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  • Page 1 Wireless-G USB 2.0 Adapter User Manual (GWU523) ®...
  • Page 2 ©2005 IOGEAR. All Rights Reserved. PKG-M0146 IOGEAR, the IOGEAR logo, MiniView, VSE are trademarks or registered trademarks of IOGEAR, Inc. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. IOGEAR makes no warranty of any kind with regards to the information presented in this document.
  • Page 3 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. ®...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of contents Package Contents Troubleshooting ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Product Overview Gloassay ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○...

  • Page 5: Package Contents

    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.
  • Page 6 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.

  • Page 7: Features

    Features • 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). •...

  • Page 8: Pictorial Introduction

    Pictorial Introduction • 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.

  • Page 9: System Requirements

    System Requirements - Windows 98SE, ME, 2000 or XP - available USB 1.1. or 2.0 port.

  • Page 10: Installation

    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.
  • Page 11 Installation STEP 2 Click Next to continue.
  • Page 12 Installation Step 3 : Click Next to install at the designated folder. Or, click “Browse” to select different folder.
  • Page 13 Installation Step 4 : Start copying files until it finish the installation.
  • Page 14 Installation Step 5 : Click Finish to complete installation.
  • Page 15 Installation Step 6 : After finished install driver and utility on your system, Windows XP/2000 Plug the USB adapter into the USB port of your PC. It will automatically detect the USB Adapter. Windows ME/98SE You will be asked to restart your PC. After rebooting, plug the USB adapter into the USB port of your PC.
  • Page 16 Installation If the icon in the System Tray is in red, it means that Wireless USB Adapter configuration is invalid or incomplete. Double click on that icon and the configuration window will pop up as shown below. It shows the SSID of available network.
  • Page 17 Installation The Link Quality and Signal Strength bar chart is only active when the node is in Infrastructure Mode. The bar graph displays the quality and strength of the link between the node and its Access Point. Link Quality is a measurement of receiving and transmitting performances over the radio. Tx/Rx Frame displays the instantaneous wireless Transmit and Receive throughput in bytes per second.

  • Page 18: General Connection Setting

    General Connection Setting In this panel, you can modify the general network connection setting, enable/disable the WEP, load / modify profile and other setting. Through this control panel, you will be able to access the corporate wireless LAN or hot spots such as hotel, airport, and conference hall.
  • Page 19 General Connection Setting When settings are input, click “Apply” to confirm changes of them.

  • Page 20: Wep Encryption Setting

    WEP Encryption Key Setting WEP Encryption Key Setting You may want an additional measure of security on your wireless network, which can be achieved by using WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) encryption. WEP encrypts each frame transmitted from the radio using one of the Keys entered in this panel.
  • Page 21 WEP Encryption Key Setting The default state in Encryption Setting is WEP disabled. Check “Enable WEP” to enable the encryption. For more WEP key setting, Click “WEP Encryption Key Setting”. Three authentication modes are available: Open System, Shared Key and Auto. The Open System uses a default key to authenticate the station and Access Point.

  • Page 22: Wpa Encryption Setting

    WPA Encrytion Setting Click the “x” at the upper right hand corner to return to Configuration Tool. WPA Encrytion Setting WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) is a security technology for wireless networks. WPA improves on the authentication and encryption features of WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy). To improve data encryption, WPA utilizes its Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP).
  • Page 23 WPA Encrytion Setting WPA Pre-Shared Key (WPA-PSK) is a simplified but still powerful form of WPA most suitable for home Wi-Fi networking. To use WPA-PSK, a person sets a static key or “passphrase” as with WEP. But, using TKIP, WPA-PSK automatically changes the keys at a preset time interval, making it much more difficult for hackers to find and exploit them.

  • Page 24: Profile

    Profile Each profile represents specific settings of the USB adapter. You can set the settings for each profile. Next time when you want to change the USB adapter settings, you can just select the profile you want to use.

  • Page 25: Advanced Setting

    Advanced Setting Advanced Setting Click “Advanced Setting” to select power consumption setting that has 3 different modes. In this panel, you can select different user interface and country roaming. It also allows you to set the threshold of fragmentation and RTS/CTS.

  • Page 26: System Information

    System Information System Information Click “Information” and the pop-up window will show the Driver Version, Utility Version, MAC address of this USB adapter and so on.

  • Page 27: Wireless Lan Basics

    Wirelss LAN Basics WIRELESS LAN BASICS wireless network is that the PCs in Infrastructure wireless network can access Wireless LAN network defined by IEEE the resource in the Internet through Access 802.11b/g standard committee could be Point. configured as : Depending on your requirement, you can easily set up your PC’s network to be a “Ad 1.
  • Page 28 Wirelss LAN Basics Internet AD-HOC INFRASTRUCTURE Access to Internet Computer to computer Access points required No Access points required...

