IBM 19K4543 manual Installing the device drivers

Note: If Autorun is not enabled on your computer, you can start Client Manager by running the .EXE file located in the root directory of the High-Rate Wireless LAN software CD; then following the on-screen instructions.

For instructions on how to use Client Manager, see “Using Client Manager” on page 1-12.

Installing the device drivers

This section provides instructions on installing the device drivers for your High-Rate

Wireless LAN PC Card in Windows® 95, Windows 98, Windows NT® 4.0, and Windows 2000.

Note: Keep the Microsoft Windows installation CDs or software diskettes close at hand. If your computer came with a factory-installed Windows operating system, these files will be stored as .CAB files on the hard disk drive of your computer.

Installing a High-Rate Wireless LAN PC Card requires the same level of expertise that you need to install any other type of standard Ethernet network adapter card. This manual assumes that you have a working knowledge of standard Microsoft Windows operating systems and of installing network adapter cards.

Note: If your computer uses the CardWizard program for PC Card configuration, you must install the latest version of CardWizard on your computer. The latest version can be downloaded from the IBM Web site at

http://www.ibm.com/pc/downloads

Depending on your operating system and the configuration of your computer, the installation of the device drivers will consist of:

1.Installing the device drivers

2.Selecting the Miniport device driver

Note: You will need to perform this procedure only if Windows did not automatically detect the right High-Rate Wireless LAN Miniport device drivers.

3.Network installation

Note: You will need to perform this procedure only if this is the very first time that networking support is installed on your computer.

Installing the device drivers in Windows 95 and Windows 98

The Windows 95 and Windows 98 operating systems support Plug and Play operation for PC Cards. When you insert the High-Rate Wireless LAN PC Card into your computer, these operating systems automatically detect the card and enable the High-Rate Wireless LAN Miniport device driver, or prompt you to install the device driver, when the operating system cannot find the required device driver. This typically occurs the first time you insert the High-Rate Wireless LAN PC Card into your computer.

When the High-Rate Wireless LAN Miniport device driver is installed, you can remove and reinsert the card whenever you want, that is, you can "Hot Swap" the card.

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