Chapter 5:Hardware Installation; Chapter 6:Using The Wlanmonitor For Windows; Overview; Accessing The Wlanmonitor - Linksys WMP51AB Installation Manual

Chapter 5: Hardware
Installation
1. Remove any CDs or disks from their drives, and turn off your notebook PC.
2. Locate an available PCMCIA slot on your notebook PC.
3. With the Adapter's 68-pin connecting facing the PCMCIA slot and the
"Dual-Band Wireless A+B Notebook Adapter" label facing up,
lide the Adapter completely into the PCMCIA slot.
4. Restart your notebook PC.
5. You may see several screens appear as the driver installation is finalized. For
Windows 2000, you may be informed that a digital signature has not been
found. This is normal, and it has been verified that the Adapter does work
with Windows 2000. Click the Ye s button to continue, and click the Finish
button to complete the installation.
Congratulations! The installation of the Dual-Band Wireless A+B
Notebook Adapter is complete.
If your PC is using Windows 98, Me, or 2000, proceed to the next section,
"Chapter 6: Using the WLAN Monitor for Windows 98, Me, and 2000."
If your PC is using Windows XP, proceed to "Chapter 7: Using the
Wireless Zero Configuration for Windows XP."
Important: You must run the Setup Wizard to install the software
before installing the hardware.
Figure 5-1
Chapter 6: Using the WLAN
Monitor for Windows 98, Me, and
2000
Use the WLAN Monitor to check the link information, search for available
wireless networks, or create profiles that hold different configuration settings.
the Dual-Band Wireless A+B
Notebook Adapter WLAN Monitor icon will appear in your sys-tem
tray. Double-click the icon (see Figure 6-1).
The Link Information screen will appear. From this screen, you can find out
how strong the current wireless signal is and how good the connection's quali-ty
is. You can also click the More Information button to view additional status
information about the current wireless connection. To search for available wire-less
networks, click the Site Survey tab. To perform configuration changes,
click the Profiles tab.
Figure 6-1
Accessing the WLAN Monitor

Overview

After installing the Adapter,