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D-Link DWL-650 manual

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  • Page 1

    DWL-650 Wireless Cardbus Adapter CD-ROM (containing Manual and W arranty) Bef ore Y ou Begin Check Y our P ackage Contents These are the items included with your DWL-650 purchase: If any of the above items are missing, please contact your reseller . ©2002 D-Link Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Trademarks or registered trademarks are the propert[...]

  • Page 2

    Insert the D-Link CD (continued) The Install Screen will appear . If the CD does not automatically start, go to Start > Run and type “D:Setup.exe.” If it does start, proceed to the next screen. The letter “D” represents the letter of the CD-ROM drive. Your CD-ROM drive may be a different dr ive letter. Click Next Click Next Click Instal[...]

  • Page 3

    Click No, I will restart my computer lat er Click Finish Shut down your laptop Insert the DWL-650 Into the Cardbus Slot in Y our Laptop A. Make sure your laptop computer is turned off. B . Locate the Cardbus slot on your laptop computer . C. Gently insert the DWL-650 into the Cardbus slot in your laptop computer (as shown.)[...]

  • Page 4

    Continued... 32-bit conne ctor This is the connector that fits into the Cardbus slot of your laptop. Power LED Lights to indi cate that the DW L-650 is properly inserted. Restart Y our Laptop Computer When you restart your computer this Found New Hardware Wizard (Windows XP) screen will appear: Select Install the softw are automatically (Recommende[...]

  • Page 5

    Restart Y our Laptop Computer (cont.) For Windows XP : this Hardw are Installation alert scr een may appear after the desk top com puter restarts. Click Continue An y w a y to f inalize the installation (The D-Link driver software for this device is undergoing Windows Logo testing. Microsoft certification is pending.) For Windows 2000, this Digital[...]

  • Page 6

    If the utility icon does not appear , double- click the shortcut icon that has appeared on your desktop. Using the Configuration Utility A. Status: Displays the MAC Address of the Access Point that is associated with the DW L-650. B. SSID : The Service Set Identifier is the name assigned to the wireless network. T he factory SSID setting is set to [...]

  • Page 7

    Make changes to the DWL-650’ s factory settings by clicking on the Configuration menu. G. SSID: The Service Set Identifier is the name assigned to the wireless network. T he factory SSID setting is set to default . Make changes here to match the SSID on existing W ireless Router or Access Point. H. Wireless Mode: The factory setting is set to Inf[...]

  • Page 8

    IP Address Configuration T o connect to a network , make sure the proper network settings are configured for DWL-650. For Microsoft Windows XP: Go to Start > right click on My Network Places > select Properties > Double-click on the Network Connection associated with the DWL-650. Click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Click Properties Select Obt[...]

  • Page 9

    For Windows 2000 users: Go to Start > Settings > Network and Dial- up Connections > Double-click on the Local Area Connection associated with the DWL- 650 > select Properties Click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Click Properties Select Obtain an IP address automatically (if the W ireless Router or Access Point has DHCP server enabled) Click[...]

  • Page 10

    For Windows Me and 98 users: Click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Go to Start > Settings > Control Panel > Double- click on the Local Area Connection associated with the DWL-650 > select Properties Click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Click Properties Select Obtain an IP address automatically (if the W ireless Router or Access Point has DHCP se[...]

  • Page 11

    Checking the Wireless Connection For Windows XP and 2000 Go to Start > Run > type cmd . A window similar to this will appear . T ype ping xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx , where xxx is the IP address of the wireless router or Access Point. A good wireless connection will show the reply from the wireless router or access point. For Windows Me and 98 , Go to S[...]

  • Page 12

    Once properly installed the DWL-650 Wireless Cardbus Adapter will be able to connect to other 802.1 1b wireless adapters, routers and access points. The DWL- 650 using its default wireless settings also connects to other D-Link Air ™ Wire- less adapters, access points and routers (with the default settings) as soon as it is properly installed and[...]