Uninstalling Software Utilities; Upgrading Pc Card Firmware - 3Com 6000 User Manual

Uninstalling Software
Utilities
Upgrading PC Card
Firmware
If you want to uninstall the 3Com 11 Mbps Wireless LAN software utilities, you
can either use the standard operating system procedure for removing programs or
use the following shortcut procedure:
1 From the Windows Start menu, select Programs, then 3Com 11Mbps Wireless
LAN, then Uninstall 3Com 11Mbps Wireless LAN.
2 When prompted to confirm, click OK.
Firmware is the software that is installed on the PC Card at the factory. Some problems
can be solved by installing a new version of the firmware (upgrading firmware). The
following firmware upgrade procedure describes how to download a firmware update
from the 3Com customer support Web site and install it on your PC Card.
1 Log on to the 3Com Web site at http://www.3com.com.
2 Navigate to the product support page.
3 Navigate to the software download page and locate the files you want
to download.
4 Follow the prompts to download the files into a directory on your computer.
5 Make sure that the computer is plugged into an AC power source and that the PC
Card is inserted.
6 Double click the 3Com icon in the Windows system tray.
7 In WLAN Launcher, click the Hammer icon.
8 In the Tools tab, double click the Firmware Upgrade icon.
9 In the Firmware Upgrade Tool window, enter the firmware file location path in the
space provided. This is the directory name you selected when you downloaded the
firmware upgrade from the 3Com customer support Web site.
If you do not remember the file location, click Browse, locate the firmware
upgrade file you downloaded, and click OK. The file is loaded automatically into
the Firmware Filename space.
10 Click Upgrade.
11 Read the Firmware Upgrade Warning information and click OK.
12 When the upgrade is finished, restart the computer.

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