Criticality: 3 = Optional = Dell recommends the customer review specifics about the update to determine if it applies to your system. The update contains changes that impact only certain configurations, or provides new features that may/may not apply to your environment. Title / Description: R171131 (11.5.0.0) - A13 - November 2007 Installer package for driver version 11.5.0.32 and PROSet/Wireless utility version 11.5.0.0 supporting Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection and Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN. Compatibility / Minimum Requirements: Windows XP Professional Windows XP Home Windows XP Media Center Edition Windows 2000 Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN WHQL certified: _X_ Yes ___ No ___ Not Applicable Release Highlights: * Adds option to bypass pinging of domain controller with Pre-Logon Connect Known Issues: * Those desiring to downgrade from 11.1.1.3 to 11.1.0.0 must first uninstall 11.1.1.3. * Those using Quickset must upgrade to version 8.0 or higher. * The 3945ABG may have poor performance with 5 GHz Wireless-N networks using 40 MHz channels with upper channel expansion. * Fails to connect using 802.11a with Proxim AP2000 with 1st Generation 802.11a AP cards with AP firmware higher than 2.3.3. * WiFi Catcher(TM) functionality not supported with Intel 4965AGN on Latitude D420, D620, D820, Precision M65 and XPS M1210, but may appear in Quickset WiFi Catcher Configuration. * Forced downgrade of device driver only can cause PROSet/Wireless applications to behave incorrectly such as Manual Diagnostic to fail the Hardware Test. * Release will support Single Sign On with Novell Client(TM) for Windows XP/2000 versions 4.90 and lower. * Single Sign-On with Novell Client may see connection drops during logon. Important Information: * Windows 2000 users must update to Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Installer 3.1 before installation will be allowed. * Local administrative rights are required to access a machine certificate. Therefore, a restricted user is prevented from using profiles that use a machine certificate. * A user certificate can only be accessed by a user that has been authenticated on the computer. Therefore, a user should log onto the computer once (using either a wired connection, alternate profile or local log in) before using a pre-logon profile that authenticates with a user certificate. Installation Options: Recommended only for users with specific installation needs The following install options can be used in conjunction with the setup.exe installer once extracted. Options marked with (default) are the default option settings within setup.exe. For example, "setup.exe PLC=True /qI" would perform a quiet install of the software and install the Pre-Logon Connect feature. /qI Quiet Install /qX Quiet Removal /qR Quiet Repair SSO=True Install Single Sign On feature set (default) SSO=False Do not install Single Sign On feature set PLC=True Install Pre-Logon Connect feature (requires SSO) PLC=False Do not install Pre-Logon Connect feature (default) Toolkit=True Install Administrator Toolkit Toolkit=False Do not install Administrator Toolkit (default) MSZCfg=True After installation, let Windows XP manage the wireless adapter MSZCfg=False After installation, let Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless manage the wireless adapter (default) History: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A11 (11.1.1.3) - R163566 - 8/14/2007 Criticality: 2 = Recommended = Dell recommends applying this update during your next scheduled update cycle. The update contains feature enhancements or changes that will help keep your system software current and compatible with other system modules (firmware, BIOS, drivers and software). Release Highlights: * Addresses 3945ABG radio disable seen with some systems running with Bluetooth modules * Addresses 3945ABG radio disable seen in some 802.11a environments after Standby or Hibernate * Addresses installer upgrade behavior where Windows XP ZeroConfig Preferred Networks would be lost ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A10 (11.1.0.0) - R151972 - 4/27/2007 Criticality: 2 = Recommended = Dell recommends applying this update during your next scheduled update cycle. The update contains feature enhancements or changes that will help keep your system software current and compatible with other system modules (firmware, BIOS, drivers and software). Release Highlights: * Intel PROSet/Wireless Version 11.1 * Adds support for Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN * Adds Wi-Fi Protected Setup ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A09 (11.1.0.0) - R150908 - April 2007 * Release not posted on support.dell.