IOGear GWU513 manual

® Wir eless-G USB2.0 Flex Adapter User Manual (GWU513) ®[...]

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Thank you f or choosing IOGEAR ® to serve y our wireless needs . Soon, y ou will be sharing files or surfing the Internet wirelessly . W e hope y ou will ha v e as much fun using y our 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 roc k-solid to ensure maxi[...]

Table of Contents Pac kage Contents Introduction Features Requirements Pictorial Introduction Installation - Installtion Procedures - Installation Notes – Windows XP - V erifying a Successful Installtion Configuration for Windows XP - T o Connect an A v ailable Network via Wireless Zero configuration - T o Configure the Wireless Networks Proper t[...]

- Wireless Radio On - Wireless Radio Off - Remov e Status Icon - Wireless Network Status - Advanced Configuration - WEP Encr yption - IBSS Channel - Country/Domain - V ersion Information Configuration Program Controls - The Status T ab - The Configuration T ab - The Encr yption T ab - The Site Surve y T ab - The IBSS T ab - The Domain T ab 24 24 24[...]

- The About T ab The Adv anced Proper ties Control - Configuration Profile - F ragmentation Threshold - Niro Mode - P ow er Sa v e Mode - RTS Threshold - The LongShor t Retry Limit Appendix and T r oubleshooting Specification Glossary T echnical Support Radio and TV Interf erence Statement Limited W arranty 39 40 42 42 42 43 43 44 45 48 51 55 56 57[...]

5 Pa ckage Contents The package you ha ve received should contain the f ollowing items: • IOGEAR ® Wireless-G USB 2.0 Flex Adapter • Installation/Manual CD • Quick Start Guide • W arranty/Registration Card[...]

Introduction Being five times f aster than the speed of 802.11b networ k standard devices , the innov ative 802.11g standard lets the wireless network become incredibly easier and f aster (up to 54Mbps) than ev er . Y our Wireless-G USB 2.0 Fle x Adaptor surely will br ing you into such a high-speed network sphere. This document descr ibes how to i[...]

• Establish a wireless connection without the hassles and cost of cab ling • Operate Ad-Hoc or Infrastructure mode • Utilize up to 128-bit WEP encryption • Enjoy high-speed data tr ansf er rate up to 54 Mbps • Employ automatic data rate s witching which offers maximum reliability , throughput and connectivity • P ossess the networ k’s[...]

System Requirement: • P entium ® class PC with 200MHz or faster CPU • Microsoft Windows 98/ME/2000/XP • A vailab le USB 2.0 port • CD-RO M drive Requirements 8[...]

Y our Wireless-G USB 2.0 Flex Adaptor should be located in the USB por t of your computer , and it looks like the f ollowing picture: Concerning to the issue of orientation-controlling, Wireless-G USB 2.0 Flex Adaptor allo ws you to twist and rotate the USB connector to meet your needs. Pictorial Introduction 9[...]

c) Inser t the supplied Setup CD into your CD-ROM drive , and the Setup Wizard will run automatically . If it does not, please manually e x ecute Index.htm . d) F rom the prompted star tup window , choose Install Driver to begin the installation. It’ s free and easy for you to install y our Wireless-G USB 2.0 Flex Adaptor and the attached softwar[...]

f) 11 Installation e) Click Next in the WLAN 802.11G USB window to proceed. The system will star t to cop y the drivers f ound. Windows will notify y ou 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 Anywa y in the Hardware Installation dia[...]

12 Installation g) On the Reboot screen, you ma y choose either Y es, I want to restart my computer now or No, I will restart my computer later . Then click Finish to complete the installation. Now you shall find the Wireless-G Configu- ration T ool tray icon, ,appeared in the system tray . The installation is entirely finished at the moment. Doubl[...]

If y our system is running Windo ws XP , you shall find that f our tabs are contained in the Wireless Settings dialog box after y ou’ve f ollowed the instructions abov e and success- fully installed the drivers. Howev er , nor mally , the dialog box should be consisted of se ven tabs. This is because Windows XP has its built-in configuration tool[...]

Choose the Wireless Networks tab in the Wireless Network Connection Pr operties dialog box, and remo ve the chec k from the Use Windows to configure m y wireless network settings chec kbo x. 14 Right-click the Netw ork Connections icon at the task bar to open the Wireless Network Connection Status dialog bo x, and then select Properties . Installat[...]

Installation 15 the chapter: Wireless-G Configuration T ool Basics belo w . Note: If you wish to use Windows XP’s b uilt-in configuration tools – Windows XP Zero Configuration , please ref er to the next chapter: Configuration for Windows XP to configure the WLAN USB Stick. V erifying a Successful Installation T o confir m that the Wireless-G U[...]

16 the Device Status pane to lear n if the USB Adapter is working properly . Howe ver , 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 Mana ger dialog box. Then restar t your system and go through the instal[...]

17 As you ha ve already kno wn, Windows XP has its built-in configuration tools – Windo ws XP Zero Configuration , to assist you in some basic configurations of wireless network connection. The service star ts right after the completion of the installation of Wireless-G USB 2.0 Flex Adaptor , and you will find the icon automatically appears in yo[...]

