D-Link DWL-510A1, User Manual

Page 1: ...IEEE 802 11b Wireless PCI Adapter User s Guide ...

Page 2: ... comply with the limits for a class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications Ho...

Page 3: ... ensure RF exposure compliance Regulatory information Disclaimers Installation and use of this Wireless LAN device must be in strict accordance with the instructions included in the user documentation provided with the product Any changes or modifications including the antennas made to this device that are not expressly a pproved by the manufacturer may void the user s authority to operate the equ...

Page 4: ...es this equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20 cm between the radiator and your body Use on the supplied antenna Unauthorized antenna modification or attachments could damage the transmitter and may violate FCC regulations CE Mark Warning This is a Class B product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required...

Page 5: ...p PC or station wherever you want without wires and cables WLAN PCI Adapter provides users with an access to real time information anywhere in their organization The mobility provides productivity and service which are not available under wired networks The WLAN PCI Adapter configuration is easy to change from peer to peer networks suitable for a small number of users to full infrastructure networ...

Page 6: ...AN PCI Adapter u One Driver Utility CD ROM u Quick Installation Guide If any item is found missing or damaged please contact your local reseller for replacement Setup The setup of the WLAN PCI Adapter can be performed using the following steps u Inspect the PCI Adapter and make sure that it is fully plugged in to the PCI slot u Make sure that there is a well environment that there is no much intru...

Page 7: ... power cord and remove the chassis cover 2 Insert the contact edge of the WLAN PCI Adapter into the connector of any available PCI Bus Master expansion slot Press the card firmly into the connector such that the card s contacts are fully seated in the PCI slot connector 3 Install the bracket screw and secure the card to the comp uter chassis 4 Cover the computer s chassis 5 Switch computer power o...

Page 8: ...er to the D Drivers Netr8180 inf for Windows 98 ME 2000 XP in the dialog box D will depends on where the CD ROM drive is located Check the installation The LEDs of the WLAN PCI Adapter are clearly visible and the status of the network link can be seen instantly 1 When the device was plugged in to the station s PCI slot and the driver was installed the LNK LED will light green it means that the dev...

Page 9: ... Run type D Utility Setup exe in the dialog box D will depend on where the CD ROM drive is located 2 Then select Install Software on the menu The installation program will help you to setup the WLAN PCI utility Be noted that the Windows XP have its own Wireless Utility you can either use the utility of Windows XP or the provided utility 3 Follow the procedure of the installation program 4 After fi...

Page 10: ...LAN Monitor Utility includes four tabs Configuration Link State Security and Statistics Configuration As you enter the Configuration screen you will see the current setting appears in the screen Ø Network Type If you want to connect with Access Point please set the mode as Infrastructure mode If you have more stations and just want to set them as local network please set the mode as Ad Hoc mode ...

Page 11: ... the BSS unless it can provide the unique SSID If the SSID parameter is ANY it will detect the strongest signal of the wireless station Ø Data Rate You can choose one of the transmission rates as follows 1 1Mbps 5 5Mbps 2Mbps 1Mbps and Auto The Auto will automatically detect the suitable linking transfer rate and auto fall back when the signal is not too strong to transmit data it will auto fall b...

Page 12: ...limiting a long packet to prevent each station waiting too long to transmit a data Ø Power Save To set your WLAN PCI Adapter as power saving mode select CAM Max or Fast Ø Use Short Preamble The usage of the preamble is to limit the packet size of the data to transmit It is recommended to choose the short preamble when the link quality is bad it is to prevent the wasting time of resending a long pa...

Page 13: ...etting To rescan the signal between the wireless station and your WLAN PCI Adapter click the Rescan button To display the detail information click on the Detail button The Signal Strength and Signal Quality will be shown in the screen below under the Link State of the utility ...

Page 14: ...es of the wireless devices include Network Type SSID BSSID and the Signal You can click the Refresh button to find the new wireless devices and then you can double click the BSSID to choose the wireless station that you want to connect Click Refresh button to rescan the wireless station around your WLAN PCI Adapter ...

Page 15: ...ncryption Select WEP for data encryption or No Encryption Ø Auth Algorithm Open System Authentication algorithm is mostly used In Shard Key Authentication algorithm you must have security on the algorithm should be different and some steps use packets with encryption by transferring a challenge text In order to choose which authentication algorithm will be used you must know which one the AP suppo...

Page 16: ...al Follow the steps below to set your WEP 1 Select the Encryption type 64bit or 128bit 2 Type WEP Key If you select 64bit you must type 10 values in the following range 0 F hexadecimal from Key1 to Key 4 space Besides if you select 128 bit you must type 26 values 0 F hexadecimal in each WEP Key from Key 1 to Key 4 3 Select WEP Key Select one of WEP Key from Key1 to Key4 for using 4 Select the Auth...

Page 17: ...stics The following screen shows various statistics including the Data Packets Management Packets and Rejected Packets in transmitting and receiving status You can click the Reset button to reset Statistics Tab ...

Page 18: ...11 channels FCC 1 13 channels ETSI 1 14 channels Japan Media Access Protocol CSMA CA with ACK Security 64 128 bits WEP Encryption Diagnostic LED LNK Link status Antenna Dipole Antenna Reverse SMA type connector Antenna optional Physical and Environmental Driver Support Windows 98 Windows 2000 Windows ME Windows XP Continuous Current Consumption 250mA typ for receive mode 450mA typ for transmit mod...