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Information to the User Wireless Interoperability The IEEE 802.11 WaveLAN products are designed to be inter-operable with any wireless LAN product that is based on Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) radio technology, and is compliant to the IEEE 802.11 Standard on Wireless LANs (Revision B), as defined and approved by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. WaveLAN and your Health WaveLAN, like other radio devices, emits radio frequency electromagnetic energy.
Regulatory Information The IEEE 802.11 WaveLAN PC Card must be installed and used in strict accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. This device complies with the following radio frequency and safety standards. Canada - Industry Canada (IC) This device complies with RSS 210 of Industry Canada.
Regulatory Information Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy. If not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, it may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
Table of Contents Technical Support Information to the User Regulatory Information Table of Contents 1 About WaveLAN/IEEE ii iii i 1-1 Kit Contents 1-1 WaveLAN Network Scenarios 1-2 ■ It’s Easy WaveLAN PC Card Features ■ ■ WaveLAN PC Card Types Can I Upgrade WaveLAN Cards? 1-4 1-5 1-6 1-9 About the Software CD-ROM 1-10 Optionally Available 1-13 ■ ■ WaveLAN IEEE Adapter Cards External Antennas Connecting to a Network ■ ■ 2 i Connect to Any IEEE 802.11 LAN Connect to a Specific IEEE 802.
Table of Contents 3 Installation for Windows Introduction ■ ■ Before You Start the Installation What You Need to Know Getting Started in Windows 95/98 ■ Starting Installation Getting Started in Windows NT 3-1 3-2 3-3 3-3 3-5 Starting Installation 3-6 3-9 Network Installation 3-12 ■ Setting the WaveLAN Parameters ■ ■ ■ Which Parameters Do You Need? Basic WaveLAN Parameters WaveLAN Encryption Parameters Finishing the WaveLAN Installation 3-13 3-13 3-14 3-18 3-20 After Restarting Your Computer
Table of Contents Medium Reservation 4-8 Power Management 4-13 ■ 5 Monitoring WaveLAN Performance 4-14 5-1 About WaveMANAGER/CLIENT 5-1 Installing WaveMANAGER/CLIENT 5-2 Running WaveMANAGER/CLIENT 5-3 ■ ■ ■ Monitoring Options What to Monitor Choosing your WaveMANAGER Tool 5-3 5-4 5-6 WaveLAN Status/Function Window 5-7 WaveLAN Link Test 5-8 ■ ■ Testing Radio Communications Quality Testing Data Throughput Efficiency 5-9 5-10 WaveLAN Card Diagnostics 5-13 Advanced User Options 5-14
Table of Contents A Card Specifications Physical Specifications A-2 Radio Characteristics A-3 Supported Frequency Sub-bands WaveLAN PC Card Types ■ ■ About Previously Purchased Cards Can I Upgrade WaveLAN Cards? A-9 A-9 A-12 B-1 LED Activity B-1 Windows Operating Systems B-4 ■ Generic Problems Hardware Conflict Upgrading the WaveLAN Miniport Driver ■ Removing the WaveLAN Miniport Driver MS-DOS Systems ■ ■ Error Messages Can Not Connect To The Network Installing in Windows CE Introductio
Table of Contents D Installation for MS-DOS Introduction D-1 What You Need to Know Driver Types Installation Overview D-1 D-1 D-2 Copy the WaveLAN Software D-3 Setup the WaveCAD Program D-4 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Card & Socket Services Intel 82365 PCIC Install the Network Client Software Setup the WaveLAN Parameters ■ ■ DOS ODI Driver Configuration Packet Driver Configuration D-4 D-5 D-9 D-10 D-10 D-19 Finishing Installation D-25 Advanced Options D-27 ■ ■ E D-1 Dual Card Configuration Start-up Men
Table of Contents Removing the WaveLAN Driver Index W IX-1 Warranty Repair Card Warranty-1 About Warranty and Repair Warranty-1 Limited Warranty Warranty-2 List of Figures List of Tables Index vi E-10 WaveLAN/IEEE Turbo 11 Mb PC Card LOF-1 LOT-1 IX-1
About WaveLAN/IEEE 1 Contents Kit Contents 1-1 WaveLAN Network Scenarios 1-2 1-4 It’s Easy WaveLAN PC Card Features WaveLAN PC Card Types ■ Silver Label Cards ■ Gold Label Cards ■ About Using Different Card Types ■ About the Fixed Wireless PC Card Can I Upgrade WaveLAN Cards? 1-5 1-6 1-6 1-7 1-7 1-8 1-9 About the Software CD-ROM 1-10 Optionally Available 1-13 1-13 1-13 1-14 1-15 WaveLAN IEEE Adapter Cards External Antennas ■ WaveLAN Range Extender Antenna ■ WaveLAN Vehicle-Mount Antenna Connec
About WaveLAN/IEEE 1 Kit Contents 1 The WaveLAN/IEEE Turbo 11 Mb PC Card kit includes the following items as pictured in Figure 1-1: a. A WaveLAN/IEEE Turbo 11 Mb PC Card. b. The Quick Installation Guide (this document). c. WaveLAN Software CD-ROM. Figure 1-1 WaveLAN IEEE 802.11 Kit Contents The printed Quick Installation Guide is an abstract of the electronic Installation Guide included on the WaveLAN Software CD-ROM.
About WaveLAN/IEEE WaveLAN Network Scenarios WaveLAN Network Scenarios 1 This WaveLAN/IEEE Turbo 11 Mb PC Card Kit enables you to: ■ Connect your computer to an ad-hoc workgroup of wireless computing devices, or ■ Connect your computer to a Local Area Network (LAN) Infrastructure that includes Lucent Technologies WavePOINTII access points, or other IEEE 802.
About WaveLAN/IEEE WaveLAN Network Scenarios Figure 1-3 Stand Alone Wireless LAN Local Area Network (LAN) Infrastructures may either be: ■ Stand-alone wireless LANs as pictured in Figure 1-3. ■ Wireless network infrastructures connected to an existing Ethernet network as pictured in Figure 1-4 on page 1-4. ■ Wireless network infrastructures that may include previously marketed WaveLAN products such as: — Standard WaveLAN IEEE 802.
About WaveLAN/IEEE WaveLAN Network Scenarios Figure 1-4 It’s Easy LAN Infrastructure 1 The WaveLAN PC Card functions like any standard wired Ethernet card, but WaveLAN does not need any wires! Where an Ethernet card requires a cable connection to a hub and/ or patch panel, the cable physically ties you down to the location of the wired connection. WaveLAN allows you to connect your computer to a Local Area Network (LAN) system from anywhere within the wireless coverage area.
About WaveLAN/IEEE WaveLAN PC Card Features WaveLAN PC Card Features 1 The WaveLAN/IEEE Turbo 11 Mb PC Card is a standard PC Card that fits into any PC Card Type II slot. The WaveLAN/IEEE Turbo 11 Mb PC Card has two LED indicators and two integrated antennas. Optionally you can use the WaveLAN/IEEE Turbo 11 Mb PC Card in combination with an external antenna (see page 1-13). Figure 1-5 The WaveLAN/IEEE Turbo 11 Mb PC Card a. Integrated Antennas b. Transmit/ Receive LED c.
About WaveLAN/IEEE WaveLAN PC Card Features WaveLAN PC Card Types 1 The WaveLAN/IEEE Turbo 11 Mb PC Card is a wireless network adapter card that complies with the IEEE 802.11 standard on wireless LANs Rev. B.
About WaveLAN/IEEE WaveLAN PC Card Features Gold Label Cards 1 The WaveLAN/IEEE Turbo 11 Mb Gold PC Cards supports the same functionality as the WaveLAN/IEEE Turbo 11 Mb Silver cards. The Gold card however provides an enhanced type of data encryption, based on the 128 bit RC4 algorithm. NOTE: The WaveLAN/IEEE Turbo 11 Mb Gold PC Card may not be marketed in all parts of the world, subject to national legislation or local regulations.
About WaveLAN/IEEE WaveLAN PC Card Features Different Types of Data Encryption 1 When using the encryption feature, please note that encrypted messages can only be deciphered by cards that will also have encryption enabled and are using an identical encryption key. When using the WaveLAN/IEEE Turbo 11 Mb Gold PC Card in combination with Silver cards, your Gold card should be configured with a WEP compatible (64-bit) encryption key.
About WaveLAN/IEEE WaveLAN PC Card Features The Fixed Wireless PC Card can be recognized from the distinct red color of the extended part of the PC Card. It supports the same networking capabilities as the other WaveLAN cards, but has different radio specifications, to comply with radio regulations for outdoor antenna installations as defined by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI).
About WaveLAN/IEEE About the Software CD-ROM About the Software CD-ROM 1 The WaveLAN software CD-ROM contains both software and documentation for all WaveLAN products that support roaming functionality in indoor environments. If you wish to install WaveLAN driver software, turn to Chapter 2 ”Hardware Installation” and follow the instructions as described for installing your WaveLAN/IEEE Turbo 11 Mb PC Card.
About WaveLAN/IEEE About the Software CD-ROM Figure 1-6 Contents of the Software CD-ROM NOTE: It is the policy of Lucent Technologies to improve products as new technology, components, software and firmware become available. Before you proceed with the installation of this product, we recommend you to consult the WaveLAN website to: ■ Verify if newer versions of the software that was shipped with your product are available. ■ Download and install the latest software with your purchased product.
About WaveLAN/IEEE About the Software CD-ROM Looking again at Figure 1-6 on page 1-11 you will see that the CDROM also includes a folder named “xtras”. This folder contains additional tools, that may help you install and manage your WaveLAN Network. ■ The folder “Acrobat” includes a copy of the Adobe Acrobat Reader ®, required to view and/or print the WaveLAN user documentation included on this CD-ROM.
