User's Manual

3D-Link DWA-172 User Manual
Table of Contents
Preface .........................................................................................2
Manual Revisions
.......................................................................... 2
Trademarks
..................................................................................... 2
Product Overview
......................................................................4
Package Contents
......................................................................... 4
System Requirements
................................................................. 4
Introduction
................................................................................... 5
Features
............................................................................................ 6
Hardware Overview
..................................................................... 7
Installation ..................................................................................8
Getting Started
.............................................................................. 8
Remove Existing Installations
.......................................... 8
Disable Other Wireless Adapters
..................................... 9
Wireless Installation Considerations
.................................... 11
Adapter Installation
...................................................................12
Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS)
..........................................14
Connect to a Wireless Network
............................................ 17
Windows® 8
................................................................................... 17
Using Windows
®
7 .......................................................................19
Using Windows Vista
®
................................................................20
Using Windows
®
XP ....................................................................21
Wireless Security
..................................................................... 22
What is WPA?
................................................................................22
Using Windows
®
7 ...............................................................23
Using Windows Vista
®
.......................................................26
Using the Windows
®
XP Utility ........................................28
Troubleshooting
..................................................................... 30
Wireless Basics
........................................................................ 34
Wireless Modes
............................................................................ 38
Networking Basics .................................................................. 39
Check your IP address
...............................................................39
Windows® 8 Users
...............................................................39
Windows® 7/Vista® Users..................................................39
Windows® XP Users
............................................................39
Statically Assign an IP Address
..............................................40
Windows®
8 Users ...............................................................40
Windows
®
7/Windows Vista
®
Users ................................41
Windows
®
XP Users .............................................................42
Technical Specications
........................................................ 43
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