3Com AirConnect Quick Start Manual page 4

4 Carefully insert the PCI card into the selected slot until it seats snugly
(see Figure 1). The shielded part of the wireless PCI card protrudes from
the card faceplate and juts out beyond the back panel of your computer
when the card is installed.
CAUTION: DO NOT REMOVE the shielded part of the PCI card from the
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printed circuit carrier.
5 Secure the card with the screw that you removed earlier.
6 Replace the cover of your PC and plug in the power cord.
7 Turn on the power to your computer.
8 Insert the End User Utilities CD in the CD-ROM drive.
The setup program should start automatically. If it does not start, you
can run it manually by selecting Run from the Windows Start menu and
running SETUP.EXE from the CD-ROM drive. The driver installation
procedure guides you through the steps standard for your operating
system.
If you are unfamiliar with driver installation procedures, refer to the
AirConnect Wireless PCI Card User Guide for details. You will be asked
to supply CDs or directory path information for the End User Utilities
CD and your operating system software.
As part of the driver installation process, the setup program will install
and open the Network application in the Control Panel.
9 Enter the name of the Wireless LAN Service Area of the wireless network
to which your computer will connect. The name you enter here must
match exactly the name assigned to the access point. Characters,
capitalization, and spacing must be identical.
NOTE: If the access point you wish to connect to is set for encryption, you
must also enable encryption on the wireless client. Click Encryption in the
Wireless LAN Configuration Utility to go to screens where you can enable
and configure encryption.
You must set the wireless client for the same encryption algorithm and
shared key values as the access point it will associate with. Refer to the
AirConnect Wireless PCI Card User Guide for more details about configuring
encryption.
10 Save the configuration settings and exit by clicking OK.
11 Restart your computer.
12 When the system reboots, restart the setup program and install any
other components required.
13 Make sure that the network protocol parameters (IP address, gateway,
and subnet mask) are set correctly for your computer.
3Com recommends that you install the wireless LAN applications so you
can access the utilities described in the AirConnect Wireless PCI Card
User Guide.
14 Restart your computer for changes to take effect.
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