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1. Getting Started 1 This chapter describes how to install your wireless-N USB adapter with custom setup and how to connect to a wireless network. For help with express installation, see the N150 Wireless Micro USB Adapter WNA1000M Installation Guide. What You Need Before You Begin Make sure your computer meets the system requirements. You should also know the name of the wireless network you want to join and its wireless security settings (if used). • PC with a Pentium 300 MHz or higher compatible processor with a USB 2.0 or 1.1 port. The maximum speed of a USB v2.0 port is 480 Mbps. If your computer has a USB v1.1 port, the wireless-N USB adapter is limited to the port's maximum speed of 14 Mbps. • A CD drive. • 5 Mbytes of free hard disk space. • Vista, Windows XP Home, or Windows XP Professional. Some versions of Windows ask for the original Windows operating system installation files to complete the installation of the WNA1000M software. Note: Windows XP users must install SP2 or install the KB822603 hot fix (update), which fixes the USB 2.0 host controller driver. Go to the following link to install the hot fix: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang= en&FamilyID=733dd867-56a0-4956-b7fe-e85b688b7f86 Chapter 1: Getting Started | 7

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Chapter 1:
Getting Started
|
7
1.
Getting Started
1
This chapter describes how to install your wireless-N USB adapter with custom setup and how to
connect to a wireless network. For help with express installation, see the
N150 Wireless Micro
USB Adapter WNA1000M Installation Guide
.
What You Need Before You Begin
Make sure your computer meets the system requirements. You should also know the name of
the wireless network you want to join and its wireless security settings (if used).
•
PC with a Pentium
300 MHz or higher compatible processor with a USB 2.0 or 1.1 port.
The maximum speed of a USB v2.0 port is 480 Mbps. If your computer has a USB v1.1
port, the wireless-N USB adapter is limited to the port’s maximum speed of 14 Mbps.
•
A CD drive.
•
5 Mbytes of free hard disk space.
•
Vista, Windows XP Home, or Windows XP Professional. Some versions of Windows ask
for the original Windows operating system installation files to complete the installation of
the WNA1000M software.
Note:
Windows XP users must install SP2 or install the KB822603 hot fix
(update), which fixes the USB 2.0 host controller driver. Go to the
following link to install the hot fix:
en&FamilyID=733dd867-56a0-4956-b7fe-e85b688b7f86