D-Link DW-690 User manual

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DW-690 & DWL-A650
5GHz Wireless Cardbus Card
User’s Manual
First Edition (December, 2001)
6DWLA650..01

Wichtige Sicherheitshinweise
1. Bitte lesen Sie sich diese Hinweise sorgfältig durch.
2. Heben Sie diese Anleitung für den spätern Gebrauch auf.
3. Vor jedem Reinigen ist das Gerät vom Stromnetz zu trennen. Vervenden Sie keine Flüssig- oder
Aerosolreiniger. Am besten dient ein angefeuchtetes Tuch zur Reinigung.
4. Um eine Beschädigung des Gerätes zu vermeiden sollten Sie nur Zubehörteile verwenden, die vom Hersteller
zugelassen sind.
5. Das Gerät is vor Feuchtigkeit zu schützen.
6. Bei der Aufstellung des Gerätes ist auf sichern Stand zu achten. Ein Kippen oder Fallen könnte Verletzungen
hervorrufen. Verwenden Sie nur sichere Standorte und beachten Sie die Aufstellhinweise des Herstellers.
7. Die Belüftungsöffnungen dienen zur Luftzirkulation die das Gerät vor Überhitzung schützt. Sorgen Sie dafür,
daß diese Öffnungen nicht abgedeckt werden.
8. Beachten Sie beim Anschluß an das Stromnetz die Anschlußwerte.
9. Die Netzanschlußsteckdose muß aus Gründen der elektrischen Sicherheit einen Schutzleiterkontakt haben.
10. Verlegen Sie die Netzanschlußleitung so, daß niemand darüber fallen kann. Es sollete auch nichts auf der
Leitung abgestellt werden.
11. Alle Hinweise und Warnungen die sich am Geräten befinden sind zu beachten.
12. Wird das Gerät über einen längeren Zeitraum nicht benutzt, sollten Sie es vom Stromnetz trennen. Somit
wird im Falle einer Überspannung eine Beschädigung vermieden.
13. Durch die Lüftungsöffnungen dürfen niemals Gegenstände oder Flüssigkeiten in das Gerät gelangen. Dies
könnte einen Brand bzw. Elektrischen Schlag auslösen.
14. Öffnen Sie niemals das Gerät. Das Gerät darf aus Gründen der elektrischen Sicherheit nur von authorisiertem
Servicepersonal geöffnet werden.
15. Wenn folgende Situationen auftreten ist das Gerät vom Stromnetz zu trennen und von einer qualifizierten
Servicestelle zu überprüfen:
a – Netzkabel oder Netzstecker sint beschädigt.
b – Flüssigkeit ist in das Gerät eingedrungen.
c – Das Gerät war Feuchtigkeit ausgesetzt.
d – Wenn das Gerät nicht der Bedienungsanleitung ensprechend funktioniert oder Sie mit Hilfe dieser Anleitung
keine Verbesserung erzielen.
e – Das Gerät ist gefallen und/oder das Gehäuse ist beschädigt.
f – Wenn das Gerät deutliche Anzeichen eines Defektes aufweist.
16. Bei Reparaturen dürfen nur Orginalersatzteile bzw. den Orginalteilen entsprechende Teile verwendet werden.
Der Einsatz von ungeeigneten Ersatzteilen kann eine weitere Beschädigung hervorrufen.

