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Summary of Contents for 3CRSHPW796

Page 1: ...Wireless LAN PC Card User Guide 3CRSHPW796 3CRWE154G72 3CRWE154A72 Wireless LAN PC Card http www 3com com Published October 2003 DUA0079 6AAA04 ...

Page 2: ...n any licensed program or documentation contained in or delivered to you in conjunction with this User Guide Unless otherwise indicated 3Com registered trademarks are registered in the United States and may or may not be registered in other countries 3Com and the 3Com logo are registered trademarks of 3Com Corporation IEEE and 802 are registered trademarks of the Institute of Electrical and Electr...

Page 3: ...taining Support for your Product 11 Register Your Product to Gain Service Benefits 11 Purchase Value Added Services 11 Troubleshoot Online 11 Access Software Downloads 11 Contact Us 12 Telephone Technical Support and Repair 12 Regulatory Compliance Information 15 FCC Part 15 Notice Applicable to use within the USA 15 Unintentional Radiator 15 Manufacturer s Declaration of Conformity 16 Industry Ca...

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Page 5: ...e auto start feature starts the installation If nothing happens within five seconds click Start Run and type d setup exe where d is your CD ROM drive 2 Insert your Wireless LAN PC Card as indicated below 3 Respond to the prompts as they appear If you are prompted for the drivers enter d where d is the location of the CD ROM drive where the Installation CD is inserted 4 During the installation proc...

Page 6: ...lly click Start Run and type d setup exe where d is your CD ROM drive 2 From the Installation CD select Install 3Com Wireless Card Manager and follow the prompts removing the Installation CD and restarting your computer whenever you are prompted If the 3Com icon was not placed in the system tray when you installed the Wireless LAN PC Card start the 3Com Wireless Card Manager by selecting Start Pro...

Page 7: ...d repeat the installation procedure Make sure you insert the 3Com CD when the installation calls for it and that you wait for it to come up to speed in the drive Installation program does not finish or the driver fails to load Use the Device Manager to resolve resource conflicts that may exist Select System from the Control Panel and then click the Device Manager tab Network association is intermi...

Page 8: ...2000 from the Action menu select Uninstall f Click OK g Close the open windows until you return to the desktop 3 Remove the adapter 4 Restart the computer Uninstalling Wireless Card Manager Normally you would not uninstall the Wireless Card Manager software however in case a problem arises you may want to uninstall and reinstall it You can uninstall Wireless Card Manager any time following the ins...

Page 9: ...ecific location Advanced and click Next 8 In Windows XP select Don t search I will choose the driver to install and click Next 9 When you are prompted to select an adapter click Have Disk and enter the drive letter for the 3Com Installation CD or enter the directory on your hard drive where the updated driver is located Click Continue 10 Select Wireless LAN PC Card and click Next Follow the prompt...

Page 10: ...2 Troubleshooting 10 ...

Page 11: ...ler or 3Com for additional product and support information Troubleshoot Online You will find support tools posted on the 3Com web site at http www 3com com 3Com Knowledgebase helps you troubleshoot 3Com products This query based interactive tool is located at http knowledgebase 3com com and contains thousands of technical solutions written by 3Com support engineers Connection Assistant helps you i...

Page 12: ...rization numbers clearly marked on the outside of the package will be returned to the sender unopened at the sender s expense If your product is registered and under warranty you can obtain an RMA number online at http eSupport 3com com First time users will need to apply for a user name and password Telephone numbers are correct at the time of publication Find a current directory of support telep...

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Page 15: ...ntial installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be det...

Page 16: ...ith Part 15 of the FCC rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Declares that the Product Date September 30 2003 Brand Name 3Com Corporation Model Number 3CRWE154A72 Equipment Type 802 11a b g Wireless PC Card Complies ...

Page 17: ... d une licence cet appareil doit être utilisé à l intérieur seulement et devrait êtra placé loin des fenêtres afin de fournir un écran de blindage maximal L installateur du présent matériel radio doit s assurer que l antenne est située ou pointée de manière à ce que cette derniére n émette pas de champs radioélectriques supérieurs aux limites spécifiées par Santé Canada pour le grand public condul...

Page 18: ...nt operating in the 2 4GHz ISM band and using spread spectrum modulation techniques ETN 301 489 17 V 1 1 1 09 2000 Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters ERM ElectroMagnetic Compatibility EMC standard for radio equipment and services Part 17 Specific conditions for Wideband data and HIPERLAN equipment EN 60950 Safety of information technology equipment including electrical busine...

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