User's Manual

Octopus Series Wireless LAN Card
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TROUBLESHOOTING
If you encounter some problems while installing the Octopus WLAN card or you want to confirm
whether your adapter is installed properly or not, we have listed the procedure for checking the various
components after you have installed the adapter. In first part of Troubleshooting, we have suggested the
users to check the various properties of the card to check the proper installation. In second section, we
have listed the various problems that you may encounter during the installation and have also listed the
possible solution. Check the first part to guess the probable reason of unsuccessful installation.
Please check the followings if you encounter some problem while installing the Octopus WLAN Card or
yours Octopus WLAN Card are non-functional.
In Windows 2000:
To check that the Octopus WLAN Card is installed properly, please do the following:
1. Check the Windows 2000 Diagnostics. See if there is any conflict in the Resource allocation or the
I/O Address, IRQ allocations. If you find that the IRQ or I/O Addresses are already assigned to some
other devices, you must change that value.
2. Go to the Control Panel. Double click on the Network Adapter; you will see Octopus WLAN Card.
Double clicking on that will show you the status of the Octopus WLAN Card. If there are no error
signs, the adapter has been installed properly.
In Windows XP:
To check that the Octopus WLAN Card is installed properly, please do the following:
1. Go to START>CONTROL PANEL. Double-click on Network Connections. Right-click on LAN.
Click Properties.
2. The Octopus WLAN Card will appear, indicating proper installation.