Asante Technologies AL1011 specifications FriendlyNET, PCMCIA Adapter, Quick Installation Guide

FriendlyNET®

Plug and Play Networking Solutions

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•	Quick Installation Guide
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	AeroLAN™ AL1011 Wireless
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Making Networking Simple

Introduction

Thank you for purchasing an Asanté FriendlyNET

AeroLAN PCMCIA Wireless Adapter. This adapter is designed to be the most economical way to add wireless functionality to your small business or home office network.

■This wireless PC Card is compatible with Asanté FriendlyNET wireless routers, Apple AirPort™ and other IEEE 802.11b devices.

■Dual-Platform support; driver support for Mac OS and Windows

■Easy to install – simply install the card into an available PC Card slot, run the Installer or Wizard, and start using your new adapter!

■Free telephone technical support when used with Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP and Mac OS 8.6 through OS 9.2.

Packing List

Your package contains the following items:

■FriendlyNET AeroLAN PCMCIA Wireless Adapter

■This Quick Installation Guide

■Drivers Utility CD-ROM

System Requirements

■Macintosh Minimum Requirements: Apple PowerBook running Mac OS 8.6 up to 9.2 with 32MB RAM

■PC Minimum Requirements: Pentium 133 with 32MB RAM; Microsoft Windows 95, 98, Me, NT 4.0, XP, and 2000 Professional

Hardware Installation:

Here’s how to install this adapter:

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Installing the Adapter into a laptop

1.Turn off the power to the laptop.

2.Insert the PC card into any available PC Card slot in your laptop.

3.Turn on the power to your computer and allow the computer to start up to the desktop.

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Installing the adapter into FriendlyNET

FR3002AL Wireless Router

1.Disconnect power from the router. Carefully insert the AeroLAN Wireless Adapter into the PCMCIA slot in the back of the router. Make sure the AeroLAN label faces up and the adapter sits firmly in the slot.

2.Connect a network cable from the router to your cable/DSL modem.

3.Plug the power module into an electrical outlet and

insert the power jack into the router.

Software Installation:

Follow the steps below to install the device driver and wireless configuration utility for the AeroLAN Wireless Adapter.

Driver Installation:

1.Follow the hardware installation instruction to install the AeroLAN adapter into your laptop computer and insert the provided driver utility CD into your CD- ROM drive.

2.Install the drivers from the provided CD-ROM:

a.Windows – follow the Hardware Installation Wizard and locate the driver on the CD-ROM.

b.Macintosh – locate the Installer in the Macintosh folder on the CD-ROM and follow the on-screen instructions.

3.Reboot the computer.

Installing AeroLAN Wireless Configuration Utility (Windows only)

1.After installing the device driver, locate the "Utility" folder in the provided CD-ROM and double click on "Setup".

2.Follow the on-screen instruction to install the wireless configuration utility.

3.Re-boot the computer when prompted.

Visit Asanté at www.asante.com

Main Corporate Telephone Numbers

800-662-9686 (Home/Office Solutions)

800-303-9121 (Enterprise Solutions)

408-435-8388

Technical Support

801-566-8991 (Worldwide)

Technical Support Fax

801-566-3787

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