Nec VERSA WIRELESS LAN RELEASE NOTES

Versa Wireless LAN

Release Note s

Thank you for purchasing the Versa® Wireles s LAN P C Card or the Vers a Wireless LAN
Access Point 500 for use on your NEC Versa notebook, PowerMate

®

desk top, or M obilePro™

PC Companion.*
To install the Versa Wireless LA N P C Card, select one of the followi ng procedures appropriate

to your system. Topics apply to NEC computers running the Microsoft
opera ting system or Windows 98 op erating s ystem and to Mobil eP ro systems runnin g the
Micr oso ft Windows CE operating system. The com p uter must have PC Card capabi lities.

To install the Versa Wirel ess LA N A cces s P oi nt 500, s ee “I nstall ing the Wirel es s LAN A cces s
Point 500 Software” procedure at the end of this document.

Installing the Wireless LAN on a System with
Windows 2000

Install the Wir eless LAN softwa re and drivers on your NEC Versa or PowerMate as follows. Do
not install the Versa Wireless LAN PC Card in your computer until you have installed the
Wireless LAN software and driver s from th e CD.

Do not install the Versa Wireless LAN PC Card in your computer until

you have installed the software and drivers.

1.

Power up your computer.

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Wind ows® 2000

2.

Inser t the Wireless LA N C D in th e C D - ROM drive. The C D auto runs and displays the
Wireless LAN Main Menu. If the menu does not displa y:

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3.

At th e Main Menu, click
to view the documentation. If you don’t have it, click

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Click

Start

on the Windows desktop and click

Run

.

At the popup window, browse to the directory containing the CD (typically drive D).

PC Card

Setup.exe.

The Main Menu displays.

View User Documentation

. (

You need Adobe® Acr obat® Reade r

Install Acrobat Reader

at the View User Documen tation screen. Click

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Windows 2000

Double click

Click
or print “Are You Using MS-Windows 2000?” (CD file PC_Card/Win2000.pdf). You
can als o l eave the Reader open to view t he document.

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4.

At th e In stall Software Menu, click

5.

At th e In stall Software Menu, click

Retu rn to the Ma in Menu

Click

and click

Client Manager
Windows 2000 Driver

Install S oftware

and follow the prompts.

at the Main M en u .

and follow the prompts to load

the drivers on your hard drive (typically C:\Program Files\orinoco\driver).

6.

Retu rn to the Ma in Menu

Click

and click

Exit

to leave the program. Remove the CD from

the dr ive.

7.

Inser t the Wireless LA N P C Card into the P C Card slot on your com p u ter. The Microsoft
Windows Found N ew Hardwa re Wi zard displays .

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and copy

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8.

Follow the wizard prompts, s e tting t he wiza rd opt ions a s described in the “Ar e You Using
MS-Windows 2000?” document.

Note

folder. Do not use the drivers provided in the Windows 2000 operating system driver folder.

9.

Be su re to use the W i reles s LAN dr iver s locat ed in th e C:\ Program Files\orinoco\driver

Compl ete the installation as described in the “Are You Using MS Windows 2000?”
document.

Installing the Wireless LAN on a System with Windows 98

Install the Wir eless LAN softwa re and drivers on your NEC Versa or PowerMate as follows. Do
not install the Versa Wireless LAN PC Card in your computer until you have installed the
Wireless LAN software fr om the CD.

Do not install the Versa Wireless LAN PC Card in your computer until

you have installed the software and drivers.

1.

Power up your computer.

2.

Inser t the Wireless LA N C D in th e C D - ROM drive. The C D auto runs and displays the
Main Menu. If the menu does not display:

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Click

Start

on the Windows desktop and click

Run

.
At the popup window, browse to the directory containing the CD (typically drive D).
Double click

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3.

At th e Main Menu, click
your system to view the documentation. If you don’t ha ve it , click

Click

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PC Card

Setup.exe.

The Main Menu displays.

View User Documentation

. (

You need Adobe Acrobat Reader on

at the View User Documen tation screen. Click

Install Acrobat Reader

Getting Started Guide

(CD file PC_Car d/GSG_ P C.pdf) and copy or print Chapter 2, “Installati on for
Windows.” You can als o l eave the Read er open to view the document.

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4.

At th e Main Menu, click

Manager

5.

Upon completion of loading the software, click

Retu rn to the Ma in Menu

Click

Install S oftware

.

.

At the Install Software Menu, click

and follow the prompts to load the software on your computer.

Retu rn to the Ma in Me n u

Client

and click

Leave the CD in the dri ve.

6.

Inser t the Wireless LA N P C Card into the P C Card slot on your com p u ter. The Microsoft
Windows Found N ew Hardwa re Wi zard displays .

7.

Follow the wizard prompts, s e tting t he wiza rd opt ions a s described in the “Getting Started
Guide.”

When prompted to loca te the drivers, browse t o the CD-ROM drive with the Wireless

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LAN CD, double click the Drivers folder, and select Win_98.

Note

the drivers provided in the Windows 98 operating system driver folder.

Be sure to use the Wireless LAN drivers located on the Wireless LAN CD. Do not use

Exit

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Cont in u e wi th the wizar d .

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8.

Compl ete the installation as described in the “Getting Started Guide.”