18 4. If the connection is established, there will be a pop-up message shown beside the Wireless Network Connection icon on the system tra y . Y ou could obtain the information on the status of connection from the message. T o Configure the Wireless Networks Properties If you cannot establish a connection with the chosen entry or you wish to config[...]

19 in which three other tabs are found, including General , Authentication , and Adv anced . The Wireless Networks tab includes almost the main settings for the netw orking connection. Thus, please check the descriptions below to learn more about the tab. Note: F or more detailed information about each tab, please refer to the Windows XP Online-Hel[...]

Note: Once you choose an item from the Preferred networks list and then click Properties , the Wireless Network Pr operties dialog box will also be prov oked. In the opened Wireless Network Properties dialog bo x, edit te xts in the Network Name (SSID) field to identify the chosen network entr y in the wireless LAN. • Configuration for Win XP 20 [...]

If there’ s a need, go to the Wireless network ke y (WEP) area to set the ke ys as the associated access point or Wireless LAN PC Card equipped computer requests. T o set WEP , select Data encryption (WEP enabled) and Network A uthentication . Then enter the encryption key f or the network you intend to connect in the Network key filed. Pr ior to[...]

T o Access to Certain Wireless Network T ype The default netw ork type of Windows XP Zero Configuration is any a vailable access points (Access P oint mode) or WLAN Card equipped computers (Ad-Hoc mode) within the range at the giv en time. Howe ver , you ma y wish to connect to a cer tain network type sometimes. T o change the def ault settings, cl[...]

Wireless-G Configuration T ool Basics After successfully installing the driver f or your Wireless-G USB 2.0 Fle x Adaptor on your computer , you ma y now access Wireless-G Configuration T ool for better control your wireless network. In this chapter , four topics are co vered: Tr a y Icon , Right-Click Menu of the T ray Icon , Program Contr ols , a[...]

Wireless-G Configuration T ool Basics Right Click Menu of the T ray Icon Right-clicking the Wireless-G Configuration T ool icon in the system tray will open a menu as the following picture: Wireless Radio On Choose the Wireless Radio On command to receive the radio frequency signal. Wireless Radio Off Choosing the Wireless Radio Off command will st[...]

Wireless-G Configuration T ool Basics Wireless Netw ork Status Choose this command to launch the Status tab of the Wireless Settings dialog box. Ad v anced Configuration Choose this command to launch the Configu- ration tab of the Wireless Settings dialog bo x. WEP Encr yption Choose this command to launch the Encr yp- tion tab of the Wireless Sett[...]

Configuration Program Contr ols When you doub le-click the Wireless-G Configuration T ool tra y icon, the Wireless Settings dialog box will be prompted as the picture shows below . Y ou ma y also launch this dialog box via clic king Start on the taskbar , choosing Program from the menu, and then pointing to Wireless-G Configuration T ool from the s[...]

Note: The te xts before “Wireless Settings” in the caption bar of the dialog box are the profile name of the current connection. Thus, the caption conte xts vary according to the connectivity at the given time. From the left picture , the associated profile is named “ Default ”. For more inf ormation about profiles, please ref er to the “[...]

28 Configuration Program Contr ols[...]

Current Tx Rate: This feature indicates the tr ansmission rate of the current connection. Current Channel: Here rev eals the current channel operated in the wireless network. Note that the channel number diff ers as the radio scans any av ailable channels in the Infr astructure mode. Throughout (bytes/sec): This feature indicates the r ates of tran[...]

The Configuration T ab Click this tab to edit diff erent profiles for different netw ork configurations. When finish changing the settings, please click Apply to perf orm the new configuration at last. Note: Choosing the Advanced Configuration command from the right-click menu of Wireless-G Configuration T ool tr ay icon will launch this tab too . [...]

T o identify a new profile, enter te xts in the Profile Name field. After defining the configurations below , click the Apply button to estab lish a new profile. T o switch between any existing profiles, click the arrow b utton at the right of the Profile Name field to open the pull-down menu and then select an intended one from it. Network Name: N[...]

P eer-to-P eer Channel: This command is only av ailable while y ou are operating the P eer-to-P eer mode, the so- called Ad-Hoc mode. Specify the operating radio frequency channel from the pull-do wn menu if y ou are the creator of the wireless network. If you are the joiner , just configure the SSID and click Apply . Note that the av ailable chann[...]

Encryption (WEP security): If you choose Disabled from the pull-down list, you will ha ve the Wireless-G USB Adapter communicated with all stations within the same networking community without any data encryption. Otherwise , two k ey lengths are offered: 64 bit and 128 bit . Specify a preferred one from the two , so that you ma y use the identical[...]

Create Keys Manuall y: Once you set the Encryption type as 64 bit or 128 bit , you ma y choose to edit WEP ke ys manually or create them via the passphrase of your wireless netw ork. If you choose the Create Keys Manuall y option, y ou may directly enter up to 4 WEP k eys f or use in WEP encryption. T o generate the WEP k eys , please define the ke[...]

string in the Passphrase field to gener ate f our encryption keys in the Key fields abov e. Note that only letters A-Z are valid f or the P assphrase feature . After finish configuring the Encr yption f eatures, remember to click Apply to initiate the new settings . The Site Sur ve y T ab F rom the offered inf or mation, you may learn the general i[...]

