=========================================================== Lucent Technologies May, 1998 WaveLAN/PCMCIA, Version: 4.00 =========================================================== This README.TXT covers information that was not yet known or available when the user documentation shipped with this product was written. This text file 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 1. SOFTWARE DESCRIPTION 1.1 Description This software is officially released and supported software of Lucent Technologies Inc. WaveLAN/PCMCIA Software comprises drivers, configuration tools and diagnostic tools. Note: For the latest documentation on how to install WaveLAN/PCMCIA under Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0 please visit our web-site at: www.wavelan.com. 1.2 Software Components The software for WaveLAN/PCMCIA comprises three diskettes. Two diskettes contain the software that you can use to install the WaveLAN/PCMCIA card on a computer system that runs one of the following Operating Systems: * Microsoft Windows 95, and Windows NT (version 3.51 & 4.0) * MS-DOS The third disk contains software to install WaveLAN/PCMCIA on Apple/Macintosh Powerbook Computers. * Apple Open Transport Drivers * Apple Classic Driver The WaveLAN/PCMCIA software for PC-type computers is described in the WaveLAN/PCMCIA User's Guide, and in the on-line Help files (see also Section 4 of this readme file 'Installation Notes'). For installation instructions for Apple/Macintosh Powerbook Systems, please refer to instructions described in the Adobe Acrobat PDF file that is on the diskette for Apple/Macintosh. To view or print the PDF file, you will need the freeware Acrobat reader from Adobe Systems Inc. You can download this reader from the Adobe website. 1.3 Software Versions The following software will be installed in the directory specified during setup: ----------------------------------------------------------- DISK 1 SOFTWARE FOR MS-WINDOWS 95 AND MS-WINDOWS NT OPERATING SYSTEMS Windows 95 / Windows NT NDIS 3 driver: \WVLAN22.SYS version 1.18 \WVLAN22.DLL \WVLAN22.HLP \WVLAN22.INF \OEMSETUP.INF \WV2UIF.VXD version 1.00 \DOCS\WIN95PCM.EXE User's Guide for Windows 95 \DOCS\WINNTPCM.EXE User's Guide for Windows NT Install Shield files for WaveMANAGER\CLIENT software version 1.18 \_INST32I.EX_ \_ISDEL.EXE \_SETUP.DLL \_SYS1.CAB \_USER1.CAB \DATA.TAG \DATA1.CAB \LANG.DAT \LAYOUT.BIN \LICENSE.TXT \OS.DAT \README.WMC \SETUP.EXE \SETUP.INI \SETUP.INS \SETUP.LID General Information: \README.TXT This file \WVLANPRF.TXT Problem Report Form \LICENSE.TXT End-User License Agreement ----------------------------------------------------------- DISK 2 SOFTWARE FOR MS-DOS OPERATING SYSTEMS DOS ODI Driver: \WVLAN05.COM version 3.06 \NET.CFG \WVLAN05.INS \DRIVER.LST DOS NDIS 2 driver: \MSLANMAN.DOS\DRIVERS\WAVELAN\WVLAN09.DOS v.4.10 \MSLANMAN.DOS\DRIVERS\WAVELAN\PROTOCOL.INI \MSLANMAN.DOS\DRIVERS\NIF\WVLAN09.NIF \OEMSETUP.INF \OEMSETUP.WFW \OEMSETUP.IBM CS&SS Client Driver: \WAVECLI.EXE version 1.05 Enabler: \ENABLER\ENABLER.SYS version 2.7 Installation Utilities: * Card Services & Socket Services based Systems \INSTALL.EXE version 1.06 \INSTALL.DAT \INSTALL.INF \CIS.OUT \CSTABLE.TXT * Other Systems: \UTIL\INSTCONF.EXE version 2.02 \UTIL\SETCONF.EXE version 1.03 \CPY2HDSK.BAT \UTL2BOOT.BAT \UTIL\CONFIG.SYS \UTIL\AUTOEXEC.BAT Point to Point Diagnostic Utility: \UTIL\PTPDIAG.EXE version 4.20 Frequency Select Utility: \UTIL\WFREQSEL.EXE version 1.18 WaveMONITOR Diagnostic Utility: \UTIL\WMONITOR.EXE version 2.12 WavePOINT Access Control Program: \UTIL\WPACCESS.EXE version 2.35 \UTIL\ACC_HLP.HLP \UTIL\SYS$ERR.DTA \UTIL\SYS$HELP.DTA \UTIL\SYS$MSG.DTA WaveLAN Card Update Utility \UTIL\WCARDUP.EXE version 1.02 \CIS.OUT Netware VLM protocol stack: \VLM\VLMUP4.EXE \VLM\VLMUP.BAT General Information: \README.TXT This file \WVLANPRF.TXT Problem Report Form \LICENSE.TXT End-User License Agreement ----------------------------------------------------------- DISK 3 SOFTWARE FOR APPLE/MACINTOSH POWERBOOK SYSTEMS See disk 3 for more information. General Information: \README.TXT This file \WVLANPRF.TXT Problem Report Form \LICENSE.TXT End-User License Agreement ----------------------------------------------------------- 2. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 2.1 Operating System The software and/or drivers provided on the diskettes can be installed on the following operating systems: * Windows 95 and Windows NT version 4.0 or higher. * MS-DOS compatible systems * Apple Macintosh Powerbook computers To install the software on your computer, select the appropriate diskette for your operating system. 2.2 Free Disk Space To install and run the software you will need 2 MB of free disk space. 2.3 4MB RAM (8MB or more is recommended for Windows 95 and/or Windows NT Operating systems). 