IOGear GWA502 User Manual

Wireless-G Broadband Router

User Manual (GWA502)

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 Broadband Router, as we had designing it. Rest assured, your IOGEAR® Wireless-G Broadband Router 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.

IOGEAR®, the IOGEAR® logo, are trademarks or registered trademarks of IOGEAR®, Inc. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft® Corporation. IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines, Inc. Macintosh, G3/G4 and iMac are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. IOGEAR® makes no warranty of any kind with regards to the information presented in this document. All information furnished here is for informational purposes only and is subject to change without notice. IOGEAR®, Inc. assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies or errors that may appear in this document.

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Package Contents Introduction Features Requirements

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Pictorial Introduction Installation

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Quick Installation Configuration Utility

- System Page

- LAN Page

- Wireless Page

- Internet Page

- Firewall Page

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- NAT Page

- Summary Page Specification Technical Support

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Package Contents

This package contains:

• IOGEAR Wireless-G Broadband Router

• Category-5 Ethernet Patch Cable

• AC Po wer Adapter

• Quick Start Guide

• User Manual CD

• Warranty & Registration Card

Introduction

IOGEAR’s Ultra-F ast Wireless-G Broadband Router is an all-in-one wireless access point, router , and 4-port Ethernet switch for both small and home office users. With IOGEAR, you can surf the Internet, share files, and

chat with your friends....Wirelessly!

Our simple, easy-to-use, web-based setup wizard will have you up-and-running in minutes. Moreover, our turn-ke y Firew all and Wireless Security packages keep y ou saf e on the Internet.

Remember, IOGEAR’ s Wireless Broadband Router giv es y ou the same connectivity and security that big companies use...all in a small, cost-effective, reliable setup . Go with IOGEAR, and go Wireless!

Features

• Built-in…

- 4-port 10/100 Base T Ethernet Switch

- Internet Router

- Wireless Access Point

• 802.11g and 802.11b Compliant

• Advanced Wireless Security P ac kage

- Wireless Protected Access (W AP)

- Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)

- MAC and IP Address Filtering

• Built-in High-Gain Directional Antenna —— Super signal transceiving

• NAT and SPI FireWall

• Solid Three Y ear Limited Warranty

System Requirements

• PC system

- 200MHz or faster CPU

- Internet browser

- Microsoft Windows 98/ME/2000/XP

- Ethernet interface card or WLAN client card installed

• Mac system

- G3 Power Mac or higher

- Mac OS 9.2 and above

- Open Ethernet Prot or Airport card installed

Requirements

Pictorial Introduction

Back View

1. LAN ports: Ethernet P orts. Allows

connections of up to four computers or daisychain out to more hubs and switches.

2. W AN port: The WAN port is where you connect your Cable or DSL modem through an ethernet cable. It’s the only port that connects to the Internet.

3. Reset button: The reset b utton can reboot the router or set back to factory default setting. Pess about 2 seconds to reboot the router; press over 5 seconds to go back to factory setting.

4. Po wer Jack: Po wer cable connection for 12V adapter.

Front View

Pictorial Introduction

Front View

Configuring your PC

The instructions in this section will help you configure each of your computers to be able to communicate with the Wireless-G Broadband Router.

Note: The follo wing screenshots are taken in Windows 2000. F or other OS, the configuration procedure will be exactly the same but the screenshots will vary.

1. Right-click mouse b utton on the My Netw ork Place icon on your Windows desktop and select

Properties from the short-cut menu.

Installation

2. Right-click the Local Area Connection for the

Ethernet Adapter equipped on your computer and select Properties from the shortcut menu.

3. Click the General tab of the Location Area Connection dialog box, select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties.

4. In the General tab, you can choose either obtain an IP address automatically or Use the following IP address.

• Enable DHCP: Click the b utton of Obtain an IP

address automatically.

• Use static IP address: Clic k the b utton of Use the

following IP address. F or e xample, in the IP address field, enter in the following IP address:

192.168.62.11.

Note: The def ault IP address of the router is

192.168.62.10 so the IP address for the Ethernet

Adapter must follow the 192.168.62.x IP address format and the IP should not be the same IP address assigned to any other devices in the network.

Enable DHCP Function

Obtain a Static ID

Installation

5. Under Subnet mask, input the follo wing IP address: 255.255.255.0.

6. Click OK to save your settings and close the dialog box.

Quick Installation

1. Tak e your IOGEAR® Wireless-G Broadband Router

out of box. Simply plug-in the included AC Adapter to the wall outlet, then to the Broadband Router. Make sure the power LED illuminates; otherwise , try another AC Wall Outlet.

2. F or initial setup , plug your desktop or notebook computer directly into the LAN Port #1 with the included CA T5 patch cab le. Please mak e sure that your computer LAN setting is DHCP or

192.168.62.x. Submask: 255.255.255.0.

Quick Installation

3. Open your Internet Browser (Internet Explorer, Netscape, or Safari), and type in the following URL in your browser’s address bar: 192.168.62.10. You will be brought to Enter Network Password prompt window. The default User Name is admin; Password is admin .

4. To proceed to the basic setup options, clic k on the Typical button.

Quick Installation

5. You will now be ask ed f or the Time Zone you are in. Select your Time Zone, and select whether you wish to enable Daylight Savings Time. Clic k Next to continue.

6. You will now be asked f or which Internet Connection Type you are using. When you select the connection type, you will be asked for your ISP’s configuration settings (if applicable).

Quick Installation

a. Cable Modem and DHCP Client - If y our broadband

access is through a cable modem, or if your IP address is automatically assigned by your service provider or a DHCP server, you should choose this type.

• If your ISP gave you a Host Name or a MAC address, you can enter them on the following page.

b. Static IP - xDSL - If your broadband access is

through an xDSL modem and your ISP assigned you a static IP Address, you should choose this type.

• Please enter the necessary information such as the IP Address, Subnet Mask, Default Gatewa y and DNS server that your ISP provided in the following page.

c. Dynamic IP - If your broadband access is through

an xDSL modem and your ISP did not assign you a static IP Address, you should choose this type.

• Please enter the necessary information such as

username and password your ISP provided in the following page. If your ISP gave you a service name, you should enter it in the following page.

d . Dynamic IP (Eur opean countries) - If your

broadband access is through an xDSL modem and your ISP did not assign you a static IP Address, you should choose this type.

• If your Internet Service Provider requires the use of PPTP, enter the information. (PPTP is generally more popular in Europe.)

After you have entered your ISP’s configuration settings, click Next.

Quick Installation

7. You will now see the Wireless Configuration Settings. You can set the SSID, channel, and wireless security for your wireless gatewa y here . Click Next when you are done.

(For more information on SSID , channel, and wireless security, y ou can mo ve the mouse cursor over the highlighted feature and an explanation will appear.)

8. You will now see the Firew all settings. IOGEAR® offers you an easy set-up package to configure a Firewall. Please note high Firew all protection will make your network securer, but ma y cause wireless gateway’ s performance to be lower . Click

Next when you are done.

Quick Installation

This is the summary page showing all

configurations you’ve set. Clic k Next when you are done.

10. You can click the test button to see whether your Internet connection is functioning. Please make sure your WAN port has been connected (to a xDSL, Cable modem, or Ethernet). Click Finish when you are done. When you have finished the configuration, you will be brought to the main window.

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