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17. Wenden Sie sich mit allen Fragen die Service und Repartur betreffen an Ihren Servicepartner. Somit stellen
Sie die Betriebssicherheit des Gerätes sicher.
18. Zum Netzanschluß dieses Gerätes ist eine geprüfte Leitung zu verwenden, Für einen Nennstrom bis 6A und
einem Gerätegewicht großer 3kg ist eine Leitung nicht leichter als H05VV-F, 3G, 0.75mm2 einzusetzen
Limited Warranty
Hardware:
D-LINK WARRANTS EACH OF ITS HARDWARE PRODUCTS TO BE FREE FROM DEFECTS IN WORKMANSHIP AND
MATERIALS UNDER NORMAL USE AND SERVICE FOR A PERIOD COMMENCING ON THE DATE OF PURCHASE FROM
D-LINK OR ITS AUTHORIZED RESELLER AND EXTENDING FOR THE LENGTH OF TIME STIPULATED BY THE
AUTHORIZED RESELLER OR D-LINK BRANCH OFFICE NEAREST TO THE PLACE OF PURCHASE.
THIS WARRANTY APPLIES ON THE CONDITION THAT THE PRODUCT REGISTRATION CARD IS FILLED OUT AND
RETURNED TO A D-LINK OFFICE WITHIN NINETY (90) DAYS OF PURCHASE. A LIST OF D-LINK OFFICES IS
PROVIDED AT THE BACK OF THIS MANUAL, TOGETHER WITH A COPY OF THE REGISTRATION CARD.
IF THE PRODUCT PROVES DEFECTIVE WITHIN THE APPLICABLE WARRANTY PERIOD, D-LINK WILL PROVIDE
REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF THE PRODUCT. D-LINK SHALL HAVE THE SOLE DISCRETION WHETHER TO REPAIR
OR REPLACE, AND REPLACEMENT PRODUCT MAY BE NEW OR RECONDITIONED. REPLACEMENT PRODUCT
SHALL BE OF EQUIVALENT OR BETTER SPECIFICATIONS, RELATIVE TO THE DEFECTIVE PRODUCT, BUT NEED NOT
BE IDENTICAL. ANY PRODUCT OR PART REPAIRED BY D-LINK PURSUANT TO THIS WARRANTY SHALL HAVE A
WARRANTY PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN 90 DAYS, FROM DATE OF SUCH REPAIR, IRRESPECTIVE OF ANY EARLIER
EXPIRATION OF ORIGINAL WARRANTY PERIOD. WHEN D-LINK PROVIDES REPLACEMENT, THEN THE DEFECTIVE
PRODUCT BECOMES THE PROPERTY OF D-LINK.
WARRANTY SERVICE MAY BE OBTAINED BY CONTACTING A D-LINK OFFICE WITHIN THE APPLICABLE
WARRANTY PERIOD, AND REQUESTING A RETURN MATERIAL AUTHORIZATION (RMA) NUMBER. IF A
REGISTRATION CARD FOR THE PRODUCT IN QUESTION HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED TO D-LINK , THEN A PROOF OF
PURCHASE (SUCH AS A COPY OF THE DATED PURCHASE INVOICE) MUST BE PROVIDED. IF PURCHASER’S
CIRCUMSTANCES REQUIRE SPECIAL HANDLING OF WARRANTY CORRECTION, THEN AT THE TIME OF
REQUESTING RMA NUMBER, PURCHASER MAY ALSO PROPOSE SPECIAL PROCEDURE AS MAY BE SUITABLE TO THE
CASE.
AFTER AN RMA NUMBER IS ISSUED, THE DEFECTIVE PRODUCT MUST BE PACKAGED SECURELY IN THE ORIGINAL
OR OTHER SUITABLE SHIPPING PACKAGE TO ENSURE THAT IT WILL NOT BE DAMAGED IN TRANSIT, AND THE
RMA NUMBER MUST BE PROMINENTLY MARKED ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE PACKAGE. THE PACKAGE MUST BE
MAILED OR OTHERWISE SHIPPED TO D-LINK WITH ALL COSTS OF MAILING/SHIPPING/INSURANCE PREPAID. D-
LINK SHALL NEVER BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY SOFTWARE, FIRMWARE, INFORMATION, OR MEMORY DATA OF

