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D-Link DWA-556 User Manual
Table of Contents
Product Overview ..............................................................3
Package Contents ........................................................................... 3
System Requirements ................................................................... 3
Introduction ..................................................................................... 4
Features .............................................................................................. 5
Hardware Overview ....................................................................... 6
LEDs ................................................................................................. 6
Installation .........................................................................7
Getting Started ................................................................................ 7
Remove Existing Installations ................................................ 7
Disable Other Wireless Adapters ........................................... 8
Wireless Installation Considerations ......................................10
Adapter Installation .....................................................................11
Push Button Configuration (PBC) .......................................14
Manual Connect ........................................................................16
Configuration ...................................................................18
D-Link Wireless Connection Manager ...................................18
Wireless Networks ....................................................................19
My Wireless Networks .............................................................20
Support ........................................................................................23
About ............................................................................................24
Connect to a Wireless Network .......................................25
Using Windows
®
7 .........................................................................25
Using Windows Vista
®
..................................................................26
Using Windows
®
XP ......................................................................27
Wireless Security .............................................................28
What is WPA
™
? ................................................................................28
Configure WPA/WPA2-Personal ...............................................29
Using the D-Link Utility ..........................................................29
Using Windows Vista
®
..............................................................34
Using Windows
®
XP ..................................................................36
Configure WPA/WPA2-Enterprise ...........................................38
Using the D-Link Utility ..........................................................38
Troubleshooting ..............................................................39
Windows
®
7 Troubleshooting ...................................................44
Wireless Basics .................................................................46
Networking Basics ...........................................................50
Check your IP address .................................................................50
Windows
®
XP/2000 Users .......................................................50
Windows 7/Vista
®
Users ..........................................................50
Statically Assign an IP address .................................................51
Windows
®
XP/2000 Users .......................................................51
Windows 7/Vista
®
Users ..........................................................52
Technical Specifications ..................................................53
Contacting Technical Support ........................................54
Warranty ...........................................................................55
Registration .....................................................................62
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