Hardware Installation - SMC Networks SMC2655W Quick Start Manual

System Requirements
Before you install the EZ Connect Wireless PC Card, check your
system for the following requirements:
• A computer with a PCMCIA Type II slot, and a PCMCIA card
and socket services compliant with revision 2.10 of the
PCMCIA specification
• Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP (Prepare the Windows
installation CD-ROM for use during installation)
• A minimum of 1500 Kbytes of free disk space for installing the
driver and utility program
• Another IEEE 802.11b compliant device installed in your
network, such as the SMC2655W Wireless Access Point, or
another PC with a wireless adapter
LED Indicator
The EZ Connect Wireless PC Card includes two status LED
indicators, as described in the following figure and table.
Power
Link
Link Status Status Description
802.11 Flashing Indicates that the Wireless PC card is
AdHoc Green operating in the 802.11 AdHoc mode.
Infrastructure Flashing Indicates that the Wireless PC card is
Green browsing active access points.
On Green Indicates a valid connection with an
access point.
Activity

Hardware Installation

Warning: Network cards are sensitive to static electricity. To
protect the card, always touch the metal chassis of your computer
before handling the card.
1. Turn on your computer and boot your operating system.
2. Find an available Type II or Type III PCMCIA slot in your
computer.
3. With the PC Card's 68-pin connector facing the PCMCIA slot and
the "EZ Connect Wireless PC Card" label facing up, slide the card
completely into the PCMCIA slot as shown below.
Note: The PCMCIA slot allows you to "hot swap" PC Cards anytime,
even when the power of your computer is on.
4. For Windows 95 (OSR2.1 or above)/98/Me/2000, PCMCIA card
and socket services compliant with revision 2.10 of the PCMCIA
specification are required. Please check the documents of your
PCMCIA driver before installing the software driver for the EZ
Connect Wireless PC Card.
5. Install the appropriate network driver for your operating system.
Drivers can be found on the SMC2632W V.2 Driver, Utility, &
Documentation CD. See "Driver Installation" on the next page
for more information.
6. Install the Utility program for your wireless PC card. The
SETUP.EXE file of the utility program can be found on the CD.