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or damaged parts. You should keep the Support information card handy for reference and to
locate the telephone number of customer support in your area.
Do not discard the original packaging materials. Although it is uncommon, if the WAB501
802.11a/b Wireless PC Card needs to be returned for repair, the product should be mailed with
the original packaging materials.
To qualify for product updates, product support, and product warranty registrations, register
online at the NETGEAR web page: http://www.NETGEAR.com.
Installation
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System Requirements
Before installing the WAB501 802.11a/b Wireless PC Card, please make sure that your
computer system has the following:
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A computer with a 32-bit CardBus slot.
Please note that not all notebook or portable computer PC Card slots are CardBus, please
check your computer's reference guide for more details.
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Windows
98/Me/2000/XP (be sure to have the Windows Installation CD-ROM ready for
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use during installation).
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At least 5 Mbytes disk space for installing the driver and utility programs.
LED Indicators
The Wireless Link LED on the WAB501 802.11a/b Wireless PC Card indicates the wireless
link condition of the station with another wireless node or the associated Access Point.
LED Activity
Meaning of LED Activity
Alternate Blinking
Looking for a network association.
Slow-rate
Associated or joined with the network; no activity.
Fast-rate
Associated or joined with the network; activity on the network.
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Install the WAB501 Driver and Utility Software
IMPORTANT NOTE: You must first install the software before you plug the card into your
computer!
Follow these steps to install the WAB501 802.11a/b Wireless PC Card.
1.
Turn on your computer.
2.
Insert the WAB501 Resource CD into the CD-ROM drive.
3. The Autostart Wizard screen will appear, as shown here:
4. Click the Install Driver & Utility option.
5.
If the Autorun wizard does not automatically start, go to your Windows Start menu and choose
Run, and type D:/Setup.exe ("D" represents your CD-ROM drive letter), and click OK.
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