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Page 3 - Table of Contents

Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction 1 The Wireless PC Card 1 Features 1 Package Contents 2 System Requirements 2 Chapter 2: Planning Your Wireless Network 3 Network Topology 3 Roaming 3 Chapter 3: Installation of the Drivers and WLAN Monitor for Windows 98SE, Me, and 2000 4 Before You Start 4 ...

Page 4 - Chapter 1: Introduction

Wireless PC Card 1 Chapter 1: Introduction Put the “mobile” back into mobile computing! Whether you’re at your desk orin the boardroom, the Wireless PC Card allows you to share printers, f iles, andother resources anywhere within your LAN infrastructure, increasing your pro-ductivity and keeping you...

Page 5 - Chapter 2: Planning Yo u r

Wireless PC Card Instant Wireless TM Series 3 Chapter 2: Planning Yo u r W i r e l e s s N e t w o r k A wireless LAN is exactly like a regular LAN, except that each computer in theLAN uses a Wireless PC Card to connect to the network through a wirelessconnection. Computers in a wireless LAN must be...

Page 6 - Chapter 3: Installation of the

Wireless PC Card Instant Wireless TM Series 5 1. To install your Wireless PC Card, click on the Setup button. 2. After you see Figure 3-2, click the Next button to continue. Note: If you stop the installation before it has finished, you will have to run the complete installation again before install...

Page 10 - Chapter 4: Installation of the

12 Chapter 5: Installation of the Drivers and Configuration of the Wireless PC Card forW i n d o w s X P After installing the Wireless PC Card into your computer, you will install thenetwork driver. 1. Windows XP will automatically detect the presence of the Wireless PC Card in your computer. Insert...

Page 13 - Chapter 6: Installation of

19 Instant Wireless TM Series 18 Wireless PC Card 2. From the Conf iguration tab, select the WPC54A Wireless Network Adapter from the list, and click the Add button. 3. Select Protocol , and click the Add button. Figure 6-3 Figure 6-2 Chapter 6: Installation of N e t w o r k P r o t o c o l s Protoc...

Page 14 - Chapter 7: Configuration of the

21 Instant Wireless TM Series 4. Select Microsoft from the list of “Manufacturers” and TCP/IP from the list of “Network Protocols.” Click the OK button to close the Network window. Repeat steps 2 through 4 to install other protocols, such as NetBEUI or IPX/SPX. Windows may start copying some files o...

Page 17 - Appendix A: T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g

Wireless PC Card 27 Instant Wireless TM Series 26 Appendix A: T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g This chapter provides solutions to problems usually occurring during the instal-lation and operation of the Wireless PC Card. Read the description below tosolve your problems. If you can’t f ind an answer her...

Page 19 - A p p e n d i x B: Glossary

Wireless PC Card 31 Instant Wireless TM Series 30 A p p e n d i x B: Glossary Ad-hoc Network - An ad-hoc network is a wireless network or other small net- work in which some of the network devices are part of the network only for theduration of a communications session while in some close proximity ...

Page 23 - A p p e n d i x C : S p e c i f i c a t i o n s

Wireless PC Card 39 Instant Wireless TM Series 38 Appendix D: WarrantyI n f o r m a t i o n BE SURE TO HAVE YOUR PROOF OF PURCHASE AND A BARCODEFROM THE PRODUCT’S PACKAGING ON HAND WHEN CALLING.RETURN REQUESTS CANNOT BE PROCESSED WITHOUT PROOF OFPURCHASE. IN NO EVENT SHALL LINKSYS’S LIABILITY EXCEED...

Page 24 - Appendix E: Contact Information

Instant Wireless TM Series 40 © Copyright 2002 Linksys, All Rights Reserved. http://www.linksys.com Appendix E: Contact Information For help with the installation or operation of this product, contact LinksysTechnical Support at one of the phone numbers or Internet addresses below. Sales Information...