User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Intel(R) PRO/Wireless LAN Mini PCI Adapter User's Guide
- Contents: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless LAN Mini PCI Adapter User's Guide
- About Wireless LAN Technology
- What is a Site Survey?
- Software Installation
- Installation under Windows XP
- Installation under Windows 2000
- Installation under Windows NT 4.0
- Installation under Windows Me
- Installation under Windows 98SE
- Using Wireless Profiles in PROSet
- Connecting to a Network using PROSet
- Security Overview
- Setting Up WEP Encryption
- Connecting to a Network
- Troubleshooting
- Specifications
- Glossary
- Customer Support
- Network Software License Agreement
- Safety and Regulatory Notices
- Warranty
- Legal Information
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Installation under Windows Me
Preliminary Notes
The installation instructions in this section are based on the following assumptions:
● The wireless adapter hardware has already been installed in the computer in accordance with the
computer manufacturer's instructions.
● The computer has not been powered on since the hardware installation was completed.
● No other wireless LAN card is installed in this computer.
To install the driver before installing hardware, use Start > Run and browse to the file SetupWLD.exe
in the path PROW2100A\WINSE-ME on the Intel CD. After running SetupWLD.exe, shut down the computer
and install the hardware. When the computer restarts, the driver will be automatically installed.
Driver Installation
To install the software in Windows* Me (Millennium Edition), follow these steps:
1. Power up the computer in which the wireless adapter hardware has just been installed.
2. Wait for Windows to detect the newly installed hardware and display the Add New Hardware
Wizard dialog. DO NOT click Next. Verify that Automatic search for a better driver
(Recommended) is selected. If Windows does not detect the new hardware, see
Troubleshooting.
3. Insert the Intel CD into your CD drive. Windows installs the driver from the CD. If the installation
does not start automatically, click Next on the Add New Hardware Wizard screen.
4. On the Network Name screen, click Next to accept the default Network Name (SSID) 101, or enter
a specific SSID for your network, then click Next.
5. On the Data Encryption screen, click Next to accept the default encryption setting None, or enter
specific encryption settings for your network, then click Next.
6. Click Finish on the Add New Hardware Wizard screen when the driver installation is complete.
7. When prompted to restart the computer, click No. You will restart it manually later. Proceed to install
Intel(R) PROSet
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Intel(R) PROSet Installation (Required)
To install the Intel(R) PROSet utility, continue with the following steps:
Some versions of this product do not support the Intel(R) PRO Network Connections menu screen
for installation of utility software. If the Intel(R) PRO Network Connections menu screen does not appear, or if
it does not have a menu item for Wireless LAN Adapters, you can start the Intel(R) PROSet installer manually
using Start > Run and browsing to the file PROSet.msi in the path APPS/PROSet/WN98SEME on the Intel