Gigabyte GC-WB300D User manual

GC-WB300D

GC-WB150

User’s Manual

12WE6-WIFIBT-30AR

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Step 1:

Install the Wi-Fi/Bluetooth card in a PCI

Express x1 slot. Connect one end of the USB

cable to the USB connector on the Wi-Fi/

Bluetooth card.

Step 2:

Connect the other end of the USB cable to

the F_USB connector on the motherboard.

Antenna Connector

Wi-Fi/Bluetooth Card

USB Connector

Antenna

USB Cable

Chapter 1 Installing the Wi-Fi/Bluetooth Card

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Step 4:

Then move the antennas to a place where

the signal is good.

Step 3:

Tighten the two antenna cables to the

antenna connectors on the Wi-Fi/Bluetooth

card respectively.

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The Wi-Fi Share utility is supported in Windows 7 only.

After installing the Wi-Fi/Bluetooth card, install the

drivers and utilities in the operating system. Insert

the included driver disk and when the autorun screen

appears, install all of the items that are listed. Follow

the on-screen instructions to install the drivers and

utilities in sequence.

2-1 Installing the Drivers and Utilities

2-2 Using the Wi-Fi Share Utility

After the installation, the Wi-Fi Share icon will

appear in the notication area. Right-click this icon

to display conguration options.

Option Descriptions

Option Description

Manage Wi-Fi Share Opens the Wi-Fi Share Manager

Local Share Directory Goes to the directory where shared les are located (Wi-Fi

Share Mode)

Mode Choice Selects which mode to operate

Setting Congures further settings depending on the mode selected

Reset Router Reset the Wi-Fi Share utility

Live Update Updates Wi-Fi Share online

Help Displays the help le

About Displays the Wi-Fi Share version

Exit Exits Wi-Fi Share

The Wi-Fi Share utility allows you to congure how your Wi-Fi/Bluetooth card will act. First it can turn

your computer into a virtual wireless access point (Virtual Router Mode), which allows WiFi-capable

computers or mobile devices to access the Internet through the virtual wireless access point. Second,

it can be congured to let your computer share data to another computer by simply dragging the data

from your computer to the target computer (Wi-Fi Share Mode). Third, it surely can be used as a

normal wireless LAN card (Wi-Fi Mode Only).

Chapter 2 Installing the Drivers and Utilities

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Mode Selection

Wi-Fi Share provides three modes for users to select as follows:

A. Virtual Router Mode

The Virtual Router Mode turns your computer into a virtual wireless access point (WAP). Refer to the

steps below for detailed congurations.

Step 1:

Right-click the Wi-Fi Share icon in the notication

area and select Mode Choice > Virtual Router

Mode to turn your computer into a virtual wireless

AP. Then select Setting.

Step 2:

When the Wi-Fi Share Settings dialog box appears,

select a currently running network connection you

want to share from the Share Connection list. Then

click Save. The Password represents the network

security key which is required when other computer

wants to access the Internet through the virtual

wireless AP. You can keep the default password or

create your own one.

Conguring your computer:

Conguring the computer that wants to access the Internet through the virtual wireless AP:

Step 1:

Left-click the Internet Access icon in the notication

area. When the Currently connected to list

appears, select the virtual wireless AP you want to

connect to and click Connect.

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Step 2:

When the Connect to a Network dialog box appears,

enter the security key of the network connection the

virtual wireless AP is sharing and click OK.

Step 3:

After the connection, the Currently connected to

list shows that this computer is currently using the

network connection shared by the virtual wireless

AP.

B. Wi-Fi Share Mode

The Wi-Fi Share Mode allows two computers with Wi-Fi Share Mode enabled to share les to each

other. Note: Be sure to turn off the rewall on both computers before using Wi-Fi Share Mode.

Step 1:

Make sure the two computers are installed with

the Wi-Fi Share utility and have Wi-Fi Share Mode

enabled. On the desktop of the source computer,

right-click the Wi-Fi Share icon in the notication

area and select Mode Choice > Wi-Fi Share Mode.

Then select Manage Wi-Fi Share to open the Wi-Fi

Share Manager.

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Step 2:

The Wi-Fi Share Manager will display the other

computer with Wi-Fi Share Mode enabled (the

target computer).

Step 3:

Go the directory where the le/folder that you want

to share is located. Drag the le/folder to the target

computer displayed on the Wi-Fi Share Manager.

Step 4:

When asked whether to send the le/folder to the

target computer, click Yes. The TX light will be on

when the le/data is being sent.

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Step 5:

The confirmation message will also appear on

the target computer, asking whether to accept the

le/folder from the source computer. Click Yes to

conrm. You must respond in 15 seconds. The RX

light will be on when the le/data is being received.

Step 6:

The data will be automatically stored to a folder in

the My Documents\AirFileDownloads directory in

the target computer, which is named according to

the receiving time. To directly access this directory

later, you can also right-click the Wi-Fi Share icon

in the notication area and select Local Shared

Directory.

C. Wi-Fi Mode Only

In this mode, the Wi-Fi/Bluetooth card is set as a normal wireless LAN card and needs to connect to

a wireless access point to get Internet connection.

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2-3 Using the Cloud Station Utility

The Cloud Station utility allows GIGABYTE’s iOSAPPs to communicate, share resources, and control

your desktop PC systems. Two GIGABYTE’s unique iOS APPs are available now: EasyTune Touch

and PictureView, both of which can be downloaded from the Apple store for free.

EasyTune Touch:

EasyTune Touch is a simple and easy-to-use application that allows users to remotely

control their system through Apple devices, including iPhone and iPAD. Detailed

functions are as follows:

Options Descriptions

Option Description

Tuner Allows you to change CPU/memory

frequency and voltage settings.

System Information Displays the system information,

including the CPU, motherboard,

and memory.

Hardware Monitor Allows you to monitor hardware

temperature, voltage, and fan

speed.

Remote Control Allows you to reboot or shut dwn your

computer.

Quick Boost Provides you with 3 levels of automatic

system tuning.

Connection Selects how iPhone/iPad will connect

to your computer.

PictureView:

The PictureView application is designed to allow users to quickly and effortlessly share

photographs from their iOS device directly to their computer. By simply selecting a

photo from the iOS device’s picture library, the user will then be instantly able to see

it on their PC desktop.

System Requirements:

•Windows 7

•i-Tunes

•iPhone 4, iPhone 3, and iPad series (iPhone 3 and iPad series only support Wi-Fi connection)

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Three ways of connection:

Before using EasyTune Touch and PictureView, use one of the three ways below to connect your Apple

devices to the target computer: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and USB connections. iPhone 3 and iPad series only

support Wi-Fi connection and iPhone 4 series supports all of the three connections. Below we use

iPhone 4 as the demonstration Apple device. (Make sure i-Tunes is installed rst.)

A. Wi-Fi Connection:

Make sure your iPhone and computer are using the

same network connection.

Step 1:

Make sure your computer is connected to a network

connection.

After the Cloud Station utility is installed, the Cloud

Station icon will appear in the notication area.

You can right-click this icon and select Always run

on next reboot to launch this utility each time you

reboot the computer. To use EasyTune Touch and

PictureView on your iPhone/iPad, you must launch

the Cloud Station utility on your computer rst.

Using the Cloud Station:

Step 2:

On your iPhone, go to Settings>Wi-Fi and turn on

the Wi-Fi function. Then choose the same network

connection that your computer is currently using.

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