IOGear GWP511 User Manual 3

Wireless-G Notebook Network Card

User Manual for Win XP (GWP511)

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 ha v e as much fun using y our 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 ha v e a problem, w e stand behind our products with an industry-leading 3 year factory warranty , so you can ha v e peace-of-mind with your current and future IOGEAR® purchases.

We want you to be happ y with y our purchase , so we ha v e made e v ery effort to ensure product quality, reliability , and ease-of-use.

IOGEAR®, the IOGEAR® logo is the trademark or registered trademark 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.

Table of Contents

Package Contents Introduction Features Requirements Win XP Installation Window Built-in Utility for Win XP WLAN Utility Tool for Win XP Troubleshooting Specification Technical Support

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The package you have received should contain the following items:

• IOGEAR® Wireless 802.11g PC Card

• CD ROM containing Driver, Utility Software, and User’s Manual

• Quick Start Guide

• Acrobat Reader 6.0

Package Contents

Introduction

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, web-based 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, low-profile, high-gain antenna is designed for maximum reception

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

• Includes software to turn your notebook into a wireless access point

• Ultra-easy installation in just a few simple steps

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

Features

Requirements

System Requirement:

• Pentium® class notebook computers with one available CardBus slot

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

• CD-ROM drive

Win XP Installation

Software Installation

Insert the IOGEAR® CD (packed with the product) into CD-ROM reader, wait for automatic pop-up window, and then click “Install Configuration Utility” to proceed with the installation.

After the installation process is complete, re-start your notebook PC. Insert IOGEAR

2. wireless 802.11g PC Card adapter into Cardbus (PCMCIA) slot. A new hardware wizard will

pop up and guide you to install drivers in your system. In Windows XP, a purple tray icon shown as below should be seen at this time.

You can double click the icon second from right to bring up Utility Tool (Windows XP built-in) to set the wireless environment, or you can click “Start” ,“ Setting” , “ Control Panel” then double click icon to bring up WLAN Utility Tool with more detail information.

Window Built-in Utility for Win XP

After clicking the icon, WLAN Utility Tool window will be shown as following. Please click the tabs on the top of the screen to configure. (If you use the utility first time, the system will use windows built-in utility as the default utility.)

General Tab: In this section, user can determine which adapter to connect wireless network, and install/uninstall network protocols or services.

Wireless Networks Tab

Window Built-in Utility for Win XP

Windows checkbox: Use Windows to configure wireless network.

Available networks: Display the available networks list. You can click “Refresh” button to get a new list, or choose one available network then click “Configure” button. A Wireless Network Properties dialogue box will pop up as below.

Network name (SSID): Stations which link together should be set to the same SSID.

Wireless Network Key (WEP): – You select whether or not to use “Data Encryption (WEP Enabled)”. If you enable WEP, you must type the “key value” and decide the “Key length”, “Format”. You also have the option to select the “Authentication T ype”. Finally, you can set the PC card be ad hoc mode if the “This is a computer-to-computer (ad hoc) network; wireless access points are not used.” item has been checked. No AP is needed in ad hoc mode.

Preferred Networks: Connect to available networks in the order listed in the text box.

Window Built-in Utility for Win XP

SysTray Checkbox: Show wireless icon in SysTray.

Advanced Button: Use the function that you can decide what network access type to be adapted as following.

Authentication Tab: Choosing this option to provide authenticated network access for wired and wireless Ethernet networks. User can decide to Enable\Disable “IEEE 802.1X” access control as the following picture.

Window Built-in Utility for Win XP

Furthermore, user can select different “EAP type” to protect computer safety when

connecting.

Advanced Tab: The option support Internet Connection Firewall to protect user’s computer by limiting or preventing access to this computer from the Internet as below.

WLAN Utility Tool for Win XP

If you don’t want to use windows utility, please cancel the windows check box in wireless Network Tab (page 8). Then clicking the icon, WLAN Wireless Configuration Utility window will be shown as following. Please click the tabs on the top of the screen to configure.

1. Wireless Networks Tab:

The Setting method is the same as the page 8.

WLAN Utility Tool for Win XP

Link Status: This option enables you to view the connect information (Status, SSID, AP’s MAC Address, WEP, Speed, Channel, Client IP Address, Connection Type), and signal strength (Signal, noise).

Statistics Tab: Choosing the “Statistics” option, you can view the Current Activity (Packets Sent, Packets received, Packets lost) and Accumulated totals (Total packets sent, Total packets received).

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