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Contents

Package Contents ................................................................................ 3

Introduction ........................................................................................... 4

Features ............................................................................................... 5

Wireless Basics .................................................................................... 6

Getting Started ................................................................................... 10

Using the Con

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guration Utility ............................................................ 13

Networking Basics .............................................................................. 24

Troubleshooting .................................................................................. 44

Technical Speci

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Summary of Contents for DWL-G630 - AirPlus G 802.11g Wireless PC Card

Page 1: ...Manual Building Networks for People 802 11g 2 4GHz DWL G630 D Link AirPlus G Air Air TM Wireless G Notebook Adapter Version 2 00 ...

Page 2: ...2 Contents Package Contents 3 Introduction 4 Features 5 Wireless Basics 6 Getting Started 10 Using the Conﬁguration Utility 13 Networking Basics 24 Troubleshooting 44 Technical Speciﬁcations 51 ...

Page 3: ...the above items are missing please contact your reseller System Requirements for Conﬁguration An 802 11g or 802 11b access point for Infrastructure mode or another 802 11g or 802 11b wireless adapter for Ad Hoc Peer to Peer networking mode At least 32MB of memory and a 300MHz processor Windows 7 VISTA XP 2000 Me 98SE A laptop or notebook computer with an available 32 bit Cardbus slot ...

Page 4: ...ity of the client attempting to connect to the network Unfamiliar clients would be denied access For home users that will not incorporate a RADIUS server in their network the security for the DWL G630 used in conjunction with other WPA compatible 802 11 products will still be much stronger than ever before Utilizing the Pre Shared Key mode of WPA WPA2 the DWL G630 will obtain a new security key ev...

Page 5: ...Wi Fi Protected Access 2 TM providing you a much higher level of security for your data and communication than has previously been available A steady light indicates a connection to an access point Link A blinking light indicates data is being transmitted Activity Faster Wireless Networking Faster data transfers mean increased productivity With the DWL G630 in your PC you will have the ﬂex ibility...

Page 6: ...at transmits and receives data with radio signals instead of wires WLANs are used increasingly in both home and ofﬁce environments and public areas such as airports coffee shops and universities Innovative ways to utilize WLAN technology are helping people to work and communicate more efficiently Increased mobility and the absence of cabling and other ﬁxed infrastructure have proven to be beneﬁcia...

Page 7: ...Inexpensive Solution Wireless network devices are as competitively priced as conventional Ethernet network devices Scalability WLANs can be configured in a variety of ways to meet the needs of specific applications and installations Configurations are easily changed and range from Peer to Peer networks suitable for a small number of users to larger Infrastructure networks to accommodate hundreds o...

Page 8: ...Frequency Division Multiplexing technology OFDM works by splitting the radio signal into multiple smaller sub signals that are then transmitted simultaneously at different frequencies to the receiver OFDM reduces the amount of crosstalk interference in signal transmissions The D Link DWL G630 will automatically sense the best possible connection speed to ensure the greatest speed and range possibl...

Page 9: ...se 4 Keep the number of walls and ceilings between the DWL G630 and other network devices to a minimum each wall or ceiling can reduce your DWL G630 range from 3 90 feet 1 30 meters Position your devices so that the number of walls or ceilings is minimized 1 Be aware of the direct line between network devices A wall that is 1 5 feet thick 5 meters at a 45 degree angle appears to be almost 3 feet 1...

Page 10: ...Infrastructure Network and an Ad Hoc Network An Infrastructure network contains an access point or a wireless router The Infrastructure Network example shown on the following page contains the following D Link network devices your existing network may be comprised of other devices A wireless router D Link AirPlus Xtreme G DI 624 A laptop computer with a wireless adapter D Link AirPlus Xtreme G DWL...

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Page 12: ... address range as all the computers in the network and the subnet mask must be exactly the same for all the computers in the network For example If the first computer is assigned an IP address of 192 168 0 2 with a subnet mask of 255 255 255 0 then the second computer can be assigned an IP address of 192 168 0 3 with a subnet mask of 255 255 255 0 etc IMPORTANT If computers or other devices are as...

