How to Turn a Linksys Laptop Card Into a Desktop Card

A Linksys laptop card is a wireless PCMCIA card that allows a laptop to connect to a wireless network. It is called a laptop card because only laptops have internal PCMCIA ports, but you can use an adapter to connect the Linksys card to a desktop computer. As with the laptop, the Linksys card, working through the adapter, allows the desktop computer to connect to a wireless network.

Things You'll Need

• USB-to-PCMCIA adapter
• Linksys Setup Wizard CD
• Wireless Network Name
• Wireless Security Key

Instructions

1. Connect the USB-to-PCMCIA adapter to one of the USB ports on the desktop computer.

2. Insert the setup wizard CD that was included with the Linksys laptop card into the disc drive of the desktop computer.

3. Click on "Click Here to Start."

4. Click on the checkbox next to "I accept the terms in the License Agreement," then click "Next."

5. Insert the Linksys laptop card into the PCMCIA slot of the USB-to-PCMCIA adapter. Click "Finish."

6. Click on the Windows button, then click "Connect." Select the SSID for your wireless network, then click "Connect."

7. Enter the wireless security key, then click "Connect." Click on "Save this network" to save the settings, then click "Close."

References

• "Linksys RangePlus Wireless Notebook Adapter Quick Installation Guide"; Cisco Systems Inc.; 2008