D-Link DWL-G630 Quick Installation Manual

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This product works with the following operating
Windows XP, Windows
system software:
2000, Windows Me, Windows 98SE

Before You Begin

You must have at least the following:
A laptop computer with an available 32-bit Cardbus slot
At least a 300 MHz processor and 32MB of memory
Cardbus Controller properly installed and working in the laptop computer
An 802.11g or 802.11b Access Point (for Infrastructure Mode) or another 802.11g
or 802.11b wireless adapter (for Ad-Hoc; Peer-to-Peer networking mode.)
Check Your Package Contents
These are the items included with your DWL-G630 purchase:
If any of the above items are missing, please contact your reseller.

Installing the Drivers

Turn on the computer
DWL-G630 Driver CD in the CD-ROM drive.
The step-by-step instructions that follow are shown in
Windows XP. The steps and screens are similar for the
other Windows operating systems.
©2003 D-Link Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective holders.
DWL-G630 AirPlus
Cardbus Adapter
CD-ROM (containing Drivers, Manual and Warranty)
and
Insert
the
Software and specifications subject to change without notice. DWL-G630.04232004
G 802.11g/2.4GHz Wireless
D- Link AirPlus
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DWL-G630
Air Plus™ G 802.11g/2.4GHz
Wireless Cardbus Adapter
Do
the DWL-G630
G
Cardbus Adapter
into your computer
before installing the
driver software from
the D-Link CD!
NOT
install

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  • Page 1: Before You Begin

    Windows XP. The steps and screens are similar for the driver software from other Windows operating systems. the D-Link CD! ©2003 D-Link Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective holders. Software and specifications subject to change without notice. DWL-G630.04232004...
  • Page 2 Installing the Drivers (continued) Click Install Drivers If the CD Autorun function does not automatically start on your computer, type “D:\Drivers\setup.exe.” If it does start, proceed to the next screen. Click Next Click Next Select No I will restart my computer later Click Finish Shut down...
  • Page 3 Antenna Used to wirelessly connect to 802.11g networks. Make sure to turn off the laptop computer. Locate the cardbus slot on your laptop computer. Gently insert the DWL-G630 into the cardbus slot in your laptop computer (as shown.)
  • Page 4: Restart Your Computer

    Restart Your Computer When you restart your computer this Found New Hardware Wizard (Windows XP) screen may appear: Select Install the software automatically (Recommended) Click Next For Windows XP: This Hardware Installation alert screen will appear. Click Continue Anyway Click Finish to finalize the installation.
  • Page 5 Your Installation is Complete! After you’ve continued in Windows XP, 2000, Me, or 98SE, the D-Link AirPlus ™ G DWL-G630 Configuration Utility will automatically start and the utility icon will appear in the bottom right hand corner of the desktop screen (systray). If this icon...
  • Page 6: Windows Xp

    ™ Appendix A - Using the Air Plus G Utility in Windows XP For Windows XP, if you wish to use the AirPlus™ G utility, please do the following steps. Click the XP Networking icon to use the Zero Configuration Wireless Settings.
  • Page 7 • Channel: Displays the channel information. By default, the channel is set to 6 and selection is automatically determined by the DWL-G630. • Link Quality / Signal Strength: Displays the Link Quality for the DWL-G630 wireless connection to the access point. The Signal Strength represents the wireless signal between the access point and the DWL-G630.
  • Page 8 • Channel: By default, the channel is set to 6. Channel selection is automatically adjusted by the DWL-G630 depending on the channel setting of the access point selected for association. To change the channel settings, the Wireless Mode must be set to Ad-hoc.
  • Page 9: Appendix C - Ip Address Configuration

    Appendix C - IP Address Configuration To connect to a network, make sure the proper network settings are configured for DWL-G630. Microsoft Windows XP: Go to Start > right click on My Network Places > select Properties > Double-click on the Network Connection associated with the DWL-G630.
  • Page 10: For Windows 2000 Users

    Go to Start > Settings > Network and Dial-up Connections > Double-click on Local Area Connection associated with the DWL-G630 > select Properties Click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Click Properties Dynamic IP address setup Used when a DHCP server is available on the local network.
  • Page 11 Notes...
  • Page 12 Support echni cal Support You can find software updates and user documentation on the D-Link website. D-Link provides free technical support for customers within the United States and within Canada for the duration of the warranty period on this product.

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