Gigabyte SmartSetup 3 Quick Start Manual

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SmartSetup 3

software from an installation CD, nor will they have to push a button to setup a secure wireless network.

SmartSetup 3 is the quickest way to securing your wireless network with Wireless Protected Access

and then enabling easy control over your wireless connection with its built-in G-EzLink utility! SmartSetup 3

technology by Gigabyte is simply the easiest, most secure way of establishing a secure wireless network.

This Quick Start Guide will describe how SmartSetup 3 helps to connect a laptop with a wireless PCMCIA

notebook adapter. Please note that in order to use SmartSetup 3, both end-to-end wireless connections (your

router and your wireless adapter) must support or be SmartSetup 3-enabled.

Before You Start

Before you start, you should have a wireless router properly

installed with a live Internet connection, a notebook PC, and

your Gigabyte wireless PCMCIA notebook card.

For your reference, the setup diagram for Gigabyte's B49G

wireless routers is shown at the right.

SmartSetup 3 is a wireless system setup wizard with both an Encryption

Connection Wizard and a Wireless Network Management Utility all in one. It

makes wireless connectivity and security an incredibly easy task for

consumers who use Gigabyte wireless devices. SmartSetup 3 comes

pre-installed on the router, so users won't have to fumble around installing

Quick Start Guide

GIGABYTE Router

ADSL/ Cable

Modem

RJ45

Fig. 1: Router setup

(WPA),

Table of Contents

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Page 1: Quick Start Guide
Gigabyte is simply the easiest, most secure way of establishing a secure wireless network. This Quick Start Guide will describe how SmartSetup 3 helps to connect a laptop with a wireless PCMCIA notebook adapter. Please note that in order to use SmartSetup 3, both end-to-end wireless connections (your router and your wireless adapter) must support or be SmartSetup 3-enabled.
Page 2 Step Select From List of Available Networks SmartSetup 3 will open G-EzLink Utility automatically, and you will see the quick start icon in your PC tray (indicated by the red arrow in the diagram to the right). You can also find the G-EzLink Utility from Windows Program’s by clicking: Start > Programs >...
Page 3 From the Site Survey tab (shown in the diagram below) double click on the wireless network you wish to connect to from the list in the lower pane. The default SSID for Gigabyte routers is “GIGABYTE”. In the example below, we have selected the network named “GIGABYTE”. Once the link status is associated, it will be shown in the upper pane.
Page 4 Done Your Gigabyte router will automatically open its web interface and prompt you for the ISP account information. You are done! You have successfully setup a wireless connection between your two Gigabyte wireless devices, AND established an ultra secure WPA wireless security negotiation.