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Cisco Aironet wireless
802.11b Mini PCI by
IBM
User’s Guide
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ATTENTION Refer to the documentation that comes with your computer before installing the product. Note Be sure to keep your proof of purchase, because it might be required for warranty services. (For more information, refer to the Product warranty and notices for Cisco Aironet Wireless 802.11b Mini PCI by IBM.) First Edition (July 2002) The following paragraph does not apply to the United Kingdom or any country where such provisions are inconsistent with local law: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE
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Safety: Read first Before installing this product, read the Safety Information. Antes de instalar este produto, leia as Informações de Segurança. Pred instalací tohoto produktu si prectete prírucku bezpecnostních instrukcí. Læs sikkerhedsforskrifterne, før du installerer dette produkt. Ennen kuin asennat tämän tuotteen, lue turvaohjeet kohdasta Safety Information. Avant d’installer ce produit, lisez les consignes de sécurité. Vor der Installation dieses Produkts die Sicherheitshinweise lesen. Pr
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Antes de instalar este produto, leia as Informações sobre Segurança. Pred inštaláciou tohto zariadenia si pečítaje Bezpečnostné predpisy. Antes de instalar este producto lea la información de seguridad. Lässäkerhetsinformationen innan du installerar den här produkten. iv Cisco Aironet wireless 802.11b Mini PCI by IBM: User’s Guide
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Contents Safety: Read first ....................iii ® About the Cisco Aironet Wireless 802.11b Mini PCI by IBM ....1-1 Product registration ...................1-1 Product description ...................1-1 Installing the Mini-PCI Card ................1-2 Installing the device driver ................1-10 Advanced Features ...................1-16 © Copyright IBM Corp. 2002 v
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vi Cisco Aironet wireless 802.11b Mini PCI by IBM: User’s Guide
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About the Cisco Aironet Wireless 802.11b Mini PCI by ® IBM This section provides information on registering, installing, and using the Cisco Aironet Wireless 802.11b Mini PCI by IBM. Product registration Thank you for purchasing this IBM product. Please take a few moments to register your product and provide us with information that will help IBM to serve you better in the future. Your feedback is valuable to us in developing products and services that are important to you, as well as in develop
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Installing the Mini-PCI Card Note: Use only the Mini-PCI Card provided by IBM. If your computer is a wireless upgradable model, and you are installing the Mini-PCI Card for the first time, follow the procedure below. For ThinkPad R32 series computer If you are using ThinkPad R32 Series computer, do as follows: 1. Turn off the computer; then disconnect the ac adapter and all cables from the computer. 2. Close the computer display, and turn the computer over. 3. Remove the battery. (For informatio
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5. Take the cables out of the cable holder as shown. Note: If a Mini-PCI Card has been installed in your computer, and you remove the Card and do not install a new one, put the cables in the cable holder after disconnecting them from the Card. 6. Align the contact edge of the Mini-PCI Card with the corresponding socket contact of the computer 1. Connect the cables to the new Mini-PCI Card 2. ® About the Cisco Aironet Wireless 802.11b Mini PCI by IBM 1-3
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7. Pivot the card until you can snap it into place by pressing the upper side of the connectors as shown. Make sure that the card is firmly fixed in the slot and does not move easily. 8. Align the tabs of the Mini-PCI Card slot cover with the corresponding slots; then press the cover flat. 9. Tighten the screw of the cover. Attention: After you install a Mini-PCI Card, do not use your computer until you have closed the cover. Never use the computer with the cover open. 10. Reinstall the battery.
