D-Link DWL-650 User manual

2.4GHz Wireless

Cardbus Adapter

DWL-650

specifications subject to change without notice. DWL-650 10022002

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

DWL-650 2.4GHz Wireless Cardbus Adapter

Check Your Package Contents

These are the items included with your DWL-650 purchase:

Turn on the computer and

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

Insert the D-Link CD-ROM Into Your

Computer Do NOT install

the DWL-650

Cardbus Adapter into

your computer before

installing the driver

software on the D-Link

CD!

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.)

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.

The letter “D”

represents the

letter of the CD-ROM

drive. Your CD-ROM

drive may be a different

drive letter.

Type “D:\Setup.exe.”

Click OK

Click Next

Continued...

Click Next

Click Install Driver/PC Utility

Shut down your computer

Click Next

Click Finish

Installing the DWL-650 Wireless Cardbus

Adapter in Your Computer

Link/Activity LED

Indicates that the DWL-650 is

properly installed when the

computer is on and blinks when

data is being transmitted

Antenna

Used to wirelessly

connect to 802.11b

networks.

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.)

32-bit connector

This is the connector that fits

into the Cardbus slot of your

laptop.

Restart Your Computer

When you restart your computer

this Found New Hardware

Wizard (Windows XP) screen

will appear:

Click Next

For Windows XP: This Hardware

Installation alert screen may appear

after the desktop computer restarts.

Select Install the software

automatically (Recommended)

Click Continue Anyway

to finalize the installation

Click Finish to finalize

the installation.

For Windows 2000, this

Digital Signature Not

Found screen may appear

after your computer restarts.

The D-Link driver software for this device is

undergoing Windows Logo testing. Microsoft

certification is pending.

Click Yes to finalize the

installation.

Your Installation is Complete!

Continued...

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

GREEN, then you have successfully installed the DWL-650, are connected

to a wireless network and are ready to communicate!

Double-click the utility icon to

use the configuration utility.

For Windows XP, use the Wireless Zero

Configuration to change the wireless

configuration on your DWL-650.

Appendix

Using the Configuration Utility

A. Status: Displays the

MAC Address of the

Access 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

Auto; meaning, TxRate settings

are automatically determined by

the DWL-650 depending on the

distance from the access point.

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.

D. Channel: Displays the

channel information. By

default, the channel is

set to 6 and selection is

automatically determined

by the DWL-650.

F. Data Rate:

Graphically displays

the statistics of data

transmitted and

received.

G. SSID: The Service Set

Identifier is the name as-

signed 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.

Ad-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 transmis-

sion rate to get the

best signal possible

depending on your

usage and your

environment.

K. Preamble: By default,

D-Link Air Products are set to Auto 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.

Appendix

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.

IP Address Configuration

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.

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-650 > 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.

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