ATEN GWP512 User Manual

Wireless-G Notebook Network Card

User Manual (GWP512)

Welcome

Thank you for choosing IOGEAR® to serve your wireless needs. Soon, you will be sharing files or surfing the Internet wirelessly. We hope you will have as much fun using your IOGEAR® Wireless-G Notebook Network Card, as we had designing it.

Rest assured, your IOGEAR® Wireless-G Notebook Network Card is built rock-solid to ensure maximum uptime for you to stay up-and-running. If for any reason you have a problem, we stand behind our products with an industry-leading 3 year factory warranty, so you can have peace-of-mind with your current and future IOGEAR® purchases.

We want you to be happy with your purchase, so we have made every effort to ensure product quality, reliability, and ease-of-use.

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Table of Contents

Package Content	2
Overview	3
Features	4
Requirements	5
Introduction	6
Installation	10
Uninstallation	31
Configuration Utility	34
WinXP Zero Configuration Utility	56
WPA Configuration Utility	67
Specification	74
Technical Support	75
Radio and TV Interference Statement	76
Limited Warranty	77
Regulatory Compliance FCC Warning	78

Package Contents

This package contains:

•IOGEAR® Wireless 802.11g PC Card

•CD ROM containing Driver, Configuration Utility, Odyssey Client for Marvel (client for WPA application) and User’s Manual

•Quick Start Guide

•Acrobat Reader 6.0

Overview

IOGEAR® ’s Wireless-G Notebook Network Card is a sleek and versatile device for both small and home office users. With IOGEAR® , you can surf the Internet, share files, chat with your friends, and....Wirelessly!

Our simple, easy-to-use, setup wizard will have you up-and-running in minutes. Moreover, our turn-key Firewall and Wireless Security packages keep you safe on the ‘net.

Remember, IOGEAR® ’s Wireless-G Notebook Network Card gives you the wireless connectivity all in a small, cost-effective, and reliable setup. Go with IOGEAR® , and go Wireless!

Features

•54 Mbps wireless connection speed - up to five times faster than previous 802.11b technology

•Sleek, compact antenna is designed for maximum agility

•Simple user setup & diagnostics utilities

•Odyssey security client (from Funk Software) included, for strong WLAN securities (supporting EAP-TTLS, EAP-PEAP, EAP-TLS, and LEAP).

•Compliant with FCC Part 15.247 for US, EN 300-328 for Europe, and RCR STD-33A and ARIB STD-T66 for Japan

•Backward compatible with 802.11b wireless networks, access points, hot spots and other devices

•Solid 3-year manufacturer warranty - built to last!

System Requirements

• Pentium® class notebook computers with one available CardBus slot

•Microsoft® Windows® 98SE, ME, 2000, XP

•CD-ROM drive

•Using Odyssey Client for Marvell, your computer must be running Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or later.

•Using WPA function, make sure there is a WPA-enabled Access Points in the network environment.

Introduction

When the adapter card is not associated with any wireless network devices, the Power/Tx LED will stay solid green; Rx LED will be off. When both LEDs are blinking green, the adapter card is scanning/connecting to an wireless network. When the adapter card is associated, Power/Tx LED indicates transmitting activity; Rx LED indicates receiving activity.

Introduction

Ejecting the Network Adapter

Please always disable the network adapter prior removing the adapter from the PCMCIA slot. The network adapter supports hot-swappable feature so you don’t have to power off the notebook to remove the adapter.

1.Double click the Unplug or Eject Hardware Icon resides on the Windows system tray and click Stop from the Unplug or Eject Hardware dialog box.

Introduction

2.Click OK to confirm that you are going to stop the adapter.

3.The following screen prompts that you can remove the adapter. Click OK button to close the dialog box.

Introduction

4.Push the lever of your notebook PCMCIA slot to eject the adapter now.

Note: Don’t eject the network adapter when data transmission is taking place.

Installation

Driver Installations

If you have connected the notebook adapter to your computer, please remove it first.

1.Insert the Driver and Utility CD into CD Drive.

2.A series of introduction screens will show up.

It runs on Macromedia Flash. If your computer doesn’t have the Flash player installed, please visit www.macromedia.com to download the plug-in

3.Next, a Read Me screen will be brought up. Please read it through carefully, then click Next.

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4.Click the button of “I accept the terms in the license agreement”. Click Next

5.A Main Installation Menu will show.

Click the button of IOGEAR GWP512 Driver Installation.

Installation

6.When it completed, an information window will pop up. Please click OK, then it will return to main menu.

Note: The following procedures are operated in Windows 2000.The steps and screen shots are similar for the other supported OS (such as Win 98SE, ME and XP).

Installation

Installing the Network Adapter Driver	3. Select the “Search for a suitable driver for my
	device.” and click” Next”.

1.Insert the Network Adapter into the PC card slot. Align the card properly.

2.When Windows 2000 recognizes the adapter, the

Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box appears. Click Next.

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4. Select the “Specify a location” checkbox. Click	5. Click “Browse”, browse to the X:\IOGEAR
Next.	GWP512\Driver\Win2k directory and click OK.
	Note: X is the drive letter for user’s CD-ROM
	drive.

Installation

Note:

Windows 98SE users, please specify to IOGEAR GWP512\Driver\Win98 directory.

Windows ME users, please specify to IOGEAR GWP512\Driver\WinME directory.

Windows XP users, please specify to IOGEAR GWP512\Driver\WinXP directory.

6.The wizard will display the location of the driver. Click on the Next button.

Installation

7.The Microsoft Digital Signature Not Found dialog box could appear at this point. A Microsoft digital signature is not required for the driver installation. Click “Yes” to continue.

8.After a while, the wizard will report that the hardware installation is complete. Click Finish.

Installation

Configuration Utility and Odyssey for Marvell Utility Installations

The Odyssey For Marvell Utility will be installed after the completion of Configuration Utility.

The Odyssey Client helps the user to configure the WPA function. WPA is an implementation based on a subset of the 802.11i standard and provides enhanced security for wireless networks when used with the Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) and the Michael message integrity check (MIC) algorithms. Be sure there is an access point supports WPA in the network environment for using the Odyssey for Marvell utility.

1.Click on the button of GWP512 Configuration Utility and Odyssey Client for Mavell from Main Installation Menu.

Installation

2.The InstallShield Wizard is preparing to install the configuration utility. Click Next.

3.In the Destination Folder screen, you are asked to confirm the Destination Folder for the application software. If you would like, you may change the destination folder to another location. Click Next.

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4. Select a program folder and click Next.

5. The InstallShield Wizard is installing utility.

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6. Click Finish to compete the Utility installation.

7.The InstallShield Wizard continues to install the

Odyssey Client Manager for Marvell. The Odyssey Client Installation Wizard window appears. Click Next. If you don’t want to install the Odyssey for Marvell Utility, you can click Cancel to close the installation.

Installation

8.Select “I accept the terms in the license agreement”. Click Next.

9.Enter a User Name and Organization in the Customer Information window. Click Next.

Installation

10. Select the button of Complete. Click Next

11. Click Install to install the program.

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