User guide

14 Windows Computers
Note
To configure a Windows NT or 2000 PC to use Globalstar data
service, you must have “Admin” rights for that computer.
Quick Start Installation
Your packet data kit CD contains a Quick Start Wizard, which can help you
configure your computer to use a Tri-Mode Phone as a wireless modem. It
can also set up a Dial-Up Networking connection for you.
Note
To manually configure your computer without using the wizard
from the kit’s CD, see “Manually Configuring Windows 95, 98,
and NT” on page 14 or “Manually Configuring Windows 2000” on
page 33.
Running the Quick Start Wizard
1. Before you begin, make sure the following are installed on your
computer: TCP/IP protocol and Dial-Up Networking for 95/98 or
Remote Access Service (RAS) for NT/2000. (For help, see your Windows
documentation.)
2. Insert the kit’s CD into your computer’s CD-ROM drive.
3. From the Start menu, run
D:\gstarmi.exe (substitute another drive
letter for D, if necessary).
4. Follow screen instructions and prompts in the modem installation
wizard.
5. For Windows, the CD contains a
gstardata.inf modem file to simplify
setting up a QUALCOMM Globalstar Phone Modem.
You will select a driver from this file during modem installation.
Manually Configuring Windows 95, 98, and NT
Tip
Your packet data kit CD contains a Quick Start Wizard, which
can help you configure your computer to use a Tri-Mode Phone as
a wireless modem. It can also set up a Dial-Up Networking
connection for you. If you use the kit’s wizard, you do not
have to read this section. For details, see “Quick Start
Installation” on page 14.
This section applies to Windows 95, 98, and NT. It shows how to manually
configure a “modem” driver and a Dial-Up Networking connection. You
need to do this if you want to make: