User Manual

Installation for Windows
Getting Started in Windows 95/98
WaveLAN/IEEE Turbo 11 Mb PC Card 3-3
Getting Started in Windows 95/98 3
Windows 95 and Windows 98 operating systems support “Plug &
Play” for PC Cards. Once you insert the WaveLAN card into your
computer, these operating systems will automatically:
■ Detect the card, and enable the WaveLAN Miniport Driver, or
■ Prompt you to install the driver, when the operating system
cannot find the required driver. This would typically occur when
inserting the WaveLAN IEEE 802.11 PC Card into your
computer for the very first time.
Once the WaveLAN Miniport Driver is installed, you can remove
and re-insert the card whenever you like. This is also referred to as
“Hot Swapping” (see also “Card Removal and Re-insertion” on
page 2-2).
The user profiles in Windows 95 and Windows 98 operating
systems are primarily used to customize the visual appearance of
your Windows desktop and user-defined preferences. These
profiles do not have any impact on the installation of your
WaveLAN card.
Starting Installation 3
To install the WaveLAN IEEE 802.11 PC Card on a computer
running either Windows 95 or Windows 98, proceed as follows:
1. Insert the WaveLAN Software CD-ROM in your computer.
2. Insert the WaveLAN/IEEE Turbo 11 Mb PC Card into your
computer.
3. Power up your computer.
Because both Windows 95 and Windows 98 support “Plug & Play”,
the operating system functionality will automatically detect your
WaveLAN IEEE 802.11 PC Card.