ZyXEL Communications ZyAIR B-100 User manual

ZyAIR B-100 11Mbps
Wireless LAN PC Card
Quick Installation Guide
Version : 1.1
Installing the ZyAIR B-100 Package Contents
Please ensure that the following
items are included in your
package. If any items are missing
contact your dealer.
•ZyAIR B-100 11Mbps
Wireless LAN Card
•CD-ROM (includes device
drivers, utility and user’s
manual)
•This quick installation guide

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Status LEDs
LED MEANING
POWER Indicates that the B-100 is powered on (solid green).

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LINK
Indicates link status. The LED lights up (solid green) while
the wireless connection is linked. If the LED is blinking
green, the B-100 adapter is searching for possible
wireless connections.
Driver installation for Windows XP
1. Insert the B-100 Wireless PC
Card into the computer’s
PCMCIA slot.
2. After Windows XP detects
the card, the Found New
Hardware Wizard window
appears. Select Install the
software automatically
[Recommended] and insert
the driver CD-ROM into the
CD-ROM drive and click
Next to continue.

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3. Windows copies files to the
hard disk. The following
screen appears when the
software is installed. Click
Finish to finish the
installation.
4. The system will then
automatically start to install
the Wireless LAN Utility.
Please refer to the
procedures in Chapter 4 of
the User’s Manual on the
CD-ROM.

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Driver installation for Windows 2000
1. Insert the B-100 Wireless PC
Card into the computer’s
PCMCIA slot.
2. After Windows 2000 detects
the card, the Found New
Hardware Wizard window
appears. Click Next to start
the installation.

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3. A screen appears prompting
the user to select an
installation method. Select
Search for a suitable driver
for my device
(recommended) and click
Next to continue.

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4. Ensure that the CD-ROM
driver is selected. Insert the
driver CD-ROM into the
CD- ROM drive and click
Next to continue.

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5. The following screen
appears showing the driver
search results. Click Next to
continue the installation.
6. The common Windows
Digital Signature screen will
appear. The Microsoft
digital signature is not
required for operation of the
ZyAIR B-100. Simply click
Yes to continue.

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7. Windows has finished
installing software for B-
100. Click Finish to finish
the installation.
8. The system will then
automatically start to install
the WLAN Utility. Refer
Chapter 4 of the User’s
Manual on CD-ROM.

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Driver installation for Windows 98
1. Insert the B-100 Wireless PC
Card into the computer’s
PCMCIA slot.
2. After Windows 98 detects
the B-100 Wireless PC Card,
the Add New Hardware
Wizard window appears.
Click Next to continue the
installation.

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3. A screen appears prompting
the user to select an
installation method. Select
Search for the best driver for
your device.
(Recommended) and click
Next to continue.

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4. Ensure that the CD-ROM
drive is selected. Insert the
driver CD-ROM into the
CD-ROM drive and click
Next to continue.

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5. The following screen
appears showing the driver
search results. Click Next to
continue the installation.
6. Windows 98 copies the files
to the hard disk. The
following screen will appear
when the software
installation has finished.
Click Finish to finish the
installation.

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7. The following screen will
ask the user to restart the
computer to finish the
installation. Click Yes to
reboot the system. After the
system reboot, the Wireless
LAN Utility will be installed
automatically. Please go to
Chapter 4 of the user’s
manual to install the utility.

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Driver installation for ME
1. Insert the B-100 Wireless PC
Card into the computer’s
PCMCIA slot.
2. After Windows ME detects
the B-100 Wireless PC Card,
the Add New Hardware
Wizard window appears.
Select Automatic search for
a better driver
(Recommended). Insert the
driver CD-ROM into CD-
ROM drive and click Next to
continue.

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3. The system locates the setup
files. Follow the instructions
to copy the files onto the
hard disk. The following
screen will appear when the
software installation has
finished. Click Finish to
finish the installation.
4. The following screen will
ask the user to restart the
computer to finish the
hardware setup. Click Yes to
reboot the system. After the
system reboot, the Wireless
LAN Utility will be installed
automatically. Please go to
Chapter 4 to install the

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utility.
Using the Wireless Utility in Windows XP
There are two ways to configure the ZyAIR B-100 Wireless PC
Card in Windows XP. One is the Wireless LAN Utility; the other one
is the Windows Wireless Network Configuration. To switch between
those two ways, the user must enable or disable the Windows Wireless
Network Configuration.
Enable Windows Wireless Network Configuration
1. Click the right key of the
mouse and Exit Wireless
LAN Utility.
2. Click the Windows Wireless
Network Configuration icon.

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Windows Wireless Network Configuration
3. Click the Advanced button.

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4. Make sure the “Use
Windows to configure my
wireless network settings” is
checked and click OK.
Notice: For details on using the
Windows Wireless Network
Configuration, please refer to
Microsoft Windows XP on-line
help.
Disable and Use Wireless LAN Utility
1. Click the right key of the
mouse and Exit Wireless
LAN Utility.

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2. Click Windows Wireless
Network Configuration icon.
Windows Wireless Network Configuration
3. Click the Advanced button.