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Level One
WPC-0500
WPC-0500
MIMO Wireless PCMCIA Adapter
MIMO Wireless PCMCIA Adapter
User Manual
V1.0.1-0601
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CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION............................................................................. 1 1.1 Features......................................................................................................................... 2 1.2 Specifications................................................................................................................ 2 1.3 Package Contents......................................................................................................
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1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the LevelOne MIMO Wireless LAN PC Card. With the MIMO technology, this card enables you to connect to wireless networks at farther distances than before. The card has two internal antennas for signal reception and one internal antenna for high power signal transmission. Not only the connection distance is enhanced, but also the “dead spots” in the network will be reduced. In addition, the card remains backward compatible to 802.11b and 802.11g. Whe
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1.1 Features • Works with both IEEE 802.11b and IEEE 802.11g products. • High-speed transfer data rate. • Farther coverage, less dead spaces and higher throughput with MIMO (Multiple Input Multiple Output) technology. • Supports Turbo Mode to enhance the data transfer speed within the specific wireless network. • Supports WMM (IEEE 802.11e QoS standard) function to meet the multi-media data bandwidth requirement. • Supports 64/128-bit WEP, WPA (PSK, TKIP with IEEE 802.1x), WPA2 (PS
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1.3 Package Contents Before you begin the installation, please check the items of your package. The package should include the following items: • MIMO Wireless PCMCIA Adapter • CD (Driver/Utility/User Manual.) • Quick Guide If any of the above items is missing, contact your supplier as soon as possible. 3
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2 Installation Procedure Before you proceed with the installation, please notice following descriptions. Note1: Please do not install the card into your laptop computer before installing the software program from the CD. Note2: The following installation was operated under Windows XP. (Procedures are similar for Windows 98SE/ME/2000.) Note3: If you have installed the Wireless LAN PC Card driver & utility before, please uninstall the old version first. A. Insert the Installation CD t
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B. Click “Yes” to process the installation if you accept the license agreement. C. In Windows XP, there is a “Windows Zero Configuration Tool” for you to setup wireless cards. You can choose to configure the card through the “Zero Configuration Tool” or the “LevelOne Configuration Tool” for the card. It is recommended to choose the “LevelOne Configure Tool” for the card. Click “Next” to continue. * This option only available under Windows XP 5
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D. If you need the card to operate with better performance, please choose the “Optimize for performance” to enable the Tx Burst mode. Or you can choose “Optimize for Wi-Fi mode” to let the card run in standard wireless network. E. The system starts to install the software of the card. Follow the instruction of the program to plug in the PC card into the Cardbus slot of your laptop computer. 6
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F. Please click “Finish” to complete the installation. 7
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3 Configuration Utility LevelOne Configuration Utility is a powerful application that helps you configure the PC card and monitor the link status and the statistics during the communication process. When the card is installed, LevelOne configuration utility will be displayed automatically. This card will auto connect to wireless device which has better signal strength and no wireless security setting. LevelOne Configuration Utility appears as an
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In Windows XP, there is a “Windows Zero Configuration Tool” for you to setup wireless clients. If you want to switch the configuration utilities, please follow one of the ways as below. First Way Right click the icon in the system tray and select “Use LevelOne Config as Configuration Utility”. Second Way A. Right-click the icon and select “View Available Wireless Networks”. B. Click “Advanced”. 9
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C. Uncheck “Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings” to enable the utility for the card. Note: If “Wireless Zero Configuration” is enabled, you can only configure the advance setting or check the link status and statistics from the configuration utility of the card. Highlight the profile in the preferred network list and click on “Properties”. And in the “Authentication” frame, click on “Properties” button and make sure the Certification Authority (or called it “CA” for
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3.1 Site Survey When you open the LevelOne Configuration Utility, the system will scan all the channels to find all the access points/stations within the accessible range of your card and automatically connect to the wireless device with the highest signal strength. From the “Site Survey”, all the networks nearby will be listed. You can change the connection to another networks or add one of the networks to your own profile list. Parameter Desc
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3.2 Profile The “Profiles List” is for you to manage the networks you connect to frequently. You are able to Add/Delete/Edit/Activate a profile. Parameter Description Profiles List The profiles list display all the profiles and the relative settings of the profiles including Profile Name, SSID, Channel, etc. This sign indicates the activated profile is been connecting. This sign indicates the activated profile is not been connecting. Add/Delete/Edit Button Click t
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3.2.1 Configure the Profile 3.2.1.1 Configuration Parameter Description Profile Name Define a recognizable profile name for you to identify the different networks. 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. You may specify a SSID for the card and then only the device with the same SSID can interconnect to the card. If you want to add the network nearb
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Point or Router. Ad-Hoc – Select this mode if you want to connect to another wireless stations in the Wireless LAN network without through an Access Point or Router. TX Power If you want to lower the transmit power of the card for saving the power of the system, you can select the lower percentages from the list. The lower power will cause the lower signal strength and the coverage range. Ad Hoc Wireless Mode When the card is set in Ad Hoc (Peer to Peer Mode), you can desig
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Fragment Threshold 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. Channel This setting is only available for Ad Hoc mode. Select the number of the radio channel used for the networking. T
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server products is not a concern. When you have set up LEAP authentication, you have to enter the user name and password of your computer. WPA – WPA provides a scheme of mutual authentication using either IEEE 802.1x/Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) authentication or pre-shared key (PSK) technology. It provides a high level of assurance to enterprises, small businesses and home users that data will remain protected and that only authorized users may access their networks. For
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802.1x Setting When you have set the Authentication Type to Open, Shared, WPA or WPA2, you can also enable IEEE 802.1x setting to use the authentication server or certification server to authenticate client users. Parameter Description Encryption Mode None – Disable the encryption mode. WEP – Enable the WEP Data Encryption. When the item is selected, you have to continue setting the WEP Encryption keys. TKIP – TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) changes the temporal key every
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The IEEE 802.1X specification describes a protocol that can be used for authenticating both clients and servers on a network. The authentication algorithms and methods are those provided by the Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP), a method of authentication that has been in use for a number of years on networks that provide Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) support as many internet service providers and enterprises do. When an AP acting as an authenticator detects a wireless st
