IOGear GWP512 User Manual

Wireless-G PC Card

GWP512 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.

GWP512 package contains: 1 802.11g Wireless-G PC Card 1 Installation & 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 designing it.

Rest assured, your IOGEAR® Wireless-G PC Card 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

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

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2. System Requirements & Features

System Requirements:

• Pentium® class notebook computers with at least one available Cardbus slot

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

• CD-ROM drive

Features:

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

• Sleek, compact antenna is designed for maximum agility

• Includes Funk software Odyssey client to support strong WLAN security protocols, such as EAP-TTLS, EAP-PEAP, EAP-TLS, and LEAP.

• Ultra-easy installation in just a few simple steps

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3. Hardware Diagram

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.

Rx LED

Power/Tx LED

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4. Installation

Driver Installation

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

Step. 1

Insert the Driver and Utility CD into CD Drive.

Step. 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.)

Step. 3

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

Step. 4

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

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Step. 5

A Main Installation Menu will show.

Step. 6

Click the button of IOGEAR GWP512 Driver Installation. When it is completed, an information window will pop up. Please click OK, then it will return to main menu.

You can install the Utility Software by following instructions in section 6

Installing the Network Adapter Driver

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).

Step. 1

Now, please insert your card into your laptop.

When Windows 2000 recognizes the adapter, the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box appears. Click Next.

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