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Chapter 2

Card Problems

Possible Causes

Suggestions

Windows asks you

You may have

Choose “No” or “Cancel” and then restart

to restart your

inserted the PC

your computer manually after clicking

computer before

card before

“Finish” on the installation setup.

the “click to finish”

completing the

 

message appears

software

 

from the

installation.

 

installation.

 

 

 

 

 

The extended range

The extension

Insert the extended range antenna cable

cable connector

cable connector is

into the PC card until you hear a click.

becomes loose and

not properly

Carefully follow the instructions given in

separated from the

installed.

this guide regarding the Extended Range

PC card.

 

Cable Antenna.

 

 

 

The PC card cannot

The driver was

See the section titled “Removing the FPC

be enabled after

stopped from the

1000.”

restarting.

system tray.

 

Your computer

You probably

Make sure that you disable the card and

locks up.

ejected and re-

follow the proper removal steps before

 

inserted the PC

unplugging it

 

card while it was

See the section titled “Removing the FPC

 

enabled, which

1000.”

 

causes the

 

 

computer to lock

 

 

up.

 

 

 

 

The Flarion

 

Click the PC card icon that is located in

Mobility Manager

 

your system tray or desktop, which will

flashes on the

 

bring the Flarion Mobility Manager

screen and then

 

window back.

disappears.

 

 

 

 

 

The over-the-air

3rd party firewalls

Disable the firewall before attempting to

upgrade does not

are preventing

upgrade. We recommend you check with

work.

upgrades.

the third party firewall software user

 

 

instructions on how to disable.

 

 

 

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Contents Flarion FPC 1000 Wireless Network Card User Guide Copyright and Trademark Statement Table of Contents List of Figures FPC 1000 Basics FPC 1000 Applications About FMM About Driver SoftwareUsing FPC 1000 with a Notebook PC Checking Hardware and Software Requirements Hardware Requirements for the FPCInstalling Flarion Mobility Manager Software On the CD Launcher menu, click Install SoftwareMobility Manager Setup Screen Attaching the Antenna to the PC Card Attaching the Standard AntennaInstalling the Extended Range Antenna Kit Attaching the Extended Range AntennaInstalled Extended Range Antenna Inserting the FPC 1000 into the Pcmcia SlotLoading Device Drivers for Windows Loading Device Drivers for Windows 2000/XPUsing the FPC General Usage GuidelinesUsing the Flarion Mobility Manager FMM IconFMM Indicators Monitoring Connection Status and Connection Time Connection Status and Connection TimeMonitoring Kilobytes Received and Sent Kilobytes Received and SentMonitoring Signal Strength and Quality Signal Strength and Quality IndicatorsClosing, Exiting and Ending Sessions Closing, Exiting and Ending Enabling and Disabling the FPC Windows 2000/XPAbout Software Upgrades Upgrading SoftwareUpgrade Available Message Information Screen Advanced Tab Downloading Update Message Check for Upgrade No Files Need Updating Message Downloading Updates Message Complete Package Uninstall and Reinstall Software Upgrade Notes Removing the FPC Removing the Antenna from the FPC Antenna Aligned with the FPCTroubleshooting the FPC After software Card Problems Possible Causes Suggestions Appendix A. Technical Specifications