User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Dell™ TrueMobile™ 1150 Series Wireless Mini PCI Card Quick Start Guide
- Choosing Your Type of Network
- Setting Up a Peer-to-Peer Group Network
- Setting Up an Infrastructure Network
- Setting Up and Configuring the Mini PCI Card
- If you ordered the Mini PCI card when you ordered your new Dell portable computer, the necessary ...
- For all other portable computers, you must complete the procedures on the following pages in sequ...
- Installing the Drivers
- Install the appropriate drivers for the Windows operating system on your computer.
- Turn on your computer. Windows XP detects the Mini PCI card and installs the drivers automatically.
- Windows 98
- 1 If your computer is off, turn it on.
- 2 When the Add New Hardware Wizard detects the Texas Instruments PCI-1410 CardBus Controller, cli...
- 3 Click Search for the best driver for your device (Recommended), and click Next.
- 4 Ensure that Floppy disk drives is not checked, click Specify a location, type C:\windows\option...
- 5 Click Next again.
- 6 Click Finish, and then click Yes to restart your computer.
- 7 If Windows prompts you to restart your computer again, click Yes.
- 8 When the Add New Hardware Wizard window appears, insert the Dell TrueMobile 1150 Series Wireles...
- 9 Click Search for the best driver for your device (Recommended), and click Next.
- 10 Ensure that Floppy disk drives is not checked, and click Specify a location. Type x:win98 (whe...
- 11 After Windows finishes installing the drivers, click Finish, and then click Yes to restart you...
- 12 To verify the installation, complete the steps in the “Verifying the Mini PCI Card Driver Inst...
- Windows Me
- 1 If your computer is off, turn it on.
- 2 When Windows detects the new hardware, follow the instructions on the screen.
- 3 After Windows finds the new drivers, click Finish, and then click Yes to restart your computer.
- 4 If Windows prompts you to restart your computer again, click Yes.
- 5 When the Add New Hardware Wizard appears, insert the TrueMobile CD and wait 10 seconds.
- 6 Click Specify a location, and ensure that Floppy disk drives, CD-ROM drive, and Microsoft Windo...
- 7 Type x:me-2k (where x is the letter for your CD or DVD drive), and then click Next.
- 8 After Windows finds the driver, click Next.
- 9 Click Finish, and then click Yes to restart your computer.
- 10 To verify the installation, complete the steps in the “Verifying the Mini PCI Card Driver Inst...
- Windows 2000
- 1 If your computer is off, turn it on.
- 2 When the Found New Hardware Wizard window appears, insert the Dell TrueMobile 1150 Series Wirel...
- 3 Click Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended), and then click Next.
- 4 Click Specific a location, and ensure that Floppy disk drives, CD-ROM drive, and Microsoft Wind...
- 5 Type x:me-2k (where x is the letter for your CD or DVD drive), and then click Next.
- 6 After Windows finds the driver, click Next, and then click Finish.
- 7 To verify the installation, complete the steps in “Verifying the Mini PCI Card Driver Installat...
- 8 Click Install Software and then click Install Necessary Software Software for Windows 2000.
- Windows 98
- Verifying the Mini PCI Card Driver Installation
- Installing the Client ManagerUtility
- After you have successfully installed the Mini PCI card and drivers, you must install the Client ...
- 1 If your computer is off, turn it on.
- 2 After Windows completely starts, insert the Dell TrueMobile 1150 Series Wireless Mini PCI Card ...
- 3 In the Main Menu screen, click Install Software.
- 4 From the Software Menu, click Install Client Manager, and then follow the instructions to compl...
- 5 Read the information, and then close the window by clicking the X in the top-right corner of th...
- After you have successfully installed the Mini PCI card and drivers, you must install the Client ...
- Setting Up a Configuration Profile
- Perform the following procedure on each computer that will connect to the network:
- 1 To use Client Manager, click the Start button, point to Programs—> Dell TrueMobile 1150, and th...
- 2 In the TrueMobile 1150 Client Manager window, click Actions.
- 3 In the Add/Edit Configuration Profile window, make sure that the first profile in the list is s...
- 4 If you have a peer-to-peer group network, click Peer-to- Peer Group in the right-hand box of th...
- 5 Click Edit Profile.
- 6 In the Edit Configuration window, type your Network Name in the Network Name field, ensure that...
- 7 Click OK, and then click OK again.
- 8 Click OK again.
- Perform the following procedure on each computer that will connect to the network:
- Completing the Setup For Peer-to-Peer Group Networks
- If you are setting up a peer-to-peer group network, the Mini PCI card and the necessary software ...
- Select one of your desktop computers to serve as the host computer (all other computers are calle...
- See the following procedures to set up Internet Connection Sharing on the host computer and the c...
- Setting Up Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) on the Host Computer
- To set up ICS on computers running Windows XP:
- To set up ICS on computers running Windows 98:
- 1 Connect the host computer to the Internet using your network connection, such as a cable or DSL...
- 2 Click the Start button, point to Settings, and click Control Panel.
- 3 Double-click Add/Remove Programs.
- 4 Click Windows Setup.
- 5 Click Internet Tools, and then click Details.
- 6 Ensure that Internet Connection Sharing is checked, click OK, and then click OK again.
- 7 After the Internet Connection Sharing Wizard starts, click Next.
- 8 Specify the type of connection you want to share: dial- up or high-speed (such as cable or DSL ...
- 9 If you use a dial-up connection, click the ISP you want to use to connect to the Internet, and ...
- 10 Click the TrueMobile 1150 Series Mini PCI Card as your local connection, and then click Next t...
- 11 Click Cancel when the Internet Connection Sharing Wizard asks you if you want to create a Clie...
- 12 Click Finish, and then click Yes to restart your computer. After your computer restarts, the I...
- To set up ICS on computers running Windows Me:
- 1 Connect the host computer to the Internet using your network connection, such as a cable or DSL...
- 2 Click the Start button, point to Settings, and click Control Panel.
- 3 Double-click Add/Remove Programs.
- 4 Click Windows Setup.
- 5 Ensure that Communications is checked and selected, and then click Details.
- 6 Ensure that Internet Connection Sharing is checked, and then click OK.
- 7 After the Home Networking Wizard starts, click Next.
- 8 To specify the Internet connection you want to share, click Yes, this computer uses the followi...
- 9 Click Next.
- 10 Click Yes, click TrueMobile 1150 Series Card from the pull-down menu, and then click Next.
- 11 Click No, do not create a Home Networking Setup disk, and then click Next.
- 12 Click Finish, and then click Yes to restart your computer.
- To set up ICS on computers running Windows 2000:
- 1 Connect the host computer to the Internet using your network connection, such as a cable or DSL...
- 2 Click the Start button, point to Settings, and click Control Panel.
- 3 Double-click Network and Dial-up Connections.
- 4 If the host computer is connected to the Internet using a dial-up connection, double-click Dial...
- 5 If the host computer is connected to the Internet using a dial-up connection, double-click Dial...
- Setting Up ICS on the Client Computer(s)
- To install the TCP/IP protocol and enable DHCP:
- 1 Click the Start button, and click Help.
- 2 Click the Index tab and perform a search for TCP/IP.
- 3 Click the topic, click Display, click the subtopic, and then follow the instructions on the scr...
- 4 After you have installed the TCP/IP protocol, perform another search for DHCP.
- 5 Click the topic, click Display, click the subtopic, and then follow the instructions on the scr...
- To set up ICS on the client computer(s):
- Setting Up File and Printer Sharing
- Follow the instructions below to enable file and printer sharing. Perform the following steps on ...
- To share a printer, complete the following steps on the computer that has the printer connected t...
- The printer is now available for the other computers to use.
- To set up other computers so they can use the shared printer:
- To share files:
- Using Your Network
- Troubleshooting
- Technical Support
- Glossary
- access point A standalone wireless hub that allows any computer that has a wireless network adapt...
- client computer The computer that gets its Internet connection by sharing either the host compute...
- file and printer sharing A capability that allows a number of people to view, modify, and print t...
- host computer The computer that is directly connected to the Internet via a modem or network adap...
- infrastructure network A wireless network topology in which the wireless computers, called client...
- Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) A capability that allows Internet access to all computers on a ...
- Internet Protocol (IP) address The address of a computer that is attached to a network. Part of t...
- Internet service provider (ISP) A company that provides access to the Internet. An ISP may offer ...
- peer-to-peer network A communication configuration in which every computer has the same capabilit...
- proxy server A server that some ISPs incorporate between the Internet and themselves to ensure se...
- Service Set Identifier (SSID) A value that controls access to a wireless network. The SSID for yo...
- Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) A form of data encryption. You must set the WEP Key information in...
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18 Quick Start Guide
After your computer restarts, the Internet Connection
Sharing installation is complete on the host computer.
To set up ICS on computers running Windows 2000:
1 Connect the host computer to the Internet using your
network connection, such as a cable or DSL modem.
2 Click the Start button, point to Settings, and click
Control Panel.
3 Double-click Network and Dial-up Connections.
4 If the host computer is connected to the Internet using
a dial-up connection, double-click Dial-up
Connection, click Properties, click Sharing, and then
ensure that both Enable Internet Connection Sharing
for this connection and Enable on-demand dialing are
checked.
5 If the host computer is connected to the Internet using a
dial-up connection, double-click Dial-up Connection,
click Properties, click Sharing, and then ensure that
both Enabled Internet Connection Sharing for this
connection and Enabled on-demand dialing are
checked.
If the host computer is connected to the Internet using a
cable or DSL modem, double-click Local Area
Connection. On the Network and Dial-up
Connections screen, click Yes.
The Internet Connection Sharing installation is
complete on the host computer.
Setting Up ICS on the Client Computer(s)
NOTE: The client computer(s) must be running Microsoft
Internet Explorer 6.0, 5.0, or 4.0, and Windows XP, Windows
98 SE, Windows Me, or Windows 2000.
NOTE: All client computers must have the TCP/IP protocol
installed and DHCP enabled.
To install the TCP/IP protocol and enable DHCP:
1 Click the Start button, and click Help.
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