D-Link DWL-120+k Quick Installation Manual

2.4GHz USB

Wireless Adapter

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CD-ROM (containing Drivers, Manual and Warranty)

This product works with the following operating
system software:

Windows XP, Windows

2000, Windows Me, Windows 98se

Before You Begin

You must have at least the following:

• You will need a computer with an available USB port to connect the

DWL-120+ Wireless USB adapter.

• At least a 300 MHz processor and 32 MB of memory

• An 802.1 1b Access Point (for Infrastructure Mode) or another 802.11b

wireless adapter (for Ad-Hoc; Peer-to-Peer networking mode.)

• Properly Installed and Working USB Controller .

DWL-120+ Wireless USB Adapter

Check Your Package Contents

These are the items included with your DWL-120+ purchase:

Mini-USB Cable

The Install Screen will appear .

If the CD Autorun function
does not automatically Go to
Start > Run on your com­puter , then type
“D:\Setup.exe.” If it does
start, proceed to the next
screen.

The letter “D”
represents the
letter of the CD-ROM
drive. Y our CD-ROM
drive may be a different
drive letter.

T urn on the computer and
Insert the D- Link Air DWL-120+ 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

Insert the D-Link CD-ROM Into Your
Computer

Do NOT install
the DWL-120+
USB Adapter into your
computer before
installing the driver
software on the D-Link
CD!

Type “D:\Setup.exe.”

Click OK

Click Next

Click Install Driver/PC Utility

Click Next

Click Finish

Click No, I will restart

my computer later

Antenna

Used to wirelessly

connect to 802.1 1b

networks.

Shut down Your Computer

Link/Power LED

Link - Indicates that the DWL-120+

is properly installed in the computer .
Power - Indicates that the DWL-

120+ is properly installed in the
computer .

Mini-USB Port

Used to connect the

DWL-120+ to your

computer.

Installing the DWL-120+ Wireless USB
Adapter to Your Computer

A. Make sure to turn off your computer.

Restart Your Computer

When you restart your computer
this Found New Hardware

Wizard (Windows XP) screen

will appear:

C. Firmly insert the other end of

the USB cable (smaller plug)
into the DWL-120+.

Select Install the software

automatically (Recommended)

Click Next

B. Firmly insert one end of the

USB cable (larger plug) into
your computer’s USB Port.

For Windows XP/2000, a
screen similar to this Digital

Signature Not Found screen

may appear during the installa­tion.

Click Yes to continue

the installation

Windows XP will automatically
load the driver files.

Click Yes to finalize the

installation

For Windows Me and 98SE, this

screen may appear.

Click Finish

Your Installation is Complete!

After you’ve continued in Windows XP (or after the computer
restarts in the other Windows operating systems), the D-Link Air
DWL-120+ 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 appears GREEN, then you have

successfully installed the DWL-120+, are connected to a

wireless network and are ready to communicate!

Double-click the utility icon to use
the configuration utility .

If the utility icon does not appear,
double-click the shortcut icon that
has appeared on your desktop.

Click the XP Networking icon
to use the Zero Configuration

Wireless Settings.

Click Advanced

For Windows XP, if you wish to use the AirXpert Utility, please do the
following steps.

Uncheck “Use Windows to

configure my wireless net­work settings.”

Click OK

Your Installation is Complete!(cont.)

Appendix

Using the Configuration Utility

B. SSID: The Service Set

Identifier is the name
assigned to the wireless
network. The factory SSID
setting is set to default

A. Status: Displays the

MAC Address of the
Access Point that is
associated with the
DWL-120+.

A
B

C

D

F

E

E. Link Quality /

Signal Strength:

Displays the wireless
signal strength for the
DWL-120+ wireless
connection to the
access point.

C. TxRate: The default

setting is 11Mbps;
however, TxRate settings
are automatically
determined by the DWL­120+ depending on the
distance from the access
point.

D. Channel: Displays the

channel information. By
default, the channel is set
to 6 and selection is
automatically determined
by the Access Point.

J. TxRate: You can

adjust the transmis­sion rate to get the
best signal possible
depending on your
usage and environ­ment.

L. Power Mode: By

default, Power Mode is
set to Continuous
Access Mode. Continu-
ous Access Mode - this
default setting con­sumes the most power.
Maximum Power Save ­this setting consumes
the lease power. Power
Save - this setting
consumes a moderate
amount of power.

K. Preamble: By default, D-Link

AirPlus Products are set to Long
Preamble. The Preamble

defines the length of the CRC
block (Cyclic Redundancy
Check is a common technique
for detecting data transmission
errors) for communication
between the Access Point and
wireless network adapters.
High network traffic areas shout
use the Shorter Preamble type.

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H. Wireless Mode: The factory

setting is set to Infrastruc­ture Mode. Ad-Hoc mode is

used for peer-to-peer net­working.

Appendix (cont.)

I. Channel: By Default, the

channel is set to 6. Channel
selection is automatically
determined by the DWL­120+ 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.

B. SSID: The Service

Set Identifier is the
name assigned to
the wireless network.
The factory SSID
setting is set to

default.

IP Address Configuration

To connect to a network, make sure
the proper network settings are
configured for DWL-120+.

For Microsoft Windows XP:

Go to Start > right click on

My Network Places >

select Properties > Double-click on
the Network Connection associated
with the DWL-120+.

Input a static IP address in the same
range as the Wireless Router or
Access Point.

Static IP address setup

Click OK

IP address: 192.168.0.51
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0

Click OK

Click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)

Click Properties

Select Obtain an IP address

automatically (if the Wireless

Router or Access Point has DHCP
server enabled)

Select Obtain DNS server

address automatically

Dynamic IP address setup

Used when a DHCP server is available on
the local network. (i.e. Router)

Used when a DHCP server is not available
on the local network.

Select Use the following IP address

For Windows 2000 users:

Go to Start > Settings > Network and

Dial-up Connections > Double-click on

the Local Area Connection associated
with the DWL-120+ > select Properties

Used when a DHCP server is available on
the local network. (i.e. Router)

Static IP address setup

Input a static IP address in the same
range as the Wireless Router or
Access Point.

Click Properties

Click OK

Click OK

Click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)

Select Obtain an IP address

automatically (if the Wireless Router

or Access Point has DHCP server
enabled)

Select Obtain DNS server

address automatically

Select Use the following IP

address

Dynamic IP address setup

Used when a DHCP server is not available
on the local network.

IP address: 192.168.0.52
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway: 192.168.0.1
DNS Address: 192.168.0.1

Technical Support

Y ou can find software updates and user document ation on the D-Link website.
D-Link provides free technical support for customers within the United S tates and

within Canada for the duration of the warranty period on this product.
U.S. and Canadian customers can contact D-Link technical support through our

website, or by phone.

Tech Support for customers within the United States:

D-Link Technical Support over the Telephone:

[phone]
24 hours a day , seven days a week.

D-Link Technical Support over the Internet:

http://support.dlink.com
email:[email protected]

Tech Support for customers within Canada:

D-Link Technical Support over the Telephone:

[phone]
Monday to Friday 8:30am to 9:00pm EST

D-Link Technical Support over the Internet:

http://support.dlink.ca
email:[email protected]