9CHAPTER 3: INSTALLING WINDOWS NT DRIVERS

Setup With

If networking is already installed on your system:

Networking Installed

 

1

Power up and log into the system.

2

Open the Control Panel.

3

Double-click Network and select the Adapters tab.

4

Select the AirConnect PC Card and click Update.

5

Put the Installation CD in the CD-ROM drive.

6

Click OK to select the default path to the driver files.

 

When prompted, remove the installation disk. Click OK to continue.

7

Click Close to exit the Network applet.

8

Remove the Installation CD and click Yes to restart the system.

 

 

Setup with No

Before beginning this procedure, note that you must have Administrator group

Networking Installed

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.

10Click Next to scroll through the next two dialog boxes.

The Network Setup Wizard displays the Windows NT Setup dialog box requesting Windows NT files.

11Enter the path name of the Windows NT distribution files (E:\ for CD-based installation), click Next.

Configuring the

Configure the adapter using the Easy Configuration dialog box. Before

Adapter

configuring the adapter, you will need ask your MIS department for the Wireless

 

LAN Service Area ID for your access point network.

1

Open the Control Panel and double-click the Network application.

2

Select the 3Com WLAN Adapter and select Properties.

3

Set the Wireless LAN Service Area ID to the desired network access point.

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3Com 3CRWE73796B manual Setup With, Networking Installed, Setup with No, Configuring, Adapter

3CRWE73796B specifications

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