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Security

Don’t let you next-door neighbors or intruders connect to your wireless network. Secure your wireless network by turning on

the WPA or WEP security feature on the router. Refer to product manual for detail information on how to set it up.

There are basically two modes of networking:

•

Infrastructure

– All wireless clients will connect to an access point or wireless router.

•

Ad-Hoc

– Directly connecting to another computer, for peer-to-peer communication, using wireless network

adapters on each computer, such as two or more DIR-636L wireless network Cardbus adapters.

An Infrastructure network contains an Access Point or wireless router. All the wireless devices, or clients, will connect to the

wireless router or access point.

An Ad-Hoc network contains only clients, such as laptops with wireless cardbus adapters. All the adapters must be in Ad-Hoc

mode to communicate.

Wireless Modes

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Networking Basics

Check your IP address

After you install your new D-Link adapter, by default, the TCP/IP settings should be set to obtain an IP address from a DHCP

server (i.e. wireless router) automatically. To verify your IP address, please follow the steps below.

Click on

Start

>

Run

. In the run box type

cmd

and click

OK±

(Windows® 7/Vista® users type

cmd

in the

Start.Search

box.)

At the prompt, type

ipconfig

and press

Enter

.

This will display the IP address, subnet mask, and the

default gateway of your adapter.

If the address is 0.0.0.0, check your adapter installation,

security settings, and the settings on your router.

Some firewall software programs may block a DHCP

request on newly installed adapters.

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Statically Assign an IP address

If you are not using a DHCP capable gateway/router, or you need to assign a static IP address, please follow the steps below:

Step.1

Windows® 7 -

Click on

Start

>

Control.Panel

>

Network.and.Internet

>

Network.and.Sharing.Center

.

Windows Vista® -

Click on

Start

>

Control.Panel

>

Network.and.Internet

>

Network.and.Sharing.Center

>

Manage.Network

.

.

.

Connections±

Windows® XP -

Click on

Start

>

Control.Panel

>

Network.Connections

.

Windows® 2000 -

From the desktop, right-click

My.Network.Places

>

Properties

.

Step.2

Right-click on the

Local.Area.Connection

which represents your network adapter and select

Properties

.

Step.3

Highlight

Internet.Protocol.(TCP/IP)

and click

Properties

.

Step.4

Click

Use.the.following.IP.address

and enter an IP address that is on the same subnet

as your network or the LAN IP address on your router.

Example: If the router´s LAN IP address is 192.168.0.1, make your IP address 192.168.0.X

where X is a number between 2 and 99. Make sure that the number you choose is not

in use on the network. Set the Default Gateway the same as the LAN IP address of your

router (I.E. 192.168.0.1).

Set Primary DNS the same as the LAN IP address of your router (192.168.0.1). The

Secondary DNS is not needed or you may enter a DNS server from your ISP.

Step.5

Click

OK

twice to save your settings.

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Appendix C - Technical Specifications

Technical Specifications

Standards

• IEEE 802.11n

• IEEE 802.11g

• IEEE 802.3

• IEEE 802.3u

• IEEE 802.3ab

Security

• WPA™

- Personal/Enterprise

• WPA2™

- Personal/Enterprise

Wireless.Signal.Rates

1

.

IEEE.802±11n.2±4GHz(HT20/40):

• 144.4Mbps (300)

· 130Mbps (270)

• 115.6Mbps (240)

· 86.7Mbps (180)

• 72.2Mbps (150)

· 65Mbps (135)

• 57.8Mbps (120)

· 43.3Mbps (90)

• 28.9Mbps (60)

· 21.7Mbps (45)

•14.4Mbps (30)

· 7.2Mbps (15)

.

..

IEEE.802±11g:

• 54Mbps

• 48Mbps

• 36Mbps

• 24Mbps

• 18Mbps

• 12Mbps

• 11Mbps

• 9Mbps

• 6Mbps

• 5.5Mbps

• 2Mbps

• 1Mbps

Frequency.Range

2

.

• 2.412GHz to 2.462GHz

• 2.4GHz to 2.483GHz

Operating.Temperature

• 32°F to 104°F ( 0°C to 40°C)

Humidity

• 95% maximum (non-condensing)

Safety.&.Emissions

• FCC

• IC

• CE

• C-Tick

• UL

Dimensions

• L = 11.1 cm

• W = 9.3 cm

• H = 14.5 cm

1 Maximum wireless signal rate derived from IEEE Standard 802.11g and 802.11n specifications. Actual data throughput will vary. Network conditions and environmental factors, including volume

of network traffic, building materials and construction, and network overhead, lower actual data throughput rate. Environmental factors will adversely affect wireless signal range.

2 Frequency Range varies depending on country’s regulation