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Appendix (Continued)

 

Using the Con

guration Utility

 

 

 

A.

 

Status:

 Displays

 

the MAC address 
of the access point

 

that

 

is associated

 

with the WL-660GS. 

 

 

B.

 

SSID

:

 

The Service

 

Set Identi

er is the

 

name assigned to the

 

wireless network.

 

The

 

factory SSID setting 
is set to

 

default

 

 

C.

 

Frequency:

 

Displays the

 

current frequency 
used by the current

 

connection to the

 

access point. 

 

 

D.

 

Wireless Mode:

 

The factory setting is

 

set to

 

Infrastructure

.

 

Ad-Hoc mode is used

 

for Peer-to-Peer

 

networking. 

 

 
 

A

 

B

 

C

 

D

 

E

 

F

 

G

 

H

 

I

 

 
 

 

J

 

 
 
 
 

 

E.

 

Encryption:

 

Displays the current

 

encryption status 
of the wireless

 

connection. 

 

 

H.

 

Channel:

 

Displays 

the channel

 

information. By 
default, the channel is

 

set to 6 and selection

 

is automatically

 

determined by the

 

wireless access point

 

or router. 

 
 
 
 
 

 

F.

 

Connection Info:

Displays

 

connected or authenticated

 

information. 

 

 

I.

 

Link Quality / Signal

 

Strength:

 

Displays the Link

 

Quality for the WL-660GS

 

wireless connection to the

 

access point.

 

The Signal

 

Strength represents the

 

wireless signal between the

 

access point and the WL-
660GS.

 

The percentage

 

coincides with the graphical

 

bar. 

 
 
 
 
 

 

G.

 

Tx Rate:

 

The default

 

setting is

 

Auto

; meaning,

 

Tx Rate settings are

 

automatically determined

 

by the DWL-WL-660GS

 

depending on the

 

distance from the access

 

point. 

 

 

J.

 

Packet Count:

 

Graphically displays

 

the statistics of data

 

transmitted and

 

received. 

 

 

 
 
 
 

Summary of Contents for WL-660GS

Page 1: ...User Manual Model WL 660GS Wireless PCI Adapter...

Page 2: ...mputer with an available PCI 2 2 32 bit 5 volt PCI slot At least a 500MHz processor and 128MB of memory An 802 11a 802 11b or 802 11g Access Point for Infrastructure Mode or another 802 11a 802 11b or...

Page 3: ...es not automatically start on your computer go to Start Run and type D Driver setup exe If it does start proceed to the next screen Type D Driver setup exe The letter D represents the letter of the CD...

Page 4: ...Continued Click Next Click Next Click Finish Shut down your computer...

Page 5: ...u intend to use for the WL 660GS C Install the WL 660GS carefully and rmly set it into the available PCI slot which is typically white or cream colored D Secure the WL 660GS back panel bracket with it...

Page 6: ...Installing the WL 660GS Wireless PCI Adapter in Your Computer cont F Gently connect the antenna to the antenna stand G Finished...

Page 7: ...indows XP screen will appear Select Install the software automatically Recommended Click Next For Windows XP This Hardware Installation alert screen may appear after the desktop computer restarts Clic...

Page 8: ...tallation is Complete After you have nished the installation in Windows XP 2000 Me or 98SE the WL 660GS Con guration Utility will automatically start and the utility icon will appear in the bottom rig...

Page 9: ...if you wish to use the utility please do the following steps Click the XP Networking icon to use the Zero Con guration Wireless Settings Click Advanced Uncheck Use Windows to con gure my wireless net...

Page 10: ...wireless connection H Channel Displays the channel information By default the channel is set to 6 and selection is automatically determined by the wireless access point or router F Connection Info Dis...

Page 11: ...cation mode for the wireless network The default setting is set to Open Authentication K L M N O P N Data Encryption The default setting is set to Disable The adapter supports WEP and AES when encrypt...

Page 12: ...roperties Dynamic IP address setup Used when a DHCP server is available on the local network i e Router Select Obtain an IP address automatically if the wireless router or access point has DHCP server...

Page 13: ...available on the local network i e Router Select Obtain an IP address automatically if the wireless router or access point has DHCP server enabled Select Obtain DNS server address automatically Click...

Page 14: ...DGT...

Page 15: ...the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the d...

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