How Do I Install My Wireless D-Link Card to My Laptop?

D-Link's Quick Setup Wizard allows you to install your new wireless card in minutes.

Headquartered in Taiwan, D-Link has been a manufacturer of networking and communications products since 1986. By 2005, the company had made more than $1 billion in revenue due to international demand for its network connectivity solutions. D-Link makes wireless cards for laptops for both Wireless-N and Wireless-G connections, but thanks to its Quick Setup Wizard, the installation is the same for all cards. Once you have removed any previous wireless software on your computer, installation of your new D-Link card takes just minutes.

Instructions

1. Turn on your computer. Insert the D-Link Drivers CD. The CD will automatically start up. If the CD does not automatically run, manually select your CD-ROM drive and click on the "set-up.exe" file in the Drivers folder.

2. Click "Install Drivers" on the first screen to start the D-Link Quick Setup Wizard.

3. Choose the drive and folder location where you want the drivers to be stored.

4. Insert the wireless adapter into an available cardbus slot, PCMCIA slot or USB slot on your laptop, depending on which wireless card you have. Click "Next" on the D-Link Setup Wizard. If your computer displays a new window with the "Found New Hardware Wizard" message, click cancel to close it.

5. Enter the network name, the SSID (service set identifier), you wish to join on the next D-Link Setup Wizard screen, or click the "Scan" button to display a list of available networks. Choose the one you want to join.

6. Enter the WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) key or WPA-PSK passphrase if the wireless network is encrypted. Click "Next."

7. Click the "Finish" button. Reboot your computer.

Tips & Warnings

• After you install the drivers, the CD will install a shortcut on your desktop to the Wireless Connection Manager. This provides easy access for managing your adapter settings in the future.

• You must install the D-Link drivers from the CD before you install the wireless card.

References

• DLink: Corporate Profile
• DLink: Notebook Adapter Overview
• DLink: Notebook Adapter Quick Install Guide
• DLink: Notebook Adapter Product Manual