D-Link DI-764, DW-290 User Manual
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5GHz Wireless LAN mini PCI Card
DW-290
User’s Manual
First Edition (Dec ember, 2001)
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Wichtige Sicherheit shinweise
1. Bitte lesen Sie sich diese Hinweise sorgfältig durch.
2. Heben S ie dies e Anleitung für den spätern Gebrauch auf.
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daß diese Öffnungen nicht abgedeckt werden.
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Servicestelle zu überprüfen:
a – Netzkabel oder Netzstecker sint beschädigt.
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keine Verb e sse rung erzi el en .
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f – Wenn das Gerät deutliche Anzeichen eines Defektes aufweist.
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Der Einsatz vo n ungeeigneten Ersatzteilen kann eine weitere Beschädig ung hervorrufen.
17. Wenden Sie sich mit allen Fragen die Service und Repartur betreffen an Ihren Servicepartner. Somit stellen
Sie die Betriebssicherheit des Gerätes sicher.
18. Zum Netzanschluß dieses Ger ätes ist eine geprüfte Leitung zu verwenden, Für einen Nennstro m bis 6A und
einem Gerätegewicht gro ßer 3kg ist eine Leitung nicht leichter als H05VV-F, 3G, 0.75mm2 einzusetzen
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DOCUMENTATION, WILL BE CORRECTED.
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Copyright 2000 D-Link Corporation.
Contents subject to change without prior notice.
D-Link is a registered trademark of D-Link Corporation/D-Link Systems, Inc.
All other trademarks belong to their respective proprietors.
Copyright Statement
No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative
such as translation, transformation, or adaptation without permission from D-Link Corporation/D-Link
Systems Inc., as stipulated by the United States Copyright Act of 1976
FCC Statement
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. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a
residential installation. This generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used
in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is
no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful
interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning equipment off and on, the user is
encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
Í
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
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Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
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Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the
receiver is connected.
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Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
CE Mark Warning
This is a Class B product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference in which case
the user may be required to take adequate measures.
VCCI Class B Warning
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Notices
NOTE:
important points to the text. A note provides information that may apply only
in special cases.
CAUTION:
damage or data corruption, to a lesser degree than warnings.
WARNING:
system damage, data corruption, personal injury, or death.
This message denotes neutral or positive information that calls out
Cautions call special attention to hazards that can cause system
Warnings call special attention to hazards that can cause
Statements:
Warning
To ensure compliance with FCC RF exposure requirements, the antenna used for
this device must be installed to provide a separation distance of at least 20 cm
from all persons and must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any
other antenna or radio transmitter. Installers and end-users must follow the
installation instructions provided in this user guide.
1. Modifications to this device, unless expressly approved by D-Link, could void the user’s r ight to
operate this equipment.
2. The frequency band 5150-5250 MHz is only for indoor usage to reduce potential for harmful
interference to co-channel Mobile Satellite systems. The device can only be operated as an
indoor unit.
3. High power radars are allocated as primary users (meaning they have priority) of 5250-5350
MHz and 5650-5850 MHz and these radars could cause interference and/or damage to LELAN
devices used in Canada.
D-link will incorporated, the Mini PCI, into other equipment, manufacture by D-link, without having to
re-certified for use in the USA by the FCC provided that:
The module is not modified
The module is only used or configured with antennas provided. Do not use other antennas
that have not been approved or test ed with the MINI PCI car d. Doing so will violate the grant
of authorization approval and could result in a syst em exceeding the RF Exposure
Requirements or the FCC radiation limits.
The module is properly label and if being inst alled inside a product, were the Module’s FCC
ID is not visible, then an external label must be place on the outside of the device, stating the
following:
“Contains Transmitter Module FCC ID: KA22001120013-1”
The FCC warning statements and compliance statements found in the user manual for the
module must be replicated in the manual for the host equipment, specifically those related to
RF exposure and Indoor Use only.
The module is used as a mobile device. The final configuration, where the module will be
installed, must meet the 20-cm requirement for it to be classified as mobile. The final
configuration must, also, be in compliance with the RF exposure requir ements. The module
is not approved for portable applications. If portable application is desired, then a separate
FCC equipment authorization is required.
The module is installed inside an enclosure that cannot be easily open or accessible to the
user, so that the antenna(s) pr ovided cannot be easily change by the user.
Contents
List of Figures.........................................................xv
List of Tables ........................................................xvii
Preface.................................................................... xix
About this Document ..................................................................................... xix
Audience.........................................................................................................xx
Additional Resources......................................................................................xx
1 Introduction............................................................1-1
Package Contents ........................................................................................ 1-1
System Requirements .................................................................................. 1-2
Hardware Installation
.................................................................................................1-2
2 Windows 2000........................................................2-1
Driver Installation (First-time Inst all)............................................................. 2-1
Driver Installation (Previous Driver Installed)............................................... 2-5
Driver Uninstallation.................................................................................... 2-14
Device Configuration .................................................................................. 2-17
Infrastructure Mod e ..............................................................................2-22
Ad Hoc Mode........................................................................................2-23
TCP/IP Setup........................................................................................ 2-24
3 Windows Millennium Edition................................3-1
Driver Installation .......................................................................................... 3-1
Driver Uninstallation......................................................................................3-5
Device Configuration.....................................................................................3-7
Infrastructure Mod e.................................................................................3-9
Ad Hoc Mode ........................................................................................3-10
TCP/IP Configuration............................................................................3-12
4 Windows 98 Second Edition.................................4-1
Driver Installation .......................................................................................... 4-1
Driver Uninstallation......................................................................................4-5
Device Configuration.....................................................................................4-8
Infrastructure Mod e.................................................................................4-9
Ad Hoc Mode ........................................................................................4-11
TCP/IP Setup........................................................................................4-13
5 Windows XP ...........................................................5-1
Driver Installation (First-time Inst all) ............................................................. 5-1
Driver Uninstallation......................................................................................5-6
Device Configuration...................................................................................5-10
Infrastructure Mod e...............................................................................5-12
Ad Hoc Mode ........................................................................................5-13
TCP/IP Setup........................................................................................5-15
Windows XP Wireless Network Configuration............................................ 5-20
Infrastructure Mod e...............................................................................5-22
Ad hoc mode......................................................................................... 5-24
Connect to an Available W ireless Net work ..........................................5-26
6 Windows NT 4.0 .....................................................6-1
Driver Installation and TCP/IP Setup............................................................ 6-1
Device Configuration.....................................................................................6-7
Infrastructure Mod e ................................................................................6-8
Ad Hoc Mode........................................................................................ 6-11
Verify Connection................................................................................. 6-13
Driver Uninstallation.................................................................................... 6-15
7 LinkMon..................................................................7-1
Installation..................................................................................................... 7-1
Features........................................................................................................ 7-5
8 RFSilent..................................................................8-1
System Requirements .................................................................................. 8-1
Windows 98SE Environment.................................................................. 8-1
RFSilent Setup.............................................................................................. 8-2
Operation ...................................................................................................... 8-2
9 Troubleshooting....................................................9-1
A Channel and Data Rate Selection ........................A-1
List of Figures
Figure 2-1. Infrastructure Mod e................................................................2-17
Figure 2-2. Ad Hoc Mode .........................................................................2-18
Figure 8-1. RFSilent Icon ........................................................................... 8-2
Figure 8-2. RFSilent Menu Selections .......................................................8-2
List of Tables
Table 8-1. RFSilent Menu Descriptions....................................................8-3
Preface
This user’s guide provides the necessary information for first-time users to
successfully install the D-Link Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS)
driver, for the purpose of evaluating and/or operating the D-Link DW-290
Station Reference Design in a Microsoft Windows environment. This guide
also provides information for users who wish to upgrade the D-Link NDIS
driver from previous releases.
