D-Link DWL-610 manual

M a n u a l D- L ink Ai r D WL-610 2 .4 GHz Building Netw ork s for People T M Wire le ss Ca rdb us Ada p ter v e r s i o n 1 . 02[...]

2 C o n t e n t s Pa ck age Cont ents ................................................................................ 3 I nt ro du c t io n ........................................................................................... 4 W ireless Ba si cs ................................................................................... 6 Get tin g [...]

3 Pa ck age Contents This ma nual a pplie s speci ficall y to the D WL-610 revi sion M1. Ple a se refer t o e arl ier version s of this ma nu al if you have a previ ous version of the D W L-61 0. Con t ent s of Package : D-Link Air D WL-610 2.4 GHz W irele ss Cardbus Ada pter M a nua l a nd Dri ve rs on CD Quick Installation G uide If a ny of the a[...]

4 Int rodu ctio n The D-Link Air D W L-610 W irel ess Cardbus Ada pter is a n 802.1 1b wi reless ada pter that supports high-speed wirele ss networking at home, at work or in public pla ces. T h e D W L - 61 0 i s c o m p a t i b l e w i t h e x i s t i n g 8 0 2 . 1 1 b d e v i c e s s u c h a s t h e D - L i n k A i r a n d Air Plus fa m il y of [...]

5 Link: Solid green light indicates connection to the network A CT : Blinking a mber light indi cates a ctivity on the network L E D S LED sta nds for L ight - E mitting D io de. Feat ur e s & Be nef it s n Prov ides a simpl e a nd i nexpe nsive wa y to conne ct y our la ptop com put er to a wi reless n etwork at h ome, at the office, or in pu [...]

6 Wi r el e s s Ba s i cs D-Link wireless produc ts ar e ba s ed on industr y st a ndard s to provid e ea s y -to- use a n d compat ibl e high -spee d wir ele ss conn ecti vi ty wit hin you r home, busin ess or publ ic a ccess wirele ss netw orks. D- Link wireles s products wi ll al low you a cc ess to the data you wa nt, wh en a nd whe re y ou wa [...]

7 The D W L-610 is compatible with 80 2.1 1b wirele ss products, which include : D-Link Ai r Plus D W L-650+ 2.4GHz W irel ess Cardbus Ada pter used wi th la ptop com puters D-Link Air D WL-510, D-Lin k Air Plus D WL -52 0+ 2.4GHz W ireless P CI cards used w ith desk top computers D-Link Air Plus D WL-900A P+ Enha nced 2.4GHz W ireless Ac cess Poin[...]

8 There are ba sically tw o modes of netw orking: Infra structu re – using a n Access Point or Router , such a s the DI-614 + A d-Hoc – directly connecting to a nother com puter , for peer-to- peer com munication, using wireless network ad a pters on ea ch computer , such a s two or m ore D W L- 610 wi reless netw ork ada pters. On the fol lowi[...]

9 Ple a se remem ber that D-Link Air wirel ess devices are pr e-config ured to connect together, right ou t of the box , with their default settings. Y ou wi ll nee d broa dba nd Inter net a ccess (a Cabl e or DSL-subscr iber li ne int o y ou r home or offic e) Con sult wit h y our Ca ble or DSL p rovi der f or prope r i nsta lla tion of t he mode [...]

10 Getti ng Start ed (cont inued ) Settin g up a W ir ele s s Ad Hoc Netwo rk Install the W irele ss PCI a da pter(e.g., D W L-510) into the des k top computer . (See the Quick Installation Guide included with the produc t for installa tion instr uctions .) Install the D W L- 610 wirele ss Cardbus ada pter into a l a ptop computer . (See the Quick [...]

11 Select the Wireless Netw orks tab. U n che ck the bo x in t he p ro per ties win dow that enables windows configuration. D-Link A ir D WL-610 uses the Configur ation Utility a s the m a nag ement softw are. T he utili ty provi des t he user a n e a sy interfa ce to cha nge any settings related to t he w ireless ada pter . Af ter y ou have comp l[...]

12 Link Info Us ing th e C onf igu ra ti on U til i ty (c ont in ued) After clicking on the Configurati on Utili ty icon, the Link Info screen w ill di splay the setti ngs fo r the D W L-610: SSID: Th e Se rv ic e S et Id e n ti fi er is th e na me a s si gne d to the wir eles s n etwo rk . The fa ctory S SID se tting is defau lt . Tx Rate : The de[...]

13 Wireless Mode: Authentication: Keys 1-4: Select the default key Data Encryption: IP Settings: Click on the pull-down menu; select from the following options: Infrastructure - connecting to the WLAN using an Access Point.(This is the default setting). Ad-Hoc – wireless mode used when connecting directly to a computer equipped with a wireless ad[...]

14 Ad-Hoc Channel: All devices in the Ad Hoc network must be set to the same channel Click Apply if you have made any changes Data Packet Parameter: Select the parameters here Profile IP Settings: Y ou can Enable or Disable the IP Settings portion of your profile here. If you select Disable you will need to configure the IP Address information each[...]

