Note: Users of Windows NT must be logged in with adminis- trative privileges to install the AirCard software. Users of Windows XP may require admin- istrative privileges, depending on the XP installation.

Chapter 3: Installation on Notebook PCs

Installation Procedures for Windows XP and NT

Follow these steps to install Watcher and the Network Adapter Manager.

1. If the AirCard CD is not already in your CD-ROM drive,

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insert it. The CD should auto-start and display a menu.

2. If the CD does not auto-start, select Start > Run and enter

 

 

d:\launch.exe where d is the drive letter of your CD-ROM

 

 

drive.

 

 

3. From the CD start-up window, select notebook installation

 

 

and documentation and then notebook software installation to

 

 

launch the InstallShield Wizard.

 

 

4. Use the Next and Back buttons to navigate through the

 

 

wizard noting the following:

 

 

· You must click Yes to indicate your acceptance of the

 

 

terms of the license agreement to proceed with the

 

 

installation.

 

 

· Using the default settings for the Destination Location

 

 

and Program Folder is recommended unless you have

 

 

special requirements and an advanced understanding of

 

 

PC configuration. (The Destination Location dictates

 

 

where the software is installed. The Program Folder

 

 

dictates the name assigned to the software in the Add/

 

 

Remove Programs in the Control Panel.)

 

 

· A check box allows you to choose to display release

 

 

notes. The release notes list known issues in the software

 

 

and are displayed in the Windows Notepad. (If you

 

 

choose to display them, when you are finished reading,

 

 

use the close box in the upper right corner of the

 

 

window to close the Notepad.)

 

 

· A check box allows you to choose to have a desktop

 

 

shortcut for Watcher. This gives you the option of

 

 

launching Watcher by double clicking an icon on your

 

 

desktop (as well as from the Start menu).

 

 

· Click Finish to close the last screen of the wizard.

 

 

5. If you are running Windows XP, a window indicates that

 

 

the driver files will be copied to your notebook. Click OK

 

 

and click Continue Anyway on the Software Installation

 

 

window each time it appears. A window prompts you to

 

 

insert your AirCard 555 to install the drivers. Click OK.

 

 

Follow the driver installation instructions for your operating

 

 

system.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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