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It is pretty straight forward. The drivers come on a CD. Pop it in and load the drivers before plugging in the 362. Most of the marine omnis have abut 30" of pigtail with a reverse polarity SMA connector. It screws right in to the 362. That is plenty for a portable unit. Get a 15' USB cable with the small B end and plug it all up. When I am on a charter or delivery I sit the 362 on the flaked main, hang the antenna on a lazy jack with some double sided Velcro straps and run the USB cable back to the laptop.
Down on the task bar you should see another little CRT icon. Right click it and then click Open network Connection. You should see a new adapter besides the internal wifi and the wired network. (And maybe a 1394 fire wire connection.) Right click it and rename it something so you can tell which is which. Turn off your internal wifi adapter. Left click the new adapter and View wireless Networks. You should see all the available signals. Pick one with a good signal that is not secured and you are off and running.
BTW, an neat freebie worth finding and downloading is NetStumbler. It is a program that sniffs out and logs wifi signals. It reports signal strength S/N and a bunch of other things. Real handy when you are looking for a good connection. You would be amazed at the number of unsecured signals there are around the Caribbean.
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