Dell Wireless Dock D5000 User Manual Ver. 1.
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Table of Contents 1. Introduction ................................................................ 1 1.1 1.2 1.3 Package Contents................................................................................... 1 Identifying Parts and Controls ............................................................ 2 Product Specifications .......................................................................... 3 2. Quick Setup of Hardware .......................................... 5 3.
8.3 Removing a Bluetooth Device ........................................................... 30 9. Bluetooth Settings ................................................... 32 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 General Settings ................................................................................... 32 Add or Delete a Communications Port ........................................... 32 Manage My Local Bluetooth Adapters ............................................ 33 Set Rules for Sharing Files and Equipment .
1. Introduction 1.1 Package Contents Your docking station ships with the components shown below. Ensure that you have received all the components and contact Dell (see your invoice for contact information) if something is missing.
Safety, Environmental, and Regulatory Information 1.2 Identifying Parts and Controls Front View 1 2 3 5 4 Figure 1. Front View 1. Pairing button 3. audio/microphone combo connector 5. reset button 2. USB 3.0 port 4.
Back View 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Figure 2. Back View 1. 3. 5. 7. power switch network port USB 3.0 port DisplayPort (DP) 2. 4. 6. 8. power connector USB 3.0 port HDMI security-cable slot 1.3 Product Specifications Docking Specifications Standard WiGig 1.1 IEEE 802.11ad Video Ports DisplayPort x 1 (supports DP 1.1) HDMI x 1 (supports HDMI 1.3) IO Ports USB 3.
Environmental Characteristics Operating: 0 °C to 40 °C Non-operating: Storage: -20 °C to 60 °C Temperature (-4 °F to 140 °F) Shipping: -20 °C to 60 °C (-4 °F to 140 °F) Operating: 10% to 80% (non-condensing) Humidity Non-operating: Storage: 5% to 90% (non-condensing) Shipping: 5% to 90% (non-condensing) Power Supply 19.5 V / 3.34 A (65 W) Dimension 190 mm x 86 mm x 30.
2. Quick Setup of Hardware 1. Connect the AC adapter to the AC adapter connector on the Dell Wireless Dock D5000 and to the electrical outlet. Figure 3. AC Adapter 2. Turn on the power switch to the “I” status. Figure 4.
3. Working on the Dell Wireless Dock D5000 3.1 LED Status Indicators The Dell Wireless Dock shall include multiple LED status indicators on the unit. 3.1.1 Docking Status Indicator The Docking Status Indicator is Amber when the device is powered on but not connected to a host. When a WiGig connection is active, this indicator is ON and turns from Amber to White. When there is a connection error, the indicator will blink Amber for 5 seconds. 3.1.
The Dell Wireless Dock D5000 has the below I/O connectors: DisplayPort x 1 Video Ports HDMI x 1 Input/Output USB 3.0 x 3 Ports Gigabit Ethernet Audio Jack x 1 (Microphone-in and line-out via combo connector) If the wireless link between the computer and the Dell Wireless Dock becomes weak, move the computer closer to the Dell Wireless Dock or rotate the computer to find a position with a stronger wireless link.
3.2.2 Using the Video/Audio Port The video quality is similar to that of a notebook/PC connected to a TV/Monitor via a real cable. When you want to use HDMI/DisplayPort on the docking station to make a video output, just use the HDMI/DisplayPort cable to connect the docking station to the monitor/TV. You can enjoy HD video on a big-sized screen. The Dell Wireless Dock D5000 also has an audio jack to output audio and MIC input. The Dell Wireless dock can support simultaneous HDMI and DisplayPort output.
Figure7. USB 3.0 Port 3.3 Resetting the Dell wireless dock D5000 To delete all associated settings stored on your Dell Wireless Dock, press and hold down the reset button for 10 seconds. All dock settings will be deleted and you will have to re-establish a connection. To re-establish a connection to a wireless dock, you must repeat the connection process. Reset button Figure 8.
4. Connecting to the Dell Wireless Dock D5000 The Dell Wireless Dock or Wireless Bus Extension (WBE) is an easy-to-use software which allows you to connect to the Dell wireless dock D5000 using 60 GHz frequency band in parallel to other Wi-Fi access. The Wireless Docking software uses WiGig’s WBE PAL leveraging the latest technology in transmitting the data wirelessly.
