TRENDnet TEW-421PC Software Installation, Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP Utility and Driver Installation

SOFTWARE INSTALLATION

This section will lead you to install the driver and utility of the Wireless Cardbus Card.

Windows 98(SE)/ME/2000/XP Utility and Driver Installation

1.Insert the Wireless Cardbus Card Driver & Utility CD-ROM into computer’s CD-ROM Drive and it will automatically run a setup menu and install the driver and the utility. In some specific setting on Windows system, you may need to start the software manually, go to your Windows Start menu and choose Run, type “D:\Autorun.exe” in the dialog box (D:\ will depend on where your CD-ROM drive is located) and click OK.

2.The InstallShield Wizard screen will appear. Click Install Utility button to continue.

3.The installation program will help you to install the Wireless Cardbus utility.

Be noted that the Windows XP have its own Wireless Utility; you can either use the utility of Windows XP or the provided utility.

4.After finish the installation, plugged in the Wireless Cardbus Card, the operating system will detect the “New Hardware” and driver installation window will appear automatically. Follow the installation steps and direct Windows to search the driver in the CD-ROM directory path D:\Driver\ to install the driver (assuming D: is the drive letter of the CD-ROM drive).

Directory paths:

Windows 98(SE): D:\Driver\Windows 98

Windows ME: D:\Driver\Windows ME

Windows 2000: D:\Driver\Windows 2000

Windows XP: D:\Driver\Windows XP

Note: for Win 98(SE)/ME, the “found new hardware wizard” window appears. Select “automatic search the driver…”, “specify a location” and choose the driver path as shown above, click “Next”, click “Finish”, and “Yes” to restart the computer.

5.After finish the driver installation, you will see the icon on the Windows task bar.

When the icon in the toolbar represent in green color, it is properly connected to the network and if it represent in red color, then it is not connected to the network.

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