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    1 Installation Installation Installation Guide W ireless-N USB adapter GWU623 P ART NO. M1209 ...

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    3 T able of Contents System Requirements 4 Package contents 5 How does it work 6 W indows XP software installation 7 W indows Vista software installation 16 Software Un-installation – Windows XP 22 Software Un-installation - Windows Vista 23 Connecting to a W ireless Network- XP 24 Connecting to a W ireless Network- Vista 27 Connecting to a Non-B ...

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    4 System r equirements • Available USB 2.0 port • W indows 2000, XP , and Vista • Minimum of 20 MB of free har d disk space • Minimum of 128 MB of RAM or higher ...

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    5 Package contents • 1 x W ireless LAN adapter • 1 x Driver CD • 1 x QSG • 1 x Ethernet Cable ...

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    6 How does it work Easily enjoy the W ireless-N USB adapter GWU623 up to 100 meters (328 feet). W ireless-N USB adapter (GWU623) W ireless r outer ...

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    7 Windows XP Softwar e Installation Before you start the installation, make sure your GWU623 Wir eless-N USB adapter is NOT plugged into the USB port of your computer . Please plug in the adapter after the software installation is completed. 1. Insert the installation CD into your CD-ROM, it will automatically bring up the auto run menu. Click Inst ...

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    8 2. Select a language prefer ence and click Next to continue. ...

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    9 3. Click Next to continue ...

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    10 4. This screen shows the softwar e License Agreement, please choose “I accept the terms of the license agreement” and click Next to continue. ...

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    11 5. It is recommended to choose Install Client Utilities and Driver so you will be able to enjoy all features and functions of the product. Click Next to continue. 6. Do NOT plug the wireless adapter into the USB port of your computer , click OK to continue. ...

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    12 7. Click Next to install the driver in the designated folder . Or you may choose to click “Browse” to select a dif ferent installation folder . 8. Click Next to continue. ...

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    13 9. Click Next to continue 10. Select Atheros Client Utility (ACU) and supplicant , and click Next to continue. ...

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    14 11. The Atheros client will ask you for permis sion to reboot your computer once the Atheros softwar e has been installed. Click Ye s to continue. 12. Do NOT insert the adapter now , click OK to close the window . ...

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    15 12. Y ou will need to restart your computer once the installation has been completed. Click Finish to complete installation and restart your computer . 13. After the software installation has been completed and you have restarted your computer , insert the wireless USB adapter into your computer . ...

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    16 Windows Vista Before you start the installation, make sur e your GWU623 Wireless-N USB adapter is not plugged into the USB port of your computer . Please plug in the adapter after the software installation is completed. 1. Insert the driver CD into the CD-ROM drive. The AutoPlay window will appear , click Run autorun.exe Note: W indows Vista may ...

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    17 2. On the IOGEAR auto-run screen menu, click on the Install button, then select W indows Vista to Continue ...

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    18 4. Click Next , to continue 3. T o begin the installation choose a setup language and click Next . ...

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    19 5. Select I accept the terms of the license agreement and click Next . 6. Click Ye s to install the driver ...

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    20 7. Do NOT insert the wireless USB adapter , click OK to continue. 8. Click OK , to continue ...

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    21 9. The driver installation has been completed. Click Finish to close the window . 10.After the software installation is completed, insert the wireless USB adapter into your computer . W indows will automatically install the wireless USB adapter driver Once driver installation has been completed you will receive the following message. ...

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    22 Windows XP 1. Go to Control Panel (Click on Start > Set- tings > Control Panel) 2. Click on Add or Remove Programs 3. Click on Atheros Client Installation Pr ogram and click on [Remove] 4. When the un-installation is completed, restart your computer Softwar e Un-installation - XP ...

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    23 Softwar e Un-installation - Vista Windows Vista 1. Go to Control Panel (Start > Contr ol Panel) 2. Click on Uninstall a program under Pr ograms or click on Programs and Featur es (control Panel Classic View) 3. Click on the Atheros Client Installation Program and click on [Uninstall] on the top. 4. When the un-installation is completed, resta ...

