IOGear GWP514 User Manual

Wireless-G Notebook Network CardWireless-G Notebook Network Card

Wireless-G Notebook Network Card

Wireless-G Notebook Network CardWireless-G Notebook Network Card

User Manual (GWP514)

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.

©2005 IOGEAR. All Rights Reserved. PKG-M0304
IOGEAR, the IOGEAR logo, is the trademark or registered trademarks of IOGEAR, Inc. Microsoft and Windows are registered trade-

marks 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.

T able of Contents

Package Content
Overview
Features
Requirements
Introduction
Installation
Uninstallation
Configuration Utility
WinXP Zero Configuration Utility
WP A Configuration Utility
Specification
T echnical Support

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Limited Warranty

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GWP514 package contains:
(1) 802.11g PC Card

(1) Installation and Manual CD
(1) Quick Start Guide
(1) Warranty/Registration Card

PKG-M0109B

Package Contents

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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 turnkey
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!

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Features

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

• Sleek, compact antenna is designed for minimum space

• Included IOGEAR client utility to support WLAN with WPA/WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access) security
protocols, such as EAP-TLS,EAP-TTLS, PEAP-(EAPCGT), PEAP (EAP-MSCHAP V2), LEAP, LEAP­ FAST. (refer to User Manual for complete details) Ultra-easy installation in just a few simple steps.

• 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!

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System Requirements

• Pentium® class notebook computers with one available CardBus slot

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

• CD-ROM drive

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

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Introduction

When the adapter card is not associated with any wireless network devices, the Power/Tx Led will
stay solid greer 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 indicate receiving activity.

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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.

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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.

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.

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Driver Installations

NOTE: If y ou have connected the GWP514 CardBus adapter to y our computer , please remo ve it first.

STEP 1

Insert the Driver and Utility CD into CD Drive

STEP 2

If your CD Autorun is enable, the Main Istallation
Menu will show. (Otherwise open your CD f older
and double-click on the “setup. exe” file)

STEP 3

A main installation Menu will show . Click the button
of IOGEAR GWP514 Driver Installation.

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4 Click the button of IOGEAR GWP514 Driver
Installation. The InstallShield wizard prepares for

installation.

5. The InstallShield Wizard prompts you for
confirmation. Click Next on the following menu.

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6. Check to install Client utility and driver or
install driver only. We recommend proceeding
with “Install client utilities and drivers”

7. A warning question will pop up, Click“YES”

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8. 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

9. Select a program folder and click on Next.

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the Client Utility to be used. Click Next.

11. Choose the IOGEAR client utility. Click Next.10. The installation gives you information regarding

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12. At this moment please insert you GWP512
CardBus card in your Laptop, and Click OK.

13. If you have Windows XP Service Pack 2, you
will get the “Found News Hardware Wizard” menu,
click on Cancel.

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14. At the Found New Harware dialog box Cancel.

15. At the Hardware installation menu click
Continue Anyway.

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16. The setup configuration shows the installation

progress

17. Click Finish to complete the client utility

installation. Your computer will be rebooted.

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18. After rebooting, The IOGEAR Client Utility icon

resides on the Desktop at the System Tray
automatically.

If wireless-reception-four-bars does not launch
and cannot get wireless connection open the
configuration utility from Windows by
performing the following steps:

Start -> Programs -> IOGEAR Wireless -> IOGEAR
Wireless Client utility

After you launch the utility it will reside on the
windows system tray as illustrated above.

The device driver icon appears as a series of four
vertical bars. These bars provide
the following color coded indications of the received
signal strength:

·Red indicates poor quality (<5 dB)

·Yellow indicates average quality (5 to 10 dB)

·Green indicates from good (10 dB) to excellent (20
dB) quality

If you hold your mouse pointer over the icon, the
profiles, quality, ip address
display, along with the name of the current configura­tion profile.

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19. Press the right mouse button and click

Open IOGEAR Client Utility

The user can now use of the management
fuctions available in the IOGEAR Client
Configuration Utility . (Refer to the IOGEAR
CLIENT UTILITY section)

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Verifying Driver Installation:

1. Right-click mouse button on the My Computer

on your Windows desktop, and select

icon

Properties

from the pop-up menu.

2. The System properties screen will pop-up. Under
Hardware tab, click Device Manager.

3. After clicking Device manager, the following
screen will be shown.

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Click on the +symbol in front of “Network
adapters” and see if an item labeled
IOGEAR Network Adapter is visible.

If you don’t see the item below the network
adapter icon but a”?” or “!” symbol is displayed,
it means that the driver installation was unsuccessful.
Highlight “IOGEAR Network Adapter”, right-click
mouse button and select “Properties”.

4. Click the general tab, if the Device Status field
reports that “This device is working property”.

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TCP/IP Setup Procedure

After the network adapter driver and configuration
utility are installed, the TCP/IP address for the
network adapter must be set up in order to
communicate with other wireless LAN access.

1. Right-click on My Network Places and select
Properties from the pop-up menu.

2. Find the “Local Area Connection” that is
associated with the Network Adapter. Right
click on the connection and select Properties.

