IOGear GWP512, User Manual

Page 1: ...Wireless G Notebook Network Card User Manual GWP512 ...

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Page 3: ...urchases We want you to be happy with your purchase so we have made every effort to ensure product quality reliability and ease of use 2004 IOGEAR All Rights Reserved PKG M0109 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 M...

Page 4: ... Uninstallation Configuration Utility WinXP Zero Configuration Utility WPA Configuration Utility Specification Technical Support Radio and TV Interference Statement Limited Warranty Regulatory Compliance FCC Warning 2 3 4 5 6 10 31 34 56 67 74 75 76 77 78 Table of Contents ...

Page 5: ...e contains IOGEAR Wireless 802 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 ...

Page 6: ...h 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 3 ...

Page 7: ...s 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 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 4 ...

Page 8: ...ailable CardBus slot Microsoft Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP CD ROM drive 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 5 ...

Page 9: ...k 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 ...

Page 10: ...r 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 Introduction 7 ...

Page 11: ...Introduction 2 Click OK to confirm that you are going to stop the adapter 8 3 The following screen prompts that you can remove the adapter Click OK button to close the dialog box ...

Page 12: ...Note Don t eject the network adapter when data transmission is taking place Introduction 9 4 Push the lever of your notebook PCMCIA slot to eject the adapter now ...

Page 13: ...tility 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 com to download the plug in 3 Next a Read Me screen will be brought up Please read it through carefully then click Next Driver Installations ...

Page 14: ...Installation 11 4 Click the button of I accept the terms in the license agreement Click Next 5 A Main Installation Menu will show Click the button of IOGEAR GWP512 Driver Installation ...

Page 15: ... 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 6 When it completed an information window will pop up Please click OK then it will return to main menu ...

Page 16: ...evice and click Next Installation 13 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 dialog box appears Click Next ...

Page 17: ...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 14 Installation 4 Select the Specify a location checkbox Click Next ...

Page 18: ... the driver Click on the Next button 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 ...

Page 19: ... dialog box could appear at this point A Microsoft digital signature is not required for the driver installation Click Yes to continue 16 Installation 8 After a while the wizard will report that the hardware installation is complete Click Finish ...

Page 20: ...vides 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 of GWP512 Configuration Utility and Odyssey Client for Mavell from Main Installation Menu Configuration Ut...

Page 21: ... 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 2 The InstallShield Wizard is preparing to install the configuration utility Click Next ...

Page 22: ...19 Installation 4 Select a program folder and click Next 5 The InstallShield Wizard is installing utility ...

Page 23: ...ent Manager for Marvell The Odyssey Client Installation Wizard window appears Click Next If you don t want to install the Odyssey for Marvell Utility you can click Cancel to close the installation 20 Installation 6 Click Finish to complete the Utility installation ...

Page 24: ...21 Installation 8 Select I accept the terms in the license agreement Click Next 9 Enter a User Name and Organization in the Customer Information window Click Next ...

Page 25: ...10 Select the button of Complete Click Next 11 Click Install to install the program 22 Installation ...

Page 26: ...13 When the installation is completed the Wizard Completed window appears Click Finish 23 Installation 12 The InstallShield Wizard starts copying files to your PC ...

Page 27: ...24 Installation 14 The Configuration Wizard window appears Click Next 15 Click Finish to complete the configuration Wizard ...

Page 28: ...etwork the Configuration Utility will launch automatically and showing green icon in the system try If it does not launch and you cannot get wireless connection please open the Configuration Utility from Windows Start Programs IOGEAR GWP512 IOGEAR GWP512 Configuration Utility Verifying Driver Installation 1 Right click mouse button on the My Computer icon on your Windows desktop and select Propert...

Page 29: ...ll 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 ...

Page 30: ...e driver has been installed successfully 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 communi cate with other wireless LAN access points and clients and to have Internet access 1 Right click on My Network Places and select Properties from the pop up menu ...

Page 31: ...2 Find the Local Area Connection that is associated with the Network Adapter Right click on the connection and select Properties 3 Select Internet Protocol TCP IP and click Properties 28 Installation ...

