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D-Link DW-590 User Manual

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5GHz Wireless PCI Adapter
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First Edition (December, 2001)
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  • Page 1 DW-590 & DWL-A520 5GHz Wireless PCI Adapter User’s Manual First Edition (December, 2001) 6DWLA520..01...
  • Page 2 Wichtige Sicherheitshinweise 1. Bitte lesen Sie sich diese Hinweise sorgfältig durch. 2. Heben Sie diese Anleitung für den spätern Gebrauch auf. 3. Vor jedem Reinigen ist das Gerät vom Stromnetz zu trennen. Vervenden Sie keine Flüssig- oder Aerosolreiniger. Am besten dient ein angefeuchtetes Tuch zur Reinigung. 4.
  • Page 3 THIS WARRANTY APPLIES ON THE CONDITION THAT THE PRODUCT REGISTRATION CARD IS FILLED OUT AND RETURNED TO A D-LINK OFFICE WITHIN NINETY (90) DAYS OF PURCHASE. A LIST OF D-LINK OFFICES IS PROVIDED AT THE BACK OF THIS MANUAL, TOGETHER WITH A COPY OF THE REGISTRATION CARD.
  • Page 4 TOGETHER WITH A COPY OF THE REGISTRATION CARD. IF A REGISTRATION CARD FOR THE PRODUCT IN QUESTION HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED TO A D-LINK OFFICE, THEN A PROOF OF PURCHASE (SUCH AS A COPY OF THE DATED PURCHASE INVOICE) MUST BE PROVIDED WHEN REQUESTING WARRANTY SERVICE. THE TERM “PURCHASE”...
  • Page 5 HAZARD. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY IN NO EVENT WILL D-LINK BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF PROFITS, COST OF COVER OR OTHER INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR INDIRECT DAMAGES ARISING OUT THE INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE, USE, PERFORMANCE, FAILURE OR INTERRUPTION OF A D- LINK PRODUCT, HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY.
  • Page 6 FCC Warning 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 interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules.
  • Page 7 Installers and end-users must follow the installation instructions provided in this user guide. Modifications to this device, unless expressly approved by D-Link, could void the user’s right to operate this equipment. The frequency band 5150-5250 MHz is only for indoor usage to reduce potential for harmful interference to co-channel Mobile Satellite systems.

  • Page 9: Table Of Contents

    Contents List of Figures ............xiii List of Tables ............xv Preface ..............xvii About this Document ..................xvii Audience....................... xviii Additional Resources ................... xviii Introduction ............1-1 Package Contents ..................1-1 System Requirements ...................1-2 Hardware Installation................... 1-2 Windows 2000 ............2-1 Driver Installation (First-time Install)..............2-1 Driver Installation (Previous Driver Installed)..........2-5 Driver Uninstallation ..................2-13...
  • Page 10 Windows 98 Second Edition ........4-1 Driver Installation ...................4-1 Driver Uninstallation..................4-4 Device Configuration ..................4-7 Infrastructure Mode .................4-8 Ad Hoc Mode..................4-10 TCP/IP Setup..................4-12 Windows XP ............5-1 Driver Installation (First-time Install)..............5-1 Driver Uninstallation..................5-4 Device Configuration ..................5-6 Infrastructure Mode .................5-8 Ad Hoc Mode...................5-9 TCP/IP Setup..................
  • Page 11 Operation .......................8-2 Troubleshooting............ 9-1 Channel and Data Rate Selection ....A-9-2...

  • Page 13: List Of Figures

    List of Figures Figure 2-1. Infrastructure Mode ............... 2-16 Figure 2-2. Ad Hoc Mode................. 2-17 Figure 8-1. RFSilent Icon ................8-2 Figure 8-2. RFSilent Menu Selections ............8-2...

  • Page 15: List Of Tables

    List of Tables Table 8-1. RFSilent Menu Descriptions............ 8-2...

  • Page 17: Preface

    D-Link NDIS driver from previous releases. This guide describes the steps required to install NDIS drivers for the D-Link DWL-A520 Wireless Network Adapter in Windows 2000, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows XP, and Windows NT 4.0.

  • Page 18: Audience

    Appendix A select Fixed Data Rate and/or Channel Frequency for specific testing. Audience This document is intended for D-Link customers who wish to install and evaluate the D-Link DWL-A520 Station Reference Design in the supported Microsoft Windows environments. Additional Resources D-Link STA Reference Design hardware, software, and documentation contain proprietary information of D-Link Communications, Inc., and are...

