Network Router User Manual

Chapter2.InstallingandconguringthewirelessWANadapter

ThischapterprovidesinstructionsoninstallingandconguringthewirelessWANadapter.

Thischapteralsoprovidesinstructionsoninstallingthedevicedriversonthefollowingoperatingsystems:

•Microsoft

Windows

•WindowsVista

•Windows7

Beforeyoubegin

BeforeinstallingthewirelessWANadapter,carefullyreadthefollowinginformation.

Attention:ThewirelessWANadapterisshippedwithanantistaticbag.Whenhandling,takethefollowing

precautionstopreventstaticelectricityfromdamagingtheelectronicparts:

•Donotopenthestatic-protectivebaguntilyouarereadytoinstallthewirelessWANadapterintothePCI

ExpressMiniCardslotinyourcomputer.

•BeforeremovingthewirelessWANadapterfromtheantistaticbag,drainstaticelectricityfromthebag

andfromyourbodybytouchingthebagtoametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.

InstallingthewirelessWANadapter

WheninstallingorreplacingthewirelessWANadapter,besuretofollowtheprecautionsbelow.

DANGER

Duringelectricalstorms,donotconnectthecabletoordisconnectitfromthetelephoneoutlet

onthewall.

DANGER

Electriccurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.T oavoidshock

hazard,disconnectthecablesbeforeopeningthecoverofthePCIExpressMiniCardslot.

ToinstallthewirelessWANadapter,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthecomputer.

2.InstallthewirelessWANadapterfollowingthestep-by-stepinstructionsonthesetupposters.

Note:IfyourServiceProviderrequiresaSIMcard,installtheSIMcardprovidedintheoptionpackage

followingtheinstructionsintheuserguideforyourThinkPadcomputer.

3.Restartyourcomputer.

4.DownloadandinstallthedevicedriversforthewirelessWANadapterandtheLenovo

Mobile

BroadbandActivation(LMBA)programbydoingoneofthefollowing:

•Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support/wireless,andthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

•StarttheThinkVantage

SystemUpdateprogrambydoingoneofthefollowing: