User`s guide

Installation 14

Windows NT Laptops Require a Plug-and-Play Utility

A Windows NT laptop must have a third-party Plug-and-Play utility installed in order to

use the 802.11a CardBus Card. One popular Plug-and-Play utility for Windows NT 4.0

is CardWizard from SystemSoft. See http://www.systemsoft.com for details.

Note to Customers Using a Laptop Without a CD-ROM Drive

If you are installing the 802.11a CardBus Card in a laptop that does not have a CD-ROM

drive or if your CD-ROM drive is an external device that shares a single CardBus slot

with network adapter cards, you should follow the steps below prior to installing the

802.11a CardBus Card:

1. Windows 98/ME users: Confirm that the Windows cabinet (CAB) files are

installed on the computer. The CAB files are typically located in

C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\INSTALL\

C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\CABS\

2. Windows 98/ME users: If the computer does not have the CAB files installed,

copy the

Win98

Win9x

folder found on the Windows CD-ROM to a temporary

folder on the computer.

3. Copy the contents of the Harmony 802.11a Installation CD-ROM to a temporary

folder on the computer. Alternatively, you may download the software from

Proxim’s Web site at

http://www.proxim.com/support/.

4. Follow the installation instructions contained in this chapter. When the

instructions call for either the Windows CD or the Harmony Installation CD, search

the CAB files or the temporary folders you created in Steps #2 and 3.

5. When the installation is complete, remove the temporary folders you created in

Steps #2 and 3 from the computer’s hard drive.