Drivers tools for IBM High Rate Wireless LAN PC Card (P/N 09N9863, 09N9904, and 09N9906) for Windows XP File Contents: --------------- This self-extracting EXE file contains the drivers for the IBM High Rate Wireless LAN PC Card. Instructions are listed below for new installations and for upgrades. Installation Instructions: --------------- 1. Download winXPwl.exe file from the internet or the Cd rom that came with your card. Use Windows Explore to find the winXPwl.exe file that was downloaded from the Cd-rom or the internet and double click on it. A PKSFX Extraction window will appear. Click on the "Extract" button. NOTE (If a window "Create C:\wlan directory?" appears, Click Yes). C:\wlan is the default directory that the file will extract itself into. If you chose to extract to another directory, use that directory in the following instructions instead of "C:\wlan". NEW INSTALLATION OF IBM WIRELESS LAN PC CARD AND DRIVERS: NOTE: The Client Manager Software must be installed prior to the PC Card and driver installation. a) Insert the IBM High Rate Wireless LAN PC Card into the laptop. Windows XP has drivers resident to the Operating system. The PC card will be automatically installed. To install the New Driver, go to the Upgrade section. To configure the network for the current driver continue with Step b. b) Click Start > Control Panel, open Control Panel c) Double Click "Network Connections" icon. d) Double Click "Wireless Network Connection, IBM High Rate Wireless LAN PC card" e) "Connect to Wireless Network" window appears. Click "Advanced" f) "Wireless Network Connection Properties" window appears. Click "ADD" g) "Wireless Network Properties" window appears. Enter the SSID of your network and any Security Information that is required. If not known, contact your system or network administrator. Click "OK" h) Click "OK" PC Card should now be installed and functioning. i) An error message may pop-up stating "Can not access your Wireless Card. Please remove and re-insert PC Card to activate settings." Click "OK" to dismiss this dialog box. j) You may see an error message "The Client Manager is not installed!" If you have already installed the Client Manager Software, you may ignore this message. If not, you will need to install the Client Manager Software. k) Restart your computer a) If the "Add/Edit Configuration Profile" window did not appear during the driver installation, Click on "START" > "PROGRAMS" > "IBM Wireless LAN" > "Configuration Profile" and follow the instructions above for the "Add/Edit Configuration Profile" window. Note 1: When card is installed on an IBM Thinkpad 600, this step will take place after the computer has been restarted. TO UPGRADE THE DRIVERS FOR A CARD YOU HAVE ALREADY INSTALLED: ( Important: Ensure that new driver has been copied to the hard drive. See steps a thru d under New installation of IBM Wireless LAN PC Card and Drivers) a) Click "START" > "CONTROL PANEL" b) Double-click on "System." c) Click the "Hardware" tab. d) Click on "Device Manager." e) Double-click on "Network Adapters" f) Double-click on "IBM High Rate Wireless LAN PC card" g) Click on "Driver" tab. h) Click the "Update Driver" button. i) Click on "Install from a List or Specific Location" radio button. j) Click the "Next" button. k) Click "Don't Search, I will choose the driver to install" radio button. Click "Next". l) Click the "Have Disk" button. m) Enter "C:\WLAN". n) Click on "OK".Select "IBM High Rate Wireless LAN PC Card", click "Next" Note: a "UPDATE DRIVER WARNING" window may appear. Click "Yes" to continue. o) Follow the on-screen instructions p) When Upgrade is complete, Click "Finish" q) Click "Close" to close the properties window. r) Click "Yes" to restart the computer if required. Driver UPDATE is now complete. s) Configure your PC card to operate with the network. Go to Add/Edit Configuration Profile. ADD/EDIT PROFILE CONFIGURATION: 1) Click "Start > All Programs > IBM > Click, Client Manager". 2) Click "Actions" 3) Click "ADD/Edit configuration profile" 4) Click "Wireless Networks" tab. 5) Click "Add" 6) Wireless Network Properties window appears. Enter the SSID of your network And any Security Information that is required. If not known, contact your system or network administrator. 7) Click "OK" Note: If an Error message appears stating that the Target file exists and is a different language than the source, ignore message and click "OK" If you have any further questions, you can download complete documentation at http://www.pc.ibm.com/support.