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    Installing Configuring your Gateway Windows network installation guide 802.11g wireless series PC Card model WGC-220[...]

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    i www.gatew ay .com Contents 1 Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Step 1: Installing the hardware and sof tware . . . . . . . . . . 2 Insta lling the PC Card in your computer . . . . . . . . . 2 Inst alli ng the PC C ard dr ive r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Step 2: Confi guri ng the PC Card [...]

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    ii www .gatewa y .com 8509391.book Page ii T uesday, August 12 , 2003 12:52 P M[...]

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    1 1 Windows XP This chapter describes how to ins tall a Gateway wir eless Ethe rnet PC Card on your Wind ows XP compu ter and configure Windows X P for a wireless Ether net netwo rk. Comp lete th ese task s in sequence: ■ “Step 1: Installin g the hardware and so ftwar e” on pa ge 2. ■ “Step 2: Co nfiguring t he PC Ca rd” on pa ge 5. ■[...]

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    2 Chapter 1: Window s XP www .gatewa y .com Step 1: Inst alling th e hardware an d software Installing the PC Car d in your c omputer Use the following instructions to install the PC Card in your compu ter . T o in stall the PC Card in your comput er: ■ Pu sh th e c ard f ir mly i nto t he P C Card slo t l ab el -s id e up until the black antenna[...]

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    3 Step 1: Installing the hardware and softwa re www.gatew ay .com T o in stall the PC Card driver 1 When t he Fo und N ew Hard ware Wizard ope ns, i nsert the installation CD in the CD drive. 2 Click Install the sof tware automa tically (Recommended ) , then click Next . The wizard displa ys a list of recommended drivers to install. 8509391.book Pa[...]

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    4 Chapter 1: Window s XP www .gatewa y .com 3 Click the Gatewa y Wireless 802.11G PC Ca rd located in the d:driverwin xp folder on the installation CD, then click Next . 4 When a mes sage tells y ou tha t the dr iver has not passed Windows Logo testing, click C onti nue Anyway . The device dr iver files ar e copied to the hard drive. 5 Click Fini[...]

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    5 Step 2: Configur ing the PC Card www.gatew ay .com Step 2: Configu ring the PC Card Naming the computers and the wor kgroup The f irst t ime you use networki ng in y our c omput er , yo u nee d to use the Windo ws XP Netw ork S etup Wizar d to nam e each computer and the workgroup and to sele c t othe r network setti ngs in Windows XP . Impo r ta[...]

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    6 Chapter 1: Window s XP www .gatewa y .com T o r un the Wind ows XP N etwork Setu p Wiza rd: 1 Click the Network Setup W izard icon on t he Windows XP ta skba r . T he N etwork Set up Wiz ard open s. - OR - Click Star t , All Programs , Accessorie s , Communicat ions , then click Netw ork Setu p Wizar d . T he Ne twork Setu p Wiz ar d op e ns . 2 [...]

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    7 Step 2: Configur ing the PC Card www.gatew ay .com 3 Click Next . The wizard found disc onnected n etwork hardware screen opens. 4 Click to select the Igno re dis conne cted networ k hardwa re check box, then c lick Next . The Select a c onnection method scre en opens. 8509391.book Page 7 Tuesday, August 12, 2 003 12:52 P M[...]

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    8 Chapter 1: Window s XP www .gatewa y .com 5 Click This co mputer co nnects to th e Intern et thro ugh anoth er comput er on m y network or thro ugh a resid ential gatewa y , then click Next . 6 If the Y our com puter has m ultiple conne ctions screen opens, click Let me choo se the con nectio ns to m y netw ork , then click Next . 7 On the Sel ec[...]

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    9 Step 2: Configur ing the PC Card www.gatew ay .com 8 Click Next . The Give thi s computer a descrip tion and name screen opens. 9 T ype a des cription of th e computer in t he Computer descript ion box. 10 T ype a unique computer na me in th e Comp uter nam e box. This name identif ies the comput er to other users on the n etwork. U se a comput e[...]

