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Quick Start Guide

Click

View all control panel options

, double-click the

System

icon, click

Device Manager

and then double-

click

Network Adapters

For Windows 2000:

Double-click the

System

icon, click the

Hardware

tab,

click

Device Manager

and then double-click

Network

Adapters

If the Mini PCI card and drivers are properly installed,

TrueMobile 1150 Series Mini PCI Card

(

in Windows

Dell TrueMobile 1150 Series Wireless LAN Mini

PCI Card

) appears on the list. If a red X or yellow

exclamation mark appears next to the Mini PCI card,

see the troubleshooting section of the

Dell TrueMobile

1150 Series User Guide

. For instructions on how to

access the

User Guide

, see page 20.

Installing the Client Manager Utility

After you have successfully installed the Mini PCI card and
drivers, you must install the Client Manager utility from the

Dell TrueMobile 1150 Series Wireless Mini PCI Card

CD on

all computers that are not new Dell computers:

If your computer is off, turn it on.

After Windows completely starts, insert the

Dell

TrueMobile 1150 Series Wireless Mini PCI Card

into the CD or DVD drive of your computer.
The

Main Menu

screen appears (see page 21). If the

Main Menu

screen does not appear, click the

Start

button, click

Run

, type

x:\setup.exe

(where

your CD or DVD drive letter), and then click OK.

In the

Main Menu

screen, click

Install Software

From the

Software Menu

, click

Install Client Manager

and then follow the instructions to complete the

installation.
After the setup is complete, a window opens that

contains information about the Client Manager utility.

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Summary of Contents for 1150 Series

Page 1: ...ess point for the Network Name and Encryption Key information If you do not use a residential gateway or access point you will set up a peer to peer group network and creating your own Network Name and Encryption Key Before you begin setting up your wireless network obtain the following items from your network administrator NOTE See the glossary for definitions of these terms NOTE Dell cannot prov...

Page 2: ...onnect computers for sharing Internet access files and printers First determine the type of network you use or want to set up A peer to peer group network an access point is not required An infrastructure network an access point is required Peer to Peer Group Network Option If you do not have an access point then you already use or will need to set up a peer to peer group network The access point ...

Page 3: ...If you have an access point then you need to set up an infrastructure network For instructions on setting up an infrastructure network see the documentation that came with your access point In fr a stru c tu r e N et wo rk Ex a mp le In an infrastructure network the access point connects directly to a network server which allows connection to the network For this network option all computers on th...

Page 4: ...rough 9 a through z and A through Z Fill in your Network Name and Encryption Key here Network Name ___________________________ Encryption Key ___________________________ NOTE All computers in this type of network must use the same Network Name and the same Encryption Key Next perform the procedures in Setting Up and Configuring the Mini PCI Card on page 9 Setting Up an Infrastructure Network To se...

Page 5: ...res in the following sections in sequence Setting Up a Configuration Profile see page 14 Completing the Setup For Peer to Peer Group Networks see page 15 Setting Up File and Printer Sharing see page 19 For all other portable computers you must complete the procedures on the following pages in sequence to complete the configuration of your peer to peer group network Installing the Drivers Install t...

Page 6: ... Floppy disk drives is not checked click Specify a location type C windows options cabs and then click Next 5 Click Next again 6 Click Finish and then click Yes to restart your computer After your computer restarts Windows detects the Mini PCI card 7 If Windows prompts you to restart your computer again click Yes 8 When the Add New Hardware Wizard window appears insert the Dell TrueMobile 1150 Ser...

Page 7: ...ick OK If the files are not located on your computer insert the System Software CD or Operating System CD that came with your computer into your CD or DVD drive and type x winme where x is the letter for your CD or DVD drive Click OK 5 When the Add New Hardware Wizard appears insert the TrueMobile CD and wait 10 seconds 6 Click Specify a location and ensure that Floppy disk drives CD ROM drive and...

