Dynex DX-WGPDTC User Manual

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6 Troubleshooting9 Click Next. The following screen opens.The purpose of this screen is to configure the TCP/IP setting ofeach wireless connection. You must define if the current profile’s IPsetting is assigned by a DHCP server or assigned by a fixed IP thatis determinate by the Network Administrator.10 Set the values of the following fields:• DHCP Status—Select Enable if the TCP/IP information isassigned by a DHCP Server. Select Disable if you would like tospecify the IP address manually.• IP Address—Enter the IP address for the network card.• Subnet Mask—Enter the subnet mask for the network card. Thedefault is 255.255.255.0• Default Gateway—Enter your network’s default gateway’s IPaddress.• DNS Server—Enter the domain name system server’s address.11 Click Complete. You are finished.Profile Setting tabThe Profile Setting tab lets you create profiles for different networkenvironments.On this tab, you can click the following buttons:• Add to create new profile.• Edit to edit the currently highlighted profile.• Delete to delete the currently highlighted profile.• Connect to connect to a network using the currently highlightedprofile.About tabThe About tab shows the product version including details of the driver,application, and firmware versions. You must use this version numberwhen reporting problems to Dynex.TroubleshootingWindows 98To make sure that the WLAN 802.11g Enhanced device is installedproperly:1 Click Start, Settings, Control Panel, then Network. Click theConfiguration tab. If you find the WLAN 802.11g Enhanced cardlisted, it means the card is installed properly. If you see a yellowquestion mark, it means there is a resource conflict.-OR-Right-click on the My Computer desktop icon, then selectProperties. Click Device Manager, then click on NetworkAdapter. If you find the WLAN 802.11g Enhanced card listed, itmeans the card is installed properly. If you see a yellow questionmark, it means there is a resource conflict.2 Click on the card and then on the card service. You will see thestatus of the card. If there is a yellow sign either on the card, checkthe following:• Check to see if your computer has a free IRQ. Free an IRQ byassigning the same IRQ to some devices. For example COM 1and COM 2 can be assigned the same IRQ values.• Make sure that you have inserted the correct card and haveinstalled the correct driver.Windows 2000To make sure that the WLAN 802.11g Enhanced device is installedproperly:1 Use Windows 2000 Diagnostics to see if there is any conflict in theresource allocation of the I/O Address or IRQ allocations. If you findthat the IRQ or I/O Addresses are already assigned to other devices,you must change that value. The I/O Address must be 40h byteslong.2 Go to the Control Panel. Double-click on the card and view theWLAN card. Double-clicking on the card shows you the cardinformation, driver name, and the driver file. If you do not find thenames, there are some problems and the driver is not installedcorrectly. Reinstall the driver.3 Check the PnP BIOS setup menu, then click No.DX-WGPNBC_WGPDTC_Combo.fm Page 6 Thursday, June 22, 2006 12:31 AM