About WaveLAN/IEEE Optionally Available Optionally Available WaveLAN IEEE Adapter Cards 1 1 The Lucent Technologies WaveLAN IEEE solution has been based upon a single wireless PC Card that can be used in a variety of computing systems. Optionally available are the following adapters for computer systems that do not have a PC Card slot: ■ WaveLAN/ISA an ISA to PC Card-bus adapter card. ■ WaveLAN/PCI a PCI to PC Card-bus adapter card.
About WaveLAN/IEEE Optionally Available These antennas have a Lucent Technologies proprietary connector, that allows you to connect the card directly to the socket on the extended side of the your WaveLAN IEEE 802.11 PC Card (pictured in Figure 1-5 on page 1-5).
About WaveLAN/IEEE Optionally Available extended side of the PC Card. To protect the socket from dust, it is shielded with a little cap, that should be removed prior to connecting the antenna. The WaveLAN Range Extender Antenna has a mounting bracket and a base for perfect vertical positioning that allows you to put the antenna on top of on your desktop computer, a table or filing cabinet, or to hang it on the wall, or ceiling etc.
About WaveLAN/IEEE Optionally Available Figure 1-8 Vehicle Mount Omni-Directional Antenna You can connect the Vehicle Mount Antenna to the WaveLAN PC Card using the special 2.5 m WaveLAN IEEE Mobile Vehicle Solution cable assembly.
About WaveLAN/IEEE Connecting to a Network Connecting to a Network 1 You can use your WaveLAN/IEEE Turbo 11 Mb PC Card to connect to Local Area Network (LAN) systems that include Lucent Technologies WavePOINT-II access points. The WavePOINT-II access point is a transparent bridge between: ■ WaveLAN stations that have been equipped with IEEE 802.11 compliant PC Cards. ■ WaveLAN stations that have been equipped with previous generation WaveLAN cards such as WaveLAN/PCMCIA and WaveLAN/ISA.
About WaveLAN/IEEE Connecting to a Network Connect to Any IEEE 802.11 LAN 1 This configuration setting is recommended when you intend to use your computer in various networking environments. When you start up your computer, your WaveLAN IEEE 802.11 station will attempt to establish a radio connection with the first IEEE 802.11 compliant network system that provides a good quality for radio communications. In situations where multiple IEEE 802.
About WaveLAN/IEEE Connecting to a Network Connect to a Specific IEEE 802.11 LAN 1 When you would like to connect to a specific IEEE 802.11 network system, you are advised to configure your station to connect only to the IEEE 802.11 network that is identified by the same WaveLAN Network Name. When your WaveLAN card finds the network with the matching WaveLAN Network Name, it will automatically: ■ Retrieve the radio channel required to connect to the specific network.
Hardware Installation 2 Contents Installing your WaveLAN Kit Preparation Card Removal and Re-insertion ■ Plug & Play Compatible Systems ■ Systems That Do Not Support Plug & Play 2-1 2-1 2-2 2-3 2-4
2 Hardware Installation Installing your WaveLAN Kit 2 This chapter describes how to install your WaveLAN/IEEE Turbo 11 Mb PC Card into the PC Card slot of your computer. NOTE: If you intend to use the WaveLAN IEEE 802.11 PC Card in a WavePOINT-II access point, or WaveLAN/EC device, please refer to the User Documentation that was shipped with the device, or that is available for download from the WaveLAN website at http://www.wavelan.com.
Hardware Installation Installing your WaveLAN Kit Figure 2-1 Inserting the PC Card into Your Computer Card Removal and Re-insertion 2 WaveLAN adapter cards can be installed on various operating systems, that may show different behavior when installing your using your WaveLAN card: ■ Plug & Play Compatible Systems ■ Systems That Do Not Support Plug & Play Depending on the type of operating system installed on your computer, you can remove and re-insert your WaveLAN PC Card whenever you like.
Hardware Installation Installing your WaveLAN Kit Plug & Play Compatible Systems 2 Plug & Play for WaveLAN PC Cards is supported by the following operating systems: ■ MS-Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows 2000 (formerly known as Windows NT v5.0) ■ Windows CE (version 2.0/2.11 and higher) ■ Apple/Macintosh PowerBook systems. When re-inserting the WaveLAN PC Card into your computer, these operating systems will automatically: 1. Recognize the card 2.
Hardware Installation Installing your WaveLAN Kit For example to stop using the WaveLAN PC Card in Ms-Windows environments, proceed as follows: 1. Click the “Start” button on the Windows Taskbar. 2. Click on “Settings” and then “Control Panel” item. 3. On the Control Panel double-click the PC Card icon to open the PC Card (PCMCIA) properties window. 4. Select the PC Card socket that contains your WaveLAN/IEEE Turbo 11 Mb PC Card and click the “Stop” button. 5.
Hardware Installation Installing your WaveLAN Kit To remove your WaveLAN/IEEE Turbo 11 Mb PC Card from these systems, you are advised to: 1. Power off your computer 2. Remove the WaveLAN PC Card from the PC Card slot 3. (optional) Restart the computer to proceed working with your computer without the WaveLAN PC Card. To (re-)insert the WaveLAN PC Card: 1. Power off your computer 2. (Re-)insert the WaveLAN PC Card into the PC Card slot 3.
Installation for Windows 3 Contents Introduction Before You Start the Installation What You Need to Know Getting Started in Windows 95/98 Starting Installation Getting Started in Windows NT Starting Installation ■ Enabling PCMCIA Services ■ Enabling Network Support Installing the Miniport Driver Network Installation Setting the WaveLAN Parameters Which Parameters Do You Need? Basic WaveLAN Parameters ■ WaveLAN Network Name ■ Station Name ■ Connecting to an Ad-hoc Network WaveLAN Encryption Parameters
Finishing the WaveLAN Installation After Restarting Your Computer Working with WaveLAN & Windows View Other WaveLAN Stations Selecting the Networking Protocol ■ Infrastructure Networks ■ Ad-hoc Workgroup Networks Verifying the Current Protocol Setting Display or Modify WaveLAN Parameters 3-20 3-20 3-21 3-21 3-22 3-22 3-22 3-23 3-24
3 Installation for Windows Introduction 3 This chapter describes the installation of the WaveLAN Miniport Driver for Microsoft Windows 95, 98 & NT v.4.0. Before You Start the Installation 3 To install and begin using your WaveLAN IEEE 802.11 PC Card, you will need to install the following items: ■ The WaveLAN IEEE 802.11 Miniport Driver. ■ Network (client) Operating Software and Protocols. ■ (optionally) The WaveMANAGER/CLIENT IEEE program.
Installation for Windows Introduction What You Need to Know 3 Installing a WaveLAN IEEE 802.11 PC Card requires the same level of expertise that you would need to install any other type of standard Ethernet network adapter card. It is assumed that you have a working knowledge of standard Windows 95, 98 or NT operations and of installing network adapter cards.
Installation for Windows Getting Started in Windows 95/98 Getting Started in Windows 95/98 3 Windows 95 and Windows 98 operating systems support “Plug & Play” for PC Cards. Once you insert the WaveLAN card into your computer, these operating systems will automatically: ■ Detect the card, and enable the WaveLAN Miniport Driver, or ■ Prompt you to install the driver, when the operating system cannot find the required driver. This would typically occur when inserting the WaveLAN IEEE 802.
Installation for Windows Getting Started in Windows 95/98 Once the operating system has identified the WaveLAN IEEE 802.11 PC Card, a message will be displayed identifying that the WaveLAN drivers are being installed. Turn to “Installing the Miniport Driver” on page 3-9 to continue the installation of your WaveLAN IEEE 802.11 PC Card. NOTE: In some occasions Windows 95/98 operating systems may not detect the new hardware.
Installation for Windows Getting Started in Windows NT Getting Started in Windows NT 3 Unlike Windows 95/98, Windows NT operating systems (v3.51 and v4.0) do not support “Plug & Play” and “Hot Swapping” of PC Cards: ■ In order to start the driver installation for your WaveLAN IEEE 802.11 PC Card, you will need to “introduce” the card to the operating system. ■ To swap PC cards, Windows NT machines typically require you to restart the computer in order to recognize the card and load the drivers.
Installation for Windows Getting Started in Windows NT Starting Installation 3 To install the WaveLAN IEEE 802.11 PC Card on a computer running Windows NT (version 3.51 or 4.0), proceed as follows: 1. Insert the WaveLAN IEEE 802.11 PC Card into your computer. 2. Power up your computer. 3. Enable PCMCIA Services 4. Enabling Network Support for your (client) station.
Installation for Windows Getting Started in Windows NT Figure 3-1 Enable the PCMCIA service for Windows NT 4. Click the button “Startup” on the right side of the “Devices” window, and set the Startup type for the item PCMCIA to “Boot”. 5. Click “OK” to confirm and return to the “Devices” window. 6. Click “Close” to return to the Control Panel.
Installation for Windows Getting Started in Windows NT Windows NT Networking Setup will determine the type of network adapter card that you will use to connect to the network. 4. When prompted to select a driver, proceed with “Installing the Miniport Driver” on page 3-9.
Installation for Windows Installing the Miniport Driver Installing the Miniport Driver 3 If your Windows operating system automatically detected your hardware, it will prompt you to select a driver from a list, or install the driver from a “Disk provided by Hardware Manufacturer”. Some Windows operating systems may prompt you to select the type of network adapter first, to select the appropriate driver (see Figure 3-2).
Installation for Windows Installing the Miniport Driver the “Have Disk” option, to install the driver from the WaveLAN Software CD-ROM that came with your WaveLAN card. Alternatively, you can use the “Browse” option to navigate to the directory where you stored the set of files that you downloaded from the WaveLAN website.
Installation for Windows Installing the Miniport Driver Figure 3-3 Identify the Location of Files ■ For Windows system files (typically *.dll) this is usually the Windows CD-ROM. e.g. d:\cd-rom. ■ When your computer came with the Windows operating system factory-installed, point to the directory that contains the Windows setup files (*.cab): e.g. c:\windows\options\cabs ■ When the system prompts you to identify the WaveLAN Driver files (typically file names starting with the characters wv*.
