Clicking the
Obtain an IP address automatically
click-box instructs the
Cardbus Adapter to use the DHCP protocol to obtain its IP settings from
the selected AP. This will only work if the AP is also configured to
assign IP addresses using the DHCP protocol.
If the
Obtain an IP address automatically
click-box is not clicked, the
IP
address setting
fields will be open for you to enter the appropriate
settings.
You will need to know the following settings:
IP Address
Subnet mask
Default gateway address
DNS server address
WINS address
If you do not know the above IP settings for your computer, contact your
Network Administrator.
Click
OK
to continue.
Note:
the AirPro Management Utility allows you to maintain two different
sets of IP settings for your new DWL-AB650 Cardbus Adapter
−
the IP
settings entered using the AirPro Management Utility (illustrated above and
referred to as
profile
IP Settings
) and IP settings using Windows
Networking and Dial-up Connections
folder (located in the Windows
Control Panel
). You can switch between these two sets of IP settings using
the AirPro Management Utility. Click on the
Options
tab, and then click the
Enable profile IP Settings
click-box to use the IP settings entered using the
AirPro Management Utility. Leave the
Enable profile IP Settings
click-box
blank to use the Windows
Networking and Dial-up Connections
IP settings.
This is useful if you need to connect to two different WLAN networks that
require different IP settings
−
such as an office WLAN and home WLAN.