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D-Link DWA-556 User Manual
Table of Contents
Product Overview
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3
Package Contents
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3
System Requirements
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3
Introduction
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4
Features
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5
Hardware Overview
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6
LEDs
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6
Installation
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7
Getting Started
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7
Remove Existing Installations
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7
Disable Other Wireless Adapters
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8
Wireless Installation Considerations
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10
Adapter Installation
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11
Push Button Configuration (PBC)
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14
Manual Connect
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16
Configuration
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18
D-Link Wireless Connection Manager
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18
Wireless Networks
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19
My Wireless Networks
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20
Support
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23
About
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24
Connect to a Wireless Network
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25
Using Windows
®
7
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25
Using Windows Vista
®
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26
Using Windows
®
XP
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27
Wireless Security
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28
What is WPA
™
?
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28
Configure WPA/WPA2-Personal
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29
Using the D-Link Utility
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29
Using Windows Vista
®
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34
Using Windows
®
XP
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36
Configure WPA/WPA2-Enterprise
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38
Using the D-Link Utility
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38
Troubleshooting
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39
Windows
®
7 Troubleshooting
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44
Wireless Basics
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46
Networking Basics
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50
Check your IP address
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50
Windows
®
XP/2000 Users
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50
Windows 7/Vista
®
Users
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50
Statically Assign an IP address
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51
Windows
®
XP/2000 Users
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51
Windows 7/Vista
®
Users
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52
Technical Specifications
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53
Contacting Technical Support
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54
Warranty
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55
Registration
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