D-Link DWL-120 User manual

2.4GHzUSB

Wireless Adapter

DWL-120

specificationssubjecttochangewithoutnotice.DWL-12010242003

If anyofthe aboveitemsaremissing,pleasecontactyourreseller.

Thisproductworkswiththefollowingoperating

systemsoftware:WindowsXP,Windows

2000,WindowsMe,Windows98SE

BeforeYouBegin

You musthaveatleastthe following:

•You will need acomputerwithan availableUSB porttoconnectthe

DWL-120 Wireless USB adapter.

•Atleasta300 MHzprocessorand 32 MBofmemory

•An802.11bAccess Point(forInfrastructureMode)oranother802.11b wireless

adapter(forAd-Hoc;Peer-to-Peernetworking mode.)

DWL-120 Wireless USBAdapter

CheckYourPackage Contents

Thesearethe itemsincluded withyourDWL-120 purchase:

USBCable

CD-ROM(containing Drivers,Manualand Warranty)

Antenna

Used towirelessly

connectto802.11b

networks.

Mini-USBPort

Used toconnectthe

DWL-120 toyour

computer.

DWL-120 Overview

The Install Screen will appear.

Turnon thecomputerand

InserttheD-LinkAirDWL-120Driver

CD inthe CD-ROMdrive.

Thestep-by-stepinstructionsthatfolloware

showninWindowsXP.The stepsand screens

aresimilarforthe otherWindowsoperating

systems

InserttheD-LinkCD-ROMIntoYour

ComputerDoNOTinstall

theDWL-120

USBAdapterintoyour

computerbefore

installing thedriver

softwareon theD-Link

CD!

Click Install Drivers

Link/ActivityLED

Link-IndicatesthattheDWL-120 is

properlyinstalled inthe computer.

Activity-blinks when dataisbeing

transmitted through the wireless

connection.

Click Next

If the CDAutorun function doesnot

automaticallystarton yourcomputer,

type “D:\Driver\Setup.exe”If itdoes

start, proceed tothe nextscreen.

Theletter“D”

representsthe

letteroftheCD-ROM

drive.YourCD-ROM

drive may beadifferent

drive letter.

Type“D:\Driver\Setup.exe.”

Click OK

Click Next

Click Finish

Click No,Iwill restart

mycomputerlater

Shutdownyourcomputer

Click ContinueAnyway

InstallingtheDWL-120 Wireless USB

AdaptertoYourLaptopComputer

A.Make suretoturnoff yourcomputer.

C.Firmlyinsertthe otherend of

the USB cable(smallerplug)

intotheDWL-120.

B.Install theDWL-120,firmly

insertone end ofthe USB

cable(largerplug)intoyour

computer’s USB Port.

Click Finish

RestartYourComputer

When you restartyourcomputer

thisFound NewHardware

Wizard(WindowsXP)screen

will appear:

SelectInstall thesoftware

automatically(Recommended)

Click Next

WindowsXP will automatically

load the driverfiles.

Click ContinueAnyway

ForWindows2000,this

DigitalSignatureNot

Found screen mayappear

during the installation.

Click Yes tocontinue

the installation

YourInstallationisComplete!

Afteryou’vecontinued inWindowsXP (orafterthe computerrestartsinthe

otherWindowsoperating systems),the D-LinkAirDWL-120 Configuration

Utilitywill automaticallystartand the utilityicon will appearinthe bottom

righthand cornerofthe desktop screen (systray).Ifthisicon appears

GREEN,thenyou have successfullyinstalledtheDWL-120,are

connectedtoawireless networkand arereadytocommunicate!

Double-click theutilityicon touse

theconfiguration utility.

ForWindowsMeand 98,this

screenmay appear.

Click Yes tofinalizethe

installation

Appendix

UsingtheConfigurationUtility

A.Status:Displays the

MACAddress ofthe

Access Pointthatis

associated withthe

DWL-120.

B.SSID:The ServiceSetIdentifier

isthe nameassigned tothe

wireless network.The factory

SSIDsetting issettodefault.

