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Install Configuration Utility 

1.  Restart the computer and ensure 

D-Link Wireless LAN Configuration Utility CD 

in the 

CD-ROM drive. 
You can run the program manually by selecting 

Run 

from the Start menu and running 

SETUP.EXE from the CD-ROM drive. 
D:\DW655C\SETUP.EXE (if D:\ is your CD-ROM drive) 

 
2. On 

the 

D-Link DW-655C Wireless LAN PC Card 

– Installation screen, click next to start 

software installation. Read the information in the Welcome dialog box and click “Next”. 
Then, click “Yes” if you accept the Software License Agreement. 
 

3.  Enter the name of the Wireless LAN Service Set of the wireless network (SSID) to 

which your computer will connect. The name you enter here must match exactly the 
name assigned to the access point. Characters, capitalization, and spacing must be 
identical. 

 

NOTE: 

If the access point you wish to associate with has encryption active, you must 

also enable encryption on the wireless client. Click Encryption in the Configuration 
Utilities after reboot to go to screens where you can enable and configure encryption. 
You must set the wireless client for the same Encryption algorithm and Key values as 
the access point it will associate. Refer to the Advanced Configuration section for more 
details about configuring encryption

 

 

4.  Select which network mode is suitable for your Wireless LAN. Infrastructure Mode is 

default selection. This setting can be changed at any time after installation completion. 
 

5.  Accept the default program folder or select where the SETUP.exe stores the 

Configuration Utility. 
 

6.  Select ““Yes”, I want to restart my computer now”. Reboot your computer by clicking 

Finish. 
 

Operation 

Orienting the Antenna

 

The PC Card antenna is attached to the end of the PC Card. For best use of the antenna: 

 

Keep the area around the antenna clear from materials that could block or obstruct 

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Summary of Contents for DW-655C

Page 1: ... 1 D Link DW 655C Wireless LAN PC Card User s Guide CAUTION Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the grantee of this device could void the user s authority to operate the equipment ...

Page 2: ...ss LAN Ad hoc mode and Infrastructure mode Please review your need and build your Wireless LAN Ad hoc Networking Ad hoc network also is called Peer to Peer network Without Access Point notebook users with D Link DW 655C Wireless LAN PC card can build Ad hoc Peer to Peer wireless networks to share files with each other share a public office printer and other peripheral resources even access the Int...

Page 3: ...tall Driver Step 1 Turn on your computer Step 2 Insert the D Link DW 655C Wireless LAN PC Card into the PC Card slot Align the card properly before putting it in the slot Insert the card firmly without forcing until it seats snugly CAUTION Forcing a misaligned card into the slot can damage the computer or the card Step 3 Windows finds a new hardware shown DLINK DW655C and asks for the driver of DW...

Page 4: ...u wish to associate with has encryption active you must also enable encryption on the wireless client Click Encryption in the Configuration Utilities after reboot to go to screens where you can enable and configure encryption You must set the wireless client for the same Encryption algorithm and Key values as the access point it will associate Refer to the Advanced Configuration section for more d...

Page 5: ... network An Ad Hoc networking does not need Access Point Instead the Ad Hoc network is a loose association of wireless computers that can communicate with each other using Wireless LAN PC Card in Ad Hoc Mode 2 Infrastructure In a wireless infrastructure network wireless stations communicate with an Access Point to connect to a wired network An infrastructure network also can consist of multiple Ac...

Page 6: ...ce adjacent Access Point within the same infrastructure network the same SSID should set to different channel The channels of Access Points must be at least five channels apart while the Wireless LAN PC Cards automatically use the same channels as the Access Point and roams between APs in the same wireless network Encryption The Wireless LAN PC Card uses WEP encryption to protect wireless data com...

Page 7: ...tion If the equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Re orient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit d...

Page 8: ...mmunity EN 60950 IEC 60950 Product Safety ETS 300 326 Technical characteristics and test conditions for data transmission equipment operating in the 2 4GHz ISM band and using spread spectrum modulation techniques ETS 300 826 Electromagnetic Compatibility EMC standard for 2 4GHz wide band transmission systems and High Performance Local Area Network HIPERLAN equipment This product may be used in the...

Page 9: ...annels for Europe 14 channels for Japan Data Rate 11Mbps with fall back rates of 5 5 2 and 1Mbps Media Access Protocol CSMA CA with ACK Transmitter Output Power 12 5dBm typically Antenna Type External dipole diversity antennas Operating Voltage 5VDC Interface PCMCIA Type II Range Coverage Indoor 35 100 meters depends on environment Outdoor 100 300 meters depends on environment LED Indicator Power ...

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