PCI GW-US54GXS User manual

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2.4 GHz IEEE 802.11g 54Mbps
Wireless LAN USB Adapter
GW-US54GXS
USER’S MANUAL FOR MAC
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Table of Contents
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1. Install GW-US54GXS Driver and GW-US54GXS Utility……………………… …….2
2. Using WLan.app Utility……………………………………………………...................8
3. Uninstall GW-US54GXS Driver and GW-US54GXS Utility……….………………..15

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GW-US54GXS User’s Manual for MAC
1. Install GW-US54GXS Driver and GW-US54GXS Utility
Double Click
PCI_GW-US54GXS_install_4_0_0_0.dmg
Select install folder by Mac OS version.
Double Click
PCI_GW-US54GXS_install_4_0_0_0.dmg
Click Continue

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Click Continue
Select a Destination
Volume
Click Continue

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Click Upgrade
Click OK
Enter Name and Password of
the user with Administrative
rights.
Click Continue Installation

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After restart, for Mac OS X 10.4 or later, you will see the following warning window
pop out, please click “Fix” button to proceed.
After pressing “Fix” button, you will see the following authentication dialog, please
enter the correct password to proceed the process.
Click Restart
Now the Driver and Utility Installation is Complete! Restart the computer.

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Please be patient to let system  again after entering the correct password!
If this the first time you run this Wireless card after installation, please enable the new network
interface in the Network Control Panel in System Preferences.
It is essential to follow the steps in below, before first launch of GW-US54GXS utility.
Click Network

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Click OK
Click Apply Now
Now It’s ready to use Wireless.

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2. Using WLan.app Utility
- When to run WLan utility and find out WLan utility to run.
After installation, the WLan.app utility will be launched automatically at system
startup. Anyway, you can also re-execute it from the following path (as the following
figure) after you quit the utility or utility exit abnormally for some reasons.
Note: The WLan.app application bundle located at directory of
/Applications/utilities/.
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Open the setup window by clicking “Open setup window” subitem from
the “Setup” top menu.
A request dialog would pop
out if need Encryption in
WEP.
“No” for configure new key
setting, “Yes” for use previous
setting.(As shown in the right
figure)
MainView
Double Click one SSID in
Available Network or Click
Connect this site : it would
connect to the selected
siteSSID.
Click Refresh: Site survey.
Click More Setting…: Open
more setting panel

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More Setting
Allow user to modify the
connection setting. The button
face change to “Apply” after
clicking the “Change” button.
Edit WEP static key
View MAC address and
version information.
Close the More Setting Panel
Edit WPA Pre-shared key.
Profile management
A request dialog would pop
out if WPA PSK is required.
Click “Yes” button to use
current WPA pre-shared key,
Click “No” to setup a new
WPA pre-shared key. (As
shown in the right figure)

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-Modifying the static WEP key.
Apply the new setting.
WEP Key Setting
Note: If you open the “Wep
Key Setting” along by click
the button “WEP Encryption
Key Setting” from More
setting panel, you need to do
re-connection by “apply” or
double click the AP by the list
of available network.

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-Modifying static WPA PSK key.
-To enter WPA pre-shared key, you need click “WPA PSK setting” button within the
General Connection Setting window. A WPA pre-shared key edit window shown as
the following figure:
-Please press “OK” button to close the dialog when you finish editing of WPA PSK.
1 Apple the new setting.
2 Click OK.
WPA PSK Setting
Note: In order to let your
new key take effect, you need
to make a new connection by
pressing “Apply” button
within the General
Connection Setting window
or
double click the desired BSS
in the available network list.

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-Profile management:
1 Load the selected profile.
2 Click Apply to setting.
Profile
Information
Network setting

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Check the TCP/IP setting for
your network.

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3. Uninstall GW-US54GXS Driver and GW-US54GXS Utility
Double Click
ZD1211MacPkg_uninstall_4_0_0_0_Pci.pkg
Please close Utility before uninstall it!
Click Continue

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Click Continue
Click Continue

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Click Upgrade
Click OK

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Now un-installation is Complete!