NetComm NP7042 - Manual (Page 9)

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NP7042 - Wireless LAN USB Adaptor Page 9
Driver Installation & Configuration
The Wireless LAN USB Card is supplied with a Windows driver and a Monitor Utility. The
utility should be installed at the same time as the Windows USB driver and is used to view and
edit Wireless LAN Card settings.
After following the driver installation instructions for your operating system, refer to the section
on Wireless LAN Card Utility for utility installation instructions.
Before installing the Wireless LAN USB Card Windows driver:
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Verify the Wireless LAN USB Card is physically installed in your computer.
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Have the NetComm Driver CD ready for insertion.
Installing the WLAN Driver in Windows 98/ME/2000
To install the Wireless LAN USB Card driver in Windows 98, Windows Millennium (ME) or
Windows 2000, you must login as Administrator or a member of the Administrator Group (see
Windows Help for more information on this.)
1. Insert the adaptor's USB cable into an available USB port on the computer.
2. Insert the NetComm Driver CD.
When Windows recognises the Adaptor, the Add New Hardware Wizard dialog box
appears.
3. Select the Specify the location of the driver checkbox. Click Next.
4. Type in the location of the driver or browse for D:\Drivers\operating system, where D:\ is
the letter of your CD ROM drive. Type or select the correct operating system directory
(Win98, WinMe or Win2000) for your computer and click Next to continue.
5. Click Next when the Add New Hardware Wizard displays the location of the driver
files.
Note: The Microsoft Digital 'Signature Not Found' dialog box could appear at this point in
the installation. A Microsoft digital signature is not required for the driver
installation. Click Yes to continue.
The Add New Hardware Wizard dialog box displays stating the required software has
been installed.
6. Click Finish and when prompted, restart the computer.