C.Frequency:

Displays the current

frequency used by

the adapter.

D.Wireless Mode:The factorysetting issettoInfrastructure.Ad-Hocmode isused for

peer-to-peernetworking.

F.Authentication:

Displays the current

Authentication

information.

I. Signal

Strength/Link

Quality:Repre-

sentsthe

wireless signal

qualityand

strengthbetween

the access point

and the DWL-120.

The percentage

coincideswith

the graphicalbar.

H.Channel:Displays

the channel

information.By

default, the channel

issetto6.Please

notethatthe DWL-

120 will automati-

callyadjustchannel

depending on the

Access Point.

E.Encryption:Displays the currentencryption statusofthe wireless connection.

G. TxRate:The

defaultsetting is

Auto;meaning,

TxRatesettings

areautomatically

determined by

the DWL-120de-

pending on the

distancefromthe

access point.

J.PacketCount: Graphicallydisplays the statistics ofdata

transmitted and received.

Appendix

UsingtheConfigurationUtility(cont.)

L.Wireless Mode:

The factorysetting is

settoInfrastructure.

Ad-Hocmode isused

forpeer-to-peer

networking.

N.Authentication:You can specify

the authentication mode forthe

wireless network.The default

setting issettoOpenAuthentica-

tion.

O. Key Length:When encryption isenabled,

you will havethe option tospecifythe leveland

keyformatofthe encryption used.Selectthe

appropriateKeyIndex:1-4and enterACSII or

hexadecimaldigitsinthe appropriatefield.

K.SSID:TheServiceSet

Identifieristhe nameas-

signed tothe wireless

network.The factorySSID

setting issettodefault.Make

changesheretomatchthe

SSIDon existing Wireless

RouterorAccess Point.

M.DataEncryption:The

defaultsetting issetto

Disabled.The adapter

supportsWEP when

encryption isenabled.

O. IEEE 802.1x:When encryption isenabled,you will havethe option tospecifythe level

and keyformatofthe encryption used.Selectthe appropriateKeyIndex:1-4and enter

ACSII orhexadecimaldigitsinthe appropriatefield.

IPAddress Configuration

Toconnecttoanetwork,make sure

thepropernetworksettingsare

configuredforDWL-120.

ForMicrosoft WindowsXP:

GotoStart>rightclick on

MyNetworkPlaces >

selectProperties >Double-click on

the NetworkConnection associated

withthe DWL-120.

InputastaticIPaddress inthe same

range asthe Wireless Routeror

Access Point.

StaticIPaddress setup

Click OK

IPaddress:192.168.0.51

Subnetmask:255.255.255.0

Click OK

Click InternetProtocol(TCP/IP)

Click Properties

SelectObtainanIPaddress

automatically(ifthe Wireless

RouterorAccess PointhasDHCP

serverenabled)

SelectObtainDNSserver

address automatically

DynamicIPaddress setup

UsedwhenaDHCPserverisavailableon

thelocalnetwork.(i.e.Router)

UsedwhenaDHCPserverisnotavailable

on thelocalnetwork.

SelectUse thefollowing IPaddress

ForWindows2000 users:

GotoStart>Settings>Networkand

Dial-up Connections>Double-click on

the LocalArea Connection associated

withthe DWL-120 >selectProperties

UsedwhenaDHCPserverisavailableon

thelocalnetwork.(i.e.Router)

StaticIPaddress setup

InputastaticIPaddress inthe same

range asthe Wireless Routeror

Access Point.

Click Properties

Click OK

IPaddress:192.168.0.51

Subnetmask:255.255.255.0

Click OK

Click InternetProtocol(TCP/IP)

SelectObtainanIPaddress

automatically(ifthe Wireless Router

orAccess PointhasDHCPserver

enabled)

SelectObtainDNSserver

address automatically

SelectUse thefollowing IP

address

DynamicIPaddress setup

UsedwhenaDHCPserverisnotavailable

on thelocalnetwork.

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