D-Link AirPlus Xtreme G DWA-520, Manual

Page 1: ...Manual D Link AirPlus Xtreme G DWA 520 Building Networks for People TM Wireless PCI Adapter Rev A1 ...

Page 2: ...ntents 3 Introduction 4 Wireless Basics 6 Getting Started 9 Using the Configuration Utility 12 Networking Basics 26 Troubleshooting 39 Technical Specifications 44 Contacting Technical Support 46 Warranty and Registration 47 ...

Page 3: ...0 MHz processor An 802 11g or 802 11b Access Point for Infrastructure mode or another 802 11g or 802 11b wireless adapter forAd Hoc Peer to Peer networking mode Contents of Package D Link AirPlus Xtreme G DWA 520 Wireless PCI Adapter Manual and Drivers on CD Quick Installation Guide If any of the above items are missing please contact your reseller TM ...

Page 4: ...rk Unfamiliar clients would be denied access For home users that will not incorporate a RADIUS server in their network the security for the DWA 520 used in conjunction with other WPA WPA2 compatible 802 11 prod ucts still be much stronger than ever before Utilizing the Pre Shared Key mode of WPA WAP2 the DWA 520 will obtain a new security key every time it connects to the 802 11 network You only n...

Page 5: ... a secret key that changes automatically at regular intervals for example TKIP Temporal Key Integrity Protocol in conjunction with a RADIUS server changes the temporal key every 10 000 packets ensuring greater security Pre Shared Key mode means that the home user without a RADIUS server will obtain a new security key every time he or she connects to the network vastly improving the safety of commu...

Page 6: ...ards People use WLAN technology for many different purposes Mobility Productivity increases when people have access to data in any location within the operating range of the WLAN Management decisions based on real time information can significantly improve worker efficiency Low Implementation Costs WLANs are easy to set up manage change and relocate Networks that frequently change can benefit from...

Page 7: ...ons The D Link DWL G520 will automatically sense the best possible connection speed to ensure the greatest speed and range possible 802 11g offers the most advanced network security features available today including WPA WPA2 802 1x TKIP AES and Pre Shared Key mode These security feature are explained in more detail in the Introduction and the Features section of this manual The DWA 520 is backwar...

Page 8: ...d ceilings between the DWA 520 and other network devices to a minimum each wall or ceiling can reduce your DWA 520 s range from 3 90 feet 1 30 meters Position your devices so that the number of walls or ceilings is minimized 1 Be aware of the direct line between network devices Awall that is 1 5 feet thick 5 meters at a 45 degree angle appears to be almost 3 feet 1 meter thick At a 2 degree angle ...

Page 9: ...munication using wireless network adapters on each computer such as two or more DWA 520 wireless network adapters On the following pages we will show you an example of an Infrastructure Network and an Ad Hoc Network An Infrastructure network contains an Access Point or Router The Infrastructure Network example shown on the following page contains the following D Link network devices your existing ...

Page 10: ...e included with your router Install the D Link DWA 520 Wireless PCI Adapter into an available PCI slot on your desktop computer See the Quick Installation Guide included with the DWA 520 Install the D Link AirPlus Xtreme G DWL G650 Wireless PC Card Adapter into a laptop computer See the Quick Installation Guide included with the DWL G650 If you wish you may connect a computer that is equipped with...

Page 11: ...ow IP Address Desktop When assigning IP Addresses to the computers on the network please remember that the IP Address for each computer must be in the same IP Address range as all the computers in the network and the subnet mask must be exactly the same for all the computers in the network For example If the first computer is assigned an IP Address of 192 168 0 2 with a Subnet Mask of 255 255 255 ...

Page 12: ...r way to start the Configuration Utility is to click on Start Programs D Link AirPlus Xtreme G D Link AirPlus Xtreme G Utility Using the Configuration Utility If you are using Windows XP you can use either the Zero Configuration Utility or the D Link Configuration Utility If the icon does not display in the taskbar then click on this icon on your desktop to open To use the D Link Configuration Uti...

Page 13: ...tatistics of the data packets that are transmitted and received Frequency 802 11g indicates that the DWL G520 is communicating in the 2 4GHz band Encryption You can see if WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy is Enabled or Disabled here Wireless Mode Either Infrastructure or Ad Hoc will be displayed here Please see the Getting Started section in this manual for an explanation of these two modes Rescan But...

Page 14: ...me it connects to the 802 11 network A RADIUS Server is not required for this mode SSID Service Set Identifier is a name that identifies a wireless network Access Points and wireless devices attempting to connect to a specific WLAN Wireless LocalArea Network must use the same SSID The default setting is default Infrastructure connecting to the WLAN using anAccess Point This is the default setting ...

