Although you can set up a home network in earlier versions of Windows, you will find it significantly easier if the computer connected to the router is running Windows XP.
Windows XP was designed with features and installation wizards specifically for home networking. Click Start in the left Taskbar. Download the Windows Setup instructions for easy printing. Review the preparation steps and click Next. Please disregard the note to install the network adapters and turn on all peripherals.
That will be done in a later step. If the disconnected network hardware window displays, select Ignore disconnected network hardware and click Next. Select Other as the Internet connection method and click Next.
Select This computer connects directly to the Internet. I do not have a network yet as the specific Internet connection method and click Next. Enter a description in the Computer description field for the computer you are connecting to the gateway. It should be a description that differentiates it from the other computers that will be on the network For example, office desktop. Enter a name for this computer in the Computer name field. The name cannot contain any spaces or special characters.
Enter a name for your network workgroup in the Workgroup name field and click Next. All computers connected to your network must be assigned to the same workgroup.
Note : The workgroup name cannot contain any spaces or special characters. Verify the network settings you have entered and click Next.
Select the drive where you want to save the information from the options displayed and click Next. Follow the directions for the type of drive you selected and click Next. Remove the disk from the drive and click Next. Click Finish. You will use this setup disk later if you add other computers to your network. If you are prompted to restart your computer, click Yes. Security is an important issue when using a wireless home network. Because radio waves are used to transfer information between your networked computers, it's possible for hackers to intercept this information.
Taking advantage of the security features built into your D-Link router can make it much more difficult for hackers to access your personal information. The level of protection required for your home network is dependent on the type of information stored on your home network. You have to decide what level of protection you need and how you are going to provide that protection.
This section provides information on the most basic steps to increase the security of your home network. It is not intended to include a description of all the possible security features provided by the D-Link router. Take a few minutes now to improve the security of your home network by changing the initial settings of your D-Link router to provide the level of protection you need.
Note : You may have already completed some of the initial security updates listed below during installation. Simply skip the steps that you have already completed. Initial Security Settings Change the wireless settings. Download the complete instructions for printing.
Enter your router user name and password. If you haven't changed your router user name and password, enter admin in the User Name field and leave the Password field blank. When the D-Link Configuration screen displays, confirm that the Home tab is selected and click Wireless.
Your D-Link router's default values of "admin" as the user name and no entry in the Password field are well-known to hackers. If these values are not changed, it's easier for hackers to access your network and information.
It's important that you not only change your user name and password from the default, but that you continue to change it regularly. There are two accounts set up on your router: the User and Administrator accounts. Because the Administrator account can make changes to your network settings, it's very important to change the Administrator user name and password. You can limit access to your home network to increase the security of the information stored on it.
MAC address filtering allows you to specify the computers that can access the network. This makes it much more difficult for hackers to break into your home network. Each computer is assigned a MAC address.
You will use this MAC address to specify the only computers allowed to connect to your home network. Select the Advanced tab and select Filters in the left pane. Enter a name for the computer you're allowing access to your network in the Name field.
You may want to give it a descriptive name like Dad's notebook or Family Room Desktop. Enter the computer's MAC Address. When you have entered the MAC address of each computer that will be connected to your network, select Only allow computers with MAC address listed below to access the network. Click Apply.
Now, only computers included in this list will be allowed to access your home network. If you have additional computers you want to connect to your wireless network, please follow the directions below. If you have no additional computers to connect, you can skip to Step 6. The instructions for adding a computer to your wireless network depends on whether the computer you're adding has a wireless network adapter already installed. If your computer has a wireless adapter built in or you have previously installed a wireless network adapter , you only need to set up the connection to the wireless network.
The directions are much simpler and generally take less than five minutes to complete. If you're unsure about whether you have a wireless network adapter, you can use Windows Device Manager to determine whether you have one installed. If you don't have a wireless network adapter installed , connecting an additional computer will require two major steps:.
Note : If you're creating a wireless network for a single laptop computer, you can skip this step and continue with Step 6. Review the advantages that each type of connection provides to determine the best solution for your situation. Connect additional computers by selecting either a completely wireless or a combination network. The final step is to test your Internet connection on each computer on your home network.
This ensures that all the connections are secure, and the hardware configurations are working properly. What's Next? You have successfully installed your wireless home network.
When you're ready, the next step to get the maximum benefits from your home network is to configure Windows to share folders and printers. Note : Many new notebook computers have built-in wireless network cards. Be sure to check your notebook computer to see if it already has a network card.
If you have forgotten your router's user name or password, you must reset the router to the factory settings to access the configuration utility. You can't update any security settings unless you know the user name and password and can access the router's configuration utility. Your D-Link DI router is now using the default settings for the network configuration.
You must re-configure your D-Link router to match the previous settings that were assigned to all the other devices on your wireless network. Otherwise, no other network devices will be recognzied. Write down the Physical Address. This is another name for the MAC address. It should be 12 characters 6 pairs of characters separated by hyphens. When you reset your D-Link DI router to the default settings, it reverted to WEP encryption and is using the default encryption key.
Confirm that Shared Key is selected in the Authentication field. Confirm that Enabled is selected for the WEP setting. Set the WEP Encryption field to the same level of protection 64Bit or Bit you assigned to the other computers and devices connected to your wireless network.
It must be the same as assigned to the other computers and devices connected to your network. Enter the WEP encryption key you assigned to all the other computers and devices connected to your network. Enter the WPA-PSK encryption key that was assigned to the other computers and network adapters connected to your wireless network in the Passphrase field. The status will change to "Connected" when you have successfully connected to the selected network.
When you configured the computer attached to your router, you saved your Windows home networking information to a flash drive or to a removable media like a floppy disc. In this step, you will use this saved information to configure the computers you're connecting to your home network. Note : If you are connecting computers running Windows 98 SE or Windows Me to your home network, you must use the flash drive or removable media to start the Network Setup Wizard.
To configure Windows for home networking:. Insert the removable media into the appropriate type of drive on your computer. If you saved the information to a flash drive, insert the flash drive into an available USB port Download the complete instructions for easy printing.
Software and. Previous Page. Next Page. Then press the Enter or Return key. The logon pop-up screen will appear. Click Once you have logged in, the Home screen will appear. You have the option to establish a password. Click Next Choose your time zone from the drop down list. Click Next Page 6 The Setup Wizard continued A this point, the setup wizard will try to auto-detect your Internet connec- tion type.
Otherwise, you will see the following screen: Select your Internet Connection. You will need to complete all the required fields. Click Next If you wish to use encryption for your Click to Exit Then relaunch your Web browser i. For additional settings or information, refer to the Advanced, Tools, or Status tabs on the web-management Page Technical Support You can find software updates and user documentation on the D-Link website.
D-Link provides free technical support for customers within the United States and within Canada for the duration of the warranty period on this product.
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