Installation guide
Installation Guide
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lationprocess.(GenerallyitissufficienttoclickNextat
eachwindow.)IfpromptedtorestartyourPC,click
Yes
andallowthePCtoshutdown,thenrestartit.
DeterminingwhetherNetworkingisinstalled:
1. IftheControlPanelisnotopen,select
Start > Settings >
Control Panel
.
2. Doubleclickthe
Networkicon.
3. Ifthe
Networkwindowopens,networkingisalready
installed.Proceedtothesection“Installingthenetwork
carddriverwhenNetworkingisalreadyinstalled”on
page 25.
4. Ifadialogboxappears,promptingyoutoinstall
Networking,thecomponenthasnotyetbeenins talled.
Proceedtothesection“Installingthenetworkcarddriver
when
Networkinghasnotbeeninstal led”thatfollows.
InstallingthenetworkcarddriverwhenNetworkinghasnot
beeninstalled:
1. Click
Yesattheprompt,“Do you want to install it now?”to
launchthewizardthatinstallsNetworking.
2. Clickthecheckboxesonthefirstwindowofthewizardso
that
Wired to the network:ischeckedandRemote access to the
network:
isNOTchecked.ClickNexttoproceed.
3. Clickthe
Select from list...buttontoopentheSelect Network
Adapter
window.
4. Clickthe
Have Disk...buttontoopentheInsert Diskwindow.
5. IfyouhavecopiedthedriverfromtheAirCardinstallation
CDtoyourharddrive,enterthepathtothedriverand
click
OKtoopentheSelect OEM Optionwindow.
Ifyouareinstallingthe driverfromtheAirCardinstalla‐
tionCD,enter
d:\Drivers\WinNTwhere disthedriveletter
foryourCD‐ROMdriveandclick
OKtoopentheSelect
OEM Optionwindow.
6. IfSierra Wireless AirCard 555ishighlighted,clickOK.The
SierraWirelessAirCard 555shouldappearinthe
Network
Setup Wizard
underNetwork Adapters.Otherwise click
Cancelandrepeattheprevious twosteps.
7. Click
Nexttodisplayalistofnetworkprotocols.
8. Ensure
TCP/IP Protocolischecked(aswellasanyother
protocolsappropriatetoyournetworkconfiguration)and
click
Nexttodisplayalistofnetworkservices.
9. Selecttheservicesappropriatetoyournetworkconfigu‐
rationandclick
Next.(Forthepurposeofinstallingthe
AirCard,itdoesnotmatterwhatselectionsyoumakein
thiswindow.)