User's Manual

!AcroLAN Card User’s Guide Version 20002.5

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Chapter 5 Configuring the AcroLAN Card

If you have connected Wireless LAN card successfully, illuminating LED and Sound

confirms the detection of your card. Also you will see its icon on the right bottom of your

screen.

If you install Acrowave’s wireless LAN card for the first time all the setup process runs

automatically. If you reinstall, the install program asks next two files folder position and

you should select same as the below:

l Location designation of inf file

Windows98, ME(filename : AcrowavePRISMNIC.inf)

C: \WINDOW\inf

Windows 95, 2000, XP(filename : PRISMNIC.inf)

C: \WINDOWS\inf

l Location designation of driver file

Windows 95, 98, ME (filename : PRISMNDS.sys)

C: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM

Windows 2000, XP (filename : PRISMNDS.sys)

C: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM\Drivers

And then the install program asks whether you want to reboot your computer. At this

time you should select No in order to complete the installation correctly.

Left-click My Computer icon on your desktop and select Properties. Open Device

Manager In the Hardware Tab. If you find yellow (?) sign on the adaptor, it shows the

installation is not successful. Select the adaptor and click on Remove. Restart your

computer after uninstalling the driver to make the change effective.

5.1 Installing Network Protocols

Protocols are necessary for computers to be recognized on your network. Windows

2000 and XP users need to check their Windows User Guides for protocol installation.

From the Start Menu, select Settings and bring up the Control Panel. From the Control

Panel, double-click on the Network icon. The Network box appears and you see three

main tabs; Configuration, Identification, Access control.

Select Wireless LAN Card on the configuration tab and then click the Add button.

Highlight Protocol, and click the Add button.

Select Microsoft from the list of “Manufacturers” and TCP/IP from the list of “Network

Protocols” Click the OK button to close the Network window. Windows may start

copying some files and ask you for your Windows installation files at this time. After the

files are copied Windows may ask you to restart. Click Yes to restart and complete the

installation process.