LevelOne N_One Wireless PCI Card - Manuals

N_One Wireless PCI Card Chapter 1 Introduction This Chapter provides an overview of the PCI Wireless Adapter's features and capabilities. Congratulations on the purchase of your PCI Wireless Adapter. The Wireless Adapter provides a wireless network interface for your Desktop Computer. Package Conten...

N_One Wireless PCI Card Operation You should install the supplied software on the CD-ROM before inserting the Wireless adapter. 6

N_One Wireless PCI Card Chapter 2 Initial Installation This Chapter covers the software installation of the Wireless Adapter. Requirements • Windows 2000/XP/Vista • CD-ROM drive • IEEE802.11n, IEEE802.11b or IEEE802.11g wireless LAN Procedure IMPORTANT: Do not insert the Adapter into your computer B...

N_One Wireless PCI Card 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. 8

N_One Wireless PCI Card Figure: Ready to install the program 7. Click "Continue Anyway" on the screen below. Figure: Installation Screen 8. Installing Configuration Service. Figure: Installing Configuration Service 9

N_One Wireless PCI Card 9. After the installation is complete, select Yes, I want to shutdown my computer now and then clicks "Finish" to turn off your desktop computer. 10. Hardware installation steps. z Find an empty PCI expansion slot from your desktop computer. z Press the PCI Card firml...

N_One Wireless PCI Card 12. 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. T...

N_One Wireless PCI Card 14. When the Windows wizard is complete, you will now have a new icon in your system tray, as shown below. Figure 1: System Tray Icon Wireless Adapter Icon Table Connection to the Wireless Adapter is established. The length of green color indicates the signal strength. No con...

N_One Wireless PCI Card 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-clic...

N_One Wireless PCI Card 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 su...

N_One Wireless PCI Card Data - Site Survey Screen Display PC To PC (Ad-Hoc) Select this check box to display ad-hoc (computer-to-computer) networks. Display 802.11b Access Points Select this check box to display 802.11b (infrastructure) networks. Display 802.11a Access Points Select this check box t...

N_One Wireless PCI Card 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 ...

N_One Wireless PCI Card Confirm For WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK modes, re-enter the value in this field. 802.1x Authentication Protocol For WPA Radius and WPA2 Radius modes, select the desired option in the drop-down list. Configure WPA Radius For WPA Radius and WPA2 Radius modes, click this button to open...

N_One Wireless PCI Card 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 - ...

N_One Wireless PCI Card Fragment Threshold The default value is 2346. In some cases, you may be able to improve performance by adjusting this value. RTS/CTS Threshold The default value is 2346. In some cases, you may be able to improve performance by adjusting this value. 802.11n Enable 802.11n Netw...

N_One Wireless PCI Card Data - WPS Function Screen Network Name(SSID) Select the desired wireless network from the drop-down list. Push the Button on my access point Select this and click Start button. Then push the WPS button of the Access Point. Enter a PIN into my access point Select this to use ...

N_One Wireless PCI Card Network Status Screen This screen displays the status of the current wireless link. Clicking the Network Status tab will display a screen like the following. Figure: Network Status Screen You may have to wait a few seconds for the screen to be populated. Data - Network Status...

N_One Wireless PCI Card About Screen This screen displays details of the traffic sent or received on the current Wireless network. Figure: About Screen This tab shows the following information: • Regional Domain • Firmware Version • Driver Version • MAC Address • LevelOne DLL Version • LevelOne Util...

N_One Wireless PCI Card Appendix A Specifications Wireless Adapter Model: LevelOne WNC-0600 N_One Wireless PCI Card Standards: IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, Draft 802.11n compliant 20 MHz BW: 130, 117, 104, 78, 52, 39, 26, 13 Mbps 40 MHz BW: 270, 243, 216, 162, 108, 81, 54, 27 Mbps (802.11n) 54, 48, 3...

N_One Wireless PCI Card Appendix B About Wireless LANs This Appendix provides some background information about using Wireless LANs (WLANs). Modes Wireless LANs can work in either of two (2) modes: • Ad-hoc • Infrastructure Ad-hoc Mode Ad-hoc mode does not require an Access Point or a wired (Etherne...

N_One Wireless PCI Card Channels The Wireless Channel sets the radio frequency used for communication. • Access Points use a fixed Channel. You can select the Channel used. This allows you to choose a Channel which provides the least interference and best performance. In the USA and Canada, 11 chann...