D-Link AirPlus DWL-650+ User manual

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:

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 and

Insert the D- Link AirPlus 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.

subject to change without notice. DWL-650+. 10182002

This product works with the following operating

system software: Windows XP, Windows

2000, Windows Me, Windows 98se

DWL-650+

D-Link AirPlus™

Wireless Cardbus Adapte

• DWL-650+ Wireless Cardbus Adapter

• CD-ROM (containing Drivers, Manual and Warranty)

Do NOT install

the DWL-650+

Cardbus

Adapter into your

computer before

installing the driver

software on the

D-Link CD!

Insert the D-Link

CD (continued)

The Install Screen will appear.

If the CD Autorun function on

your computer does not

automatically start, go to Start

> Run and type “D:\Setup.exe.”

If it does start, proceed to the

next screen.

Click Install Driver/PC Utility

Type “D:\Setup.exe.”

The letter “D”

represents the

letter of the CD-ROM

drive. Your CD-ROM

drive may be a

different drive letter.

Click OK

Click Next

Insert the DWL-650+ Wireless Cardbus Adapter

Into the Cardbus Slot in Your Laptop

A. Make sure to turn off the laptop computer.

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.)

Click No, I will

restart my

computer later

Click Finish

Shut down your laptop

Insert the DWL-650+ Wireless Cardbus Adapter

Into the Cardbus Slot in Your Laptop

Restart Your Laptop Computer

When you restart your computer

this Found New Hardware Wizard

(Windows XP) screen will appear:

Click Next

Select Install the

software

automatically

(Recommended)

32-bit connector

This is the

connector that fits

into the Cardbus

slot of your laptop.

Link/Activity LED

Blinks when data is being

transmitted through the wireless

connection.

Built-in Antenna

Used to wirelessly

connect to 802.11b

(AirPlus, Air) networks.

Power LED

Lights to indicate

that the DWL-

650+ is properly

inserted.

(The D-Link driver software for this device is undergoing Windows Logo testing.

Microsoft certification is pending.)

For Windows 2000, this

Digital Signature Not Found

screen may appear after your

computer restarts.

For Windows Me and 98, after

your computer restarts, this

Systems Settings Change

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 AirPlus 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 GREEN, then you have successfully installed the DWL-

650+, are connected to a wireless network and are ready to

communicate!

For Windows XP:

this Hardware

Installation alert screen

may appear after the

desktop computer

restarts.

Click Continue

Anyway to finalize

the installation

Click Yes to finalize

the installation

Select Yes to finalize

the installation

Double-click the utility icon to

use the configuration utility.

D-Link AirPlus DWL-650+ Wireless Cardbus Adapter

Using the Configuration Utility

The D-Link AirPlus Configuration Utility window will appear. By default, it will take

you to the Link Info section.

If the utility icon does not appear, double-

click the shortcut icon that has appeared

on your desktop.

A. Status: Displays the

MAC Address of the

ccess Point that

is associated with the

DWL-650+.

B. SSID:The Service Set

Identifier is the name

assigned to the wireless

network. The factory SSID

setting is set to default.

C. TxRate: The default

setting is 11 Mbps; however,

TxRate settings are auto-

matically determined by the

DWL-650+ depending on the

distance from the access point.

D. Channel: Displays

the channel information.

By default, the channel is

set to 6 and selection is

automatically determined

by the DWL-650+.

E. Link Quality / Signal Strength:

Displays the Link Quality for the DWL-

650+ wireless connection to the access

point. The Signal Strength represents the

wireless signal between the access point

and the DWL-650+. The percentage

coincides with the graphical bar.

F. Data Rate:

Graphically

displays the

statistics of data

transmitted and

received.

DWL-650+

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. The factory SSID

setting is set to default.

Make changes here to

match the SSID on

existing Wireless Router

or Access Point.

H. Wireless Mode:

The factory setting is

set to Infrastructure.

d-Hoc mode is used

for peer-to-peer

networking.

I. Channel: By default, the

channel is set to 6. Channel

selection is automatically

determined by the DWL-650+

depending on the channel setting

of the access point selected for

association. To change the

channel settings, the Wireless

Mode must be set to Ad-hoc.

J. TxRate: You can adjust

the transmission rate to get

the best connection speed

depending on your usage

and your environment.

K. Preamble: By default,

D-Link AirPlus Products are

set to Long Preamble. The

Preamble defines the length

of the CRC block (Cyclic

Redundancy Check is a

common technique for

detecting data transmission

errors) for communication

between the Access Point

and wireless network

adapters. High network

traffic areas should use the

shorter preamble type.

L. Power Mode: By

default, Power Mode is

set to Continuous

ccess Mode.

Continuous Access

Mode — this default

setting consumes the

most power. Maximum

Power Save — this

setting consumes the

least power. Power

Save — this setting

consumes a moderate

amount of power.

The preamble

setting of the

DWL-650+ must match the

preamble setting of the

Wireless Router or Access

Point in order to communicate

on the network.

APPENDIX

To 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+.

Setup for wireless router or Access Point

using Static IP address.

Input a static IP address on the same network, which

will correspond with the Wireless Router or Access

Point.

Your Internet service provider provides

preferred DNS server information.

Click Properties

Select Obtain an IP address

automatically (if the Wireless Router or

Access Point has DHCP server enabled)

Click OK

Click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)

Select Obtain DNS server

address automatically

Select Use the following IP address (if

the Wireless Router or Access Point does

not have DHCP server enabled

IP address: 192.168.0.51

Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0

Click OK

D-Link AirPlus DWL-650+ Wireless Cardbus Ada

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

Setup for wireless router or Access Point

using DHCP server.

Setup for wireless router or Access Point

using Static IP address.

Input a static IP address on the same network,

which will correspond with the Wireless Router

or Access Point.

Your Internet service provider

provides preferred DNS server

information.

Select Obtain an IP address

automatically (if the Wireless Router or

ccess Point has DHCP server enabled)

Click OK

Select Obtain DNS server

address automatically

IP address: 192.168.0.51

Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0

Click OK

Select Use the following IP address (if

the Wireless Router or Access Point does

not have DHCP server enabled)

Click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)

Click Properties

D-Link AirPlus DWL-650+ Wireless Cardbus Adapte

Select Obtain an IP address

automatically (if the Wireless Router or

ccess Point has DHCP server enabled)

Click OK

Select Detect connection

to network media

Click Properties

Click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)

Click OK

Select Use the following IP address (if

the Wireless Router or Access Point does

not have DHCP server enabled)

IP address: 192.168.0.51

Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0

Select Detect connection to

network media

For Windows Me and 98 users:

Go to Start > Settings > Control Panel >

Double-click on the Local Area Connection

associated with the DWL-650+ > select

Properties

Setup for wireless router or Access Point

using DHCP server.

Setup for wireless router or Access Point

using Static IP address.Input a static IP address on

the same network, which will correspond with the

Wireless Router or Access Point.

Your

Internet

service

provider

provides

preferred DNS

server

information.

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