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Introduction
Connect the Network Cables
NETGEAR’s Model FA411 PCMCIA Mobile Adapter makes it easy to accelerate your notebook PC to
Fast Ethernet speeds. It is 16-bit PCMCIA compatible and, with its auto-sensing technology and
Ethernet/Fast Ethernet compatibility, ideal for migrating a 16-bit PC card notebook computer from
10 Mbps to 100 Mbps networks.
Using a UTP cable, connect any port on a hub or switch to the port on the network card.
Note: One of the ports on NETGEAR hubs is switchable between Normal (MDI-X) and Uplink
(MDI) with a Normal/Uplink push button. If you are using this switchable port on a NETGEAR hub
to connect to a PC or the network card, make sure the Normal/Uplink push button is set
to Normal.
10/100 Mbps
PCMCIA Mobile Adapter
Installation Guide
PC with network
card installed
Power adapter
START HERE
Notebook PC
Instructions in this guide are for users of Windows® 98.
MODE L
FA 411
1. Open the box
and verify its contents
2. Connect NETGEAR to
your environment
RJ-45
connectors
Hub
Model FA411
PCMCIA Mobile Adapter
3. Reboot
Category 5 10/100 Mbps UTP cables*
*Use any Category 5 UTP cable.
Maximum length = 100 meters (300 feet)
4. Test Your Network
Connection
Install the Network Driver
This section explains how to install the Windows 98 Network Driver. Some versions of Windows 98 may
respond with different dialog boxes, or the dialog boxes may open in a different sequence than those
shown in this guide, but should prompt you for the same information.
5. Enjoy being connected!
Note: You must install the network card before installing the network driver.
Before you proceed with the installation steps, decide on a name for your network and for each PC. The
whole network must have the same workgroup name while each PC must have a unique name. These
names can be entered by going to Start>Settings>Control Panel>Network and clicking on the
Identification tab. You also need to have the Windows 98 CD-ROM and the FA411 Drivers and
Diagnostics CD-ROM ready to use in the installation process.
Plan Your Time
Note: If the “Insert Disk” dialog box opens and the “Please insert the disk labeled Windows 98...”
message appears at any time during the installation process, insert the Windows 98 CD-ROM in
drive D (or whichever letter represents the CD-ROM drive on your notebook computer) and click
“OK.” Then follow the next step in the instructions.
Estimated setup time for this product is only
minutes.
If you do not have a CD-ROM drive and are using the Windows 98 floppy disks, insert the
requested Windows 98 floppy disk in drive A, click “OK,” and then follow the next step in
the instructions.
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OPEN BOX AND VERIFY CONTENTS
Make sure that your package contains the following:
1. If you have chosen to install the card with the PC turned off, turn the power ON now.
The new hardware is found, and the driver is automatically loaded.
Click “Next.”
Model FA411
PCMCIA Mobile Adapter
Add New Hardware Wizard
This wizard searches for new drivers for:
NETGEAR-FA411
Driver and
Diagnostics CD-ROM
NETGEAR, Inc.
4500 Great America Parkway
Santa Clara, CA 95054
USA
A
device driver is
a
software program that makes
a
hardware device work.
Installation Guide,
and Support Information Card
Phone: 1-888-NETGEAR
E-mail: support@NETGEAR.com
Support Information
See Support Information Card for phone numbers.
2
CONNECT NETGEAR TO YOUR ENVIRONMENT
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Internet / World Wide Web
Preparation
You will need to have your Windows 98 CD-ROM (or Windows 98 floppy disks) available to complete
the installation.
Select “Search for the best driver for your device (Recommended),” and then click “Next.”
Defective or damaged merchandise can be returned to your point-of-sale representative.
Add New Hardware Wizard
IMPORTANT!
What do you want Windows to do?
Install the Network Card
Please register online. YOU MUST REGISTER TO OBTAIN TECHNICAL SUPPORT. PLEASE
RETAIN PROOF OF PURCHASE and this warranty information. To register your product, get product
support, or to obtain product information and NETGEAR product documentation, direct your Web
Web, you can register your product using the enclosed registration card and mail it to NETGEAR
customer service.
The FA411 PCMCIA Mobile Adapter is hot swappable, which means you can insert it into a PC that is
either powered on or shut down.
Search for the best driver for your device
(Recommended).
Display
a
list of all the drivers in
a
specific
1. Insert the FA411 PCMCIA Mobile Adapter into the PCMCIA or CardBus slot as illustrated below.
location, so you can select the driver you want.
Some PCs have two PCMCIA or CardBus slots; the FA411 PCMCIA Mobile Adapter can be inserted
into either slot.
2. Insert the RJ-45 adapter cable into the connector on the outer edge of the network card.
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Model FA411
PCMCIA Mobile Adapter
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