Installation guide

Wireless Guide 67
7
Installing the Proxim
802.11a Adapters / Drivers
Overview
This chapter describes how to install the Proxim Harmony 802.11a CardBus
adapter and driver for the Sniffer software.
 Installing the Proxim 802.11a Adapter in Windows XP on page 67
 Installing the Proxim 802.11a Adapter in Windows 2000 on page 69
 Using the Proxim 802.11a Adapter as a Normal Network Adapter on
page 72
 Proxim 802.11a Adapter Installation Notes and Issues on page 74
Installing the Proxim 802.11a Adapter in
Windows XP
This section describes how to install the Proxim 802.11a adapter and driver on
a Windows XP system.
To install the Proxim 802.11a adapter and driver in Windows XP:
1 After installing the Sniffer software, log in to Windows XP as an
Administrator.
2 Insert the Proxim 802.11a adapter in an available Type II PC card slot
on the target machine.
Windows XP detects the new card and displays a wizard to help you
install the driver.
3 Select the Install from a list or specific location (Advanced) option
and click Next.
4 Select the Don’t search option and click Next.
5 Click Have Disk.
The Install from Disk dialog box appears prompting you to supply the
path to the driver to install.