D-Link DWL-650 Quick Installation Manual

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This product works with the following operating
Windows XP, Windows
system software:
2000, Windows Me, Windows 98se
Before You Begin
You must have at least the following:
A laptop computer with an available 32-bit Cardbus slot
At least a 300 MHz processor and 32 MB of memory
Cardbus Controller properly installed and working in the laptop computer
An 802.11b Access Point (for Infrastructure Mode) or another 802.11b wireless
adapter (for Ad-Hoc; Peer-to-Peer networking mode.)
Check Your Package Contents
These are the items included with your DWL-650 purchase:
DWL-650 2.4GHz Wireless Cardbus Adapter
CD-ROM (containing Drivers, Manual and Warranty
If any of the above items are missing, please contact your reseller.
Insert the D-Link CD-ROM Into Your
Computer
Turn on the computer
Insert
the
D- Link Air DWL-650 Driver
CD in the CD-ROM drive.
The step-by-step instructions that follow are shown
in Windows XP. The steps and screens are similar
for the other Windows operating systems
©2002 D-Link Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective holders. Software and
and
specifications subject to change without notice. DWL-650 10022002
DWL-650
2.4GHz Wireless
Cardbus Adapter
Do
NOT
install
the DWL-650
Cardbus Adapter into
your computer before
installing the driver
software on the D-Link
CD!

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  • Page 1 Windows XP. The steps and screens are similar for the other Windows operating systems ©2002 D-Link Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective holders. Software and specifications subject to change without notice. DWL-650 10022002...
  • Page 2 Continued... The Install Screen will appear. Click Install Driver/PC Utility If the CD Autorun function does not automatically start on your computer , type “D:\Setup.exe.” If it does start, proceed to the next screen. Type “D:\Setup.exe.” The letter “D” represents the letter of the CD-ROM drive.
  • Page 3: Your Computer

    Click Next Click Next Click Finish Shut down your computer...
  • Page 4 Adapter in Your Computer Make sure to turn off the laptop computer. Locate the Cardbus slot on your laptop computer. Gently insert the DWL-650 into the Cardbus slot in your laptop computer (as shown.) 32-bit connector This is the connector that fits into the Cardbus slot of your laptop.
  • Page 5: Restart Your Computer

    Restart Your Computer When you restart your computer this Found New Hardware Wizard (Windows XP) screen will appear: Select Install the software automatically (Recommended) Click Next For Windows XP: This Hardware Installation alert screen may appear after the desktop computer restarts. Click Continue Anyway to finalize the installation...
  • Page 6 Your Installation is Complete! After you’ve continued in Windows 2000, ME, or 98SE, the D-Link Air DWL-650 Configuration Utility will automatically start and the utility icon will appear in the bottom right hand corner of the desktop screen (systray). If this icon appears...
  • Page 7 The Signal Strength represents set to 6 and selection is transmitted and the wireless signal between the access automatically determined received. point and the DWL-650. The percentage by the DWL-650. coincides with the graphical bar.
  • Page 8 You can Preamble: By default, adjust the transmis- D-Link Air Products are set to Auto Preamble. The sion rate to get the Preamble defines the length of the CRC block (Cyclic best signal possible Redundancy Check is a common technique for...
  • Page 9: Ip Address Configuration

    IP Address Configuration To connect to a network, make sure the proper network settings are configured for DWL-650. 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.
  • Page 10: For Windows 2000 Users

    Go to Start > Settings > Network and Dial-up Connections > Double-click on Local Area Connection associated with the DWL-650 > select Properties Click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Click Properties Dynamic IP address setup Used when a DHCP server is available on the local network.
  • Page 11 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 Dynamic IP address setup Used when a DHCP server is available on the local network.
  • Page 12: Technical Support

    Technical Support You can find the most recent software and user documentation on the D-Link website. D-Link provides free technical support for customers within the United States for the duration of the warranty period on this product. U.S. customers can contact D-Link technical support through our web site or by phone.

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