Getting Started
Setting up a Wireless Ad Hoc Network
Install a network adapter into one computer. In the example
above, a
D-Link
Air
DWL-120
USB Wireless Network adapter is
installed. A
DWL-520
Wireless PCI Adapter could also be
installed in a desktop computer.
See the
Quick Installation Guide
included with the product for installation instructions.
Install a wireless cardbus adapter (such as the
DWL-650
) into a
laptop computer.
See the
Quick Installation Guide
included with the
network adapter.
Set the wireless configuration for the adapters to
Ad-Hoc mode, set the adapters to the same channel, and assign
an IP Address to each computer on the Ad-Hoc network. (See
box below.)
10
Install and configure the DCF-660W.
See the
Quick Installation
Guide
included with the product.
IP Address
When assigning IP Addresses to the computers on the network, please
remember that the
IP Address for each computer must be in the same IP
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 assigned the same IP
Address, one or more of the devices may not be visible on the network.
