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Appendix A - Wireless Basics
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-868L 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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Appendix B - Networking Basics
Networking Basics
Check your IP address
Windows® XP Users
•
Click on
Start
>
Run
. In the run box type
cmd
and click
OK
.
•
At the prompt, type
ipconfig
and press
Enter
.
•
This will display the IP address, subnet mask, and the default gateway of your adapter.
Windows® 7/Vista® Users
•
Click
Start
, type
cmd
in the search box and then click
OK
.
•
At the prompt, type
ipconfig
and press
Enter
.
•
This will display the IP address, subnet mask, and 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.
Windows® 8 Users
•
Press the
Windows key
and
R
together. Type
cmd
in the box and click
OK
.
•
At the prompt, type
ipconfig
and press
Enter
.
•
This will display the IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway of your adapter.
After you install your new D-Link wireless adapter and have established a wireless connection, by default, the TCP/IP settings should be set to obtain
an IP address from a DHCP server (i.e., router) automatically. To verify your IP address, please follow the steps below.
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Appendix B - Networking Basics
Windows®
8 Users
• Press the
Windows
key and then type
IP
. Click
Settings
on the right side and then click
View Network Connections
.
• Right-click on the adapter which represents your D-Link wireless network adapter.
• Highlight
Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP /IPv4)
and click
Properties
.
• Click
Use the following IP address
and enter an IP address that is on
the same subnet as your network or LAN IP address on your router
or network.
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
Default Gateway
the same as the LAN IP address of your router
or gateway.
• Set
Primary DNS
the same as the LAN IP address of your router or
gateway.
• The
Secondary DNS
is optional (you may enter a DNS server from
your ISP).
• Click
OK
to save your settings.
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:
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Windows®
7/ Vista® Users
• Click on
Start
>
Control Panel
(make sure you are in Classic View). Double-click on the
Network and Sharing Center
icon. If you are using Windows Vista, click on
Manage network connections
along the left panel in the window. For
Windows® 7, click on
Change adapter settings
.
• Right-click on the
Local Area Connection
which represents your D-Link wireless network adapter which will be
connected to your network.
• Highlight
Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP /IPv4)
and click
Properties
.
• Click
Use the following IP address
and enter an IP address that
is on the same subnet as your network or LAN IP address on your
router or network.
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
Default Gateway
the same as the LAN IP address of your router
or gateway.
• Set
Primary DNS
the same as the LAN IP address of your router or
gateway.
• The
Secondary DNS
is optional (you may enter a DNS server from
your ISP).
• Click
OK
to save your settings.
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Windows® XP Users
• Click on
Start
>
Control Panel
. Make sure you are in Classic View. Double-click on the Network Connections icon.
• Right-click on the
Local Area Connection
which represents your D-Link wireless network adapter (or other adapter)
which will be connected to your router.
• Highlight
Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
and click
Properties
.
• Click
Use the following IP address
and enter an IP address that is on the same subnet as your network or 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
Default Gateway
the same as the LAN IP address of your router or gateway.
• Set
Primary DNS
as the LAN IP address of your router or gateway.
• The
Secondary DNS
is optional (you may enter a DNS server from your ISP).
• Click
OK
to save your settings.
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