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    10 Chapter 1: Window s XP www .gatewa y .com 11 Click Next . The Name your network screen opens. 12 Ty p e a na m e fo r y o u r w o r k g r o u p i n t h e W orkgrou p name box. Use a workgr oup name of u p to 1 5 charac ters wi th no bl ank spac es. The wo rkgrou p name must be the same fo r all computers in your network workgroup, and the name m[...]

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    11 Step 2: Configur ing the PC Card www.gatew ay .com 14 Click Next to ap ply th e netwo rk sett ings. The Yo u ’ r e almost done screen op ens. 15 If you are settin g up an E therne t netwo rk on oth er computers, y ou may want to u se the Netwo rk Setup Wizard to do so. Click a method for installing and configurin g the network on your other co[...]

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    12 Chapter 1: Window s XP www .gatewa y .com Step 3: Co nfigu ring the TCP/I P proto col A networ king protocol is a language computer s use to ta lk to each othe r . One of se veral avai lable proto col s mus t be set up on e ach comput er you plan to us e on yo ur netw ork. W e recom mend you use th e T ran smission Control Pro tocol/I nternet Pr[...]

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    13 Step 3: Config uring the TCP/IP pro tocol www.gatew ay .com T o set up a DH CP IP ad dress: 1 Click Star t , then click Control P anel . The Control P anel window o pens. If you r Control Panel is in Categor y View , click Net work an d Inte rnet Co nne ctions . The Network and Inter net Conne ctions wind ow opens. 2 Click/Double-click Network C[...]

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    14 Chapter 1: Window s XP www .gatewa y .com 6 Click the Gen era l tab. 7 Click Obtain an IP address a utomatically . 8 Click OK to clos e the In ternet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dia log box . 9 Click OK to clos e the Wireless Networ k Connection Properties dia log box . 10 Click X to close t he Netw ork Conn ecti ons wind ow . 11 Repeat this pr[...]

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    15 Turnin g the wireless emitt er off www.gatew ay .com T u rning th e wire less em itter off Y ou can turn off the wireless emitter to conserve the battery charge on your n otebook computer or to make a computer unav ail able o n the n etwo rk. Ther e are t ime s, suc h as w hen you are flying in an aircra ft, when you shou ld turn o ff your wire [...]

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    16 Chapter 1: Window s XP www .gatewa y .com Where to go f rom here Creating y our wireless Ethernet network Now that you ha ve configu red your wire less Ether net networ k, you a re rea dy to crea te a wi rel ess ne two rk. Go to th e crea ting a wireles s acce ss poin t netw ork or c reatin g a peer -to-pe er wire less network section in the Set[...]

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    17 2 Windo ws 98SE, Windo ws Me, and Windows 2000 This chapter describes how to ins tall a Gateway wir eless Ethe rnet PC Card on your Windows 98SE, W indow s Me, or Windows 2000 comp uter a nd configure your co mputer for a wire less Ethern et network . Comp lete th ese task s in seq uenc e: ■ “Step 1: Installin g the hardware and software ”[...]

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    18 Chapter 2: Window s 98S E, Windows Me, and Windows 2000 www .gatewa y .com Step 1: Inst alling th e hardware an d software Installi ng the Gatew ay Wireless Monitor Use the following instructio ns to install the Gateway Wireless Monitor program. T o install the G a teway W ireless Mo nitor: 1 Insert t he CD t hat came w ith you r PC Card into yo[...]

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    19 Step 1: Installing the hardware and softwa re www.gatew ay .com 5 Click Next . The License Agreemen t screen open s. 6 Click Y es t o accept the Li cense Agr eement. Th e Choose Destinatio n Location screen opens. 7 Click Next . The wizard installs the program on your computer . 8 When p rom pte d, cl ick Y es, I want to rest art my comp uter no[...]

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    20 Chapter 2: Window s 98S E, Windows Me, and Windows 2000 www .gatewa y .com Installing the PC Car d in your c omputer Use the following instructions to install the PC Card in your compu ter . T o install the PC Card in your c omput er: ■ Push the card firmly into the PC Card slot label-side up until the black antenna is the only thing protru di[...]