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Page 14: ...ss the utility or Left click the wireless icon in your system tray lower right corner next to the time The utility will display any available wireless networks in your area Click on a network displayed using the SSID and click the Connect button If you get a good signal but cannot access the Internet check your TCP IP settings for your wireless adapter Refer to the Networking Basics section in thi...

Page 15: ...area Click on a network displayed using the SSID and click the Connect button If you get a good signal but cannot access the Internet check you TCP IP settings for your wireless adapter Refer to the Networking Basics section in this manual for more information Enter the same security key or passphrase that is on your router and click Connect It may take 20 30 seconds to connect to the wireless net...

Page 16: ...is communicating in the 2 4GHz band Encryption You can see if WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy is Enabled or Disabled here Wireless Mode Either Infrastructure or Ad Hoc will be displayed here Please see the Get ting Started section in this manual for an explanation of these two modes Signal Strength Link Quality Packet Count Displays the statistics of the data packets that are transmitted and received...

Page 17: ...representing English letters as numbers from 0 127 Using the Conﬁguration Utility continued Conﬁguration Select Enabled or Disabled Open Authentication The DWL G630 is visible to all devices on the network Shared Authentication Allows communication only with other devices with identical WEP settings WPA WPA2 Select to enable WPA WPA2 Click Athentication Config WPA PSK WPA2 PSK Select to enable WPA...

Page 18: ...y through a DHCP server Assign the following IP Address Choose this option to assign a static IP address Obtain DNS Server Address Automatically Choose this option to obtain a DNS server address automatically Use the following DNS Server address If you make this selection enter the Preferred DNS server and the Alternate DNS server in the appropriate ﬁelds ...

Page 19: ...wn below Select the EAP Type you want to use Configure the information needed for authenticating Click OK The WPA WPA2 conﬁguration is complete Trusted CA List Inner Authentication Protocol For an explanation of the terms shown in this window please see the appendix Select WPA WPA2 in the Authentication ﬁeld Click Authentication Conﬁg When you select WPA WPA2 802 1X is Enabled ...

Page 20: ...select WPA PSK WPA2 PSK 802 1X is Enabled Using the Conﬁguration Utility continued Authentication WPA PSK WPA2 PSK 802 1X Enter the WPA WPA2 pass phrase WPA PSK WPA2 PSK does not a require a RADIUS server in the network Click OK The WPA PSK WPA2 PSK conf iguration is complete Advanced Security Settings WPA PSK WPA PSK WPA PSK ...

Page 21: ...gmentation Threshold and the Fragmentation Threshold and the Fragmentation Threshold RTS Threshold Please see below Fragmentation Threshold This value should remain at its default setting of 2432 If you experience a high packet error rate you may slightly increase your fragmentation threshold within the value range of 256 to 2432 Setting the fragmentation threshold too low may result in poor perfo...

Page 22: ...conﬁgure the Properties of the proﬁle in or der to connect with an available network Connect Highlight a network proﬁle click Connect to connect to that network Rescan Click Rescan to rescan and connect to the strongest signal Conﬁgure Highlight an existing net work and click Conﬁgure the conﬁguration window on the next page will ap pear Advanced Highlight a network click Advanced and the screen o...

Page 23: ...In this window you can select the type of network connection that ap plies Click OK to save the changes If you clicked on Conﬁguration or Properties you can configure in this window all the properties of a proﬁle that already exists in the net work Advanced Add Conﬁguration Properties About The About screen displays infor mation regarding your DWL G630 including the MAC address Utility version and...

Page 24: ...soft Windows XP Note Please refer to websites such as http www homenethelp com and http www microsoft com windows2000 for information about networking computers using Windows 2000 Me 98SE Go to Start Control Panel Network Connections Select Set up a home or small ofﬁce network Networking Basics When this screen appears click Next ...

Page 25: ... in this window Networking Basics continued Click Next In the following window select the best description of your computer If your computer connects to the Internet through a gateway router select the second option as shown Click Next ...

Page 26: ...Enter a Computer description and a Computer name optional Networking Basics continued Click Next Enter a Workgroup name All computers on your network should have the same Workgroup name Click Next ...