  • Page 19: Introduction

    Turbo Mode supporting data rates up to 108 Mbps. The host interface is compatible with the PC Card 7.1 standard. You can find information regarding the D-Link Station Reference Designs in the detailed D-Link STA Reference Design Functional Specification. Package Contents Make sure the following materials are available before you begin: One 802.11a PCI Card...

  • Page 20: System Requirements

    System Requirements A computer that meets the following specifications: -Windows 2000,Windows ME, or Windows 98SE PCI expansion slot At least 64 MB of memory A 300 MHz processor or higher At least one other IEEE 802.11a-compliant device Hardware Installation Follow these steps to install the 802.11a PCI Card in a computer’s PCI slot: Turn off your computer and unplug its power cord from the wall outlet for safety purposes.

  • Page 21: Windows 2000

    Windows 2000 Driver Installation (First-time Install) Insert the D-Link DWL-A520 Wireless Network Adapter into a 32-bit CardBus slot and follow these steps to install the NDIS driver: 1. Wait for the following dialog box to display, and click Next to continue.
  • Page 22 2. Choose “Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended),” and click Next. 3. Insert the installation CD in your CD-ROM drive. Choose “Specify a location” under “Optional search locations,” and click Next to continue.
  • Page 23 4. Browse to the location where the NDIS driver is located (assuming D is the CD-ROM drive), the default folder is D:\ndis\bin\production\ndis5. Click OK to continue. 5. When you find the D-Link driver installation file (net5210b.inf), click Next to continue.
  • Page 24 6. The D-Link NDIS evaluation driver currently does not have a digital signature from Microsoft. Therefore, Windows 2000 shows a warning message. Click Yes to proceed with driver installation. 7. Click Finish to complete the driver installation. See Section “Device...

  • Page 25: Driver Installation (Previous Driver Installed)

    Driver Installation (Previous Driver Installed) If the system already has a previous release of the D-Link NDIS installed, Windows does not prompt for the device driver when the WLAN Card is inserted. Follow the steps below to update the NDIS driver: 1.
  • Page 26 2. Within Device Manager, right-click “D-Link DWL-A520 Wireless Network Adapter” under “Network adapters” device node, and click Properties.
  • Page 27 3. Click “Update Driver…” from the Driver tab. Note the Driver Version that you are updating from. You may need to verify this field again after driver update completes to make sure Release 1.3 driver has been updated correctly. 4. Click Next to continue.
  • Page 28 5. Choose “Display a list of the known drivers for this device so that I can choose a specific driver,” and click Next to continue. 6. Insert the Release 1.3 CD into your CD-ROM drive. Click “Have Disk…” to continue.
  • Page 29 7. Browse to the location where the NDIS driver is located (assuming D is the CD-ROM drive), the default folder is “D:\ndis\bin\production\ndis5”. Click OK to continue. 8. Select “D-Link DWL-A520 Wireless Network Adapter” from the list and click Next to continue. 9. Click Yes to continue when Windows displays the warning message.
  • Page 30 10. Click Next to proceed with installation. 11. The D-Link NDIS evaluation driver currently does not have a digital signature from Microsoft. Therefore, Windows 2000 shows a warning message. Click Yes to proceed with driver installation. 2-10...
  • Page 31 12. Click Finish. 13. Note that Driver Version should display 1.3 as the major revision number. Click OK to continue. 2-11...
  • Page 32 14. Click Yes to restart system. 15. After system restarts, the “D-Link DWL-A520 Wireless Network Adapter” now displays under “Network adapters” in the Device Manager. Proceed to Section “Device Configuration” for device configuration information. 2-12...

  • Page 33: Driver Uninstallation

    Driver Uninstallation This section provides information about uninstallation procedures required for upgrading the NDIS driver from previous D-Link software releases. If the system does not have previously installed versions of the NDIS driver and you wish to remove the newly installed driver from the system, proceed to Step 4.
  • Page 34 To do so, go to the Start menu and choose Search For Files or Folders…, enter “oem*.inf” in the “Search for files or folders named:” field, and enter “D-Link” in the “Containing text:” field. Click Search Now. A few files matching these criteria are possible, if previous drivers have not been removed properly.
  • Page 35 4. To complete the uninstallation, “ar5210b.sys” should also be removed from the “\WINNT\system32\drivers” folder. 2-15...