Note: If you select No, you may need to install all the three drivers manually from the location c:/program files/Wilocity/Dock_Drivers. Run *.exe from the respective folders to install the drivers. Once the Wireless Docking software is installed, an icon is created in the taskbar notification area and the software runs automatically. You can also access the Wireless Docking software through a desktop icon on your PC/laptop. 4.1.
Note: The symbol in the Wireless Docking software’s taskbar notification icon shows that there are docks available for connection. Figure 1 Connection Manager - Disconnected Figure 2 WiGig Connection Manager - Connected The Wireless Docking software automatically scans for available docks at a pre-set interval of time. You can modify the time interval of this scan using the Wireless Hub Connection Manager.
Note: Only the docks that are available for connecting are displayed. If a dock is already connected to your PC/laptop, the dock is not displayed in the available list. You need to disconnect the dock to view it in the available list. Figure 3 Scanning Manually 4.3 Connecting to a Dell Wireless Dock D5000 The Wireless Docking software allows you to connect to the Dell wireless dock D5000. While connecting to the Dell wireless dock D5000, you can select the checkbox Connect Automatically.
SSID Password : : D5000_xxxxxx (xxxxxx represents 6 alpha numeric) 12345678 WPS Push Button: This option allows you to connect to the Dell wireless dock D5000 without a password. You need to manually push the WPS Push button present on the Dell wireless dock D5000 to complete the connection between your PC/laptop and the Dell wireless dock D5000. For more information see 3.1.2 Pairing Button 4.3.
Once the dock is connected, the Wireless Docking software allows you to view the status of the connected Dell wireless dock D5000 and also update the firmware of the dock. You can also restore the Dell wireless dock D5000 to factory settings. Select to expand the Dell wireless dock D5000 Settings dialog. The following options are available to you: • Status: Displays the current status between your PC/laptop and the Dell wireless dock D5000.
Figure 6 Dell wireless dock D5000 settings 4.4.1 Profile Management You can access profile management through the Wireless Hub Connection Manger. The profiles of all the connected Dell wireless dock D5000s are stored on your PC/laptop. You can set the priority of the docks that can be connected, if one or more docks are available. You can also add, delete, or edit a profile for a particular dock. To set Priority, follow these steps: 1.
To Edit a profile, follow these steps: 1. Follow the steps 1 to 3 from above. 2. Double click the Profile you want to edit. All the available options for that profile are displayed. 3. Modify the desired options and select Save. The modifications are saved for that profile. 4.4.2 Advanced Configuration You can set scanning options as well as extended debug information using the Advanced tab in the Settings dialog. You can also update the host module firmware from here. 4.4.
4.4.4 About You can view the version numbers of the components using this tab. Figure 8 About tab Note: The version information shown in Figure 9 may differ from the actual version information displayed by the application on your PC/laptop. 4.5 Using Devices Connected to the Dell wireless dock D5000 Once a connection is established between your laptop and the Dell wireless dock D5000 using Wireless Docking software, all the devices attached to the Dell wireless dock D5000 are available to you for use.
Note: By default, the duplicate mode is selected by Windows. You can use Windows native operations for using the extended monitor. The Wireless Docking software remembers the last-used settings of the display device and uses them from the next connection. You can also transmit audio and video to the display device attached to the Dell wireless dock D5000 from your PC/laptop.
Note: Turn ON the hardware switch on your PC/laptop to make Wi-Fi connections. Note: If airplane mode is turned ON, this automatically triggers the software and hardware shutdown.
5. Appendix A Troubleshooting Symptoms Suggested solutions 1. No video on the monitor Make sure the laptop is connected to the Dell wireless attached to the HDMI port dock D5000 station. Try to disconnect and re-connect on dock. to the docking station. Make sure the HDMI cable supplied with the panel is tightly secured to the video port in the Dell wireless dock D5000ing station. Try a different HDMI cable.
Symptoms Suggested solutions on the docking station dock D5000 station. Try to disconnect and re-connect again with Dell wireless dock D5000 station. Check the USB ports. Try plugging the USB device into another port. Make sure the Fresco Logic Xhci (USB3) Root Hub is enabled in the device manager. Re-install the Fresco USB driver from c:\program files\Wilocity\Dockingdrivers\Fresco and check the function again. 7.
6. Bluetooth Networking Overview This chapter provides an overview of the Bluetooth Windows Suite. This software tool helps you to discover and link with Bluetooth devices using your PC/laptop. The Bluetooth Windows Suite also facilitates the communication between your PC/laptop with other Bluetooth devices. The Bluetooth Windows Suite is a Bluetooth communication application that aids in easy management and interaction with wireless personal area networks (WPAN) and remote Bluetooth devices.
