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Operating instructions Wireless LAN PCI-Card MiMo 300 Express
1. Installing the wireless LAN PCI card .......................................................................................................... Page 02
2. Installing the driver and confi guration program on Windows® ............................................................ Page 02
3. The confi guration program – introduction and operation on Windows® ............................................ Page 03
3.1 Quick confi guration ........................................................................................................................................ Page 04
3.2 Detailed confi guration ................................................................................................................................... Page 04
3.2.1 Creating a new profi le .......................................................................................................................... Page 05
3.2.1.1 Infrastructure mode .................................................................................................................. Page 05
3.2.1.2 Ad-hoc mode .............................................................................................................................. Page 06
3.2.2 Setting the wireless LAN encryption ................................................................................................. Page 06
3.2.2.1 WEP encryption ......................................................................................................................... Page 07
3.2.2.2 WPA/WPA2 encryption............................................................................................................. Page 08
4. Confi guring the operating system and computer (Windows®) ............................................................. Page 09
5. Uninstalling the driver and confi guration program on Windows® ....................................................... Page 10
6. Installing the driver and confi guration program on MAC OS X .............................................................. Page 10
7. Confi guring the operating system and computer (MAC OS X) ............................................................... Page 11
8. The confi guration program – introduction and operation on MAC OS X .............................................. Page 12
8.1 Quick confi guration ........................................................................................................................................ Page 13
8.2 Detailed confi guration ................................................................................................................................... Page 13
8.2.1 Creating a new profi le .......................................................................................................................... Page 14
8.2.2 Setting the wireless LAN encryption ................................................................................................. Page 14
8.2.2.1 WEP encryption ......................................................................................................................... Page 15
8.2.2.2 WPA/WPA2 encryption............................................................................................................. Page 16
9. Support and contact information ................................................................................................................. Page 17
Package contents:
1x Wireless LAN PCI-Card MiMo 300 Express
3x antennas (screw-on)
1x driver CD-ROM
1x printed operating instructions
System requirements:
• Free PCI-Slot
• Operating system Windows® 98SE/ME/2000/XP/XP-x64 Edition or MAC OS X 10.3.x/10.4.x
Safety instructions:
Do not operate the device in damp or extremely dusty environments. Protect the device from pressure and
impact. The device may not be opened or moved during operation.
1. Installing the wireless LAN PCI card
Switch off the computer and pull the mains plug from the socket so that the PC is disconnected from
the electricity mains. Open the PC case. Select a free PCI slot and remove the slot cover plate. Insert
the wireless LAN PCI card into the selected PCI slot and secure it to the case with a screw. You can
now close the PC case again. As a last step, screw the enclosed antenna to the antenna socket. This
completes installation. Insert the mains plug into the socket and start the PC.
2. Installing the driver and confi guration program on Windows®
After you start the operating system, the Windows® New
Hardware Wizard dialogue box opens. Click Cancel to close it!
Before installation, please save any open documents you may
be working on. Then close all running programs.
Insert the CD-ROM provided in the drive. Usually, the CD starts
automatically. If the menu does not start automatically,
double-click the corresponding CD-ROM drive icon in My
Computer. The following window opens after the program starts:
Select the required language. The following window is
displayed when you select the language.
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This installation process is suitable for
Windows® 98SE/ME/2000/XP/XP-x64 Edition.
Click Install to continue with the installation.
Click User Guide to open the operating instructions. Click Down-
load driver to download the latest driver from the Hama website.
This allows you to check whether drivers have now been develo-
ped for previously unsupported systems.
Click Back to return to language selection.
When you select Install, the InstallShield Wizard is loaded. This
can take a few seconds. Please wait until the InstallShield Wizard starts.
Read the license agreement and click Yes if you accept it.
For Windows® XP users only
The next screen prompts you to choose whether you want to confi gure the Wireless LAN Adapter
using the Hama Confi guration Program or the confi guration program integrated in Windows®.
We recommend that you use the Hama Confi guration Program.
To do so, select Hama Wireless Utility and click Next.
In the next screen, select Confi gure for best WiFi compatibility and click Next.
The necessary data is now installed. Connect your PCI-card to a free PCI slot when the installation
program prompts you to do so.
Click Finish to complete the installation.
For Windows® 98SE/ME users only
You may have to restart the operating system. To do so, follow the instructions of the installation program.
After the restart, you can proceed as with the other operating systems.
We also recommend working with a profi le on these operating systems from the beginning,
i.e. using detailed confi guration.
3. The confi guration program – introduction and operation on Windows®
Open the Hama Confi guration Program. To do so, click Start -> Programs -> Hama Wireless LAN -> Hama
Wireless LAN Utility.
If the program is already running in the background, you will fi nd in the task bar at the bottom right of the
screen:
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