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53D-Link DWA-510 User Manual
Section 5 - Troubleshooting
•CheckthattheLEDindicatorsforthebroadbandmodemareindicatingnormalactivity.Ifnot,theremaybeaproblem
with the broadband connection.
•CheckthattheLEDindicatorsonthewirelessrouterarefunctioningproperly.Ifnot,checkthattheACpowerand
Ethernet cables are firmly connected.
•CheckthattheIPaddress,subnetmask,gateway,andDNSsettingsarecorrectlyenteredforthenetwork.
•InInfrastructure mode,makesurethesameService Set Identifier (SSID) is specified on the settings for the wireless
clients and access points. The SSID factory default setting for most D-Link products is default.(Double-clickonthe
WLAN icon in the taskbar. The Link Info screen will display the SSID setting.)
•In Ad-Hocmode,bothwirelessclientswillneedtohavethesameSSID. Please note that it might be necessary to
set up one client to establish a BSS (Basic Service Set)andwaitbrieybeforesettingupotherclients.Thisprevents
several clients from trying to establish a BSSatthesametime,whichcanresultinmultiplesingularBSSs being
established,ratherthanasingleBSS with multiple clients associated to it.
•CheckthattheNetwork Connection for the wireless client is configured properly. Select AP (Infrastructure) when
connecting to an access point and select Ad-Hoc mode when connecting without an access point. Double-click on
the WLAN icon in the taskbar > click on Configuration to change the settings for the wireless adapter.
4. What should I do when the computer with the DWA-510 installed is unable to connect to the wireless network and/or the
internet?