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compliant functions, enabling infrared communication up to 115 Kbps. To install the infrared device driver for Windows NT: 1 Start Windows NT, and log on with the user ID authorized as an administrator. 2 Click on Start and Run. 3 Insert the Infrared Driver Diskette for Windows NT into the diskette drive. 4 Type A:\INSTALL and press Enter. Follow the instructions on the screen. 5 Restart the computer. After the installation, COM 1, IRQ 4, and I/O address X'3F8' are assigned for the infrared port. To enable the infrared port as COM 1, use the ThinkPad Configuration program. You have finished the entire procedure. If you want to change the COM port for the infrared communication, go on to Assigning a COM Port for the Infrared Port. If you want to configure the infrared port for dial-up networking, go on to Configuring the Infrared Port for Dial-Up Networking. Assigning a COM Port for the Infrared Port Setting COM 1: If you want to assign a COM port other than the default value (COM 1), you need to run the ThinkPad Configuration program. Setting COM 2: 1 Click on the Infrared Port icon in the ThinkPad Configuration program. Chapter 6. Installing Software 105

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compliant functions, enabling infrared communication up to 115
Kbps.
To install the infrared device driver for Windows NT:
1
Start Windows NT, and log on with the user ID authorized as
an administrator.
2
Click on
Start
and
Run
.
3
Insert the Infrared Driver Diskette for Windows NT into the
diskette drive.
4
Type
A:\INSTALL
and press
Enter
.
Follow the instructions on the screen.
5
Restart the computer.
After the installation, COM 1, IRQ 4, and I/O address X
'
3F8
'
are
assigned for the infrared port.
To enable the infrared port as COM 1, use the ThinkPad
Configuration program.
You have finished the entire procedure.
If you want to change the COM port for the infrared
communication,
go on to Assigning a COM Port for the Infrared
Port.
If you want to configure the infrared port for dial-up networking,
go on to Configuring the Infrared Port for Dial-Up Networking.
Assigning a COM Port for the Infrared Port
Setting COM 1:
If you want to assign a COM port other than the
default value (COM 1), you need to run the ThinkPad Configuration
program.
Setting COM 2:
1
Click on the
Infrared Port
icon in the ThinkPad Configuration
program.
Chapter 6.
Installing Software
105