3Com OfficeConnect 3C3SH573BT User Manual - Configuring The
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Configuring the
Windows NT 4.0 Driver
Before configuring the PC Card and software, you will need to know:
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If networking has already been installed on your notebook.
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Your network file server name, network account user name, and password.
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The protocol used in the Microsoft Windows network (NWLink IPX/SPX compatible transport, TCP/IP protocol,
NetBEUI protocol).
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The name of the NT server domain or workgroup to which you belong.
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Your IP address (unless you are using DHCP).
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If you are installing the driver with Card and Socket Services software. If you are, see “Installing the Driver
with Softex” on page 17.
For unattended installation, see the \unattend\nt40 directory on the Installation CD.
Installing the Driver With No Networking Installed
The Windows NT driver installation you use depends on whether networking has already been installed on your
notebook. If your notebook does not have networking installed, follow the procedure below.
1 Insert the PC Card as described in “Connecting the PC Card” on page 2, and turn the notebook on.
2 Select My Computer/Control Panel/Network.
3 Click Yes when the system prompts: “Windows NT Networking is not installed. Do you want to
install it now?”
The Network Setup Wizard opens. If the prompt does not appear, go to “Installing the Driver With
Networking Installed” on page 16 and follow the instructions included there.
4 Click Wired to the network and click Next.
5 Click Select from list... when the system prompts to have setup start searching for a
network adapter, and then click Have Disk.
6 Insert the Installation CD in the CD-ROM drive and enter x:\ (where “x” is the drive letter of your
CD-ROM drive) to point Windows to the Installation CD, and click OK.
7 Select FE573B-3Com 10/100 LAN CardBus-Fast Ethernet when the Select OEM Option window
opens, and click OK.
The Network Setup Wizard window appears.
8 Click Next, place a check mark next to each network protocol required for your site in the Network
Protocols list, and then click Next again.
9 Place a check mark in the box next to each desired service in the Network Services window.
10 Select the default settings and click Next to install the components you selected.
The message “Windows NT is now ready to install networking” appears.
11 Click Next.
The Windows NT Setup window prompts for the location of the Windows NT installation files.