Installation guide

Wireless Guide 69

Installing the Proxim 802.11a Adapters / Drivers

Installing the Proxim 802.11a Adapter in

Windows 2000

This section describes how to install the Proxim 802.11a adapter and driver on

a Windows 2000 system. The procedure is somewhat different depending on

whether you are updating an existing driver for the wireless adapter (either a

previous version of the Sniffer driver or another vendor’s driver) or installing

the adapter and driver for the first time. Use the appropriate procedure below.

 First Time Installation on page 69

 Updating Existing Drivers on page 70

First Time Installation

For Windows 2000, you install an adapter for the first time by inserting the card

in the PC and using the Found New Hardware Wizard.

To install the Proxim 802.11a adapter and driver in Windows 2000 for

the first time:

1 After installing the Sniffer software, log in to Windows 2000 as an

Administrator.

2 Insert the Proxim 802.11a wireless adapter in an available Type II PC

card slot on the target machine.

Windows 2000 presents a Wizard to help you install a new driver for the

Proxim 802.11a adapter.

NOTE: If Windows 2000’s plug-and-play feature automatically installs a

driver for the adapter instead of starting the Found New Hardware

Wizard, turn to Updating Existing Drivers on page 70 to update the

existing driver.

Click Next.

The Install Hardware Device Drivers window appears.

4 Select the Search for a suitable driver for my device option and click

Next.

The Locate Driver Files window appears.

5 Check only the Specify a location option and click Next.

6 Click Browse, navigate to the Proxim\Win2K subdirectory where the

driver files are installed, and click Open: