| | |  | Wireless USB Adapters | Home » » » » IOGEAR Wireless-G High Speed USB 2.0 Adapter GWU523 | | | | | | | Description: | | IOGEARs WLAN USB Adapter fully supports the features and functional compliance of IEEE 802.11b/g standard. It is designed to provide excellent performance with minimum power consumption. Our USB WiFi Adapter delivers performance and improved power management at a most competitive price. | | | Features: | |
• USB Specification: USB 2.0
• Data Rate: IEEE 802.11g : 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54Mbps
• Chipset: Zydas1211
• Operating Range: 100 - 400m, depending on surrounding environment
• Humidity: 5 ~ 100% (non-condensing)
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 8.0 inches | | Product Width:
| 6.0 inches | | Product Height:
| 2.0 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.2 pounds | | Package Length:
| 8.2 inches | | Package Width:
| 6.1 inches | | Package Height:
| 2.2 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.45 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 41 reviews |
| | | | Customer Reviews: | |
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9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
 Linux compatible and an exceptional valueApr 20, 2007
By Adamchik
I bought this adapter because I am using Linux [...] on my computer, and this Iogear adapter is Linux-compatible. The performance is excellent, and it is a very good value. Highly recommended!
11 of 12 found the following review helpful:
Works great - no complaintsDec 27, 2007
By Rob
I have had the USB wireless adapter from Iogear for 2 months now and have had no problems. My Windows XP based Dell PC recognized the adapter quickly and started working immediately. The PC with the adapter is in a room that is about 50 feet from our router (with 2 walls between)and it has had no problems receiving a very strong signal.
One note for new users. The adapter has software for wireless networks that must be used to find and control links to wireless networks. The Windows XP wireless network utility can not be used with this adapter (or at least I have not found a way to use the Windows XP utility). However, the utility supplied with the adapter works fine.
8 of 10 found the following review helpful:
 Good product, spotty customer serviceApr 25, 2008
By S. Kosinski
Product 5 star - bad tech support drops the rating to a 3 star. Maybe a two star drop is rough since I'm now running but...
First the product - I found software install very easy with strong signal strength picked up from my Linksys router downstairs. My problem - WEP key encryption. I didn't know where to enter my WEP key code on the wireless LAN config tool. Hence I couldn't p/u the web even though I had a strong signal.
I couldn't find anything in the install directions. I sent email to Iogear CS with no reply. Phone CS is only Mon-Fri normal business hours. Plus, when I finally was able to call during the week from home, I was on hold for quite some time. But the CS rep who answered was helpful and I was up and running after about 1 minute of tech support.
So, here is where you enter your WEP key as I cannot believe I'm the only one with this problem.
1) Open the LAN config tool window.
2) Click more settings.
3) Click change and set encryption to WEP.
4) Then click WEP encryption key setting.
5) Click change set default key to #1,
6) Enter your WEP key value in #1 field.
I was logged on immediately. I hope this helps!!
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Great purchase for the moneyOct 15, 2007
By M. Le
"Chihuahua Lover"
I bought this adapter to connect my desktop machine to my home's wireless network, and I'm happy to say that it's up and running smoothly without a hitch. Unlike some of the reviews, my computer didn't crash, and I didn't have to be a techie in order to get the software to install properly on my machine. The installation instructions are lacking, but if you have the slightest bit of software installation knowledge, you should be able to figure it out.
The signal strength is great (95% right now), although my wireless router is just in the next room. For the price, I'd highly recommend this to anybody needing a cheap, no frills wireless USB adapter.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Horrible, locked up my PC -- returningFeb 18, 2010
By Sandra D
When I initially installed this, I was pleased ... for all of about 10 minutes. At that time, it COMPLETELY locked up my PC to the point where it was completely unresponsive and I had to manually shut it down. I had hoped it was a fluke, but the same thing continued to happen all weekend. I just uninstalled the software and have repackaged it to return to Amazon. I'm really disappointed, as this got some of the best ratings/reviews on Amazon.
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