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    24 Windows XP 1. After the software installation has been completed, you will see the Atheros icon on the task bar . Right click on the icon and select Open Atheros Client Utility… Connecting to a Wir eless Network - XP ...

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    25 2. Click on Pro fi le Management tab and click on the Scan button to search for wir eless netowrks. ...

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    26 3. The scan will return a list of all available networks and the details of these networks. Select the wireless network that you would like to connect and click Activate . After you are successfully connected to the network, you will see the network shows a differ ent icon as indicated below . 4. Y ou are now connected to the network. Click OK t ...

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    27 Windows Vista 1. Click the network icon on the task bar and select Connect to a network . Connecting to a Wir eless Network - Vista ...

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    28 2. The next window will display a list of all wireless networks ar ound your area. Select the network that you would like to connect and click on the Connect button. 3. Select Connect Anyway to continue. ...

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    29 4. If the network you are connecitng has a netowrk security key or passphrase, enter it on the fi eld box below and Click Connect to continue. 5. Click Close once you have successfully connected to the network. ...

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    30 6. Select the connection location that this network will be used on. 7. V erify the settings and click Close to exit the window ...

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    31 Connecting to a Non-Br oadcasting Network Windows Vista 1. Click the network icon on the task bar and select Connect to a network . 2. Click Set up a connection or network . ...

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    32 3. Select Manually connect to a wireless network and click Next . 4. Click Next to continue. ...

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    33 5. Enter the information for the wireless network you want to add, and check the box Connect even if the network is not broadcasting . Click Next to continue Note: The Network name is the SSID, and it is broadcasted by your r outer . Y ou may look up the SSID information by visiting your router’ s setup page. ...

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    34 6. Click Close once the network has been successfully added. ...

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    35 Utility Con fi guration – Add New Pro fi le Windows XP 1. T o add a new con fi guration pro fi le, click on New on the Pro fi le Management tab. 2. Enter the name for the new pro fi le and the SSID of the network. The SSID is broadcasted by your r outer . Y ou may look up that information by visiting your router’ s setup page. ...

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    36 3. If your network requir es you to enter a security code, please select the appropriate security option and the passkey phrase. Click OK to complete the setup. ...

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    37 Windows XP 1. T o use WEP Passphrase security in the Athe- ros Client Utility , select the network pro fi le that you would like to con fi gure and click on Modify on the right. 2. Select the Security tab in the Pro fi le Management window , and choose the Pre-Shar ed Key (Static WEP) radio button then click on Con fi gure to continue. Utili ...

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    38 3. Fill in the WEP Passphrase, click OK when fi nished. Y ou may choose the WEP Key Size as you wish, and the length of your WEP key will depends on the WEP Key Size that you select. ...

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    39 Utility Con fi guration - Using WP A Security Windows XP 1. T o use WP A Passphrase security in the Athe- ros Client Utility , select the network pro fi le that you would like to con fi gure and click on Modify on the right. Select the Security tab in the Pro fi le Management window . On the Security tab, choose the WP A/WP A2 Pass- phrase r ...

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    40 2. Fill in the Passphrase of your choice then click OK when fi nished 3. T o use the WP A/WP A2 security , click on the WP A/WP A2 radio button, then click on Con fi gure to continue. ...

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    41 4. Input the information of your choice then click OK to fi nish. ...

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    42 Windows XP 1. If you would like to import a pro fi le that has already been cr eated, click on Import . Browse to the dir ectory where the pr o fi le is located. Utility Con fi guration - Import and Export Pro fi les ...

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    43 2. Browse to the dir ectory where the pr o fi le is located. Highlight the pro fi le name then Click Open . 3. If you would like to export a pro fi le, highlight the pro fi le then click on Export to continue. ...

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    44 4. Browse to the dir ectory to export the pro fi le to then Click Save to con fi rm. The pro fi le is now exported to the speci fi ed location ...

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    45 Windows XP 1. If you would like to disable a W i-Fi connection temporary , you may do so by right clicking on the Atheros icon in the system tray and selecting Disable Radio . 2. Y ou may r e-establish the Wi-Fi connection at anytime by selecting Enable Radio Utility Con fi guration - Disable / Enable Wi-Fi ...

