Nortel BayStack 650 User Manual

Also see for BayStack 650: Reference guide Release note Supplementary guide User guide Install guide

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Using the BayStack 650/660 Wireless LAN PC Card2-14 203113-B19. Click Yes to restart your computer.When Windows restarts, the BayStack PC card should be operational.Check the green LED on the antenna of the BayStack PC card. If the greenLED lights (steady on), the PC card is connected to a BayStack Access Point.If the green link LED is blinking slowly, the PC card is attempting to connectto another PC card (ad hoc mode).If you encounter problems, go to Chapter 4, “Diagnostics andTroubleshooting.”When your BayStack PC card is operational in an infrastructure mode, referto either Using the BayStack 650 Wireless LAN Access Point or Using theBayStack 660 Wireless LAN Access Point for instructions about setting up aBayStack access point.When your BayStack PC card is operational in an ad hoc mode, you are readyto connect to other PCs with BayStack PC cards installed. Make sure that allcomputers have the same SSID.Installing the Card with Windows NT 4.0To install your BayStack PC card if you are using Windows NT 4.0:1. Turn off your laptop computer.2. Insert the BayStack PC card into a PCMCIA slot.Make sure the PC card is firmly seated into the slot. If there is more thanone PCMCIA slot in your laptop computer, you can use either slot.3. Power up the laptop computer and start Windows NT 4.0.4. Insert the BayStack 600 Series Wireless LAN 802.11 Software CD intoyour CD-ROM drive.Note: Network components must be added before you can add the adapter tothe Windows NT 4.0 systems.Note: At this point, you are only installing the PC card drivers. Exit Setup ifthe CD starts to load the utilities. To install the utilities, go to “Installing theUtilities” on page 3-2 for more information.