2.4 Additional Requirements To install/run the WaveMANAGER/CLIENT, you will need a computing device that: * Runs the Microsoft Windows 95 or Windows NT operating system. * Has the WaveLAN Miniport Driver installed (version 1.17 or higher) If your computer does not have the correct driver installed, the WaveMANAGER/CLIENT will not work. In that case, you will see a pop-up error message that reads 'DRIVER NOT FOUND' and will prompt you to (re)-install the correct WaveLAN Miniport Driver. Note: Miniport Drivers are designed to run under the Microsoft Windows 95 and Windows NT Operating Systems. As Windows for Workgroups (v.3.x) runs on the MS-DOS operating system, you can not use the WaveMANAGER/CLIENT program in a Windows for Workgroup environment. ----------------------------------------------------------- 3. NEW IN THIS RELEASE 3.1 Year 2000 Compliancy This release contains updated versions of the WaveLAN Diagnostic tools. The software has been modified to to write the date of measurement results in 4-character date fields. 3.2 Installshield Installation for WaveMANAGER/CLIENT This release contains an automated installation procedure for the WaveMANAGER/CLIENT program (Windows 95 and Windows NT Systems only). The installshield setup.exe program will automatically copy the program files to the harddisk drive, and create the icons on the Windows taskbar. 3.3 Support for Apple Open Transport System. See disk 3 for more information. ----------------------------------------------------------- 4. INSTALLATION NOTES 4.1 Standard Installation Installation procedures are described in the 'Getting Started Guide' or 'User's Guide' that came with your WaveLAN product. Please refer to these documents for information about installing and configuring your WaveLAN product. WaveLAN User documentation is also available in electronic format on the WaveLAN Web Site (http://www.wavelan.com) You can download the documentation in Adobe's Acrobat Portable Document Format (PDF). To view or print PDF files you will need the freeware Acrobat Reader that can be downloaded from the Adobe Web Site (http://www.adobe.com/acrobat) 4.2 MS-DOS Operating Systems and PCMCIA If Card Services & Socket Services (CS&SS) is installed on your Notebook computer, first run the Network Installation program as supplied by the Network supplier. Then run the Install program (INSTALL.EXE) provided on this diskette. The Install program will take care of the WaveLAN Client Driver installation for MS-DOS and the specific WaveLAN parameters. If CS&SS is not available, install CS&SS first. As an alternative, you can also install the WaveLAN Enabler as described in the User's Guide. 4.1 MS-DOS Command Line Options for WaveLAN Client Driver The following command line options are available for the WaveLAN/PCMCIA client driver. This driver is installed in the CONFIG.SYS by the WaveLAN Installation program. Syntax: DEVICE=WAVECLI.EXE [/IRQ=X] [/PORT=XYZ] [/IBM] [/F] [/V] Switch Meaning ------ ------- /IRQ=X Specifies the IRQ (hex value) to be used for the WaveLAN/PCMCIA card. This switch can be used if: * the IRQ which is assigned automatically by Card Services does not seem to work on your machine, or * you want the card to use a specific IRQ. /PORT=XYZ Specifies the base address (hex value) of the I/O ports to be used for the WaveLAN/PCMCIA card. This switch can be used if: * the PORT which is assigned automatically by Card Services somehow does not seem to work on your machine, or * you want the card to use a specific PORT XYZ should be a multiple of 8, e.g. 300, 308, 310, 318 etc. /IBM This switch may be needed with some versions of IBM Card and Socket Services. /F This switch disables the resource reservation mechanism of the WaveLAN Client Driver. It can be used if your version of Card Services does not support the resource reservation function. You may have to use this switch if you have a very old version of Card Services. If used, you should also startup your machine with the WaveLAN card present. /V This switch instructs the WaveLAN Client Driver to display informational messages to the screen. You are advised to use this command line parameter in in case you have a problem. we advise you to turn this switch on and record the messages displayed by the WaveLAN Client Driver. When you need to contact WaveLAN Technical Support, include the displayed messages with your request for assistance (for example on the Problem Report Form). This will help the WaveLAN Support Group in helping you! ----------------------------------------------------------- 5. TECHNICAL CONSTRAINTS 5.1 Win 95/NT: WaveMANAGER/CLIENT Site Monitor Description: The Site Monitor option of the WaveMANAGER/CLIENT program does not work on stations equipped with a WaveLAN/ISA Card. Although WaveLAN/ISA cards support the 'autoconnect' to WavePOINT access points, the hardware design of these cards do not support the full 'Roaming Functionality', required to run the Site Monitor. Therefor it is not possible to run the Site Monitor on computing devices equipped with WaveLAN/ISA cards. Impact: For this type of stations the Site Monitor Selector will be 'greyed out'. Action: Typically site verifications are performed using portable computing devices. Today's portable devices are usually equipped with one or more PC Card slots. Use a station equipped with WaveLAN/PCMCIA to run Site Monitor, or use the Link Test option to validate radio performance. 