Installation for Windows Installing the Miniport Driver Network Installation 3 If this is the very first time that Networking support is installed onto your computer, the Windows operating system will prompt you to enter a computer and workgroup name. These names will be used to identify your computer on the Microsoft Network Neighborhood. Figure 3-4 Windows Network Identification Properties 1. Click the Figure 3-4. button to display the window as pictured in 2.
Installation for Windows Setting the WaveLAN Parameters Setting the WaveLAN Parameters 3 When you confirm the Windows Network Identification parameters, Windows will open the parameter window for your WaveLAN adapter as pictured in Figure 3-5. On computers running the Windows NT operating system, you will see additional tab labeled “Adapter”, that enables you to verify and/or modify the factory-set values for the I/O Port address of your WaveLAN Adapter, and its IRQ value1. 1.
Installation for Windows Setting the WaveLAN Parameters Management”, which are described in the on-line help file of the driver and in Chapter 4 . You are advised to leave these to their default settings, unless there are special situations, for example, upon advice of a WaveLAN IEEE 802.11 expert. NOTE: Always consult your LAN Administrator for the parameter settings that apply to your network environment.
Installation for Windows Setting the WaveLAN Parameters Figure 3-5 Setup WaveLAN Parameters Connecting to Any Network 3 To connect to any IEEE 802.11 network in the vicinity of your WaveLAN computer, you can leave WaveLAN Network Name field blank, or enter the name “ANY” (all characters in upper-case). When your WaveLAN Network name is set to “ANY”, your computer will attempt to establish a radio connection with any IEEE 802.11 network that provides good communications quality.
Installation for Windows Setting the WaveLAN Parameters Connecting to a Specific Network 3 If you would like to connect to one specific WaveLAN Network only, enter the “WaveLAN Network Name” that applies to your network, for example: “MY_WAVELAN_NETWORK”. This is the WaveLAN Network Name that the LAN Administrator programmed into the WavePOINT-II access points. Consult your LAN Administrator for the value that applies to your network. Setting up a New IEEE 802.
Installation for Windows Setting the WaveLAN Parameters ■ When your computer runs the Windows NT operating system, the Station Name field is not available. On these systems, the diagnostic tools will use the “Computer Name” value from the “Identification” tab. Connecting to an Ad-hoc Network 3 In case you do not wish to connect to a network infrastructure, but prefer to setup a small wireless workgroup as pictured in Figure 1-2 on page 1-2, you can enable the “Ad-hoc Demo Mode” tick box.
Installation for Windows Setting the WaveLAN Parameters WaveLAN Encryption Parameters 3 The encryption tab enables you to define the encryption keys that your WaveLAN/IEEE Turbo 11 Mb PC Card should use to: ■ Decrypt wireless messages received via its wireless interface. ■ Encrypt data that will be transmitted via the wireless interface. ! CAUTION: The encryption feature only works with WaveLAN IEEE Silver and Gold Label PC Cards.
Installation for Windows Setting the WaveLAN Parameters You can identify up to 4 different key values to decrypt wireless data, and select one of these keys to encrypt wireless data transmissions. Subject to the type of WaveLAN PC Card, the key value of your choice may either be: ■ 5 alphanumeric characters in the range of “a-z”, “A-Z” and “09” for Silver cards. ■ 16 alphanumeric characters in the range of “a-z”, “A-Z” and “09” for Gold cards. The alphabetical characters you select are “case-sensitive”.
Installation for Windows Finishing the WaveLAN Installation Finishing the WaveLAN Installation 3 When you have finished “Setting the WaveLAN Parameters”, click the button to proceed with the installation process. Windows will finish building the driver configuration database and copy some files from your CD-ROM or diskette to your computer’s hard disk.
Installation for Windows Working with WaveLAN & Windows Working with WaveLAN & Windows View Other WaveLAN Stations 3 3 When multiple WaveLAN stations are up-and-running in your wireless network, you can use the procedure described below to display the other computers: 1. Start Windows Explorer. 2. Scroll down the list of files and folders to look for the item “Network Neighborhood”. 3. Double-click the “Network Neighborhood” item to display all stations in your Microsoft Networking Group. 4.
Installation for Windows Working with WaveLAN & Windows Selecting the Networking Protocol 3 Upon initial installation, your Windows operating system will typically install a basic set of networking protocols. You may need to check whether the network installation process: ■ Truly added the protocols required to communicate with other computers in your network environment. ■ Configured the appropriate protocol settings to allow communication within your networking environment.
Installation for Windows Working with WaveLAN & Windows The most common protocols are: ■ NetBEUI when you would like to use file and printer sharing, as supported by Microsoft Networking for Windows Workgroups. ■ TCP/IP when you would like to use “local webserver” capabilities that allow participants to surf (designated areas of) one-another’s disk-drives using an Internet Browser. When using the TCP/IP protocol, each workgroup participant must be identified by a unique IP Address value.
Installation for Windows Working with WaveLAN & Windows 5. When the proper Client software is installed, but you do not see the required protocols, click the “Add” button, and follow the instructions of the Windows operating system as they appear on your screen. Consult your LAN Administrator for more help or information about configuring the IPX/SPX and/or TCP/IP properties.
Advanced WaveLAN Parameters 4 Contents Introduction 4-1 MAC Address 4-2 AP Density 4-3 Transmit Rate 4-4 4-4 4-5 The Auto Transmit Rate Select Mechanism The User-defined Transmit Rate Medium Reservation ■ ■ About the Hidden Station Problem About the Medium Reservation Mechanism Power Management Enable Power Management: ■ Maximum Sleep Duration ■ Receive All Multicasts 4-8 4-8 4-11 4-13 4-14 4-15 4-15
Advanced WaveLAN Parameters Introduction 4 4 In most network environments you will not need to change the settings of the Advanced Parameters, as their default settings will prove most efficient for normal network communications. Figure 4-1 Advanced WaveLAN Parameters In special situations however, for example upon advice of an IEEE 802.11 WaveLAN expert, you may wish to change the defaults of the parameters described in this chapter.
Advanced WaveLAN Parameters MAC Address MAC Address 4 All WaveLAN IEEE 802.11 PC Cards have a unique Universal MAC Address that is used to identify your computer on the network. ■ For most network operating systems, you will not need to change this parameter, i.e. you can leave this field blank. ■ When your network system uses a “Local MAC Addressing” scheme, you may need to assign a Local MAC Address value to the WaveLAN IEEE 802.11 PC Card of your computer.
Advanced WaveLAN Parameters AP Density AP Density 4 The Access Point Density parameter controls the roaming sensitivity of your wireless station. This parameter should be set according to match: ■ The density of the WavePOINT-II access points that have been installed throughout the wireless network area, and ■ The setting of this parameter in the configuration of the access points.
Advanced WaveLAN Parameters Transmit Rate Transmit Rate 4 The actual data transmission speed of your WaveLAN device is subject to the following criteria: ■ The type of WaveLAN IEEE cards at both ends of the wireless link, being: ■ The card inserted into your computer, and ■ The card inserted into the WavePOINT-II or, the peer-to-peer partner in an Ad-hoc network. ■ The communications quality of the wireless link. ■ The user-defined preference for the data Transmit Rate.
Advanced WaveLAN Parameters Transmit Rate Transmissions at lower data speeds are usually more reliable. Therefore when the communications quality drops beneath a certain level, the WaveLAN cards will automatically switch to a lower data rate. When the communications quality improves again, both WaveLAN cards will gradually increase the data rate again, until they have reached the highest available Transmit Rate as supported by both cards.
Advanced WaveLAN Parameters Transmit Rate Optionally, you can select to disable the Auto-Transmit Rate Select mechanism, by “fixing” the Transmit Rate to the selected userdefined preference. You are advised however to do so only in special circumstances, typically upon advice of a WaveLAN IEEE expert or WaveLAN Technical Support representative. ■ Use the default “High” with Auto-Transmit Rate Select rate (i.e. the Fixed tick box is cleared) to in regular networking environments.
Advanced WaveLAN Parameters Transmit Rate NOTE: The actual transmit rates “High” and “Medium” are only supported by WaveLAN IEEE 802.11 Turbo cards. Regular WaveLAN IEEE 802.11 adapter cards that do not support these transmit rates, will interpret the settings “High” and “Medium” in the same way as the setting “Standard”. WaveLAN IEEE 802.
Advanced WaveLAN Parameters Medium Reservation Medium Reservation 4 It is normal behavior for WaveLAN stations to defer transmissions automatically when they sense that another WaveLAN device is using the wireless medium. This behavior also referred to as the Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Avoidance protocol (CSMA/CA) will avoid that wireless messages would collide in situations where two or more stations would start transmissions at the same time.
Advanced WaveLAN Parameters Medium Reservation Figure 4-4 The Hidden Station Problem When Station B starts to communicate with the WavePOINT-II access point, it might not notice that Station A is already using the wireless medium. When Station A and Station B send messages at the same time, they might collide when arriving simultaneously at the WavePOINT-II access point. The collision will most certainly result in a loss of messages for both stations.
Advanced WaveLAN Parameters Medium Reservation Figure 4-5 Medium Reservation Parameters You can enable Medium Reservation on individual stations, i.e. the setting of this parameter does not have to be the same for all WaveLAN devices in your network. Figure 4-6 4-10 Medium Reservation “Request to Send” WaveLAN IEEE 802.
Advanced WaveLAN Parameters Medium Reservation About the Medium Reservation Mechanism 4 When you enable Medium Reservation on a suspect “hidden station”, this WaveLAN station and its WavePOINT-II access point will use a Request to Send/Clear to Send protocol (RTS/CTS). ■ The station will send an RTS to the WavePOINT-II device, that will include information about the length of the frame that the station would like to transmit (see Figure 4-6).
Advanced WaveLAN Parameters Medium Reservation NOTE: In most networking environments it is very unlikely that you will need to enable Medium Reservation on the WavePOINT-II to prevent collisions. Since all stations connected to a WavePOINT-II device are typically within range of the WavePOINT-II device they should be able to sense whenever the WavePOINT-II is using the medium to transmit messages via the wireless medium.
Advanced WaveLAN Parameters Power Management Power Management 4 The Power Management option on your WaveLAN IEEE 802.11 PC Card is designed to conserve battery life of your portable computing device. When Power Management is enabled, your WaveLAN card will go into “sleep” mode, to minimize power consumption. While in “sleep” mode, all network traffic addressed to your station will be buffered in the WavePOINT-II unit.
Advanced WaveLAN Parameters Power Management Enable Power Management: 4 1. Right click the Network Neighborhood icon, and select “Properties”. 2. Select the WaveLAN/IEEE PC Card, and click “Properties”. 3. Select the “Power Management” tab 4. Enable “Card Power Management”. Figure 4-8 WaveLAN Power Management Parameters When Power Management is enabled, the Power LED will “flicker”, as compared to a stable green Power LED for the WaveLAN IEEE 802.11 PC Card not utilizing the Power Management feature.
Advanced WaveLAN Parameters Power Management Maximum Sleep Duration 4 The Maximum Sleep Duration identifies the “listen interval” (in milliseconds) for WaveLAN cards in sleep mode. At the specified listen interval, the WaveLAN card will “wake up” and check to see if there is network traffic addressed to your station. The default setting is 100 milliseconds (ms).
Monitoring WaveLAN Performance 5 Contents About WaveMANAGER/CLIENT 5-1 Installing WaveMANAGER/CLIENT 5-2 Running WaveMANAGER/CLIENT 5-3 5-3 5-4 5-4 5-5 5-6 Monitoring Options What to Monitor ■ Communications Quality ■ Data Throughput Efficiency Choosing your WaveMANAGER Tool WaveLAN Status/Function Window WaveLAN Link Test Testing Radio Communications Quality Testing Data Throughput Efficiency ■ High, Medium, Standard & Low Data Rates ■ Sent, Received & Lost Messages ■ Link Test Options 5-7 5-8 5-
■ Enabling/Disabling Enhanced Mode Logging Measurement Data ■ Logging Options ■ Setting the Logging Options ■ Start or Stop Logging 5-15 5-15 5-16 5-16 5-17
Monitoring WaveLAN Performance About WaveMANAGER/CLIENT 5 5 The WaveMANAGER/CLIENT IEEE program is a diagnostic tool for WaveLAN wireless networks that you can use to: ■ Verify the quality of wireless communications between your WaveLAN station and the WavePOINT-II access point. ■ Display information about the configuration settings of your WaveLAN station and the WavePOINT-II access point.
Monitoring WaveLAN Performance Installing WaveMANAGER/CLIENT Installing WaveMANAGER/CLIENT 5 To install the WaveMANAGER/CLIENT IEEE software: 1. Insert the WaveLAN Software CD-ROM in the station that you have designated as the WaveMANAGER Station. If you downloaded the software from the web, please refer to the installation instructions found on the web. 2. Select “Run” from Windows 95, 98 or Windows NT Start menu. 3.
Monitoring WaveLAN Performance Running WaveMANAGER/CLIENT Running WaveMANAGER/CLIENT 5 To start WaveMANAGER/CLIENT IEEE: 1. Click the button in the Windows Task bar. 2. Click on “Programs” and then select “WaveLAN”. 3. In the list of WaveLAN program files select “WaveMANAGER CLIENT IEEE” to start the diagnostic utility. The opening window of WaveMANAGER/CLIENT will give a general indication of the wireless connection from your WaveMANAGER/CLIENT station to the WaveLAN IEEE 802.11 Infrastructure.
Monitoring WaveLAN Performance Running WaveMANAGER/CLIENT To access context-sensitive help in the WaveMANAGER/CLIENT program file: ■ Click the ■ Press the button on your screen, or F1 function key on your keyboard. What to Monitor 5 To analyze wireless performance of your IEEE 802.11 WaveLAN network there are two major diagnostic indicators: ■ The Communications Quality of the radio connection. ■ The Data Throughput Efficiency of your wireless connection.
Monitoring WaveLAN Performance Running WaveMANAGER/CLIENT To quickly view the quality of your communication with the network, open the WaveMANAGER/CLIENT IEEE program, and you can quickly view the quality of the link in two different locations: ■ On the opening WaveMANAGER/CLIENT window, there is a visual Green/Yellow/Red indicator along with a text description of the connection (Good, Adequate, Poor).
Monitoring WaveLAN Performance Running WaveMANAGER/CLIENT When many wireless stations try to communicate simultaneously, the congestion of the medium might slow down network performance. The network performance may slow down because: ■ WaveLAN stations defer data transmissions for one another to avoid frame collisions ■ WaveLAN stations need to retransmit frames repeatedly because initial transmissions failed, for example due to a frame collision.
Monitoring WaveLAN Performance WaveLAN Status/Function Window WaveLAN Status/Function Window 5 The WaveMANAGER/CLIENT always opens with a general status window, that informs about whether your WaveLAN card managed to connect to an IEEE 802.11 network. This window will display: ■ The name of the network to which you are currently connected. ■ The communications quality of the radio connection between your station and the network.
Monitoring WaveLAN Performance WaveLAN Link Test WaveLAN Link Test 5 You can use the Link Test to investigate the specific link between a WaveLAN computer and its WavePOINT-II unit in your WaveLAN Infrastructure environment (see Figure 1-3 on page 1-3). The Link Test mode enables you to investigate: ■ The Communications Quality of the radio connection ■ The Data Throughput Efficiency of the radio connection.
Monitoring WaveLAN Performance WaveLAN Link Test Testing Radio Communications Quality 5 The primary indicator to monitor is the communications quality of the radio connection. This value is expressed in a Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR). The SNR indicator will change color in the range ‘Green, Yellow and Red, according to communications quality result as identified below: Color ■ Green ■ Yellow ■ Red Description Communication quality is “Good”. No intervention is required.
Monitoring WaveLAN Performance WaveLAN Link Test Testing Data Throughput Efficiency 5 The secondary indicator for wireless performance is the Data Throughput Efficiency of the radio connection.
Monitoring WaveLAN Performance WaveLAN Link Test You can use these tallies to determine whether you might need to: ■ Move wireless stations closer to the WavePOINT-II access point (or together when operating in an Ad-hoc Wireless Workgroup as pictured in Figure 1-2 on page 1-2). ■ Verify the type of card installed at both Link Test Partners, for example by displaying the information on the "Configuration Info tab.
Monitoring WaveLAN Performance WaveLAN Link Test ■ Another station is suffering from a “Poor” communications quality, and consequently sending many retransmissions ■ Numerous frame collisions occur due to a “hidden station” problem. You are advised to run the WaveMANAGER/CLIENT Link Test from multiple stations to determine whether: ■ This problem is a local problem, i.e. for one station only, or ■ This problem is experienced by all stations.
Monitoring WaveLAN Performance WaveLAN Card Diagnostics WaveLAN Card Diagnostics 5 The Card Diagnostics enables you to: ■ Run a Card Test. ■ Display a set of communication statistics. ■ Display the configuration settings of your card (Enhanced Mode only, see Advanced User Options). You will need to run the Card Test only in situations where the Status window (as pictured in Figure 5-1 on page 5-7) reports a card failure, or when you suspect a configuration mismatch.
Monitoring WaveLAN Performance Advanced User Options Advanced User Options Basic Mode versus Enhanced Mode 5 5 The default configuration of your WaveMANAGER/CLIENT program will provide all the diagnostic information that you would need to perform standard diagnostic routines: ■ Verify if the card is functioning properly. ■ Verify if your WaveLAN station is within range of the IEEE 802.11 network. ■ Determine or optimize placement of WavePOINT-II access points.
Monitoring WaveLAN Performance Advanced User Options Enabling/Disabling Enhanced Mode 5 1. Start the WaveMANAGER/CLIENT program. 2. Open the Status/Functions window (pictured in Figure 5-1 on page 5-7) 3. Click the “Options” button. 4. Select or clear the “Enhanced Mode” check box. 5. Click OK to confirm and return to the WaveMANAGER/ CLIENT program.
Monitoring WaveLAN Performance Advanced User Options Logging Options 5 To enable logging option, you must set the WaveMANAGER/ CLIENT to “Enhanced Mode” as described in “Enabling/Disabling Enhanced Mode” on page 5-15. Once the WaveMANAGER/CLIENT runs in Enhanced Mode, you can set the log option to store measurement data manually, or automatically at regular intervals. ■ Use “manual” when you would like to save measurement data at specific locations and moments, e.g.
Monitoring WaveLAN Performance Advanced User Options Figure 5-3 Logging Setup Dialog Box Start or Stop Logging 5 When you have set the Logging Options, the WaveMANAGER/ CLIENT will create a button on the lower-right side of the diagnostic window. Depending on your choice of logging option, this button will read: ■ “Log Once” for the manual log option, or ■ “Start” for the automatic log option.
Monitoring WaveLAN Performance Advanced User Options 5-18 WaveLAN IEEE 802.
WaveLAN Security Options 6 Contents Introduction Closing the Infrastructure Wireless Access Control Wireless Data Encryption 6-1 6-2 6-3 6-4
WaveLAN Security Options 6 Introduction 6 Wireless network systems that comply to the IEEE 802.11 standard for wireless LANs, allow computing devices to attempt to establish a wireless (radio) connection to the network, as easy as possible. Such a wireless connection however, only refers to a “physical” connection to the LAN, similar to a cable that is pulled between an Ethernet station and a hub, or patch panel.