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Installing the Wireless LAN on a System with
Windows CE

Install the Wireless LAN software and drivers on your MobilePro as follows. Do not install the
Versa Wireless LAN PC Card in your MobilePro until you have installed the Wireless LAN
softwar e from the CD.

Do not install the Versa Wireless LAN PC Card in your MobilePro until

you have installed the Wireless LAN software.

1.

Power up your notebook or desktop computer. Ensure that Microsoft ActiveSync® is
running and that you have established a partnership.

2.

Connect you r Mobi lePr o to the notebook or d esktop computer with the M obilePro
sync hronizin g c able.

3.

Insert the Wireless LAN CD in the notebook or desktop CD-ROM drive. The CD auto runs
and displays the Main Menu. If the menu does not display:

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4.

At th e Main Menu, click
your system to view the documentation. If you don’t ha ve it , click

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Click

Start

on the Windows desktop and click

Run

.
At the popup window, browse to the directory containing the CD (typically drive D).
Double click

Click
Click

Setup.exe.

PC Card
Use r’s Guid e

at the View User Documen tation scr een.

The Main Menu displays.

View User Documentation

. (You need Adobe Acrobat Reader on

Install Acrobat Reader

(CD file PC_Card/UG_PC.pdf) and copy or print Appendix C,
“Insta llation for Windows CE.” You can also lea ve the Reader op en to view the
document.

5.

Retu rn to the Ma in Menu

Click

Double click the Drivers folder.

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Double click the

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Win_CE

View CD Contents

. Click

folder an d click either

.

Hpc2000

(for Win CE 3.0) or

(for Win CE 2.1).
Double click

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6.

At completion of the software installation, click

7.

Soft reset the MobilePro.

8.

In s ert th e Wireles s L A N PC Card in the PC Car d s lot on t he Mobil e P ro. M obilePro

Setup.exe

to load the software.

Exit

on the Main Menu.

automatically polls for the drivers.

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HpcPro

9.

At completion of the polling, the MobilePro displays the “ORiNOCOTM Wireless Eth ernet
Driver Settings” window.

10.

Compl ete the installation u s ing the procedu res in th e User’s Guide.

11.

Disc onne c t the synchr onizing cable from t he Mobi lePr o a nd th e n otebook or desktop.

12.

Remove the Wireless LAN CD from the notebook or desktop, close all applications, and
power off the notebook or desk top.

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Installing the Wireless LAN Access Point 500 Software

Install the Wir eless LAN Access Poi nt 500 soft ware on your com puter a s foll o ws.

1.

Power up your computer.

2.

Inser t the Wireless LA N C D in th e C D - ROM drive. The C D auto runs and disp lays the
Wireless LAN Main Menu. If the menu does not displa y:

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3.

At th e Main Menu, click

Start

Click

on the Windows desktop and click
At the popup window, browse to the directory containing the CD (typically drive D).
Double click

Setup.exe.

The Main Menu displays.

View User Documentation

your system to view the documentation. If you don’t ha ve it , click

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Access Points

Click

Starte d Guide

at the Vi ew User Document ation scr een . C lick

(CD file AP /GSG_AP5.pdf) and cop y or print the guide. You can also

Run

.

You need Adobe Acrobat Reader on

. (

Install Acrobat Reader

leave the Reader open to view the docu ment. If you ar e a LAN administrator or system
supe rvisor, you might want to copy or print the “Manager Suite User’s Guide” (CD file
AP/ug_OM.pdf).

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4.

At th e Main Menu, click

Retu rn to the Ma in Menu

Click

.

Install S oftware

At the Install Software Menu, click

.

and follow t he pr ompts to inst all th e software on your computer.

5.

Upon completion of installing the software, click

Return to the Ma i n Me n u

Remove t he CD from th e CD- ROM drive.

6.

Install the hardware as described in the “AP 500 Getting Started Guide.”

7.

Complete the software and hardware installation as described in the “AP 500 Getting
Started Guide” and, if appropri ate, in the “Manager Suite User’s Guide.”

NEC Corporation of America Technical Support

AP-500 Getting

AP Manager

and click

Exit

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NEC Corporation of America offers technical support to U.S. and Canadian customers through

its Technical Support Center. International customers should check with their local NEC
Corporation of America sales provider.

Dir ect assistan ce is availabl e 24 hours a day, 7 da ys a week. Call th e N EC Technical
Support Center, toll free, at

1-800-632-4525

support via Internet e-mail. The Internet address is

(U.S. and Canada only). You can also obtain

[e-mail]

.

Support information is also available at the NEC Corporation of America support site

http://support.necam.com

(

).

Please ha ve avail able a s much inform a tion as possible abou t the problem befor e contacting
Techn ical Support.

* The Wireless LAN P C Card is compa tible with th e NEC Versa TXi, LXi, SXi, VX i, DayL ite™, UltraLite™, Ul tra Lit e™ notebooks;
MobilePro 880, 790 PC companions; and PowerM ate 2000 desktop. The Wireless LAN Access Point 500 is compatible with NEC
compu ters e qu i pped with the Wi reles s LAN PC Card.

Information in this publication is subject to change without notice. NEC is a registered trademark; Versa and PowerMate are U.S.
registe red trademarks; and DayLite, MobilePro, and UltraLite are trademarks of NEC Corporation and/or one or more of i ts subsidiaries.
All are used under license . Mi crosoft and Windows are registe red trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks and
registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. ©2001 NEC Computers Inc.

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