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LevelOne User Manual W PC - 06 01 N_ Max Wireless CardBus Adapter V1 .0.0 -0 804.
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Table of Contents CHA PTER 1 INTRO DUCTI ON ....................................................................................... 1 Pa ckage Contents .................................................................................................. 1 LEDs .
N_ Max W ireless CardBus Adapter 1 Chapter 1 Introduction This Chapter provides an overview of the Wireless Adapter's features and capabiliti es. Congratulations on the p urchase of your new W ireless Adapter. T he W ireless Adapter pr ovides a wirel ess network interfac e for you r Notebook or PC.
N_ Max W ireless CardBus Adapter 2 Chapter 2 Initial Inst allation This Chapter covers the software installation of the Wireless Adapter. Requirements W ind ows 2000/XP/Vista CardBus Card Slot CD -ROM Drive IEEE802.11 n, IE EE802.11b or IEEE80 2.
N_ Max W ireless CardBus Adapter 3 Figure: Select language 5. On the screen below, click "Next" to start the install ation. Figure: Start Installation 6.
N_ Max W ireless CardBus Adapter 4 Figure: Ready to install the program 7. Click "Continue Any way" on the screen below. Figure: Installation Screen 8.
N_ Max W ireless CardBus Adapter 5 9. The W indow s "New Hardware" w izard screen will appears, click “ Next ” . 10 . Select Install the softw are autom atically (Recom m ended) to allow it to complete the installation of the W indow s driver, and then click Next.
N_ Max W ireless CardBus Adapter 6 11 . If using W indow s XP, y ou m ay see a warning screen like the example below. If y ou do see this screen, just click "Continue Any way " Figure: Window s XP Warning If the w izard can not Install the driver aut omatically, please search for driver in the default location .
N_ Max W ireless CardBus Adapter 7 13 . W hen the W indow s wiz ard is com plete, y ou wil l now have a ne w icon in y our sy s- tem tray, as shown bel ow. Figure: System Tray Icon Wireless A dapt er Icon Table Connection to the W ireless Adapter is established.
N_ Max W ireless CardBus Adapter 8 Chapter 3 Using the Windows Utility This Chapter provides Setup detai ls for the AP mode of the Wireless Adapter. Overview If using W indow s, y ou can use the supplied uti lity to configure the W ireless interfac e.
N_ Max W ireless CardBus Adapter 9 Connecting to a Wireles s Netw ork Double-click the Icon to open the Site Survey sc reen, when y ou can select the W irel ess network y ou wish to join. A uto Connect Normally, thi s option should be enabl ed. The adapter will then connect to an availabl e ne twork which was connected successfully last time.
N_ Max W ireless CardBus Adapter 10 Data - Site Survey Screen Display PC To PC (A d-Hoc) Select this check box to display ad-hoc (com puter- to - com puter) networks. Display 802.11b A ccess Points Select this check box to display 802.11b (infrastructure) ne t- works.
N_ Max W ireless CardBus Adapter 11 Figure: Site Survey Screen - Connected.
N_ Max W ireless CardBus Adapter 12 Profile M anager Screen This screen is acces sed by clicking the Profile M anager tab on the m ain s cr een. Figure: Profile Manager Screen Data - Profile M anager Screen Profile Name Enter or select a suitable name for this profile.
N_ Max W ireless CardBus Adapter 13 Prefer Channel Select the channel y ou would l ike to use under Ad -Hoc m ode. Channel 1 ~ 11 or 1 ~ 13 (Region Specific) A uthentication Mode You MUS T select the option to match the W ireless LAN you w ish to join.
N_ Max W ireless CardBus Adapter 14 Configure WPA Radius For W PA Radi us and W PA2 Ra dius m odes, c li ck this button to open a sub -window w here y ou can enter details of the Radius Server. To A dd a Profile 1. On the Profile M anager tab , com plete the settings on thi s screen.
N_ Max W ireless CardBus Adapter 15 A dvanced Settings Sc reen Once y ou have created a profile, as described above, the A dvanced Sett ings tab will be availab le on the Profile Manager screen. Note: A dvanced settings only avai lable whe n 11b/g wireless mode has been selected.
N_ Max W ireless CardBus Adapter 16 Fragment Thr e- shold The default value is 2346. In some cases, you m ay be able to improve perform ance by adjusting thi s value. RTS/CT S Thr e- shold The default value is 2346. In some cases, you may be able to improve perform ance by adjusting thi s value.
N_ Max W ireless CardBus Adapter 17 Data - WPS Function Screen Network Name(SSID) Select the desired w ireless network from the drop-down list. Push the Button on my access point Select this and click Start button. Then pus h the W PS button of the Acc ess Point.
N_ Max W ireless CardBus Adapter 18 Netw ork Status Screen This sc reen display s the status of the current wireless link. Clicking the Network St a- tus tab will display a screen like the following. Figure: Netwo rk Status Screen You may have to wai t a few seconds for the screen to be populated.
N_ Max W ireless CardBus Adapter 19 Default Gatew ay Gateway IP address ass ociated with the current IP address. DHCP Server It shows the IP address of the DHCP Server. Channel Performance Channel Perfo r- mance It graphically presents the T ransm ission (Tx) rate and Receiving (Rx) rate over time.
N_ Max W ireless CardBus Adapter 20 A bout Screen This screen displays detai ls of the traff ic sent or received on the current W ireless network. Figure: A bout Screen This tab shows the followi ng i.
N_ Max W ireless CardBus Adapter 21 A ppendix A S pecificati ons Wireless A dapter Model: LevelOne W PC- 0601 N_Max W ireles s CardBus Ad apter Standards: IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 8 02.11g, Draft 802.11n co mpliant Data Rates: 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.
N_ Max W ireless CardBus Adapter 22 A ppendix B About W ireless LANs This Appendix provides some background informati on about using Wireless LANs (W LANs). Modes W irel ess LANs can work in either of two (2) modes: Ad - hoc Infrastructure Ad -hoc Mode Ad -hoc m ode does not require an A ccess Point or a w ired (Ethernet) LAN.
N_ Max W ireless CardBus Adapter 23 Channels The W ireless Channel sets the radi o frequency used for comm unication. Access Points use a fixed Channel. Y ou can select the Channel used. This allows y ou to choose a Channel w hich provides the least i nterference and best perfo r- mance.
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