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Package Contents Contents of Package: D-Link AirPlus Xtreme GTM DWL-G132 2.4 GHz Wireless G USB 2.0 Adapter Manual on CD-ROM Quick Installation Guide Cradle If any of memory and a 500MHz processor Properly installed and working USB Controller 3 System Requirements: A computer or laptop with an available USB 2.0 port Windows XP/2000 At least 64MB of the above items are missing, please contact your reseller.
Package Contents Contents of Package: D-Link AirPlus Xtreme GTM DWL-G132 2.4 GHz Wireless G USB 2.0 Adapter Manual on CD-ROM Quick Installation Guide Cradle If any of memory and a 500MHz processor Properly installed and working USB Controller 3 System Requirements: A computer or laptop with an available USB 2.0 port Windows XP/2000 At least 64MB of the above items are missing, please contact your reseller.
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... security features include: WPA: Wi-Fi Protected Access which authorizes and identifies users based on a laptop or desktop Windows -based computer and also includes a USB cradle. TM 4 The DWL-G132 connects to other D-Link AirPlus Xtreme GTM wireless products as soon as it can connect to achieve the best available wireless signal reception...
... security features include: WPA: Wi-Fi Protected Access which authorizes and identifies users based on a laptop or desktop Windows -based computer and also includes a USB cradle. TM 4 The DWL-G132 connects to other D-Link AirPlus Xtreme GTM wireless products as soon as it can connect to achieve the best available wireless signal reception...
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...with XP, right-click on Start>Programs>D-Link AirPlus Xtreme G >D-Link AirPlus Xtreme G Utility. In the window that enables windows configuration. If you are using Windows XP, you start the Configuration Utility is loaded in the lower right-hand corner of the DWL-G132 (refer to the wireless adapter. If... the icon does not display in the properties window that appears, select View Available Wireless Networks and click the Advanced button. After you can use the D-Link Configuration Utility with XP by ...
...with XP, right-click on Start>Programs>D-Link AirPlus Xtreme G >D-Link AirPlus Xtreme G Utility. In the window that enables windows configuration. If you are using Windows XP, you start the Configuration Utility is loaded in the lower right-hand corner of the DWL-G132 (refer to the wireless adapter. If... the icon does not display in the properties window that appears, select View Available Wireless Networks and click the Advanced button. After you can use the D-Link Configuration Utility with XP by ...
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Using the Configuration Utility (continued) Authentication: Choose one of a passphrase that is shared by clicking on Authentication Config. the DWL-G132 is a code for representing English letters as numbers from 0-127. PSK (Pre-Shared Key) provides authentication through use of...have entered, select the default key by the devices on the network. This is the most secure encryption available without a RADIUS server in this window. Hexadecimal digits consist of the numbers 0-9 and the letters A-F. Click Apply to authenticate users. WPA - IEEE 802.1X: Select Enabled or ...
Using the Configuration Utility (continued) Authentication: Choose one of a passphrase that is shared by clicking on Authentication Config. the DWL-G132 is a code for representing English letters as numbers from 0-127. PSK (Pre-Shared Key) provides authentication through use of...have entered, select the default key by the devices on the network. This is the most secure encryption available without a RADIUS server in this window. Hexadecimal digits consist of the numbers 0-9 and the letters A-F. Click Apply to authenticate users. WPA - IEEE 802.1X: Select Enabled or ...
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... and the screen on the next page will appear. click Remove to configure. Scroll up and down and highlight the profile that network. the configuration window on the next page will appear. Advanced: Highlight a network; Add: Click Add and the screen on the Connect button. Connect: Highlight a network profile; You can... the strongest signal with an available network. click Connect to connect to that you can Add or Remove a profile, or configure the Properties of the window displays the Available Networks.
... and the screen on the next page will appear. click Remove to configure. Scroll up and down and highlight the profile that network. the configuration window on the next page will appear. Advanced: Highlight a network; Add: Click Add and the screen on the Connect button. Connect: Highlight a network profile; You can... the strongest signal with an available network. click Connect to connect to that you can Add or Remove a profile, or configure the Properties of the window displays the Available Networks.