Page 32: ...en the second computer can be assigned an IP Address of 10 35 1 4 with a Subnet Mask of 255 255 255 0 etc 29 Installation 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 DN...

Page 33: ...nternet Protocol TCP IP Properties and Local Area Connection Properties to complete the IP configuration 6 Choose Start Programs Accessories Command Prompt to open the DOS command prompt window 7 Type ipconfig at the D prompt to determine if the TCP IP configuration has taken effect ...

Page 34: ...31 Uninstalling the Network Adapter Driver 1 To remove the driver from the OS go to Start Settings Control Panel Uninstallation 2 Double click System ...

Page 35: ...u are going to uninstall the driver Uninstallation 3 Under Hardware tab click Device Manager Double click Network adapters Right click mouse button on IOGEAR GWP512 Network Adapter and choose Uninstall Click OK to uninstall the device ...

Page 36: ...lling the Network Adapter Configuration Utility 1 The user can uninstall the Configuration Utility from Windows Start menu Programs IOGEAR GWP512 Uninstall to remove the configuration utility 33 Uninstallation ...

Page 37: ...nfiguration Utility The Configuration Utility can be launched from Windows Start Programs IOGEAR GWP512 IOGEAR GWP512 Configuration Utility After launched the utility icon will reside on the Windows system tray and provides at a glance feedback about the device s status by changing appearance Status 1 The wireless network adapter is not plugged in ...

Page 38: ...opened Turn Radio off Click the Turn Radio Off will power off the network adapter Exit Close the utility and the icon will exit from the system tray too 35 Configuration Utility Status 3 The wireless network adapter is associated with a network device Right click mouse button on the icon there will be a shortcut menu ...

Page 39: ...d allows you to create modify and delete profiles Site Survey List all available network devices in range Statistics You can view the information of wireless receiving and transmitting data Advanced Allows you to perform advanced configuration Admin Allows you to import or export profiles About Shows the firmware and utility versions and MAC address of the network adapter 36 Configuration Utility ...

Page 40: ... of the profile in use Click the down arrow button to select profiles you have created previously You may modify create and delete profiles through the Profile Manager tab 37 Configuration Utility Configuration Utility Network StatusTab ...

Page 41: ...orkType Indicating the current network type the adapter uses It could be Ad hoc or Infrastructure 38 Configuration Utility Link Information Contains information of current connection Status Network BSSID Shows the associated device s MAC address in the form of hex digits Security Indicates whether the connected device has the WEP function enabled or not Security OFF It means that the connected dev...

Page 42: ...9 Configuration Utility Internet Protocol Display information of Internet protocol Signal Strenth The green color bar indicates the signal is weak or strong The longer the color bar the better connection ...

Page 43: ...Configuration Utility Channel Display the channel in use and the dynamic diagram shows the Transmit TX and Receiving RX rate being monitored Radio Off Click the checkbox and the adapter will be turned off ...

Page 44: ...in auto configuration mode when the connection is lost If unchecked the profile will be excluded in auto configuration Apply Profile Apply the selected profile The buttons below are used to control the window Move Up Down Move the selected profile up or down Delete Delete a profile Create Create a new profile Click the Create button and follow on screen description to create a new profile Save Sav...

Page 45: ...Name name of the selected profile Network SSID the connected network SSID You can type a specific Network SSID in this field to limit the link to an access point or other computer equipped with a wireless LAN adapter If you leave this field blank the wireless LAN adapter will try to build the link with any wireless device that has better signal and link quality ...

Page 46: ...urity tab provides WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy function to ensure a securer networking communication and prevent unauthorized access to your wireless network The WEP keys configured for your wireless device must be same as those configured for the access point or wireless LAN adapter it associates with Encryption Method Click the down arrow button to select Security Off or WEP Authentication Mode...

