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Dell SR02-2.3
NDIS 5 Miniport Driver for Microsoft Windows XP
Variant 2 Version: 7.86
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This README.TXT covers information that was not yet known or
available when the user documentation shipped with this product
was written. It includes update information, additional
installation instructions, limitations to the current version of
the product, and suggestions to solve known issues or problems.
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
1. SOFTWARE DESCRIPTION
2. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
3. NEW IN THIS RELEASE
4. INSTALLATION NOTES
5. TECHNICAL CONSTRAINTS
6. KNOWN ISSUES
7. TECHNICAL SUPPORT
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1. SOFTWARE DESCRIPTION
1.1 About this software
This Driver supports the following network interface cards:
* "Dell TrueMobile 1150 Series Card"
* "Dell TrueMobile 1150 Series Mini PCI Card"
1.2 Files Installed
The following files will be installed in the Windows designated
directory:
NDIS 5 Miniport driver for Windows XP version 7.86
WLDEL48B.SYS
WLDEL48B.INF
WDDEL48B.DLL
WCDEL48B.EXE
WADEL48B.DLL
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2. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
2.1 Operating System
This Driver is for the Microsoft Windows XP Operating System.
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3. NEW IN THIS RELEASE
3.1 Version 7.86 SR02-2.3
* WPA
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is a security option that restricts
wireless access to your network and communications as an
alternative to the IEEE 802.11 Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)
standard.
* WEP encrypts data using static encryption keys that must be
set to identical values on each Wireless Client and Base Station.
* WPA, also referred to as TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol)
or SSN (Simple Secure Network) will provide dynamic encryption
keys to Authorised Wireless Clients only.
To use WPA you will need a wireless infrastructure that supports
Wireless Client Authentication.
* Wireless Clients that satisfy the following requirements:
- Use hardware and drivers that support WPA (see below).
- Run an operating system that provides 802.1 x support.
* Computers running MS-Windows XP (Service Pack 1)
support the 802.1x supplicant by default.
QFE Q815485 is required and can be downloaded from the
Microsoft website.
* Computers running MS-Windows 98, ME or 2000 will need a
dedicated 3rd party supplicant.
* Wireless Base Stations must:
- Support the WPA protocol
- Be connected to a dedicated Authentication Server
(for example a RADIUS server).
The Authentication Server will validate whether a Wireless Client is
authorised to access the network and give clearance to the Base Station
to provide a dynamic encryption key plus access to the Wireless Client.
NOTE:
This release only supports WPA for wireless clients equipped with an
Agere Systems Hermes-1-based radio.
This release does not support WPA for:
* Wireless Clients equipped with Hermes 2 radios
* Wireless Clients equipped with Hermes 1 radios that:
-operate in "Peer-to-Peer Group" mode.
-operate in "Act as Base Station" mode.
3.2 Version 7.82 SR02-2
* Wake On LAN (WOL) functionality has been added to the
drivers for the PCI adapter.
To be able to work with WOL following settings must be
applied (XP):
1. Advanced Power management ON
2. Wake On Lan ON
3. Allow this device to wake up the computer ON
WOL reacts on so-called magic packets only.
* Improved firmware version 8.72 for station and AP is
embedded in the driver.
3.3 Version 7.62 SR02-1
* Introduction of driver variants
Variant 2 has been defined for two purposes:
1. to identify NDIS 5.1 drivers (NDIS 5.0 has variant 1)
Note that NDIS 5.0 and NDIS 5.1 are covered by NDIS 5
2. to identify NT4 Softex drivers (NT4 has variant 1)
Variant 2 drivers have a 'B' appended to the filenames
listed above.
Future variant 3 will have a 'C' appended.
Variant 1 has no 'A' appended.
* For each OS a multi-brand INF file is generated.
As the name suggests, a multi-brand INF file contains
the card characteristics of various brands.
Multi-brand must not be confused with Combined, the latter
representing the card characteristics on various OS’es
for one brand.
* Various inconveniences w.r.t. Japanese help files
and screen texts have been resolved
* Stability issues have been resolved for
the Control Panel Applet
* Firmware 8.42 is used in the driver.
- Initial value for CurrentTXRate is 11 Mbps i.s.o. 2 Mbps.
- Led behaviour has been modified:
Power led off: radio disabled
Power led continuously on: radio enabled
Power led flickers every 100 ms: radio enabled and
power management ON
Activity led off radio disabled
Activity led flickers once per 10s: radio enabled
but no network found
Activity led flickers every 100 ms: radio enabled and
Rx/Tx activity
3.4 Version 7.42 Winter 2002
This was the first release
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4. INSTALLATION NOTES
4.1 Standard Installation
Please refer to the 'Getting Started Guide' or 'User's
Guide' that came with your product.
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5. TECHNICAL CONSTRAINTS
None.
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6. KNOWN ISSUES
None.
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7. TECHNICAL SUPPORT
7.1 Finding Information
On the Dell Web Site you can find the most recent
device drivers, bridge firmware, software updates and
user documentation.
World Wide Web: HTTP://SUPPORT.DELL.COM
7.2 Contact Technical Support
If you encounter problems when installing or using this
product, or would like information about our other
"TrueMobile 1150" products, please contact your local Authorized
"TrueMobile 1150" Reseller or Dell Sales office.
Addresses and telephone numbers of the Dell
Sales offices are listed on our Dell Web Site.
Help us Helping you!
When contacting Technical Support, please use the Problem
Report (report.txt) and send it to us by Fax or E-Mail.
A completed Problem Report Form that includes the details about
your "TrueMobile 1150" product and its host environment will help us
helping you to solve your problems.
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