7D-Link DWA-510 User Manual
Section 2 - Installation
Getting Started
Installation
Thissectionwillwalkyouthroughtheinstallationprocess.Ifyouhaveabuilt-inwirelessadapter,pleasedisableitindevicemanager
beforeinstallingyourD-Linkadapter.Also,ifyouhavepreviouslyinstalledanotherwirelessadapter,pleasemakesureanysoftware
is uninstalled.
BeforeinstallingyournewD-Linkwirelessadapter,pleaseverifythefollowing:
•Removeanypreviousinstallationsofwirelessadapters
•Disableanybuilt-inwirelessadapters
•VerifythesettingssuchastheSSIDandsecuritysettingsofthenetwork(s)youwanttoconnectto
Remove Existing Installations
Ifyou’veinstalledadifferentmanufacture’sadapteroradifferentmodelD-Linkadapter,makesurethesoftwareisuninstalledbefore
installingthenewsoftware.Someutilitiesmaycauseaconictwiththenewsoftware.Ifyouplantousemultipleadaptersatdifferent
times,makesuretheutilitiesarenotsettoloadwhenyourcomputerbootsup.Windows
®
XP users may use the built-in wireless
utility for all adapters.
Toremoveanyoldsoftware:
Windows
®
Vistausers:ClickStart > Control Panel > Program & Features.
Windows
®
XPusers:ClickStart > Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs.
Windows
®
2000users:ClickStart > Settings > Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs.