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Quick Start Guide

This guide describes basic installation of the AirConnect wireless PCI

network interface card, and is intended for users familiar with PCI card and

driver installation under Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000, and

Windows Millenium Edition (Windows Me).

For more detailed installation procedures and for installation under

Windows NT 4.0 and Windows CE, refer to the AirConnect Wireless PCI

Card User Guide.

Refer to "Installing the Documentation" on page 4 of this quick start guide

for information on setting up the online documentation.

This guide describes setting up your wireless PCI Card for infrastructure

mode (networking using wireless clients and access points). Infrastructure

mode requires that at least one access point be installed in your service area.

You must set the Wireless LAN Service Area of your wireless client to that of

the access point you will be using.

To use your wireless PCI card in ad hoc mode (networking between wireless

clients only), no access point is required. Refer to the AirConnect Wireless

PCI Card User Guide for information about setting up the wireless PCI card

for ad hoc mode.

Installing Under Windows 98, Windows 2000, and

Windows Me

Before installing the driver, you will need a copy of the operating system

installation media, usually a CD supplied with your computer or operating

system.

On Windows 98 systems, the installation ﬁles are sometimes archived on the

hard disk in C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\CABS.

NOTE: The ﬁnal Windows 98 installation screen may take 30-60 seconds to

appear. Do not interrupt the installation if the PC appears to be taking too

much time to complete the installation.

On Windows 2000 systems, you may be prompted to load operating system

ﬁles from the Windows 2000 installation CD.

You will also need the End User Utilities CD supplied with your AirConnect

wireless PCI card. The setup program installs conﬁguration utilities in the

Network application in the Control Panel.

To install the wireless PCI card:

1 Turn off power to your desktop computer and unplug the power cord.

2 Remove the cover of your computer.

3 Locate an empty PCI slot and remove its slot cover. Save the screw.

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