15 Refresh: Click on Refresh to get the most updated list of available networks. A vailable Network: The top section of the window displays the Available Networks . Scroll up and down the list and highlight the network to which you wish to connect. Click on the Connect but- ton. Profile: In the lower half of the screen, you can manage the profiles [...]

16 Using the Configuration Utility (continued) Site Survey > Add If you clicked on Add, you can configure, in this window , all the properties of a profile that you wish to add to the network. In this window you can select the type of network connection. Click OK to save the changes. If you clicked on Configuration or Properties you can config- [...]

17 Using the Configuration Utility (continued) Site Survey > Configuration > 802.1X T o use 802.1x and to configure its settings, please do the following: IEEE 802.1X - Select Enabled . Click Authentication Config Select the EAP T ype you want to use. Configure the information needed for authenticating. Click OK . Trusted CA List. Inner Authe[...]

18 Using the Configuration Utility (continued) 802.1x > Advanced Security Settings > EAP T ypes EAP T ype Inner Authentication Protocol Information needed for Authenticating EAP-TLS EAP- MSCHAPv2 Certificate User Name User Name Password Domain Name LEAP User Name Password PA P TTLS Identity User Name Password CHAP TTLS Identity User Name Pass[...]

19 Using the Configuration Utility (continued) 802.1x > Advanced Security Settings > EAP T ypes (continued) EAP T ype Inner Authentication Protocol Information needed for Authenticating EAP- Generic T oken Card EAP-MD5 EAP- Generic T oken Card User Name Password EAP-MSCHAPv2 EAP-MD5 TTLS Identity User Name Password TTLS Identity User Name Pas[...]

20 Using the Configuration Utility (continued) Domain Name: Each server has a domain name that uniquely identifies it. That domain name is normally contained in the Subject CN field of the server certificate. A server domain name ends with the name of a larger administrative domain, to which the server belongs. TTLS Identity: EAP-TTLS has a unique [...]

21 Using the Configuration Utility (continued) Authentication > WP A Click Configure . Select the available network to which you want to connect. After you click Authentication Config , the Advanced Security Settings screen will ap- pear . Complete the Advanced Security Settings configuration. Please see pages 17-20 of this manual to find out mo[...]

22 Using the Configuration Utility (continued) Click Configure . Select the available network to which you want to connect. WP A-PSK does not require a RADIUS Server in the network. Select WP A-PSK in the Authentication field. Click Authentication Config[...]

23 Using the Configuration Utility (continued) Enter the WP A Passphrase . Click OK . The configuration is done.[...]

24 The ABOUT screen gives you the MAC Address, Utility V ersion and the Driver V ersion of the DWL-6 1 0. Using the Configuration Utility (continued) About[...]

25 Using the Netw ork Setup Wizard in Window s XP In this section yo u will learn how to establish a network at home or work , u s ing Microsoft Windo ws XP. Note: Plea s e refer to websites su ch a s http://www .homenethelp. com a nd http://w ww .microsoft.co m/wind ows2000 for inf ormati on a bout networking computers using W indows 2000, ME o r [...]

26 Plea se f ollow all the instruct ion s i n this wi ndow: Networking Ba sics (continue d) Click Next In the following window , select the best description of yo ur com puter. If y our com puter connects to the internet through a g ateway/router, select the second opti on a s shown. Click Next[...]

27 Enter a Comp uter de scription a nd a Comp uter n a m e (option al.) Networking Ba sics (continue d) Click Next Enter a Workgroup na m e. All com puters on your netw ork should hav e the sa m e Wor kgr oup na m e. Click Next[...]

28 Plea s e wait w hile the Networ k Setup Wizard a pplies the changes. Networking Ba sics (continue d) W he n the change s are complete, clic k Next . Plea s e wait while the Netw ork Setup Wizar d configures the c ompute r . This ma y ta ke a few m inute s.[...]

29 Networking Ba sics (continue d) In the w indow below , sele ct the option that f its your need s. In this e xa mple, Cre ate a Netw ork Setup Disk h a s been selected. Y ou will run this disk on ea ch of the com puters on y our network . Cl ick Next . Insert a disk into the Floppy Disk Drive, in this ca se drive A .[...]

30 Networking Ba sics (continue d) Plea se read the information un der Here ’ s how i n th e screen below . After y ou complete the Netw ork Setup Wiz ard you wil l use the Netw ork Setup Disk to run the Network Setup Wizard on ce on ea ch o f the com puters on y our network. T o continue click Next.[...]

31 Networking Ba sics (continue d) Plea se read the information on this screen, then click Finish to complete the Net wo rk Se tup W izar d . The new settings will ta k e effect wh en you restart the c omputer . Click Y es to restart the com puter. Y ou have com pleted configuring this computer . Nex t, you will need to run the Netwo rk Set up Disk[...]

