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LevelOne WPC-0100
11Mbps Wireless PCMCIA Adapter
User’s Guide
Version:1.00
Please install the Utility/Driver first
before inserting the PCMCIA Card.
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FCC Class B Radio Frequency Interference Statement Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of 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 commu
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Table of Contents 1 Introduction........................................................................................................................................1 2 Installation ........................................................................................................................................2 2.1 Overview ...........................................................................................................................................2 2.2 Install the I
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1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing our LevelOne WPC-0100 11Mbps Wireless PCMCIA Adapter. It will be interoperable among IEEE 802.11b standard compliant products from other manufacturers and allows you to build a wireless LAN. Besides, you can use your PC to connect with an access point wirelessly to share the wired network resource: a. Share your Internet access by using just one connection b. Share printers and other peripheral devices c. Share data and image files between networked
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2 Installation 2.1 Overview In this chapter we will cover how to install the LevelOne WPC-0100 11Mbps Wireless PCMCIA Adapter. To establish your wireless network connection, the following steps should be executed. 1. Install the software using the installation CD 2. Install the LevelOne WPC-0100 11Mbps Wireless PCMCIA Adapter.. 3. Install the required network protocols to communicate with your network. Most likely, you will need the TCP/IP protocol. The product is designed to operate
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3. Please carefully read the “ Software License Agreement. “ If you accept the contract, click “Yes “ to move to the next screen. If not, click “ No “ to exit. 4. Please select the applications you would like to install, and click “ Next “. If you select “Browse User Manual “ system will prompt a message to suggest you installing Acrobat Reader. 3
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5. Please choose your wireless device adapter, and click “ Next “. 6. The default destination folder is displayed in the setup dialog box. To change the default folder you can click “ Browse “ to set the destination folder. Click “ Next “ to go to the next screen. 4
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7. Select the Program Folder for IEEE802.11b WLAN Utility and click “Next “. 8. You will be asked if you want to add an IEEE802.11b WLAN Utility shortcut to your desktop. Click “ Yes “. 9. The user manual is published in Portable Document Format (PDF); we suggest you install Acrobat Reader to read it. If Acrobat Reader doesn’t exist in your system, a “Question “dialog box will prompt as follows. Select “ Yes “ to install Acrobat fo
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10. If you are sure to install Acrobat, click “Yes “ and then system will guide you to enter the Acrobat Reader 3.0 setup program. Follow the setup procedure to complete the Acrobat Reader 3.0 installation. 11. The following page will remind you to install Microsoft network protocols for IEEE802.11b WLAN to work properly. If the network protocol has existed in your system, click “ No “ to the next page, otherwise click “ Yes “ to go to the network setting and add
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12. The Driver and Help files will be copied to the system. Wait for the setup program to finish the IEEE802.11b WLAN installation. Then select “ Yes “ and click “ Finish “ to complete the installation. It’s recommended to close other applications before rebooting your system. 13. To install the PCMCIA Adapter, please refer to the chapter 2.3. “ Install the PCMCIA Adapter. “ 7
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Additional Note for Windows NT4.0 The installation procedure under Windows NT4.0 will be a little different from Windows 98 shown below. It will be change after step10 refer to the installation of Windows 98. 1. Click “ OK “ and system will auto-select I/O address and IRQ and remind you to choose the unused I/O address and IRQ from Windows NT Diagnosis to prevent system resource conflict. 2. If the Ndis 3.0 packet driver has already existed in your system, the setup
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4. The Network properties page will appear automatically in the screen if you click “ Yes “ in the last step. You should choose “LevelOne 11Mbps Wireless PCMCIA Adapter “in the Network Adapter of upper menu and add necessary protocols, then click OK. 5. The Microsoft TCP/IP setting page will be prompted. You can use DHCP or manual set the IP address. The related Microsoft Networking setting is like Windows 98. 6. Click “ Yes “ and insert Level
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Additional Note for Windows 2000 to install Packet Protocol You should add Packet Protocol under Windows 2000If the Packet Protocol doesn’t exist in your system. The installation procedure will be a little different from Windows 98. A message will be prompted to guide you to auto-install Packet Protocol. Follow the on–screen instructions as listed below to complete the IEEE802.11b WLAN Utility and driver installation. 1. Please insert LevelOne 11Mbps Wireless PCMCIA Adapter (refer to
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3. If Packet Protocol installed successfully, you have to reboot your system and the IEEE802.11b Utility/driver installation under Windows 2000 is complete. 4. If the Packet Protocol installation has failed, a message will be prompted as follows. Click “ OK “ to continue next step. 5. System will give you an on-screen instruction as follows to install the Packet Protocol. Remember and follow the procedure to complete the Packet Protocol installation and
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2.3 Install the Adapter The IEEE802.11b WLAN driver and utilities are included on the accompanying installation CD. Please follow the installation procedures in Section 2.2. (Your will not work properly if the driver and utilities are not installed correctly.) Make sure that there is an empty PCMCIA slot for LevelOne 11Mbps Wireless PCMCIA Adapter. Install the IEEE802.11b WLAN Utility/Driver first before inserting the Adapter. 1. Insert the Adapter and then the system wi
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2.4 Utility Startup Configuration LevelOne 11Mbps Wireless PCMCIA Adapter has its own management software. Users can control all functions provided by the application named IEEE802.11b WLAN Utility. The Utility icon will appear in the working bar by clicking the IEEE802.11b WLAN Utility shortcut on your desktop. The definition of the color of the Utility icon is as follows: Connected (Green) low quality (Yellow) disconnected (Red) Double click the icon and the IEEE802.11b Utility
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Configuration • It displays the configuration items that you can change under the AdHoc mode: Power Saving Mode, Ethernet Conversion and Data Transmission Rate. If the mode is Infrastructure, The Tx Rate will be fixed in “ Fully Auto “ and users can’t change it. Wired Equivalent Privacy • If you would like to enable WEP, the system will prompt a message to suggest that you contact with your network administrator. • You may desire an additional measure
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Country • Every country has different legal frequency range. Please choose proper country setting. Under the infrastructure mode, the setting value will be determined by the Access Point and can’t be set by users. 2.4.2 Wireless LAN Neighborhood • The Access Point SSID and Access Point MAC will appear in the screen if you choose the Infrastructure Mode. Your Station Name and MAC Address will appear if you choose the Ad Hoc Mode. (Please refer to the 2.4.1 Setting to s
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Link Information • The link information, including the Current Channel, Transmission Rate, Transmission State, is revealed here. About • From this dialog box, you can get the details such as the MAC address and the version information of each S/W. 16
