About the software provided

The CD-ROM provided contains the following software:

❑5GHz Wireless LAN PC Card driver

This software is required for 5GHz Wireless LAN PC Card PCWA-C500 operation.

❑Wireless Panel

Wireless Panel is a utility software that displays the status of wireless communications. Normally, it displays the status in the status area on the taskbar. When using an operating system other than Windows XP, Wireless Panel is also used to set up computers or switch between connection settings.

To use the Wireless LAN PC Card, you must first install the Wireless LAN PC Card driver software and the Wireless Panel utility software.

Refer to the Quick Start Guide for instructions on how to install the Wireless LAN PC Card driver and the Wireless Panel utility software.

Notes

•To install the Wireless LAN PC Card software on computers running Windows 2000 or Windows XP, log on to Windows 2000 as one of the Administrators or to Windows XP using an account with computer administrator privileges. You cannot install the software or modify its settings when logged on with any other account.

•To configure the Wireless Panel settings on computers running Windows 2000, log on to Windows 2000 as one of the Administrators. All other users will be refused the rights to change settings.

Verifying driver installation

To verify that the Wireless LAN PC Card driver has been installed, perform the following steps.

Windows Me:

1 From the Start menu, point to Settings, then select Control Panel.

The Control Panel appears.

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