  • Page 36: Device Configuration

    Device Configuration Configuration of the D-Link DWL-A520 Wireless Network Adapter can be done through the Network Control Panel (NCP) in adapter properties. You can set the Wireless Network Adapter to work in one of two modes, either infrastructure mode (which leverages an AP) or ad hoc mode (which consists of a group of stations participating in the WLAN).

  • Page 37: Figure 2-2. Ad Hoc Mode

    S T A 2 S T A 4 Figure 2-2. Ad Hoc Mode To configure the DWL-A520 Wireless Network Adapter: 1. In the Device Manager, right-click “D-Link DWL-A520 Wireless Network Adapter,” and click Properties to access the properties of the adapter. 2-17...
  • Page 38 2. Configuration additions, modifications, and deletions are made under the “Settings” tab of the “D-Link DWL-A520 Wireless Network Adapter” properties. 3. Select one of the configurations under the configuration list, and click Modify to show the “Network Configuration Settings” screen. This property sheet has two pages: General and Security.
  • Page 39 Maximum, the driver turns off power to the adapter for longer periods over more widely-spaced time intervals. − Turbo Mode: This field enables or disables D-Link turbo mode. − Locally Administered Address: This field defines the locally administered MAC address (LAA). To enter a value in the address field, the check box needs to be selected.
  • Page 40 − Unique Key: This field defines the unique encryption key for security for the current network configuration. In ad hoc mode, this encryption key type is not used. To enable security using a Unique Key, this field must be populated. −...

  • Page 41: Infrastructure Mode

    Power Saving: This field allows the configuration of power management options. The options are Off, Normal, and Maximum. − Turbo Mode: This field enables or disables D-Link turbo mode. − Locally Administered Address: This field defines the locally administered MAC address (LAA). To enter a value in the address field, the check box needs to be selected.

  • Page 42: Ad Hoc Mode

    Security features are not typically a requirement. For ad hoc network activity, the Power Saving and Security features can be disabled. Currently, shared key security is supported in ad hoc mode. Future D-Link software implementations will provide unique key support.

  • Page 43: Tcp/Ip Setup

    Network Control Panel, the TCP/IP address for the network device must be configured. 1. Open the “Control Panel” and click “Network and Dial-up Connections.” 2. Find the “Local Area Connection” that is associated with the D-Link DWL- A520 Wireless Network Adapter. Right-click that connection, and click Properties.
  • Page 44 3. Select “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)” and click Properties. 4. Click “Use the following IP address” and input an IP address and Subnet mask. Assigning an IP address and Subnet mask allows stations to operate in infrastructure mode and to have Internet access. “Default gateway”...
  • Page 45 TCP/IP configuration has taken effect. To test IP connectivity in ad hoc or infrastructure mode, use the “ping <ipaddress>” command. When a TCP/IP connection is established, the LinkMon utility (See Chapter 7) can be used to monitor the D-Link DWL-A520 Wireless Network Adapter operating status. 2-25...
  • Page 46 7. To map the drive on another machine to your computer, right-click “My Computer” and click “Map Network Drive….” 8. After mapping the drive, you can perform file transfers, use video streaming applications, and all other network data transfers that are normally performed with wired 10/100 Ethernet connections.

  • Page 47: Windows Millennium Edition

    Windows Millennium Edition Driver Installation D-Link recommends that you remove any existing D-Link NDIS driver on the PC system before installing Version Error! Reference source not found. release of the NDIS driver. See Section “Driver Uninstallation” on page 3-4 for the instructions on how to remove previous driver releases. When the...
  • Page 48 “Specify a location.” Click Browse to locate the NDIS driver. The default folder is “E:\ndis\bin\production\ndis5” (assuming E: is the CD- ROM drive). Click Next to continue. 3. When the D-Link driver installation file (NET5210B.INF) has been found, click Next to continue.
  • Page 49 4. Click Finish to continue, and restart the system to complete driver installation. Refer to Section “Device Configuration” on page 3-6 for device configuration.

  • Page 50: Driver Uninstallation

    1. To remove the NDIS driver from the OS, go to Start > Search > For Files or Folders…, and search for the INF file containing the “D-Link” text string under the \WINDOWS\INF folder. Be sure to include subfolders in the search criteria.
  • Page 51 2. From Control Panel, launch the System Properties window. Select “D- Link DWL-A520 Wireless Network Adapter” from Device Manager, and click Remove to uninstall the device. 3. Click OK to confirm the removal of the device. Restart the system to complete un-installation.

