Confirming the Installation

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7In the next window, if the option to restart the computer appears, select it and click Finish.

If you had a service pack installed before setting up the PC Card, reinstall it and restart the computer.

This completes the basic installation. To confirm the installation, see “Confirming the Installation”.

Confirming the

When the PC Card and software are installed correctly, you will see the following

Installation

items after you restart the computer:

PC Card LED is blinking.

3Com WLAN Launcher is running. This utility shows the status of your network association.

3Com icon is in the Windows system tray.

Shortcut icon to the 3Com WLAN Launcher is on your desktop (unless you specified no icon during the installation).

 

If you do not see the 3Com WLAN Launcher window, click the 3Com icon in the

 

Windows system tray to display it.

 

If the 3Com WLAN Launcher is not already running, you can start it by double

 

clicking the shortcut on your desktop, or, from the Windows Start menu, select

 

Start/Programs/3Com 11 Mbps Wireless LAN/3Com WLAN Launcher.

 

For more information, see “Using the Wireless LAN” on page 19.

 

 

Using the

The XJACK antenna, which is attached to the end of the PC Card, has two

XJACK Antenna

positions: extended and retracted. To extend or retract the antenna, gently but

 

firmly press and release it. The antenna must be extended to make a network

 

association. To prevent it from damage, the antenna should be retracted when not

 

in use, when you are inserting the card in your computer, or when you are

 

transporting the computer.

 

CAUTION: Do not pull on the antenna to remove the card.

 

The figures below show the antenna extended and retracted.

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