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  • Page 1

    ® Wir eless-G PC Car d GWP512 Quick Start Guide Read this guide thoroughly and f ollow the installation and operation procedures carefully to pre vent an y damage to the unit and/or any of the de vices it connects to . GWP512 package contains: 1 802.11g Wireless-G PC Card 1 Installation & Manual CD 1 Quick Start Guide 1 W arranty/Registration [...]

  • Page 2

    2. System Requirements & Features 1. W elcome System Requirements: • P entium ® class notebook computers with at least one av ailable Cardb us slot • Microsoft ® Windows ® 98SE, ME, 2000, XP • CD-ROM driv e Features: • 54 Mbps wireless connection speed - up to five times f aster than previous 802.11b technology • Sleek, compact ant[...]

  • Page 3

    Rx LED Power/Tx LED 3. Har dware Dia gram When the adapter card is not associated with any wireless network de vices, the P ower/Tx LED will sta y solid green; Rx LED will be off . When both LEDs are blinking green, the adapter card is scanning/connecting to an wireless network. When the adapter card is associated, P ower/Tx LED indicates transmitt[...]

  • Page 4

    4. Installation Driver Installation If you ha ve connected the notebook adapter to y our computer , please remov e it first. Inser t the Driver and Utility CD into CD Drive . A series of introduction screens will show up . It runs on Macromedia Flash. (If your computer doesn’t ha ve the Flash pla yer installed, please visit www .macromedia.com to[...]

  • Page 5

    Note: The f ollowing procedures are operated in Windows 2000.The steps and screen shots are similar f or the other suppor ted OS (such as Win 98SE, ME and XP). Step. 1 Now , please inser t your card into y our laptop. When Windows 2000 recognizes the adapter , the Found New Hard ware Wizard dialog bo x appears. Click Next . Installing the Netw ork [...]

  • Page 6

    Select the Searc h for a suitable driver f or my de vice and click Next . Select the Specify a location chec kbox. Clic k Next . Click Br owse button, bro wse to the IOGEAR GWP512DriverWin2k directory and click OK . Note: Windows 98SE users, please specify to IOGEAR GWP512Driv erWin98 director y , Windows ME users, please specify to IOGEAR GWP5[...]

  • Page 7

    The wizard will displa y the location of dr iver . Click on the Next b utton. After a while, the wizard will report that the hardware installation is complete. Click Finish . The Microsoft Digital Signature Not Found dialog bo x could appear at this point in the installation. A Microsoft digital signature is not required f or the dr iver installati[...]

  • Page 8

    Note: Windows 98SE & ME users, y ou will be asked to restart your computer . Please click Y es to reboot your computer . Note: The f ollowing procedures are operated in Windows 2000. The steps and screens are similar f or the other suppor ted O .S. If you want to chec k whether the driver's installation is successful, please f ollow the f [...]

  • Page 9

    Step. 1 F rom the Main Installation Menu, select the button of GWP512 Configuration Utility -- Od yssey fr om Mar vell. Step. 3 Step.4 6. Installations of Configuration Utility and Odysse y f or Marvell Utility After clicking De vice Manager …, the follo wing screen will be shown. Click on the + symbol in front of Network adapters and see if an i[...]

  • Page 10

    Step. 2 Step. 3 In the Destination Folder screen you are ask ed to confir m the Destination Folder f or the application software . If you would lik e, y ou may change the destination f older to another location as the director y . Click Next . Select a program f older and click Ne xt . Step. 4 The InstallShield Wizard is preparing to install the co[...]

  • Page 11

    Step. 7 The InstallShield Wizard is installing utility . Click Finish to compete the Utility installation. The InstallShield Wizard continues to install the Odyssey Client f or Marvell helps the user to configure WP A function. The Odyssey Client Installation Wizard window appears. Click Next . If the user doesn't want to install the Odyssey f[...]

  • Page 12

    Click the b utton of I accept the ter ms in the license agreement. Click Next . Enter User Name and Organization in the Customer Inf or mation window . Click Ne xt . Click the b utton of Complete. Click Next. Step. 8 Step. 9 Step.10 -1 1-[...]

  • Page 13

    Click Install to install the prog ram. The InstallShield Wizard star ts copy files to PC . When installation is complete, the Wizard Completed window appears . Click Finish . Step. 11 Step. 12 Step. 13 -12-[...]

  • Page 14

    Odyssey f or Mar v ell Configuration Utility Icon After you launch the utility , the utility icon will reside on the Windows system tra y and provides at-a-glance f eedback about the de vice's status by changing appearance . Right-click mouse b utton on the icon and select Restore from the shor tcut menu. The configuration main window will be [...]

  • Page 15

    The user can now use an y of the management functions availab le in the Configuration Utility . Step. 2 Right-click mouse b utton on the network connection icon resides on the system tray , and clic k View av ailable Wireless Networks. Step. 1 The f ollowing Connect to Wireless Network dialog bo x will be displa yed. Y ou can clic k Connect to star[...]

  • Page 16

    8. Radio and TV Interference This equipment has been tested and f ound to comply with the limits for a Class B digital de vice, pursuant to P ar t 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonab le protection against har mful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequenc[...]