Windows NT 4.0 Driver Software

Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 is not a plug-and-play operating system and does not automatically detect and prompt you for installation of the PCI adapter driver. The driver installation has to be initiated manually.

Installing Driver Software

1.Follow the procedure described in the hardware installation chapter to install the MA301 Wireless PCI Adapter and the MA401 PC Card into your desktop system. Power up the system.

2.From the Windows NT desktop, double-click on My Computer.

3.Double-click on Control Panel. Double-click on the Network icon.

4.Click on the “Adapter” tab and click on the “Add” button to continue.

5.The Select Network Adapter window opens listing a number of network adapter cards. Insert the MA401/MA301 Network Card Resource CD into the CD-ROM drive. Click on “Have Disk…”

6.In the Insert Disk window, enter “D:\” or “D:\WINNT” in the field provided assuming that D: is the driver letter for the CD-ROM drive. Click on “OK”.

7.The Select OEM Option window opens listing two options from which to choose. Select “NETGEAR MA301 Wireless PCI adapter” and click on “OK”.

8.The resources and Properties window opens. Modify any entry if necessary. Click on “OK”.

9.The system returns back to the Network window. Click on “Close”.

10.Click on “Yes” when prompted if you want to reboot the system.

Verifying Driver Installation

1.From the Windows NT desktop, double-click on My Computer.

2.Double-click on Control Panel. Double-click on the Device icon.

3.A list of devices installed in the system will be shown. Scroll down the list to locate the NETGEAR MA301 Wireless PCI Adapter entry. The PCI adapter entry should indicate that the MA301 PCI adapter is started.

The installation of the MA301 Wireless PCI Adapter driver in Windows NT is now completed. Proceed to the configuring the wireless parameters.

Important: The I/O Address and IPQ settings should be unique and not conflict with any other device settings in you system. If there is a system resource conflict, please check Windows NT Diagnosis and find a free I/O address and IRQ.