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Chapter 2  Installation 

 
 

This chapter covers the installation of the WB01GS Adapter for your Notebook or Desktop 
PC.    The following sections will assist you with proper installation of the Adapter.   

 
 

2-1.  Installing the WB01GS 

 

Note: 

If your system has other third party wireless drivers installed, we suggest you 

disable them before beginning.    You can do this by going to Hardware Manager 
from Windows Control Panel and click ‘disable’ on the WLAN driver. 

 
Step 1:

 Locate an open USB port on your Notebook or Desktop PC and insert the 

GN-WB01GS Adapter. 

 

Step 2: 

When the 

Add New Hardware Wizard

 screen appears, click 

Cancel

 

 

 

Figure 2-1. Add New Hardware Wizard

 

 
Step 3

: Insert the GN-WB01GS Installation CD into the CD-ROM drive. The WB01GS 

Welcome screen will automatically open. 

 

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Страница 1: ...54Mbps Wireless USB Adapter GN WB01GS User s Manual http www gigabyte com tw Rev 1 0 ...

Страница 2: ...iving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help FCC Caution To assure continued compliance any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s...

Страница 3: ...INDICATORS 2 1 5 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 2 CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION 3 2 1 INSTALLING THE WB01GS 3 CHAPTER 3 USING THE WIRELESS UTILITY 8 3 1 PROFILE TAB 8 3 2 LINK STATUS TAB 16 3 3 SITE SURVEY TAB 17 3 4 STATISTICS TAB 18 3 5 ABOUT TAB 19 APPENDIX A TROUBLESHOOTING 20 APPENDIX B SPECIFICATIONS 21 APPENDIX C REGULATORY INFORMATION 22 APPENDIX D WARRANTY 23 ...

Страница 4: ... 40 times faster than USB 1 1 allowing you to realize full 54 Mbps speed of the 802 11g wireless standard New antenna technology provides superior range above previous generation 802 11b adapters The WB01GS supports office roaming for notebook PC users for shared broadband Internet access and resources GIGABYTE s Wireless Utility lets you create profiles that reflect specific WLAN settings for eac...

Страница 5: ...cators The WB01GS Wireless USB Adapter works with both the USB 1 1 and USB 2 0 interfaces but USB 2 0 will yield faster data transfer There are two LED indicators on the Adapter as shown in the diagram below ON OFF ACT LED WB01GS is transferring data No data is transferring Link LED WB01GS has connected to a wireless network Not connected 1 5 System Requirements For trouble free installation and o...

Страница 6: ...s installed we suggest you disable them before beginning You can do this by going to Hardware Manager from Windows Control Panel and click disable on the WLAN driver Step 1 Locate an open USB port on your Notebook or Desktop PC and insert the GN WB01GS Adapter Step 2 When the Add New Hardware Wizard screen appears click Cancel Figure 2 1 Add New Hardware Wizard Step 3 Insert the GN WB01GS Installa...

Страница 7: ...all Wireless LAN Utility to begin installation Step 6 When the Install Shield welcome screen appears click Next Figure 2 3 Install Shield Step 7 InstallShield will check your operating system and select the appropriate driver Click Next to proceed ...

Страница 8: ...5 Figure 2 4 Check setup information Step 8 If you receive the message regarding Windows Logo Testing click Continue Anyway Figure 2 5 Finished installing Step 9 Click Finish to complete installation ...

Страница 9: ...tproof WPA wireless network AND configure your Internet connection Only GIGABYTE delivers this easy powerful and secure solution for your wireless network Step 1 Select the GIGABYTE wireless router from the available networks Figure 2 6 SmartSetup 3 Network Selection Step 2 Create a WPA Passphrase using any keyboard character Make it no less than 8 but no more than 63 characters in length Anyone w...

Страница 10: ...ord Done Figure 2 8 Auto detecting your ISP type Note If Figure 12 does not appear please type 192 168 1 254 in the address bar of your web browser and click Smart Setup from the main menu which displays For more information about SmartSetup 3 please see the enclosed Quick Start Guide Congratulations Your secure WPA wireless LAN and Internet ...

Страница 11: ...SoftAP and then GN WB01GS Utility Note You may only use the utility to change wireless configurations when the WB01GS Adapter is enabled and operating You have to use Windows native Zero Configuration tool provided with Windows when the Adapter is not enabled Opening the WB01GS Wireless Utility you are presented with the Profile Tab There are 5 main tabs with which to control and monitor your WB01...

Страница 12: ... PSK Encryption The type of encryption used in this profile None WEP AES and TKIP Network Type Informs you if an Access Point infrastructure or Ad Hoc is connected In Ad Hoc you may select a channel for each member participating in Ad Hoc 3 1 1 Configuration Screen If you want to ADD new profiles or EDIT existing ones the Configuration screen will open Here you will Name your profile and if you li...

Страница 13: ...ult Infrastructure TX Power Select percentage of transmitted power Default Auto RTS Threshold This is a mechanism implemented to prevent the Hidden Node problem Hidden Node is a situation in which two stations are within range of the same Access Point but are not within range of each other Therefore they are hidden nodes for each other and can not detect each other This mechanism is a way to preve...

Страница 14: ...yption Select one of the four keys as the default encrypted key To setup WEP you will need to set a ASCII or HEX key to connect to Access Point The WEP Key can only be saved through the setting of profile 1 Select a Key 2 Select a form of the key Hex or ASCII 3 Enter password Please enter 26 hexadecimal digits or 13 ASCII digits 4 Click OK to save the settings Making HEX keys 64 bit Generated as 1...

Страница 15: ...hentication and Security Window will bring up the 802 1x Setting Window and the Certification Tab see Figure 3 5 From the Certification screen you may configure information about authentication such as Tunnel Protocol ID and Password and Client Certificate or Certificate Chain see Figure 3 5 and 3 7 Figure 3 5 802 1X Authentication Description of items in Figure 3 5 is as follows Authentication ty...

Страница 16: ...hentication No option is need to be set for Client the PC with the Adapter The second step is to confirm the validity of Client with assigned authentication type in the Tunnel Data needed for authentication includes Tunnel ID Tunnel Password Client Certificate or Server Authentication Protocol Use assigned authentication type in the safe tunnel Tunnel ID Users accounts Password Passwords for users...

Страница 17: ...rop down list Default ANY Allow intermediate Certificates When this option is checked the certificate issuer can be an issuer recognized by a specific certificate issuer On the other hand the server certificate must be issued by a certificate issuer selected by the user Server name This value can be a server name or the name of a domain where the server is located Server name must match exactly If...

Страница 18: ...allowed to transmit higher capacity of data in one interval Default OFF B G Protection 802 11b uses CCK modulation 802 11g uses OFDM while CCK modulation for 802 11b is compatible To prevent data collision between two stations with 802 11b and 802 11g within range of the same Access Point it is necessary to set 11B G Protection This setting only functions when 802 11 B G mix is selected as Wireles...

Страница 19: ...hannel The current channel number used by the Adapter Link Speed Transmission rate transferring and receiving at which data is transferred between Stations with Adapter and AP The speed will adjust according to different modes 802 11b 11g or mixed and distance Throughput Displays the transmitting Tx and receiving Rx bytes per second Link Quality Measures quality of the link according to the qualit...

Страница 20: ...l Strength Displays the strength of the signal from a station to the AP Channel Displays the current channel number used by the Access Point Encryption The security method used by the Access Point Authentication The authentication type used by the Access Point Network Type Informs you if an Access Point infrastructure or other stations 802 11 Ad Hoc is connected When it is 802 11 Ad Hoc we can sel...

Страница 21: ...r of frames transmitted successfully with more than one retry Frames Fail To Receive ACK After All Retries Number of frames failing to receive ACK after many retries RTS Frames Successfully Receive CTS Number of RTS frames successfully received CTS Clear To Send from AP RTS Frames Fail To Receive CTS Number of RTS frames fail to receive CTS from AP Frames Receive Successfully Number of frames rece...

Страница 22: ...te of the Adapter Utility Driver Version Date The version number and date of the Adapter Driver EEPROM Version Hardware version number of the Adapter s EPROM IP Address The current IP Address of the Adapter Phy Address The MAC address of the Adapter Sub Mask The current Subnet Mask of the Adapter Default Gateway The current IP Address of the Gateway typically the IP address of the AP ...

Страница 23: ...ake sure if the MAC address of the Adapter is added in the AP Authorization Table Problem Can connect to an AP but cannot connect to the Internet Advice Make sure the security settings are the same as that of Access Point When WEP or WPA encryption is enabled check if the WEP or WPA keys for the USB Adapter and AP are the same Make sure the network configuration IP address subnet mask gateway and ...

Страница 24: ...8dBm 11Mbps Minimum Receive Sensitivity Targeted at 70dBm 54Mbps 85dBm 11Mbps Antenna Printed PCB antenna 3 Safety Regulation and Operating Environment FCC Part 15 USA EMC certification CE Europe Temperature Range Operating 0 40 degree C Storage 20 65 degree C Humidity 10 85 Non condensing 4 Software Support Driver Windows 98SE Me 2000 XP Security 64 128 bit WEP TKIP AES 802 1x WPA WPA2 QoS WMM Ro...

Страница 25: ...BYTE Technology Inc declares that the product Wireless Broadband Router Model Number GN B49G is in conformity with and in accordance with the European Directive of EMC 89 336 EEC for the following sections EN 61000 3 2 EN 61000 3 3 EN 55024 and EN 55022 Disturbances and Immunities GIGA BYTE Technology Inc also declares the conformity of above mentioned product with the actual required safety stand...

Страница 26: ...e is damaged due to inappropriate assembling Products are damaged due to the use of illegal accessory Products are damaged due to parts disassembling without authorization Products are damaged due to exceeding environment limits Products are damaged due to unexpected external force Products are damaged due to nature disasters Products are copies or illegally smuggled goods PLEASE RECORD THE FOLLOW...

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