User manual IOGEAR GWP511

[. . . ] IOGEAR® makes no warranty of any kind with regards to the information presented in this document. All information furnished here is for informational purposes only and is subject to change without notice. assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies or errors that may appear in this document. Table of Contents Package Contents Introduction Features Requirements Win XP Installation Window Built-in Utility for Win XP WLAN Utility Tool for Win XP Troubleshooting Specification Technical Support Radio and TV Interference Statement Limited Warranty 23 22 21 20 18 12 08 07 06 05 04 03 Package Contents The package you have received should contain the following items: · IOGEAR® Wireless 802. 11g PC Card · CD ROM containing Driver, Utility Software, and User's Manual · Quick Start Guide · Acrobat Reader 6. 0 3 Introduction IOGEAR®'s Wireless-G Notebook Network Card is a sleek and versatile device for both small and home office users. With IOGEAR, you can surf the Internet, share files, chat with your friends, and. . . . Wirelessly! [. . . ] Advanced Button: Use the function that you can decide what network access type to be adapted as following. Authentication Tab: Choosing this option to provide authenticated network access for wired and wireless Ethernet networks. User can decide to Enable\Disable "IEEE 802. 1X" access control as the following picture. 10 Window Built-in Utility for Win XP Furthermore, user can select different "EAP type" to protect computer safety when connecting. Advanced Tab: The option support Internet Connection Firewall to protect user's computer by limiting or preventing access to this computer from the Internet as below. 11 WLAN Utility Tool for Win XP If you don't want to use windows utility, please cancel the windows check box in wireless Network Tab (page 8). Then clicking the icon, WLAN Wireless Configuration Utility window will be shown as following. Please click the tabs on the top of the screen to configure. Wireless Networks Tab: The Setting method is the same as the page 8. 12 WLAN Utility Tool for Win XP 2. Link Status: This option enables you to 3. Statistics Tab: Choosing the "Statistics" view the connect information (Status, SSID, AP's MAC Address, WEP, Speed, Channel, Client IP Address, Connection Type), and signal strength (Signal, noise). option, you can view the Current Activity (Packets Sent, Packets received, Packets lost) and Accumulated totals (Total packets sent, Total packets received). 13 WLAN Utility Tool for Win XP 4. Site Monitor Tab: This option enables you 5. Diagnostics Tab: This section lets you select to view the available networks. At the same time, you can also know every network's Standard, Support Rates and Signal Strength. The "Freeze" button can stop the network search and update process. As for the "Advanced" button, it will show more detail information. what you want to test including Control Registers, SPROM Format Validation, Memory Tests, Interrupt Test, Loopback Test and LED Test. This tool will help you to examine the hardware device quickly and easily. 14 WLAN Utility Tool for Win XP 6. AP Config Tab: This page can set your Cardbus card as an Access Point. Enable AP checkbox: Use your notebook computer as a Wireless Access Point (AP). Network Name (SSID): This field is the network name shared among all devices in a wireless network. The SSID must be identical for all devices in the wireless network. It is case-sensitive and must not exceed 32 alphanumeric characters, which may be any keyboard character. Make sure this setting is the same for all devices in your wireless network. Channel: Select the appropriate channel from the list provided to correspond with your network settings. All devices in your wireless network must use the same channel in order to function correctly. 15 WLAN Utility Tool for Win XP Data Encryption: Selecting "None" disables WEP data encryption. [. . . ] · Try the card in another CardBus slot. If this also fails, test your computer with another wireless LAN Cardbus that is known to operate correctly. If you feel hard to connect or transfer data to 802. 11b device, please click Start->Setting>Control Panel->System->Hardware Tab->Device Manager->Network Adapter->WLAN Network Adapter->Properties->Advanced Tab to enter the configuration page. Find the IBSS 54g (tm) Protection Mode field and replace the default value off with Auto. [. . . ]