LevelOne WPC-0100 Installation Manual Download

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1.1 Kit Contents

The LevelOne WPC-0100 11Mbps Wireless PCMCIA Adapter package
includes the following items:
A. 1 LevelOne WPC-0100 11Mbps Wireless PCMCIA Card
B. 1 CD including: IEEE802.11b WPC Utility & Driver software, Acrobat

Reader and user manual PDF file.

C. 1 User’s Manual (the document you are reading)
D. 1 Quick Start Guide

If any of the items mentioned above are damaged or missing, please
contact your distributor.

Summary of Contents for WPC-0100

Page 1: ...Your Installation Guide to LevelOne WPC 0100 11Mbps Wireless PCMCIA Adapter Version 2 0...

Page 2: ...velOne 11Mbps Wireless PCMCIA Adapter and Utility 30 4 1 USING YOUR LEVELONE 11MBPS WIRELESS PCMCIA ADAPTER 30 4 1 1 Radio Antenna 30 4 1 2 Maintaining Your PC Card 30 4 1 3 Disconnect the Wireless Co...

Page 3: ...2 6 4 OPERATING SPECIFICATIONS 49 7 Troubleshooting 51 7 1 CHECK THE VARIOUS PROPERTIES OF THE CARD 51 7 2 MICROSOFT NETWORKING CHECKLIST 54 7 3 OTHERS 57 FCC Class B Radio Frequency 59...

Page 4: ...You can connect your PC notebook to an access point wirelessly to share a connected environment such as your local area network This User s Guide introduces to you the common configurations of LevelOn...

Page 5: ...A 1 LevelOne WPC 0100 11Mbps Wireless PCMCIA Card B 1 CD including IEEE802 11b WPC Utility Driver software Acrobat Reader and user manual PDF file C 1 User s Manual the document you are reading D 1 Q...

Page 6: ...ode Blinking Sensing executing wireless communication C PCMCIA Interface PCMCIA Card features A High speed wireless connection up to 11 Mbps B IEEE802 11b DSSS standard for 2 4 GHz Wireless LAN C Full...

Page 7: ...11b compliant wireless devices B A LAN Local Area Network constructed by Access Point s or other IEEE802 11b compliant systems Share your Internet access by using just one connection share printers an...

Page 8: ...Access Points it is easy to construct a LAN with access to the Internet for enterprise use The LevelOne WPC 0100 11 Mbps Wireless PCMCIA Adapter and Access Point will automatically work at the most su...

Page 9: ...wires therefore it gives you more freedom to organize your living and working space Lower Cost In some areas where it is hard or expensive to create a wired network such as old buildings and classroo...

Page 10: ...the next chapter Step by Step Installation Guide will run you through the necessary steps 1 2 3 Insert the CD provided into your CD ROM drive and it will automatically start the setup program Follow...

Page 11: ...My Computer Control Panel System Device Manager Network Adapters Double click the IEEE802 11b WPC Utility icon on the desktop after the installation and you will find a small icon in the toolbar at th...

Page 12: ...le click the status icon and then select the Setting tab Please choose Infrastructure mode and type a name in the SSID column This SSID should be the same as the network ID of your Access point Or if...

Page 13: ...ard See 3 3 C Set basic parameters See 3 4 D Install the required network protocols to communicate with your network mainly the TCP IP protocol and NetBEUI Protocol As this product is designed to run...

Page 14: ...lOne WPC 0100 11Mbps Wireless PCMCIA Adapter Insert the IEEE802 11b WPC installation CD into your CD ROM drive The setup program will then automatically start You can select the following applications...

Page 15: ...ccept the contract click Yes to move to the next screen If not click No to exit 3 The default destination folder is displayed in the setup dialog box To change the default folder you can click Browse...

Page 16: ...want to add an IEEE802 11b WPC Utility shortcut to your desktop Click Yes 6 The user manual is published in Portable Document Format PDF If Acrobat Reader does not exist in your system the following...

