your computer The Found New Hardware Wizard
30. on to view the version of the driver firmware and the MAC Address of the adapter 20 5 3 WEP and WPA Encryption WEP is an data encryption algorithm which protects Wireless LAN data in the network against eavesdropping WEP has been found that it has some security problems The adapter supports WPA Wi Fi Protected Access that combines IEEE 802 1x and TKIP Temporal Key Integrity Protocol technologies Client users are required to authorize before accessing to APs or AP Routers and the data transmitted in the network is encrypted decrypted by a dynamically changed secret key This adapter is also built in AES engine which ensure the highest degree of security and authenticity for digital information and it is the most advanced solution defined by IEEE 802 11i for the security in the wireless network 5 3 1 WEP Setting In More Setting clicks WEP Encryption Key Setting to setup WEP security key More Setting r General Connection Setting WirelessMode 2 4GH2 502 11b 9 Channel zl Tx Rate aus x ssib Wa Network Type infrastructure x Authentication jato o Encryption psabe s Apply WEP Encryption Key Setting WPA Encryption Setting r Profile Profile Name Load Save Current Delete r Other For more advanced setting information 3 Information 21 WEP Key Setting WEP Key Setting Key Length 64bit 128bit 256
31. ore efficient use of hardware and or software than previous encryption standards It is also included in IEEE 802 11i standard Compare with AES TKIP is a temporary protocol for replacing WEP security until manufacturers implement AES at the hardware level 10 Can Wireless products support printer sharing Wireless products perform the same function as LAN products Therefore Wireless products can work with Netware Windows 2000 or other LAN operating systems to support printer or file sharing 11 Would the information be intercepted while transmitting on air WLAN features two fold protection in security On the hardware side as with Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum technology it has the inherent security feature of scrambling On the software side WLAN series offer the encryption function WEP to enhance security and Access Control Users can set it up depending upon their needs 40 12 13 14 15 16 17 What is DSSS What is FHSS And what are their differences Frequency hopping spread spectrum FHSS uses a narrowband carrier that changes frequency in a pattern that is known to both transmitter and receiver Properly synchronized the net effect is to maintain a single logical channel To an unintended receiver FHSS appears to be short duration impulse noise Direct sequence spread spectrum DSSS generates a redundant bit pattern for each bit to be transmitted This bit pattern is called a chip or chipping
32. rotocol The default wide area network protocol that provides communication across diverse interconnected networks v Show icon in notification area when connected 35 3 Select Use the following IP address and enter 192 168 0 1 for IP address 255 255 255 0 for Subnet mask then clicks OK Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties General You can get IP settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Otherwise you need to ask your network administrator for the appropriate IP settings Obtain an IP address automatically Use the following IP address IP address 192 168 0 1 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Default gateway E gt automatically G Use the following DNS server addresses Preferred DNS server Alternate DNS server 4 Under Wireless Internet Network Enable Use Windows to configure my wireless network setting Then select Advanced 1 Wireless Network Connection 5 Properties PR re General Wireless Networks Advanced Available networks To connect to an available network click Configure 4 default Configure 4 wap0005 AirPresenter E Refresh Preferred networks Automatically connect to available networks in the order listed below Move up ove down Remove Properties Learn about setting up wireless network
33. t key This adapter has built in AES engine which ensure the highest degree of security and authenticity for digital information and it is the most advanced solution defined by IEEE 802 11i for the security in the wireless network 1 1 Features Complies with the IEEE 802 110 and IEEE 802 11g 2 4GHz standards LCD displays SSID Signal Strength Network type 802 11b g Network Mode infrastructure Adhoc operating channel number of AP s detected battery strength Link Act indicator Up to 54Mbps high data transfer rate e Support 64 128 256 bit WEP WPA TKIP with IEEE 802 1x WPA2 AES with IEEE 802 1x functions for high level of security WPA2 supports Windows 2000 XP only Supports Software AP function which turns the wireless station into a wireless AP Complies with IEEE 802 11d country roaming standard Support the most popular operating system Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP e Supports USB 2 0 1 1 interface Portable and mini size design Suitable for Any Notebook or Desktop PC 1 2 Specifications e Standard IEEE 802 11g b LCD Size 96x32 with EL backlight Battery 4 2V Rechargeable Li Polymer Battery Bus Type USB 2 0 Type A Frequency Band 2 4000 2 4835GHz Industrial Scientific Medical Band e Modulation OFDM with BPSK QPSK 16QAM 64QAM 119 BPSK QPSK CCK 11b e Data Rate 54 48 36 24 18 12 11 9 6 5 5 2 1 Mbps auto fallback Security 64 128 256
34. the proper position of the wireless station for quality network operation This bar indicates the quality of the link The higher the percentage the better the quality It shows the number of data frames which are transmitted by the adapter successfully It shows the number of data frames which are received by the adapter successfully 5 2 General Connection Setting Click More Setting users are allowed to setup the wireless connection setting Encryption Setting of the USB adapter and other advanced functions More Setting xj General Connection Setting WirelessMode 2 4GHz2 802 11b 9 Channel fi TX Rate Auto Network Type infrastructure 7 Authentication auto Encryption Disable 7 Apply SSID any FEncryption Setting WEP Encryption Key Setting WPA Encryption Setting r Profile Profile Name 7 Load Save current Delete r Other For more advanced setting information Information Parameter Description General Connection Setting Wireless Mode 802 11b g Mix Mode it will auto scan all available 802 11b and 802 119 wireless station Channel Select one of the radio channel to be used for the wireless network The channel setting of the wireless stations within a network should be the same Parameter Description Tx Rate There are several options including Auto 1 2 5 5 11 6 9 12 18 24 36 48
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