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Wireless-G USB2.0 Flex Adapter
User Manual (GWU513)
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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 USB 2.0 Flex Adapter, as we had designing it. ® Rest assured, your IOGEAR Wireless-G USB 2.0 Flex Adapter is built rock-solid to ensure maximum up-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
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Table of Contents ○ ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Package Contents 05 Introduction ○○○○○○○○○ ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ 06 ○○○○○○○○○○ ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Features 07 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ ○○○○ Requirements 08 ○ ○ ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Pictorial Introduction 09 ○○○○○ ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Installation 10 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ ○○○○○○ - Installtion Procedures 10 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ ○○○○○○○○ - Installation Notes – Windows XP 13 ○ ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ - Verifying a Successful I
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- Wireless Radio On○ ○ ○ ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ 24 - Wireless Radio Off○○○○○ ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ 24 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ ○ ○ - Remove Status Icon 24 - Wireless Network Status○○○○○○○ ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ 25 ○○○○ ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ - Advanced Configuration 25 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ - WEP Encryption 25 - IBSS Channel 25 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ ○○○○○○○ - Country/Domain○○○○○○○○○ ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ 25 - Version Information ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ ○○○○○○○○ 25 Configuration Progr
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- The About Tab 39 ○○○○ ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ ○○○○○ ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ The Advanced Properties Control 40 ○○○○○○○○○ ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ - Configuration Profile 42 ○○○○○○ ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ - Fragmentation Threshold 42 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ - Niro Mode 42 ○○○○ ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ - Power Save Mode 43 ○○○○ ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ - RTS Threshold 43 ○○○○○○○○○ ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ - The LongShort Retry Limit 44 Appendix and Troubleshooting ○○○○○○○○○○ ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ 45 Sp
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Package Contents The package you have received should contain the following items: ® IOGEAR Wireless-G USB 2.0 Flex Adapter Installation/Manual CD Quick Start Guide W arranty/Registration Card 5
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Introduction 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 Flex Adaptor surely will bring you into such a high-speed network sphere. This document describes how to install your Wireless-G USB 2.0 Flex Adaptor, which aims to let your computer communicate with 802.11 networks quickly and seamlessly. Wireless LAN is local area
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Features Features Establish a wireless connection without the hassles and cost of cabling Operate Ad-Hoc or Infrastructure mode Utilize up to 128-bit WEP encryption Enjoy high-speed data transfer rate up to 54 Mbps Employ automatic data rate switching which offers maximum reliability, throughput and connectivity Possess the network’s range up to 100 meters indoor and 400 meters outdoor Monitor and configure the network via the supplied friendly-interfaced application – Wireles
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Requirements System Requirement: ® Pentium class PC with 200MHz or faster CPU Microsoft Windows 98/ME/2000/XP Available USB 2.0 port CD-ROM drive 8
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Pictorial Introduction Your Wireless-G USB 2.0 Flex Adaptor should be located in the USB port of your computer, and it looks like the following picture: Concerning to the issue of orientation-controlling, Wireless-G USB 2.0 Flex Adaptor allows you to twist and rotate the USB connector to meet your needs. 9
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Installation Installation Procedures It’s free and easy for you to install your Wireless-G USB 2.0 Flex Adaptor and the attached software – Wireless-G Configura- tion Tool. Simply with a few clicks of the mouse, you will succeed the completion of installation. To have the Wireless-G USB 2.0 Flex Adaptor c) Insert the supplied Setup CD into your operated appropriately, please read and go CD-ROM drive, and the Setup Wizard will along with the instructions below carefully. run automatica
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Installation f) Windows will notify you that the driver has not passed the Windows Logo testing. Because the Wireless-G USB Adapter has been tested to work with Windows XP, please choose Continue Anyway in the Hardware Installation dialog box. e) Click Next in the WLAN 802.11G USB window to proceed. The system will start to copy the drivers found. 11
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Installation g) On the Reboot screen, you may choose Now you shall find the Wireless-G Configu- either Yes, I want to restart my computer ration Tool tray icon, ,appeared in the now or No, I will restart my computer system tray. The installation is entirely later. Then click Finish to complete the finished at the moment. installation. Double-click the icon to launch the applica- tion and open the Wireless Settings dialog box, in which you may freely arrange your network connection afterward
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Installation Installation Notes - Windows XP If your system is running Windows XP, you shall find that four tabs are contained in the Wireless Settings dialog box after you’ve followed the instructions above and success- fully installed the drivers. However, normally, the dialog box should be consisted of seven tabs. This is because Windows XP has its built-in configuration tools – Windows XP Zero Configuration to assist you in network- ing activities. It is recommended to utilize the attached W
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Installation a) Right-click the Network Connections icon at the task bar to open the Wireless Network Connection Status dialog box, and then select Properties. c) Click OK. Now, you have successfully removed the Windows Zero Configuration. To monitor and configure the network via b) Choose the Wireless Networks tab in the Wireless-G Configuration Tool, double-click Wireless Network Connection Properties its tray icon, and you shall find seven tabs dialog box, and remove the check from the contai
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Installation the chapter: Wireless-G Configuration Tool Verifying a Successful Installation Basics below. To confirm that the Wireless-G USB 2.0 Flex Adaptor is properly installed, please follow the procedures below. Note: If you wish to use Windows XP’s built-in configuration tools – Windows XP Zero Configuration, please refer to the 1. Right-click the My Computer desktop icon next chapter: Configuration for Windows XP to configure the WLAN USB Stick. and choose Properties from the opened menu
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Installation the Device Status pane to learn if the USB Adapter is working properly. However, if there’s an error message shown, please choose Uninstall from the opened menu while right-clicking the USB Adapter item, to which a red or yellow icon is attached beside, in the Device Manager dialog box. Then restart your system and go through the installation procedures again. The following picture indicates a successful installation of the Wireless-G USB 2.0 Flex Adaptor. 16
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Configuration for Win XP Configuration for Windows XP To Connect an Available Network via Wireless Zero Configuration As you have already known, Windows XP has its built-in configuration tools – Windows 1. Double-click the Wireless Network XP Zero Configuration, to assist you in Connection icon. some basic configurations of wireless 2. In the opened Connect to Wireless network connection. The service starts right Network dialog box, the currently available after the completion of the installatio
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Configuration for Win XP To Configure the Wireless Networks Properties If you cannot establish a connection with the chosen entry or you wish to configure further wireless network connection settings, choose the Advanced button in the Connect to Wireless Network dialogue box. 4. If the connection is established, there will be a pop-up message shown beside the Wireless Network Connection icon on the system tray. You could obtain the information on the status of connection from the message. After
