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QUICK START WL400-01- VR1.2 

 
 
 
 

 

 

Installation & Quick Start Guide 

WL400 Wireless Adaptor/Antenna 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for WL400

Page 1: ...QUICK START WL400 01 VR1 2 Installation Quick Start Guide WL400 Wireless Adaptor Antenna ...

Page 2: ...ould be mounted at deck level on the wheel house roof or radar arch Unlike VHF Wifi signals do not benefit from being mounted at the top of a mast and this is not to be recommended The WL400 is designed to be screwed on to a standard 1 x 14 TPI threaded VHF mounting bracket not supplied Ensure the USB lead is not connected and is coiled before attempting to attach the WL400 to the threaded mountin...

Page 3: ...gure 1 It will then automatically search the on line Windows Update server for the correct drivers Depending upon the speed of your PC and internet connection this should take between 20 seconds and a couple of minutes to complete At any time you can click on the message and the Window in Figure 2 will be displayed giving you the status of the driver installation After the correct driver has been ...

Page 4: ...dow shown in Figure 8 click on the Browse my Computer for Driver Software option You should now be taken to the window shown in Figure 9 Click on the Browse button and then select the USB Memory Stick from the list of locations See Figure 10 Click OK and you will be returned to the window in Figure 9 Ensure the Include Subfolders is ticked and then click the Next button Figure 5 Figure 6 Figure 7 ...

Page 5: ...t can be used in place of the normal Windows Wireless Zero Configuration program that came with Windows XP The same Setup Exe program can be used for installing the WL400 on Windows Vista or Windows 7 PCs but we would always recommend following the On Line or Off Line procedures detailed in the previous sections Navigate to the Setup Exe file on the USB Memory Stick by clicking the Start button an...

Page 6: ... on your laptop before using the WL400 The exact but some laptops have a dedicated button in or around the keyboard area or a special keyboard combination e g pressing the Fn F8 keys Click on the Wireless Networks icon in the task bar lower right hand side of the screen and a list of the available wireless networks hotspots will be displayed Your laptops internal wireless adaptor is usually named ...

Page 7: ... MacOS10 4 or MacOS10 5 depending upon the version of Mac OS X you have Included in each of these folders is an Install mpkg package that you can double click on to install For OSX 10 6 Snow Leopard and OSX 10 7 Lion you will need to follow a special Tech Note that explains how to successfully install the 10 5 drivers on these systems 6 Getting Started Guide for LINUX Users Due to the large number...

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