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Contents

PACKAGE CONTENTS .....................................................................1

INTRODUCTION ...........................................................................1

PRODUCT FEATURES .....................................................................1

FIRST TIME SETUP  WINDOWS 2000, 98, NT, AND ME...............................5

INSTALLING THE DRIVERS AND WLAN UTILITY ...........................................5

BEFORE YOU START ......................................................................5

GETTING STARTED  FIRST PART ........................................................6

NSTALLATION OF YOUR WIRELESS LAN CARD  SECOND PART......................8

ETUP  WINDOWS XP...................................................................9

INSTALLATION OF YOUR WIRELESS LAN CARD  SECOND PART.................... 12

CONFIGURING YOUR WIRELESS LAN CARD  WINDOWS SERIES .................... 16

Authentication Modes .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 19

Setting the IP Address and Proxy Server .................................................................................................................................................................... 20

Enabling the Profile Settings ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 20

Using a Proxy Server ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 22

Checking the Wireless Card’s Status........................................................................................................................................................................... 23

Options ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 24

Selecting the Connection Type..................................................................................................................................................................................... 25

Disabling the Radio ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 25

Advance Settings .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 25

About ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 25

INSTALLING THE DRIVERS AND WLAN UTILITY ......................................... 26

BEFORE YOU START .................................................................... 27

INSTALLING THE WLAN DRIVER ONLY IN WINDOWS XP ( SETUP AP MODE ) .........27

Updating a WLAN Driver in Windows XP.................................................................................................................................................................. 39

CONFIGURING THE WLAN ADAPTER IN WINDOWS XP ................................. 41

Setting Up a Connection.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 41

Selecting a Wireless Network ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 42

Select a Wireless Network Type................................................................................................................................................................................... 43

Network SSID and WEP Encryption ........................................................................................................................................................................... 43

IP Address Assignment ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 45

ENABLING THE WIRELESS LAN CARD WLAN UTILITY FOR WINDOWS XP .......... 46

If you install the supplied WIRELESS LAN CARD WLAN Utility .............................................................................................................................. 46

WLAN NETWORKING BASICS........................................................... 47

TROUBLESHOOTING..................................................................... 52

. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS .56

The equipment version marketed in US is restricted to

usage of the channels 1- 11 only