3Com 3CRWE62092A, User Manual

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12 Select Start/Run , then enter
x:\setup.exe
(where “x” is the drive letter of your
CD-ROM drive).
13 When the 3Com 11Mbps WLAN menu appears, select Tools and Utilities .
14 Select Install the Utility Software and Documentation . The installation starts, and
the files are downloaded.
15 Read the Welcome page and click Next .
16 Read the Software License Agreement and click Yes . (If you click No , the
installation stops.)
17 Select a destination folder for the software files and click Next .
18 In the Setup Type window, select the type of installation for the software:
Typical —Installs the software and documentation.
Compact —Installs the software but not documentation.
Custom —Allows you to choose the components to install.
19 Follow the directions in the Select Program Folder window and click Next .
20 In the Desktop Icon Option window, click Yes .
21 In the next window, if the option to restart the computer appears, select it and
click
Finish .
The PC Card drivers, along with the 3Com utilities and documentation, are now
installed on your notebook.
Older Softex Versions If you are running a version of Softex below 2.8.2 and have networking already
installed, use the following procedure:
1 Insert the PC Card in your notebook
2 The PCMCIA Card Not Configured window appears. Make sure the Manually
install the driver for this card option is activated, then click OK .
3 The Select OEM Driver window appears. From the list window, select Network
Adapter , then click OK .
4 The Network window appears. From the Adapters tab, click Add… .
5 In the Select Network Adapter window, click Have Disk… .
6 When the Insert Disk window appears, insert the 3Com 11 Mbps Wireless LAN CD
in your CD-ROM drive. Enter
x:\softex
(where “x” is the drive letter of your
CD-ROM drive), and click OK .
7 The Select OEM Option window appears, with 3Com 3CRWE62092A Wireless PC
Card highlighted. Click OK .
8 In the next window, make sure Auto is displayed in both the IRQ Number and I/O
Base text boxes, then click OK . The files are downloaded to your hard drive.
9 When the download is finished, the Network window appears. Select the Adapter
tab, and 3Com 3CRWE62092A Wireless LAN PC Card is highlighted in the
Network Adapters list window. Click Close .
10 The Microsoft TCP/IP Properties window appears. If it is not already open, select
the
IP Address tab and make sure the Obtain an IP address from a DHCP server
option is activated.