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Installation Instructions for Windows 2000
1. If you have chosen to install the card with the PC turned off, turn the power on now. The
new hardware is found. Click “Next”.
2. Insert the HA501 Resource CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.
3. In the next window, select "Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended),”
and then click “Next.”
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Install the Wireless Adapter
After unpacking the box and determining all the configuration information, you’re ready to
install the wireless adapter.
Install the Wireless Adapter
The HA501 Wireless Adapter is hot swappable and supports hot insertion, which means that
you can insert it into a notebook computer that is either powered on or shut down. You must
install the HA501 Wireless Adapter before installing the network driver.
Before you proceed with the installation steps, decide on a name for your network and for each
PC (this information is different from the wireless parameters previously mentioned. Each
network much have the same workgroup name and each PC must have a unique computer
name for Microsoft networking to work properly.)
Install the Adapter Driver (First Time Installation)
This section explains the installation of the Windows 2000 adapter driver. Other versions of
Microsoft Windows may respond with different dialog boxes, or the dialog boxes may open
in a different sequence than those shown in this guide, but should prompt you for the
same information. If you are reinstalling or upgrading the driver, you may need to contact
NETGEAR Technical Support for advice. You will find contact information in the Support
information card that came with your adapter.
Note: You may need your Windows 2000 CD-ROM and the HA501 Resource CD-
ROM ready to use in the installation.
Note: If the “insert disk” dialog box opens and the “Please insert the disk labeled
Windows 2000…” message appears at any time during the installation process,
insert the Windows 2000 CD-ROM and click “OK.” Then follow the next step in the
instructions.
Note: To install the driver on Windows XP, 2000, or NT 4.0, you must log in with
Administrator privilege.
Note: Users of Windows 98 or Me need to install the Windows Message Interface
(WMI) to complete the installation of the HA501 Configuration Utility
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