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c.  Follow the on-screen instructions to install the driver for the

MA521 802.11b Wireless PC Card.

• 

For Windows 98/Me users

, once the [Please insert the disk

labeled “Windows 98/Me CD-ROM,” and then click 

OK

]

window appears, enter the path corresponding to the 
appropriate drives and click 

OK

. Usually these files can be

found at 

C:\Windows 

or 

C:\Windows\System

.

•  

For Windows 2000 users

, a Digital Signature Not Found

message may appear. Click 

Yes

to proceed.

•  

For Windows XP users

, a Windows Logo Testing Not Found

dialog box may appear. Click 

Continue Anyway

to proceed.

d. Click 

Finish

to complete the installation.

3

3

Verify the Driver Installation

a.  From the Windows desktop, right-click 

My Computer.

b. Click 

Properties

.

c. Open 

Device Manager

:

•  

Windows 98/Me users

– Select the Device Manager folder tab.

•  

Windows 2000/XP users

– Select the 

Hardware

folder tab,

and click on the 

Device Manager

button.

d. Double-click 

Network

Adapters

. There should be

no yellow exclamation mark
or red cross icon on the

NETGEAR MA521
802.11b Wireless PC Card

selection, as shown here.

Installation Guide

Follow these quick steps to install your PC Card.

Important Note:

You must first install the software before you plug the

card into your computer.

Estimated Setup time

: 10-15 minutes.

1

1

Install the MA521 Driver and Utility Software

a.  Turn on your computer.

b. Insert 

the 

GearBox

CD for Wireless PC Card 

into the 

CD-ROM drive.

c.  The Autostart Wizard screen will appear, as shown here:

d. Click 

the 

Install Driver & Utility

option.

e.  If the Autorun wizard does not automatically start, go to your

Windows Start menu and choose 

Run

, and type 

D:/Setup.exe

(“D” represents your CD-ROM drive letter), and click 

OK

.

f. 

The InstallShield Wizard screen will appear. Click 

Next

to continue.

g.  The Choose Destination Location screen will display the default

Destination Folder. If you want to change the default folder,
click 

Browse

and choose a different destination folder. Then,

click 

Next

to continue to the next screen.

h.  Modify the Program Folders field, if desired. Click 

Next

to 

continue. InstallShield will start copying files onto your system.

i. Click 

Finish

to complete installing the Configuration Utility.

2

2

Install the MA521 Wireless PC Card

a. Insert 

the 

MA521 802.11b Wireless PC Card

into available

CardBus slot on your computer as shown here.

b.  Windows will automatically detect the MA521 802.11b 

Wireless PC Card and the Found New Hardware Wizard 
dialog box will appear.

MA521 802.11b Wireless PC Card

Wire

less PC

 Card

32-bit CardBus WG511

32-

bit C

ard

Bus

 W

G51

1

Notebook PC with MA521 
802.11b Wireless PC Card

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