Page 15: ...mal digits consist of the numbers 0 9 and the letters A F ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange is a code for representing English letters as numbers from 0 127 Key Length Select the key length and either ASCII or hexadecimal format IEEE 802 1x Authentication which is a first line of defense against intrusion In the Authentication process the Authentication Server verifies the i...

Page 16: ...ult setting consumes the most power Enable This setting consumes the least power Fragmentation Threshold This value should remain at its default setting of 2432 If you experience a high packet error rate you may slightly increase your Fragmentation Threshold within the value range of 256 to 2432 Setting the Fragmentation Threshold too low may result in poor performance This value should remain at ...

Page 17: ... Properties of the profile in order to connect with an available network Connect Highlight a network profile click Connect to connect to that network Rescan Click Rescan to rescan and connect to the strongest signal Configure Highlight an existing network and click Configure the configuration window on the next page will appear Advanced Highlight a network click Advanced and the screen on the next...

Page 18: ...e changes If you clicked on Configuration or Properties you can config ure in this window all the prop erties of a profile that already exists in the network Click OK to save the changes Advanced Configuration Add or Properties If you choose to use the IEEE 802 1x feature please see the detailed instructions on the fol lowing pages If you select WPA WPA2 in the Authentication field please see deta...

Page 19: ...se do the following IEEE 802 1x Select Enabled Click Authentication Config Select the EAP Type you want to use Configure the information needed for authenticating Click OK Trusted CA List Inner Authentication Protocol For an explanation of the terms shown in this window please see the following pages Advanced Security Settings ...

Page 20: ...l Information needed for Authenticating EAP TLS EAP MSCHAPv2 Certificate User Name User Name Password Domain Name LEAP User Name Password PAP TTLS Identity User Name Password CHAP TTLS Identity User Name Password MSCHAP TTLS Identity User Name Password Domain Name EAP TTLS MSCHAPv2 TTLS Identity User Name Password Domain Name ...

Page 21: ... the identity of the authentication server as the server verifies your identity This is called mutual authentication You can select trusted authentication server certificates using the Add button at the Trusted CA List at the bottom of the Advanced Security Settings page EAP Type Inner Authentication Protocol Information needed for Authenticating EAP Generic Token card EAP MD5 User Name Password E...

Page 22: ...tials it is also able to pass your login name through that tunnel That means that not only are your credentials secure from eavesdropping but your identity is protected as well Thus with EAP TTLS you have two identities an inner one and an outer one The inner identity is your actual user name Your outer identity can be completely anonymous Set your outer identity in the TTLS Identity field Trusted...

Page 23: ...ct Select WPA WPA2 in the Authentication field Click Authentication Config After you click Authentication Config the Advanced Security Settings screen will ap pear Complete the Advanced Security Settings configuration Please see pages 19 22 of this manual to find out more about the Advanced Security Settings D Link AirPlus Xtreme G Utility ...

Page 24: ...tion WPA WPA2 PSK WPA WPA2 PSK does require a RADIUS Server in the network Select WPA WPA2 PSK in the Authentica tion field Click Authentication Config Click Configure Select the available network to which you want to connect D Link AirPlus Xtreme G Utility ...

Page 25: ...25 Using the Configuration Utility continued Authentication WPA WPA2 PSK continued Enter the WPA WPA2 Passphrase Click OK The configuration is done Advanced Security Settings ...

Page 26: ...soft Windows XP Note Please refer to websites such as http www homenethelp com and http www microsoft com windows2000 for information about networking computers using Windows 2000 ME or 98SE Go to Start Control Panel Network Connections Select Set up a home or small office network Networking Basics When this screen appears click Next ...

Page 27: ...ns in this window Networking Basics continued Click Next In the following window select the best description of your computer If your computer connects to the Internet through a gateway router select the second option as shown Click Next ...

Page 28: ...28 Enter a Computer description and a Computer name optional Networking Basics continued Click Next Enter a Workgroup name All computers on your network should have the same Workgroup name Click Next ...

Page 29: ... while the Network Setup Wizard applies the changes Networking Basics continued When the changes are complete click Next Please wait while the Network Setup Wizard configures the computer This may take a few minutes ...

Page 30: ...w below select the option that fits your needs In this example Create a Network Setup Disk has been selected You will run this disk on each of the computers on your network Click Next Insert a disk into the Floppy Disk Drive in this case drive A ...

Page 31: ... read the information under Here s how in the screen below After you complete the Network Setup Wizard you will use the Network Setup Disk to run the Network Setup Wizard once on each of the computers on your network To continue click Next ...

Page 32: ...ew settings will take effect when you restart the computer Click Yes to restart the computer You have completed configuring this computer Next you will need to run the Network Setup Disk on all the other computers on your network After running the Network Setup Disk on all your computers your new wireless network will be ready to use ...

Page 33: ...In Windows XP Click Start in the lower left corner of the screen Right click on My Computer Select Properties and click Select the Computer Name Tab in the System Properties window You may enter a Com puter Description if you wish this field is optional To rename the computer and join a domain Click Change ...