WaveLAN Security Options Introduction Examples of such additional WaveLAN security measures are: ■ “Closing the Infrastructure” described on page 6-2. ■ “Wireless Access Control” described on page 6-3. ■ “Wireless Data Encryption” described on page 6-4. For more detailed information on operating system security measures, please refer to the documentation that came with the network operating system, or consult the reseller of your LAN software.l Closing the Infrastructure 6 The IEEE 802.
WaveLAN Security Options Introduction This means that the WavePOINT-II will only allow WaveLAN IEEE stations that have been configured with the correct WaveLAN Network Name to establish a radio connection. NOTE: The “Closed” option is not fully compliant with the IEEE 802.11 Standard for Wireless LANs. For more information please consult the WaveMANAGER IEEE User’s Guide that was shipped with your WavePOINT-II access point(s), or download the latest copy from the WaveLAN website.
WaveLAN Security Options Introduction 2. Enter the MAC Address of these cards into an Access Control Table file. 3. Load the Access Control Table file into all WavePOINT-II access points that belong to the network infrastructure.
WaveLAN Security Options Introduction ■ Silver cards support the IEEE compliant "Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) data encryption, based upon the 64 bit RC4 encryption algorithm. ■ Gold cards support an enhanced type of data encryption, based upon the 128 bit RC4 algorithm. When enabling encryption, the WaveLAN interface of your wireless stations and/or WavePOINT-II Access Points, will encrypt all data that will be transmitted via the wireless intrerface.
Card Specifications A Contents Physical Specifications A-1 Networking Characteristics A-2 Radio Characteristics A-3 A-7 Supported Frequency Sub-bands WaveLAN PC Card Types About Previously Purchased Cards ■ Standard IEEE 802.11 PC Cards ■ About the IEEE 802.
Card Specifications A Physical Specifications Table A-1 A Physical Specifications Form Factor Color1 PC Card Type-II Extended ■ Black for WaveLAN/IEEE Turbo 11 Mb PC Cards (both Gold and Silver Label) ■ Red for IEEE Fixed Wireless PC Cards Dimensions (LxWxH) 117.8 x 53.95 x 8.
Card Specifications Networking Characteristics Networking Characteristics Table A-3 A Networking Characteristics Compatibility Network Operating System Host Operating System IEEE 802.11 Standard for Wireless LANS (DSSS) ■ Novell® Client 3.x & 4.x ■ Microsoft Windows® Networking Microsoft Windows® 95/98 and Windows® NT: NDIS Miniport Driver MS-DOS & Microsoft Windows 3.x: ■ ■ DOS ODI Driver ■ Packet Driver Windows CE Windows CE v.2.0 & 2.
Card Specifications Radio Characteristics Radio Characteristics A Radio Characteristics of WaveLAN adapter cards may vary according to: ■ The country where the product was purchased. ■ The type of product that was purchased. Wireless communication is often subject to local radio regulations. Although WaveLAN wireless networking products have been designed for operation in the license-free 2.
Card Specifications Radio Characteristics To comply with such regulations Lucent Technologies offers two types of WaveLAN adapter cards: ■ In countries that adhere to the FCC regulations, you can use the standard black-colored WaveLAN IEEE 802.11 card. ■ In countries that adhere to the ETSI regulations, including France and Japan, you must select the card-type based upon the antenna that will be used: ■ You can use the black-colored WaveLAN IEEE 802.
WaveLAN/IEEE Turbo 11 Mb PC Card Card Specifications Radio Characteristics A-5 Table A-4 Radio Characteristics R-F Frequency Band Number of selectable sub-channels 2.
Card Specifications Radio Characteristics The range of the wireless signal is related to the Transmit Rate of the wireless communication. Communications at lower Transmit range may travel larger distances. NOTE: The range values listed in Table A-4 on page A-5 are typical distances as measured at the Lucent Technologies WaveLAN laboratories. These values may provide a rule of thumb and may vary according to the actual radio conditions at the location where the WaveLAN product will be installed.
Card Specifications Radio Characteristics For more information please consult the “WaveLAN IEEE Outdoor Antenna Installation Guide” Table A-5 WaveLAN Fixed Wireless PC Card R-F Frequency Band Number of selectable sub-channels: Modulation Technique: 2.
Card Specifications Radio Characteristics Table A-6 WaveLAN IEEE 802.11 Channels Sets Frequency Range Channel ID 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 2400-2500 MHz FCC ETSI 2412 2412 2417 2417 2422 2422 2427 2427 2432 2432 2437 2437 2442 2442 2447 2447 2452 2452 2457 2457 2462 2462 2467 2472 - France 2457 2462 2467 2472 - Japan 2484 When installing WaveLAN adapter cards the channel configuration is managed as follows: A-8 ■ For wireless clients that operate in a WaveLAN IEEE 802.
Troubleshooting B Contents LED Activity Windows Operating Systems Generic Problems ■ Windows does not detect my new card ■ Enabling the PC Card Controller ■ Station Cannot Connect to the Network Hardware Conflict ■ Running Windows NT Diagnostics ■ Despite NT Diagnostics, still facing problems ■ PC Card Conflict Upgrading the WaveLAN Miniport Driver Upgrading the driver for Windows 98 Upgrading the driver for Windows NT ■ Upgrading the driver for Windows 95 Removing the WaveLAN Miniport Driver ■ Deleting
Troubleshooting B LED Activity B If you encounter difficulty using and/or installing your WaveLAN product, the error may be related to various causes: ■ Out-of range situation, which prevents the WaveLAN PC Card from establishing a wireless connection with the network. ■ Configuration mismatch, which prevents the WaveLAN PC Card from establishing a wireless connection with the (correct) network. ■ Absence of, or conflict of the WaveLAN Driver.
Troubleshooting LED Activity Table B-1 LED Activity Table Power LED Transmit Description/Action Receive LED Blinking Standard operational mode. Continuous Green Off ■ Card is powered on. ■ ■ Sensing/transmitting wireless data. Card is powered on. ■ No wireless activity. No action is required. Power Management mode: ■ Flicker Flicker Card is powered on, but set to power saving mode, to conserve battery life.
Troubleshooting LED Activity Table B-1 LED Activity Table—Continued Power LED Transmit Description/Action Receive LED Off Off Card is not powered on, so it can not transmit/receive data. The cause may either be: ■ No Driver loaded/installed ■ Card - Driver mismatch which prevented the driver from loading ■ Device conflict which prevented the driver from loading Actions: ■ Verify if a driver has been installed, if not install the driver.
Troubleshooting Windows Operating Systems Windows Operating Systems B Generic Problems B Windows does not detect my new card B ■ Windows NT operating systems v3.51 and v4.0 do not support “Plug & Play”. On such systems, you will need to manually introduce the card to your operating system as described in Chapter 3 under “Getting Started in Windows NT” on page 3-5 . ■ In some occasions, Windows 95 and/or Windows 98 do not detect a new card either.
Troubleshooting Windows Operating Systems 1. Click the button on the Windows Taskbar. 2. Click on Settings, then Control Panel. 3. In the Control Panel window, double-click the “PC Card icon” to open the PC Card Properties window (see Figure B-1). Figure B-1 Enabling the PC Card Controller 4. In the PC Card Properties window, double-click one of the PC Card Sockets.
Troubleshooting Windows Operating Systems ■ “Closed” System (see “Closing the Infrastructure” on page 6-2). ■ Station not authorized to access network (see “Wireless Access Control” on page 6-3).
Troubleshooting Windows Operating Systems Unlike the Windows 95 or Windows 98 operating systems, Windows NT is not able to check automatically whether the proposed values are already used by another device. To avoid or troubleshoot hardware conflicts with another device, you are advised to use the Windows NT Diagnostic program, to determine whether the default I/O port and IRQ for your WaveLAN card are available, and if not to select an alternative value.
Troubleshooting Windows Operating Systems 3. From the list of “Administrative Tools”, click the item “Windows NT Diagnostics”. Verifying IRQ Settings To display the IRQ values that are already in use by other devices installed on your computer: 1. Click the “Resources” tab on the Windows NT Diagnostics screen. This will display the screen pictured in Figure B-2. Figure B-2 Verifying IRQ Availability 2.
Troubleshooting Windows Operating Systems ■ If Yes, this means that another device is already using the IRQ, i.e. you will need to select another value for your WaveLAN IEEE 802.11 PC Card. 3. See whether one of the following values is available (i.e. not listed in the Windows NT Diagnostics window): 03, 04, 05, 07, 09, 10, 11, 12, 15. 4. Select one non-listed value and write it down before you proceed with “Verifying I/O Port Settings”.
Troubleshooting Windows Operating Systems Figure B-3 Verifying I/O Port Availability If the default WaveLAN I/O Port has already been assigned to another device, select an alternative I/O Port value from the range listed below: 0200 0280 - 0300* 0380 - 0400** 0440 0480 04C0 0500 0540 0580 05C0 0600 0640 0680 06C0 0700 0740 0780 07C0 * For driver versions 1.32 or earlier, the default was 0300. ** For version 1.33 or higher, the default setting is 0400. 2.
Troubleshooting Windows Operating Systems 3. Write down the alternative I/O Port value and close the Windows NT Diagnostics Program. Having finished these steps, you should now have a note that identifies the following (alternative) values: ■ IRQ value ■ I/O Port Address You can use these values to install the WaveLAN Miniport Driver as described later in this chapter. Despite NT Diagnostics, still facing problemsB The Windows NT Diagnostics program is not “bullet-proof”.
Troubleshooting Windows Operating Systems values. However since the conflicting device apparently did not communicate its System Resource claims to Windows NT, you may need to try multiple values before the problem will be resolved. Consult the documentation that came with your computer and/ or the conflicting device to find out which values are used by the conflicting device that have not been listed in the Windows NT Diagnostics.
Troubleshooting Windows Operating Systems Table B-3 Default Configuration Settings Description Station Name Connect to Network Type Default Value (none) IEEE 802.
