2 Click "Start, " "Programs", "Accessories", and "Command Prompt" to open the DOS command prompt window. Type "ipconfig" to determine if the TCP/IP configuration has taken effect. To test IP connectivity in ad hoc or infrastructure mode, use the "ping " command. When a TCP/IP connection is established, the LinkMon utility (see Section 6) can be used to monitor the 802.11a Wireless LAN Network Adapter operating status.
4 Windows 98 Second Edition 4.1 Driver installation Atherus recommends that you remove any existing 802.11a NDIS driver on the PC system before installing Version 1.2 release of the NDIS driver. See Section 4.2 for the instructions on how to remove previous driver releases. When the system no longer has the 802.11a NDIS driver installed, insert the Wireless LAN Network Adapter into a 32-bit CardBus slot, and follow these steps to install the NDIS driver: 1.
2. Choose "Search for the best driver for your device (Recommended)," and click Next. 3. Insert the 802.11a Software Release CD in your CD-ROM drive Choose "Specify a location" and browse to the location where the NDIS driver is located. The default folder is D:\ndis\bin\production (assuming D: is the CD-ROM drive). Click Next to continue.
. When the 802.11a driver installation file (802_11a.inf) has been found, click Next to continue. 5. Click Finish to continue.
6. Click Yes to restart the system and complete driver installation. See Section 4.3 for device configuration. 4.2 Driver Uninstallation This section provides uninstallation procedures for removing the 802.11a NDIS driver from the system. Uninstallation is recommended for upgrading the NDIS driver from previous 802.11a driver releases. 1. To remove the NDIS driver from the OS, go to "Start Menu" → "Search" → "Find Files or Folders...
2. When "802_11a.inf" has been found, delete it by right-clicking the file and choose "Delete.
3. From Control Panel, launch the Network properties window. Select “802.11a Wireless LAN Network Adapter” from the list, and click Remove to uninstall the device. 4. Click OK to confirm the removal of the device. Restart the system to complete uninstallation.
4.3 Device Configuration Configuration of the 802.11a Wireless LAN Network Adapter can be done through the 802_11a NIC Configuration utility found in the Windows Control Panel. Similar to Windows 2000 the device can be set to work in one of two modes: infrastructure mode or ad hoc mode. Please refer to Section 2.5 for more details on these network connection types. To launch the configuration utility, go to Control Panel and double-click on the 802_11a NIC Configuration icon.
4.3.1 Infrastructure Mode This section defines the process of configuring an 802.11a Wireless LAN Network Adapter in infrastructure mode. See Section 2.4 for detailed descriptions of each option in the Network Configuration Settings. 1. Under the "General" tab, make sure the "Locally Administered Address" checkbox is unchecked. Use the following information as a guideline to choose the values of each field in the configuration window: Configuration Name: This field identifies the configuration.
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2. Usually, infrastructure mode is used in an enterprise environment where APs are installed and maintained by corporate IT staff. Much of the data in the enterprise network is confidential. It is important to configure security to make sure only stations with appropriate keys can receive sensitive data. The 802.11a Wireless LAN Network Adapter and NDIS driver support key lengths of 40 bits, 104 bits and 128 bits.
4.3.2 Ad Hoc Mode This section defines the process of configuring an 802.11a Wireless LAN Network Adapter in ad hoc or IBSS mode. See Section 2.4.2 for descriptions of ad hoc operation. 1. Similar to the setup of the AP infrastructure mode described in the previous section, ad hoc mode is also configured by changing the Network Configuration Settings of the 802_11a NIC Configuration utility.
4.3.3 TCP/IP Setup After configuring the 802.11a Wireless LAN Network Adapter network adapter properties, the TCP/IP address for the network device needs to be configured. 1. From Control Panel, launch the Network properties window. Select "TCP/IP → 802.11a Wireless LAN Network Adapter" and click Properties. Depending on the type of network the station connects to, Gateway and DNS Configuration information can also be required.
2. Click "Start," "Programs," "Accessories," and "Command Prompt" to open the DOS command prompt window. Type "ipconfig" to determine if the TCP/IP configuration has taken effect. To test IP connectivity in ad hoc or infrastructure mode, use the "ping " command. When a TCP/IP connection is established, the LinkMon utility (see Section 6) can be used to monitor the 802.11a Wireless LAN Network Adapter operating status. 3.
5 Windows XP 5.1 Driver Installation (First-time Install) We recommends that you remove any existing 802.11a drivers on the PC system before installing Version 1.2 release of the NDIS driver. See Section 5.2 for the instructions on how to remove previous driver releases. With no existing 802.11a NDIS driver installed, insert the 802.11a Wireless LAN Network Adapter into a 32-bit CardBus slot, and follow these steps to install the NDIS driver: 1 Wait for the following dialog box to appear.
2. Under “Search for the best driver in these locations,” choose “Include this location in the search” and click Browse to find the location of the NDIS driver. When the driver location has been identified, click Next to continue.
3.The 802.11a NDIS evaluation driver currently does not have a digital signature from Microsoft. Therefore, Windows XP shows a warning message. Click Continue Anyway to proceed with driver installation. 4. Click Finish to complete driver installation, and refer to Section 5.3 for device configuration.
5.2 Driver Uninstallation This section provides uninstallation procedures for removing the 802.11a NDIS driver from the system. Uninstallation is recommended for upgrading the NDIS driver from previous 802.11a driver releases. 1. To remove the NDIS driver from the OS, go to Device Manager, right click “802.11a Wireless LAN Network Adapter,” and choose Uninstall. 2. Click OK to uninstall the device.
3. When the device is uninstalled from Device Manager, search for and delete the driver installation file that resides in the system. To do so, go to "Start" and choose "Search" → "All files and folder," enter "oem*.inf" in the "All or part of the file name" field, and enter "802_11a" in the "A word or phrase in the file" field. Enter "C:\WINDOWS\INF" in the "Look in" field, where C: is the drive letter of where Windows XP is installed. Click Search to find the driver installation file. 4.
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