User manual IOGEAR GWP512

[. . . ] Wireless-G Notebook Network Card User Manual (GWP512) 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 Notebook Network Card, as we had designing it. Rest assured, your IOGEAR® Wireless-G Notebook Network Card is built rock-solid to ensure maximum uptime for you to stay up-and-running. [. . . ] The authentication type should be same among those connected devices. - Open system: With this setting, any station in the Wireless LAN can link with the Access Point. 43 Configuration Utility - Shared Key: only stations using a shared key encryption identified by the Access Point are allowed to associate. · WPA ­ Wi-Fi Protected Access. Please Refer to Page. 67 for WPA function configuration. · WEP Key Setting: The WEP key setting is available only when the WEP is activated. Click Configure WEP Keys button to configure the WEP settings. - Key Format: This utility supports both Hexadecimal and ASCII key formats. Click the down-arrow button to choose one format. Only digits 0-9 and letters A-F are valid entries if you select hexadecimal format. - Key Size: Click the down-arrow button to select 40-bit or 104-bit key size. 44 Configuration Utility · Transmit Key 1-4: These four fields allow you to set four different 40-bit or 104-bit keys for encryption. This item is a very convenient and useful function when you want to match the WEP keys with different APs. After setting the WEP keys for specific AP or wireless LAN card, instead of entering the WEP key every time, you can just click the button in front of WEP key to enable the association. Protocol: · Do not change settings: If the box is checked, then, all settings on this tab can't be change. · Use below settings: - Power Save Mode: This field provides two options of power management: Continuous Access and Max Power Save. Click the pull-down menu to select the mode you desire. - Preamble (802. 11b): Select Auto or Long. - Transmit Rate: This field provides options for selecting data-transmitting rate of the wireless LAN adapter. You can click the down-arrow button to select one option. By default, the data rate is set to Auto allowing Tx rate to the highest possible rate. It's recommended that you select the Auto option. 45 Configuration Utility > Fragment Threshold: This field is to define the maximum data frame size this wireless LAN adapter will transmit and to improve the efficiency of data transmitting. [. . . ] In the Client Manager main screen, choose Connection. 7. The network adapter now connects to the WPAenabled AP through the RDAIUS server. 73 Specification 74 Technical Support If you need technical support, please check out our IOGEAR Tech Info Library (T. I. L. ) at www. iogear. com/support for the latest tips, tricks, and troubleshooting. was designed to provide you with the latest technical information about our products. [. . . ]