6.2 Turn the Bluetooth Adapter On and Off There may be times, such as when you are flying on a commercial aircraft, when you want to leave your computer on but are required to turn the Bluetooth adapter off. If your Bluetooth adapter is plugged into a USB port on your computer, you can turn off the adapter just by physically removing it. Similarly, it you want to turn it back on, just plug it in. If your Bluetooth adapter is embedded in your computer, however, you must turn the adapter switch On or Off.
Devices that have been granted access to the Bluetooth Exchange Folder also have access to all subfolders contained within that folder and all files in those subfolders. Note: The default folder for Bluetooth file exchanges is named Bluetooth Exchange Folder and is located in My Documents. You can choose a different folder for exchanging Bluetooth files; however do not select the root directory (for example, C:) or a system folder.
HCI Host Controller Interface Human Interface Device (HID) An input device such as a mouse, keyboard, or game controller that sends user input to a computer. Internet Telephony A technology that uses the Internet to place and receive telephone calls. Link key An internally generated unique security key that is exchanged by paired devices as proof of identity before a connection is established. Link keys are generated automatically when two devices pair.
7. Getting Started This section describes the information related to both Windows 7 and Windows 8 desktop versions. Reference to the Windows 8 Metro Style is made where ever it is applicable. This chapter describes how to install, uninstall, and launch the Bluetooth Windows Suite. Note: It is assumed that Bluetooth Windows Suite is not present on your PC/laptop.
7.2 Launching the Bluetooth Windows Suite From the Start menu , click All Programs > Bluetooth Suite > Bluetooth Devices which will open a window. From this window, you can add a Bluetooth-enabled device or configure a paired device by double-clicking the paired device icon. You can also launch the Bluetooth Windows Suite by double-clicking the Bluetooth icon in the taskbar notification area. For Windows 8, click Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Devices and Printers.
8. Adding Bluetooth Devices This chapter describes how to add commonly used Bluetooth devices to a PC/laptop using the Bluetooth Windows Suite. Before adding any new Bluetooth device, a communication link known as pairing must be first configured. After a successful pairing, the Bluetooth device is added and is ready for exchanging messages or information between your PC/laptop and the connected Bluetooth device.
8.2 Adding a Bluetooth Device Follow these steps to add a Bluetooth Device. 1. Follow the step 1 and step 2 from above. 2. Select the desired Bluetooth device you want to add for the list. The pairing process is automatically started. A 6 to 8 digit pairing code is generated automatically for the remote device. Ensure that this code matches on your PC/laptop and the Bluetooth device you are trying to add. The Bluetooth device and your PC/laptop must agree to this paring.
For Windows 8 Metro style, follow these steps to remove a Bluetooth device: 1. Use the Charm Bar and click Settings Devices. > Change PC settings > 2. Select the desired Bluetooth device from the list and click Bluetooth device is removed. 31 .
9. Bluetooth Settings The Bluetooth Windows Suite allows you to configure the general and Bluetooth options to control the connected Bluetooth device. You can modify the general settings, add or delete communication ports, modify the hardware settings of the Bluetooth adaptor, set permissions for sharing files, and modify the PIM interface. The following section explains in detail how to modify the Bluetooth Settings. 9.1 General Settings To change the general settings, follow the below steps: 1.
An incoming communications port is used by other Bluetooth-enabled devices to create a communications link to your PC/laptop. An outgoing communications port is used by your PC/laptop to create a communications link with another Bluetooth-enabled device. 3. If you select Outgoing, click Browse, select the Bluetooth device you want to create a link to, and click OK. To delete a communications port: In the list, click to select the communications port you want to delete, and then click Delete. 9.
1. Click the Bluetooth icon in the taskbar notification area, and then select Open Settings. The Bluetooth Settings dialog box appears. 2. Select the Share tab in the dialog. 3. Configure any of the following: • Allow other Bluetooth devices to access the files and folders in Bluetooth Exchange Folder and send files to Bluetooth Exchange Folder. Note: When another Bluetooth device attempts to send you a file, a Bluetooth File Transfer Access Authorization message is displayed.
9.5 Set Rules for Sending and Receiving PIM Items You can specify whether you want to allow other Bluetooth-enabled devices to send you PIM items such as business cards, calendar items, messages, and notes. You can also specify where to store received items, whether to include attachments with mail that you send and receive, and which business card to send. You can configure default rules for all Bluetooth devices paired with your PC/laptop.
