D-Link DWA-160 Product Manual - Page 42

Service Set Identifier - windows 7 driver

Page 42 highlights

Section 5 - Troubleshooting 2. The computer does not recognize the DWA-160 Wireless Adapter. Make sure that the DWA-160 Wireless Adapter is properly seated in the computer's USB port. If Windows® does not detect the hardware upon insertion of the adapter, make sure to completely remove drivers that were previously loaded. 3. The computer with the DWA-160 installed is unable to connect to the wireless network and/or the Internet. • Check that the LED indicators for the broadband modem are indicating normal activity. If not, there may be a problem with the broadband connection. • Check that the LED indicators on the wireless router are functioning properly. If not, check that the AC power and Ethernet cables are firmly connected. • Check that the IP Address, subnet mask, gateway, and DNS settings are correctly entered for the network • In Infrastructure mode, make sure the same Service Set Identifier (SSID) is specified on the settings for the wireless clients and access points. By default, the SSID factory setting for D-Link products is blank. (Double-click on the WLAN icon in the taskbar. The Link Info screen will display the SSID setting.) D-Link DWA-160 User Manual 42

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
  • 43
  • 44
  • 45
  • 46
  • 47
  • 48
  • 49
  • 50
  • 51
  • 52
  • 53
  • 54
  • 55
  • 56
  • 57
  • 58
  • 59
  • 60

³±
D-Link DWA-160 User Manual
Section ´ - Troubleshooting
Make sure that the DWA-160 Wireless Adapter is properly seated in the computer’s USB port.
If Windows
®
does not detect the hardware upon insertion of the adapter, make sure to completely remove drivers that
were previously loaded.
2. The computer does not recognize the DWA-160 Wireless Adapter.
• Check that the LED indicators for the broadband modem are indicating normal activity.
If not, there may
be a problem with the broadband connection.
• Check that the LED indicators on the wireless router are functioning properly.
If not, check that the AC
power and Ethernet cables are firmly connected.
• Check that the IP Address, subnet mask, gateway, and DNS settings are correctly entered for the
network
• In
Infrastructure
mode, make sure the same
Service Set Identifier
(SSID)
is specified on the settings for
the wireless clients and access points.
By default, the
SSID
factory setting for D-Link products is blank
.
(Double-click on the WLAN icon in the taskbar. The
Link Info
screen will display the SSID setting.)
3.
The computer with the DWA-160 installed is unable to connect to the wireless network and/or the Internet.