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Lucent Technologies May, 1998
WaveLAN/PCMCIA, Version: 4.00
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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. 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
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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:
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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/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!
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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.
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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.
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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.
In emergency, or when no local support is available,
you can reach WaveLAN Regional Support via email:
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U.S.A.: usasupport@wavelan.com
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Europe,
Middle East and emeasupport@wavelan.com
Africa:
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Caribean,
Latin America and calasupport@wavelan.com
Canada:
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Asia and Pacific: apasupport@wavelan.com
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OEM: oemsupport@wavelan.com
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General: support@wavelan.com
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When you would like to report a problem related to
BETA SOFTWARE, please send an email to:
betasupport@wavelan.com.
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Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
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