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LevelOne
WNC-0304USB
11g USB Adapter w/LCD WiFi Detector
User Manual
V1.0.1-0607
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CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................. 1 1.1 FEATURES .......................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................................................. 2 1.3 PACKAGE CONTENTS.....................................................
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1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing LevelOne 11g USB adapter with Wi-Fi Detector. This convenient device instantly detects wireless hotspots anywhere. The backlight LCD display tells the user detailed information about any detected hotspot. There’s no need to purchase any battery because there is a rechargeable Li-Polymer battery which recharges whenever the detector is inserted into any USB port. This Wi-Fi detector also allows the user to go online wirelessly and is designe
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• Suitable for Any Notebook or Desktop PC. 1.2 Specifications • Standard: IEEE 802.11g/b • LCD Size: 96x32 with EL backlight • Battery: 4.2V Rechargeable Li-Polymer Battery • Bus Type: USB 2.0 Type A • Frequency Band: 2.4000~2.4835GHz (Industrial Scientific Medical Band) • Modulation: OFDM with BPSK, QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM (11g) BPSK, QPSK, CCK (11b) • Data Rate: 54/48/36/24/18/12/11/9/6/5.5/2/1Mbps auto fallback • Security: 64/128/256-bit WEP Data Encryption, WPA (TKIP with IEEE 802.1
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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: • WNC-0304USB • USB Cable • CD Manual/Driver/Utility • Quick Installation Guide If any of the above items is missing, contact your supplier as soon as possible. 3
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2 How to charge the battery of Wi-Fi Detector 1. Remove the cap from the Wi-Fi Detector, slide the power switch to the “ON” position and carefully insert the USB connector into any available USB port on your computer. You will see the recharging screen. The battery strength indicator will be animated while the Wi-Fi detector is being recharged. The “Link/Act” icon will blink when the Wi-Fi detector is being used as a wireless USB adapter to surf the internet. 2. When th
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3 How to use the Wi-Fi Detector 1. Slide the power switch to the “ON” position. 2. The Wi-Fi detector will automatically enter scanning mode to detect Wi-Fi signals. In scanning mode the display will display the total number of both non-encrypted and encrypted Wi-Fi signals detected. 3. Once scanning mode is complete, the detector will enter its standard display mode. The detector automatically sorts the signals by the following criteria: Non-encrypted AP’s accordi
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3 4 2 5 1 6 7 8 The Icons on the LCD display are displayed as follows: 1. Operating Channel: Indicates the current operating channel of the detected Wi-Fi signal. 2. Number of AP’s Detected: the left digit indicates which detected Wi-Fi signal is currently displayed and the right digit indicates the total amount of Wi-Fi signals detected. 3. Encryption indicator: “WEP” for WEP encryption, “WPA” for WPA encryption, and “WPA2” for WPA2 encryption and “OPEN” indicates
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In “lock mode” the detector constantly re-detects and refreshes the signal strength to this specific SSID so the user can move around to find the optimal spot with strongest signal. Press and hold the “Seek/Lock” button for 4 seconds to unlock the “lock mode”. Seek/Lock 7
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4 How to install the driver and utility Before you proceed with the installation, please pay attention to the following descriptions. Note1: Please do not install the USB adapter into your computer before installing the software program from the CD. Note2: The following installation was operated in Windows XP. (Procedures are similar for Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP) Note3: If you have installed the Wireless PC Card driver & utility before, please uninstall the old version first.
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Please click “Next” to continue the installation. If you want to install the software program in another location, click “Browse” and select an alternative destination. Then, click “Next”. 9
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The system will display “Software Installation” screen. Click “Continue Anyway” to continue. Click “Finish” to complete the installation. 10
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4.2 Install the USB adapter Plug the USB adapter into the USB port of your computer. The “Found New Hardware Wizard” is displayed, select “Install the software automatically (Recommended)” and click “Next”. Click “Continue Anyway” and the system will start to install the USB adapter. 11
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Click “Finish” to complete the installation. 12
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4.3 Using the Configuration Utility To setup the USB adapter, double-click the icon in the system tray. For Windows XP, there is a “Windows Zero Configuration Tool” by default for you to setup wireless clients. If you want to use the Utility of the USB adapter, please follow one of the ways as below. First Way A. Double-click the utility icon in the system tray. B. Click “Yes” to use the utility of the USB adapter.
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Second Way A. Double-click the icon. B. Click “Advance”. C. Uncheck “Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings”. 14
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5 How to configure the utility The Configuration Utility is a powerful application that helps you configure the 11g Wireless LAN USB adapter and monitor the link status during the communication process. The Configuration Utility appears as an icon on the system tray of Windows while the adapter is running. You can open it by double-click on the icon. Right click the icon, there are some items for you to operate the configuration utility. Open Utility Window Select “Open Uti
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5.1 Wireless Connection Status When you open the Configuration Utility, the system will scan all the channels to find all the access points/stations within the accessible range of your adapter and automatically connect to the wireless device with the highest signal strength. From the screen, you may know all the infomration about the wireless connection. Parameter Description Mode Station – Set the USB adapter as a wireless client. Access Point – Turns
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connecting to. The information includes Channel, Type, SSID, TX Rate and Encrypt settings. Note: Please refer to Section 5.2 for the description of each item. More Setting For setting more functions including disable/enable WEP and Power Saving Mode, etc. Please refer to Section 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 for more detail. Link Status Display the status of the wireless connection. BSSID Display the MAC Address of the network the adapter is connecting to. Parameter Description Signa
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5.2 General Connection Setting Click “More Setting”, users are allowed to setup the wireless connection setting, Encryption Setting of the USB adapter and other advanced functions. Parameter Description General Connection Setting Wireless Mode 802.11b+g Mix Mode, it will auto scan all available 802.11b and 802.11g wireless station. Channel Select one of the radio channel to be used for the wireless network. The channel setting of the wireles
