IBM 11a, User Manual

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Installing the device driver in Windows NT
To install the device driver in a Microsoft Windows NT Workstation, do the
following:
1. Start your operating system. Log on with a user ID authorized as an
administrator.
2. Click Start , select Settings , and click Control Panel .
3. Double-click the Network icon.
4. If you are configuring your network settings for the first time, the Network
Configuration window will appear.
If you have already configured the network settings, proceed to step 14.
5. Click Yes .
6.
Select Wired to the network .
7. Click Next .
8.
Click Select from list .
9. Click Have disk .
10. When the Insert Disk window opens, type the path (
x:\DRIVERS\WLLANPHL
,
where
x
is the drive letter for CD-ROM drive) to the directory that contains
the OEMSETUP.inf file.
11. Click OK .
12. Select Dual-Band Wi-Fi Wireless Mini-PCI adapter , and follow the
instructions on the screen.
13.
When asked whether you want to restart the computer, click
Yes
.
14. Click the Adapters tab.
15.
Click Add .
16. Click Have disk .
17. When the Insert Disk window opens, type the path (
x:\DRIVERS\WLLANPHL
,
where
x
is the drive letter for CD-ROM drive) to the directory that contains
the .inf file.
18. Click OK .
19. Select Dual-Band Wi-Fi Wireless Mini-PCI adapter , and click OK .
20.
Click
Close
, and follow the instructions on the screen.
21. When asked whether you want to restart the computer, click Yes .
If your ThinkPad computer is running on the Windows 2000 or Windows XP
operating system, you also need to install a Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) support
program, located on the Installation CD in the WPA subdirectory for the
appropriate operating system.
To install the WPA support program, follow this procedure:
1. Click Start ; then select Run .
2. Specify SETUP.EXE with the full path, and follow the instructions on the
screen.
After you have installed the device driver, you need to configure your wireless
network connection. If your ThinkPad computer is running on the Windows 2000
or Windows XP operating system, start the IBM Access Connections and follow the
instructions on the screen. If your ThinkPad computer is running on Windows 98
or Windows NT, you need to install and configure the Configuration Utility, also
included with this option package.
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