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LevelOne
User Manual
WPC-0601
N_Max Wireless CardBus Adapter
V1.0.0-0804
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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 gu
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Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................... 1 Package Contents .................................................................................................. 1 LEDs ........................................................................................................................ 1 Operation ...........................................................................................................
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N_Max Wireless CardBus Adapter 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: Level One WPC-0601 Wireless CardBus Adapter Quick Installation Guide CD Manual/Driver/Utility If any of the above items are damaged or m
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N_Max Wireless CardBus Adapter Chapter 2 Initial Installation This Chapter covers the software installation of the Wireless Adapter. Requirements Windows 2000/XP/Vista CardBus Card Slot CD-ROM Drive IEEE802.11n, IEEE802.11b or IEEE802.11g Wireless LAN. Procedure IMPORTANT: Do not insert the Adapter into your computer BEFORE installing the supplied software from the LevelOne CD. 1. Insert the CD-ROM into the drive on your PC. 2. The installation program should start automatic
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N_Max Wireless CardBus Adapter Figure: Select language 5. On the screen below, click "Next" to start the installation. Figure: Start Installation 6. Ready to install the program, click "Install" to begin the installation. 3
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N_Max Wireless CardBus Adapter Figure: Ready to install the program 7. Click "Continue Anyway" on the screen below. Figure: Installation Screen 8. Press the Cardbus Card firmly into the slot then the computer will auto detect it. Figure: Insert wireless adapter 4
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N_Max Wireless CardBus Adapter 9. The Windows "New Hardware" wizard screen will appears, click “Next”. 10. Select Install the software automatically (Recommended) to allow it to complete the installation of the Windows driver, and then click Next. Figure: Install the software automatically 5
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N_Max Wireless CardBus Adapter 11. If using Windows XP, you may see a warning screen like the example below. If you do see this screen, just click "Continue Anyway" Figure: Windows XP Warning If the wizard can not Install the driver automatically, please search for driver in the default location. The driver is located in C:\Program Files\LevelOne\WPC-0601\Driver\ directory. 12. When the Wizard has finished installing the software, click “Finish”. Figure: Complete the Found New H
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N_Max Wireless CardBus Adapter 13. When the Windows wizard is complete, you will now have a new icon in your sys- tem tray, as shown below. Figure: System Tray Icon Wireless Adapter Icon Table Connection to the Wireless Adapter is established. The length of green color indicates the signal strength. No connection to the Wireless Adapter. The Wireless Adapter is unplugged. 14. You can double- click this icon to configure the Wireless interface. See the follow- ing chapter fo
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N_Max Wireless CardBus Adapter 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 Right-click the System Tray icon From the pop-up menu, select "Restore". This Chapter assumes you are using the supplied WPC-0601 Wireless LAN Utility. System Tray Icon If the Wireless LA
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N_Max Wireless CardBus Adapter Connecting to a Wireless Network Double-click the Icon to open the Site Survey screen, when you can select the Wireless 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. On the Profile Manager tab, select the desired profile in the list, and click the Apply Profile butto
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N_Max Wireless CardBus Adapter Data - Site Survey Screen Display PC To PC Select this check box to display ad-hoc (computer-to-computer) networks. (Ad-Hoc) Display 802.11b Select this check box to display 802.11b (infrastructure) net- works. Access Points Select this check box to display 802.11g (infrastructure) net- Display 802.11g Access Points works. Available wireless networks are listed. Network Name MAC Address This is the MAC address of the Access Point (or Wireless sta- tion,
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N_Max Wireless CardBus Adapter Figure: Site Survey Screen - Connected 11
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N_Max Wireless CardBus Adapter Profile Manager Screen This screen is accessed by clicking the Profile Manager tab on the main screen. Figure: 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 before user can actually save the profile. Network Name If the desired wireless network is currently available, you can select its SSID. Otherwise, type in the SSID of the desired wire- (SSID)
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N_Max Wireless CardBus Adapter Prefer Channel Select the channel you would like to use under Ad-Hoc mode. Channel 1 ~ 11 or 1 ~ 13 (Region Specific) You MUST select the option to match the Wireless LAN you wish Authentication to join. The available options are: Mode 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 Swit
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N_Max Wireless CardBus Adapter For WPA Radius and WPA2 Radius modes, click this button to Configure WPA open a sub-window where you can enter details of the Radius 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. Click Save Profile. To Export Profiles 1. On the Profile Manager tab, click Export Profiles. The Save As dialog bo
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N_Max 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 selected. Figure: Advanced Settings Screen Data - Advanced Settings Screen Enable this check box if you don’t want to modify the settings Do not change in this screen. settings Preamble (2.4GHz) Normally, this should be left at "A
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N_Max Wireless CardBus Adapter The default value is 2346. In some cases, you may be able to Fragment Thre- improve performance by adjusting this value. shold RTS/CTS Thre- The default value is 2346. In some cases, you may be able to improve performance by adjusting this value. shold 802.11n Enable 802.11n 802.11n wireless network connectivity Network Channel Width The width of the Channel, either 20Mhz or 40Mhz. The default value is set as “Auto.” This is used to ensure that transmi
