802.1a/b WLAN PC Card 802.11a and 802.11b Multimode WLAN Cardbus Adapter Note: The installation screenshots were taken in Windows 2000. For other Windows Operating Systems, the installation procedure will be nearly the same but the screens will differ in appearance somewhat. Package Contents: D-Link AirPro DWL-AB650 Wireless Cardbus Adapter Printed Quick Installation Guide CD with Manual and Drivers If any of the contents are missing, please contact your reseller.
Installing the Driver Installing the software for your new DWL-AB650 Cardbus Adapter involves two steps. The first is to install the driver for the Cardbus Adapter, and the second is to install the Configuration Utility. When the Cardbus Adapter is inserted in a Cardbus slot, Windows will recognize the card and the following screen will appear: Insert the Driver CD into your CD-ROM drive, if you have not done so already.
When the driver installation is complete, the screen shown above will disappear. Installing the Configuration Utility Look for the file named “Setup.exe” on the installation CD-Rom. Doubleclick on it to start the installation for the configuration utility. Click Next.
To install to the folder C:\Program Files\D-Link\AirPro Utility. Click Next. Otherwise click on Browse to choose an alternate location. Or Click Browse Click Next Click Next.
The Setup Status screen will appear and display the progress of the installation. A screen alerting you that all backup files have been removed will appear. This is the next to the last screen to appear in the installation.
After AirPro Utility has been successfully installed, the InstallShield Wizard will prompt you to restart your computer. Select Yes, I want to restart my computer now, and click Finish. After your computer has restarted, the following screen will appear. Click Next.
Select the SSID (the name of an AP) by clicking on it in the Please select a network name (SSID) to connect dialog box, shown below. Click Next to put settings into effect. Click on the SSID of your AP Then click Next If the Wireless Encryption Protocol (WEP) is enabled on the AP you have selected, the WEP Setting dialog box will become active and allow you to select the length of the WEP encryption keys as well as allowing you to enter the WEP encryption keys in the appropriate fields.
WEP keys and leave the Network Authentication (Shared Mode) clickbox blank. All of the WEP settings (the four WEP keys and the operating mode) must be exactly the same as the WEP settings in use on the AP. You can modify these settings later, if necessary, using the configuration utility, as explained below in the section titled Connecting to the Wireless Network below. Click Finish A connection attempt between your new DWL-AB650 and the Access Point (AP) you selected will be made.
Double-clicking on the D-Link AirPro Configuration Utility in the task tray will open the main configuation utility. This utility can be used to verify that your DWL-AB650 Cardbus Adapter is working properly, and it can be used to change any of the configuation settings for you Cardbus Card.
Select Country Utility An additional utility is provided with your DWL-AB650 Cardbus Adapter to set the card’s country location. Different countries around the world regulate the frequencies that your DWL-AB650 Cardbus Adapter uses to communicate with an AP and to transfer data. The Select Country utility allows you to tell the card which country you are in, and the card will then select the frequencies appropriate to that country.
Click OK Click OK to make the change. Once you have the DWL-AB650 properly installed, you will see the icon shown below that will appear in your task bar on the bottom of the screen. Connecting to the Wireless Network Opening the D-Link AirPro Management Utility Once you have the DWL-AB650 properly installed, you will see the icon shown below that will appear in your task bar on the bottom of the screen.
The WLAN Access Point you selected to connect to − in the installation wizard above − should be shown in the Preferred WLANs field above. In this case, the Access Point named HereOne was selected and is shown. If you want to connect to a different Access Point, or you want to add a second Access Point to the Preferred WLANs list, select the name of the Access Point in the Available WLANs field, and click the Add button. The following “Wireless Network Properties” screen should appear.
Configuring the Wireless Encryption Protocol (WEP) Keys Adding an AP to the Preferred WLANs list, or selecting any AP from the Preferred WLANs list, and then clicking on the Properties button will open the Wireless Network Properties dialog box, as shown below: If the Access Point is configured to use the Wireless Encryption Protocol, the Enable Data encryption check-box will be checked, and the WEP enctryption key fields will be open for you to enter the appropriate WEP keys, as shown below:
If the Access Point is configured to use WEP, you must enter the appropriate WEP keys in the WEP key fields above. These WEP keys must be exactly the same as the WEP keys in use by the Access Point. If they are not exactly the same, your Cardbus Adapter will not be able to access the wired network through the selected AP. There are three distinct modes of operation for the connection between an AP and your DWL-AB650 Cardbus Adapter, in terms of WEP encryption. The first is unencrypted.
Note that if you change the WEP operating mode of the connection between the AP and your Cardbus Adapter, the WEP keys that you have entered are saved, but not used. This is indicated by “greying out” the WEP key entry fields.
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.
Selecting the IP Settings The D-Link AirPro Management Utility allows you to choose between the IP settings entered for your new Cardbus Adapter using the Management Utility (as illustrated above) or using IP settings entered using the Microsoft Windows Networking and Dial-up Connections folder (located in the Windows Control Panel) The default setting of the D-Link AirPro Management Utility is to use the Windows IP settings.
When you un-click the Enable profile IP Settings click-box, the AirPro Management Utility will display the following dialog box to confirm that the Windows IP settings will be used. Your profile IP settings will be saved. Click OK.
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: (877) 453-5465 24 hours a day, seven days a week. D-Link Technical Support over the Internet: http://support.dlink.
