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Setting up a Wireless Ad-Hoc Network

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DWL-G550 User's Manual Setting up a Wireless Ad-Hoc Network 1 2 Ad Hoc Network DWL-G550 Wireless 108G Desktop Adapter DWL-G680 Wireless 108G Notebook Adapter For a typical wireless setup at home (as shown above), please do the following: 1 Install the D-Link DWL-G550 Wireless 108G Desktop Adaper into the computer. (See the Quick Installation Guide included with this product). 2 Install the other wireless adaper (e.g. D-Link DWL-G680 Wireless 108G Notebook Adaper) into the computer. (See the Quick Installation Guide included with the product). Set the wireless configuration for the adapters to Ad-Hoc mode, set the 3 adapters to the same channel, and assign an IP address to each computer on the Ad-Hoc network. 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. D-Link Systems, Inc. 11

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DWL-G550 User’s Manual
D-Link Systems, Inc.
Ad Hoc Network
For a typical wireless setup at home (as shown above), please do the following:
Setting up a Wireless Ad-Hoc Network
1
2
3
DWL-G680
Wireless 108G
Notebook Adapter
1
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.
Install the
D-Link DWL-G550 Wireless 108G Desktop Adaper
into the
computer.
(See the Quick Installation Guide included with this product).
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
.
IP Address
Install the other wireless adaper
(e.g. D-Link DWL-G680 Wireless 108G
Notebook Adaper)
into the computer.
(See the Quick Installation Guide
included with the product).
2
DWL-G550
Wireless 108G
Desktop Adapter