D-Link DWL-510 manual

D-Link Air DWL-510 2.4 GHz Wireless PCI A dapter Ma nual ®[...]

2 Contents 1. Package Content s ........................................... 3 2. Introductio n ..................................................... 4 3. Wireless Basics ............................................... 7 4. Getting St arted ............................................... 10 5. Using the Configurati on Utilit y .................... 1[...]

3 1. P acka ge Contents Contents of Package: • D-Link Air DWL-510 2.4GHz W ireless PCI Adapter • Manual , QIG, and Dr ivers on CD • Printed Quick Inst allation Guide If any of t he above items are m issing, please contact your reseller. Sy stem Requirements: • A PC computer with an available 32-bit PCI slot • W indows XP, W indows 2000, W[...]

4 2. Introduction The D-Link Air D W L-510 W ireless Cardbus Adapter is an 802.11b wireless adapter that supports high-speed wireless ne twork ing at home, at w ork or in public places. The D W L-510 is co mpatible with existing 802.11b devices such as the D- Link Air and Air Plus family of products including the D W L-650 W ireless Cardbus Adapter[...]

5 Product Features & Benefits • Provides a simple and inexpensive w ay to connect your desk top computer t o a wireless network at home, or at the of f ice • W i-Fi compatible • Fully compliant with the 802.11b standar d and interoperable with all existing 802.11b-com pliant devices • Quick and Easy Inst allation- T he DW L-510 installs[...]

6 LEDs LED stands f or L ight - E mitting D iode. The DW L-510 has a LED f unctioning in two way s, Link and Activity: • Link - Gre en LED lights on steady to indicat e a proper connection to the network . • A ctiv ity - Gree n LED f lashes to indicate activity on the network.[...]

7 3. W ir e less Basics D-Link Air w ireless products are based on industry standards to prov ide easy-to-use and compatible high-speed wireless connectivity within y o ur home, business or public access wireless networ k s. Strictly adhering to the IEEE 802.11b and other standar ds, the D-Link wireless products will allow you to access the data yo[...]

8 Wireless Basics existing infrastruct ures. Configurations are easily changed and range from peer-to-peer networks suitable for a small number of users to larger infrastructure networks to accommodate hundre ds or thousands of use rs, depending on the num ber of wireless devices deploy ed. The DWL-510 is compatible with the D-Link Air and AirPlus [...]

9 Wireless Basics 3. Building M ater ials mak e a di ff erence - a solid meta l door or aluminum studs may hav e a negative effect on ran ge. Tr y to position w ireless devices, and computers with w ireless adapter s so that t he signal passes throug h drywall or open doorway s and not ot her mat erials. 4. Keep your product away (at least 3-6 f ee[...]

10 4. Getting Star ted There ar e basically two modes of networking : Infrastructure – using an Access Point, such as t he DW L-6000AP Ad - H o c – directly connecting to another computer, for peer-to-peer communication, using wireless network adapters on each computer, such as two or more DW L-510 PCI adapt ers. On the following pages we will [...]

11 Getting Sta rted Setting Up an I nfrastructure Net work You will need broadband Internet access ( a Cable or DSL- subscriber line into your home or off ice) Consult with your Cable or DSL provider f or proper inst allation of the modem. Connect the Cable or DSL m odem to your Broadband r outer (s uch as the D-Link DI -614+ .) See the Q uick Inst[...]

12 Getting Sta rted Setting up a Wi reless Ad Hoc Network IP A ddress Install a network adapter into one computer. In th e example above, the D WL-510 W ireless PCI Adapt er in the desktop computer is installed. See the Q uick In stallation Guide inc luded wit h the pr oduct fo r installation instr uctions . Install the DWL-650 into a laptop comput[...]

13 5. Using the Configuration Utility If you want to alter the de f ault settings or optimize the performance o f the DW L-510, D-Link has included a conf igurat ion utility to do so. Before you use the con figuration utilit y for the D W L-510, you must install t he drivers and the configuration utility by inserting the CD-ROM that came with the D[...]

14 Configuration Utility Link Info Aft er click ing on the Conf ig uration Ut ility icon, the Link I nfo screen will display the following: Status: Displays the MAC Address o f the Access Point that is associ ated with the DW L-510. SSID: The Service Set Identifier is the name assi gned to the wireless netw ork. The factory SS ID setting is set to [...]

