Wireless
54
Mbps PCI Card
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Before you start
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You will need a computer with an available 32-bit PCI Slot to install your
Wireless Lan Card.
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If you want to use the Wireless Encryption Protocol (WEP) to authenticate
access to your wireless network, you will need the WEP keys that are in use for
your network. WEP keys are generally entered into a Wireless Access Point
(AP) before configuring a wireless client (such as a notebook PC with a
WIRELESS LAN CARD installed).
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Windows XP includes built-in WLAN support software. Your new WIRELESS
LAN CARD is also supplied with a WLAN Utility. You can choose which method
you would like to use to manage your WLAN link. If you choose to use the
Windows XP built-in WLAN management software, you should uninstall the
WLAN Utility provided with your WIRELESS LAN CARD.
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If you know you want to use the
Windows XP built-in WLAN support
software,
do
not
install the WLAN Utility provided with your WIRELESS LAN CARD. Do
this
start your PC, install the WIRELESS LAN CARD, allow the Windows
Found new hardware
wizard to locate the drivers for your WIRELESS LAN
CARD (located on the provided install CD), as shown below.
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If you want to use the WLAN Utility provided with your WIRELESS LAN CARD,
or you are not sure which software you want to use, follow the instructions for
installing the driver and WLAN Utility given for Windows 2000 (and other
Windows versions) given in the sections above. You will then need to review
the section titled
Enabling the WIRELESS LAN CARD WLAN Utility in
Windows XP
,
below.
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You should have a general idea of how your wired network (usually referred to as a
LAN) will provide a connection to the Internet (sometimes called the WAN) and the point
your WIRELESS LAN CARD will connect to your LAN. In general, there are two methods
to provide wireless access to the LAN and then to the WAN
Infrastructure
and
Ad-hoc
.
Please see the section titled
Wireless Networking Basics
, below.
Install the WIRELESS LAN CARD WLAN driver from the WLAN PC/PCI Card Installation
Disk (the WLAN Utility is not necessary for Windows XP). You can then begin the driver
installation procedure.
Installing the WLAN Driver
Only
in Windows XP ( Setup AP Mode )
Note: Follow these instructions to install the driver software Windows XP needs to allow
your WIRELESS LAN CARD to function. This will install the WLAN Utility provided on the
WIRELESS LAN CARD install CD,
Note: If you want to use the WLAN Utility provided with your WIRELESS LAN CARD to
configure and manage your WLAN link, follow the instructions for installing your
WIRELESS LAN CARD for Windows 2000 (and other Windows versions) given in the
