IOGear GWA501 Quick Start
Wireless-G Broadband Gateway
GWA501 Quick Start Guide
Read this guide thoroughly and follow the installation and operation procedures
carefully to prevent any damage to the unit and/or any of the devices it connects to.
GWA501 package contains:
1 Wireless-G Broadband Gateway
1 Power Adapter
1 Ethernet Cable
1 Manual CD
1 Quick Start Guide
1 Warranty/Registration Card
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1. Welcome
Thank you for choosing IOGEAR® to serve your wireless needs. In no time you will be sharing files
or surfing the Internet wirelessly. We hope you will have as much fun using your IOGEAR®
Wireless-G Broadband Gateway, as we had designing it.
Rest assured, your IOGEAR® Wireless-G Broadband Gateway is built rock-solid to ensure maximum
up-time 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.
Note:
Your order has been carefully packaged and inspected, and we hope you are pleased with the
IOGEAR® product you purchased. Please inspect the contents of the package to ensure that you
have received all items and that nothing has been damaged. If you discover a problem, please
contact your dealer immediately for assistance.
Contact Information:
949-453-8782
23 Hubble
Irvine, CA 92618
USA
www.iogear.com
support@iogear.com
2. Hardware Requirements & Features
Applications
• Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) computer networking
• Using multiple computers on a single Internet Connection (xDSL/Cable/ISDN)
Features
• Turn-key Installation - Up and running in minutes!
• Built-in Print Server - Share your USB Printer amongst all your networked
Macs/PCs!
• Built-in Router - Hook-up multiple Macs/PCs to a single Internet connection!
• 802.11b (11Mbps) and 802.11g (54Mbps) Compatible - Nothing is obsolete!
• Built-in 10/100BaseT Ethernet Switch - Network up to 4 Macs/PCs!
• 100% Free Technical Support - No question is too big or too small!
3. Installation
Step. 1
Take your IOGEAR® Wireless-G Broadband Gateway out of box. Simply plug-in the included AC
Adapter to the wall outlet, then to the Broadband Gateway. Make sure the power LED illuminates;
otherwise, try another AC Wall Outlet.
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Step. 2
For initial setup, plug your desktop or notebook computer directly into the LAN Port #1 with the
included CAT5 patch cable. Please make sure that your computer LAN setting is DHCP or
192.168.1.x.
Step. 3
Open your Internet Browser (Internet Explorer, Netscape, or Safari), and type in the following URL in
your browser's address bar: 192.168.1.254. You will be brought to the IOGEAR® Wireless Broadband
Gateway log in. The default password is admin.
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