Drivers
for the Wi-Fi ®
Card by Palm ™
Tungsten E2 support added to drivers,
posted May 12, 2005
Important
prerequisites for the Wi-Fi® Card by Palm® installer:
You must be installing on either a Tungsten E2,
Tungsten T3, Tungsten T5, or a Zire 72. The Wi-Fi
Card does not support other handhelds.The Palm Wi-Fi card must be inserted during the
installation process for the installation to be completed
successfully.
You must have 5 MB of free memory on your supported
handheld to temporarily accommodate the installer.
See "How
do I know how much memory is available on my handheld? " and "How
do I free up memory on my handheld? " for more information.Your battery must be fully charged. See "How
do I know if my handheld's battery is full? "
If your battery is not full or you do not have 5
MB of free memory, do NOT install the Wi-Fi Card
software onto your handheld.You can return to the installation program at any
time once you have charged your handheld's battery
or removed programs to free up memory. The 5 MB
is needed only temporarily to accommodate the installer
program on your handheld. Once the Wi-Fi Card installation
is complete, the installer will automatically be deleted
from your handheld and the 5 MB will, once again, be
available for other programs.
System
Requirements
Wi-Fi Card by Palm
Tungsten E2, Tungsten T3, Tungsten T5, or Zire 72 handheld
5 MB available handheld memory required for installation
Takes up 1.1MB of memory after installation
PC running Windows 98/NT 4.0/2000/Me/XP
Mac OS 9.2.2, Mac OS X, version 10.1.2 or higher
Network HotSync supported on Windows only
Fatal
Alerts
If you went through the software installation and are receiving
Fatal Alerts when selecting or editing a Wi-Fi network,
you may need to reinstall the Palm Wi-Fi Card software.
Before reinstalling the Wi-Fi software, you will need to
Hard Reset your handheld (
learn
how ).
NOTE: When you perform a hard reset, all records
and entries stored in your handheld are erased. Formats,
preferences and other settings are restored to their factory
default settings.
Windows
Installation Instructions
Change all conduits to 'Synchronize the files' (how ).
This ensures a current backup of data normally backed
up during a HotSync operation.
Download PalmWiFiCard_v1_2.zip (3.8
MB ZIP file)
Extract all the files using a standard unzip utility.
Note the location of the directory/folder the file is
extracted to.
Double click to open the PalmWiFiCard_v1_2 folder.
Double click the PalmWi-FiCardDriver.exe file to
launch the installation.
Choose your setup language from the menu shown and
click Next.
The Wi-Fi card InstallShield Wizard will appear, make
sure you have 5 MB of free memory on your handheld and
click Next.
Review the Wi-Fi Card Installation Instructions and
click Next.
Review the Palm License Agreement and click Yes.
Select the User Name for the handheld to which you
want to install the Wi-Fi Card Software from the drop
down list and then click Next.
Setup is now ready to install the Wi-Fi Card Software
for your handheld.
Place your device in the cradle and HotSync your handheld
to your computer. The WiFiInstaller will be installed
to your handheld.
Follow the instructions on your handheld to complete
the installation.
Macintosh
Installation Instructions
Change all conduits to 'Synchronize the files' (how ).
This ensures a current backup of data normally backed
up during a HotSync operation.
Download PalmWiFiCard_v1_2.sit (2.2
MB SIT file)
Your browser should automatically download the file
and you will see the .sit file appear on the desktop
(or your default download folder.)
Double click the downloaded file (PalmWiFiCard_v1_2.sit)
to extract the compressed files.
Double click to open the PalmWiFiCard_v1_2 folder.
Double click on the WiFi Installer1.2.prc file. The
file should show up in the install screen.
In the "Install Handheld files" screen select the desired
user from the drop down menu.
Place your handheld in the cradle and HotSync your
handheld to your computer, the WiFiInstaller will be
installed to your handheld.
Follow the instructions on your handheld to complete
the installation.
User
Guide
