(whichever is appropriate) has to be installed on the PC. Then, with your
PDA connected to your PC, make sure they're both powered up. What follows
is the step-by-step process for installing a Linksys WCF54G Compact Flash
wireless adapter card in a Pocket PC.
Don't insert the adapter card into your handheld until after you complete the
installation of both the drivers and the configuration utility.
1. Open the CD/DVD optical drive bay on your PC and insert the CD
included with the adapter card.
2. Close the drive bay.
The CD starts automatically and the Installation wizard welcome screen
opens, showing its menu.
3. Click Install.
The End User's License Agreement (EULA) opens. By continuing, you
accept the terms of the license. I haven't found any reason to object to
any of its tenets, but if, after reading it, you find something you can't live
with, you can click Cancel and exit the installation wizard.
4. Click Next.
The Add/Remove Programs window opens.
5. When asked if you want to install in the default application install
directory, click Yes.
The Add/Remove Programs window remains open; an installation-
progress status bar opens. Don't click the Cancel button. When the
installation is complete, a notice opens, asking you to check your PDA
screen to see whether any additional steps are necessary.
6. Click OK.
The Congratulations screen opens.
7. Click Exit.
You're now done using the PC and you can focus on your Pocket PC
where you see the Installation complete screen.
8. Click OK (on the Installation complete screen) and then disconnect
your handheld from the PC.
The Pocket PC's Start screen appears.
9. Insert the adapter card into the Pocket PC.
10. If it's not already selected, select Use server-assigned IP address and
click OK.
That's pretty much it. The little wireless-network icon appears and
you're ready to connect to a network via a hotspot. I tell you more about
connecting to hotspots in Chapter 6.
Chapter 4: Putting Your Gear Together
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