D-Link DW-250 User Manual

IEEE802.11b WLAN MiniPCI

CARD

User’s Guide

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Introduction

This User Guide is to guide you to install a Wireless LAN designed for both large and small
business and SOHO environments and let you share a local printer and files, access
internet, and roam about different working places. The attached drivers and utilities support
for Windows 95 (OSR2), Windows 98, and Windows 2000, NT4.0 and Windows Millennium.

Package Contents

 WLAN MiniPCI Card
 Wireless LAN CD-ROM with drivers and utilities
 User’s Guide
 Quick Start Guide
 Warranty Card

Planning your Wireless LAN

There are two usage modes for Wireless LAN, Ad-hoc mode and Infrastructure mode.
Please review your need and build your Wireless LAN.

Ad-hoc Networking

Ad-hoc network also is called Peer-to-Peer network. Without Access Point, notebook users
with WLAN MiniPCI Card can build Ad-hoc Peer-to-Peer wireless networks to share files
with each other, share a public office printer and other peripheral resources, even access
the Internet via a modem.

Infrastructure Networking

802.11b-compatible Access Point is a bridge or routers connecting to the wired Ethernet
network and wireless network. Through the deployment of Access Point, wireless LAN can
be extended to the reach of a wired network. Therefore, a notebook user with WLAN
MiniPCI Card can access to fixed local network resources.

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Installation

Installation for Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows 2000

Before installing the driver, you will need a copy of the operating system installation media,
usually a CD supplied with your computer or operating system.

On Windows 98 systems, the installation files are sometimes archived on the hard disk in
C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\CABS. O n Windows 20 00 sy stems , the sy stem may prompt you to
load operating system files from the Windows 2000 installation disk. Installation under
Windows 95 is identical to the procedure given above for Windows 98 and Windows 2000.
Only Windows 95 OSR2 or higher is supported.

The Setup program also insta lls Configuration Utility in the WLAN MiniPCI Card in the
Program directory. This configuration utility can help you to understand and maintain your
Wireless LAN.

Install Driver

Step 1: Insert the WLAN MiniPCI Card into the MiniPCI socket of Notebook.

Step 2:. Turn on your computer.

Step 3: Windows finds a new hardware shown WLAN MiniPCI and asks for the driver of

WLAN MiniPCI Card. The driver installation wizard guides you through the steps standard
for your operating system.

Step 4: You will be asked to supply CDs or directory path informatio n for the driver. This
driver shall be located in the following directory.
D:\ (if D:\ is your CD-ROM drive)

Step 5: Windows finds the dr i v er descr ibed as WLAN MiniPCI Card. F oll ow the directions of
Windows dialog boxes to complete the driver installation. After completing the installation,
Windows dialog will display Systems Setting Change and ask to restart the notebook. Click
“Yes” to reboot the computer.

Install Configuration Utility

1. Restart the computer and ensure ireless LAN Configuration Utility CD in the CD-ROM
drive.

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