Page 47: ...WEP Key Setting The WEP key setting is available only when the WEP is activated Click Configure WEP Keys button to configure the WEP settings Key Format This utility supports both Hexadeci mal and ASCII key formats Click the down arrow button to choose one format Only digits 0 9 and letters A F are valid entries if you select hexadecimal format Key Size Click the down arrow button to select 40 bit...

Page 48: ... not change settings If the box is checked then all settings on this tab can t be change Use below settings Power Save Mode This field provides two options of power management Continuous Access and Max Power Save Click the pull down menu to select the mode you desire Preamble 802 11b Select Auto or Long The default setting is Auto Transmit Rate This field provides options for selecting data transm...

Page 49: ...improve the efficiency of data transmitting RTS CTS Threshold This field is to set the packet size at which the AP issues a Request To Send or Clear To Send frame before sending the packet Type the value in this field and the effective range is from 0 to 2347 Rest Button Click Reset button returns the protocol settings to their default values ...

Page 50: ...Connected 802 11g access point Icon 802 11b Access point Icon 47 Configuration Utility Site SurveyTab Click the Site Survey tab and the following screen will be displayed ...

Page 51: ...here the access point and WLAN adapter operates and whether or not WEP encryption is used You can highlight the access point or WLAN adapter you want to associate and click Associate or double click on your choice to connect that device In the figure you can see there are one 802 11b access point and one 802 11g access point within the service range of the network adapter You may click the Refresh...

Page 52: ...AP or network adapter in range Network SSID Any SSID If selected any SSID will be used Find network with this SSID The utility will search the specific SSID Network BSSID Any BSSID If selected any BSSID is used Find network with this BSSID The utility will search the specific BSSID Select Channel You can check individual channel all channels or clear all channels ...

Page 53: ...stics window is divided into two parts transmit and receive From the window you can view the instantaneous wireless receive and transmit data information StatisticsTab Click the Statistics tab and the following screen will be displayed ...

Page 54: ...s more advanced protocol control of the wireless network adapter Wireless Card Display the current network adapter 51 Configuration Utility AdvancedTab Click the Advanced tab and the following screen will be displayed ...

Page 55: ...ton to set the receive antenna mode either diversity On or diversity Off Transmit Rate the range of the data rate depends on the type of AP the card is connected to The default value is Auto FragmentThreshold Set the fragmentation threshold and the default value is 2346 RTS CTS Threshold Set the packet size at which the AP issues a Request To Send or Clear To Send frame before sending the packet D...

Page 56: ...ver a link loss or no connection the auto configuration feature will try to build a connection according to the checked profiles in the Profile Manager AdminTab Click the Admin tab and the following screen will be displayed 53 Configuration Utility ...

Page 57: ... tab To import a profile Click the Import Profiles button Select the path and file name of the profile Click Open To export a profile Click the Export Profiles button Select the path and file name of the profile Click Save 54 Configuration Utility ...

Page 58: ...nd the following screen will be displayed From the About tab you can view the product version including the driver version utility version and firmware version The MAC address of the wireless LAN adapter and the regulatory domain are also shown on this page ...

Page 59: ...e network connection icon residing on the system tray and click View AvailableWireless Networks 2 The following Connect toWireless Network dialog box will be displayed You can click Connect to start the wireless connection or click Advanced button to do further configuration 56 WinXP Zero Configuration Utility ...

Page 60: ...em 57 3 Click the Advanced button and the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box will be displayed Click the Wireless Networks tab from the Wireless Network Connection Properties dialog box Select the box of UseWindows to configure my wireless network settings to enable automatic wireless network configuration WinXP Zero Configuration Utility ...

Page 61: ... Network tab click Refresh button to update all the available network devices in range 2 Click the network name under the Available networks and click Configure The Wireless Network Properties dialog box will be displayed 58 WinXP Zero Configuration Utility ...

Page 62: ...nually enter the network key In this example you have to type the WEP keys After you enter the WEP keys you can click OK to close the Wireless Network Properties dialog box and the system will take you back to Wireless Network Connection Properties dialog box 4 Click OK to save your configuration and the Wireless Network Connection Properties will be closed 5 When the network connection you have c...

