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will automatically find this file on the Installation CD.  Click 

OK 

and then 

Next 

to continue. 

 

 

 
Clicking the 

CD-ROM Drives 

check box will instruct Windows to 

make an automated search of the CD in your CD-ROM drive.  When 
Windows finds the driver file (named 

netwlan5.inf

), the 

Driver Files 

Search Results 

screen will be displayed. 

 
Clicking the 

Specify a location 

check box will open the following 

dialog box: 

 

 

 
This dialog box allows you to specify the location of the PC Card 
driver files.  This is usually a CD-ROM drive, but if you do not 
know the location of the PC Card driver file, you can click the 

Browse 

button to open the 

Locate File

 dialog box shown below. 

Summary of Contents for DWL-650H

Page 1: ...DWL 650H WLAN PC Card Quick Installation Guide First Edition January 2002 6RDWL650HQ01 Printed in Taiwan RECYCLABLE ...

Page 2: ...serting the PC Card into an available Cardbus slot while your computer is running starts the PC Card driver installation Note Windows XP does require the PC Card driver to be installed but the Windows XP operating system has built in Wireless LAN adapter card support so the Plus Pack supplied with your DWL 650H PC Card is not required and should not be installed See the sections titled Installing ...

Page 3: ... Card driver The PC Card driver and the Plus Pack WLAN PC Card management application are located on the Installation CD First Windows informs you that it has found new hardware The DWL 650H WLAN Adapter in this case After a short time Windows will open the Found New Hardware Wizard This will begin the WLAN PC Card driver installation ...

Page 4: ...on your hard drive if you downloaded the software from the D Link Website Use the Search for a suitable driver box and then either the CD ROM drives if you are using the WLAN PC Card Installation CD ROM or the Specify a location box if you downloaded the software from the Website and then the Browse button to tell the New Hardware Found wizard where the netwlan5 inf file is Windows ...

Page 5: ...inds the driver file named netwlan5 inf the Driver Files Search Results screen will be displayed Clicking the Specify a location check box will open the following dialog box This dialog box allows you to specify the location of the PC Card driver files This is usually a CD ROM drive but if you do not know the location of the PC Card driver file you can click the Browse button to open the Locate Fi...

Page 6: ... directory of the CD When Windows locates the appropriate file you will be prompted to begin the installation of the driver Click Next to install the driver for your DWL 650H WLAN PC Card On some versions of Windows Windows 2000 for example you may be prompted to accept the driver even though it does not have a digital signature If this dialog box shown below appears asking you if you want to inst...

Page 7: ...ID is used like a password between a Wireless Access Point and an end station like your DWL 650H PC Card The SSID you enter here should be the same SSID of the Access Point that your WLAN PC Card will normally associate with link to If you do not know the SSID of your home Access Point you can enter any and click OK to continue the driver installation Note Entering any in the Network Name SSID fie...

Page 8: ...LAN PC Card at this time if you know the appropriate values and settings Clicking on the Advanced button opens the D Link WLAN Advanced Properties dialog box Here you can setup the Operating Mode as either Communicate with Access Point if your WLAN PC Card will connect to a WLAN Access Point AP or Peer to Peer 802 11 Ad Hoc if your ...

Page 9: ... PC Card is to communicate with If you enter an AP s MAC address in this field your WLAN PC Card can only connect with the AP that has this MAC address on your network Note A MAC address is a unique 12 byte address assigned by the manufacturer to every Ethernet device It is entered in hexadecimal form using the digits 0 through 9 and the letters A through F An example MAC address is 00 50 BA 14 C8...

Page 10: ...r to the left for less power usage and somewhat reduced range and or data throughput between your PC Card and the Access Point Moving the slider to the right increases the amount of power your PC Card uses but may increase performance under certain circumstances Clicking on the Encryption tab opens the Mobile Unit Authentication Option dialog box shown below ...

