Z Com XG 900 User Manual
802.11g Wireless LAN PCI Adapter
Quick Installation Guide
Network Configuration
802.11g Wireless LAN PCI Adapter is an IEEE802.11g-compliant PCI Type DSSS wireless LAN
PCI adapter. It fully supports wireless networking under Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP.
802.11g Wireless LAN PCI Adapter can be operated in Ad-Hoc or Infrastructure network
configurations. Ad-Hoc mode allows 802.11g Wireless LAN PCI Adapter users to join a Basic
Service Set (i.e., peer-to-peer mode, without access point). Infrastructure mode allows 802.11g
Wireless LAN PCI Adapter users to join an Extended Basic Service Set (i.e., connect to an Access
Point)
Wireless
Ad-hoc
Infrastructure
Access Point
Wired
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Installation of the 802.11g Wireless LAN PCI Adapter under Windows XP
1. Insert the 802.11g Wireless LAN PCI Adapter into the PCI slot on your notebook and start
Windows. Windows will auto-detect the Wireless LAN PCI Adapter and a “Found New
Hardware Wizard” window will show up.
2. Select “Install from a list of specific location (Advanced)” and insert the Product CD-ROM
into the appropriate drive. Click on Next to install the driver.
3. Select “Search removable media (floppy, CD-ROM…) ”, click on Next to install the driver.
4. The Windows XP compatibility screen will show up. Please click Continue Anyway button
to continue.
5. Click Finish to complete the installation.
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After installing the Wireless LAN PCI Adapter, the Windows XP will display a “Wireless Network
Connection # ” message.
Click on the message and the “Automatic Wireless Network Configuration” will then appear
automatically. You may click on Connect button to allow users to connect to an available wireless
infrastructure network (Access Point), shown as follows:
You may click the Advanced button to perform advanced configuration for the 802.11g Wireless
LAN PCI Adapter, shown as below.
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Warning
one way to configure Wireless
LAN PCI Adapter either of
using our WLAN Utility by unchecking this check box or
using Windows XP Automatic
Wireless Network
Configuration first by
For more information on using the Automatic Wireless Network Configuration please refer to
Windows XP Help file.
: You must choose
However, the WLAN Utility, which came with the Wireless LAN PCI Adapter, provides you more
tools to configure the 802.11g Wireless LAN PCI Adapter and to monitor the wireless connection.
For more information on installing and using the WLAN Utility, please refer to the following
sections “Installation of the Wireless LAN Utility” and “Usage of the WLAN Utility”.
Note: To use the WLAN Utility under Windows XP, you need to disable the
Automatic Wireless Network Configuration first. Steps are described as follows:
Right click the Network Connections icon. Select Properties.
Go to the Wireless Networks tab.
Uncheck the “Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings” check
box and click the OK button (see the above picture).
Installation of the 802.11g Wireless LAN PCI Adapter under Windows 2000
1. Insert the 802.11g Wireless LAN PCI Adapter into the PCI slot on your notebook and start
Windows. Windows will auto-detect the Wireless LAN PCMCIA Card and a “Found New
Hard Wizard” window will show up. Click Continue to continue.
2. Select “Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended)”. Insert the Product
CD-ROM into the appropriate drive. Click on Next to install the driver.
3. The windows will find “Wireless LAN 802.11g PCI Adapter (3V)”. Click on Next to
continue.
4. Click Finish to complete the installation
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