Page 27: ...while the Network Setup Wizard applies the changes Networking Basics continued When the changes are complete click Next Please wait while the Network Setup Wizard conﬁgures the computer This may take a few minutes ...

Page 28: ... select the option that ﬁts your needs In this example Create a Network Setup Disk has been selected You will run this disk on each of the computers on your network Click Next Insert a disk into the Floppy Disk Drive in this case drive A Click Next ...

Page 29: ...ead the information under Here s how in the screen below After you complete the Network Setup Wizard you will use the Network Setup Disk to run the Network Setup Wizard once on each of the computers on your network To continue click Next ...

Page 30: ... settings will take effect when you restart the computer Click Yes to restart the computer You have completed conﬁguring this computer Next you will need to run the Network Setup Disk on all the other computers on your network After run ning the Network Setup Disk on all your computers your new wireless net work will be ready to use ...

Page 31: ... Start in the lower left corner of the screen Right click on My Computer Select Properties and click Select the Select the Computer Name Tab in the Sys tem Properties window You may enter a Com puter Description if you wish this ﬁeld is optional To rename the computer To rename the computer and join a domain click Change ...

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Page 33: ...e Computer Name Tab in the System Properties window You may enter a Computer Description if you wish this field is optional To rename the computer and join a domain click Change Click the Advanced system setting ...

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Page 38: ...the following IP address in the Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties window shown below Networking Basics continued Assigning a Static IP Address in Windows XP 2000 Double click on Network Connections Double click on Properties Right click on Local Area Connections ...

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Page 41: ... Click on View Status Networking Basics continued Click on Properties ...

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Page 45: ... check that the drivers are installed properly Click Click OK D Link AirPro DWL AB650 Wireless Cardbus Adapter Look under Device Status to check that the device is working properly D Link Air PlusTM G DWL G630 D Link AirPlus G DWL G630 AirPlus G DWL G630 Air 80 11g 2 4GHz Wireless Cardbus Adapter D Link DWL G630 Wireless Cardbus Adapter ...

Page 46: ...In Windows VISTA Click Device Manager Go to Start Computer Properties Troubleshooting continued ...

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Page 48: ...ure that the D Link DWL G630 Wireless G Notebook Adapter is properly seated in the computer s Cardbus slot If Windows does not detect the hardware upon insertion of the adapter make sure to completely remove drivers that were previously loaded To remove the drivers do the following Check to see if the DWL G630 Notebook adapter is ﬁrmly inserted into the PCI slot of your laptop computer Reset the a...

Page 49: ... connected Check that the IP address subnet mask gateway and DNS settings are correctly entered for the network In Infrastructure mode make sure the same Service Set Identifier SSID is specified on the settings for the wireless clients and access points The SSID factory default setting for the D Link products is default Double click on the WLAN icon in the taskbar The Link Info screen will display...

Page 50: ...s enabled make sure that the correct encryption keys are entered on both the DWL G630 and the access point Double click on the WLAN icon in the taskbar click Encryption Check to see that the key selected is set to the same key as other devices on the network 7 How can I avoid connection problems using the DWL G630 Move the DWL G630 and the access point or wireless router into the same room and the...

Page 51: ... Weight Internal Antenna Type Diversity 64 128 bit WEP Security 802 1X WPA WPA2 Wi Fi Protected Access Wi Fi Protected Access 2 TM 64 128 bit WEP with TKIP MIC IV Expansion Shared Key Authentication Physical Dimensions L 4 64 inches 118mm W 2 inches 53 5mm H 0 26 inches 6 5mm IEEE 802 11g Supports Advanced Encryption Standard AES Diagnostic LED Network ...

Page 52: ...ack 54Mbps 48Mbps 36Mbps 24Mbps 18Mbps 12Mbps 11Mbps 9Mbps 6Mbps 5 5Mbps 2Mbps 1Mbps Modulation Technology Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing OFDM Media Access Control CSMA CA with ACK Receiver Sensitivity 6Mbps OFDM 10 PER 88dBm Range Indoors Up to 328 feet 100 meters 15dBm 2dB Transmitter Output Power Complementary Code Keying CCK Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum DSSS 5 5Mbps CCK 8 PER 85...

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