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DWL-650 Wireless Cardbus Adapter

CD-ROM (containing Manual and Warranty)

Before You Begin

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.

©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. 08092002

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.)

This product works with the following

operating system software: 

Windows XP,

Windows 2000, Windows Me,
Windows 98se

DWL-650

D-Link 

Air

Wireless Cardbus Adapter

 

Insert the D-Link CD-ROM
Into Your Computer

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.

 

          

Do 

NOT 

install    

 

 the DWL-650       

            Cardbus 
Adapter into your 
computer before 
installing the driver 
software on the             
D-Link CD! 

 

Summary of Contents for Air DWL-650

Page 1: ...sor 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 This product works with the following operating system software Windows XP Windows 2000 Windows Me Windows 98se DWL 650 D Link Air Wireless Cardbus Adapter Insert the D Link CD RO...

Page 2: ...utomatically start go to Start Run and 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 Click Next Click Next Click Install Driver PC Utility Type D Setup exe Click OK ...

Page 3: ...Shut down your laptop Insert the DWL 650 Into the Cardbus Slot in Your Laptop A Make sure your laptop computer is turned off 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 ...

Page 4: ...erly inserted Restart Your Laptop Computer When you restart your computer this Found New Hardware Wizard Windows XP screen will appear Select Install the software automatically Recommended Click Next Link Activity LED Blinks when data is being transmitted through the wireless connection Built in Antenna Used to wirelessly connect to 802 11b networks ...

Page 5: ... Windows Me and 98 after your computer restarts this Systems Settings Change window may appear Select Yes to finalize the installation 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 650 Configuration Utility will automatically start and the utility icon will appear in the bottom right hand ...

Page 6: ... 650 depending on the distance from the access point B A D C E F 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...

Page 7: ... L J TxRate You can adjust the transmission rate to get the best signal possible depending on your usage and your environment 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 K Preamble By default D Link Air Products are set to Long Preamble The Preamble defines the length of the CRC block Cyclic Redun...

Page 8: ...ties Select Obtain an IP address automatically if the Wireless Router or Access Point has DHCP server enabled Select Obtain DNS server address automatically Click OK Select Use the following IP address if the Wireless Router or Access Point does not have DHCP server enabled Click OK IP address 192 168 0 51 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Input a static IP address in the same range as the Wireless Router...

Page 9: ...int has DHCP server enabled Click OK Select Obtain DNS server address automatically Setup for wireless router or Access Point using DHCP server 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 Your Internet service provider provides preferred DNS server information Static IP addre...

Page 10: ...ireless Router or Access Point has DHCP server enabled Click OK Select Detect connection to network media 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 Setup for wireless router or Access Point using DHCP server Static IP address setup ...

Page 11: ...r is exactly the same as the SSID on the Access Point or wireless router Q2 The DWL 650 Power and Link lights are not on A Check to see if the DWL 650 Cardbus Adapter is firmly inserted in the Cardbus slot of your laptop computer Q3 I am unable to access the Internet using the DWL 650 A1 Check that the LED indicators for the broadband modem are indicating normal activity If not there may be a prob...

Page 12: ...or detailed explanations on Ad Hoc Infrastructure mode Basics of Networking file sharing and troubleshooting please refer to the DWL 650 Manual on the CD included with the product Technical Support Software updates and documentation are available 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 produ...

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