  • Page 52: Device Configuration

    Device Configuration Configuration of the D-Link DWL-A520 Wireless Network Adapter can be done through the D-Link NIC Configuration utility found in the Windows Control Panel. Similar to Windows 2000, the device can be set to work in one of two modes: infrastructure mode or ad hoc mode. Please refer to Section “Device Configuration”...
  • Page 53 The configuration utility allows addition, modification, and deletion of the configuration profiles. Select one of the existing configuration profiles under the configuration list to modify, or click New to add a new configuration profile. Follow Section “Infrastructure Mode” on page 3-8 and Section “Ad Hoc Mode”...

  • Page 54: Infrastructure Mode

    Infrastructure Mode This section defines the process of configuring an D-Link DWL-A520 Wireless Network Adapter in infrastructure mode. See Section “Device Configuration” beginning on page 2-16 for detailed descriptions of each option in the Network Configuration Settings. 1. Under the “General” tab, make sure the “Locally Administered Address”...

  • Page 55: Ad Hoc Mode

    IT staff. Ad Hoc Mode This section defines the process of configuring an D-Link DWL-A520 Wireless Network Adapter in ad hoc or IBSS mode. See Section “Ad Hoc Mode” on page 2-22 for descriptions of ad hoc operation.
  • Page 56 For ad hoc network activity, the Power Saving and Security features can be disabled. Currently, shared key security is supported in ad hoc mode. Future D-Link software implementations will provide unique key support. 3. Click OK when the properties are set correctly. The system needs to reboot in order for the changes to take effect.

  • Page 57: Tcp/Ip Configuration

    TCP/IP Configuration After configuring the D-Link DWL-A520 Wireless Network Adapter network adapter properties, the TCP/IP address for the network device needs to be configured. 1. From Control Panel, launch the Network properties window. Select “TCP/IP → D-Link DWL-A520 Wireless Network Adapter” and click Properties.
  • Page 58 TCP/IP configuration has taken effect. To test IP connectivity in ad hoc or infrastructure mode, use the “ping <ipaddress>” command. When a TCP/IP connection is established, the LinkMon utility (see Chapter 7) can be used to monitor the D-Link DWL-A520 Wireless Network Adapter operating status. 3-12...
  • Page 59 3. To map the drive on another machine to your computer, right-click “My Computer” and click “Map Network Drive….” Specify the path of a network-shared folder. 4. After mapping the drive, you can perform file transfers, video streaming, and all other network data transfers that are normally performed with wired 10/100 Ethernet connections.
  • Page 60 3-14...

  • Page 61: Windows 98 Second Edition

    Windows 98 Second Edition Driver Installation D-Link recommends that you remove any existing D-Link NDIS driver on the PC system before installing Version 1.3 release of the NDIS driver. See Section “Driver Uninstallation” on page 4-4 for the instructions on how to remove previous driver releases.
  • Page 62 2. Choose “Search for the best driver for your device. (Recommended),” and click Next. 3. Insert the D-Link Software Release CD in your CD-ROM drive. Choose “Specify a location” and browse to the location where the NDIS driver is located. The default folder is D:\ndis\bin\production\ndis5 (assuming D: is...
  • Page 63 4. When the D-Link driver installation file (NET5210B.INF) has been found, click Next to continue. 5. Click Finish to continue.

  • Page 64: Driver Uninstallation

    1. To remove the NDIS driver from the OS, go to Start > Search > For Files or Folders…, and search for the INF file containing the “D-Link” text string under the \WINDOWS\INF folder. Be sure to include subfolders in the...
  • Page 65 2. When “D-Linknet5210b.inf” has been found, delete it by right-clicking the file and choose “Delete.”...
  • Page 66 3. From Control Panel, launch the Network properties window. Select “D- Link DWL-A520 Wireless Network Adapter” from the list, and click Remove to uninstall the device. 4. Click OK to confirm the removal of the device. Restart the system to complete uninstallation.

  • Page 67: Device Configuration

    Device Configuration Configuration of the D-Link DWL-A520 Wireless Network Adapter can be done through the D-Link NIC Configuration utility found in the Windows Control Panel. Similar to Windows 2000 the device can be set to work in one of two modes: infrastructure mode or ad hoc mode. Please refer to Section “Device Configuration”...

  • Page 68: Infrastructure Mode

    Infrastructure Mode This section defines the process of configuring an D-Link DWL-A520 Wireless Network Adapter in infrastructure mode. See Section “Device Configuration” beginning on page 2-16 for detailed descriptions of each option in the Network Configuration Settings. 1. Under the “General” tab, make sure the “Locally Administered Address”...
  • Page 69 It is important to configure security to make sure only stations with appropriate keys can receive sensitive data. The D-Link DWL-A520 Wireless Network Adapter and NDIS driver support key lengths of 40 bits, 104 bits, and 128 bits.