4. Select the application where you want to send and receive items of each PIM type. For example, if you have more than one e-mail application on your PC/laptop, select the one you want to synchronize. If you do not want to receive particular types of PIM items, click Do Not Accept for those types of items. 5. Click Apply. 9.6 Display the Device Properties To display hardware data and other information about a Bluetooth device: Double-click the Bluetooth icon in the taskbar notification area.
10. Managing Bluetooth Devices This chapter describes how to configure and manage Bluetooth devices using the Bluetooth Windows Suite. The Bluetooth Windows Suite adds and configures Bluetooth devices in order to perform various functions between Bluetooth-enabled devices. These devices can be phones, modems, audio devices, printers, imaging systems, Fax machines, and computers (workstations, servers, PDAs, etc.).
Add a Bluetooth device: Select this link to add a new Bluetooth device. The Add a device dialog appears and allows you to pair and add a Bluetooth device. Show Bluetooth devices: Select this link to see paired Bluetooth Devices. Open Bluetooth settings: Select this link to configure Bluetooth settings of your PC/laptop. For more information on how to configure Bluetooth settings, see Bluetooth Settings. Open Bluetooth folder: Select this link to open the Bluetooth Folder on your PC/laptop.
To use remote device’s speaker to listen to Audio from this PC status: Click the Connect button to transmit audio from your PC/laptop to the Bluetooth device. To use this PC’s speakers to listen to Stereo Audio playing on remote device: Click the Connect button to hear stereo audio on your PC/laptop, originating from the Bluetooth device. To use this PC as a hands-free device: Click Connect allows your PC/laptop to receive an audio stream from the Bluetooth device.
You can also use the remote phone modem and connect to the Internet using DUN services. The Advanced Phone Operations is displayed if the remote phone supports at least one of the four profiles Hands Free (HF), Serial Port Profile (SPP), Phonebook Access Profile (PBAP), and Sim Access Profile (SAP). Contacts: Allows you to synchronize contacts from the phone and search the contacts. The available options are sync, sync and save to local, sync contacts to phone.
number from the book. Click Send, the message is sent to the desired phone number. You can see the date, time, phone number, and the contents of the sent message. Note: To send message to multiple users, enter the phone numbers separated by semicolon “;”. Disconnect: Allows you to break the SPP connection to the remote phone, this button is only available after the SPP connection is established. You can send a short message of 70 characters in one SMS.
can be configured in the Bluetooth Settings-Sync folder. Backup PIM from remote device: Click the Backup button to import PIMs from a remote device. Restore PIM to remote device: Click the restore button to export PIMs to a remote device. 10.1.8 Authorization Options This section allows you to modify the authorization settings for the remote device when connecting to your PC/laptop.
10.1.10 Right-Click Options The following options are available when you right click on the Bluetooth Windows Suite taskbar icon . Add a device: Select this option to add a Bluetooth device to your PC/laptop. For more information on how to add a Bluetooth device, see Adding Bluetooth Devices. Allow a device to connect: Select this option to allow other Bluetooth devices to connect to your PC/laptop. Show Bluetooth Devices: Select this option to see all the added Bluetooth devices to your PC/laptop.
11. Wireless Network Overview A Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) connects computers without network cables. Instead, computers use radio communications to send data between each other. In a WLAN, a radio communications device called an access point or wireless router connects network computers and provides Internet or network access. You can communicate directly with other wireless computers, or connect to an existing network through a wireless access point.
• Security: 802.11 wireless networks can use encryption to help protect your data. To use encryption you will need a key or password. For more information about security and security types, refer to Windows Help and Support. 11.2.2 Identify a Wireless Network Depending on the size and components of a wireless network, there are many ways to identify a wireless network: • Network Name or Service Set Identifier (SSID): Identifies a wireless network.
11.3 To Turn Radio ON and OFF You may want to turn your wireless adapter's radio on and off to: • Conserve your computer’s battery when not connected. • Meet the requirement to turn off radios on airplanes to prevent interference. Two methods to turn the radio on and off are: • The hardware switch • The Wireless Network button in Windows Mobility Center A common cause for users not being able to connect to a wireless network is due to the radio being turned off.
12. Operational Information NOTE: EIRP = Effective Isotropic Radiated Power (including antenna gain) NOTE: Your Dell Wireless 1601 WLAN and Bluetooth device transmits less than 100 mW of power, but more than 10 mW. 12.
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