The IBSS T ab If you, as a creator of the wireless network, are communicating with other stations via the IBSS (802.11 Ad-hoc) mode to fo r m peer-to-peer networks, click the IBSS ( I ndependent B asic S er vice S et) tab to specify an operating radio frequency channel from the pull-down list under the IBSS Channel Selection section. Note that the [...]

The Domain T ab While in the 2.4GHz range, the netw ork operation ma y differ from country to countr y , or domain to domain. This is because the 802.11d protocol was established. T o ha ve the operation normally processed, choose the Domain tab to change relev ant settings. Note that if you specify P eer-to-P eer as the network type, you m ust spe[...]

Adapter scans all communications channels f or an access point which provides inf orma- tion about the channels, frequencies, and power le vels per mitted in your location. Once it finds such an access point, the Wireless-G USB Adapter conforms its operations to these standards. The Wireless-G USB Adapter will not communicate with an access point t[...]

The About T ab This tab provides general inf ormation on your Wireless-G USB Adapter , including the f ollowing items. Note: Choosing the V ersion Information command from the right-click menu of Wireless-G Configuration T ool tra y icon will launch this tab too. Network Driver: Displa ys the current version and released date of the Wireless-G USB [...]

Adv anced Properties Control The Advanced Properties tab pro vides access to operating parameters f or the network adaptor , which are not controlled by the configuration utility . These proper ties are accessed through the Windo ws hardware device manager . The following steps describe how to access these properties under Windows XP . For Windows [...]

When you click on the Adv anced tab in the opened dialog box, a displa y similar to the follo wing appears. 4. Y ou shall see the v alue for any of these proper ties by clicking on an item displa yed in the Property field. If a value has been set f or the property , it appears in the V alue field to the right of the list. Y ou ma y click to specify[...]

Configuration Pr ofile Specify a pre-defined profile with standard parameters from here. The provided profiles include: • B only – for oper ation in 802.11b environments only • B WIFI – f or operation in 802.11b environments conf or ming to Wi-Fi standards • G only – for oper ation in 802.11g environments only • Mixed – for operatio[...]

P o wer Sa ve Mode This proper ty turns the Station Pow er Sav e f eature on or off, or sets it to A uto. When in A uto mode, the station enters P ower Sav e based on the battery condition (XP only) on the host. Power Sa ve Mode decreases the amount of power consumed by the adapter by pow ering off the radio for short per iods. Enabling Po wer Save[...]

The Long/Shor t Retr y Limit The Long Retr y Limit or Short Retr y Limit is the maximum number of retransmission of a data pack et because of the failure of receiving CTS or ACK. 44 Adv anced Properties Control[...]

Appendix and T roubleShooting This section provides solutions to problems that you might encounter during the installation and operation of y our Wireless-G USB 2.0 Flex Adaptor . Please refer to the desired topics below and read the description to solve y our problems . Uninstall Wireless-G Configuration T ool and the Stick’ s Driver Prior to st[...]

In the Confirm Device Remov al message box, clic k OK to proceed with the removal of the hardware. 4. Appendix and T roubleShooting Clic k Start on the taskbar and choose Control P anel from the Settings menu. Select Add or Remove Programs to open the dialog bo x showed as belo w . 5. 6. Clic k the Change/Remove b utton under WLAN 802.11G USB . Ple[...]

Appendix and T roubleShooting The Wireless-G USB 2.0 Flex Adaptor Does Not W ork Properly If this happens, f ollow the guidelines below . Right-click the My Computer desktop icon and choose Properties to open the System Properties dialog bo x. Click the Hard ware tab and then choose the Device Manager button. In the opened window , find your Wirele[...]

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Glossary 802.11b – 802.11b is one of the IEEE standards for wireless LANs and specifies a data transf er rate of 5.5 and up to 11 megabit per second in the 2.4 gigaher tz radio band. 802.11b is recently given other widespread names as Wi-Fi or Wireless Fidelity . 802.11g – 802.11g is the newest addition of the IEEE standards f or wireless LANs [...]

IEEE – IEEE, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, is the world’ s largest technical professional society and is consisted of more than 366,000 members in appro xi- mately 150 countries. As a leading authority on areas ranging from for computer engineering, biomedical technology and telecommunications, IEEE endea vours to set m[...]

Roaming – Roaming is an ability to allow users from one cell (or BSS) to another without losing connection via a wireless de vice. SSID – SSID , Ser vice Set Identifier, is a 32-character unique identifier f or a workgroup of the wireless network. An SSID of one WLAN should be diff erent from that of others, so all access points and other de vi[...]

WEP – Wired Equiv alent Privacy (WEP) is a security mechanism for wireless local area networks. It is designed for 802.11 standard to off er an equal le vel of security as that of a wired LAN. Through the configur ations of encryption, WEP aims to pro vide security while the nodes with wireless devices are tr ansf erring or receiving data packets[...]

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