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LevelOne
User Manual
WUA-0605
300Mbps N_Max Wireless USB Adapter
V1.0
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Safety FCC WARNING This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no gua
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Table of Contents Welcome .......................................................................................................................................... 4 Package Contents ............................................................................................................................ 4 Wireless USB Adapter Overview ...................................................................................................... 5 Wireless USB Adapter Installation ..............
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Welcome Thank you for purchasing the LevelOne WUA-0605 N_Max Wireless USB Adapter. The WUA-0605 is a 802.11n compliant Wireless Adapter which is designed to be both affordable, and offer fast speeds of up to 300 Mbps. It is designed for the Home and SOHO user who needs enhanced range and performance, while the WPA2 wireless encryption ensures that the data transmitted is secured. The detachable antenna also gives users the flexibility to add a higher gain antenna which allows for a
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Wireless USB Adapter Overview Wireless USB Adapter has the USB interface, LED and WPS button below. Interface USB Interface: Connect the USB Interface to a USB port on your computer. LED Description The LED stays lighted to indicate WLAN link established and active. WPS Button WPS Button: Press this button to do WPS with AP. 5
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Wireless USB Adapter Installation The following instructions will guide you to through the process of installing the Wireless USB Adapter. Windows XP / Vista / 7 Setup Note: Screen captures shown in this guide are from Windows XP. Unless mentioned, there are no differences in Vista. 1. Insert the CD into the CD-ROM drive on your PC. 2. The autorun program should start automatically. If it does not, please run autorun.exe under your CD-ROM drive 3. In the autorun screen, click
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4. Select your desired language, and then click “Next” to start the installation. 5. Click “Next” to continue. 7
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6. Click “Install” 7. The WUA-0605 Driver and Utility is being installed. In Windows Vista, the follow message may appear. Please click “Install this driver software anyway.” 8
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8. Please click “Finish” and restart your computer. 9. After your computer has restarted, the WUA-0605 Utility icon will appear in your taskbar. Note: The red cross over the icon indicates the USB Adapter is not plugged in. 9
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10. Now insert the Wireless USB Adapter into your computer’s USB port. The “Found New Hardware Wizard” will appear. 11. Follow the prompts until you see that the WUA-0605 has been successfully installed. Windows XP Windows Vista 12. Device installation is now complete. You can now use the Utility to connect to your wireless network. 10
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Making a Basic Wireless Network Connection Step 1: Double click the LevelOne WUA-0605 Wireless LAN Utility on your Windows desktop. Step 2: Click the "Available Network" button to scan for available access points. 11
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Step 3: Double click on the SSID of Wireless access point or router that you are going to connect to. In the example, we want to connect to WBR-6800. 12
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Step 4: Enter the wireless security encryption method and key for the access point you are connecting to. For maximum security, LevelOne recommends WPA2-PSK (AES). Note: Use of WEP or WPA (TKIP) will force the wireless connection to connect at legacy 802.11g speeds. 13
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Step 5: Now you are ready to use the wireless network for Intranet and Internet connection. 14
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Introduction to the Wireless LAN Utility Note: These instructions uses Windows XP as the presumed operation system. Some functions are not supported in Windows 98SE or Windows ME. Double click the LevelOne WUA-0605 Wireless LAN Utility on your Windows desktop to start the Utility When the utility is opened, you will see the following checkboxes at the bottom. Checkboxes Functions Show Tray Icon To disable or enable to show the utility icon on your system tray, which is in the
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General After starting the utility, the general page pops up This General tab provides the information of your current wireless network connection. Functions Status Check if the device associated to target network. Speed The current connection speed Type Infrastructure or Ad-Hoc mode. The encryption mode for connecting to current network profile. Encryption SSID The SSID (network name) of the connected wireless network. Indicates the signal strength. Signal Strength Link Qua
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Profile The Profile tab lists the preferred connections. You can click the buttons beside to do configure each connection. Functions Add To add a connection profile. Remove To remove a connection profile. Edit To modify the configurations for a profile. To make a copy of a profile. Duplicate Set Default To select a profile as your default wireless connection. 17
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Available Network This Available Network tab lists the reachable wireless network. Functions Refresh To rescan available Wireless Networks. Add to Profile To add an available Wireless Network to your profile list. 18
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Status The Status tab shows the current connection status. 19
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Statistics The Statistics tab shows the transmission activity record. Clicking the " Reset " button recounts the values from zero. 20