  • Page 70: Ad Hoc Mode

    Ad Hoc Mode This section defines the process of configuring an D-Link DWL-A520 Wireless Network Adapter in ad hoc or IBSS mode. See Section “Ad Hoc Mode” on page 2-22 for descriptions of ad hoc operation. 1. Similar to the setup of the AP infrastructure mode described in the previous section, ad hoc mode is also configured by changing the Network Configuration Settings of the D-Link NIC Configuration utility.
  • Page 71 For ad hoc network activity, the Power Saving and Security features can be disabled. Currently, shared key security is supported in ad hoc mode. Future D-Link software implementations will provide unique key support. 3. Click OK when the properties are set correctly. The system needs to reboot in order for the changes to take effect.

  • Page 72: Tcp/Ip Setup

    TCP/IP Setup After configuring the D-Link DWL-A520 Wireless Network Adapter network adapter properties, the TCP/IP address for the network device needs to be configured. 1. From Control Panel, launch the Network properties window. Select “TCP/IP → D-Link DWL-A520 Wireless Network Adapter” and click Properties.
  • Page 73 “ping <ipaddress>” command. When a TCP/IP connection is established, the LinkMon utility (see Chapter 7) can be used to monitor the D-Link DWL-A520 Wireless Network Adapter operating status. 3. To map the drive on another machine to your computer, right-click “My Computer”...
  • Page 74 4. After mapping the drive, you can perform file transfers, video streaming, and all other network data transfers that are normally performed with wired 10/100 Ethernet connections. 4-14...

  • Page 75: Windows Xp

    Windows XP Driver Installation (First-time Install) D-Link recommends that you remove any existing D-Link drivers on the PC system before installing Version Error! Reference source not found. release of the NDIS driver. See Section “Driver Uninstallation” on page 5-4 for the instructions on how to remove previous driver releases. With no...
  • Page 76 2. Under “Search for the best driver in these locations,” choose “Include this location in the search” and click Browse to find the location of the NDIS driver. When the driver location has been identified, click Next to continue.
  • Page 77 3. The D-Link NDIS evaluation driver currently does not have a digital signature from Microsoft. Therefore, Windows XP shows a warning message. Click Continue Anyway to proceed with driver installation. 4. Click Finish to complete driver installation, and refer to Section “Device...

  • Page 78: Driver Uninstallation

    Driver Uninstallation This section provides uninstallation procedures for removing the D-Link NDIS driver from the system. Uninstallation is recommended for upgrading the NDIS driver from previous D-Link driver releases. 1. To remove the NDIS driver from the OS, go to Device Manager, right click “D-Link DWL-A520 Wireless Network Adapter,”...
  • Page 79 Start and choose Search > All files and folder, enter “oem*.inf” in the “All or part of the file name” field, and enter “D-Link” in the “A word or phrase in the file” field. Enter “C:\WINNT\INF” in the “Look in” field, where C: is the drive letter of where Windows XP is installed.

  • Page 80: Device Configuration

    Section “Windows XP Wireless Network Configuration” on page 5-16. Similar to Windows 2000, configuration of the D-Link DWL-A520 Wireless Network Adapter can be done through the Network Control Panel (NCP) in adapter properties. You can set the Wireless Network Adapter to work in one of two modes: infrastructure mode or ad hoc mode.
  • Page 81 Configuration additions, modifications, and deletions are made under the “Settings” tab of “D-Link DWL-A520 Wireless Network Adapter Properties.” Select one of the configurations under the configuration, click Modify or New and complete the steps in Section “Infrastructure Mode” on page 5-8 or Section “Ad Hoc Mode”...

  • Page 82: Infrastructure Mode

    Infrastructure Mode This section defines the process of configuring an D-Link DWL-A520 Wireless Network Adapter in infrastructure mode. See Section “Device Configuration” beginning on page 2-16 for detailed descriptions of each option in the Network Configuration Settings. 1. Under the “General” tab, make sure the “Locally Administered Address”...

  • Page 83: Ad Hoc Mode

    IT staff. Ad Hoc Mode This section defines the process of configuring an D-Link DWL-A520 Wireless Network Adapter in ad hoc or IBSS mode. See Section “Ad Hoc Mode” on page 2-22 for descriptions of ad hoc operation.
  • Page 84 2. You can optionally set up security features, but it is not typically a requirement because the duration of the ad hoc network tends to be limited. Currently, shared key security is supported in ad hoc mode. Future D-Link software implementations will provide unique key support. 5-10...

