D-Link AirPro DWL-A650 User manual

Package Contents:
• D-Link AirPro DWL-A650 Wireless Cardbus Adapter
• Printed Quick Installation Guide
• CD with Manual and Drivers
NOTE: If any of the contents are 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 properly installed and working
• An 802.11a Access Point (for Infrastructure Mode) or another 802.11a
ter (for Ad-Hoc mode.)wireless adap
Installing the DWL-A650
• Turn on the computer.
• Insert the D-Link AirPro
DWL-A650 Wireless
Cardbus Adapter into an
available 32-bit Cardbus PC
Card slot.
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Installing the Drivers
• The Found New Hardware
Wizard screen appears.
• Insert the Driver CD into the
CD-ROM drive.
• Close the Autorun screen and
continue with the installation.
• Select Install from a list or
specific location (Advanced)
• Click Next
Note: If Found New Hardware Wizard does not automatically start, go to Start >
Settings > Control Panel > Add Hardware and follow the instructions to complete
the installation process.
• Select Include this location
in the search
• Select Browse to choose t
CD-ROM drive. In this
case, D:\ represents the CD-
ROM drive.
• Click Next
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• Please wait while the
drivers are being installed.
• Click on Continue
Anyway.
• (D-Link software is
currently undergoing
Windows Logo testing.
Microsoft certification is
pending.)
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• Click Finish to complete
the installation.
Installing the Configuration Utility
• LinkMon is the Configuration Utility. Insert the Driver CD into the CD-
ROM drive. The Autorun program will display the screen below.
• Click on Install LinkMon to
install the Configuration Utility.
• If the Autorun program does not
show, go to Start > Run > type in
D:\Setup.exe where D represents
the CD-ROM drive.
NOTE: Windows 98SE users will need to download and install wmi9x.exe from the
Microsoft website for LinkMon to work properly.
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Connecting to the Wireless Network
Once you have the DWL-A650 properly installed, you will see the icon
shown below.
• Right-click on the icon in the task bar.
• Select View Available W
Networks
ireless
Note: If View Available Wireless Networks is not shown, please re-insert the
wireless adapter.
• Select the Wireless
Network. In this case
Default Wireless
Network is selected.
• Click Connect
You have completed the installation of the DWL-A650.

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Checking the Wireless Settings
• Double-click on the icon in the taskbar to see
the status of and information about your
connected network.
• The window appears and displays
the current status of the wireless
connection.
• Select Properties
• Under General tab and select
Configure…

• Select Settings Tab.
• Click on Modify…
• If necessary, changes can
be made to the wireless
settings.
• The factory default
settings are:
Network Name (SSID) = Default
Network Connection = AP
(Infrastructure)
Power Saving = Normal
TurboMode = Disabled
Please refer to the Troubleshooting and Networking Basics sections in the
manual on the Driver CD for additional information.
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Technical Support
The most recent software and documentation are available on the D-Link website.
D-Link provides free technical support for customers within the United States during
the warranty period on this product.
U.S. customers can contact D-Link Technical Support through our web site, or by
phone.
D-Link Technical Support over Telephone:
[phone]
24 hours a day, seven days a week.
D-Link Technical Support over the Internet:
http://support.dlink.com
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