15 Configuration Utility Configuration To communicat e on the n etwork all devices must have the same settings f or the f ollowing properties: SSID- (Servic e Set I dentif ier) is a nam e that iden tifie s a wirel ess net work. Ac cess Points a nd wire less clients attem pting to c onnec t to a spec ific WLAN (W ireless Loca l Area Network) m ust u[...]

16 Configuration Utility IP Setting Assigning a Static IP Address • Select Use the f ollow i ng IP address In the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properti es window , • Inpu t your IP address and subnet mask. (Th e IP Addresses on your network must be w ithin the same range. For ex ample, if one computer has an IP Addre ss of 192.168.0.2, the other [...]

17 Configuration Utility Site Survey A vailable Netw ork The window display s the Av ail able Netw orks. Scroll up and down the list and highlight the network to w hich you wish to connect. Click on the Connect butt on. Refresh- Click Refresh to g et the m ost current network inf ormat ion Configure- Click to conf ig ure the sett ings of the networ[...]

18 Configuration Utility Site Survey > Add SSID (Service S et Identifier)- Enter an SSID nam e (up to 32 charac ters in length) The SSID is a unique nam e that identifies a network . All the devic es in a network m ust s hare the sam e SSID nam e in order to com m unicate. Wireless M ode- Select Ad-Hoc or Infras tructur e m ode. Infras tructure [...]

19 Configuration Utility About The AB O U T scr een gives you information about the M AC A ddress, Firmw are and Utility Versio ns of the DW L-510.[...]

20 6. T r oubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to p roblem s that can oc cur during the installation and operation of the DW L-510 W ireless Adapter. Read the following descript ions i f you are having problems. (The examples b elow are illustrated in W indows XP. I f you h ave another operat ing system, these so lutions will still apply a[...]

21 Troubleshooting • Double-click on Netw or k Ad a p t e r s • Right-click on D-Li nk Air DWL-510 Wireless PCI Ad a p t e r • Select Properties to check that the dr ivers are installed properly. • Look under Device Status to check t hat the device is working properly. • Click OK D-Link Air DW L-510 W irel ess PCI Adapter D-Link Air DW L-[...]

22 Troubleshooting 2. I cannot connect to the access point or t he w ireless rout er. • M ak e sure that the SSID on the DW L-510 PCI ad apter is exactly the same as the SSID on the Access Point or wireless router. 3. The DWL-510 Link light s are not on. • Check to see if the D W L-510 PCI adapter is firmly inserted int o a PC PCI slot. 4. The [...]

23 • Check that the IP Add ress, subnet mask, gateway, and DNS settings are correct ly entered for the network • In Infra struc ture mode, make sure the same Service Set Identifier (SSID) is specified on the se tt ings for the wireless clients and access points. The SSID factory def ault setting for the D-Link Air products is default. (Double- [...]

24 7. Networ king Basics Using the Network Setup Wizard in Windows XP In this section you will learn h ow to establish a network at home or work, using M icrosoft Wi ndow s XP. Note: P lease re fer to website s such as http://www.homenethelp.com and http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000 for inform ation about networking com puters using W indows 200[...]

25 Networking Basics Using the Network Setup Wizard in Windows XP Please follow all the instr uctions in this window: Click Next In the following window, select the best description o f your computer. If your computer connects to the Internet throug h a gateway/router , select the second option as shown. Click Next[...]

26 Networking Basics Enter a Computer descri ption and a Computer name. Click Next Enter a Workgroup na me. All computers on your network should have the same Workgroup name. Click Next[...]

27 Networking Basics Please wait while the w izard applies the chang es. W hen the changes are com plete, click Next . Please wait while the w izard conf igures t he computer . This may tak e a few minutes.[...]

28 Networking Basics In the window below , select t he best option. In this example, Create a Netw ork Setup Di sk has been selected. You will run this disk on each of the computer s on your network. Click Next . Insert a disk into t he Floppy Disk Drive, in this case dr ive A: Format t he disk if you wish, and click Next.[...]

