User's Manual

3. An Ad Hoc Network (continued)
To complete this installation, please follow these steps:
1. Install the DWL-520 Wireless PCI Adapter into your desktop
computers. (You may install the WCB-B13 Wireless Cardbus
Adapters into your laptops - please refer to the Quick Installation
Guide for further instructions.)
2. Set the Static IP Address of the wireless adapters. Please refer to
the Networking Basics section in this manual entitled: Assigning
an IP Address.
Note: The IP Address for all computers must be in the same IP Address range, and
the Subnet Mask must be the same for all computers on your network. For example:
If the first computer is assigned an IP Address of 192.168.0.2 with a Subnet Mask of
255.255.255.0, then the second computer can be assigned an IP Address of
192.168.0.3 with a Subnet Mask of 255.255.255.0, etc.
3. Check the Device Manager to confirm that the wireless adapter is
installed correctly. Please refer to the Networking Basics section in
this manual entitled: Checking the Installation of the Drivers for
the Wireless Adapter.
4. Check the Wireless Configuration for each wireless adapter.
Please refer to the Networking Basics section in this manual
entitled: Checking the Wireless Configuration.
5. Learn to share printers and files. Please refer to the Networking
Basics section in this manual entitled: Adding and Sharing Printers
in Windows XP.
4. An Ad Hoc Network with Internet Sharing
If you have two or more computers (desktops or laptops) and want to share
files, printers, and Internet access using one computer or laptop as an
Internet Server, then follow the instructions below. When you have
completed your network, it should look similar to this: