Installation Guide, Hardware Installation

Chapter 2 Installation Guide

2.1Hardware Installation

To install the adapter, follow these steps listed below:

1.Turn off your desktop PC and disconnect the power.

2.Remove your PC case and locate an available PCI slot on the motherboard. Remove the metal slot cover on the back of the PC. Check with your computer manufacturer for instructions if needed.

3.Slide the PCI Adapter into the PCI slot. Make sure that all of its pins are touching the slot's contacts. Once the adapter is firmly in place, secure its fastening tab to your PC's chassis with a mounting screw. Then, close your PC case.

4.Reconnect your PC’s power and turn on your desktop PC.

2.2Software Installation

2.2.1 Overview

The Adapter’s Setup Wizard will guide you through the Installation procedure for Windows 2000/ XP/ Vista/ 7. The Setup Wizard will install the Wireless N Client Utility and drivers.

When you install the hardware prior to before installing the software, the system will prompt “Found New Hardware Wizard”, click Cancel, and run the Setup Wizard program on the CD-ROM.

The Setup steps for Windows 2000/ XP/ Vista/ 7 are very similar. The following setup steps are for Windows XP and for Windows Vista.

2.2.2 Software Installation for Windows XP

1.Insert the Resource CD into your CD-ROM drive, and open the folder named RNX-N360PC. Double-click Setup.exe in the proper folder to start the installation, and then the following screen for preparing setup will appear.