9CHAPTER 3: INSTALLING WINDOWS NT DRIVERS
Setup With Networking Installed
If networking is already installed on your system:
1Power up and log into the system.
2Open the Control Panel.
3Double-click Network and select the Adapters tab.
4Select the AirConnect PC Card and click Update.
5Put the Installation CD in the CD-ROM drive.
6Click OK to select the default path to the driver files.
When prompted, remove the installation disk. Click OK to continue.
7Click Close to exit the Network applet.
8Remove the Installation CD and click Yes to restart the system.
Setup with No Networking Installed
Before beginning this procedure, note that you must have Administrator group
privileges to install network components.
1Open the Control Panel and double-click the Network icon.
2The Network Configuration dialog box prompts for Windows NT Networking
installation, click Yes.
3Check Wired to the network when the Network Setup Wizard dialog box appears.
Click Next to continue.
4When the Network Setup Wizard dialog box prompts for a network installation,
click Select from list.
5From the Adapter dialog box, click Have Disk.
6Put the Installation CD in the CD-ROM drive, specify the path to the CD-ROM
drive, and click OK.
7Select the AirConnect PC Card and click OK.
8When the Network Setup Wizard reappears, click Next.
9The Protocols display shows protocol choices. Select the protocols that apply and
click Next.
10 Click Next to scroll through the next two dialog boxes.
The Network Setup Wizard displays the Windows NT Setup dialog box requesting
Windows NT files.
11 Enter the path name of the Windows NT distribution files (E:\ for CD-based
installation), click Next.
Configuring the Adapter
Configure the adapter using the Easy Configuration dialog box. Before
configuring the adapter, you will need ask your MIS department for the Wireless
LAN Service Area ID for your access point network.
1Open the Control Panel and double-click the Network application.
2Select the 3Com WLAN Adapter and select Properties.
3Set the Wireless LAN Service Area ID to the desired network access point.