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2.4GHz USB

Wireless Adapter

DWL-122

If any of the above items are missing, please contact your reseller.

CD-ROM (containing Drivers, Manual and Warranty)

This product works with the following operating
system software: 

Windows XP, Windows

2000, Windows Me, Windows 98SE,
Macintosh OS X (10.2.x or later)

Before You Begin

You must have at least the following for PC Windows Based Computers:

You will need a computer with an available USB port to connect the DWL-122
Wireless USB adapter.

At least a 300 MHz processor and 32 MB of memory

An 802.11b Access Point (for Infrastructure Mode) or another 802.11b wireless
adapter (for Ad-Hoc; Peer-to-Peer networking mode.)

Properly installed and working USB Controller.

DWL-122 Wireless USB Adapter

Check Your Package Contents

These are the items included with your DWL-122 purchase:

USB Extension Cable

You must have at least the following for Macintosh OS X Based Computers:

A Power Mac G3 or G4, iMac, iBook, or PowerBook (post PowerBook G3) with
at least 128MB RAM.

An 802.11b Access Point (i.e., D-Link Wireless Router, access point or Airport
Base Station for Infrastructure Mode) or another 802.11b wireless adapter (for
Ad-Hoc; Peer-to-Peer networking mode).

Properly installed and working USB Controller.

©2003 D-Link Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective holders. Software and

specifications subject to change without notice. 1G-BDWL-122 04222003

Summary of Contents for DWL-122

Page 1: ...d Hoc Peer to Peer networking mode Properly installed and working USB Controller DWL 122 Wireless USB Adapter Check Your Package Contents These are the items included with your DWL 122 purchase USB Extension Cable You must have at least the following for Macintosh OS X Based Computers A Power Mac G3 or G4 iMac iBook or PowerBook post PowerBook G3 with at least 128MB RAM An 802 11b Access Point i e...

Page 2: ...pter into your computer before installing the driver software on the D Link CD Click Install Driver PC Utility Antenna Used to wirelessly connect to 802 11b networks Link Power LED Link Blinks when data is being transmitted through the wireless connection Power Indicates that the DWL 122 is properly installed in the computer USB Connector Connects to your desktop or laptop computer For Macintosh O...

Page 3: ...our computer then type D PC Driver Setup exe If it does start proceed to the next screen Type D PC Driver Setup exe Click Next Click Next Click OK The letter D represents the letter of the CD ROM drive Your CD ROM drive may be a different drive letter D PC Driver Setup exe ...

Page 4: ...nto the provided USB cable and plug the other end into your computer s USB Port Begin by pressing down on the cover with your thumb Then pull the cover away from the DWL 122 Removing the protective covering for the DWL 122 Click Finish Click No I will restart my computer later Shut down Your Computer ...

Page 5: ...r When you restart your computer this Found New Hardware Wizard Windows XP screen will appear Select Install the software automatically Recommended Click Next Windows XP will automatically load the driver files Click Finish ...

Page 6: ... GREEN then you have successfully installed the DWL 122 are connected to a wire less network and are ready to communicate Double click the utility icon to use the configuration utility For Windows XP if you wish to use the Air USB Utility please perform the following steps Click Yes to finalize the installation For Windows Me and 98SE this screen may appear For Windows XP 2000 a screen similar to ...

Page 7: ...7 Click Advanced Uncheck Use Windows to configure my wireless net work settings Click OK Your Installation is Complete Cont ...

Page 8: ...r access point or wireless router is configured with WEP encryption please make sure to enter the correct WEP key Connecting to a Wireless Network Click Configure after highlighting a wireless network you want to connect to This window displays the available wireless networks ...

Page 9: ...ected to your wireless network Now you are ready to participate in your new wireless environment Click Connect The configured access point or wireless router will be displayed in the bottom window If you have more then one profile select the profile you wish to connect to ...

Page 10: ...on your desktop To start the installation double click the MAC Folder then double click DLinkUsbDriver dmg That will extract the installation package DLinkUsbDriver pkg Double Click to begin Double Click The initial install screen will appear and you must click Continue to begin the installa tion process Your system may require you to enter a username and password to be able to install software Cl...

Page 11: ...or a destination for the installa tion files Select the loca tion by double clicking the appropriate hard disk drive Click Continue Installation Finished Your Computer Will Now Restart See Step 2 Windows Installation to see how your adapter connects to your Macintosh Click Restart ...

Page 12: ...mode is used for peer to peer networking D Signal Strength The Signal Strength repre sents the wireless signal between the access point and the DWL 122 A B C D C Channel Displays the channel information By default the channel is set to 6 Please note that the DWL 122 will automatically adjust channel depending on the Access Point E F My Networks For setting up multiple network profiles Convenient f...

Page 13: ...13 By clicking Properties and Create this screen will appear Here you can modify your WEP Settings and set the Key Index and also setup new profiles Appendix A cont Click Apply to finalize the settings ...

Page 14: ...e Signal Strength represents the wireless signal between the access point and the DWL 122 The percentage coincides with the graphical bar G Channel Displays the channel information By default the channel is set to 6 Please note that the DWL 122 will automatically adjust channel depending on the Access Point E C D F B A G H I C Frequency Dis plays the current frequency used by the adapter D Wireles...

Page 15: ...r networking L Data Encryption The default setting is set to Disabled The adapter supports WEP when encryption is enabled M Authentication You can specify the authentication mode for the wireless network The default setting is set to Open Authentica tion N Key Length When encryption is enabled you will have the option to specify the level and key format of the encryption used Select the appropriat...

Page 16: ...ical support through our website or by phone Tech Support for customers within the United States D Link Technical Support over the Telephone 877 453 5465 24 hours a day seven days a week D Link Technical Support over the Internet http support dlink com email support dlink com Tech Support for customers within Canada D Link Technical Support over the Telephone 800 361 5265 Monday to Friday 8 30am t...

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