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LevelOne
WNC-0300
11g Wireless PCI Adapter
User’s Manual
Version 2.0
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Manufacturer's Disclaimer Statement The information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of the vendor. No warranty or representation, either expressed or implied, is made with respect to the quality, accuracy or fitness for any particular purpose of this document. The manufacturer reserves the right to make changes to the content of this document and/or the products associated with it at any time without obligation to notif
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Contents 1. Introduction............................................................................................................3 1.1 Product Feature..........................................................................................3 1.2 System Requirement..................................................................................3 2. Getting Start...........................................................................................................3 2.1 LED Indicator
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1. Introduction 1.1 Product Feature ● Compliance with IEEE 802.11g and 802.11b standards ● Highly efficient design mechanism to provide unbeatable performance ● Achieving data rate up to 54Mbps for 802.11g and 11Mps for 802.11b with wide range coverage; high performance to deliver up to 108Mbps raw data rate for 802.11g ● Strong network security with WEP and WPA support ● Auto-switch between the two standards, IEEE 802.11b and 802.11g ● Driver/Utility support most commonly used operatin
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2.2 Install the WNC-0300 11g Wireless Network PCI Adapter 2.2.1 Utility Installation 1. Before insert PCI Adapter into the PCI slot of your computer, please install the Utility Program first. Make sure that the LevelOne 11g wireless Network PCI Adapter is NOT inserted into the PCI slot. NOTE: all the snapped images of installation mentioned in this manual are based on Windows XP. For other windows operating system, all the procedures are the same but the screens are not the exactly s
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3. InstallShield Wizard will automatically start. Please click “Next” to continue. 5
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4. Please click “Finish” NOW. 1. Turn off your computer, and remove the power cord from your PC. 2. Open up the cover of your PC. 3. Remove the PCI slot cover from PC case. 4. Insert the 11g Wireless Network PCI Adapter into the empty PCI slot. 5. Place the computer case back on and plug the power cord. 6. Turn on your computer. 7. Continue with Driver Installation. 7
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2.2.2 Driver Installation 1. Please select the first option and click “Next”. 2. Please click “Continue Anyway” 8
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3. Please click “Finish” 4. To make sure if the installation is successful, you could check it through the device management. 9
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5. Once the installation is successful, a utility program icon will show on your desktop. To lunch the utility, just double click the icon. 3. Configuration 3.1 Link Information The default page is as below after you launch the Utility program. Status: Shows the BSSID associated, which can be used to identify the wireless network. SSID: Shows current SSID, which must be the same for the wireless client and AP in order for communication to be established. 10
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Frequency: Shows the current frequency used for wireless network. Wireless Mode: Shows the current wireless mode used for wireless communication. Encryption: Shows the current encryption mode used for wireless network. TxRate: Shows the current data rate used for transmitting. Channel: Shows the current channel for communication. Link Quality: Shows the link quality of the 108Mbps wireless LAN PCI Adapter with the Access Point when operating under Infrastructure mode. Signal Strength: Sh
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Wireless Mode: There are two types available for selection ●Infrastructure – to establish wireless communication with LAN and other wireless clients through the use the Access Points. ●Ad-Hoc – to establish point-to-point wireless communication directly with other wireless client devices such as wireless network PCI Adapter. AdHoc Band: There are two bands available for selection- 11B and 11G Channel: The value of channel that AP will operate in. You can select the channel range of 1 to 1
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3.3 Advanced This is the page where you configure Security settings of your 108Mbps wireless LAN PCI Adapter Encryption: 4 options are available: Disable, Enable, WPA and WPA-PSK. Select Enable or Disable for WEP data encryption feature. If one of the two options is selected, it is required to select the Authentication mode from the next dropping list. 13
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If WPA is selected, configuration is enabled. Please click the configuration. The below window is pop up. Then, please select the certificate that you like to use and enter the server name and login name If WPA-PSK is selected, click the configuration button. The popping window is as the below. Please enter the key.(the character length is 8) Auth. Mode: There are three modes available to choose. Open Authentication – the sender and receiver do not share secret Key for comm
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The following will only be activated to allow for configuration when Encryption is enabled. Default Key: select one of the 4 keys to use. Network Key: enter values to these fields, either in HEX or ASCII formats. You only have to enter the key that you will use Key Length: select 64 or 128 bits as the length of the keys Key Format: ASCII or HEX 3.4 Site Survey This page allows you to enable the Site Survey function to scan for the available wireless network (wireless clients and Ac
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Profile – You can create and manage the created profiles for Home, offices or public areas. By double-clicking on one of the created profile, the setting will adapt to the configuration such as SSID, channel, and WEP settings saved by that particular profile. Remove: To remove the selected the profile Properties: To view and change its settings of the profile. Add: To add a profile. Then, the following screen would appear. SSID: Service Set Identifier, which is a unique name shared am
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●Maximum Power Save – the device consumes the least power and only operates when there is wireless network activity. ●Power Save – the device consumes the moderate level of power ●Data Encryption –for WEP data encryption feature. If one of the two options is selected, it is required to select the Authentication mode from the next dropping list. Auth. Mode: There are three modes available to choose. Open Authentication – the sender and receiver do not share secret Key for communicatio
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3.5 About US This page displays some information about the 108Mpbs wireless LAN PCI Adapter utility, which includes the version numbers for Driver, Firmware and Utility. When there is new version of software available for upgrade, you will be able to identify by version numbers. 4. Glossary Access Point: An internetworking device that seamlessly connects wired and wireless networks. Ad-Hoc: An independent wireless LAN network formed by a group of computers, each with a network ad
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two formats that you can use for entering the values for WEP key. It represents English letters as numbers from 0 to 127. Authentication Type: Indication of an authentication algorithm which can be supported by the Access Point: 1. Open System: Open System authentication is the simplest of the available authentication algorithms. Essentially it is a null authentication algorithm. Any station that requests authentication with this algorithm may become authenticated if 802.11 Authentication
