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Getting Started (continued) Setting up a Wireless Ad Hoc Network Desktop Install the Wireless PCI adapter(e.g., DWL-510) into the desktop computer. (See the Quick Installation Guide included with the product for installation instructions.) Install the DWL-610 wireless Cardbus adapter into a laptop computer. (See the Quick Installation Guide included with the product.) Set the wireless configuration for the adapters to Ad-Hoc mode, set the adapters to the same channel, and assign an IP Address to each computer on the Ad-Hoc network. (See Box below) IP Address When assigning IP Addresses to the computers on the network, please remember that the IP Address for each computer must be in the same IP Address range as all the computers in the network, and the subnet mask must be exactly the same for all the computers in 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. IMPORTANT: If computers or other devices are assigned the same IP Address, one or more of the devices may not be visible on the network. 10

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10
Getting Started
(continued)
Setting up a Wireless Ad Hoc Network
Install the Wireless PCI adapter(e.g., DWL-510) into the desktop computer.
(See the
Quick Installation Guide
included with the product for installation
instructions
.)
Install the DWL-610 wireless Cardbus adapter into a laptop computer.
(See
the
Quick Installation Guide
included with the product
.)
Set the wireless configuration for the adapters to Ad-Hoc mode, set the
adapters to the same channel, and assign an IP Address to each computer
on the Ad-Hoc network.
(See Box below)
IP Address
Desktop
When assigning IP Addresses to the computers on the network, please remember
that the
IP Address for each computer must be in the same IP Address range
as all the computers in the network
, and the subnet mask must be exactly the
same for all the computers in 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.
IMPORTANT: If computers or other devices are assigned the same IP Address,
one or more of the devices may not be visible on the network.