Installation Order; Basic Installation Instructions - NETGEAR GA311 User Manual

User Manual for the NETGEAR 10/100/1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet Adapter GA311
Note: 1000BASE-T signaling requires four twisted pairs of Category 5 balanced cabling, as
specified in ISO/IEC 11801:1995 and ANSI/EIA/TIA-568-A (1995) and tested using procedures
defined in TIA/EIA TSB95.

Installation Order

First, install the GA311 driver and utility software using the setup.exe program on the
1.
NETGEAR Adapter Resource CD.
When the Windows system boots up after installing the GA311 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter, the
2.
system automatically detects the new hardware and prompts you to install the driver software
for the device.
Follow the prompts of the Found New Hardware Wizard to automatically use the driver
3.
installed in step 1.
If you are installing more than one GA311 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter, you must perform the
following procedure for each card.

Basic Installation Instructions

Use the procedure below that corresponds to the version of Windows you are using:
• Windows XP, 2000, 98SE 2nd edition, or Me
• Windows NT 4.0
Basic Setup 3-3