Page 17: ...tem Wait for the setup program to finish the IEEE802 11b WPC Utility and Driver installation Then select Yes and click Finish to complete the installation It is recommended you close other application...

Page 18: ...ws 98SE installation shown 1 Click OK and system will auto select the I O address and the IRQ and remind you to choose the unused I O address and IRQ from Windows NT Diagnosis to prevent system resour...

Page 19: ...Section 7 2 Microsoft Network Checklist for more details 4 The Network properties page will appear automatically on the screen if you click Yes in the last step and add the necessary protocols then c...

Page 20: ...19 6 Click Yes and insert the LevelOne 11Mbps Wireless PCMCIA Adapter before system reboot...

Page 21: ...here is an empty PCMCIA slot for the LevelOne 11Mbps Wireless PCMCIA Adapter Insert the PC Card and then the system will automatically start If you are asked to insert the Windows 98SE CD ROM during t...

Page 22: ...ion by using the application named IEEE802 11b WPC Utility The Utility icon will appear in the working bar by clicking the IEEE802 11b WPC Utility shortcut on your desktop The definition of the color...

Page 23: ...Select the Network Type as Infrastructure 3 Select the correct SSID 4 Press the Apply button SSID is the group name that will be shared by every member of your wireless network You will only be able t...

Page 24: ...ou can select the 802 11 Ad Hoc Mode or Ad Hoc mode on your WPC Utility 802 11 Ad Hoc is the official standard set by IEEE Organization whereas Ad Hoc is a pre standard Therefore we recommend you to s...

Page 25: ...1 Ad Hoc 1 Select the Setting tab 2 Select the Network Type as 802 11 Ad Hoc 3 Type in the SSID which you want to use in your 802 11 wireless LAN 4 Press the Apply button Every member of your peer to...

Page 26: ...rs in one workgroup must be the same 4 Press the Apply button Channel shows radio channel numbers used for networking Channel number must be the same between stations so computers can communicate in t...

Page 27: ...PCMCIA Adapter will appear Regarding the transmission rate there are four options A Fully Auto Default B Fixed 11Mbps C Fixed 5 5Mbps D Auto 1 or 2 Mbps You may select and change transmission rate by...

Page 28: ...etwork and the WEP key needs to be the same for all IEEE802 11b stations Follow the steps below to set your WEP Required Mode 1 Select one mode by clicking the pull down button in the WEP Required Mod...

Page 29: ...28 a Auto Generate 64 bits b Auto Generate 128 bits...

Page 30: ...hin the range 0 9 and a f as the WEP key manually into any key box 4 If you select Manual Generate 128 bits mode you can type 26 alphanumeric characters within the range 0 9 and a f as the WEP key man...

Page 31: ...MCIA Adapter performs best in an open environment with as few obstacles as possible To achieve the maximum range for wireless communications do not cover the card with objects such as books or thick s...

Page 32: ...u will lose your connection to the network Prior to removing the PC Card make sure you have closed all files and network applications such as e mail You are advised to always disable the PC Card prior...

Page 33: ...32 4 Wait for a few seconds until the operating system displays a pop up message to indicate you can safely remove the PC Card...

Page 34: ...in the task bar and select Exit 2 Click on the Start Manu and select the items in sequence as follows Program IEEE 802 11b WPC Utility IEEE 802 11b WPC Uninstallation 3 You will be asked if you want...

Page 35: ...34 4 Click OK 5 Now the uninstallation is completed Please click Finish...

Page 36: ...E802 11b WPC Utility before uninstalling 3 To uninstall the IEEE802 11b WPC Utility and Driver the system will prompt you to execute the Device Manager to remove the LevelOne WPC 0100 11Mbps Wireless...

Page 37: ...astructure Mode The SSID and MAC of the Access Point which your computer connects to will appear in the screen if you choose the Infrastructure Mode Double click the Access Point SSID under the Infras...

