Installing The Wireless Client; Requirements; Inserting The Pc Card - 3Com 3CRWE62092A User Manual

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Requirements

Inserting the PC Card

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NSTALLING THE
Installing a wireless client consists of inserting the 3Com Wireless LAN PC Card
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with XJACK Antenna in your computer and installing the software driver and
utilities. If you have 3Com Administrator Utilities installed on a wireless client, you
can manage access points or run a site survey.
Before you start the installation, make sure that you have the following items:
Operating System One of the following:
Web Browser
PC Card
Installation Media One of the following 3Com CDs:
Other
Requirements
1 Turn on the computer.
2 Insert the 3Com PC Card into the PC Card slot until it seats snugly.
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IRELESS
Windows 95
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The 3Com wireless LAN PC Card runs under Windows 95 version B or
higher. If you do not know which version of Windows 95 is installed
on your computer, you can display it as follows:
In the Control Panel, double-click System to display the System
Properties dialog box. Click the General Tab to display the Windows
95 version information. Version B (also known as OSR 2) is identified
as 4.00.950b.
Windows 98
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Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me)
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Windows NT with Service Pack 4 or above
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Windows 2000
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Internet Explorer version 4 required.
Internet Explorer version 5.5 recommended.
You can download Internet Explorer from www.microsoft.com
3Com 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card with XJACK Antenna
3Com End User Utilities CD, which comes with the PC Card and
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contains utilities for users.
3Com Administrator Utilities CD, which comes with the 3Com
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11 Mbps Wireless LAN Access Point and contains utilities for users
and tools for administrators.
The installation program may ask for the operating system installation
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media (usually a CD supplied with your computer) or for a path to
the operating system files. If you have other networking software
installed on your computer, the installation program may ask for its
installation media.
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