Gigabyte Technology GN-WB01GS - Manual

3 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 su...

4 Figure 2-2. Welcome screen Step 4: Click Install 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 pro...

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.

6 2-2. SmartSetup 3 Note: The following section applies to users of GIGABYTE Wireless Routers. GIGABYTE SmartSetup 3 is a powerful, yet user-friendly wireless network configuration wizard specially designed for GIGABYTE wireless networks. If you are connecting to a GIGABYTE wireless router, SmartSet...

7 Step 3: Your GIGABYTE router’s web configuration utility will automatically open, and detect your ISP type. Just key in the Username and Password. 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, an...

8 Chapter 3 Using the Wireless Utility The WB01GS Wireless Utility is a powerful application that helps you to configure the Adapter and monitor the statistics of the communication link. It also permits the configuration for parameters while the Adapter is operating – no restarting is required. It a...

10 Figure 3-3. Configuration Description of items in Figure 3-3 is as follows: Profile Name: Users can save different profiles names for different configurations. SSID: Select the AP detected by the system from the drop-down menu or input a SSID. (Default: ANY) Power Saving mode: Select “Power Savin...

11 different settings in the profile, including 802.11 Protocol Authentication and Security and 802.1X Protocol. Figure 3-4. Authentication and Security Authentication Type: Before a station connects to a SSID, the authentication type used by the SSID must be known. Authentication types include OPEN...

13 Use Client Certificate: This certificate is necessary for TLS and an option for PEPA and TTLS. Check “Use Client Certificate” to verify the authenticity of a Client Certificate during the authentication process. Clicking More will open the Client Certificate Selection Window (shown in Figure 3-7 ...

15 It includes the 802.11b/g wireless transmission mode settings. Once you have finished here, just click OK to apply all changes to the Edit Profile and you will return to the Profile Tab ( Figure 3-2) . A reboot is not needed for changes to take effect. Figure 3-8 Advanced Description of items in ...

16 3.2. Link Status Tab The Link Status tab displays the current association information about the Adapters connection with a wireless network. (see Figure 3-9) Figure 3-9. Link Status Description of items in Figure 3-9 is as follows: Status: Shows current link status. “No Link” will appear on the s...

18 3.4. Statistics Tab The Statistics tab shows you the number of packets sent and received by the Adapter (see Figure 3-11) Figure 3-11. Statistics Description of items in Figure 3-11 is as follows: Frames Transmitted Successfully: Number of frames transmitted successfully. Frames Transmitted Succe...

19 3.5. About Tab The About tab displays information about current drivers and physical MAC address (see Figure 3-12) . Figure 3-12. About Tab GbConfig Version (Date) – The version number (and date) of the Adapter Utility Driver Version (Date) – The version number (and date) of the Adapter Driver. E...

20 Appendix A Troubleshooting This troubleshooting guide provides answers to some common problems which you may encounter while installing or using GIGABYTE Wireless Adapters. Contact the GIGABYTE Wireless Technical Support Team at www.giga-byte.com if you encounter problems not mentioned in this se...

23 Appendix D Warranty Limited Warranty Statement (1-Year Warranty) Thank you for purchasing the GIGABYTE Product. This limited warranty statement will provide you one year warranty starting from the purchase date. Of which if any defect is occurred due to accidents or any man-made factors, or any u...