D-Link Air DWL-120 User manual

2.4GHz USB

Wireless Adapter

DWL-120

specifications subject to change without notice. DWL-120 10032002

If any of the above items are missing, please contact your reseller.

CD-ROM (containing Drivers, Manual and Warranty)

This product works with the following operating

system software: Windows XP, Windows

2000, Windows Me, Windows 98se

Before You Begin

You must have at least the following:

•You will need a computer with an available USB port to connect the

DWL-120 Wireless USB adapter.

•At least a 300 MHz processor and 32 MB of memory

•An 802.11b Access Point (for Infrastructure Mode) or another 802.11b wireless

adapter (for Ad-Hoc; Peer-to-Peer networking mode.)

DWL-120 Wireless USB Adapter

Check Your Package Contents

These are the items included with your DWL-120 purchase:

Mini-USB Cable

The Install Screen will appear.

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.

Click Install Driver/PC Utility

The letter “D”

represents the

letter of the CD-ROM

drive. Your CD-ROM

drive may be a different

drive letter.

Turn on the computer and

Insert the D- Link Air DWL-120 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

Insert the D-Link CD-ROM Into Your

Computer Do NOT install

the DWL-120

PCI Adapter into your

computer before

installing the driver

software on the D-Link

CD!

Type “D:\Setup.exe.”

Click OK

Click Next

Click Finish

Click No, I will restart

my computer later

Antenna

Used to wirelessly

connect to 802.11b

networks.

Mini-USB Port

Used to connect the

DWL-120 to your

computer.

Shut down your computer

Link/Activity LED

Link - Indicates that the DWL-120 is

properly installed in the computer.

Activity - blinks when data is being

transmitted through the wireless

connection.

Installing the DWL-120 Wireless USB

Adapter to Your Computer

A. Make sure to turn off your computer.

Restart Your Computer

When you restart your computer

this Found New Hardware

Wizard (Windows XP) screen

will appear:

C. Firmly insert the other end of

the USB cable (smaller plug)

into the DWL-120.

Select Install the software

automatically (Recommended)

Click Next

B. Install the DWL-120, firmly

insert one end of the USB

cable (larger plug) into your

computer’s USB Port.

For Windows 2000, this

Digital Signature Not

Found screen may appear

during the installation.

Click Yes to continue

the installation

Click Finish

Windows XP will automatically

load the driver files.

The Windows XP drivers

are Microsoft WHQL

(Windows Hardware

Quality Labs) Certified.

Click Yes to finalize the

installation

For Windows Me and 98, this

screen may appear.

Your Installation is Complete!

After you’ve continued in Windows XP (or after the computer restarts in the

other Windows operating systems), the D-Link Air DWL-120 Configura-

tion 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 GREEN, then you have successfully installed the DWL-120,

are connected to a wireless network and are ready to communicate!

Appendix

Using the Configuration Utility

A. Associated SSID:The

Service Set Identifier is the

name assigned to the

wireless network. The factory

SSID setting is set to default

C. Network Type: The

factory setting is set to

Infrastructure. Ad-Hoc

mode is used for peer-to-

peer networking.

B. Mac Address:

Displays the MAC

Address of the Access

Point that is associated

with the DWL-120.

E. WEP: (Wireless

Encryption Proto-

col) Displays

encryption status.

D. Status: Displays

the current connec-

tion state of the

DWL-120.

F. Link Quality: Displays the

wireless signal strength for the

DWL-120 wireless connection

to the access point.

G. System: Displays the MAC

Address and Firmware version for

the DWL-120.

Double-click the utility icon to use

the configuration utility.

I. SSID: The Service Set Identifier is

the name assigned to the wireless

network. The factory SSID setting

is set to default. Make changes

here to match the SSID on existing

Wireless Router or Access Point.

J. TxRate: You can

adjust the transmis-

sion rate to get the

best signal possible

depending on your

usage and your

environment.

H. Network Type:

The factory setting is

set to Infrastructure.

Ad-Hoc mode is

used for peer-to-peer

networking.

K. Default Settings:

Reverts the DWL-120

back to its factory

default settings.

L. WEP Settings: Will

allow you to configure

the Encryption for your

DWL-120. By default

WEP is disabled.

M. Advanced Settings: To

configure advanced settings for

Power, RTS and Fragmentation

Threshold.

IP Address Configuration

To connect to a network, make sure

the proper network settings are

configured for DWL-120.

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-120.

Input a static IP address in the same

range as the Wireless Router or

Access Point.

Static IP address setup

Click OK

IP address: 192.168.0.51

Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0

Click OK

Click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)

Click Properties

Select Obtain an IP address

automatically (if the Wireless

Router or Access Point has DHCP

server enabled)

Select Obtain DNS server

address automatically

Dynamic IP address setup

Used when a DHCP server is available on

the local network. (i.e. Router)

Used when a DHCP server is not available

on the local network.

Select Use the following IP address

For Windows 2000 users:

Go to Start > Settings > Network and

Dial-up Connections > Double-click on

the Local Area Connection associated

with the DWL-120 > select Properties

Used when a DHCP server is available on

the local network. (i.e. Router)

Static IP address setup

Input a static IP address in the same

range as the Wireless Router or

Access Point.

Click Properties

Click OK

IP address: 192.168.0.51

Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0

Click OK

Click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)

Select Obtain an IP address

automatically (if the Wireless Router

or Access Point has DHCP server

enabled)

Select Obtain DNS server

address automatically

Select Use the following IP

address

Dynamic IP address setup

Used when a DHCP server is not available

on the local network.

Click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)

Go to Start > Settings > Control Panel > Double-

click on the Local Area Connection associated

with the DWL-120 > select Properties

Used when a DHCP server is available on

the local network. (i.e. Router)

For Windows Me and 98se users:

Click Properties

Select Obtain an IP address

automatically (if the Wireless

Router or Access Point has

DHCP server enabled)

Select Detect connection

to network media

Click OK

IP address: 192.168.0.51

Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0

Select Use the following IP

address

Click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)

Click OK

Input a static IP address in the same

range as the Wireless Router or

Access Point.

Dynamic IP address setup

Static IP address setup

Used when a DHCP server is not available

on the local network.

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