User's Manual

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. 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 the computers on

the 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.

If you are using a PPPoE client (Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet

)

please contact your ISP (Internet Service Provider) for further

instructions regarding connecting to the Internet.

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.

3. An Ad Hoc Network

If you have two or more computers (desktops or laptops) and want to

share files and printers, but no Internet connection, please complete the

following instructions. When your Ad Hoc network is complete it may

look similar to this:

(Requirements: Wireless network adapters -for example)

To complete this installation, please follow these steps:

1. Install the D-Link 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.)