Dexlan 11Mbps User Manual

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Chapter 6: Installation Procedure Under
Windows XP
About Windows XP
Use the procedures described in this section to install and configure the WLAN adapter under
MS Windows XP
Throughout this section it is assumed that you have a basic working knowledge of WinXP.
However, in this paragraph, some specific feature of WinXP are briefly explained.
WinXP operating system supports the “Plug & Play” feature. That means that once you insert
the WLAN adapter into your PC for the very first time, the operating system will detect the card and
automatically install the driver.
Furthermore WinXP supports “Hot Swapping”. with this feature, you can remove and reinsert
the card whenever you want.
Installing the Driver / Utility
The following selection please check Chapter 3 to setup your WLAN adapter
Configuration Under WinXP
There are two ways to configure WLAN Adapter. One is WLAN Monitor Utility; the other one is
Windows Wireless Network Configuration.
Use Windows Wireless Network Configuration: Please follow the steps to Enable
Select an View Available Wireless Networks (Fig 6-1) and click Advanced button (Fig 6-2).
Fig 6-1
Make sure “Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings” is checked and click OK
(Fig 6-3). Otherwise unckeck for using  WLAN Monitor Utility to setup WLAN (Fig 6-4).