Page 38: ...ar if you choose the 802 11Ad Hoc Mode or Ad Hoc mode Double click the right name to display the content of your computer or double click Network Neighbors to access to the Microsoft Network Neighborh...

Page 39: ...k Adapter IP Address Wireless Network Adapter Subnet Mask and Wireless Network Adapter Default Gateway 4 2 3 Site Survey In this dialog box you may get all the information of each Access Point within...

Page 40: ...ard you may enter this dialog box and click the Start Diagnostic button If there are any errors please click the View Error Details and print it out to present to your dealer distributor 4 2 5 About F...

Page 41: ...of IEEE802 11b WPC Utility Double click it to enter the Network Neighborhood folder This folder contains the links to all computers in your workgroup on the entire network 5 1 File Sharing in Microso...

Page 42: ...from your folder Copying files into your folder is not allowed If Full is selected the other users in the wireless network have full access to your folder They can copy to and from your folder as well...

Page 43: ...vate the options that you have set Now you can see the folder My Documents with a little hand under it The folder is now open for file sharing Sharing files in the IEEE802 11b Wireless LAN will be lik...

Page 44: ...he network it has to be set as the network printer Follow the instructions below to set a printer as a network printer 1 Click the Start button point to the Settings and then click Printers 2 In the P...

Page 45: ...44 4 Click the Sharing tab then click Shared As and if necessary enter a password...

Page 46: ...you want to connect to 3 You may want to assign a drive letter for the shared folder that you connect to 4 In the Network Neighborhood double click on the computer where the shared folder is located 5...

Page 47: ...et up the printer follow the instructions on the screen 4 After you have set up a network printer you can use it as if it were attached to your computer 5 If a password is required the Windows will pr...

Page 48: ...MCIA PC Card Type II Antenna Internal diversity Antenna Supporting Status Indicator LED Indicates RF Link Activity 6 2 Networking Compliant Standards Standard LevelOne 11Mbps Wireless PCMCIA Adapter H...

Page 49: ...48 6 3 Available Channels in Each Country Area...

Page 50: ...DSSS Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum Data rate 11Mbps 5 5Mbps 2Mbps 1Mbps Transmit Power Transmit power 15 dBm min typical Nominal Temp Range 17 dBm max Extended Temp Range 13 dBm min Receive Sensitiv...

Page 51: ...Non condensing Operating Range Open Space 200 400m Indoor 35m 100m Roaming Full mobility and seamless roaming from cell to cell and across access points subject to access point Management Utility Lin...

Page 52: ...he card 7 1 Check the Various Properties of the Card To verify if your PC Card has been set into the PCMCIA slot properly you can follow the procedures below Click on the Control Panel icon and then o...

Page 53: ...mark or Exclamation mark in yellow on your IEEE802 11b Wireless LAN Adapter in the previous picture PC Card Properties System Properties please make sure you have inserted the right PC Card and the pr...

Page 54: ...53 4 Follow the Update Device Driver Wizard to complete the driver installation...

Page 55: ...ed in the network setup 1 IEEE802 11b Wireless LAN Adapter PCMCIA 2 IPX SPX compatible Protocol IEEE802 11b Wireless LAN Adapter PCMCIA 3 NetBEUI IEEE802 11b Wireless LAN Adapter PCMCIA 4 TCP IP IEEE8...

Page 56: ...Now your network protocol should be set Please check if your network needs any special requirements to operate in your office environment Note If you are following the Step by Step Installation Guide...

Page 57: ...56 ii Select Microsoft as the manufacturer and choose File and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks for network service iii Click OK to set the network service...

Page 58: ...ct Manual under the WEP Advanced Settings 3 Type a set of WEP key generated from the AP into the key1 blank of your Encryption frame other space you can type anything you like but make sure all the bl...

Page 59: ...was correctly See Section 3 2 Install the IEEE802 11b WPC Utility Driver Additional note for windows 2000 to install packet protocol in the User Guide for details 2 Uninstall failed If you cannot uni...

Page 60: ...e following measures 1 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna 2 Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver 3 Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that t...

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