PURCHASER CONTAINED IN, STORED ON, OR INTEGRATED WITH ANY PRODUCT RETURNED TO D-LINK
PURSUANT TO THIS WARRANTY.
ANY PACKAGE RETURNED TO D-LINK WITHOUT AN RMA NUMBER WILL BE REJECTED AND SHIPPED BACK TO
PURCHASER AT PURCHASER’S EXPENSE, AND D-LINK RESERVES THE RIGHT IN SUCH A CASE TO LEVY A
REASONABLE HANDLING CHARGE IN ADDITION MAILING OR SHIPPING COSTS.
Software:
WARRANTY SERVICE FOR SOFTWARE PRODUCTS MAY BE OBTAINED BY CONTACTING A D-LINK OFFICE WITHIN
THE APPLICABLE WARRANTY PERIOD. A LIST OF D-LINK OFFICES IS PROVIDED AT THE BACK OF THIS MANUAL,
TOGETHER WITH A COPY OF THE REGISTRATION CARD. IF A REGISTRATION CARD FOR THE PRODUCT IN
QUESTION HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED TO A D-LINK OFFICE, THEN A PROOF OF PURCHASE (SUCH AS A COPY OF
THE DATED PURCHASE INVOICE) MUST BE PROVIDED WHEN REQUESTING WARRANTY SERVICE. THE TERM
“PURCHASE” IN THIS SOFTWARE WARRANTY REFERS TO THE PURCHASE TRANSACTION AND RESULTING
LICENSE TO USE SUCH SOFTWARE.
D-LINK WARRANTS THAT ITS SOFTWARE PRODUCTS WILL PERFORM IN SUBSTANTIAL CONFORMANCE WITH THE
APPLICABLE PRODUCT DOCUMENTATION PROVIDED BY D-LINK WITH SUCH SOFTWARE PRODUCT, FOR A PERIOD
OF NINETY (90) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE FROM D-LINK OR ITS AUTHORIZED RESELLER. D-LINK
WARRANTS THE MAGNETIC MEDIA, ON WHICH D-LINK PROVIDES ITS SOFTWARE PRODUCT, AGAINST FAILURE
DURING THE SAME WARRANTY PERIOD. THIS WARRANTY APPLIES TO PURCHASED SOFTWARE, AND TO
REPLACEMENT SOFTWARE PROVIDED BY D-LINK PURSUANT TO THIS WARRANTY, BUT SHALL NOT APPLY TO
ANY UPDATE OR REPLACEMENT WHICH MAY BE PROVIDED FOR DOWNLOAD VIA THE INTERNET, OR TO ANY
UPDATE WHICH MAY OTHERWISE BE PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE.
D-LINK SOLE OBLIGATION UNDER THIS SOFTWARE WARRANTY SHALL BE TO REPLACE ANY DEFECTIVE
SOFTWARE PRODUCT WITH PRODUCT WHICH SUBSTANTIALLY CONFORMS TO D-LINK ’S APPLICABLE PRODUCT
DOCUMENTATION. PURCHASER ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SELECTION OF APPROPRIATE APPLICATION
AND SYSTEM/PLATFORM SOFTWARE AND ASSOCIATED REFERENCE MATERIALS. D-LINK MAKES NO WARRANTY
THAT ITS SOFTWARE PRODUCTS WILL WORK IN COMBINATION WITH ANY HARDWARE, OR ANY APPLICATION
OR SYSTEM/PLATFORM SOFTWARE PRODUCT PROVIDED BY ANY THIRD PARTY, EXCEPTING ONLY SUCH
PRODUCTS AS ARE EXPRESSLY REPRESENTED, IN D-LINK ’S APPLICABLE PRODUCT DOCUMENTATION AS BEING
COMPATIBLE. D-LINK ’S OBLIGATION UNDER THIS WARRANTY SHALL BE A REASONABLE EFFORT TO PROVIDE
COMPATIBILITY, BUT D-LINK SHALL HAVE NO OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE COMPATIBILITY WHEN THERE IS FAULT
IN THE THIRD-PARTY HARDWARE OR SOFTWARE. D-LINK MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT OPERATION OF ITS
SOFTWARE PRODUCTS WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ABSOLUTELY ERROR-FREE, AND NO WARRANTY THAT ALL
DEFECTS IN THE SOFTWARE PRODUCT, WITHIN OR WITHOUT THE SCOPE OF D-LINK ’S APPLICABLE PRODUCT
DOCUMENTATION, WILL BE CORRECTED.

