Dynex DX-NNBC User Manual

Wireless N Notebook Card

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USER GUIDE

Dynex DX-NNBC

Wireless N Notebook Card

Wireless card features........................................................................2

Setting up your wireless card ............................................................3

Troubleshooting ..............................................................................23

Specifications ..................................................................................28

Legal notices ...................................................................................28

One-Year Limited Warranty .............................................................31

Wireless card features

The card complies with the IEEE draft-802.11n specifications to communicate with other draft-802.11n-compliant wireless devices at 270 Mbps. The card is compatible with 802.11g devices at 54 Mbps, as well as other 802.11b products at 11 Mbps. Your wireless card operates on the same 2.4 GHz frequency band as 802.11b/g Wi-Fi® products.

• 2.4 GHz ISM (Industrial, Science, and Medical) band operation

• Integrated easy-to-use Wireless Networking Utility

• CardBus interface, for operation in virtually any notebook computer

• WPA, WPA2, Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), 64-bit WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy), or 128-bit encryption

• Wireless access to networked resources

• Support for both Infrastructure and Ad-Hoc (peer-to-peer) networking modes

• Data rate of up to 270 Mbps

• Easy installation and use

• LED power and network link indicators

Note: The standard transmission rate of 270 Mbps is the physical data rate. Actual data

throughput will be lower. Wireless performance may vary depending on the networking environment.

(draft 802.11n), 54 Mbps (802.11g), or 11 Mbps (802.11b)

Contents

Package contents

• Wireless N notebook card

• Quick Installation Guide

• Installation software CD

•This User Guide

System requirements

• PC-compatible notebook computer with one available CardBus slot and CD/DVD drive

• Windows® 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Vista®

Setting up your wireless card

Components

Link LED

Power LED

Component Description

Link LED Lights up when the card links to a wireless network

Power LED Lights up when the card is turned on.

Card connector Fits securely into your computer’s CardBus slot

Setting up your wireless card

Card connector

Windows Vista®

Important note: Install the software before inserting the card.

To install the software and the card with Windows Vista:

1 Insert the Installation Software CD into your CD/DVD drive. The AutoPlay box opens.

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2 Double-click Run Installer.exe. If you see a window titled, “An unidentified program

wants access to your computer,” click Allow. The InstallShield Wizard screen opens.

3 Click Next to begin the installation process.

You may see a window titled, “Windows can't verify the publisher of this driver software.” This is normal and does not indicate a problem. Our software has been fully tested and is compatible with this operating system.

Setting up your wireless card

4 Click Install this driver software anyway, then, when prompted, plug in your card.

When the installation completes, the InstallShield Wizard Complete screen opens.

5 Click Finish. Your installation is now complete. 6 To connect to the Internet, open the Network and Sharing Center by clicking Start,

Control Panel, Network and Internet - View network status and tasks. The

Network and Sharing Center opens.

7 Click Connect to a network. The Connect to a network screen opens.

8 Select an available wireless network, then click Connect. Your card attempts to

connect to the selected network.

Depending on the security settings of your wireless network, you may be prompted to enter in a network security key or a passphrase.

Setting up your wireless card

9 Enter the network security key or passphrase, then click Connect. The successful

connection screen opens.

After connecting to the network, you can choose to save this network and connect automatically when your card is in range.

Setting up your wireless card

The Network and Sharing Center should now show the network connection that you have just made. The links on the left of the window let you configure your network connections.

All other Windows versions

Important note: Install the software before inserting the card.

To install the software:

1 Insert the Installation Software CD into your notebook’s CD/DVD drive. The InstallShield

Wizard Welcome screen opens.

Note: If the InstallShield Wizard Welcome screen does not open, double-click My Computer,

then double-click the CD/DVD drive where the installation CD was placed. Double-click the Files folder, then double-click setup.exe.

2 Click Next. The Choose Destination Location screen opens.

3 Click Next. The Please plug in your Notebook Card now screen opens.

Setting up your wireless card

Note: If at any time during the install a warning appears that the software has not passed

Windows® logo testing, click the Continue Anyway button to proceed. This software is designed to run on Windows.

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4 Firmly insert the card, label side UP, into your computer's CardBus slot until it stops.

The Found New Hardware Wizard Welcome screen opens.

Note: If your system did not prompt you to insert your Card, do so now.

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5 Click No, not this time, then click Next. The Welcome to the Found New Hardware

Wizard Install screen opens.

6 Click Install the software automatically (Recommended), then click Next. The

Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard opens.

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