32 n Networking Ba sics (continue d) Na mi ng y our Comput er T o na m e y our com puter , plea se fol low these direction s:I n W indow s XP : Click Start (in the lower left corner o f the sc reen) Right-click on My Co mput er Select Pro perti e s and c lick n n n n n Select the Computer Na m e T ab in the System Pro perti es wi ndow . Y ou may en[...]

33 Networking Ba sics (continue d) Na mi ng y our Comput er n In this window, enter the Co mpu ter na m e Select Workgroup a nd enter the na m e of the Work group All c omputers on y our network mus t have the sa m e Workgroup n a m e . Click O K n n n Che cking the I P Addre ss in Wind ows XP The wireless ad a pter-equipped com puters in y our net[...]

34 Networking Ba sics (continue d) Che cking the I P Addre ss in Wind ows XP This w indow will a ppear . Click the Supp ort tab Click Close n n Assi gning a St atic IP Addre ss in Win dows XP/2000 Note: Re sident i al Gateways/Broa dband Routers will automatically a ssign IP Ad- dr e s se s to the co mpu ter s on the ne two rk , usi ng DHC P (Dyn a[...]

35 Networking Ba sics (continue d) Assi gning a St atic IP Addre ss in Win dows XP/2000 n Double-clic k on Network Con necti ons n n Double-clic k on Proper ties Righ t-cl ick on Lo cal A rea Con necti ons[...]

36 Networking Ba sics (continue d) Ass igni ng a Stati c IP Add re ss in Wind ows XP/2000 Y ou have compl eted the a ssign men t of a St atic IP Ad dre ss. ( Y ou do no t need to a ssign a Static IP Addre ss if you ha ve a DHCP-ca pa ble Gateway/Rou ter .) Click on In ternet Pr otocol (TCP/IP ) Click Properti es n n IP A ddres s: e.g., 192.168.0.2 [...]

37 Networking Ba sics (continue d) Che cking the Wir ele ss Co nne ction by Ping ing in W indow s XP and 2000* Che cking the Wir ele ss Co nne ction by P inging in Windo ws Me a nd 98* Go to Start > Run > ty pe cmd . A wi ndow similar to this one wi ll a ppe ar . T y pe p in g x x x. x xx . xx x . xxx , wher e xxx is the I P Ad dress of the W[...]

38 1 . C h ec k t h a t t h e d r i v e r s f o r t h e D W L - 61 0 a r e i n s t a l l e d p r o p e r l y . Click Device M ana ge r n Selec t th e Ha rdw a re T ab n T roub le shooting Th is cha pter provides solutions to problems that c a n occur during the instal lation a nd opera tion of the D W L-610. Rea d th e f oll owing descri ptions if [...]

39 T rouble shootin g (cont inued) n n n Dou ble- click on Netw ork A da pter s Right-click on D-Link Air D WL-610 Wirele ss Cardbus A da pter Select Properties to check that the dri vers are in- stal led prop erly n Look under Devic e Status to check that the de vice is workin g pro pe rly n Click O K[...]

40 2. I ca nnot co nnect to the a ccess poin t or the w irel e ss router . Check to see if the D W L-610 Cardbus ada pter is fi rm ly inserted into the Cardbus slot of y our la ptop. Ma k e sure that th e SSID on th e D W L -610 Cardbus a da pter is ex a ctly the sa m e a s the SSID on the Access Point or wireless ro uter . Move the D W L-610 a nd [...]

41 T rouble shootin g (cont inued) A . U nder T ools > select Folder Op tion s … > select Vi ew > under Hid de n fil es and f old ers > se lect S how hid den f ile s and fol der s B . Unch ec k Hi de ex te ns io n fo r k no w n fi le t yp e s > cl ic k o n A pply C. Se arch fo r the fi les D WL 65 0.INF a nd D W L650.S YS . Re m ov[...]

42 Move the D W L-610 a nd Access Point or W irele ss router i nto the sa me room a nd then test the wireless connection. Cha nge the cha nnel of the Access Poi nt. Move devices withi n the line of sight Check that the Ne two rk Connec tion for the wireless client i s configur ed proper ly . Select A P (Infr a st ructure) wh en c onnecting to a n a[...]

43 T e c h n i c a l S p e c i f i c a t i o n s IEE E 802. 1 1b n Sta ndards System Requirement s: T em p er a t ur e Operatin g: 3 2 º F to 131 º F (0 º C to 55 º C ) Storing: - 4 º F to 167 º F (-20 º C to 75 º C) n n Operating: 10% - 90%, non-condensi ng H um id it y : n Storage: 5 % - 95%, non-conden sing n A nt enn a T ype: Integrate [...]

44 T echnical Spe cification s (continue d) 1, 2, 5.5, 1 1Mbps (with Automatic Fallba ck) 1-1 1 U nited State s (FCC) n Oper ating Channels: Data Rates: n Supports 64-bit or 128-bit W EP encryption En cry ptio n: n 2.4 – 2.4835 GHz, Direct Sequence Spread S pectrum n Frequ ency Range: Media A ccess Control: CSM A/CA with ACK n 16dBm (40 mW ) T r [...]

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