Installation Overview; Windows Xp Wireless Network Configuration - ActionTec 802CAG User Manual

3. Installation Overview

Actiontec recommends that you remove any existing Atheros drivers on the PC system before
installing Version 1.0 release of the NDIS driver.
With on existing Actiontec NDIS driver installed, insert the Actiontec Wireless Network
Adapter into a 32-bit CardBus slot, and follow these steps to install the NDIS driver:
1. Wait for the dialog box to appear. Choose "Found New Hardware Wizard," and click
Next to continue
2. Under "Search for the best driver in these locations," choose "Include this location in
the search" and click Browse to find the location of the NDIS driver. When the driver
location has been identified, click Next to continue.
3. The Actiontec driver currently does not have a digital signature from Microsoft.
Therefore, Windows XP shows a warning message. Click Continue Anyway to
proceed with driver installation.
4. Click Finish to complete driver installation, and refer to "Device Configuration" on
page 4-7 for device configuration.

Windows XP Wireless Network Configuration

Windows XP provides zero-configuration functionality that automatically tries to connect the
STA to available wireless networks in the following order:
• Infrastructure mode with valid WEP keys
• Infrastructure mode with unauthenticated access for stations without WEP keys
• Ad hoc mode
To configure wireless network settings through the Windows XP user interface:
1. Open Network Connections from Control Panel
2. Right-click the Local Area Network Connection icon (pertinent to Actiontec Wireless
Network Adapter).
3. Click Enable to enable the device first, and then click Properties.
4. On the Wireless Networks tab, select the "Use Windows to configure my wireless
network settings" check box to enable automatic wireless network configuration.
Note that you can disable automatic wireless network configuration, and revert back to
using Atheros NCP configuration settings, by clearing the "Use Windows to configure my
wireless network settings" check box.
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