Page 11: ...ard and an Access Point The key value entered in the four Key fields must be the same keys as are in use by the Access Point or communication between your PC Card and the Access Point will not be allowed Clicking the Transmission Power tab opens the 802 11 Tx Power Options dialog box shown below ...

Page 12: ... graduations in between Clicking the WLAN Adapter tab opens the D Link Adapter Settings dialog box shown below This dialog box allows you to choose between Diversity on and Primary only Diversity on instructs your PC Card to use both of its internal antennas to communicate with the Wireless LAN This mode is useful in reducing interference caused by the radio waves taking multiple paths between the...

Page 13: ... your DWL 650H WLAN PC Card Windows driver Installing Your DWL 650H WLAN PC Card Windows Driver for Windows XP Insert the DWL 650H PC Card into an available Cardbus slot and put the Installation CD into your computer s CD ROM drive You can then follow the instructions below to install your DWL 650H PC Card on a computer with the Windows XP operating system Windows XP will detect you new DWL 650H W...

Page 14: ...r the PC Card driver Select Install the software automatically Recommended to install the PC Card driver from the Installation CD Select Install from a list or specific location Advanced to install the PC Card driver from another source such as your computer s hard disk ...

Page 15: ...ntinue the installation When Windows XP has completed the PC Card driver installation the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears as shown below Click Finish to complete the installation of the PC Card driver for Windows XP Installing Your DWL 650H WLAN Plus Pack PC Card Management Software for Windows 95 98 ME and 2000 ...

Page 16: ... software from the Website find the file named Autorun exe and double click this file This will open the following Web page in your default browser As an alternative you can double click the Setup exe icon in the Plus Pack folder Click on the Install PlusPack link This will unpack the necessary installation files and open the Setup application to install the Plus Pack WLAN PC Card management softw...

Page 17: ...e Click Yes to install the Plus Pack WLAN PC Card management software An Authenticode signature is not required for the proper operation of your PC Card or the Plus Pack software The necessary files will be unpacked and loaded into your computer for installation The Setup program will guide you through the installation The Welcome dialog box opens as shown below ...

Page 18: ...n The Software License Agreement dialog box will open Read the license agreement and click Yes if you agree with the agreement Clicking No will close the Setup program and terminate the installation The User Information dialog box will open ...

Page 19: ...ion The Choose Destination Location dialog box opens This allows you to choose where the software will be installed on your hard drive You can accept the default location or choose a different location by clicking the Browse button Click Next to continue the installation The Select Type dialog box opens ...

Page 20: ...Custom option allows you to choose which files are installed and is recommended for advanced users The Typical option installs those files that are most commonly used by most users This is the recommended option Click Next to continue the installation The Select Program Folder dialog box opens ...

Page 21: ... Complete dialog box opens You can view the Read Me file after the installation is complete The Read Me file contains information that was developed too late to be included in the User s Guide Click Finish to complete the installation You will be prompted to restart reboot your computer to allow the installation to take effect Once your computer has rebooted you are ready to configure your DWL 650...

Page 22: ... LAN is a group of computers that each have a WLAN adapter configured to use the same WLAN channel An IBSS Peer to Peer 802 11 Ad Hoc WLAN allows computers with WLAN adapters to connect to each other and share their resources IP Address Assignment Your DWL 650H PC Card needs to be assigned an IP address subnet mask and default gateway before connecting to a LAN The default setting is to use the Dy...

Page 23: ... information about the current setup of your PC Card including the software and firmware versions the computer resources used by the PC Card and its current operating mode To set the PC Card s IP address highlight TCP IP in the menu tree displayed in the Category field along the left hand side of the NICInfo window and right click The TCP IP menu is displayed as shown below ...

Page 24: ... field blank Unclick the Enable DHCP click box Entry fields for the IP address Subnet Mask and Gateway IP will appear If you do not know the appropriate addresses for these fields ask your network administrator Setting the DNS IP addresses Primary and Secondary WINS IP addresses are accomplished using a similar method Associating Your PC Card with an Access Point Your PC Card next will need to be ...

