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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 icon on the system tray of Windows while the card is
running. You can open the utility by double-click on the icon.

Right click the icon, there are some items for you to operate the configuration utility.

Lauch LevelOne Config Utilities
Select “Lauch LevelOne Config Utilities” to open the Configuration Utility tool.

Use Zero Configuration as Configuration Utility

Select “Use Zero Configuration as Configuration Utility” to use Windows XP built-in wireless
configuration utility (Windows Zero Configuration) to configure the card.

Exit
Select “Exit” to close the Configuration Utility tool.

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Summary of Contents for MIMO WPC-0500

Page 1: ...Level One W WP PC C 0 05 50 00 0 M MI IM MO O W Wi ir re el le es ss s P PC CM MC CI IA A A Ad da ap pt te er r User Manual V1 0 1 0601...

Page 2: ...TY 8 3 1 Site Survey 11 3 2 Profile 12 3 2 1Configure the Profile 13 3 2 1 1 Configuration 13 3 2 1 2 Authentication and Security 15 3 2 1 3 802 1x Setting Certification 19 3 2 1 4 802 1x Setting CA S...

Page 3: ...64 128 bit WEP data encryption that protects your wireless network from eavesdropping It also supports WPA Wi Fi Protected Access feature that combines IEEE 802 1x and PSK Pre Shared Key TKIP Temporal...

Page 4: ...curity and reliability Supports the most popular operating system Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP Supports 32 bit Cardbus interface 1 2 Specifications Standard IEEE 802 11b g Interface 32 bit Cardbus Frequenc...

Page 5: ...allation 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 missi...

Page 6: ...stalling 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...

Page 7: ...ro 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 choo...

Page 8: ...formance 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 instr...

Page 9: ...F Please click Finish to complete the installation 7...

Page 10: ...figuration Utility appears as an icon on the system tray of Windows while the card is running You can open the utility by double click on the icon Right click the icon there are some items for you to...

Page 11: ...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 Secon...

Page 12: ...ure 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 Authen...

Page 13: ...eter Description Available Networks This list shows all available wireless networks within range of your card It also displays the information of the networks including the SSID BSSID Signal Strength...

Page 14: ...lative 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 Ad...

Page 15: ...an interconnect to the card If you want to add the network nearby to the profile list pull down the menu all the networks will be listed for you to add one of them to the profile list Parameter Descri...

Page 16: ...his mode This mode is also the default setting 802 11 G only This card can be compatible with both 802 11g and 802 11b wireless stations If there are only 802 11g wireless stations in the network you...

Page 17: ...should be the same with the network you are connecting to 3 2 1 2 Authentication and Security Parameter Description Authentication Type This setting has to be consistent with the wireless networks tha...

Page 18: ...hat point keeping unauthorized users that don t have the matching password from joining the network while encrypting the data traveling between authorized devices WPA2 Like WPA WPA2 supports IEEE 802...

Page 19: ...y IEEE 802 11i for the security in the wireless network Note All devices in the network should use the same encryption method to ensure the communication WPA Pre Shared Key The WPA PSK key can be from...

Page 20: ...on the LAN it sends an EAP Request for the user s identity to the device EAP or the Extensible Authentication Protocol is an authentication protocol that runs before network layer protocols transmit d...

Page 21: ...anged in the authentication phase The server presents a certificate to the client After validating the server s certificate the client presents a client certificate to the server for validation MD5 Ch...

Page 22: ...ate Chain When the EAP authentication type such as TLS TTLS or PEAP is selected and required a certification to tell the client what server credentials to accept from the authentication server in orde...

Page 23: ...server name must match exactly the server name found on the certificate Domain name must end in specified name When selected the server name field identifies a domain The certificate must use a server...

Page 24: ...nt to know the signal strength in the unit of dBm select this check box Signal Strength This bar shows the signal strength level The higher percentage shown in the bar the more radio signal been recei...

Page 25: ...figure more advanced settings for example wireless mode protection mode and etc Parameter Description Wireless Mode 802 11 B G mix If you have a mix of 802 11b and 802 11g wireless stations in your ne...

Page 26: ...can decrease the rate of data collision between 802 11b and 802 11g wireless stations When the protection mode is enabled the throughput of the card will be a little lower due to many of frame traffi...

Page 27: ...ding communication with the main RADIUS server When you configure your wireless LAN for fast re association however LEAP enabled client devices roam from one access point to another without involving...

Page 28: ...oughput than IEEE 802 11g standard Up to 54Mbps When the card is connecting to AP or Router with the proprietary MIMO technology the Turbo Mode will be enabled automatically without any configuration...

Page 29: ...s by the data categories to provide enhanced multimedia support When the card is connected to the AP or Router with WMM function you can enable the function of the card by following the steps below A...

Page 30: ...D Select Advanced page enable the WMM Capable 28...

Page 31: ...includes the modulation schemes found in 802 11b including CCK for 11 and 5 5 Mbps and Barker code modulation for 2 and 1 Mbps B A protection mechanism called RTS CTS that governs how 802 11g devices...

Page 32: ...h Netware Windows 2000 or other LAN operating systems to support printer or file sharing 11 Would the information be intercepted while transmitting on air WLAN features two fold protection in security...

Page 33: ...the parameters of the spread spectrum signal being broadcast If a receiver is not tuned to the right frequency a spread spectrum signal looks like background noise There are two main alternatives Dire...

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