Troubleshooting Upgrading the WaveLAN Miniport Driver Upgrading the WaveLAN Miniport Driver B Upgrading the WaveLAN Miniport Driver installed may be required in one of the following situations: ■ You would like to use new features that have become available for your WaveLAN IEEE 802.11 PC Card. ■ You installed a newer version of the WaveMANAGER/CLIENT IEEE tool. ■ Your WaveMANAGER/CLIENT IEEE Card Diagnostics reported a Driver/Firmware mismatch.
Troubleshooting Upgrading the WaveLAN Miniport Driver Upgrading the driver for Windows 98 B 1. On the Windows Taskbar, click the Start button. 2. Click on Settings, and then click Control Panel. 3. In the Control PaneI window, double-click the System icon. 4. In the System Properties window, select “Device Manager” tab. Figure B-4 The Windows 98 Device Manager 5. In the top section of the Device Manager tab, select the option “View devices by type” as pictured in Figure B-4 on page B-15. 6.
Troubleshooting Upgrading the WaveLAN Miniport Driver Figure B-5 Windows 98 Update Driver Window ■ To display information about the currently installed driver, click the “Driver File Details” button. ■ To upgrade your current driver to a newer version click the “Update Driver” button and follow the instructions as displayed on your screen. 9. Restart your computer to finish the driver upgrade procedure and to have the new driver loaded by the operating system. 10.
Troubleshooting Upgrading the WaveLAN Miniport Driver Upgrading the driver for Windows NT B 1. On the Windows Taskbar, click the Start button. 2. Click on Settings, then click Control Panel. 3. In the Control PaneI, double-click “Network Neighborhood”. 4. Select the “Adapters” tab to display the window as pictured in Figure B-6 on page B-17 5. Select the “IEEE WaveLAN Adapter” and click “Update”. 6. Follow the instructions as they appear on your screen.
Troubleshooting Upgrading the WaveLAN Miniport Driver Upgrading the driver for Windows 95 B To upgrade the WaveLAN Miniport driver on a Windows 95 system, you will typically need to perform the following three steps: 1. Remove the current WaveLAN Miniport Driver. 2. (Optional) Physically delete the driver file from your hard disk. 3. (Re-)install the latest WaveLAN Miniport Driver.
Troubleshooting Upgrading the WaveLAN Miniport Driver Why delete the old driver? The “Plug & Play” support of Windows 95 operating systems associates a specific driver with specific hardware. When you select the option “Remove Driver” from the Network (Neighborhood) Control Panel, the operating system will only disable the driver, but will not delete the driver from your harddisk (see also “What You Need to Know” on page 3-2).
Troubleshooting Upgrading the WaveLAN Miniport Driver Removing the WaveLAN Miniport Driver B 1. Close all applications that are currently open 2. On the Windows Taskbar, click the Start button. 3. Click on Settings, then click Control Panel. 4. In the Control PaneI window, double-click the “Network” icon. 5. Select the IEEE WaveLAN Adapter and click the “Remove” button. The Windows operating system will disable the Miniport driver and update the driver configuration files.
Troubleshooting Upgrading the WaveLAN Miniport Driver Deleting the WaveLAN Driver Files B The procedure to physically remove the WaveLAN Miniport Driver files from your harddisk is similar for all Windows operating systems. ! CAUTION: Prior to deleting the files from your harddisk, it is important to remove the drivers as described on page B-20.
Troubleshooting Upgrading the WaveLAN Miniport Driver ■ For Windows NT systems delete the files listed below from the folder c:\windows\system32: — wvlan41.dll — wvlan41.hlp — wvlan41.cnt From the folder c:\windows\system32\drivers delete: — wvlan41.sys 7. Next delete the inf files: ■ For Windows 95 open the folder c:\windows\inf and delete the file: wvlan41.inf ■ For Windows 98 delete the file: Provider - Lucent Technologies WVLAN41 from the folder c:\windows\inf and/ or c:\windows\inf\other 8.
Troubleshooting MS-DOS Systems MS-DOS Systems B Error Messages B No PACKET.INI found B The WaveLAN Packet Driver will display this error message in one of the following two situations: ■ The driver could not find the file PACKET.INI ■ The file PACKET.INI contained invalid parameter values that prevented the driver from loading. Subject to the type of error, the driver may either load using the factory-set defaults or not load at all. You are advised to verify the path statement in the “AUTOEXEC.
Troubleshooting MS-DOS Systems B-24 WaveLAN/IEEE Turbo 11 Mb PC Card
Installing in Windows CE C Contents Introduction Installing the WaveLAN Driver ■ What you Need ■ Running the Installation Program Using WaveLAN with Windows CE ■ Monitoring Wireless Performance Modifying Configuration Parameters C-1 C-2 C-2 C-3 C-4 C-4 C-5
Installing in Windows CE C Introduction C Windows CE devices are most commonly used on hand-held computing devices also referred to as H/PC devices. Subject to the type and brand of the device, you will see that multiple versions of the Windows CE operating system exist today, where each CE device may also use a specific type of processor. The WaveLAN/IEEE drivers will only work with CE devices that: ■ ■ Run the MS-Windows CE operating system version 2.
Installing in Windows CE Introduction Figure C-1 Windows CE CPU Type Installing the WaveLAN Driver C What you Need C Windows CE devices are typically used in combination with desktop computers running ‘Windows CE Services’ to transfer data between the desktop computer and the H/PC device. To use WaveLAN IEEE 802.11 in your Windows CE device, you will need to: 1. Run the WaveLAN installation file “setup.
Installing in Windows CE Introduction Running the Installation Program C To install the WaveLAN drivers on your Windows CE device, simply do the following: 1. Insert the WaveLAN CD-ROM into the desktop computer. 2. Browse to the CD-ROM folder that includes the Windows CE driver files. For example: e:\software\adapter\pc_card\drivers\win_ce Where "e" represents the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive. 3. Double-click the "setup2xx.
Installing in Windows CE Introduction Using WaveLAN with Windows CE C When you insert the WaveLAN card into your Windows CE device, it will start operation with the following factory-set defaults: ■ Connect to a Network Infrastructure ■ Use the WaveLAN Network Name “ANY” to connect to the first access point that provides a communications quality that is acceptable or better. On the Control Panel of your Windows CE device, you will also find a WaveLAN icon, to view or modify the WaveLAN parameters.
Installing in Windows CE Introduction Modifying Configuration Parameters C To view or modify the WaveLAN configuration parameters, open the Control Panel on your Windows CE device and double-click the WaveLAN icon. For more information about these parameters, please consult: ■ The WaveLAN help system for your Windows CE drivers by clicking the “?” help icon, or ■ The chapters about other Windows operating systems described earlier in this User’s Guide. WaveLAN IEEE 802.
Installation for MS-DOS D Contents Introduction What You Need to Know Driver Types Installation Overview D-1 D-1 D-1 D-2 Copy the WaveLAN Software D-3 Setup the WaveCAD Program Card & Socket Services Intel 82365 PCIC D-4 D-4 D-5 Install the Network Client Software D-9 Setup the WaveLAN Parameters DOS ODI Driver Configuration ■ About the NET.
D Installation for MS-DOS Introduction What You Need to Know D D Installing an IEEE 802.11 WaveLAN PC Card requires the same level of expertise that you would need to install any other type of standard Ethernet network adapter card. It is assumed that you have a working knowledge of MS-DOS operations and of installing network adapter cards and network client software.
Installation for MS-DOS Introduction WaveLAN Card via any PC Card slot that is controlled by an Intel 82365 PCIC or computers that support Card & Socket Services. Installation Overview D To install the IEEE 802.11 WaveLAN PC Card in an MS-DOS environment, you will need to: 1. Copy the WaveLAN software manually to the hard disk of your computer. 2. Setup the WaveCAD program. 3. Install the Network Client Software for your network operating system. 4. Setup the WaveLAN configuration parameters. 5.
Installation for MS-DOS Copy the WaveLAN Software Copy the WaveLAN Software D The IEEE 802.11 WaveLAN PC Card disk includes a small batch file (CPY2HDSK.BAT). This file will: ■ Create a new directory on your hard disk, and ■ Copy the IEEE 802.11 WaveLAN PC Card software to this new directory. To copy the WaveLAN software, proceed as follows: 1. Choose a name for the hard disk directory where you would like to store the WaveLAN software: e.g. c:\wavelan 2.
Installation for MS-DOS Setup the WaveCAD Program Setup the WaveCAD Program D To allow MS-DOS-based computers to “identify” the presence of a PC Card in the PC Card slot, the computer needs dedicated software that will enable it to do so. For your WaveLAN IEEE 802.11 card this can either be: ■ Card & Socket services software as provided by various software vendors, or ■ The WaveLAN Card Access Driver (wlancad.
Installation for MS-DOS Setup the WaveCAD Program When for example your device line looks as follows: DEVICE = c:\wavelan\wavecad\wvlancad.sys With Card & Socket Services, you do not need to set any parameters (Memeory, IRQ, I/O Port) in the “DEVICE” statements. However, if you would like to overrride the default settings, follow the directions for “Intel 82365 PCIC” on page D-5, using Table D-1 on page D-7 to identify valid parameter values that can be included in the wvlancad.sys “DEVICE” statement.
Installation for MS-DOS Setup the WaveCAD Program Alternatively you can use the Microsoft Diagnostics program (MSD.EXE) to determine the available values. For more information about Microsoft diagnostics, please refer to the documentation that came with your MS-DOS operating system. You can use any MS-DOS line editor to edit the CONFIG.SYS file. The format of the device line is as follows: DEVICE = [path name]wvlancad.sys /m=xxxx /b=xxxx /i=nn For example, if your device line looks as follows: DEVICE = c:\
Installation for MS-DOS Setup the WaveCAD Program Table D-1 WaveCAD Configuration Parameter Values Parameter Description Valid Values Disk drive and directory containing WaveCAD program wavecad.sys (do not type brackets) /m=xxxx Memory Address 4-digit hexadecimal value Valid range: C000 - EF00 in increments of 100 /b=xxxx I/O Port Address For example: C000, C100, C200, or C300, etc.
