Netgear GA511 - Manual

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NETGEAR 10/100/1000 Mbps Gigabit CardBus Adapter GA511

Start Here

Please refer to the Reference Manual on your CD for instructions on advanced
configuration options.
Estimated Completion Time: 15 minutes.

Verify that System Requirements are Met

Before installing the GA511, please make sure that your computer meets the following
minimum system requirements:

•

A notebook PC with a Pentium® 300 MHz or higher compatible processor with an
available CardBus slot

•

A CD-ROM drive

•

64 MB of memory

•

At least 5 MB of disk space

•

Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional, 2000, Me, 98SE (2nd edition),
Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 2000 Server, or Windows 2000 Advanced
Server. Some versions of Windows may ask for the Windows operating system
installation files to complete the installation of the GA511 driver software.

Install the GA511 Gigabit CardBus Adapter

1. First, install the GA511 software.

a.

Power on your notebook, let the operating system boot up completely, and log in
as needed.

b. Insert the

NETGEAR Adapter Resource CD

into your CD-ROM drive. The

Adapter Resource CD main page will load.

c.

From the Windows Start menu, select Run. The Run dialog box opens.

d. Enter the path to the GA511 setup.exe file on the CD. For example, if your

CD-ROM is drive D, enter

D:\GA511\setup

as the path. Then, click OK.

e.

Follow the InstallShield Wizard steps. Click Finish when done. Remove the

NETGEAR Adapter Resource CD

. If prompted, restart your computer.

Now, the GA511 driver and utility software are installed.

2. Next, install the GA511 Gigabit CardBus Adapter.

a.

Locate an available CardBus slot on the side of your notebook. Hold the PC Card
with the NETGEAR logo facing up and insert it into the CardBus slot.

Note:

Do not use excessive force, but make sure the card is fully inserted into the slot.

b. Follow the Found New Hardware Wizard steps.

Accept the “Install the software automatically” setting, and click

Next

to proceed.

Note:

If Windows XP or 2000 displays a Windows XP Logo Testing or a Digital

Signature Not Found warning, click Continue Anyway or Yes to proceed.

c.

Click

Finish

to complete the installation. If prompted to restart your computer,

power down and restart the notebook. You will see the GA511 Smart Wizard icon

in the system tray on the lower right side of the Windows task bar.

3. Now, configure the GA511.

a.

Double-click the connection icon

in the Windows system tray to open the

Windows network connection page.
If the connection icon is not visible, you can change the connection properties by
going to Start > Control Panel > Network Connections.

b. Double-click on the NETGEAR GA511 Gigabit CardBus Adapter connection.
c.

Click Configure.

d. Click Properties

and configure the GA511 according to your network

requirements.
For assistance with configuring the network settings, please see the networking
tutorials on the

NETGEAR Adapter Resource CD

.

4. Finally, verify network connectivity.

a.

Click the GA511 Smart Wizard icon

on the lower right side of the

Windows task bar.

b. Verify that the GA511 status information matches your network.

Note:

If you are unable to connect, see the the Troubleshooting section below or the trou-

bleshooting tips in the Reference Manual on the

NETGEAR Adapter Resource CD

.