  • Page 85: Tcp/Ip Setup

    BSSs being established, rather than a single BSS with multiple stations. TCP/IP Setup After configuring the D-Link DWL-A520 Wireless Network Adapter through the Network Control Panel, the TCP/IP address for the network device needs to be configured.
  • Page 86 2. Select “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)” and click Properties. Click “Use the following IP address” and input an IP address and Subnet mask. Depending on the type of network the station connects to, Gateway and DNS Configuration information can also be required. IP configuration information (DHCP or assigned IP address, Gateway and DNS server IP addresses) is usually obtained from the corporate IT staff.
  • Page 87 To test IP connectivity in ad hoc or infrastructure mode, use the “ping <IP address>” command. When a TCP/IP connection is established, the LinkMon utility (see Chapter 7) can be used to monitor the operating status of D-Link DWL-A520 Wireless Network Adapter. 5-13...
  • Page 88 4. To map the drive on another machine to your computer, from the Start menu, choose My Computer and right-click to select “Map Network Drive….” 5-14...
  • Page 89 5. Assign the drive letter that maps to the network-shared folder and specify the shared folder information. Click Finish to map the drive. 6. After mapping the drive, you can perform file transfers, video streaming, and all other network data transfers that are normally performed with wired 10/100 Ethernet connections.

  • Page 90: Windows Xp Wireless Network Configuration

    Windows XP Wireless Network Configuration Aside from using the Network Control Panel (NCP) to configure the D-Link DWL-A520 Wireless Network Adapter, Windows XP provides zero- configuration functionality that automatically tries to connect the STA to available wireless networks in the following order: a.
  • Page 91 Note that you can disable automatic wireless network configuration, and revert back to using D-Link NCP configuration settings, by clearing the “Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings” check box. 5-17...

  • Page 92: Infrastructure Mode

    Infrastructure Mode To set up automatic wireless network configuration to connect to an existing Access Point (infrastructure network): 1. Click the network name under “Available networks” in the Wireless Networks tab, and click Configure. You can update the list of available networks that are within range of your computer by clicking Refresh under Available Networks.
  • Page 93 Note that the key format must be hexadecimal digits and the key length is limited to 104-bit in Windows XP, as opposed to 128-bit key supported by D-Link NDIS driver in the NCP configuration interface. If the network that you are connecting to requires 128-bit WEP key, then it is recommended that you disable Windows XP automatic wireless network configuration and use D-Link NCP configuration instead.

  • Page 94: Ad Hoc Mode

    Ad hoc mode To connect to an existing computer-to-computer (ad hoc) network: 1. Click the ad hoc network name under “Available networks” in the Wireless Networks tab, and click Configure. 5-20...
  • Page 95 Note that the key format must be hexadecimal digits and the key length is limited to 104-bit in Windows XP as opposed to 128-bit key supported by D-Link NDIS driver in the NCP configuration interface. If the network that you are connecting to requires...

  • Page 96: Connect To An Available Wireless Network

    3. If you want to connect to an ad hoc network, but both ad hoc and infrastructure networks are within range of your computer, then click Advanced in the Wireless Networks tab and then select “Computer-to- computer (ad hoc) networks only”. Note that if you want the station to start its own ad hoc network, the “Computer-to-computer (ad hoc) networks only”...
  • Page 97 In Connect to Wireless Network, under “Available networks”, select the wireless network that you want to connect to. If a network key is required and is automatically provided for you, then leave “Network key” blank. If the network key is not automatically provided for you, then type the key in “Network key”.
  • Page 98 If you are either unable to make a connection to the wireless network that you selected or need to configure additional wireless network connection settings, click Advanced in Connect to Wireless Network, and the Wireless Networks tab will appear. 5-24...
  • Page 99 You can configure a new wireless network connection by clicking Add, and specifying the network name (SSID) in Wireless Network Properties, and the wireless network key settings, if needed. If the network connection that you are configuring is an ad hoc network, then select “This is a computer-to- computer (ad hoc) network;...
  • Page 100 You can change the order of the preferred networks by selecting the wireless network that you want to reposition on the list, and then clicking Move up or Move down. You can change the wireless network connection settings of a preferred network by selecting the wireless network, clicking Properties, and then changing the settings as needed.
  • Page 101 If a network is not defined in the preferred networks list, but you know it is available and you want to automatically connect to it, then click Advanced in the Wireless Networks tab, and select the “Automatically connect to non- preferred networks”...
  • Page 102 5-28...

