Linksys WMP11 Hardware Installation for Windows 98SE, Me, Hardware Detection for Windows 98SE, Me

Instant Wireless® Series

Chapter 6: Hardware Installation for Windows 98SE, Me, and 2000

Make sure that you do Chapter 5 and install the software with the Setup Wizard before you install the hardware.

1.Remove any CDs or disks from their drives, and turn off your desktop PC.

2.Open your PC’s case, and locate an available PCI slot on the motherboard. Check with your computer manufacturer for instructions.

3.Slide the Adapter into the PCI slot, as shown in Figure 6-1. Make sure that all of its pins are touching the slot’s contacts. You may have to apply a bit of pressure to slide the Adapter all the way in.

4.After the Adapter is set firmly in place, secure its fastening tab to your PC’s chassis with a mounting screw. Then close your PC’s case.

Figure 6-1

Wireless-B PCI Adapter

5.Attach the external antenna to the Adapter’s antenna port, as shown in Figure 6-2.

Figure 6-2

Important: Make sure the antenna is positioned straight up into the air, at a 90º angle from the Adapter (see Figure 5-2). This will ensure optimum wireless operating range and performance.

5. Power on your desktop PC.

Hardware Detection for Windows 98SE, Me, and 2000

After the Adapter has been physically connected to your computer, Windows will detect the new hardware.

Windows will begin installing the driver files in your operating system. If Windows asks you for the original Windows CD-ROM, insert the CD-ROM, and direct Windows to the proper location for the CD-ROM (e.g., D:\).

Congratulations! The installation of the Wireless-B PCI Adapter is

complete.

If you want to check the link information, search for available wireless

networks, or make additional configuration changes, proceed to “Chapter 7: Using the WLAN Monitor for Windows 98SE, Me, and 2000.”

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