D-Link Air DWL-660 User manual

Before You Begin
You must have at least the following:
• A laptop computer with an available PCMCIA slot
• At least a 300 MHz processor and 32 MB of memory
• PCMCIA Controller properly installed and working in the laptop computer
• An 802.11b Access Point (for Infrastructure Mode) or another 802.11b
wireless adapter (for Ad-Hoc; Peer-to-Peer networking mode.)
Check Your Package Contents
These are the items included with your DWL-660 purchase:
If any of the above items are missing, please contact your reseller.
Insert the D-Link CD-ROM
Into Your Computer
Turn on the computer and
Insert the D- Link Air DWL-660 Driver
CD in the CD-ROM drive.
The step-by-step instructions that follow are shown in
Windows XP. The steps and screens are similar for
the other Windows operating systems.
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Do NOT install
the DWL-660
PC Card into your
computer before
installing the driver
software on the
D-Link CD!
This product works with the following
operating system software: Windows XP,
Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows
98se
DWL-660
D-Link Air™
Wireless PC Card Adapter
• DWL-660 Wireless PC Card Adapter
• CD-ROM (containing Drivers, Manual and Warranty)

Insert the D-Link
CD (continued)
The Install Screen will appear.
If the CD Autorun function on
your computer does not
automatically start, go to Start
> Run and type “D:\Setup.exe.”
If it does start, proceed to the
next screen.
Click Install Driver/PC Utility
Type “D:\Setup.exe.”
The letter “D”
represents the
letter of the CD-ROM
drive. Your CD-ROM
drive may be a
different drive letter.
Click OK
Click Next
Click Next

Click Next
Click Yes
Click Next

Insert the DWL-660 Wireless PC Card Adapter
Into the PCMCIA Slot in Your Laptop
A. Make sure to turn off the laptop computer.
B. Locate the PCMCIA slot on your laptop computer.
Shut down your laptop
Click Next
Click Finish

C. Gently insert the DWL-660 into the PCMCIA slot in your
laptop
computer.
Restart Your Laptop Computer
When you restart your computer this Found New Hardware Wizard
(Windows XP) screen will appear:
Select Install the
software
automatically
(Recommended)
Click Next
Make sure to select
the driver file that
corresponds with the
Operating System currently
installed on your laptop.
Click Next

.
For Windows Me and 98,
after your computer restarts,
this Systems Settings
Change screen may appear
For Windows XP:
this Hardware
Installation alert screen
may appear after the laptop
computer restarts.
Click Yes to finalize
the installation
Select Yes to finalize
the installation
D-Link Air DWL-660 Wireless Cardbus Adapter
Click Continue
Anyway to finalize
the installation
The D-Link driver software for this device is
undergoing Windows Logo testing. Microsoft
certification is pending.)
For Windows 2000, this Digital Signature
Not Found screen may appear after your
computer restarts.
Click Finish

Your Installation is Complete!
After you’ve continued in Windows XP (or after the computer restarts in
the other Windows operating systems), the D-Link Air DWL-660
Configuration Utility will automatically start and the utility icon will appear
in the bottom right hand corner of the desktop screen (systray). If this
icon appears GREEN, then you have successfully installed the DWL-
660, are connected to a wireless network and are ready to
communicate!
.
Using the Configuration Utility
The D-Link Air Client Manager window will appear.
Click on Actions, then
Add/Edit Configuration
Profile
Select the wireless network to which you
wish to connect from the list of Available
Networks.
Click Configure
Double-click the utility icon to
use the configuration utility.
Screen shot taken using
Windows XP. If you are using a
different Operating system your
screen may differ.

If the settings are correct for the Wireless
Network, Click OK
The Wireless Network will now appear
in the Preferred Networks.
Click OK.
The DWL-660 Client Manager
should now show the current
signal strength, channel, and
SSID of the associated
network.

APPENDIX
To connect to a network, make sure the proper
network settings are configured for DWL-660.
For Microsoft Windows XP:
Go to Start > right click on
My Network Places >
select Properties > Double-click on
the Network Connection associated
with the DWL-660.
Setup for wireless router or Access Point
using Static IP address.
Input a static IP address on the same network,
which will correspond with the Wireless Router or
Access Point.
Your Internet service provider provides
preferred DNS server information.
Click Properties
Select Obtain an IP address
automatically (if the Wireless Router or
Access Point has DHCP server enabled)
Click OK
Click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
Select Obtain DNS server
address automatically
Select Use the following IP address (if
the Wireless Router or Access Point does
not have DHCP server enabled
IP address: 192.168.0.51
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
Click OK
D-Link Air DWL-660 Wireless PC Card Adapter

For Windows 2000 users:
Go to Start > Settings > Network and Dial-up
Connections > Double-click on the Local Area
Connection associated with the DWL-660 >
select Properties
Setup for wireless router or Access Point
using DHCP server.
Setup for wireless router or Access Point
using Static IP address.
Input a static IP address on the same network,
which will correspond with the Wireless Router
or Access Point.
Your Internet service provider
provides preferred DNS server
information.
Select Obtain an IP address
automatically (if the Wireless Router or
Access Point has DHCP server enabled)
Click OK
Select Obtain DNS server
address automatically
IP address: 192.168.0.51
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
Click OK
Select Use the following IP address (if
the Wireless Router or Access Point does
not have DHCP server enabled)
Click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
Click Properties
D-Link Air DWL-660 Wireless PC Card Adapter