  • Page 103: Windows Nt 4.0

    After CardWizard utility is loaded, insert the D-Link DWL-A520 Wireless Network Adapter into a 32-bit CardBus slot, and follow these steps to install the NDIS driver: 1. CardWizard will detect the insertion of the D-Link CardBus card and show the following screen. Click Correct to continue.
  • Page 104 2. Click OK to continue. 3. Windows NT 4.0 Network Properties windows displays. Click Add to continue.
  • Page 105 4. Click Have Disk. 5. Manually enter the location of where the D-Link NDIS 4.0 driver is located. For example, D:\NDIS\BIN\PRODUCTION\NDIS4. Click OK to continue.
  • Page 106 6. Make sure D-Link DWL-A520 Wireless Network Adapter is selected. Click OK to continue. 7. Set Map Registers, QoS, and Transmit Power Control to default values and click OK.
  • Page 107 8. Windows NT 4.0 binds TCP/IP protocol to D-Link DWL-A520 Wireless Network Adapters and TCP/IP properties have to be entered. Depending on the type of network the station connects to, Gateway and DNS Configuration information may also be required. IP configuration information (DHCP or assigned IP address, Gateway and DNS server IP addresses) is usually obtained from the corporate IT staff.

  • Page 108: Device Configuration

    Configuration of the D-Link DWL-A520 Wireless Network Adapter can be done through the D-Link NIC Configuration Control Panel applet provided by D-Link. Similar to Windows 2000, the device can be set to work in one of two modes, either infrastructure mode or ad hoc mode. See Section “Device Configuration”...

  • Page 109: Infrastructure Mode

    Section “Ad Hoc Mode” on page 6-10 to set up the station to work in infrastructure mode and ad hoc mode. Infrastructure Mode This section defines the process of configuring an D-Link DWL-A520 Wireless Network Adapter in infrastructure mode. Refer to Section “Device Configuration” beginning on page 2-16 for detailed descriptions of each option in the Network Configuration Settings.
  • Page 110 AP with the best signal strength. − Network Connection: AP (Infrastructure). − Power Saving: This field allows the configuration of power management options. The options are Off, Normal, and Maximum. − Turbo Mode: This field enables or disables D-Link Turbo mode.
  • Page 111 It is important to configure security to make sure only stations with appropriate keys can receive sensitive data. The D-Link DWL-A520 Wireless Network Adapter and NDIS driver support key lengths of 40-bits, 104-bits and 128-bits.

  • Page 112: Ad Hoc Mode

    Ad Hoc Mode This section defines the process of configuring an D-Link DWL-A520 Wireless Network Adapter in ad hoc or IBSS mode. Refer to Section “Ad Hoc Mode” on page 2-22 for detail descriptions of ad hoc operation. 1. Similar to the set up of AP Infrastructure mode described in the previous section, ad hoc mode is also configured by changing the options in “Network Configuration Settings”...
  • Page 113 2. You may optionally set up security features, but it is not typically a requirement, since the duration of the ad hoc network tends to be limited. Currently, only shared key security is supported in ad hoc mode. Future D-Link software implementations will provide unique key support. 6-11...

  • Page 114: Verify Connection

    BSS with multiple stations. Verify Connection You may use LinkMon utility to monitor the operating status of D-Link DWL- A520 Wireless Network Adapter once the STA is connected. Please refer to Chapter 7 for descriptions of LinkMon utility. If the STA is configured properly then you will be able to perform ping test as well as other network applications that a wired Ethernet device can perform.
  • Page 115 2. To map the drive on another machine to your computer, right-click “My Computer” and click “Map Network Drive….” 3. Specify the path of a network-shared folder. 4. After mapping the drive, you can perform file transfers, video streaming, and all other network data transfers that are normally performed with wired 10/100 Ethernet connections.

  • Page 116: Driver Uninstallation

    Driver Uninstallation This section provides uninstallation procedures for removing the D-Link NDIS driver from the system. 1. To remove the NDIS driver from the system, go to Control Panel and open Network properties. 6-14...
  • Page 117 2. Under the Adapters tab, choose D-Link DWL-A520 Wireless Network Adapter and click Remove. 3. Click OK to confirm the removal of the D-Link DWL-A520 Wireless Network Adapter. 6-15...
  • Page 118 4. D-Link DWL-A520 Wireless Network Adapter is no longer listed under the Adapters tab. Click Close to continue. 5. Restart the system to complete the un-installation of D-Link NDIS 4.0 driver. 6-16...