Page 25: ...n Access Point From the NICInfo menu left click on Known APs The Known APs screen will appear as shown below This screen displays the Access Point that the PC Card is currently associated with along with all of the Access Points that the PC Card can currently detect Click on the Refresh button to re scan the network if necessary The currently associated Access Point is indicated by red radio waves...

Page 26: ...selected Access Point but will automatically select a new Access Point when the signal from the selected Access Point becomes too low or out of range Setting the Wired Equivalent Privacy WEP Keys If your Access Point is configured to use Wired Equivalent Privacy WEP your PC Card will need to be configured with the same WEP keys as the Access Point uses Left click on the WEP entry on the NICInfo Ca...

Page 27: ...tion key is entered in one of the Key 1 Key 4 fields Up to four keys can be entered and any one of the keys can be selected for current use When 128 bit encryption is selected a 26 digit hexadecimal encryption key is entered in one of the Key 1 Key 4 fields Up to four keys can be entered and any one of the keys can be selected for current use Hexadecimal numbers consist of the numbers 0 through 9 ...

Page 28: ...rom the Windows start menu These include an Access Point discovery utility a Network Interface Card information utility and a NIC firmware update utility Setting Up a Connection Note Windows XP contains support for the management of Wireless LAN PC adapter cards such as your new DWL 650H The Plus Pack utilities supplied with your PC Card are intended for previous versions of Windows and should not...

Page 29: ...are displayed by their SSID In the case above the PC Card is to connect to the network with the SSID tld3 504w You can click the Connect button to accept the default connection or click the Advanced button to modify the default settings In most cases especially in wireless networks that do not use Wired Equivalent Privacy WEP encryption this is all that is required to gain network access Select Wi...

Page 30: ...ed button opens the following dialog box which allows you to select the type of wireless network you want to connect your PC Card to The Advanced dialog box allows you to choose the type of WLAN connection you need Any available network access pointpreferred will attempt to make a connection to an Access Point first but will allow a 802 11 Ad ...

Page 31: ...utomatically connect to non preferred networks will allow roaming by connecting to networks other than the preferred network if they can be detected by the PC Card Clicking the Close button will bring you back to the Wireless Network Connection Properties dialog box as shown below Network SSID and WEP Encryption To choose a network click on the network s SSID and then click the Configure button Th...

Page 32: ... The key is provided for me automatically check box and enter the key in the Network key field The Key format field allows the choice of ASCII characters normal letters or Hexadecimal digits 0 through 9 and letters A through F The Key length field allows the choice of 40 bits 5 characters or 104 bits 13 characters If you connecting to an 802 11 Ad Hoc peer to peer network click the This is a compu...

Page 33: ...your network has a DHCP server that can be reached from a wireless Access Point your DWL 650H PC Card will automatically contact the server and be assigned an IP address subnet mask and the IP address of the default gateway If your network does not have a DHCP server you will need to configure the PC Card manually To configure the PC Card s IP address manually click the General tab on the Wireless...

Page 34: ...Highlight the Internet Protocol TCP IP entry and press the Properties button The Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties dialog box opens as shown below ...

Page 35: ... address subnet mask and Default gateway s address If you enter an IP address manually you will also need to enter the address of a DNS server an alternative DNS server is not required Windows XP also allows you to specify an alternate IP address subnet mask default gateway DNS server and WINS server addresses for computers that will be connected to two networks such as one TCP IP setup for your o...

Page 36: ...dom 5 Hz 2000 Hz Shock 40 G 11 mS half sine ESD meets CE Mark PCMCIA Compliance Type II Version x xx Card and Socket services x xx Radio Frequency Range Country dependent typically 2412 MHz to 2462 MHz Radio Data Rate 11 Mbps max 5 5 Mbps 2 Mbps 1 Mbps min Range Open environment over 100 ft at 11 Mbps Typical office environment 30 to 50 ft at 11 Mbps Tx Max Radiated EIRP US FCC Part 15 247 Europe ...

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