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    46 Windows XP T o switch to a differ ent network you will need to right click on the Atheros icon and select pr o fi le. Make sure that you select the network that you would like to connect. Please see page 10 to setup a new network pro fi le. Utility Con fi guration - Pro fi le Selection ...

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    47 Windows XP If you would like to use the W indows wireless client instead of the Atheros softwar e, you may do so by selecting, Select Client software fr om the Atheros menu. Utility Con fi guration - Wireless Client Selection. ...

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    48 The Jumpstart application will allow you to setup W i-Fi Protected setup (WPS) on your wir eless network. Using WPS will automatically con fi gure a wir eless network SSID, and setup WP A encryption and authentication for your network. Please remember that your r outer must also support WPS. On the IOGEAR installation CD, open the “JSW_Instal ...

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    49 1. Double click on the Jumpstart icon 2. Select Join a wireless network and click Next Note: There ar e two ways to setup WPS. One is by pushing the integrated WPS button on your router and the other is by entering the access PIN from your USB adapter to establish the WPS encryption with your router . WPS Con fi guration – Push Button ...

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    50 3. If your router has an integrated WPS button, then select the Push Button selection to continue. 4. Y our r outer will prompt you to click the integrated WPS button on your USB adapter or the WPS button on your access point (Router) setup interface. ...

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    51 5. Following the Jumpstart application, and select Push the button on my access point , click Next to continue. 6. The wizard will con fi gure the wireless network. ...

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    52 7. Once completed, click fi nish to close the window . ...

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    53 1. T o setup WPS by entering PIN, you will need to select Enter a PIN into my access point or a registrar . 2. Locate the WPS con fi guration setup on your WPS enabled access point (Router) and select PIN number as the setup method. 3. Enter the PIN number that is given on the Jumpstart W indow into your WPS enabled access point (Router) and cl ...

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    54 4. The wizard will con fi gure the wireless network 5. Click Finish to complete the setup. ...

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    55 WPS Con fi guration – PIN Access Part II 1. If you would like to setup WPS by entering the PIN from your WPS enabled access point (Router), select Enter the PIN from my access point . 2. Y our WPS enabled access point (Router) will come with a speci fi c PIN that will to be used with the Jumstart application. Please check with your access po ...

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    56 3. Enter the PIN on the Jumpstart setup wizard and click Next to continue. Example: Below is the screen shot on setting up the WPS on Netgear WNR843B router . ...

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    57 4. The wizard will con fi gure the wireless network. 5. Click Finish to complete the setup. ...

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    58 Speci fi cations Model GWU623 Standard 802.11b/g/n Data T ransfer Rate 1,2,5.5,6,11,12,18,22,24,30,36,48,54,60,90,120,180,240,270 and maximum of 300Mbps Modulation Method BPSK/QPSK/16-QAM/64-QAM Frequency Band 2.4GHz ISM Band Spread Spectrum IEEE 802.11b: DSSS (Direct Sequence Spr ead Spectrum) IEEE 802.11g /n: OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Divisi ...

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    59 Glossary IEEE 802.11 Standard The IEEE 802.11 W ireless LAN standar ds subcommittee, which is formulating a standard for the industry . Access Point An internetworking device that seamlessly connects wired and wireless networks together . Ad Hoc An Ad Hoc wireless LAN is a gr oup of computers, each with a WLAN adapter , connected as an independe ...

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    60 DHCP Dynamic Host Con fi guration Protocol - a method in which IP addr esses are assigned by server dynamically to clients on the network. DHCP is used for Dynamic IP Addressing and r equires a dedicated DHCP server on the network. Direct Sequence Spr ead Spectrum This is the method the wireless car ds use to transmit data over the frequency sp ...

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    61 Ethernet Ethernet is a 10/100Mbps network that runs over dedicated home/of fi ce wiring. Users must be wired to the network at all times to gain access. Gateway A gateway is a hardwar e and software device that connects two dissimilar systems, such as a LAN and a mainframe. In Internet terminology , a gateway is another name for a r outer . Gen ...

