How to Use and Troubleshoot Dell Wireless Docking Station WLD15

The docking station is supported on PCs with a WiGig card.

Note: Before using the docking station, ensure that your notebook or PC has a WiGig module and antenna to enable one-to-one wireless connection.

Note: If the wireless link between the laptop and the Dell Wireless Docking Station becomes weak, move the laptop closer to the Dell Wireless Docking station or rotate the laptop to find a position with a stronger wireless link. For example, if you find that the wireless signal strength is reduced when the laptop lid is closed, you can open the laptop lid to find the best reception.

Note: The wireless connection works best if your laptop lid (logo side) directly faces the front side of the docking station and there is a line-of-sight between the laptop and the docking station

Figure 1: Front View of Dell Wireless Docking Station WLD15

Figure 3: Back View of Dell Wireless Docking Station WLD15

Figure 4: Top View of Dell Wireless Docking Station WLD15

Figure 5: Right View of Dell Wireless Docking Station WLD15

Dell Wireless Docking Station WLD15 works with the Wireless Docking software. The software comes pre-installed on your PC that is equipped with Dell 1601 Tri-Band WiGig card. If you need to download and install the driver manually, follow the instructions below.

Note: For optimal performance, Dell recommends updating the BIOS and Chipset driver on your PC before installing the DisplayLink driver for the docking station.

Note: The wireless connection works best if your laptop lid (logo side) directly faces the front side of the docking station and there is a line-of-sight between the laptop and the docking station

1. Browse to Dell Drivers & Downloads page
2. Enter the Service Tag of your PC or click Browse all products
3. Select your Dell PC from the list
4. Click Download next to the respective Dell Wireless card driver and save the file to your PC
5. Browse to the folder where the file was saved and double-click the driver installation file
6. Follow the screen instructions until the installation is complete
7. Restart the PC
8. Connect all the external devices to the docking station

Note: You will be prompted to install the Qualcomm Atheros Ethernet driver, Display Link, and Fresco Logic USB 3.0 Host controller driver. Select Yes to install these drivers. These drivers are required by the devices attached to the Dell Wireless Docking Station WLD15 to work properly.

For a quick setup of hardware, follow the steps mentioned below:

1. Connect the AC adapter to the AC adapter connector on the Dell Wireless Docking Station WLD15 and to the electrical outlet
2. Press the Pairing/Connect/Disconnect button

Note: If the wireless link between the laptop and the Dell Wireless Docking Station becomes weak, move the laptop closer to the Dell Wireless Docking station or rotate the laptop to find a position with a stronger wireless link. For example, if you find that the wireless signal strength is reduced when the laptop lid is closed, you can open the laptop lid to find the best reception.

Note: The wireless connection works best if your laptop lid (logo side) directly faces the front side of the docking station and there is a line-of-sight between the laptop and the docking station

Power adapter LED

The LED on the power adapter connector illuminates white when power is supplied.

Docking Status Indicator

The Intel Wireless Dock Manager is an easy-to-use software which allows you to connect to the Dell Wireless Docking Station WLD15. The Wireless Dock Manager uses WiGig’s WDE/WSE PAL leveraging the latest technology in transmitting the data wirelessly. Using this software you can enjoy wireless high-speed data, audio, and video transfer between your PC/laptop and the Dell Wireless Docking Station securely. This software supports WPS security pairing.

Once you establish a connection between your PC/laptop and the Dell Wireless Docking Station, all the devices like mouse, keyboard, stereo speakers, display devices, external hard drives, etc. attached to the dock are available to you. You can access them wirelessly using your PC/laptop. The Device Manager on your PC/laptop shows all the devices attached to the Dell Wireless Docking Station as if they are attached to your PC/laptop.

The following sections explain in detail how to configure the Intel Wireless Dock Manager software, connect to the Dell Wireless Docking Station, and use the devices attached to the docking station.

1. Launch the Intel Wireless Dock Manager
2. If disabled, please enable WiGig
3. Click the Wireless Dock Manager icon in your task bar to connect to your Wireless Docking Station
4. Select the dock you want to connect to
5. Press the connection button on the Wireless Docking Station to confirm
6. You are now successfully connected to the Dell Wireless Docking Station WLD15. You can also enable Yes to automatically connect to this docking station on subsequent attempts
7. If you do not wish to connect automatically on subsequent attempts, you can disable it by sliding the button to No
8. Click the Dock Management tab to configure the Intel Wireless Dock Manager. You can customize the Dock Access Settings to Individual, Shared, or Public connections. Selecting Individual allows automatic connections. After the initial pairing, every subsequent connection attempt will use pairing content from a stored profile.
   • Selecting Shared will require you to manually select the target docking station from the scan list to connect. After the initial pairing, every subsequent connection attempt will use the pairing content from the stored profile
   • Selecting Public always requires the WPS pairing

Note: You can connect to only one dock at a given time. Other users cannot see the connected dock while scanning, until you disconnect the dock.

Note: The Dell Wireless Docking Station WLD15 comes with the following pre-configured SSID and password. The same is printed on a label behind the Dell Wireless Docking Station WLD15.
SSID : WLD15_xxxxxx (xxxxxx represents 6 alpha numeric)
Password : 12345678

Note: If the wireless link between the laptop and the Dell Wireless Docking Station becomes weak, move the laptop closer to the Dell Wireless Docking station or rotate the laptop to find a position with a stronger wireless link. For example, if you find that the wireless signal strength is reduced when the laptop lid is closed, you can open the laptop lid to find the best reception.

Note: The wireless connection works best if your laptop lid (logo side) directly faces the front side of the docking station and there is a line-of-sight between the laptop and the docking station

To re-set to the default factory settings, first power off the docking station, press the re-set button for more than 2 seconds, and then power on the docking station.

The Reset button is intended for recovering from undesired situations. It restores default parameters and the factory firmware version. The table below describes the reset button functionality:

Function	Action	Effect
Parameters recovery	Long press (>2 sec)	Restores all parameters to factory defaults Note: The firmware version is not changed in this process.
Factory version recovery and defaults	Press during docking station power-up	Restores factory-saved version Note: This process will restore the firmware version, restore all default parameters, and delete all previously defined profiles.