User's Manual

Wireless 54 Mbps PCI Card

Double-click the Windows XP Network connection icon to open the Wireless Network

Connection Properties window, as shown below.

If you click the Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings click-box (if it is

checked) you then will use the Windows XP utility for wireless devices. If you have

installed the supplied WIRELESS LAN CARD WLAN Utility, and this box is unchecked,

then the WIRELESS LAN CARD WLAN Utility will be used to configure and manage your

WIRELESS LAN CARD.

Follow the instructions given for the WIRELESS LAN CARD WLAN Utility under Windows

2000.

WLAN Networking Basics

To begin, select the type of wireless network you will be building.

We will discuss the following types of networks in this section:

x A Home Internet Network with A Residential Gateway/Router

x A Home Internet Network with Multiple IP Addresses

x An Ad Hoc Network

x An Ad Hoc Network with Internet Sharing

Please select, from the four types of networks described above, the type of network that is

appropriate for your needs. Please follow the instructions in the corresponding section that

follows.

WLAN Utilit

Connection icon

Windows XP

Network

connection icon

Click here if you

want to use the

Windows XP built-

in WLAN utility to

configure and

manage you

Card.