Join A Wifi Network; Join A Network Using The Adapter Driver - NETGEAR Nighthawk A8000 User Manual

To install the Windows standalone adapter:
1. Make sure your computer is running an up-to-date version of Windows 10 or Windows
11.
For more information about updating Windows, see Microsoft's Update Windows
support article.
2. Complete the steps described in Copy or Download the A8000 Installation Program
on page 5 to download the latest software file for Windows.
3. Run the A8000 installation program:
a. To start extraction of the installation files, double-click on the file that was copied
or downloaded and is named A8000 Windows Installation Program V.xxxx, where
xxxx is the version number.
b. Double-click on the file that was copied or downloaded and is named A8000
Windows Installation Program V.xxxx.exe where xxxx is the version number.
NOTE: If a User Account Control window appears that asks if you want
to allow the app to make changes to your device, select Yes.
c. Follow the prompts to complete installation. When prompted, you can remove
the USB thumb drive, and insert the Nighthawk® A8000 WiFi 6 & 6E USB 3.0
adapter into your computer's USB port.
NOTE: The installation program gives you the option to disable other
WiFi adapters. For best performance, we recommend that you disable
other adapters
4. Click Finish to exit the installation wizard.

Join a WiFi Network

The adapter can join a known WiFi network by using the adapter standalone driver.
• Install the adapter's standalone driver.
• Use the WiFi network settings on your computer to join a WiFi network (see Join a
Network Using the Adapter Driver on page 6).

Join a Network Using the Adapter Driver

This task describes how to join a WiFi network using the adapter.
Get Started and Connect to a
WiFi Network
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