This guide describes the steps required to install NDIS drivers for the D-Link
DW-290 Wireless Network mini PCI Card in Windows 2000, Windows
Millennium Edition, Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows XP, and Windows
NT 4.0. This guide also includes detailed instructions for configuring the PC
Card device, or IEEE 802.11a station (STA), to interact with an access point
(AP) in infrastructure mode and with other STAs in ad hoc mode. Instructions
for installing or upgrading the diagnostic utility LinkMon are also included.
You should also read this before proceeding to install the D-Link DW-290
Wireless Network mini PCI Card and NDIS driver in the targeted operating
system (OS) environment.
About this Document
The document consists of the following chapters and appendixes:
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Introduction—Hardware, Software, and System
Requirements needed to setup D-Link DW-290 Station
Reference Design.
Windows 2000—Installation/Uninstallation Procedures and
Device/Network Configurations for Windows 2000.
Windows Millennium Edition—Installation/Uninstallation
Procedures and Device/Network Configurations for Windows
Millennium Edition.
Windows 98 Second Edition—Installation/Uninstallation
Procedures and Device/Network Configurations for Windows
98 Second Edition.
Windows XP—Installation/Uninstallation Procedures and
Device/Network Configurations for Windows XP.
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
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Chapter 9
Appendix A
Windows NT 4.0—Installation/Uninstallation Procedures
and Device/Network Configurations for Windows NT 4.0.
LinkMon—Graphical User Interface for Operational Status
and Statistics of D-Link DW-290 Station Reference Design.
RFSilent—RFSilent application that allows you to enable or
disable the RF Signal (radio) on all D-Link STA Reference
Designs.
Error! Reference source not found.—Utility for selecting
countries’ regulatory domains, FCC (USA and Canada) and
TELEC (Japan).
Troubleshooting—Hints on fixing common
Installation/Uninstallation and Device/Network
Configurations issues.
Channel and Data Rate Selection—Describes how to
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 DW-290 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
provided under a license agreement containing restrictions on use and
disclosure, and are also protected by copyright law. Reverse engineering of
this hardware, software, or documentation is prohibited.
The following resources should be referenced regarding topics that are not
addressed in this document:
AR5110 Radio-on-a-Chip for 5-GHz Wireless LANs data sheet
AR5210 MAC/Baseband Processor for IEEE 802.11a 5-GHz Wireless
LAN data sheet
AP User’s Guide
STA Reference Design Functional Specification
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Introduction
The D-Link DW- 290 Wireless Network mini PCI Card is an IEEE 802. 11a twochip solution reference design based on the Atheros AR5110 and AR5210
chipset. This ref er ence design implements a half-duplex, Orthogonal Frequency
Division Multiplexing (OFDM) bas eband processor s upport ing all IEEE 802.11a
data rates (6 t o 54 Mbps ) . It also supports t he D-Link Turbo Mode
data rates up to 72 Mbps. The host interface is compatible with the PC Card 7.1
standard. You can find information regarding t he D-Link Stat ion Reference
Designs in the detailed
D-Link STA Reference Design Functional Specif ication
TM
supporting
.
Package Contents
Make sure the following materials are available before you begin:
One 802.11a PCI Card
One Installation CD-ROM containing software and utilities and this user’s
guide
One 802.11a PCI Card Quick Start Guide
One warranty registration card
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:
1. Turn off your computer and unplug its power cord from the wall outlet for
safety purposes.
2. Remove the computer cover.
3. Locate an unused PCI slot and refer to your PC ’s manual for
instructions on how to remove the plate that covers the slot (if
applicable).
4. Align the Harmony 802.11a PCI Card over the empty slot.
5. Firmly insert the card into the slot, as illustrated below.
6. Secure the card’s metal bracket to the computer following the directions
provided in your PC’s manual.
7. Replace the computer cover.
8. Plug the computer’s power cord back into the wall outlet.
9. Place the antenna with the longer cable on top of your desk, computer,
or monitor.
PRELIMINARY Chapter
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10. Turn on the computer.
Atheros Communications, Inc. Introduction •
COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL
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Windows 2000
Driver Installation (First-time Install)
Insert the D-Link DW-290 Wireless Network mini PCI Card 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.
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.
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.
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
Configuration” for the device configuration.
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