Page 8: ... click Next and then click Finish 7 To verify the installation complete the steps in Verifying the Mini PCI Card Driver Installation 8 Click Install Software and then click Install Necessary Software Software for Windows 2000 Verifying the Mini PCI Card Driver Installation 1 Click the Start button point to Settings and then click Control Panel For Windows XP if Settings does not appear click Contr...

Page 9: ...he Client Manager Utility After you have successfully installed the Mini PCI card and drivers you must install the Client Manager utility from the Dell TrueMobile 1150 Series Wireless Mini PCI Card CD on all computers that are not new Dell computers 1 If your computer is off turn it on 2 After Windows completely starts insert the Dell TrueMobile 1150 Series Wireless Mini PCI Card CD into the CD or...

Page 10: ...e window make sure that the first profile in the list is selected 4 If you have a peer to peer group network click Peer to Peer Group in the right hand box of the selected profile If you have an infrastructure network that uses a Residential Gateway click Residential Gateway in the right hand box of the selected profile If you have an infrastructure network that uses an access point click Access P...

Page 11: ... is the only computer that connects directly to the Internet Dell recommends that the host computer be the desktop computer that has the fastest microprocessor and the most memory NOTE In order to perform Internet Connection Sharing your host computer must have either a modem or another network adapter in addition to your wireless network adapter The modem or network adapter is used to access the ...

Page 12: ...g is checked click OK and then click OK again You may need to insert your Operating System CD or for some computers the System Software CD into the CD or DVD drive 7 After the Internet Connection Sharing Wizard starts click Next 8 Specify the type of connection you want to share dial up or high speed such as cable or DSL modem 9 If you use a dial up connection click the ISP you want to use to conn...

Page 13: ... checked and then click OK You may need to insert your Operating System CD or for some computers the System Software CD into the CD or DVD drive 7 After the Home Networking Wizard starts click Next 8 To specify the Internet connection you want to share click Yes this computer uses the following and then click A Direct connection to my ISP using the following device From the pull down menu select t...

Page 14: ...d dialing are checked 5 If the host computer is connected to the Internet using a dial up connection double click Dial up Connection click Properties click Sharing and then ensure that both Enabled Internet Connection Sharing for this connection and Enabled on demand dialing are checked If the host computer is connected to the Internet using a cable or DSL modem double click Local Area Connection ...

Page 15: ...creen Setting Up File and Printer Sharing Follow the instructions below to enable file and printer sharing Perform the following steps on every computer that you want to have file and printer sharing NOTE Ensure that you have file and printer sharing enabled on the computer that is connected to the printer you want to share 1 Click the Start button and click Help 2 Click the Index tab and perform ...

Page 16: ...en To share files 1 From Windows Explorer right click the file folder or drive letter you want to share click Sharing and then click Share As 2 Type a name for the shared file folder or drive letter and then follow the instructions on the screen Using Your Network After you have set up your wireless network refer to the Dell TrueMobile 1150 Series User Guide for instructions on how to use the netw...

Page 17: ... TrueMobile 1150 Series Wireless Mini PCI Card CD into the CD or DVD drive of your computer The Main Menu screen appears see page 21 If the Main Menu screen does not appear click the Start button click Run type x setup exe where x is your CD or DVD drive letter and then click OK 2 Select the language you want from the drop down menu and then click View User Guide in 3 See the Troubleshooting secti...

Page 18: ...l c o m 22 Quick Start Guide Technical Support After determining the type of network option that you need to set up you can obtain technical support by referring to your Dell computer documentation for Dell contact numbers and website support ...

Page 19: ...astructure network A wireless network topology in which the wireless computers called clients communicate with one another through a wireless access point such as the AP1000 The access point can also be connected to the Internet which allows the wireless clients to access the Internet through the access point s Internet connection Internet Connection Sharing ICS A capability that allows Internet a...

Page 20: ...control Service Set Identifier SSID A value that controls access to a wireless network The SSID for your wireless network card must match the SSID for any access points that you want to communicate with If the value does not match you are not granted access to the network You can have up to three SSIDs Each SSID can be up to 32 characters long and is case sensitive Wired Equivalent Privacy WEP A f...

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