User guide

FriendlyNET
®
Plug and Play Networking Solutions
AeroLAN
™
AL1011 Wireless
PCMCIA Adapter
Quick Installation Guide
Making Networking Simple
Hardware Installation:
Here’s how to install this adapter:
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Introduction
Thank you for purchasing an Asanté FriendlyNET
AeroLAN PCMCIA Wireless Adapter. This adapter is designed to
be the most economical way to add wireless functionality to
your small business or home office network.
■ This wireless PC Card is compatible with Asanté
FriendlyNET wireless routers, Apple AirPort
™
and other
IEEE 802.11b devices.
■ Dual-Platform support; driver support for Mac OS
and Windows
■ Easy to install – simply install the card into an available
PC Card slot, run the Installer or Wizard, and start using
your new adapter!
■ Free telephone technical support when used with Windows
95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP and Mac OS 8.6 through OS 9.2.
Packing List
Your package contains the following items:
■ FriendlyNET AeroLAN PCMCIA Wireless Adapter
■ This Quick Installation Guide
■ Drivers Utility CD-ROM
System Requirements
■ Macintosh Minimum Requirements: Apple PowerBook
running Mac OS 8.6 up to 9.2 with 32MB RAM
■ PC Minimum Requirements: Pentium 133 with 32MB
RAM; Microsoft Windows 95, 98, Me, NT 4.0, XP, and 2000
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Installing the Adapter into a laptop
1. Turn off the power to the laptop.
2. Insert the PC card into any available PC Card slot in
your laptop.
3. Turn on the power to your computer and allow the
computer to start up to the desktop.
Installing the adapter into FriendlyNET
FR3002AL Wireless Router
1. Disconnect power from the router. Carefully insert
the AeroLAN Wireless Adapter into the PCMCIA slot in
the back of the router. Make sure the AeroLAN label
faces up and the adapter sits firmly in the slot.
2. Connect a network cable from the router to your
cable/DSL modem.
3. Plug the power module into an electrical outlet and
insert the power jack into the router.
Software Installation:
Follow the steps below to install the device driver and
wireless configuration utility for the AeroLAN Wireless
Adapter.
Driver Installation:
1. Follow the hardware installation instruction to install
the AeroLAN adapter into your laptop computer and
insert the provided driver utility CD into your CD-
ROM drive.
2. Install the drivers from the provided CD-ROM:
a. Windows – follow the Hardware Installation
Wizard and locate the driver on the CD-ROM.
b. Macintosh – locate the Installer in the Macintosh
folder on the CD-ROM and follow the on-screen
instructions.
3. Reboot the computer.
Installing AeroLAN Wireless Configuration Utility
(Windows only)
1. After installing the device driver, locate the "Utility"
folder in the provided CD-ROM and double click on
"Setup".
2. Follow the on-screen instruction to install the
wireless configuration utility.
3. Re-boot the computer when prompted.
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