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    62 ISM Band The FCC and their counterparts outside of the U.S. have set aside bandwidth for unlicensed use in the so-called ISM (Industrial, Scienti fi c and Medical) band. Spectrum in the vicinity of 2.4 GHz, in particular , is being made available worldwide. This presents a truly r evolutionary opportunity to place convenient high- speed wireles ...

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    63 Protocol A protocol is a standar dized set of rules that specify how a conversation is to take place, including the format, timing, sequencing and/ or error checking. Roaming In an infrastructure network, this is when a wir eless PC moves out of range of the previously connected access point and connects to a newly connected access point. Throug ...

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    64 Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Simple Network Management Protocol is the network management pr otocol of TCP/IP . In SNMP , agents-which can be hardwar e as well as software - monitor the activity in the various devices on the network and report to the network console workstation. Contr ol information about each device is maintained i ...

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    65 T ransmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) TCP/IP is the protocol suite developed by the Advanced Resear ch Projects Agency (ARP A). It is widely used in corporate Internet works, because of its superior design for WANs. TCP governs how packet is sequenced for transmission the network. The term “TCP/IP” is often used generic ...

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    66 Wi-Fi Protected Access (WP A) The W i-Fi Alliance put together WP A as a data encryption method for 802.11 wir eless LANs. WP A is an industry-supported, pre-standar d version of 802.11i utilizing the T emporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP), which fi xes the problems of WEP , including using dynamic keys. Wide Area Network (W AN) A WAN consists ...

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    67 Wireless LAN (WLAN) A wireless LAN does not use cable to transmit signals, but rather uses radio or infrar ed to transmit packets through the air . Radio Frequency (RF) and infrar ed are the commonly used types of wir eless transmission. Most wireless LANs use spr ead spectrum technology . It offers limited bandwidth, usually under 11Mbps, and u ...

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    68 If you need technical support, please check out our IOGEAR T ech Info Library (T .I.L.) at www .iogear . com/ support for the latest tips, tricks, and troubleshooting. The IOGEAR T .I.L. was designed to pr ovide you with the latest technical information about our products. Most of the answers to your questions can be found here, so please try it ...

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    69 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement 15.21 Y ou are cautioned that changes or modi fi cations not expressly appr oved by the part responsible for com- pliance could void the user’ s authority to operate the equipment. 15.105(b) This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursua ...

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    70 Operation is subject to the following two conditions: this device may not cause interference and 1. this device must accept any interference, including interfer ence that may cause undesired operation of 2. the device. FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement: This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontr olled e ...

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    71 This device has been tested and found to comply with the requir ements set up in the council directive on the approximation of the law of member states r elating to EMC Directive 89/336/EEC, Low V oltage Dir ective 73/23/EEC and R&TTE Directive 99/5/EC. CE Statement ...

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    72 Limited W arranty IN NO EVENT SHALL THE DIRECT VENDOR’S LIABILITY FOR DIRECT , INDIRECT , SPECIAL, INCIDENT AL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESUL TING FROM THE USE OF THE PRODUCT , DISK OR ITS DOCUMENT A TION EXCEED THE PRICE P AID FOR THE PRODUCT . The direct vendor makes no warranty or r epresentation, expr essed, implied, or statutory with resp ...

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    73 Contact IOGEAR, INC. 23 Hubble Irvine, CA 92618 P 949.453.8782 F 949.453.8785 Visit us at: www .iogear .com ©2008 IOGEAR. All Rights Reserved. PKG-M1209 IOGEAR and the IOGEAR logo are trademarks or r egistered trademarks of IOGEAR, Inc. Micr osoft and W indows are register ed trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. IBM is a r egistered trademark o ...

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    © 2007 IOGEAR, INC. FUN IOGEAR offers connectivity solutions that ar e innovative, fun, and stylish, helping people enjoy daily life using our high technology products. GREEN IOGEAR is an environmentally conscious company that emphasizes the importance of conserving natural resour ces. The use of our technology solutions helps reduce electr onic w ...

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