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    21 Step 1: Installing the hardware and softwa re www.gatew ay .com Installi ng the PC Card driver The following instruct ions tell you how to install the PC Card driver using the Add New Hardware Wizard. T o install the PC Card driver 1 When the Add New Ha rdware W izard op ens, i nsert the installation CD into the CD drive. Impo r tant The instruc[...]

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    22 Chapter 2: Window s 98S E, Windows Me, and Windows 2000 www .gatewa y .com 2 Click Next . The sear ch for new driv ers screen opens. 3 Click to select the CD-ROM drive and Specify a lo cation check boxes. Make sure t hat all other chec k boxes are cleared. 4 Click Browse . The Browse fo r Folder dialog box op ens. 8509391.book Page 22 Tu esday, [...]

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    23 Step 1: Installing the hardware and softwa re www.gatew ay .com 5 Naviga te to the Driv er fo lder located on the installation CD. For exampl e, if you are installing drivers for Windows 98SE, click to high light the Wi n9X folder located u nder the Driver folder on the installation CD. 6 Click OK . The Add New W izard locat es the P C Card driv[...]

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    24 Chapter 2: Window s 98S E, Windows Me, and Windows 2000 www .gatewa y .com Step 2: Confi guring the PC Card Naming the computers and the wor kgroup The firs t time you use net worki ng on yo ur comput er , you need to give ea c h compu ter a uniqu e name an d assign e ach computer to the same wor kgroup. If you ar e naming the c omputers and wor[...]

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    25 Step 2: Co nfiguring the PC Card www.gatew ay .com 4 Click the Identif ication tab. 5 T ype a unique computer na me in th e Comp uter nam e box. This name identif ies the comput er to other users on the n etwork. U se a comput er name of up to 15 charac ters wi th no b lank sp aces. Ea ch comput er name must be unique o n your n etwork. All-nume[...]

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    26 Chapter 2: Window s 98S E, Windows Me, and Windows 2000 www .gatewa y .com 9 After you name eac h comp uter an d assi gn it t o yo ur workgrou p, go to “Step 3: Configuring the TCP/ IP protoco l” on page 28 . T o identif y a Wind ows 2000 co mputer on the net work: 1 Click Star t , Settings , then click Control P a nel . The Control P anel w[...]

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    27 Step 2: Co nfiguring the PC Card www.gatew ay .com 6 T ype a name fo r your work group in t he W ork gr oup bo x. Use a wor kgr oup na me o f up to 1 5 cha racte rs with no blank spaces. The workgroup name must be the same for all computers in yo ur network workgroup, and the name must be different than a ny computer name on your n etwork. 7 Cli[...]

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    28 Chapter 2: Window s 98S E, Windows Me, and Windows 2000 www .gatewa y .com Step 3: Configu ring the TCP/IP proto col A networ king protocol is a language computer s use to ta lk to each othe r . One of se veral avai lable proto col s mus t be set up on e ach comput er you plan to us e on yo ur netw ork. W e recom mend you use th e T ran smission[...]

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    29 Step 3: Config uring the TCP/IP pro tocol www.gatew ay .com If you are co nnectin g to a home Et hernet net work, have a cable or DSL modem, and a wire less access poi nt router that automat ically assigns I P addre sses to computer s on th e network, follow the instru ctions in “T o set up a DHCP IP addre ss fo r Windows 98SE or Windows Me:?[...]

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    30 Chapter 2: Window s 98S E, Windows Me, and Windows 2000 www .gatewa y .com 6 Click the IP Addr ess tab , then clic k Obtain an IP address automa tically . 7 Click OK to clos e the T CP/IP Properties dialog box. 8 Click OK to clos e the Ne twork dialog box. 9 Click X to close t he Co ntro l Pa nel window . 10 Repeat this proced ure for e very com[...]

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    31 Step 3: Config uring the TCP/IP pro tocol www.gatew ay .com T o set up a D HCP IP ad dress for Windows 2000: 1 Click Star t , Settings , then click Netw ork and D ial-up Conn ections . T he Network an d Dial-up Co nnections window ope ns. This window ha s an icon for each networking co nnectio n available on your computer . For example, if you h[...]