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3. Take the cables out of a cable holder. Note: If a Mini-PCI Card has been installed in your computer, and you remove the Card and do not install a new one, put the cables in the cable holder after disconnecting them from the Card. 4. Connect the cables to the new Mini-PCI Card. Note: Plug the gray cable with the tab marked MAIN into jack J1, and the black cable with the tab marked AUX into jack J2. 5. Align the contact edge of the Mini-PCI Card with the corresponding socket contact of the comp
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6. Pivot the Card until you can snap it into place by pressing the upper side of the connectors. Make sure that the card is firmly fixed in the slot and does not move easily. When attaching the Card, route the antenna cables to go under the cable guide as in a, and place the tabs as indicated by arrow b as in this figure. 1-6 Cisco Aironet wireless 802.11b Mini PCI by IBM: User’s Guide
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7. Attach the Mini-PCI guide that comes with the option package. 8. Reinstall the battery and the keyboard. (For information on reinstalling the battery and the keyboard, refer to theThinkPad X30 Series Service and Troubleshooting Guide.) For ThinkPad T30 Series computer If you are using ThinkPad T30 Series computer, do as follows: 1. Turn off the computer; then disconnect the ac adapter and all cables from the computer. 2. Close the computer display, and turn the computer over. 3. Remove the ba
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4. Loosen the screws on the cover of the Mini-PCI Card slot 1;then remove the cover 2. 5. Open the insulation sheet 1, and take the cables out of the cable holder 2. Note: If a Mini-PCI Card has been installed in your computer, and you remove the Card and do not install a new one, put the cables in the cable holder after disconnecting them from the Card. 1-8 Cisco Aironet wireless 802.11b Mini PCI by IBM: User’s Guide
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6. Align the contact edge of the Mini-PCI Card with the corresponding socket contact of the computer 1. Connect the cables to the Mini-PCI Card 2. 7. Pivot the card until you can snap it into place by pressing the upper side of the connectors as shown. Make sure that the card is firmly fixed in the slot and does not move easily. ® About the Cisco Aironet Wireless 802.11b Mini PCI by IBM 1-9
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8. Cover the Mini-PCI Card with the insulation sheet 1, and attach the Mini-PCI guide 2 that comes with the option package. 9. Align the tabs of the Mini-PCI Card slot cover with the corresponding slots; then press the cover flat. 10. Tighten the screws of the cover. Attention: After you install a Mini-PCI Card, do not use your computer until you have closed the cover. Never use the computer with the cover open. 11. Reinstall the battery. (For information on reinstalling the battery, refer t
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3. The operating system automatically detects the client adapter and briefly opens the Found New Hardware window. 4. Click Next. 5. Select Install From A List or Specific Location. 6. Select Don’t search. I will choose the Driver to Install. Click Next. 7. Click Network adapters, and click Next. 8. Click Have Disk. 9. Insert the Cisco Aironet Wireless LAN Client Adapters CD into the CD or DVD drive. 10. Type D:\DRIVER\WINXP where D corresponds to the letter of your CD or DVD drive, or browse to
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2. Turn on the computer. 3. The operating system automatically detects the client adapter and briefly opens the Found New Hardware window. 4. Click Next. 5. Select Display a list of the know drivers for this device so that I can choose a specific driver and click Next. 6. Click Network adapters, and click Next. 7. Click Have Disk. 8. Insert the Cisco Aironet Wireless LAN Client Adapters CD into the CD or DVD drive. 9. Enter D:\DRIVER\WIN2000 where D corresponds to the letter of your CD or DVD dr
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Installing the device driver in Windows 98 Second Edition To install the device driver in Windows 98 Second Edition, do the following: 1. Turn off the computer, and then install the Mini-PCI Card, using instructions given in “Installing the Mini-PCI Card” on page 1-2. 2. Turn on the computer. 3. The operating system automatically detects the client adapter and briefly opens the Found New Hardware window. 4. Click Next. 5. Select Display a list of the know drivers for this device so that I can ch
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22. After all data is entered, click OK. Your ThinkPad computer will now be configured and operational. Installing the device driver in Windows NT ® To install the device driver in Windows NT , do the following: 1. Turn off the computer, and install the Mini-PCI Card, using instructions given in “Installing the Mini-PCI Card” on page 1-2. 2. Turn on the computer. 3. Click Start → Settings → Control Panel. 4. Double click Network icon in the Control Panel window. 5. Click Adapter tab. 6. Click Ad
