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Windows 2000 Driver Software

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Windows 2000 Driver Software Installing Driver Software To install the NETGEAR HA501 Wireless Adapter driver for the first time in Windows 2000: 1. Follow the procedure described in the hardware installation chapter to install the HA501 Wireless Adapter. Power up the system if the Wireless Adapter was inserted with the power off. 2. Upon power up, Windows 2000 automatically detects the existence of the HA501 Wireless Adapter. A Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box opens and indicates that new hardware has been found. Click "Next". 3. In the next Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box, click to select "Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended)". Click "Next" to continue. 4. The next Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box opens prompting for the location of the driver. Insert the HA501 Wireless Adapter Resource CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. Select "CD-ROM drives" and click "Next". 5. Windows searches the driver CD-ROM and locates the driver for the HA501 Wireless Adapter. Verify that Windows has found the driver in the "D:\" directory assuming that D: is the driver letter for the CD-ROM drive. Click "Next". 6. Click "Yes" to continue when Windows indicates that the Digital Signature is not found. 7. Windows indicates that the software for the HA501 Wireless Adapter is now installed. Click "Finish". Verifying Driver Installation 1. From the Windows 2000 desktop, double-click the My Computer icon. 2. Double-click the Control Panel icon, then double-click the System icon. 3. Click on the Hardware folder tab. Double-click the Device Manager button. 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 2000 is now completed. Proceed to install the HA501 802.11a Configuration Utility. 13

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Windows 2000 Driver Software
Installing Driver Software
To install the NETGEAR HA501 Wireless Adapter driver for the first time in Windows 2000:
1.
Follow the procedure described in the hardware installation chapter to install the HA501 Wireless Adapter.
Power up the system if the Wireless Adapter was inserted with the power off.
2.
Upon power up, Windows 2000 automatically detects the existence of the HA501 Wireless Adapter. A Found
New Hardware Wizard dialog box opens and indicates that new hardware has been found. Click “Next”.
3.
In the next Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box, click to select “Search for a suitable driver for my device
(recommended)”. Click “Next” to continue.
4.
The next Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box opens prompting for the location of the driver. Insert the
HA501 Wireless Adapter Resource
CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. Select “CD-ROM drives” and click “Next”.
5.
Windows searches the driver CD-ROM and locates the driver for the HA501 Wireless Adapter. Verify that
Windows has found the driver in the “D:\” directory assuming that D: is the driver letter for the CD-ROM drive.
Click “Next”.
6.
Click “Yes” to continue when Windows indicates that the Digital Signature is not found.
7.
Windows indicates that the software for the HA501 Wireless Adapter is now installed. Click “Finish”.
Verifying Driver Installation
1.
From the Windows 2000 desktop, double-click the My Computer icon.
2.
Double-click the Control Panel icon, then double-click the System icon.
3.
Click on the Hardware folder tab. Double-click the Device Manager button.
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 2000 is now completed. Proceed to install the
HA501 802.11a Configuration Utility.