Netgear HA501 HA501 Reference Manual - Page 11

Windows Millennium Driver Software Installing Driver Software To install the NETGEAR HA501 Wireless Adapter driver for the first time in Windows Millennium: 1. Follow the procedure described in the hardware installation chapter to install the HA501 Wireless Adapter into your notebook system. Power up the system if the Wireless Adapter was inserted with the power off. 2. Upon power up, Windows Millennium automatically detects the existence of the HA501 Wireless Adapter. An Add New Hardware Wizard dialog box opens and indicates that new hardware has been found. Insert the HA501 Wireless Adapter Resource CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. Make sure that "Automatic search for a better driver (Recommended)" is selected. Click "Next" to continue. 3. Windows Millennium looks into the floppy disk drive and the CD-ROM drive for the appropriate driver. Windows Millennium automatically installs the appropriate driver from the CD-ROM for the HA501 Wireless Adapter. Click "Finish". 4. Click "Yes" when asked if you want to reboot the system. The HA501 Wireless Adapter driver is now installed into your Windows Millennium system. Verifying Driver Installation 1. From the Windows Millennium desktop, double-click the My Computer icon. 2. Double-click the Control Panel icon, then double-click the System icon. 3. Click on the Device Manager folder tab. 4. Double-click Network Adapters. There should be no yellow exclamation mark or red cross-sign on the NETGEAR HA501 Wireless Adapter selection. 5. Double-click the HA501 Wireless Adapter. The Device Status dialog box should indicate that the Wireless Adapter is working properly. The installation of the HA501 Wireless Adapter driver in Windows Millennium is now completed. Proceed to install the HA501 802.11a Configuration Utility. 11