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A08 (10.5.1.0) - R138747 - 12/1/2006 Criticality: 2 = Recommended = Dell recommends applying this update during your next scheduled update cycle. The update contains feature enhancements or changes that will help keep your system software current and compatible with other system modules (firmware, BIOS, drivers and software). Release Highlights: * Addresses Windows XP SP1 to Windows XP SP2 upgrade issue. * Addresses Windows 2000 Pre-Login connect delay when radio is disabled * Further improvements to logoff connectivity behavior for domain users -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A07 (10.5.0.4) - R136152 - 11/3/2006 Criticality: 2 = Recommended = Dell recommends applying this update during your next scheduled update cycle. The update contains feature enhancements or changes that will help keep your system software current and compatible with other system modules (firmware, BIOS, drivers and software). Release Highlights: * Addresses intermittent connectivity/wireless disable issue on some 3945ABG cards. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A06 (10.5.0.2) - R134881 - 9/19/2006 Criticality: 1 = Urgent = Dell highly recommends applying this update as soon as possible. The update contains changes to improve the reliability and availability of your Dell system. Release Highlights: * Fixes intermittent failure of s23evmon.exe on boot up in Windows XP x64 * Addresses interoperability issue with specific LOM Applications * Includes highlights from 10.5.0.1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A05 (10.5.0.1) - R132828 - August 2006 * Release not posted on support.dell.com Release Highlights: * Fixes memory utilization issue * Fixes connection issue after logoff and logon (802.1x and WPA Authentication) * Fixes PROSet profile not migration issue after upgrade to 10.5 from previous PROSet versions * Fixes intermittent authentication failure with Cisco 1200 Access Points in environments with heavy traffic * Fixes failure to enter Auto-S3 when associated with security and PROSet UI open in Windows 2000 * Further improvements to logoff connectivity behavior for domain users ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A04 (10.5.0.0) - R129985 - 8/11/2006 *** RELEASE REMOVED FROM SUPPORT SITE DUE TO MEMORY UTILIZATION AND OTHER ISSUES *** Release Highlights: * Closes WLAN driver security issue * Enhanced WiFi Troubleshooter Functionality * Adds Manual Diagnostics Tool * Support for IPv6 * Support for Windows XP 64-bit with Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection * Improves logoff connectivity behavior for domain users ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A03 (10.1.1.4) - R127811 - 6/13/2006 Criticality: 2 = Recommended = Dell recommends applying this update during your next scheduled update cycle. The update contains feature enhancements or changes that will help keep your system software current and compatible with other system modules (firmware, BIOS, drivers and software). Release Highlights: * Corrects 802.1x authentication problem with specific Proxim access points * Corrects potential suspend issue if wake capabilities are not provided to OS. * Corrects pop-up behavior preventing timer based standby/hibernate. * Corrects radio disable problem on specific cards when performing downloads ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A02 (10.1.0.3) - R115707 - 1/17/2006 Criticality: 2 = Recommended = Dell recommends applying this update during your next scheduled update cycle. The update contains feature enhancements or changes that will help keep your system software current and compatible with other system modules (firmware, BIOS, drivers and software). Release Highlights: * Addresses loss of profiles on upgrade from 10.1.0.0 (A00) * Addresses high CPU utilization with some Pre-Logon Connect profiles on German OS. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A01 (10.1.0.2) - R114314 - 12/12/2005 * Release not posted on support.dell.com Release Highlights: * Improves WiFi Catcher(TM) behavior on platforms supporting that feature ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A00 (10.1.0.0) - R114220 - 12/12/2005 Criticality: 2 = Recommended = Dell recommends applying this update during your next scheduled update cycle. The update contains feature enhancements or changes that will help keep your system software current and compatible with other system modules (firmware, BIOS, drivers and software). Release Highlights: * Initial Release supporting Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection * 10.1 PROSet/Wireless Framework * Added capability to Administrator Toolkit * Certificate based Single Sign OnDownload Driver Pack
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