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3 Drivers and Utility Installation
This section describes the procedures for installing the Wireless LAN USB
Adapter.
Before You Start
Before installation, please check your system in advance and ensure it meets the
minimum requirements as described below.
- Processor: Intel Celeron / Pentium II /Pentium III / Pentium IV; AMD Duron / Athlon
- Operating System: Microsoft Windows 98SE / ME / 2000 / XP
- System memory: 32MB at least
- Hard Drive Free Space: 5MB
Note: To prevent potential problems during installation, please use the auto-run
installation tool on the CD to finish the driver installation before you plug
the WLAN USB Adapter into the computer.
To use the WLAN USB Adapter with a computing device, the device must be
equipped with an available USB port. All drivers and supporting software for the WLAN
USB Adapter must be installed and configured.
Ask your system administrator for the following information, which you may need
during driver installation:
•
Your Wireless LAN SSID.
•
Your computer’s unique client name and workgroup name
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For your network account, your user name and password.
•
Your IP address, gateway address, and subnet mask. (If you’re not using a DHCP
server)
Every computer on a network is identified by a unique network address. There are
two methods to assign network addresses to computers on a TCP/IP network:
•
Static IP addressing
•
Dynamic IP addressing (DHCP)
In networks with
static IP
addressing, the network administrator manually assigns
an IP address to each computer. Once a static IP address is assigned, a computer
uses the same IP address every time it reboots and logs on to the network. You may
manually change the IP address in the
Network Properties dialog box
. Networks
using static IP addresses are easy to set up and do not require additional network
management software.
In networks with
dynamic IP
addressing, a DHCP server in the network
dynamically assigns IP addresses to all clients every time they log on to the network.
Network using dynamic IP addresses require setting up and running a DHCP Server.
