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D-Link DWA-645 Quick Install Guide

Connect to a Wireless Network

The  D-Link  DWA-645  uses  the  Wireless  Connection  Manager 
as  the  management  software. The  manager  provides  the  user 
an  easy  interface  to  change  any  settings  related  to  the  wireless 
adapter. Clicking on the D-Link icon on your desktop will start the 
Configuration.

If you are using the Windows

®

 XP Wireless Zero Config, please skip 

to page 11.

This window will allow you to see available wireless networks in your 
area. Simply click the network (SSID) you want to connect to and 
click the 

Connect

 button. 

Summary of Contents for DWA-645

Page 1: ......

Page 2: ...20MB Hard Disk Space CD ROM Drive An 802 11g or 802 11b access point for Infrastructure mode or another 802 11n or 802 11g wireless adapter for Ad Hoc mode Package Contents D Link DWA 645 Wireless No...

Page 3: ...3 D Link DWA 645 Quick Install Guide Hardware Overview Activity LED A blinking light indicates data is being transmitted Link LED A steady light indicates a connection to a wireless network...

Page 4: ...1 5 feet thick 5 meters at a 45 degree angle appears to be almost 3 feet 1 meter thick At a 2 degree angle it looks over 42 feet 14 meters thick Position devices so that the signal will travel straigh...

Page 5: ...e D Link DWA 645 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 If the CD Aut...

Page 6: ...default setup will install to the default location C Program Files D Link DWA 645 where C represents the drive letter of your hard drive To install to a different location click Browse and specify the...

Page 7: ...ity or the built in Windows Wireless utility Insert the adapter into an available cardbus slot on your computer If the Found New HardwareWizard appears click Cancel Enter the network name SSID manuall...

Page 8: ...WA 645 Quick Install Guide Click on the network name SSID and click Next Click Finish to continue If you are prompted to reboot your computer select Yes I want to restart my computer now Click Next Cl...

Page 9: ...r an easy interface to change any settings related to the wireless adapter Clicking on the D Link icon on your desktop will start the Con guration If you are using the Windows XP Wireless Zero Con g p...

Page 10: ...the router or access point you are trying to connect to Please refer to the manual on the CD for more information on Wireless Security If the network you are connecting to is using WEP enter the WEP...

Page 11: ...ng Windows 2000 you must use the D Link utility Please refer to page 9 If you receive the Wireless Networks Detected bubble click on the center of the bubble to access the utility Windows XP Con gurat...

Page 12: ...lable wireless networks in your area Click on a network and click the Connect button Refer to the Wireless Security section in the manual for information on connecting to a secure network If you want...

Page 13: ...e the Windows XP wireless utility Right click on the wireless computer icon in your system tray lower right corner next to the time Select View Available Wireless Networks Disabling The Windows XP Uti...

Page 14: ...Connection Properties window uncheck Use Windows to con gure my wireless network settings and then click OK You can now use the D Link Wireless Connection Manager to con gure your wireless adapter Dou...

Page 15: ...15 D Link DWA 645 Quick Install Guide Notes...

Page 16: ...nk Systems Inc All rights reserved D Link and the D Link logo are registered trademarks of D Link Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries Other trademarks are the prop...

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