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3-4 Set up Wireless LAN PC Card for Windows 98/ ME

Step 1: After inserting the 11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card into the PCMCIA slot on your

notebook, Windows will auto-detect new hardware and will display an “Add New Hardware
Wizard” window. Click Next to continue.

Step 2: Select “Search for the best driver for your device (Recommended)” and click Next.

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Step 3: Insert the Product CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. Select the “CD-ROM drive ”

check box and click on Next to install the driver.

Step 4: The Windows will find “IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN/PC Card”. Click Next to

continue.

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Step 5: Once the [Please insert the disk labeled ‘Windows 98 Second Edition CD-ROM/ME

CD-ROM”, and then click OK] window appears, inset enter the path corresponding to the
appropriate drives and click OK. Usually these files can be found at C:Windows or
C:Windows\system.

Step 6: Click Finish to complete the software installation.

Step 7: Restart the computer.

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Step 8: Open Control Panel/System/Device Manager, and check Network Adapters to see if

any error icon appears next to the IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN PC Card. If no, your 11Mbps
Wireless LAN PC Card is working well.

Check if there is any error

icon next to the 11Mbps

Wireless LAN PC Card

3-5 Remove the Wireless LAN PC Card

If you do not need the wireless connectivity of your 11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card, it is advised that
you remove the card from its slot as described below:

Note: When removing the 11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card, you will lose your
connection to the network. Prior to removing the PC Card, make sure you have closed
all files and network applications (such as e-mail).

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You are advised to always disable the PC Card prior to removing the card from the PC Card slot.
This will allow the Windows operating system to:

n Log off from the network server.
n Disable the 11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card driver.
n Disconnect power to the PC Card slot (which will extend battery life for mobile computers)

To stop using the 11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card, do the following steps:

1. Click once on the PC Card icon on the right side of the Windows task bar.

2. Select the option “Stop IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN/PC Card (5V)”.

3. Wait a few seconds until the operating system displays a pop-up message to indicate you can safely

remove the PC Card. Click OK and you may then take out the 11Mbps Wireless LAN PC
Card.

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Configure the Wireless LAN PC Card 4

This chapter gives you assistance with detailed configuration for the 11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card
under Windows XP/2000/NT/98/ME.

4-1 Install the WLAN Utility

To install the WLAN Utility, follow these steps:

Step 1: Insert the Product CD-ROM or floppy disk again.
Step 2: Go to the utility folder and run setup.exe.
Step 3: The InstallShield Wizard will show up and guide you through the rest of the setup process.

Run the Setup

Utility

Choose Destination

Location and click

Next to continue

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