C2G 30709 Wireless Network Adapter - Manual (Page 6)

Wireless network adapter User manual
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or receiving data.
Chapter 3 Hardware Installation
3.1 Before you begin
You must have at least the following:
9 A laptop computer/desktop PC with an available 32-bit Cardbus/PCI slot
9 At least a 300MHz processor and 32MB of memory
9 Cardbus/PCI controller properly installed and working in the computer
9 A
CD-ROM Drive
9 An 802.11g or 802.11b Access Point (for infrastructure Mode) or another
802.11g or 802.11b wireless adapter (for Ad-Hoc; Peer-to-Peer networking
mode.)
3.2 Cardbus Adapter:
„ Power on your notebook, let the operating system boot up completely, and log in
as needed.
„ Hold the dapter with the LOGO facing up and insert it into a Cardbus slot. After a
short delay, the Found New Hardware Wizard displays.
Figure 1-1
3.3 PCI Adapter:
„ Turn off your desktop PC.
„ Open your PC case and locate an available PCI on the motherboard.
„ Slide the PCI Adapter into the PCI slot. Make sure that all of its pins are touching
the slot’s contacts. You may have to apply a bit of pressure to slide the adapter