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0-Introduction
The GlobespanVirata ISL38001U WLAN USB NIC is a complete wireless high speed Network
Interface Card (NIC). It conforms to the IEEE 802.11g protocol and operates in the 2.45 GHz ISM
frequency bands.
It provides a complete reference design evaluation platform of hardware and software to system
providers or integrators requiring wireless data communications capability and is ideal for integration
into computer platforms.
• Fully compliant with the IEEE 802.11g WLAN standards
• FCC Certified Under Part 15 (pending) to Operate in the 2.45 Bands
• Support for 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, and 6 Mbps OFDM, 11 and 5.5 Mbps CCK and legacy 2 and 1
Mbps data rates
• Driver Supports Microsoft Windows ® 98/SE, ME, XP and 2000 (SR1)
1-Installation procedure
1.1 Installing the USB card
a-Insert the USB connector to into the USB slot of the host PC. As this device is plug-and-play, this
can be done with the Host PC eitheron or off.
1.2 Installing the software drivers
a-Start windows
b-When windows detects new hardware and asks for drivers, point to directory where the
GlobespanVirata driver is located (for example floppy drive, cdrom , harddisk) to install.
c-after drivers are installed, restart windows
d-the GlobespanVirata WLAN icon will appear in system tray on the bottom right of the screen (see
yellow arrow in fig. 01)
fig, 01: GlobespanVirata WLAN icon