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If you clicked on the following pages. Using the Configuration Utility (continued) Site Survey > Add In this window, all the properties of a profile that already exists in this window, all the properties of network connection. Click OK to save the changes. 22 Configuration, Add or Properties Click OK to the network. If you... on Add, you select WPA in the Authentication field, please see detailed instructions for configuring WPA on Configuration or Properties you can configure, in this window you can configure, in the network.
If you clicked on the following pages. Using the Configuration Utility (continued) Site Survey > Add In this window, all the properties of a profile that already exists in this window, all the properties of network connection. Click OK to save the changes. 22 Configuration, Add or Properties Click OK to the network. If you... on Add, you select WPA in the Authentication field, please see detailed instructions for configuring WPA on Configuration or Properties you can configure, in this window you can configure, in the network.
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... must use the same EAP type when using a RADIUS server for authentication. Check this field if your authentication server requires it. Click Add and the window on the following page will appear. Validate Server: Some RADIUS servers require that a public key belongs to save the changes. User Name: Enter the user...
... must use the same EAP type when using a RADIUS server for authentication. Check this field if your authentication server requires it. Click Add and the window on the following page will appear. Validate Server: Some RADIUS servers require that a public key belongs to save the changes. User Name: Enter the user...
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... (continued) Authentication > WPA > Advanced Security Settings > Add Enter the IP address of security that does not require a RADIUS server in the dialog box above,the window on the network. By using TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol), the security keys change at set intervals, creating a network that is more secure than one...
... (continued) Authentication > WPA > Advanced Security Settings > Add Enter the IP address of security that does not require a RADIUS server in the dialog box above,the window on the network. By using TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol), the security keys change at set intervals, creating a network that is more secure than one...
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Select Set up a home or small office network. Go to websites such as http://www.homenethelp.com and http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000 for information about networking computers using Microsoft Windows XP. Networking Basics Using the Network Setup Wizard in Windows XP In this screen appears, click Next. 28 When this section you will learn how to establish a network at home or work, using Windows 2000/Me/98SE. Note: Please refer to Start>Control Panel>Network Connections.
Select Set up a home or small office network. Go to websites such as http://www.homenethelp.com and http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000 for information about networking computers using Microsoft Windows XP. Networking Basics Using the Network Setup Wizard in Windows XP In this screen appears, click Next. 28 When this section you will learn how to establish a network at home or work, using Windows 2000/Me/98SE. Note: Please refer to Start>Control Panel>Network Connections.
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Networking Basics (continued) Please follow all the instructions in this window: Click Next. In the following window, select the best description of your computer connects to the Internet through a router, select the second option as shown. If your computer. Click Next. 29
Networking Basics (continued) Please follow all the instructions in this window: Click Next. In the following window, select the best description of your computer connects to the Internet through a router, select the second option as shown. If your computer. Click Next. 29
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Networking Basics (continued) In the window below, select the option that fits your network. You will run this example, Create a Network Setup Disk has been selected. In this disk on each of the computers on your needs. Insert a disk into the Floppy Disk Drive, in this case drive A. 32 Click Next.
Networking Basics (continued) In the window below, select the option that fits your network. You will run this example, Create a Network Setup Disk has been selected. In this disk on each of the computers on your needs. Insert a disk into the Floppy Disk Drive, in this case drive A. 32 Click Next.
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You may enter a Computer Description if you wish; Networking Basics (continued) Naming Your Computer To name your computer in Windows XP, please follow these directions: Click Start (in the System Properties window. this field is optional. Right-click on My Computer. Select the Computer Name Tab in the lower left corner of the screen). To rename the computer and join a domain, click Change. 35 Select Properties.
You may enter a Computer Description if you wish; Networking Basics (continued) Naming Your Computer To name your computer in Windows XP, please follow these directions: Click Start (in the System Properties window. this field is optional. Right-click on My Computer. Select the Computer Name Tab in the lower left corner of the screen). To rename the computer and join a domain, click Change. 35 Select Properties.
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... Your Computer In this manual for a definition of IP address range.) To check on the IP address of the Workgroup. Checking the IP Address in Windows XP All wireless adapter-equipped computers in your network must be in the same IP address range (see Getting Started in the task bar. Select... Workgroup and enter the name of an adapter, please do the following: Right-click on the Local Area Connection icon in this window, enter the Computer name. Click OK. All computers on Status. 36 Click on your network must have the same Workgroup name.
... Your Computer In this manual for a definition of IP address range.) To check on the IP address of the Workgroup. Checking the IP Address in Windows XP All wireless adapter-equipped computers in your network must be in the same IP address range (see Getting Started in the task bar. Select... Workgroup and enter the name of an adapter, please do the following: Right-click on the Local Area Connection icon in this window, enter the Computer name. Click OK. All computers on Status. 36 Click on your network must have the same Workgroup name.
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... to assign a static IP address, please follow these instructions: Go to Start. Networking Basics (continued) Checking the IP Address in Windows XP/2000 Note: Many broadband routers will automatically assign IP addresses to the computers on Control Panel. 37 Assigning a Static IP Address in... Windows XP This window will appear. Click on the network, using a DHCP-capable router you need to assign static IP addresses. If you are using ...
... to assign a static IP address, please follow these instructions: Go to Start. Networking Basics (continued) Checking the IP Address in Windows XP/2000 Note: Many broadband routers will automatically assign IP addresses to the computers on Control Panel. 37 Assigning a Static IP Address in... Windows XP This window will appear. Click on the network, using a DHCP-capable router you need to assign static IP addresses. If you are using ...
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Right-click on Network Connections. Networking Basics (continued) Assigning a Static IP Address in Windows XP/2000 Double-click on Local Area Connections. Click on Properties. 38
Right-click on Network Connections. Networking Basics (continued) Assigning a Static IP Address in Windows XP/2000 Double-click on Local Area Connections. Click on Properties. 38
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... supplied by your DNS server addresses. (Note: If you are sequential, like 192.168.0.3 and 192.168.0.4. Networking Basics (continued) Assigning a Static IP Address in Windows XP/2000 Click on the network.) Input your ISP (Internet Service Provider.) Click OK. 39 The subnet mask must enter the IP address of 192...
... supplied by your DNS server addresses. (Note: If you are sequential, like 192.168.0.3 and 192.168.0.4. Networking Basics (continued) Assigning a Static IP Address in Windows XP/2000 Click on the network.) Input your ISP (Internet Service Provider.) Click OK. 39 The subnet mask must enter the IP address of 192...
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A good wireless connection will appear. Networking Basics (continued) Checking the Wireless Connection by Pinging in Windows XP and 2000 Go to this one will show four replies from the wireless router or access point, as shown. 40 Type ping xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx, where xxx is the IP address of the wireless router or access point. A window similar to Start > Run > type cmd.
A good wireless connection will appear. Networking Basics (continued) Checking the Wireless Connection by Pinging in Windows XP and 2000 Go to this one will show four replies from the wireless router or access point, as shown. 40 Type ping xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx, where xxx is the IP address of the wireless router or access point. A window similar to Start > Run > type cmd.
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Troubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to problems that the drivers for the DWL-G132 are illustrated in Windows XP. Select the Hardware Tab. How do I check to Start > My Computer > Properties. If you are having problems. (The examples below are installed properly? Go to see that can occur during the installation and operation of the DWL-G132. Read the following descriptions if you have another operating system, these solutions will still apply although the appearance on your computer screen may differ.) 1. Click Device Manager. 41
Troubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to problems that the drivers for the DWL-G132 are illustrated in Windows XP. Select the Hardware Tab. How do I check to Start > My Computer > Properties. If you are having problems. (The examples below are installed properly? Go to see that can occur during the installation and operation of the DWL-G132. Read the following descriptions if you have another operating system, these solutions will still apply although the appearance on your computer screen may differ.) 1. Click Device Manager. 41