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Atheros Communications, Inc. Preface • ix
COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL February 2003 • ix
Preface
This user's guide provides the necessary information for first-time users to
successfully install the Atheros Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS)
driver, for the purpose of operating the Atheros Network Adapter in a
Microsoft Windows environment. This guide also provides information for
users who wish to upgrade the Atheros NDIS driver from previous releases.
This guide describes the steps required to install NDIS drivers for the Atheros
Network Adapter in Windows 2000, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows
98 Second Edition, Windows XP, and Windows NT 4.0. This guide also
includes detailed instructions for configuring the Adapter to interact with an
access point (AP) in infrastructure mode, or with other Wireless Stations
(STAs) in ad hoc mode.
About this Document
The document consists of the following chapters and appendix:
Chapter 1 Introduction—Hardware, Software, and System
Requirements needed to setup Atheros Wireless Adapter.
Chapter 2 Windows 2000—Installation/Uninstallation Procedures and
Device/Network Configurations for Windows 2000.
Chapter 3 Windows 98 Second Edition—Installation/Uninstallation
Procedures and Device/Network Configurations for
Windows 98 Second Edition.
Chapter 4 Windows Millennium Edition—Installation/Uninstallation
Procedures and Device/Network Configurations for
Windows Millennium Edition.
Chapter 5 Windows XP—Installation/Uninstallation Procedures and
Device/Network Configurations for Windows XP.
Chapter 6 Windows NT 4.0—Installation/Uninstallation Procedures
and Device/Network Configurations for Windows NT 4.0.