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    32 Chapter 2: Window s 98S E, Windows Me, and Windows 2000 www .gatewa y .com 4 Click Properti es . The Internet Protocol ( TCP/IP) Properties dialog bo x opens. 5 Click Obtain an IP address a utomatically . 6 Click OK to clos e the In ternet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dia log box . 7 Click OK to clos e the Loc al Area Connection Properties dialo[...]

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    33 Turnin g the wireless emitt er off www.gatew ay .com T u rning th e wire less em itter off Y ou can turn off the wireless emitter to conserve the battery charge on your n otebook computer or to make a computer unav ail able o n the n etwo rk. Ther e are t ime s, suc h as w hen you are flying in an aircra ft, when you shou ld turn o ff your wire [...]

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    34 Chapter 2: Window s 98S E, Windows Me, and Windows 2000 www .gatewa y .com Where to go f rom here Creating y our wireless Ethernet network Now that you ha ve configu red your wire less Ether net networ k, you a re rea dy to crea te a wi rel ess ne two rk. Go to th e crea ting a wireles s acce ss poin t netw ork or c reatin g a peer -to-pe er wir[...]

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    35 A Getting Help T ech nical Support Gateway off ers a wide ra nge of custome r service, technica l support, and information ser vices. Use the following informati on to contact Ga teway for help. 8509391.book Page 35 Tu esday, August 12, 2003 12:52 P M[...]

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    36 Appendix A: Gettin g Help A utomated t r oubleshooting system T elephone number s Y o u can access the following ser vices through your telep hone to ge t answe rs to your que stion s: Servi ce descriptio n How to re ach Use an automated menu system and y our telephone ke ypad to find ans wers to common problems. 800-846-2118 (US ) 877-709-2945 [...]

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    37 B Safety , Regulator y , and Legal Information Regula tor y compl iance statem ents Wireles s Guidance The WG C-220 802.11 g wirel ess LA N (low pow er Ra dio Freq uency , RF , transmittin g device) operat es in the 2400 - 248 3.5 M Hz band. T he follo wing section is a g eneral overview o f considerations while op erating the wirel ess LAN. Lim[...]

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    38 Appendix B: Safety, Regu l atory, and Legal Information contact t hat cou ntries loca l Radio Ap proval a gency for requirements prior to operation. Wireless devices are closely regulated and use may not be allowed. The po wer ou tput o f the W GC-220 wirele ss LAN device is well below the RF exposure li mits as known at this time. Because this [...]

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    39 Some circumstances require restrictions on using wireless devices. Examples of co mmon restrictions are list ed below: Wa r n i n g Radio frequen cy wireless communication can interf ere with equipment on commercial a ircraft. Curre nt avia tion regulation s require wir eless de vices to be turned off while tra v eling in an airplane. IEEE 802.1[...]

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    40 Appendix B: Safety, Regu l atory, and Legal Information United S tates of Americ a Federal Com munic ations Co mmission (F CC) Intentional emitter per FCC P ar t 15 The po wer ou tput o f the W GC-220 wirele ss LAN device is well below the RF exposure li mits as known at this time. Because this wireless device emit s less energy than is allowed [...]

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    41 Unintentiona l emitter per FCC P ar t 15 This device has been tes ted and found to comply wit h the limits for a Clas s B d igital device, pursua nt to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are design ed to provide reasonable protection aga inst harmful interference in a residential installation. This eq uipment generates, uses, and can radiate[...]

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    42 Appendix B: Safety, Regu l atory, and Legal Information FCC decla ration of conf ormity Respon sible pa rty: Gateway Com panies, Inc. 610 Gatewa y Drive, Nort h Sioux City , SD 57049 (605) 2 32-2 000 Fax: (6 05) 2 32-2023 Produ ct: ■ Gateway W GC-220 This device complies with Part 1 5 of the FCC Rules. Operation of this pr oduct is subject t o[...]

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    43 Notices Copyright © 2003 Gateway , Inc. All Rights Reserved 14303 Gateway Place P owa y , CA 92064 USA All Rights Reserved This publi cation is pr otected by cop yrig ht and all rights ar e reser ved. No par t of it may be reprod uced or transm itted by any means or in any form, with out prio r consent in wr iting f rom Gat ewa y . The infor ma[...]

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