User's Manual

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3: Installation
• System requirements
•Installation
• Inserting the AirCard
• Removing the AirCard
Thisȱchapterȱguidesȱyouȱthrough ȱtheȱstepsȱnecessaryȱtoȱinstallȱ
theȱAirCardȱonȱaȱnotebookȱPC.
Note: Do not insert the AirCard into your PC Card slot before
installing the software.
Theȱbasicȱstepsȱare:
1. InsertȱtheȱAirCard 595ȱinstallationȱCDȱintoȱyourȱCDȬROMȱ
driveȱandȱinstallȱWatcher.
2. InsertȱtheȱAirCardȱintoȱtheȱPC Cardȱslot (page 16)ȱtoȱinstallȱ
theȱAirCardȱdrivers.
3. IfȱtheȱAirCardȱhasȱnotȱbeenȱpreȬactivated,ȱuseȱtheȱ
ActivationȱWizardȱtoȱconfigureȱtheȱAirCardȱ(asȱdescribedȱ
inȱ“Activation”ȱonȱpage 17).
Beforeȱyouȱbegin ȱtheȱinstallationȱprocess,ȱensureȱyourȱPCȱisȱ
runningȱaȱsupportedȱoperatingȱsystemȱandȱmeetsȱtheȱ
hardwareȱrequirementsȱdescribedȱbelow.
System requirements
TheȱAirCardȱisȱsupportedȱonȱnotebookȱPCsȱrunning:
• WindowsȱVista
• Windowsȱ2000ȱwithȱServiceȱPackȱ1ȱorȱlaterȱ(ServiceȱPackȱ4ȱ
isȱrecommended)
• Windows XPȱ(HomeȱandȱProfessionalȱversions)
ToȱinstallȱtheȱAirCard,ȱyouȱrequireȱtheseȱsystemȱresources:
Table 3-1: System resource requirements
Card slots 1 Type II PCMCIA (PC Card) Slot
Disk drive CD-ROM (for installation only)
I/O resources 1 IRQ, 40 bytes I/O Space
Memory 10 MB
Disk space 10 MB