IOGear GWU523 User Manual

Wireless-G USB 2.0 Adapter

User Manual (GWU523)

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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 USB 2.0 Adapter, as we had designing it.

Rest assured, your IOGEAR® Wireless-G USB 2.0 Adapter 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.

Table of contents

Package Contents

Product Overview

Features

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System Requirements

Introduction

Installation

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General Connection Setting

WEP Encryption Setting

WPA Encryption Setting

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Profile

Advanced Setting

System Information

Wireless LAN Basics

IP Address

Specification

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Troubleshooting

Gloassay

Technical Support

Radio & TV Interference Statement

Limited Warranty

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Package Contents

This package contains...

1 x 802.11g USB 2.0 Adapter 1 x Quick Start Guide 1 x Installation & Manual CD-ROM 1 x Warranty/Registration Card

Check to make sure that all the components are present and that nothing was damaged in shipping. If you encounter a problem, contact your dealer.

Read this manual thoroughly and follow the installation and operation procedures carefully to prevent any damage to the unit, and/or any of the devices that connect to it.

Overview

Being five times faster than the speed of 802.11b network standard devices, the innovative

802.11g standard lets the wireless network become incredibly easier and faster (up to 54Mbps) than ever.

Your Wireless-G USB 2.0 Adapter surely will bring you into such a high-speed network sphere. This document describes how to install your Wireless-G USB 2.0 Adapter, which aims to let your computer communicate with 802.11 networks quickly and seamlessly. Wireless LAN is local area networking without wires, which uses radio frequencies to transmit and receive data between PCs or other network devices.

Additionally, wireless LAN is able to configure either independent networks, which are also known as ad-hoc networks, or infrastructure networks. The former is suitable for small or temporary peerto peer configurations, and the later offers fully distributed data connectivity to the Internet.

• Support Microsoft Windows 98SE, Me, 2000 and XP.

• Operating distance of up to 300 meters in free space.

• 54 Mbps Data Rate.

• Support USB 1.1 and 2.0 (preferred) interface.

• Security with 64-bit or 128-bit WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy).

• DSSS (Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum).

• Easy operation and setting up.

Features

Pictorial Introduction

LED

• LED turns on when POWER is applied to the IOGEAR Wireless-G USB 2.0 Adapter.

• LED is blinking when PC is sending data through IOGEAR Wireless-G USB 2.0 Adapter.

- Windows 98SE, ME, 2000 or XP

- available USB 1.1. or 2.0 port.

System Requirements

Installation

CONNECTING YOUR WLAN USB ADAPTER TO PC

• Install driver.

• Connect your Wireless-G USB 2.0 Adapter.

Note: Once you insert the installation and driver CD, it will automatically activate the Autorun installation program. If your autorun is disable please run the iogear.exe file on the CD.

Step 1 :

Insert the Manual and installation CD into your CD-ROM. You will be prompted with the following window. Chose install driver to proceed with the installation

STEP 2 Click Next to continue.

Installation

Step 3 :

Click Next to install at the designated folder. Or, click “Browse” to select different folder.

Step 4 :

Start copying files until it finish the installation.

Installation

Step 5 : Click Finish to complete installation.

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