Page 63: ...on the ESSID Winson you have configured in Wireless Network Connection Properties dialog box It means that you have successfully built the connection You may refer to the section of how to do TCP IP setup to configure your wireless LAN adapter After the TCP CP configuration is done you can access the Internet through the wireless connection you have built 60 WinXP Zero Configuration Utility ...

Page 64: ...f the wireless networks in the Preferred networks For Windows XP it will always choose the first one in the Preferred networks to connect To remove a wireless network from the list of preferred networks select the wireless network that you want to remove and then click Remove WinXP Zero Configuration Utility ...

Page 65: ...ck Refresh button to update all available devices in range from Wireless Network Connection 2 Select the ad hoc network name under Available networks in the Wireless Networks tab and click Configure 62 WinXP Zero Configuration Utility ...

Page 66: ...s checked You can select the The key is provided for me automatically check box if the WEP key is automatically provided for you The driver will then use the Default Encryption key If not you have to clear the check and manually enter the network key In this example you have to type the WEP keys After you enter the WEP keys you can click OK to close the Wireless Network Properties dialog box and w...

Page 67: ...perties dialog box Right click mouse button on the network icon on the system tray and open the Connect to Wireless Network dialog box again Click Advanced button and you can see that there is a blue circle on the wireless network adapter icon 64 WinXP Zero Configuration Utility ...

Page 68: ...er the TCP CP configuration is done you can share data between these wireless devices 7 Open Windows Explorer and type the connected wireless network adapter IP address in the Address field The folder that the associated computer shares will be displayed Now you can share data with it WinXP Zero Configuration Utility ...

Page 69: ...range will be displayed in the available networks box You can click the button of Any available network access point preferred and then both access points and wireless network adapters will be displayed in the available networks box Network Operating Mode Selection 1 Click Advanced button from the Local Area Connection dialog box and you can select network operating mode you want to use 66 WinXP Z...

Page 70: ...figuration utilities to setup wireless connectivity with an AP that supports WPA Windows XP Zero Configuration Utility and Odyssey For Marvell Utility For Windows XP operating system use the Windows built in Zero Configuration Utility when associating with a WPA enabled AP The user must ensure Service Pack 2 and WPA Hotfix Q815485 is installed Please see note For Windows 2000 98SE and ME operating...

Page 71: ...ndow 2 In the Wireless Network Connection Properties window under Wireless Networks tab please check the box of Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings to turn on the Wireless Zero Configuration service Select the wireless access point you want to associate to then click Config ure box at the right side to bring up next dialogue window 68 WPA Configuration ...

Page 72: ...guration by selecting the Network Authentication mode and Data encryption and input same Network key as you input at the Wireless G Broadband Gateway Then you are served by a more secured wireless network 69 WPA Configuration ...

Page 73: ...lect HelpTopics to browse more information regarding the operation of the Odyssey for Marvell Utility The following section describes how to configure the WPA through RADIUS server and WPA PSK 1 Uncheck the Connect to network box 2 Click Scan 3 Select an AP to be associated with in the Network Connection Properties box 4 Configure the WPA in the Network Properties box Odyssey for Marvell Configura...

Page 74: ... the items in Authentication box 71 WPA PSK To connect with an AP using the Pre shared key configuration WPA PSK uncheck items in Authentication box In the Passphrase box enter the configuration key The key should match the one set in AP WPA Configuration ...

Page 75: ...n the Edit Properties screen Click the User Info tab Uncheck the Permit login using password box Check Permit login using my certificate 72 1 Click OK 2 RADIUS Server Client Manager click the Profile box WPA Configuration ...

Page 76: ...thentication protocol from inside the box 5 Click Add and choose EAP TLS from the list Click OK 7 Check the Connect to network box 8 The network adapter now connects to the WPA enabled AP through the RDAIUS server 73 6 In the Client Manager main screen choose Connection WPA Configuration ...

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Page 78: ...ting 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 949 453 8782 or by email support iogear com 75 ...

Page 79: ...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 me...

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Page 81: ...ference 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 Conn...

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