D Link D1624VC1 2.4 GHz Wireless Broadband Router User Manual DI 624 010603 pmd

D Link Corporation 2.4 GHz Wireless Broadband Router DI 624 010603 pmd

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Using the Network Setup Wizard in Windows XP
In this section you will learn how to establish a network at home or work,
using Microsoft Windows XP.
Note: Please refer to websites such as http://www.homenethelp.com
and http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000 for information about
networking computers using Windows 2000, ME or 98.
Go to Start>Control Panel>Network Connections
Select Set up a home or small office network
Networking Basics
When this screen appears, Click Next.
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Please follow all the instructions in this window:
Networking Basics
Click Next
In the following window, select the best description of your computer. If your
computer connects to the internet through a gateway/router, select the
second option as shown.
Click Next
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Enter a Computer description and a Computer name (optional.)
Networking Basics
Click Next
Enter a Workgroup name. All computers on your network should have the
same Workgroup name.
Click Next
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Please wait while the Network Setup Wizard applies the changes.
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When the changes are complete, click Next.
Please wait while the Network Setup Wizard configures the computer.
This may take a few minutes.
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In the window below, select the option that fits your needs. In this example,
Create a Network Setup Disk has been selected. You will run this disk on
each of the computers on your network. Click Next.
Insert a disk into the Floppy Disk Drive, in this case drive A.
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Please read the information under Here’s how in the screen below. After you
complete the Network Setup Wizard you will use the Network Setup Disk to
run the Network Setup Wizard once on each of the computers on your net-
work. To continue click Next.
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Please read the information on this screen, then click Finish to complete the
Network Setup Wizard.
The new settings will take effect when you restart the computer. Click Yes to
restart the computer.
You have completed configuring this computer. Next, you will need to run the
Network Setup Disk on all the other computers on your network. After run-
ning the Network Setup Disk on all your computers, your new wireless net-
work will be ready to use.
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Naming your Computer
To name your computer, please follow these directions:In Windows XP:
Click Start (in the lower left corner of the screen)
Right-click on My Computer
Select Properties and click
Select the Computer
Name Tab in the Sys-
tem Properties window.
You may enter a
Computer Description
if you wish; this field is
optional.
To rename the computer
and join a domain, Click
Change.
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Naming your Computer
In this window, enter the
Computer name
Select Workgroup and enter
the name of the Workgroup
All computers on your
network must have the same
Workgroup name.
Click OK
Checking the IP Address in Windows XP
The wireless adapter-equipped computers in your network must be in the same
IP Address range (see Getting Started in this manual for a definition of IP Ad-
dress Range.) To check on the IP Address of the adapter, please do the follow-
ing:
Right-click on the
Local Area
Connection
icon in the task
bar
Click on Status
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Checking the IP Address in Windows XP
This window will appear.
Click the
Support tab
Click Close
Assigning a Static IP Address in Windows XP/2000
Note: Residential Gateways/Broadband Routers will automatically assign IP
Addresses to the computers on the network, using DHCP (Dynamic Host Con-
figuration Protocol) technology. If you are using a DHCP-capable Gateway/
Router you will not need to assign Static IP Addresses.
If you are not using a DHCP capable Gateway/Router, or you need to assign a
Static IP Address, please follow these instructions:
Go to Start
Double-click
on Control
Panel
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Assigning a Static IP Address in Windows XP/2000
Double-click
on Network
Connections
Double-click on
Properties
Right-click on Local Area
Connections
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Input your IP address
and subnet mask. (The
IP Addresses on your
network must be within
the same range. For
example, if one computer
has an IP Address of
192.168.0.2, the other
computers should have IP
Addresses that are
sequential, like
192.168.0.3 and
192.168.0.4. The subnet
mask must be the same
for all the computers on
the network.)
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Assigning a Static IP Address
in Windows XP/2000
Input your DNS server
addresses. (Note: If
you are entering a DNS
server, you must enter
the IP Address of the
Default Gateway.)
The DNS server information will be supplied
by your ISP (Internet Service Provider.)
Click OK
Click on Internet
Protocol (TCP/IP)
Click Properties
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Assigning a Static IP Address with Macintosh OSX
Go to the Apple Menu and se-
lect System Preferences
cClick on Network
Select Built-in Ethernet in
the Show pull-down menu
Select Manually in the
Configure pull-down
menu
Input the Static IP Ad-
dress, the Subnet Mask
and the Router IP Ad-
dress in the appropriate
fields
Click Apply Now
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Selecting a Dynamic IP Address with Macintosh OSX
Go to the Apple Menu and se-
lect System Preferences
Click on Network
Select Built-in Ethernet in
the Show pull-down menu
Select Using DHCP in the
Configure pull-down menu
Click Apply Now
The IP Address, Subnet
mask, and the Router’s IP
Address will appear in a
few seconds
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Checking the Wireless Connection by Pinging in Windows XP and
2000
Checking the Wireless Connection by Pinging in Windows Me
and 98
Go to Start > Run
> type cmd. A
window similar to
this one will ap-
pear. Type ping
xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx,
where xxx is the
IP Address of the
Wireless Router or
Access Point. A
good wireless
connection will
show four replies
from the Wireless
Router or Acess
Point, as shown.
Go to Start >
Run > type
command. A
window similar to
this will appear.
Type ping
xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
where xxx is the
IP Address of the
Wireless Router
or Access Point.
A good wireless
connection will
show four replies
from the wireless
router or access
point, as shown.
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Adding and Sharing Printers in Windows XP
After you have run the Network Setup Wizard on all the computers in your
network (please see the Network Setup Wizard section at the beginning of
Networking Basics,) you can use the Add Printer Wizard to add or share a
printer on your network.
Whether you want to add a local printer (a printer connected directly to one
computer,) share an LPR printer (a printer connected to a print server) or
share a network printer (a printer connected to your network through a
Gateway/Router,) use the Add Printer Wizard. Please follow the directions
below:
First, make sure that you have run the Network Setup Wizard on all of the
computers on your network.
On the following pages, we will show you these 3 ways to use the Add Printer
Wizard:
1. Adding a local printer
2. Sharing an network printer
3. Sharing an LPR printer
For help with other tasks, that we have not covered here, in home or small
office networking, see Using the Shared Documents folder and Sharing files
and folders in the Help and Support Center in Microsoft Windows XP.
(Other Networking Tasks)
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Adding a local printer (a printer connected directly to a computer)
A printer that is not shared on the network and is connected directly to one
computer is called a local printer. If you do not need to share your printer
on a network, follow these directions to add the printer to one computer.
Go to
Start>
Printers
and
Faxes
Click on Add a
printer
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Adding a local printer
Click Next
Select Local
printer attached to
this computer
(Deselect Automati-
cally detect and
install my Plug and
Play printer if it has
been selected.)
Click Next
Select Use the
following port:
From the pull-down
menu select the
correct port for your
printer
(Most computers use the LPT1: port,
as shown in the illustration.)
Click Next
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Adding a local printer
Select and highlight
the correct driver
for your printer.
Click Next
(If the correct driver is
not displayed, insert the
CD or floppy disk that
came with your printer
and click Have Disk.)
At this screen, you
can change the
name of the printer
(optional.)
Click Next
Select Yes, to print a
test page. A success-
ful printing will confirm
that you have chosen
the correct driver.
Click Next
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Adding a local printer
This screen gives you information about your printer.
Click Finish
When the test page has printed,
Click OK

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