  • Page 29: Ip Address

    IP Address • Your IP address, gateway address, and IP ADDRESS subnet mask if you’re not using a DHCP To use the Wireless-G USB 2.0 Adapter with a server. computing device, your computer must be equipped with an USB 1.1 or 2.0 available ports.
  • Page 30 IP Address In network with static IP addressing, the network administrator manually assigns an IP address to each computer. Once a static IP address is assigned, a computer uses the same IP address every time it reboots and logs on to the network. You may manually change the IP address in the Network Properties dialog box.

  • Page 31: Specification

    Specification Product Name Wireless-G USB 2.0 Adapter Standard IEEE 802.11b/g Frequency Band 2.400 GHz ~ 2.4835 GHz unlicensed ISM band Modulation Method 802.11b: QPSK/BPSK/CCK 802.11g: OFDM Data Rate 5 4/ 48 / 36 / 24 /1 8 /1 2 /1 1 /9 /6 /5 . 5 /2 /1 M bps Operating Mode A d hoc Infrastructure (Access Points needed)
  • Page 32 Specification Product Name Wireless-G USB 2.0 Adapter I/O Interface USB 2.0/1.1 Link/Active Operating System Supported Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP Management Windows-based configuration utility and status monitoring Regulation FCC for North America CE/ETSI for European Dimensions 77.5mm(L) x 27mm(W) x 10.5mm(H) Weight Operating Temperature 0 ~ 50ºC Storage Temperature -20 ~ 70 ºC...

  • Page 33: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Symptom : The LED is off. Remedy : Make sure the PC Card is inserted properly. Otherwise contact your vendor. Symptom : The LED is always on not blinking. Remedy : Make sure that you have installed the driver from attached CD. Otherwise contact your vendor. Symptom : The LED is blinking but the PC Card icon does not appear in your icon tray.
  • Page 34 Troubleshooting Symptom : The PC Card is linking, but can’t share files with others. Remedy : Make sure the file and printer sharing function is enabled. You can enable the function by checking the icon of My Computer -> Control Panel -> Network -> file and printer sharing -> I want to be able to give others to access to my files.
  • Page 35 Glossary GLOSSARY IEEE 802.11 Standard The IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN standards subcommittee, which is formulating a standard for the industry. Access Point An internetworking device that seamlessly connects wired and wireless networks together. Ad Hoc An Ad Hoc wireless LAN is a group of computers, each with a WLAN adapter, connected as an independent wireless LAN.
  • Page 36 Glossary Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum This is the method the wireless cards use to transmit data over the frequency spectrum. The other method is frequency hopping. Direct sequence spreads the data over one frequency range (channel) while frequency hopping jumps from one narrow frequency band to another many times per second. ESSID An Infrastructure configuration could also support roaming capability for mobile workers.
  • Page 37 Glossary IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Infrastructure An integrated wireless and wired LAN is called an Infrastructure configuration. Infrastructure is applicable to enterprise scale for wireless access to central database, or wireless application for mobile workers. ISM Band The FCC and their counterparts outside of the U.S.
  • Page 38 Glossary Protocol A protocol is a standardized set of rules that specify how a conversation is to take place, including the format, timing, sequencing and/ or error checking. Roaming In an infrastructure network, this is when a wireless PC moves out of range of the previously connected access point and connects to a newly connected access point.
  • Page 39 Glossary Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) The Temporal Key Integrity Protocol, pronounced tee-kip, is part of the IEEE 802.11i encryption standard for wireless LANs. TKIP is the next generation of WEP, the Wired Equivalency Protocol, which is used to secure 802.11 wireless LANs.
  • Page 40 Glossary Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) The Wi-Fi Alliance put together WPA as a data encryption method for 802.11 wireless LANs. WPA is an industry- supported, pre-standard version of 802.11i utilizing the Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP), which fixes the problems of WEP, including using dynamic keys. Wide Area Network (WAN) A WAN consists of multiple LANs that are tied together via telephone services and / or fiber optic cabling.

  • Page 41: Technical Support

    Technical Support If you need technical support, please check out our IOGEAR Tech Info Library (T.I.L.) at www.iogear.com/support for the latest tips, tricks, and troubleshooting. 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.
  • Page 42 Radio & TV Interference Statement WARNING!!! This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause interference to radio communications. This equipment has been 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.

  • Page 43: Limited Warranty

    Limited Warranty IN NO EVENT SHALL THE DIRECT VENDOR’S LIABILITY FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THE PRODUCT, DISK, OR ITS DOCUMENTATION EXCEED THE PRICE PAID FOR THE PRODUCT. The direct vendor makes no warranty or representation, expressed, implied, or statutory with respect to the contents or use of this documentation, and especially disclaims its quality, performance, merchantability, or fitness for any particular purpose.
  • Page 44 ® Contact info. 23 Hubble • Irvine, CA 92618 • (P) 949.453.8782 • (F) 949.453.8785 • www.iogear.com...

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