5 Utility Installation, Startup, and Shutdown
To join and leave wireless networks and use the adapter’s special features, you must install the
utility included with the adapter. In addition to its basic functions, this utility has special features
that make wireless networking as convenient as possible.
5.1 Installation
Before installing the utility, make sure all items on the following checklist have been completed:
• The adapter is installed and its LEDs light up.
• The driver is installed and its icon appears in the system tray (also known as the
notification area).
• If the computer has no built-in CD drive, an external drive is connected.
Install the utility as follows:
1. Exit all application and utility programs.
2. Insert the installation CD in CD drive.
3. Open the
Start menu, choose Run, and type the following into the input box labeled
Open: e:\RunMe (assuming the CD drive is e:)
4.
Click Install Utility.
5. Follow the instructions on the screen.
The installation program ordinarily places the Wireless Adapter Utility in the following
location on your hard disk:
C:\Program Files\Wireless\Wireless Adapter Utility
It also normally adds a folder icon to the
Start menu’s Programs submenu labeled
Wireless Adapter Utility. Commands to start and uninstall the Wireless Adapter Utility
will appear when you choose this folder icon.
You will be given a chance to specify other locations for the utility on your hard disk and
in the
Start menu. After you have indicated your choices, the utility will be installed and
a dialog box titled
Setup Complete will appear.
6. Choose
Finish.
Icons for the Wireless Adapter Utility will appear on your desktop and in the
Start menu. The
following example is from a computer running Microsoft Windows 98; the appearance of these
items on your screen might be different.
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