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Installing Network Protocols
Installing Network
Protocols
Before you continue, make sure that you have completed these
tasks:
❏ Reviewed About Wireless Technology and LANs on page 42 for a
basic overview of WLANs.
❏ Installed the Wireless USB Adapter. See page 4.
❏ Installed the device driver. See page 6.
❏ Installed the Adaptec Wireless Utility. See page 17.
❏ Disabled Zero Configuration (Windows XP users only). See
page 21.
The next step on the Installation Task List (page 3) is installing
network protocols. Network protocols are rules that determine how
devices on a network communicate with each other.
Windows 2000/XP Users
If you are using Windows 2000 or Windows XP, your operating
system automatically installed the necessary Network Protocols
when you installed the Wireless USB Adapter.
See Connecting to the WLAN on page 27 to continue.