Verifying that tcp/ip is installed – Sierra Wireless AirCard 555 User Manual
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Chapter 3: Installation on Notebook PCs
Rev 3.0 Dec.01
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Verifying That TCP/IP Is Installed
1.
If the Control Panel is not already open, select
Start >
Settings > Control Panel
to open it.
2.
Double click the Network icon.
3.
Look for “TCP/IP” next to any listing on the Configuration
tab. If TCP/IP is listed, you can close the window and
proceed to the section “Installing Procedures for Windows
95, 98, Me, and 2000”.
4.
If TCP/IP is not listed, click the
Add...
button to open the
Select Component Type window.
5.
Select
Protocol
in the component type list and click the
Add...
button to open the Select Network Protocol window.
6.
Select
Microsoft
under Manufacturers and
TCP/IP
under
Network Protocols, then click the
OK
button.
7.
Verify that a listing for TCP/IP appears in the Network
window and then click the
OK
button to close the window.
8.
If you are prompted that your network is not complete,
make the selections appropriate to your network configu-
ration.
9.
If you are prompted for the Windows CD, replace the
AirCard installation CD with the Windows 95 CD, or enter
the path to the .CAB files.
10.
Click
Yes
at the prompt to restart your PC. Once the PC
has restarted, proceed to the next section.
Note: A driver is software that
forms the interface between a
device (such as the AirCard) and
the operating system on your PC
(such as Windows 98).
Installation Procedures for Windows 95,
98, Me, and 2000
Follow these steps to install Watcher, the Network Adapter
Manager, and the AirCard driver.
Note: Users of Windows 2000
must be logged in with adminis-
trative privileges to install the
AirCard software.
1.
If the AirCard CD is not already in your CD-ROM drive,
insert it. The CD should auto-start and display a menu.
2.
If the CD does not auto-start, select
Start > Run
and enter
d:\launch.exe
where
d
is the drive letter of your CD-ROM
drive.
3.
From the CD start-up window, select
notebook installation
and documentation
and then
notebook software installation
to
launch the InstallShield Wizard.
4.
Use the
Next
and
Back
buttons to navigate through the
wizard noting the following:
·
You must click
Yes
to indicate your acceptance of the
terms of the license agreement to proceed with the
installation.