29 Networking Basics Please wait while the w izard copies the f iles. Please read the inf ormat ion under Here’s h ow in the screen below. Af ter you complete the Netw ork Set up Wizard you will use the Netw ork Setup Disk t o run the Netw ork Set up Wizard once on each of t he computers on your network. T o continue, click Next[...]

30 Networking Basics Please read the inf ormat ion on this screen, and t hen click Fini sh to comple te the Netw ork Setup Wizard . The new settings will tak e eff ect when you restart t he computer . Click Yes to restart the comput er. You have completed co nfig uring this computer. Nex t, you will need to run the Networ k Setup Disk on all the ot[...]

31 Networking Basics Naming your Computer To name your comput er, please f ollow these directions: In Window s XP : • Click St art (in t he lower left cor ner of the screen) • Rig ht- click on My Computer • Select Properties and click • Select the Computer Name Tab in the System Properties window. You may enter a Computer description if you[...]

32 Networking Basics Naming your Computer Checking the IP A ddress in Window s XP/2000 Go to Sta rt > All Prog rams > Accessories > Command Prompt • In this window, enter the Computer name . • Select Workgroup and enter the nam e of t he Workgroup . • All computers on your network must have the same Workgroup name. • Click OK[...]

33 Networking Basics Checking the IP Address in Windows XP/2000 Typ e Command Type ipconfig /all at the prom pt . All the conf ig uration sett ings are displayed as shown below . Type ipconfig /renew at t he prompt t o get a new IP Address, shown below . ( Window s 98SE/M e users: go to Start > Run . Type Command . Type w inipcf g at the pr ompt[...]

34 Networking Basics Assigning a Static IP Address Note: Resi dential G ateway s/Broad band Rout ers will auto matic ally as sign IP Addresses to the c omputer s on the n etwork, using DHC P (Dyna mic H ost Configurat ion Pr otocol) tec hnology. If y ou are us ing a DHCP-c apa ble Gateway/Router y ou will not need to assign Static IP Addresses . If[...]

35 Networking Basics Assigning a Static IP Address • Right- click on Local A rea Connections. • Click Properti es • Highlig ht Internet Protocol (TCP/I P) • Click Properti es D-Link Air DWL-51 0 Wireless Adapter[...]

36 Networking Basics Assigning a Static IP Address • Select Use the f ollow i ng IP address in the Internet Prot ocol (TCP/IP) Propert ies window , • Inpu t your IP address and subnet mask. (Th e IP Addresses on your network must be w ithin the same range. For ex ample, if one computer has an IP Addre ss of 192.168.0.2, the other co mput ers sh[...]

37 Networking Basics Checking the Wireless Connection by Pinging For Windows XP and 2000: Go to Sta r t > Run > type cmd . A window similar to this will appear. Type ping xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx , where xxx is the IP address of the W ireless Router or Access Point. A good w ireless connection will show f our replies from the w ireless router or acces[...]

38 Networking Basics Adding and Sharing Printers in Windows XP After you have run the Netw or k S etu p Wiz a rd on all the computers in your network (please see the Network Setup Wizard sect ion at the be ginning of Networking Basics ) you can use the A dd Printer Wiza rd to add or share a printer on your network . W hethe r you want to add a loca[...]

39 Networking Basics Adding a local printer • Click on A dd a printer • Click Next[...]

40 Networking Basics Adding a local printer • Select Local printer attached to thi s computer • (Deselect Automatically detect and install my Plug a nd Play printer if it has been selected.) • Click Next • Select Use the fol low ing port: • From the pull- down menu select the correct port for your printer (Most computers use t he LPT1: po[...]

41 Networking Basics Adding a local printer • At this screen, you can change the name o f the printer ( optional.) • Click Next • Select Yes , to print a test pag e. A successful pr inting will confir m that you have chosen the correct driver. • Click Next This screen g ives you infor mation about your printer. Click Fini sh[...]

42 Networking Basics A dding a local printer W hen the test pag e has printed, • Go to Start > Printers a nd Faxes A successful installation w ill display the printer icon as shown at right . You have successfully added a local printer. Click OK[...]

