Installing network protocols, Windows 2000/xp users – Adaptec WirelessTM User Manual

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Adaptec Ultra Wireless PCI Adapter User’s Guide

Installing Network
Protocols

Before you continue, make sure that you have completed these
tasks:

Reviewed

About Wireless Technology and LANs on page 43

for a

basic overview of WLANs.

Installed the Wireless PCI Adapter. See

page 5

.

Installed the device driver. See

page 7

.

Installed the Adaptec Wireless Utility. See

page 18

.

Disabled Zero Configuration (Windows XP users only). See

page 22

.

The next step on the Installation Task List (

page 4

) is installing

network protocols. Network protocols are rules that determine how
devices on a network communicate with each other.

Windows 2000/XP Users

If you are using Windows 2000 or Windows XP, your operating
system automatically installed the necessary Network Protocols
when you installed the Wireless PCI Adapter.

See

Connecting to the WLAN on page 28

to continue.

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