2D-Link DWA-556 User Manual
Table of Contents
Product Overview ...................................................3
Package Contents ................................................................3
System Requirements .........................................................3
Introduction ........................................................................4
Features .............................................................................. 5
Hardware Overview .............................................................6
LEDs ................................................................................6
Installation ...........................................................7
Getting Started ....................................................................7
Remove Existing Installations ..........................................7
Disable Other Wireless Adapters ......................................8
Wireless Installation Considerations .................................10
Adapter Installation ........................................................... 11
Configuration ...................................................... 18
D-Link Wireless Connection Manager ...............................18
Wireless Networks .........................................................19
Wi-Fi
®
Protected Setup (WPS) .......................................20
My Wireless Networks ...................................................23
Support ..........................................................................26
About .............................................................................27
Connect to a Wireless Network
Using Windows
®
Vista ...................................................28
Windows
®
XP Configuration Utility ................................30
Disabling The Windows
®
XP Utility ................................31
Wireless Security ................................................. 33
What is WEP? ...................................................................33
What is WPA? ...................................................................34
Configure WEP ..................................................................35
Using the D-Link Wireless Connection Manager ............35
Using the Windows
®
Vista Utility ...................................37
Using the Windows
®
XP Utility ......................................39
Configure WPA/WPA2 Passphrase ....................................41
Using the D-Link Wireless Connection Manager ............41
Using the Windows
®
Vista ............................................43
Using the Windows
®
XP Utility ......................................45
Configure WPA
™
/WPA2
™
-Enterprise ..................................47
Using the D-Link Connection Manager ..........................47
Configure 802.1x (RADIUS) ..............................................48
Troubleshooting ................................................... 49
Wireless Basics ................................................... 54
Networking Basics ................................................ 59
Check your IP address ......................................................59
Statically Assign an IP address .........................................60
Technical Specifications ......................................... 61
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