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9 CHAPTER 3: INSTALLING WINDOWS NT DRIVERS
Setup With
Networking Installed
If networking is already installed on your system:
1 Power up and log into the system.
2 Open the Control Panel.
3 Double-click Network and select the Adapters tab.
4 Select the AirConnect PC Card and click Update.
5 Put the Installation CD in the CD-ROM drive.
6 Click OK to select the default path to the driver files.
When prompted, remove the installation disk. Click OK to continue.
7 Click Close to exit the Network applet.
8 Remove the Installation CD and click Yes to restart the system.
Setup with No
Networking Installed
Before beginning this procedure, note that you must have Administrator group
privileges to install network components.
1 Open the Control Panel and double-click the Network icon.
2 The Network Configuration dialog box prompts for Windows NT Networking
installation, click Yes.
3 Check Wired to the network when the Network Setup Wizard dialog box appears.
Click Next to continue.
4 When the Network Setup Wizard dialog box prompts for a network installation,
click Select from list.
5 From the Adapter dialog box, click Have Disk.
6 Put the Installation CD in the CD-ROM drive, specify the path to the CD-ROM
drive, and click OK.
7 Select the AirConnect PC Card and click OK.
8 When the Network Setup Wizard reappears, click Next.
9 The Protocols display shows protocol choices. Select the protocols that apply and
click Next.
10 Click Next to scroll through the next two dialog boxes.
The Network Setup Wizard displays the Windows NT Setup dialog box requesting
Windows NT files.
11 Enter the path name of the Windows NT distribution files (E:\ for CD-based
installation), click Next.
Configuring the
Adapter
Configure the adapter using the Easy Configuration dialog box. Before
configuring the adapter, you will need ask your MIS department for the Wireless
LAN Service Area ID for your access point network.
1 Open the Control Panel and double-click the Network application.
2 Select the 3Com WLAN Adapter and select Properties.
3 Set the Wireless LAN Service Area ID to the desired network access point.