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3. Select “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)” and click
Properties.

4. Select “Obtain an IP address automatically”,

if the network adapter will be linked to a Wireless AP
providing DHCP service. Or, please click “Use the
following IP address” and input an IP address and
subnet mask. IP configuration information (DHCP or
assigned IP address, Gateway and DNS server IP
addresses) is usually obtained from the corporate IT
staff.

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Note: The IP Address you assign to all computers
must be in the same IP Address range, and the
Subnet Mask must be the same for all computers
on your network.

For example:

If the first computer is assigned an IP Address of 10.35.1.3 with
a Subnet Mask of 255.255.255.0, then the second computer can
be assigned an IP Address of 10.35.1.4 with a Subnet Mask of

255.255.255.0,.. etc.

5. After completing IP configuration information,
click 7. Type “ipconfig” at the D:\> prompt to
determine OK to both “Internet Protocol (TCP/
IP) Properties” if the TCP/IP configuration has
taken effect. and “Local Area Connection
Properties” to complete the IP configuration.

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6. Choose Start > Programs > Accessories > Comand
Prompt to open the DOS command prompt window.

7. Type “iponfig” at the prompt to determine
if the TCP/IP configuration has taken effect.

IOGEAR CLIENT UTILITY

Current Status

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IOGEAR Client Utility

Click the Advanced button to see the advaced
status diagnostics.

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IOGEAR Client Utility

Advanced Status Information

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IOGEAR Client Utility

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IOGEAR Client Utility

Create or Modify a Configuration Profile

Auto Profile Selection Management

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IOGEAR Client Utility

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IOGEAR Client Utility

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IOGEAR Client Utility

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IOGEAR Client Utility

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Security T ab

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Uninstallation

Uninstalling the Network Adapter Driver

1. To remove the driver from the
OS, go to

Start>Settings>Control Panel.

2. Double-click System.

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Uninstallation

3. Under Hardware tab, click Device Manager.
Double -click Network adapters. Right-click
mouse button on IOGEAR Network Adapter”.
and choose Uninstall. Click OK to uninstall
the device.

4. Click OK to confirm that you are going
to uninstall the driver.

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Uninstalling the Network Adapter Configuration Utility

1. The user can uninstall the Configuration Utility from

Windows Start menu -> Control Panel > Add-Remove
Programs to remove the configuration utility.

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Specification

Frequency Band: 2.412 ~ 2.484GHz

Hardware Encryption: AES, TKIP, WEP

Media Access Technique: CSMA/CA

Tx/Rx Data Rate:

802.11g: 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, 6 Mbps

802.11b: 11, 5.5, 2, 1 Mbps

RF Output Power:

802.11g: 16dBm typical @ 54Mbps

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18dBm typical @ 48 ~ 6Mbps

802.11b: 20dBm typical @ 11Mbps

RF Receiving Sensitivity:

802.11g: -73dBm typical @ 54Mbps

-75dBm typical @ 48Mbps

-80dBm typical @ 36Mbps

-82dBm typical @ 24Mbps

-85dBm typical @ 18Mbps

-87dBm typical @ 12Mpbs

-89dBm typical @ 9Mbps

-90dBm typical @ 6Mbps

802.11b: -88dBm typical @ 11Mbps

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Te chnical Support

If you need technical support, please check out our IOGEAR Tech Info Library (T.I.L.) at

www.iogear.com/support for the latest tips, tricks, and troubleshooting. The IOGEAR

T.I.L. was designed to provide you with the latest technical information about our products.
Most of the answers to your questions can be found here, so please try it out before
contacting technical support.

Technical support is available Monday through Friday from 7:30 am to 5:30 pm PST

and can be reached at [phone] or by email [e-mail]

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Radio & TV Interference Statement

WARNING!!! This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not
installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause interference to radio
communications. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B
computing device pursuant to Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC Rules, which are designed to provide
reasonable protection against such interference when operated in a commercial environment. Opera­tion of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference, in which case the user at his
own expense will be required to take whatever measures may be required to correct the interference.

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Limited Warranty

IN NO EVENT SHALL THE DIRECT VENDOR’S LIABILITY FOR DIRECT , INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL
OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THE PRODUCT, DISK OR ITS DOCUMEN­T A TION EXCEED THE PRICE PAID FOR THE PRODUCT .

The direct vendor makes no warranty or representation, expressed, implied, or statutory with respect to the
contents or use of this documentation, and especially disclaims its quality, performance, merchantability, or
fitness for any particular purpose.

The direct vendor also reserves the right to revise or update the device or documentation without obligation
to notify any individual or entity of such revisions, or updates. For further inquires please contact your
direct vendor.

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Regulatory Compliance FCC Warning

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2)
this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to
part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference in a residential installation.
This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is
no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful
interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the
user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void
your authority to operate the equipment.

1) To comply with FCC RF exposure compliance requirements, a separation distance of at least 20 cm must
be maintained between the antenna of this device and all persons.

2) This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

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Contact Info.

23 Hubble · Irvine, CA 92618 · (P) 949.453.8785 · www.iogear.com