Installation for MS-DOS Setup the WaveCAD Program — When your computer has a memory manager program installed, for example “EMM386.EXE”, you must exclude the Memory Address space that you assigned to the WaveCAD program in the previous step (see page D-6). To exclude the Memory Space address, you must add an exclude parameter to “DEVICE” statement that activates the memory manager program. For example, if your computer uses the “EMM386.
Installation for MS-DOS Install the Network Client Software Install the Network Client Software D To use the WaveLAN card in a network environment, you will need to install Network Client software. If you already had Network Client software installed, you are advised to remove this software, and run the Network Client installation program again. 1. Make the directory that contains the Network Client software the active directory.
Installation for MS-DOS Setup the WaveLAN Parameters Setup the WaveLAN Parameters D To connect your IEEE 802.11 WaveLAN PC Card to a WaveLAN network system, you must configure the WaveLAN parameters to match the values of the network. In LAN Infrastructure environments, these values should typically match the values as set for the WavePOINT-II access points. Consult your LAN Administrator for the values that apply in your network.
Installation for MS-DOS Setup the WaveLAN Parameters Table D-2 WaveLAN DOS ODI Driver Parameters Parameter 1 Station Name Description Alphanumeric string with a maximum of 32 ASCII characters that will identify your computer on the network when using the WaveMANAGER/CLIENT diagnostics tool. Valid Values: any character in the range of “A-Z”, “a-z” and “0-9”. 2 Network Type Enter your value between “quotes”. Use this parameter to select the type of network to which you wish to connect your computer.
Installation for MS-DOS Setup the WaveLAN Parameters Table D-2 WaveLAN DOS ODI Driver Parameters—Continued 3 Transmit_Rate1 Controls the data rate at which your WaveLAN card will transmit its data. Valid Values: 1. 2. 3. 4a Card Power Management Fixed Low Fixed Standard Auto Select High-Medium-StandardLow (default). 4. Fixed Medium (Turbo cards only) 5. Fixed High (Turbo cards only) 6. Auto Select Standard-Low 7.
Installation for MS-DOS Setup the WaveLAN Parameters Table D-2 WaveLAN DOS ODI Driver Parameters—Continued 4b Receive All Multicasts This parameter specifies whether the station must receive all multicast frames when in Power Management mode. Valid Values: ■ Y - Yes, receive all Mulitcasts (= default) ■ N - No, do not receive all Multicast When this parameter is enabled, the WaveLAN station will wake up at regular intervals to receive the multicast frames.
Installation for MS-DOS Setup the WaveLAN Parameters Table D-2 WaveLAN DOS ODI Driver Parameters—Continued 6 Medium Reservation Enables/disables the RTS/CTS Mechanism Valid Values: 7 Node Address (MAC Address) ■ 2347 (default) Disables Medium Reservation ■ Numeric value in the range of “0-2346” Enables the RTS/CTS Mechanism, and sets the frame length threshold from which the station should start using the RTS/CTS Mechanism (recommended value is “500”).
Installation for MS-DOS Setup the WaveLAN Parameters Table D-2 WaveLAN DOS ODI Driver Parameters—Continued 8 Enable Encryption Enables/disables WEP encryption. Valid values: ■ Y - Yes, enable WEP encryption ■ N - No, do not enable WEP encryption (=default). When this parameter is enabled, you can: 8a WEP Key 1 ■ Select up to four key for decrypting data received via the wireless interface. ■ Select one Transmit key (8e) for encryptiing data that will be transmitted via the wireless interface.
Installation for MS-DOS Setup the WaveLAN Parameters Table D-2 WaveLAN DOS ODI Driver Parameters—Continued 8b WEP Key 2 8c WEP Key 3 8d WEP Key 4 8a WEP Transmit Key See 8a WEP Key 1 See 8a WEP Key 1 See 8a WEP Key 1 Use this parameter to select one of the identified WEP decription keys for encrypting data that will be transmitted via the wireless interface.
Installation for MS-DOS Setup the WaveLAN Parameters About the NET.CFG File D The WaveLAN configuration parameters for the DOS ODI driver are stored in a network configuration file called “NET.CFG”. A sample of the “NET.CFG” file is included on the IEEE 802.11 WaveLAN software diskette. If you installed the Novell Network Client software as described earlier in this chapter, this file was created automatically.
Installation for MS-DOS Setup the WaveLAN Parameters All other parameters are optional and should preferable only be used in special situations, typically upon advice of a WaveLAN IEEE 802.11 expert. Table D-2 on page D-11 lists the various WaveLAN parameters with their value ranges and usage. The WaveLAN parameter values for the WaveLAN DOS ODI driver are not case-sensitive: the WaveLAN DOS ODI Driver will interpret all values as uppercase values.
Installation for MS-DOS Setup the WaveLAN Parameters NOTE: When modifying the “NET.CFG” file ensure that all WaveLAN parameter lines will be indented. Use the TAB key of your keyboard to create an indent at the beginning of each line that will contain a WaveLAN parameter. 3. When finished, save the “NET.CFG” file and restart your computer. 4. Proceed with “Finishing Installation” on page D-25.
Installation for MS-DOS Setup the WaveLAN Parameters cd\wavelan\packet lh=wvlan42.com l 2. To set the WaveLAN parameters, edit the “PACKET.INI” file. The structure of the “PACKET.INI” file is as follows: ; BASIC PARAMETERS WAVELAN_NETWORK_NAME XXXXXXXX STATION_NAMEXXXXXXXX ;ADVANCED PARAMETERS ;AP_DENSITYx ;TRANSMIT RATEX ;MEDIUM RESERVATIONXXXX ;MAC ADDRESS All lines that start with a semi-colon ( ; ) are informational comments to the user, i.e. the driver will ignore the information.
Installation for MS-DOS Setup the WaveLAN Parameters At the end of the “PACKET.INI” file you will find an additional set of generic Packet Driver parameters that are not directly related to WaveLAN operation. ;DRIVER_CLASSX ;NOVELL_FLAGYES/NO ;PACKET_INTERRUPT0x XX 4. Consult your LAN Administrator to select the appropriate values that apply in your situation from the range as specified in Table D-4 on page D-24. 5. When finished, save the “PACKET.INI” file and restart your computer. 6.
Installation for MS-DOS Setup the WaveLAN Parameters Table D-3 WaveLAN Packet Driver Parameter Values Parameter Description WaveLAN_Network_ Alphanumeric string with a maximum of 32 ASCII Name characters that identifies the network to which you would like to connect your computer. Valid Values: any character in the range of “a-z” and “0-9” (no spaces allowed) where: ■ The value “ANY” enables your station to connect to any IEEE 802.11 network.
Installation for MS-DOS Setup the WaveLAN Parameters MAC_Address To be used only when your network system requires Local MAC Addressing. Valid Values: ■ “None” to use the card’s factory installed Universal MAC address (=default) 12 hexadecimal digits that identify the userdefined “Local MAC Address”.2 The 2nd digit of the first digit-pair must be 2, 6, A, or E.
Installation for MS-DOS Setup the WaveLAN Parameters ■ Alternatively type the following command lines at the MS-DOS prompt to display help for the WaveLAN Packet Driver. cd\wavelan\drivers\packet wvlan42.com h Table D-4 Packet Driver Specific Parameters Driver_Class A specific “Packet Driver” parameter that controls the frame format. Valid Values: Novell_Flag 1. DIX Ethernet (v2.0) frame format (Default) 11. IEEE 802.3 with 802.2 headers frame format. Enables support the Novell IPX 802.
Installation for MS-DOS Finishing Installation Finishing Installation D To finish the installation insert your IEEE 802.11 WaveLAN PC Card and restart your computer. Carefully read the messages that appear on your screen, to verify that: ■ The WaveCAD program executes correctly, and ■ Your computer loads the correct driver parameter settings of your IEEE 802.11 WaveLAN PC Card.
Installation for MS-DOS Finishing Installation ■ xx or xxx identifies the values that you entered upon installation as described in “Intel 82365 PCIC” on page D-5 Example WaveLAN Packet Driver: WaveLAN/IEEE Packet Driver, Variant X, Version X.XX Novell Flag NOT set IO Base=xxxx IRQ=xx MAC Address=xxxxxxxxxxxx Packet Interrupt=0xXX Where: D-26 ■ Version X.
Installation for MS-DOS Advanced Options Advanced Options Dual Card Configuration D D When you intend to use multiple WaveLAN PC Cards in a single computing device, for example a wireless server, the CONFIG.SYS file should contain a DEVICE statement with unique parameter values for each card. Example: DEVICE = c:\wavelan\wavecad\wavecad.sys /m=d100 /b=0340 /i=11 DEVICE = c:\wavelan\wavecad\wavecad.
Installation for MS-DOS Advanced Options NOTE: When using Multiple Boot options to swap WaveLAN with Ethernet adapters and vice versa, you will need to install the Network Client software twice, selecting separate directories for each of the Network Client configurations. The start-up Menu should identify which Network Configuration file will be loaded for each item subject to the selected menu-item.
Installation for MS-DOS Advanced Options DEVICE=c:\dos\emm386.exe noems x=xxxx-xxxx1 DEVICE=c:\dos\setver.exe [WaveLAN] REM This menu item will enable WaveLAN Card Access Driver DEVICE = c:\wavelan\wavecad\wvlancad.sys /m=xxxx /b=xxxx /i=xx2 [CSSS] REM This menu item will enable Card and Socket Services DEVICE=c:\csss\socksvce.exe3 DEVICE=c:\csss\cardsvce.exe [COMMON] DEVICE=c:\windows\ifshlp.sys AUTOEXEC.BAT File D SET TEMP=c:\temp PROMPT $P$g SET DIRCMD=/O/P GOTO %config% :WaveLAN REM This section cont
Installation for MS-DOS Advanced Options c:\network\ethernet\startnet goto end :end LH c:\windows\smartdrv.exe LH c:\dos\doskey.com LH c:\mouse\mouse.com LH c:\windows\odi.hlp c:\windows\net start win For more information about MS-DOS Start-up Menus, please consult the user documentation that came with your computer or MS-DOS software. D-30 WaveLAN IEEE 802.