  • Page 119: Linkmon

    LinkMon is a Graphical User Interface (GUI) program that provides detailed operational status and statistics for the D-Link DWL-A520 Wireless Network Adapter. The LinkMon executable file, linkmon.exe, is included on the D-Link Release Version Error! Reference source not found. CD, and is in the folder \ndis\bin\production\.
  • Page 120 3. Click Next to continue. 4. Click “I accept this agreement” and then click Next to continue.
  • Page 121 5. Click Next to continue. 6. The installer now installs files to the SYSTEM directory. 7. The system must be rebooted for the WMI installation files to become effective. When the system completes the rebooting process, launch LinkMon.

  • Page 122: Features

    Features There are five tabs in LinkMon used to display STA information: General tab Frame Statistics tab Transmit Retries tab Station tab Driver tab Under the General tab of the LinkMon program property sheet is general information about the program and its operations. Under the Frame Statistics tab is statistical information showing the number of frames being sent and received, retry count on frames sent, frame checksum error counts for received frames, and receive signal strength...
  • Page 123 Under the Transmit Retries tab is detailed transmit retry statistical information for transmitted frames.
  • Page 124 Under the Station tab is detailed BSS information including SSID, BSSID, association status, operating channel frequency, and information about scanned APs. Under the Driver tab is statistical data pertaining to NDIS driver operation.
  • Page 125 The Action menu enables a NDIS driver unloading and reloading, and network interface card (NIC) reset. Note that driver unload option is not available in Windows Me, Windows 98SE, and Windows NT 4.0. NIC reset is also not available in Windows NT 4.0. On the Options menu, choose Settings….
  • Page 126 Under the Display tab, you can select the data display modes of “Cumulative” or “Relative.” “Cumulative” mode displays statistical LinkMon data collected from the beginning of driver load. “Relative” mode displays differences in the statistical data since the last update. Under the Log File tab, the logging function can be enabled to log to a file the statistical information collected by the LinkMon utility, for later reference or post processing by an application such as Microsoft Excel.

  • Page 127: Rfsilent

    RFSilent This chapter describes the RFSilent application that allows you to enable or disable the RF Signal (radio) on all D-Link STA Reference Designs. The RFSilent is a Windows-based application that appears in the right-hand corner of your Windows taskbar.

  • Page 128: Rfsilent Setup

    The installer now copies the necessary files to the SYSTEM directory. 6. Reboot the system. RFSilent Setup The RFSilent application allows you to enable or disable D-Link STA References Designs. You can enable or disable the RFSilent application through user-defined settings. Refer to a description of driver parameters in the AP Programmer’s Reference Guide.
  • Page 129 RFSilent Menu Item Descriptions Reference Design. Enable RF Signal Use this selection to enable D-Link STA Reference Design. About Displays copyright, version information, and the build date for the RFSilent application. Exit Quits the RFSilent application.
  • Page 131 D-Link DWL-A520 Wireless Network Adapter. Read the following descriptions if you are having problems. If you cannot find an answer here, please contact an D-Link field application engineer for assistance. 1. My computer does not recognize the D-Link CardBus reference card.
  • Page 132 4. The station cannot access the Internet in the infrastructure configuration. Make sure the station is associated and joined with the AP. If Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) security is enabled on the AP, the station must have the proper WEP keys specified. Also make sure TCP/IP properties are correctly configured.
  • Page 134 This section provides basic information for selecting fixed data rate and channel frequency in the NDIS driver. This becomes necessary if you want to test the D-Link Wireless Network Adapter at a specific channel with the rate adaptation controls turned off.
  • Page 135 4. Double-click on clist and enter the channel number in the “Value Data” field. Enter the IEEE channel number from the following table. For example, enter 40 to select channel frequency of 5.20 GHz. The channel numbers follow the IEEE format where: Channel Frequency (in GHz) = 5 + 0.005 * (Channel Number) Channel Number Channel Frequency...
  • Page 136 Channel Number Channel Frequency Regulator Domain 5.41 GHz N/A (not calibrated) 5.42 GHz N/A (not calibrated) 5.43 GHz N/A (not calibrated) 5. To select the fixed data rate at which you want the station to transmit, double-click on rateCtrlEnable from the same registry key location where clist resides, and enter 0 to disable rate adaptation.

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