Page 34: ...ve the same Workgroup name Click OK Checking the IP Address in Windows XP The wireless adapter equipped computers in your network must be in the same IP Address range see Getting Started in this manual for a definition of IP Address Range To check on the IP Address of the adapter please do the following Right click on the Local Area Connection icon in the task bar Click on Status ...

Page 35: ...dband Routers will automatically assign IP Ad dresses to the computers on the network using DHCP Dynamic Host Configura tion Protocol technology If you are using a DHCP capable Gateway Router you will not need to assign Static IP Addresses If you are not using a DHCP capable Gateway Router or you need to assign a Static IP Address please follow these instructions Go to Start Double click on Contro...

Page 36: ...36 Networking Basics continued Assigning a Static IP Address in Windows XP 2000 Double click on Network Connections Double click on Properties Right click on Local Area Connections ...

Page 37: ...perties IP Address e g 192 168 0 2 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway Enter the LAN IP Address of the wireless router D Link wireless routers have a LAN IP Address of 192 168 0 1 In the window below select Use the following IP Address Input your IP Address and subnet mask The IP Addresses on your network must be within the same range For example if one computer has an IP Address of 192 168 ...

Page 38: ...outer or Access Point A good wireless connection will show four replies from the Wireless Router or Access Point as shown Go to Start Run type command A window similar to this will appear Type ping xxx xxx xxx xxx where xxx is the IP Address of the Wireless Router or Access Point A good wireless connection will show four replies from the wireless router or access point as shown You may be pinging ...

Page 39: ...ions to problems that can occur during the installation and operation of the DWA 520 Read the following descriptions if you are having problems The examples below are illustrated in Windows XP If you have another operating sys tem these solutions will still apply although the appearance on your computer screen may differ Go to Start My Computer Properties ...

Page 40: ...pter Select Properties to check that the drivers are installed properly Look under Device Status to check that the device is working properly Click OK D Link AirPlus Xtreme G DWA 520 D Link AirPlus Xtreme G DWA 520 Wireless PCI Adapter D Link AirPlus Xtreme G Wireless PCI Adapter D Link AirPlus Xtreme G Wireless PCI Adapter TM ...

Page 41: ...the DWA 520 PCI adapter is firmly inserted into the PCI slot of your computer Troubleshooting continued 3 The DWA 520 Power and Link lights are not on 4 I forgot my Encryption key Reset the Access Point to its factory default settings and restore the DWL G520 Wireless PCIAdapter to the factory default settings The default settings are listed in the Using the Configuration Utility section in this m...

Page 42: ... connected Check that the IP Address subnet mask gateway and DNS settings are correctly entered for the network In Infrastructure mode make sure the same Service Set Identifier SSID is specified on the settings for the wireless clients and Access Points The SSID factory default setting for the D LinkAir and AirPlus products is default Double click on the WLAN icon in the taskbar The Link Info scre...

Page 43: ...nd select Ad Hoc mode when connecting without an Access Point Double click on the WLAN icon in the taskbar click on Configuration to change the settings for the wireless adapter If Security is enabled make sure that the correct encryption keys are entered on both the DWA 520 and the Access Point Double click on the WLAN icon in the taskbar click Encryption Check to see that the key selected is set...

Page 44: ...s With Automatic Fallback 54Mbps 48Mbps 36Mbps 24Mbps 18Mbps 12Mbps 11Mbps 9Mbps 6Mbps 5 5Mbps 2Mbps 1Mbps 108Mbps Media Access Control CSMA CAwith ACK Frequency Range 2 4GHz 2 4835GHz Range Indoors Up to 328 feet 100 meters Outdoors Up to 1 312 feet 400 meters PowerSave mode 28mA Transmit mode 248mA Power Consumption Modulation Technology Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing OFDM Environmen...

Page 45: ...bps OFDM 10 PER 88dBm 5 5Mbps CCK 8 PER 85dBm 2Mbps QPSK 8 PER 86dBm 1Mbps BPSK 8 PER 89dBm Warranty 3 years 0 12 lb 55 grams Weight Physical Dimensions L 4 64 inches 114 3mm W 2 13 inches 54mm H 0 34 inches 8 7mm Temperature Operating 0ºC to 55ºC 32ºF to 149ºF 95 maximum non condensing Humidity Internal Antenna Type Dipole with detachable reverse SMA connector 15dBm 2dB Transmitter Output Power C...

Page 46: ...ical support through our website or by phone Tech Support for customers within the United States D Link Technical Support over the Telephone 877 453 5465 24 hours a day seven days a week D Link Technical Support over the Internet http support dlink com email support dlink com Tech Support for customers within Canada D Link Technical Support over the Telephone 800 361 5265 Monday to Friday 8 30am t...

Page 47: ...e 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 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 interf...

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