5.2 MS-DOS: ODI Drivers and Protocol Stack Description: As the ODI driver is built to include the latest NetWare technologies, it requires an up-to-date protocol stack: * LSL should be version 2.11 or higher * IPXODI, NETX or the VLMs should be of the same level. To use new functions in the ODI driver, and to optimize the usage of conventional memory, using VLMs is recommended. Impact: When the WaveLAN install program is being run, you will be promped for Netx or VLM. Action: Select the same network shell as the one you selected during the installation of your Netware Network Operating System. As this version of the NetWare protocol stack may not yet be available at your location, we have provided the latest update of this software on the WaveLAN installation diskette. Execute the file VLMUP.BAT (available in subdirectory VLM of the diskette) to extract all NetWare information. This file and was also copied to your hard disk during the install process. Read VLMUP4.TXT for information on how to install this software. If you do not have the Novell VLM stack implemented, run the standard Novell Client Installation program as provided with your NetWare Operating System before doing this upgrade, or copy only LSL.COM and IPXODI.COM from these updates. 5.3 MS-DOS: WaveLAN/PCMCIA and Phantom binding. Description: The WaveLAN drivers on this diskette, if used in combination with CS&SS (Card Services & Socket Services), support Phantom binding. This means that the network software may be started without the WaveLAN card actually inserted in a PCMCIA slot. As, however, this functionality is also dependent on the support of the Network Operating System, it may not operate correctly in all environments. Impact: Especially Windows for Workgroups in combination with the NDIS driver may cause WfW to hang in the Start-up screen. Action: If this happens on your system, make sure the WaveLAN card is inserted in the PCMCIA slot and the Antenna Module is connected before starting Windows. Windows NT requires the WaveLAN/PCMCIA card to be present at system-boot time and hot-swapping of the card is not supported. 5.4 System Power Management and NDIS Drivers. Description: Power Management is not available in the NDIS driver. 5.5 Multiple WaveLAN Cards Description: The WaveLAN Miniport Driver will support only one WaveLAN card. Impact: You can not use multiple WaveLAN Adapter cards in one computing device. Action: When you would need this functionality for example to setup a computer-based bridge (using dedicated bridge software) consider installing the computer-based bridge running in a MS-DOS environment using the WaveLAN drivers for MS-DOS operating systems. ----------------------------------------------------------- 6. KNOWN ISSUES At the time of release of this software, the following problems remain to be solved: 6.1 System Power Management. Description: The Power Management of your system may interfere with the correct operation of some applications. Impact: Applications appear to be hang-up Action: If an application appears to be hanging, you may try to remove and re-insert the WaveLAN/PCMCIA card. If this problem occurs regularly, it is advised to disable your system's Power Management. 6.2 MS-DOS: OEMSETUP.INF and IBM DOS Requester Description: The file OEMSETUP.INF supplied on the diskette for MS-DOS Systems is not compatible with IBM DOS Requester. The file OEMSETUP.INF available on the disk is suitable only for use with Microsoft Windows for Workgroups. Impact: For IBM DOS Requestor you will need to create a new, compatible OEMSETUP.INF file. Action: On the disk there is also a file called OEMSETUP.IBM. Use the 'Copy' command to rename this file to OEMSETUP.INF. This will overwrite the file that was compatible with Microsoft Windows for Workgroups. Use the 'new' OEMSETUP.INF file for installation with IBM DOS Requester. To make this disk suitable for again for installation under Windows for Workgroups copy OEMSETUP.WFW back to OEMSETUP.INF. ----------------------------------------------------------- 7. TECHNICAL SUPPORT 7.1 Finding Information On the WaveLAN Web Site you can find the most recent device drivers, bridge firmware, software updates and user documentation. World Wide Web: HTTP://WWW.WAVELAN.COM or FTP://FTP.WAVELAN.COM/PUB 7.2 Contact Technical Support If you encounter problems when installing or using this product, or would like information about our other WaveLAN products, please contact your local Authorized WaveLAN Reseller or Lucent Technologies Sales office. Addresses and telephone numbers of the Lucent Technologies Sales offices are listed on our WaveLAN Web Site. When contacting WaveLAN Technical Support, please use the Problem Report Form and send it to us by Fax or E-Mail. The Problem Report Form 'WVLANPRF.TXT' (Plain text format) is included with the software diskette, or downloaded set of files. Alternatively, you can download the Problem Report Form from the WaveLAN Web Site. Include Product Name, Serial Number and software version number with each request to help the WaveLAN Support Group helping you. 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