43 Networking Basics 2. Sharing a network printer After you have run the Network Setup Wizard on all the computers on your network, you can run the Add Printer Wizard on al l t he c omp ut er s on you r network. Please follow these directions to use the Add Printer Wizard to share the print er on your network: • Go to Start > Printers and Faxe[...]

44 Networking Basics Sharing a network printer • Select Netw or k Print er • Click Next • Select Brow se for a printer • Click Next[...]

45 Networking Basics Sharing a network printer To check for proper installat ion: • Select the printer you would like to share. • Click Next • Click Fini sh • Go to Start > Printers and Faxes[...]

46 Networking Basics Sharing a network printer The printer icon w ill appear at right, indicating p roper installat ion. You have completed adding the printer . To share t his printer on your network: • Remem ber the printer name • Run the Add Printer Wizard on all the computers on your network. • Make sure you have already run the Netw ork S[...]

47 Networking Basics 3. Sharing an LPR printer To share an LPR printer (using a print server) you will need a Print Ser ver such as the DP-101P+. Please make sur e that you have run t he Networ k Setup Wizard on all the computer s on your netw ork. To share an LPR printer , please follow these direct ions: • Go to Start > Printers and Faxes ?[...]

48 Networking Basics Sharing an LPR printer • Select Creat e a new port • From the pull-down menu, select Standa rd TCP /IP Port , as shown. • Click Next • Please read the instructions on this screen. • Click Next • Enter th e Printer IP A ddress and the Port Name , as shown. • Click Next[...]

49 Networking Basics Sharing an LPR printer • In this screen, select Custom. • Click Settings • Enter th e Port Name and the Printer Name o r IP A dd ress . • Select LPR • Enter a Queue Name. If there is more than one port on the print server, you must name the Queue . • Click OK[...]

50 Networking Basics Sharing an LPR printer • T his screen will show you informat ion about your printer . • Click Finish • Select the print er you are adding f rom the list of Print ers . • Insert the pri nter driver disk that came wi th you r printer. • Click Have Disk If the printe r driver is already installed, • Select Keep exi sti[...]

51 Networking Basics Sharing an LPR printer • You can renam e your printer if you choose. It is optional. Please r eme mber th e nam e o f your prin ter. You w ill nee d this informat ion when y ou use the Add Printe r Wiz ard on the other co mputers on y ou r network. • Click Next • Select Yes , to prin t a test page. • Click Next This s c[...]

52 Networking Basics Other Tasks For help with other tasks in home or s mall off ice networking, see Using the Shared Documents folder and Sharing files and folders in the Help and Support Center in Microsoft W indows XP. 8. T ec hnical Specifications Standards: • IEEE 802.11b • W iFi Certif ied Ad a p t e r Ty p e : • 32-bit PCI slot System [...]

53 Diagnostic LED: • Link – solid g reen light indicates a connection to t he network • Activity – green light indicates Activity on the network Pow er Specifi cations: • Operating Voltag e: 3.3V and 5V Netw ork A rchi tecture: • Supports Ad-Hoc M ode (Peer- to-Peer without Access Point) or Infrastructure Mode (Communications to w ired [...]

54 9. Contacting T echnical Suppor t You can f ind the most recent software and user documentation on t he D-Link website. D-Link provides free technical support for customers within the United States for the duration of the warrant y period on this product. U.S. custom ers can contact D- Link t echnical support thr ough our web site, or by phone. [...]

55 10. War r anty and Registr ation Subject to the terms and conditi ons set forth herein, D-Link Systems, Inc. (“D-Li nk”) provides this Limited warranty for its product only t o the person or ent ity t hat original ly purchased t he product f rom: • D-Link or its authorized res eller or dis tributor and • Products purchas ed and delivered[...]

56 • The original product owner m ust obtain a Return Material Authorization (“RMA”) number from the Authorized D-Link Servic e Office and, if requested, provide written proof of purchase of the product (s uch as a copy of the dated purchase invoice for the product) before t he warranty service is provided. • After an RMA number is issued, [...]

57 Trademarks: D-Link is a registered trademark of D-Link S ystems, Inc. Other trademarks or registered tradem arks are t he property of thei r respect ive manuf acturers or owners. Copyright Statement: No part of this publicat ion or documentation accompanying t his Product ma y be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivat[...]