User's Manual

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4. 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.
5. By default, the wireless adapter is set to obtain a Dynamic IP
Address. If you are having difficulty connecting, check to make
sure that the IP Address of the wireless adapter is within the IP
address range of your network. Please refer to the Networking
Basics section in this manual entitled: Checking The IP
Address.
6. Learn to share printers and files. Please refer to the Networking
Basics section in this manual entitled: Adding and Sharing
Printers in Windows XP.
2. A Home Internet Network with Multiple IP Addresses
(Network administrators with Static IPs can also follow these instructions.)
If you have two or more computers (laptops or desktops) and want to
share files, printers, and Internet access using multiple IP addresses that
you have purchased from your Internet Service Provider -or- you want to
connect to an Ethernet network that uses Static IP Addresses, then
follow the instructions on the next page. When you have completed your
network, it should look similar to this:
Please note that this type of installation requires that your ISP (Internet
Service Provider) provides you a static IP address for each computer
and the Access Point on your network. Please refer to the manual that
came with your Access Point to determine its configuration.
2. A Home Internet Network with Multiple IP Addresses (continued)
Please follow these steps to complete the installation:
1. Connect the Wireless Access Point is shown in the example) to
a Broadband connection (i.e., a Cable modem such as the cable
modem.)
2. Install the DWL-AB520 Wireless PCI Adapter into a desktop
computer on your wireless network. (You can also install the
Wireless Cardbus Adapter into a laptop computer. Please refer
to the Quick Install Guide included with each product.)