Installing Device Drivers for Plug-and-Play Adapters

Installing Personal Communications before installing adapter hardware and software (recommended)
Install Personal Communications; then install the adapter hardware and reboot the system. The Windows Found New Hardware wizard should recognize the new adapter. Follow the wizard steps to install the adapter software. The required files are in the \admin\drivers subdirectory on the Personal Communications Docs_Admin_Aids package.
Installing the adapter hardware and software before installing Personal Communications
Install the adapter hardware. When you boot the system, Windows® should recognize the hardware and start the Windows® Found New Hardware wizard. To provide the device drivers, you can then do either of the following procedures.
Provide the drivers now (recommended)
Follow the Found New Hardware wizard steps to install the adapter software. The required files are in the \admin\drivers subdirectory on the Personal Communications Docs_Admin_Aids package.
Provide the drivers later
If you select this method, cancel the Windows® New Hardware wizard. When you are ready to provide the device drivers, you should use the following procedure.
  1. Start the Windows® Device Manager.
  2. Find the adapter in the Device Manager under Other devices. At this point, the adapter name that is displayed may be generic, such as PCI communications adapter.
  3. Look at the Properties for the device.
  4. Click the Device tab, and click Update Device. The required files are in the \admin\drivers subdirectory on the Personal Communications Docs_Admin_Aids package.
Troubleshooting
If the Windows® Found New Hardware wizard does not recognize the hardware, follow the procedure in the section Provide the drivers later.