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D-Link Offices for Registration and Warranty Service
THE PRODUCT’S REGISTRATION CARD, PROVIDED AT THE BACK OF THIS MANUAL, MUST BE SENT TO A D-LINK OFFICE.
TO OBTAIN AN RMA NUMBER FOR WARRANTY SERVICE AS TO A HARDWARE PRODUCT, OR TO OBTAIN WARRANTY
SERVICE AS TO A SOFTWARE PRODUCT, CONTACT THE D-LINK OFFICE NEAREST YOU. AN ADDRESS/TELEPHONE/FAX/E-
MAIL/WEB SITE LIST OF D-LINK OFFICES IS PROVIDED IN THE BACK OF THIS MANUAL.
LIMITATION OF WARRANTIES
IF THE D-LINK PRODUCT DOES NOT OPERATE AS WARRANTED ABOVE, THE CUSTOMER’S SOLE REMEDY SHALL
BE, AT D-LINK ’S OPTION, REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT. THE FOREGOING WARRANTIES AND REMEDIES ARE
EXCLUSIVE AND ARE IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, EITHER IN FACT OR BY
OPERATION OF LAW, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. D-LINK NEITHER ASSUMES NOR AUTHORIZES ANY OTHER PERSON TO
ASSUME FOR IT ANY OTHER LIABILITY IN CONNECTION WITH THE SALE, INSTALLATION MAINTENANCE OR USE
OF D-LINK ’S PRODUCTS
D-LINK SHALL NOT BE LIABLE UNDER THIS WARRANTY IF ITS TESTING AND EXAMINATION DISCLOSE THAT THE
ALLEGED DEFECT IN THE PRODUCT DOES NOT EXIST OR WAS CAUSED BY THE CUSTOMER’S OR ANY THIRD
PERSON’S MISUSE, NEGLECT, IMPROPER INSTALLATION OR TESTING, UNAUTHORIZED ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR, OR
ANY OTHER CAUSE BEYOND THE RANGE OF THE INTENDED USE, OR BY ACCIDENT, FIRE, LIGHTNING OR OTHER
HAZARD.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
IN NO EVENT WILL D-LINK BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF PROFITS, COST OF
COVER OR OTHER INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR INDIRECT DAMAGES ARISING OUT THE INSTALLATION,
MAINTENANCE, USE, PERFORMANCE, FAILURE OR INTERRUPTION OF A D- LINK PRODUCT, HOWEVER CAUSED
AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY. THIS LIMITATION WILL APPLY EVEN IF D-LINK HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
IF YOU PURCHASED A D-LINK PRODUCT IN THE UNITED STATES, SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION
OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY
NOT APPLY TO YOU.
Trademarks
Copyright  2000 D-Link Corporation.
Contents subject to change without prior notice.
D-Link is a registered trademark of D-Link Corporation/D-Link Systems, Inc.
All other trademarks belong to their respective proprietors.
Copyright Statement
No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative

such as translation, transformation, or adaptation without permission from D-Link Corporation/D-Link
Systems Inc., as stipulated by the United States Copyright Act of 1976

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FCC Warning
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This
device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including
interference that may cause undesired operation.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part
15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a
residential installation. This generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used
in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is
no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful
interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning equipment off and on, the user is
encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
 Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
 Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the
receiver is connected.
 Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
CE Mark Warning
This is a Class B product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference in which case
the user may be required to take adequate measures.
VCCI Class B Warning

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Notices
NOTE: This message denotes neutral or positive information that calls out
important points to the text. A note provides information that may apply only
in special cases.
CAUTION: Cautions call special attention to hazards that can cause system
damage or data corruption, to a lesser degree than warnings.
WARNING: Warnings call special attention to hazards that can cause
system damage, data corruption, personal injury, or death.
Statements:
Warning
To ensure compliance with FCC RF exposure requirements, the antenna used for
this device must be installed to provide a separation distance of at least 20 cm
from all persons and must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any
other antenna or radio transmitter. Installers and end-users must follow the
installation instructions provided in this user guide.
1. Modifications to this device, unless expressly approved by D-Link, could void the user’s
right to operate this equipment.
2. The frequency band 5150-5250 MHz is only for indoor usage to reduce potential for harmful
interference to co-channel Mobile Satellite systems. The device can only be operated as an
indoor unit.
3. High power radars are allocated as primary users (meaning they have priority) of 5250-
5350 MHz and 5650-5850 MHz and these radars could cause interference and/or damage
to LELAN devices used in Canada.
4. Radio Frequency interference requirements: The device is restricted to indoor use only.
FCC requires this product to be used indoors due to its operation in the frequency range
5.15 to 5.25 GHz.