Wireless n PC Card install guide Model

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1 Wireless n PC Card quick install guide Model INT QIG

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3 introduction Thank you for purchasing the INTELLINET NETWORK SOLUTIONS Wireless n PC Card, Model This Quick Install Guide presents the basic steps required to set up and operate this device. For more detailed instructions and specifications, refer to the user manual 1) on the CD enclosed with this product; 2) on the Web site listed below; or 3) in some cases, printed and enclosed with this product. Contact your INTELLINET NETWORK SOLUTIONS dealer with comments or questions. NOTE: Some screen images have been modified to fit the format of this guide. installation 1. Insert the Wireless n PC Card logo-side up into an empty PCMCIA slot of your computer. You can insert the card when the computer is on or off. NOTE: Don t force the card into the slot. If the card doesn t slide into the slot smoothly, remove it and try inserting it again. 2. When the message Windows needs to install driver software for your Network Controller displays, click Don t show this message again for this device to continue with the installation.

4 3. Insert the enclosed driver CD in the CD-ROM drive and run the Setup. exe program in the Driver folder. When the license agreement screen displays, click Yes to continue with the card s software installation. NOTE: If Windows displays the message An unidentified program wants access to your computer, select Allow. 4. When the Choose Configuration TxBurst or WiFi screen displays, select Optimize for WiFi mode for wireless compatibility. To enhance wireless performance, you can select Optimize for performance mode ; however, in this mode wireless compatibility isn t guaranteed. (Refer to the user manual for details of performance mode.) Once either option has been chosen, click Next to continue with the software installation. NOTE: If the Found New Hardware screen displays again, ignore it and wait for the next screen. 5. When the Setup has finished installing message displays, click Finish to complete the driver installation. Connecting to a Wireless Access Point 1. After completing the driver installation, the wireless configuration utility icon displays in the lower-right corner of your Windows desktop. Right-click on the icon and select Launch Config Utilities from the pop-up menu.

5 2. The configuration utility will automatically scan for wireless access points, and all those found will be displayed (see above). Select an access point and click Connect. NOTE: If the wireless access point you want to connect to doesn t show here, click Rescan. 3. If the SSID (the service set identifier, or name of wireless access point) you want to connect is hidden, a Please enter SSID prompt will display. Enter the SSID, then click OK. NOTE: The SSID entered must be identical to the SSID setting of the wireless access point.

6 4. If the wireless access point uses encryption (see above), a WEP password or WPA preshared key needs to be entered. (Obtain whichever is needed from the owner of the wireless access point you want connected.) Once the correct entry is made, click OK. If the value entered here is wrong, you will not be able to connect to the wireless access point. NOTE: Authentication Type is automatically selected and should not be changed.

7 5. If the wireless access point is successfully connected, a Connected message displays at the lower-left corner of the wireless configuration utility window. Click OK to exit. NOTE: For advanced settings and other features of this Wireless n PC Card, refer to user manual on the enclosed CD.

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