Sierra Wireless AirCard 710 User Manual page 26

AirCard 710 Wireless Network Ca r d - U s e r G u i d e
Note: A driver is software that
forms the interface between a
device (such as the AirCard 710
network card) and the operating
system on your PC (such as
Windows 98).
Note: Do not forcefully insert the
AirCard network card into your
computer, or you may damage
the connector pins.
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D r i v e r I n s t a l l a t i o n
T h e r e i s a n A i r C a r d d r i v e r f o r e a c h s u p p o r t e d o p e r a t i n g
s y s t e m o n t h e A i r C a r d C D . T h e A i r C a r d 7 1 0 w i r e l e s s n e t w o r k
c a r d w i l l n o t f u n c t i o n p r o p e r l y u n l e s s t h e a p p r o p r i a t e d r i v e r
f o r y o u r o p e r a t i n g s y s t e m i s i n s t a l l e d .
I n W i n d o w s 9 5 , 9 8 , M e , 2 0 0 0 , a n d X P , d r i v e r i n s t a l l a t i o n i s
d o n e t h r o u g h a w i z a r d . W i n d o w s N T d o e s n o t h a v e a w i z a r d
t o f a c i l i t a t e d r i v e r i n s t a l l a t i o n . F o l l o w t h e d e t a i l e d i n s t r u c t i o n s
f o r y o u r o p e r a t i n g s y s t e m i n o n e o f t h e f o l l o w i n g s e c t i o n s .
W i n d o w s 9 8 , M e , 2 0 0 0 , a n d X P
T o i n s t a l l t h e A i r C a r d d r i v e r i n W i n d o w s 9 8 , 2 0 0 0 o r M e ,
f o l l o w t h e s e i n s t r u c t i o n s :
I n s e r t t h e A i r C a r d C D i n t o y o u r C D - R O M d r i v e , i f n o t
1 .
a l r e a d y i n s e r t e d , a n d c l o s e a n y W i n d o w s p r o g r a m s t h a t
a r e r u n n i n g .
I f t h e C D s t a r t - u p m e n u i s d i s p l a y e d , u s e t h e
2 .
t h e l o w e r l e f t c o r n e r o f t h e s c r e e n t o e x i t t h e m e n u .
W i t h t h e l a b e l f a c i n g u p , c a r e f u l l y i n s e r t t h e A i r C a r d
3 .
n e t w o r k c a r d i n t o y o u r c o m p u t e r ' s P C C a r d s l o t . W i n d o w s
s h o u l d d e t e c t t h a t a n e w d e v i c e h a s b e e n i n s e r t e d a n d
l a u n c h t h e w i z a r d t h a t g u i d e s y o u t h r o u g h t h e d r i v e r
i n s t a l l a t i o n .
Figure 3-3: Inserting the AirCard 710 Network Card
B e f o r e w o r k i n g w i t h t h e w i z a r d , g r a s p t h e t i p o f t h e
4 .
A i r C a r d 7 1 0 a n t e n n a a n d p u l l i t t o e x t e n d t h e a n t e n n a
f u l l y ( i t s h o u l d c l i c k i n t o p l a c e ) . T h e n p i v o t t h e a n t e n n a
h i n g e s o t h a t i t i s v e r t i c a l , a s s h o w n .
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