Installing in Apple Macintosh E Contents Introduction E-1 Installing the WaveLAN Driver E-2 E-2 E-3 Installing Networking Protocols Enabling your WaveLAN Card Using WaveLAN with PowerBooks Basic Parameters ■ Type of Network ■ WaveLAN Network Name Advanced Parameters Monitoring Wireless Performance Modifying Configuration Parameters Removing the WaveLAN Driver E-5 E-6 E-6 E-7 E-7 E-9 E-9 E-10
Installing in Apple Macintosh E Introduction E To connect your Apple PowerBook to a wireless network, you will need to: 1. Install the WaveLAN card software 2. Install one or more networking protocols to allow your WaveLAN computer to communicate with other wireless and/ or wired computers on the network. 3. Power up the computer with the WaveLAN card. 4. Configure the networking protocols of your MAC operating system to select the WaveLAN interface for network communication.
Installing in Apple Macintosh Installing the WaveLAN Driver Installing the WaveLAN Driver E 1. Insert the WaveLAN diskette for the MAC operating system into your Apple PowerBook. 2. Double-click the diskette icon on the “desktop” of your computer, to display the contents of this WaveLAN diskette. 3. Now double-click the file called “WaveLAN Installer” to start the installation program. 4. In the welcome window click the button “Continue” to proceed. 5. From the list of options select “Easy Install”.
Installing in Apple Macintosh Installing the WaveLAN Driver Optionally you can install and enable both networking protocols. For more information about installing protocols, please consult the “balloon help” and User’s Manual that came with your Apple PowerBook. To finish the installation of the WaveLAN drivers and networking protocols, please restart your Apple PowerBook computer. Enabling your WaveLAN Card E Insert the WaveLAN PC Card into your computer.
Installing in Apple Macintosh Installing the WaveLAN Driver Figure E-1 Setting the AppleTalk Parameters 4. Use the button on the top right side of the window to confirm your changes and close the window again. E-4 WaveLAN IEEE 802.
Installing in Apple Macintosh Using WaveLAN with PowerBooks Using WaveLAN with PowerBooks E When you insert the WaveLAN card into your Apple PowerBook computer, it will start operation with the following factory-set defaults: ■ Connect to a Network Infrastructure. ■ Use the WaveLAN Network Name “ANY” to connect to the first access point that provides a communications quality that is acceptable or better.
Installing in Apple Macintosh Using WaveLAN with PowerBooks Basic Parameters E For standard operation of your WaveLAN IEEE PC Card, you will only need to set the following parameters, characterized as the Basic Parameters: ■ Type of network to which you wish to connect your WaveLAN computer. ■ The WaveLAN Network Name of the network. Type of Network E IEEE 802.11 compliant LANs identify two types of networks: ■ IEEE 802.
Installing in Apple Macintosh Using WaveLAN with PowerBooks that these stations have been equipped with cards that have a matching defualt radio frequency (see Table A-6 on page A-8). WaveLAN Network Name E If you selected to connect to an infrastructure network, you will need to identify the name of that network. Consult your LAN Administrator for the value that applies in your situation.
Installing in Apple Macintosh Using WaveLAN with PowerBooks A detailed description of these parameters can be found in Chapter 4 ”Advanced WaveLAN Parameters”. Although Chapter 4 is basically oriented at Microsoft Windows operating systems, this chapter will provide you sufficient information to learn more about the setting fo these parameters. NOTE: The parameter names described in Chapter 4 are slightly different from the names in the WaveLAN Setup window for MAC operating systems.
Installing in Apple Macintosh Using WaveLAN with PowerBooks Monitoring Wireless Performance E The WaveLAN software for Apple PowerBook devices, does not include diagnostic tools to validate the radio link quality. However if your network also includes MS-Windows 95/98 or MSWindows NT v4.0 computers, you can use such stations to monitor wireless communications between the other station and your Apple PowerBook device.
Installing in Apple Macintosh Removing the WaveLAN Driver Removing the WaveLAN Driver E If you wish or need to remove previously installed WaveLAN drivers, you can do so using the WaveLAN Installer program. Removing previously drivers is mandatory if you wish to: ■ Upgrade a driver ■ Change the type of driver (e.g. migrate from “Apple Classic” to Apple “Open Transport”. To remove the drivers, proceed as follows: 1. Insert the WaveLAN diskette for the MAC operating system into your Apple PowerBook. 2.
Warranty Repair Card W About Warranty and Repair W In case your IEEE 802.11 WaveLAN product is not working properly, you are advised to consult the Troubleshooting hints, prior to contacting WaveLAN Technical Support. In case your IEEE 802.11 WaveLAN product is defective, return it to your Dealer/Distributor in the original packaging.
Warranty Repair Card Limited Warranty Limited Warranty W Lucent Technologies extends a limited warranty from date of purchase of: ■ Thirty-six (36) months for WaveLAN hardware products ■ Twelve (12) months for WavePOINT access points ■ Twelve (12) months for for the media on which the software is furnished and the reproduction of the software on the media. Upon proof-of-purchase Lucent Technologies shall at its option, repair or replace the defective item at no cost to the buyer.
" Product Description 0 : Dealer Name: COMCODE (Product ID) : Address: WaveLAN/IEEE Turbo 11 Mb PC Card Serial Number: Invoice Date: To be filled out by the Dealer/Distributor City/State/Zipcode: (dd/mm/yyyy) Country: Telephone: Name: Fax: Title: Warranty? Company: ❑ Yes ❑ No Address: City/State/Zipcode: Country: Telephone: Fax: Email: RMA Reference Reported Problem: Problem Description: ❑ Out-of-Box Failure ❑ Other Comment: 0 Warranty Repair Card W-3 To be filled out by t
List of Figures Figure 1-1 Figure 1-2 Figure 1-3 Figure 1-4 Figure 1-5 Figure 1-6 Figure 1-7 Figure 1-8 Figure 2-1 Figure 3-1 Figure 3-2 Figure 3-3 Figure 3-4 Figure 3-5 Figure 3-6 Figure 3-7 Figure 4-1 Figure 4-2 Figure 4-3 Figure 4-4 Figure 4-5 Figure 4-6 Figure 4-7 Figure 4-8 Figure 5-1 Figure 5-2 Figure 5-3 Figure B-1 Figure B-2 WaveLAN IEEE 802.
List of Figures Figure B-3 Figure B-4 Figure B-5 Figure B-6 Figure B-7 Figure B-8 Figure C-1 Figure E-1 Figure E-2 Figure E-3 LOF-2 Verifying I/O Port Availability The Windows 98 Device Manager Windows 98 Update Driver Window Update Driver in Windows NT Interface of early WaveLAN Drivers Setup WaveLAN Parameters Windows CE CPU Type Setting the AppleTalk Parameters Setup WaveLAN Parameters WaveLAN Power Managment Setup WaveLAN/IEEE Turbo 11 Mb PC Card B-10 B-15 B-16 B-17 B-18 B-19 C-2 E-4 E-5 E-8
List of Tables Table A-1 Table A-2 Table A-3 Table A-4 Table A-5 Table A-6 Table B-1 Table B-2 Table B-3 Table D-1 Table D-2 Table D-3 Table D-4 Physical Specifications A-1 Power Characteristics A-1 Networking Characteristics A-2 Radio Characteristics A-5 WaveLAN Fixed Wireless PC Card A-7 WaveLAN IEEE 802.
Index A Access Control 6-4, D-16, D-23 Ad-hoc workgroup MS-DOS D-11 Advanced Parameters Medium Reservation 4-8 Transmit Rate 4-4 AP Density default B-13 DOS ODI Driver D-13, D-22 Miniport Driver 4-3 Apple E-1 AppleTalk E-2 B BSS MS-DOS D-11 C Carrier Sense Multiple Access/ Collission Avoidance 4-8 CSMA/CA 4-8 CTS see Medium Reservation 4-11 D Data Encryption 6-4 Data Speed 4-4 Display Parameter Settings 3-24 Documentation Updates i Driver_Class Packet Driver D-24 Drivers DOS ODI Driver D-10 Miniport Dr
Index I/O Port default B-6 DOS D-7 IEEE ii Standard on Wireless LANs ii Information World Wide Web i Infrastructure MS-DOS D-11 Installation, network operating system D-9 Interoperability ii Interrupt Request DOS D-7 IRQ Display B-8 DOS D-7 ISA Card (Windows 95/98 only) Manual Logging 5-16 Measurement Data automatic logging 5-16 logging options 5-16 Medium Reservation default B-13 DOS ODI D-14, D-23 Miniport Driver 4-4 Memory Address DOS D-7 Message Fragmentation Miniport Driver 4-4 MS-DOS D-1 N Novell
Index Technology ii RTS see Medium Reservation 4-11 S Security 6-3, 6-4 Access Control 6-3 Silver Label Cards 1-6 Software Updates i SOHO 1-2 SSID see WaveLAN Network Name 1-19, 3-14 Station Address DOS ODI Driver D-14, D-23 Miniport Driver 4-2 Station Name 3-16 default B-13 DOS ODI Driver D-11, D-22 Miniport Driver 3-16 Packet Driver D-20 System Scale (AP Density) 4-3 U Updates i W WaveCAD D-1 WaveLAN Network Name 3-14 default B-13 DOS ODI Driver D-11 Miniport Driver 3-14 Packet Driver D-20, D-22 Wave
