IOGear GWP512 User manual

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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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2. System Requirements & Features
1. Welcome
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
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 PC Card, as we had
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®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.
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:
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Rx LED
Power/Tx LED
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.
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4. Installation
Driver Installation
If you have connected the notebook adapter to your computer, please remove it first.
Insert the Driver and Utility CD into CD Drive.
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.)
Next, a Read Me screen will be brought up. Please read it through carefully, then click Next.
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Step. 4
Click the button of “I accept the terms in the license agreement”. Click Next.
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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.
Installing the Network Adapter Driver
Step. 5
A Main Installation Menu will show.
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.
Step. 6
You can install the Utility Software by following instructions in section 6
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Select the Search for a suitable driver for my device and click Next.
Select the Specify a location checkbox. Click Next.
Click Browse button, browse to the IOGEAR GWP512\Driver\Win2k directory and click OK.
Note: Windows 98SE users, please specify to IOGEAR GWP512\Driver\Win98 directory,
Windows ME users, please specify to IOGEAR GWP512\Driver\WinME directory,
Windows XP users, please specify to IOGEAR GWP512\Driver\WinXP directory.
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The wizard will display the location of driver. Click on the Next button.
After a while, the wizard will report that the hardware installation is complete. Click Finish.
The Microsoft Digital Signature Not Found dialog box could appear at this point in the installation. A Microsoft
digital signature is not required for the driver installation. Click Yes to continue. In Windows XP, please click Continue
Anyway.
Note: Windows98SE users, you will be asked to provide the Windows98 source files CD, please
insert the CD and follow on-screen description to continue the driver installation.
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Note: Windows 98SE & ME users, you will be asked to restart your computer. Please click Yes to
reboot your computer.
Note: The following procedures are operated in Windows 2000. The steps and screens are similar for the other
supported O.S. If you want to check whether the driver's installation is successful, please follow the
following steps.
Right-click mouse button on the My Computer icon on your Windows desktop, and highlight Properties from the
pop-up menu.
The System Properties screen will be pop-up. Under Hardware tab, click Device Manager….
5. Verify the Driver Installation
Step. 8
After all the necessary drivers are installed, you can find that a PCMCIA adapter icon on the system tray and
the Power LED on the adapter showing steady green.
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Step. 2
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Step. 1
From the Main Installation Menu, select the button of GWP512 Configuration Utility -- Odyssey from Marvell.
Step. 3
Step.4
6. Installations of Configuration Utility and Odyssey for
Marvell Utility
After clicking Device Manager…, the following screen will be shown. Click on the + symbol in front of Network
adapters and see if an item labeled IOGEAR GWP512 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 GWP512 Network Adapter, right-click mouse button and select Properties.
Click the General tab, if the Device Status field reports that This device is working properly, it
means that the driver has been installed successfully.
This Network Adapter Configuration Utility and Odyssey for Marvell Utility are contained in the utility CD we provide.
The Odyssey for Marvell Utility will be installed after the completion of Configuration Utility. The installation procedure
is the same for all support O.S except the screenshots. The following procedure is operated in Windows 2000.
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Step. 3
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 as the
directory. Click Next.
Select a program folder and click Next.
Step. 4
The InstallShield Wizard is preparing to install the configuration utility. Click Next.
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