Installing V2.30e ZoomAir Client Drivers For Windows NT
4.0
Installing your ZoomAir Wireless PC Card in a Windows NT
4.0 computer is a three-step process:
- With your PC off, insert the card (assumed already installed)
- Install the drivers
- Run the ZoomAir setup software.
Note: If you are installing ZoomAir on a computer that
has a previous version, first see "Uninstalling An Old Version
of ZoomAir.
Note: NT Service Pack 4 or later is recommended for
the ZoomAir PC Card.
You are now ready to have Windows NT install the drivers for
your ZoomAir PC Card. Follow these steps:
Log-In
- Turn on the computer. Log in as a user with Administrative
Privileges, such as Administrator. When Windows
NT has finished starting up, click on Start | Settings
| Control Panel.
- Double-click on the Network icon.
Because you are upgrading, a network should have been
previously installed on this computer, you will thus
see a Network dialog box with tabs. Go to Installing
on an Existing Network below.
Installing on an Existing Network
- In the Network dialog box select the Adapters tab.
Click on Add.
- In the Select Network Adapter dialog box, click
on Have Disk. In the Insert Disk dialog box,
type the letter of the drive you are installing from (typically a:\ for
floppy diskette installation) and click on OK.
- The Select OEM Option dialog box will appear.
Make sure Zoom Telephonics 802.11 - PCMCIA card is
selected and click OK. The drivers will be updated; you
may be asked to insert the Windows NT installation CD.
- Zoom Telephonics 802.11 Adapter Setup will display:
Check the box next to PCMCIA Card.
If the IRQ Level is 9, change it to another number.
The other settings, especially Mode, SSID, and DS Channel,
do not need to be changed at this point. They will be set in the ZoomAir
Setup program below.
Click on Continue.
- Click on the Protocols tab. Make sure the protocols IPX, IP,
and NetBEUI are checked. If they are not, click
on their check boxes to check them. (Your network may not
need all of the protocols, but installing all of them ensures
that your wireless LAN will work with any of them. If you
discover any that you definitely do not need, you can delete
them later in the Network control panel.)
- You will be returned to the Network dialog box. Zoom
Telephonics 802.11 - PCMCIA card should be in the Network
Adapters list. Click on Close.
- The Microsoft TCP/IP Properties dialog box will
appear. The entry Zoom Telephonics 802.11 - PCMCIA Card should
be in the Adapter box. If it is not, click the down
arrow and scroll down to it.
- Click on Specify an IP Address and enter the following:
IP Address-192.168.0.n, where n is any number
from 1 to 253. The number you substitute for "n" must
be unique for each computer on the network. You
may want to keep a list as you go.
Subnet Mask-Use the same number, 255.255.255.0,
for all computers on the network.
Click on OK. When you are prompted to restart
the computer, click on Yes.
At this point you should reinstall your latest NT Service
Pack. This ensures that any Service Pack files that were overwritten
in this installation will be restored to the latest version.
The PC Card installation is complete. Continue with Running
the ZoomAir Setup Program below.
Running the ZoomAir Setup Program
The ZoomAir Setup program will provide initial configuration
for your ZoomAir PC Card. Follow these steps:
- Log on to the computer as Administrator.
- Insert the ZoomAir Disk 1 in its corresponding drive.
Click on Start | Run and type in d:\zoomair\zoomair.exe,
where d is the letter of the drive.
- The ZoomAir Setup program will start. Click on Next to
continue.
You will be asked to select the setup you prefer. Click
on ZoomAir 802.11 Client Software and then click
on Next.
- You will be asked to type in a unique SSID (Service
Set Identifier), which is a name for your wireless network.
If you are sure your network will not be near any other ZoomAir
wireless networks, you can accept the default. Otherwise
enter a word or phrase. This identifier must be the
same for all computers that will be in the same wireless
network. Members of your network should regard the SSID as
a password and keep it secret. The SSID is case-sensitive;
you must use capital and lower-case letters in the same way
for all ZoomAir units.
- Select a network mode when the setup program prompts for
it. Your two choices are AdHoc and Infrastructure.
Choose AdHoc unless you are installing a client in
an infrastructure network.
- The Setup program will start copying files onto the computer's
hard drive. You will be asked at some point to insert Disk
2. (Do not change the path information in this dialog
box.)
You may be asked for the Windows installation CD. If
so, insert the CD that came with this particular computer.
Copying files from the Windows CD may take some time.
- A Network Configuration dialog box may appear briefly.
Do not enter information into it; the Setup program will
take care of this.
- Depending on your configuration, you may see other screens,
including a Network Settings Change box asking you
to restart the computer.
Ignore these screens; they will appear and disappear
on their own. Wait for the Setup Complete message,
which will prompt you to restart the computer. Click
on Yes. Then remove any diskette in the floppy
drive and click on Finish.
- As the computer restarts, log on as Administrator.
 After the computer has restarted, you should see an icon for the ZoomAir Card
in the system tray (at the right-hand end of the taskbar). The icon may take
up to 30 seconds to appear; it looks like a small computer monitor. If this
is the first ZoomAir Card you have installed, the icon will be red.
Repeat this installation for the second ZoomAir Card. If you
have accepted the default settings, the two cards should begin
to communicate. You can verify this because the icon in the
system tray will turn green. (The change in color may take
several seconds.)
As you add each new ZoomAir Card to a computer, it should
join the wireless LAN and display a green icon in its system
tray. |
