Netgear ME101 ME101 User Manual - Page 9

Installing the Configuration Utility - windows 7

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Installing the Configuration Utility To configure the bridge you use the configuration utility on the included GearBox CD. Note: To run the configuration utility, you must have the bridge directly connected using the provided Ethernet crossover cable to a computer running Windows 98 or 98SE, Me, 2000, or XP. If you have a Macintosh® computer, use the browser-based configuration procedure on page 11. 1. Insert the GearBox CD in a networked computer's CD-ROM drive. The NETGEAR software installation utility should start up automatically. 2. Click Install Utility. 3. Follow the instructions on screen to install the ME101 Configuration Utility. 4. Click Finish. 5. Restart the computer. 6. If you had the bridge connected to another device, you must connect it to the computer where you installed the Configuration Utility. a. If you had the bridge powered up, unplug it. b. Connect the provided Ethernet crossover cable between the computer and the bridge. c. Plug the power adapter into the bridge and then plug the power adapter into a power source. Default Ethernet DC in 5V Antenna ME101 Wireless Ethernet Bridge 7

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Installing the Configuration Utility
To configure the bridge you use the configuration utility on the included GearBox CD.
Note:
To run the configuration utility, you must have the bridge directly connected using the
provided Ethernet crossover cable to a computer running Windows 98 or 98SE, Me, 2000, or
XP. If you have a Macintosh
®
computer, use the browser-based configuration procedure on
page 11.
1.
Insert the GearBox CD in a networked computer
s CD-ROM drive.
The NETGEAR software installation utility should start up automatically.
2.
Click
Install Utility
.
3.
Follow the instructions on screen to install the ME101 Configuration Utility.
4.
Click
Finish
.
5.
Restart the computer.
6.
If you had the bridge connected to another device, you must connect it to the computer
where you installed the Configuration Utility.
a.
If you had the bridge powered up, unplug it.
b.
Connect the provided Ethernet crossover cable
between the computer and the bridge.
c.
Plug the power adapter into the bridge and
then plug the power adapter into a power
source.
ME101 Wireless
Ethernet Bridge
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