D-Link DWA-642 User Manual

2D-Link DWA-642 User Manual
Table of Contents
Product Overview ........................................................3
Package Contents....................................................3
System Requirements ............................................. 3
Introduction ..............................................................4
Features ...................................................................5
Hardware Overview .................................................6
Installation ....................................................................7
Getting Started ........................................................ 7
Remove Existing Installations ............................ 7
Disable Other Wireless Adapters ....................... 8
Wireless Installation Considerations ......................10
Adapter Installation ................................................11
Configuration ............................................................. 17
D-Link Wireless Connection Manager ...................17
Wireless Networks ........................................... 18
Wi-Fi
®
Protected Setup (WPS) .........................19
My Wireless Networks .....................................22
Add Profile ...................................................23
Modify Profile ...............................................24
Support ............................................................25
About ...............................................................26
Connect to a Wireless Network ................................ 27
Using Windows
®
Vista
™
.......................................... 27
Using Windows XP ................................................29
Wireless Security .......................................................30
What is WPA
™
? ......................................................30
Configure WPA/WPA2
™
-Personal ..........................31
Using the D-Link Connection Manager ............31
Using Windows Vista
®
...................................... 33
Using the Windows XP Utility ...........................35
Configure WPA/WPA2-Enterprise .......................... 37
Using the D-Link Connection Manager ............37
Configure 802.1x (RADIUS) .................................. 38
Using the D-Link Utility ....................................38
Troubleshooting .........................................................39
Wireless Basics .........................................................43
Wireless Modes .....................................................47
Networking Basics .................................................... 48
Check your IP address ..........................................48
Windows
®
XP/2000 Users ................................48
Windows Vista
®
Users ......................................48
Statically Assign an IP address ............................. 49
Windows
®
XP/2000 Users ................................49
Windows Vista
®
Users ......................................50
Technical Specifications ........................................... 51
Contacting Technical Support ..................................52
Warranty .....................................................................53
Registration ................................................................ 59
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D-Link DWA-642 Specifications

General

Brand	D-Link
Model	DWA-642
Category	Adapter
Language	English