D-Link Air DWL-610 User manual

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Note: The installation screenshots were taken in Windows 2000. For other
OS, the installation procedure will be nearly the same but the screenshots
will differ in appearance somewhat.
Package Contents:
D-Link Air DWL-610 Wireless Cardbus Adapter
Printed Quick Installation Guide
CD with Manual and Drivers
If anything is missing, please contact the reseller.
System Requirements
A laptop computer with an available 32-bit Cardbus PC Card slot
At least a 300 MHz processor and 32 MB of memory
Cardbus Controller properlyinstalled and working
An 802.11b Access Point (for Infrastructure Mode) or another 802.11b
wireless adapter (for Ad-Hoc mode.)

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Turn on the computer.
Insert the D-Link DWL-610
Installation CD into your CD-
ROM drive.
Installing the DWL-610 Utility
Click
Install Utility.
Click
Next.
Click
Next.
Note:
Do not insert the
DWL
-
610 Cardbus Adapter.
Wait until the Utility has
loaded.
The followingwindow will
appear.
Accept the default destination
directory, or browse to one of
your choosing.

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Again, accept the default
folder name or type a new
name of your own.
The
Setup Status
window
will appear, showing
various operations being
performed.
Done. The DWL-610
Utilityhas been installed.
Now, restart your computer
for settings to take effect.
Click
Finish.
Click
Next.

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When your computer hasrestarted, insert the DWL-610 Cardbus Adapter
into an available slot on your notebook or laptop. And re-insert the
Installation CD, which isAuto-Run and will present a splash screen.”For
the moment, close the splash screen and proceed as follows.
As installation progresses,
the followingwindow
appears.
Make sure that
Search for a
suitable . . . is selected and
the Installation CD is
inserted..
Click
Next.
Your computer will find the
DWL-610 and present this
window.
Installing the DWL-610 and the Driver
.
Click
Next.

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The Installation Wizard now
asks where to search for a
driver. Check the boxfor CD-
ROM drives.
When the Wizard finds the
driver for the DWL-610, it
announces the name and
location of the file.
Next, the Microsoft digital
signature”window reminds
you that this device is not a
Microsoft product.
Click
Next.
Click
Yes.
Click
Next.

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The Wizard announces that the
installation is complete.
Click
Finish.

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Once you have the DWL-610
properlyinstalled, you will see the
icon shown at right that will
appear in your task bar on the
bottom of the screen.
Note:
For first-time use only, you
may have to unplug and re-insert
your cardbus adapter before this
icon appears.
Double
-
click
on the
icon
in the
taskbar. The Link Info window
appears, showingyour device as
disconnected.
Click
Site Survey.
Connecting to aWireless Network

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The Site Surveydisplaysa list of
available wireless networks.
Scroll though the list to find a
network familiar to you.
Be sure to use the horizontal
scroll bar to check whether or not
WEP has been enabled or
disabled.*
Select a network byclickingon
it. .
The
Configuration
window
appears.
Click in the SSID boxand enter the
name of the network you’ve
selected.
Accept the default settings, or
modifythem.
• Wireless Mode: Infrastructure
(default) or Ad Hoc
• Data Encryption: Enabled or
Disabled (default)
• Authentication: Open or shared
• Key Length: 64- or 128-bitt, in
hexadecimal or ASCIIformats.
Click
Add.
*
Important: If Data Encryption (WEP)is enabled on a network, all
devices must use the same WEP setup. For first-time setup, it s strongly
recommended that Data Encryption be disabled and Authentication
remain Open. For more information, read the User s Guide included on
the Installation CD.

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•
IPSettings: You can let the
computer automaticallychoose
an IPAddress and NS Server
Address (default), or assign
specific values.
For simplicityand to make sure
your basic setup is working,
accept the default settings.
Click
OK.
Click
OK
in the Configuration
window, and you’ll be returned to
the Site Surveywindow.
The network you have highlighted
and added now appears in the
Profile section at the bottom.
Click on it to reveal more menu
items.
• Advanced: Allows you to
choose network mode.
• Remove: Disconnects you
from a network.
• Properties: Deals with Data
Encryption and Authentication.
• Rescan: Reorders profiles,
with most accessible listed
first.
For now, the most important
button is
• Connect: Hooks you up to a
wireless network.
Click
Connect.

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Click on
Link Info.
Within a few seconds,
information concerningyour
connection will be displayed.
amongother data, your Signal
Strength and transmit/receive
Packet count are shown.
That’s it! Your notebook computer is now part of a wireless network. Now,
no matter where you are, you can confer with colleagues, share data, and take
advantage of all the Internet has to offer . . . all without wires.
Read the Manual . . . please Re
As you move from one network to another, your basic configuration may
have to change to accommodate the needs of the new network. Your DWL-
610 can adapt to manydifferent network environments.
This guide is designedto take you throughbasic setup and installation.
Follow afew simple stepsand your network will soon be up and running.For
details of more advancedconfiguration, and for anexplanation of the different
types and uses of wirelessnetworks, pleasesee theSetup/User’sGuideon the
Installation CD-ROM.