IOGear GWP512 User manual

Wireless-G Notebook Network Card
User Manual (GWP512)

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.
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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.
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reliability, and ease-of-use.
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PackageContent
Overview
Features
Requirements
Introduction
Installation
Uninstallation
ConfigurationUtility
WinXPZero ConfigurationUtility
WPAConfigurationUtility
Specification
Technical Support
Radio and TV Interference Statement
LimitedWarranty
RegulatoryComplianceFCCWarning
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This package contains:
• IOGEAR®Wireless802.11g PC Card
• CD ROM containing Driver, Configuration Utility, Odyssey Client for Marvel
(client for WPA application) and User’s Manual
• Quick Start Guide
• Acrobat Reader 6.0
Package Contents

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 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!
Overview
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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 maximum agility
• Simple user setup & diagnostics utilities
• Odyssey security client (from Funk Software) included, for strong WLAN securities (supporting EAP-TTLS,
EAP-PEAP,EAP-TLS,and LEAP).
• Compliant with FCC Part 15.247 for US, EN 300-328 for Europe, and RCR STD-33A and ARIB
STD-T66for 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-ROMdrive
• Using Odyssey Client for Marvell, your computer must be running Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or later.
• Using WPA function, make sure there is a WPA-enabled Access Points in the network environment.
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Introduction
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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.

Ejectingthe 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 theUnplug 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.
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3. The following screen prompts that you can
remove the adapter. Click OK button to close
the dialog box.

Note: Don’t eject the network adapter when data
transmission is taking place.
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4. Push the lever of your notebook PCMCIA slot to
eject the adapter now.

Installation
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If you have connected the notebook adapter to your
computer, please remove it first.
1. Insert the Driver and Utility CD into CD Drive.
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.comto downloadthe plug-in
3. Next, a Read Me screen will be brought up.
Please read it through carefully, then click Next.
Driver Installations

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4. Click the button of “I accept the terms in the
licenseagreement”. ClickNext 5. A Main Installation Menu will show. Click the button of IOGEAR GWP512 Driver
Installation.

Installation
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Note: Thefollowing proceduresare operatedin
Windows 2000.The steps and screen shots are
similar for the other supported OS (such as Win
98SE, ME and XP).
6. When it completed, an information window
will pop up. Please click OK, then it will
return to main menu.

3. Select the “Search for a suitable driver for my
device.” and click” Next”.
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Installing the Network Adapter Driver
1. Insert the Network Adapter into the PC card slot.
Align the card properly.
2. When Windows 2000 recognizes the adapter, the
Found New HardwareWizard dialogboxappears.
ClickNext.

5. Click “Browse”, browse to the X:\IOGEAR
GWP512\Driver\Win2k directory and click OK.
Note: X is the drive letter for user’s CD-ROM
drive.
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Installation
4.Select the “Specify a location” checkbox. Click
Next.

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6. The wizard will display the location of the driver.
Click on the Next button.
Note:
Windows 98SE users, please specify to IOGEAR
GWP512\Driver\Win98directory.
Windows ME users, please specify to IOGEAR
GWP512\Driver\WinMEdirectory.
Windows XP users, please specify to IOGEAR
GWP512\Driver\WinXP directory.

7.TheMicrosoft Digital Signature NotFounddialog
box could appear at this point. A Microsoft digital
signature is not required for the driver installation.
Click “Yes” to continue.
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Installation
8. After a while, the wizard will report that the
hardware installation is complete. Click Finish.

Installation
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The Odyssey For Marvell Utility will be installed after
the completion of Configuration Utility.
The Odyssey Client helps the user to configure the
WPA function.WPA is an implementation based on a
subset of the 802.11i standard and provides
enhanced security for wireless networks when used
with the Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) and
the Michael message integrity check (MIC)
algorithms. Be sure there is an access point
supports WPA in the network environment for using
the Odyssey for Marvell utility.
1.Click on the button ofGWP512 Configuration
Utility and Odyssey Client for Mavell from Main
Installation Menu.
Configuration Utility and Odyssey for Marvell Utility Installations