Intel(R) PRO/Wireless LAN Mini PCI Adapters Release Notes =========================================================== January 9, 2003 Contents ======== - Products not covered in this document - Viewing user documentation - Upgrading drivers and utilities from previous versions - Required service pack for Windows* 2000 - Required service pack for Windows XP - Required service pack for Windows NT 4.0 - Known limitations - Customer support Products not covered in this document: The following adapters are not supported with this release: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2011 LAN PCI Adapter Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2011 LAN PC Card Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2011B LAN PC Card Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2011B LAN PCI Adapter Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2011B LAN USB Device Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 5000 LAN CardBus Adapter Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 5000 LAN PCI Adapter Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 7100 LAN PCI Adapter Viewing user documentation ========================== To access user documentation: Click the View User Guide button if one appears on the autorun screen when the Intel CD is loaded. Click the Online Help button if one appears on the autorun screen when the Intel CD is loaded. If neither of the buttons described above appears, double-click the index.htm file in the PROW7100\DOCS\UG folder of the Intel CD. If your installation is a multilingual one, double-click the utility program UGLaunch.exe located in the PROW7100\DOCS\UG folder to load the language version of the documentation supported by your system. To access the Administrator's Guide (available in English only): Double-click the file index.htm located in the PROW7100\DOCS\ADMIN folder on the Intel CD, or click the Administrator's Guide link on the table of contents page (index.htm) of the User's Guide. To access the user guide, click View User Guide from the autorun screen for the Intel CD. Alternatively, double-click index.htm located in the PROW7100\DOCS\UG directory of the Intel CD. Viewing the administrator guide ======================= To access the user guide, click View User Guide from the autorun screen for the Intel CD. Alternatively, double-click index.htm located in the PROW7100\DOCS\ADMIN directory of the Intel CD. Upgrading drivers and utilities from previous versions ====================================================== The first time you run the Intel PROSet Installer, the Installer automatically upgrades installed utilities to version 7.0. For example, if a previous version of Intel PROSet is installed, it is automatically upgraded to version 7.0. The second time you run the Installer, options, and the ability to uninstall or modify installed components or install new components, are available. Before installing devices or updating drivers, you must uninstall all devices first. After uninstalling all devices, continue with the installation of the new devices and utilities. Required Service Pack for Windows 2000 ====================================== For the driver and software to function correctly on Windows 2000, you must install Service Pack 3 or later. Required Service Pack for Windows XP ====================================== For the driver and software to function correctly on Windows XP, you must install Service Pack 1 or later. Required Service Pack for Windows NT 4.0 ====================================== For the driver and software to function correctly on Windows NT 4.0, you must install Service Pack 6 or later. Known limitations ================= Installing multiple VPN clients: If there are multiple VPN clients installed, this might cause the wireless adapter in the PROSet main window Network tree to not be displayed. To fix this issue: Ensure that there is only one VPN client installed. Uninstall all other VPN clients. Windows 98 (Retail) Mini PCI adapter Driver Installation: If Internet Explore version 5.0 in not installed before the hardware driver installation, Plug-and-Play installation will not launch. To fix this issue: Ensure that Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5.0 or later is installed before Installing the PRO/Wireless LAN Mini PCI adapter driver. Meetinghouse* Supplicant (802.1x Authentication client software): In certain situations when using LEAP, the wireless adapter can take too long to authenticate to the AP during the 802.1x authentication process. To fix this problem it is recommended that the Timeout setting in the application be decreased to a minimal setting to attain optimal connect time to the AP. The minimal Timeout setting can also depend on the number of APs within range of the wireless adapter and the signal strength. Workaround: change the Authentication timeout setting to a lower setting: 1. Click the Aegis Client's icon in the system task tray to open the program. 2. Select the installed wireless adapter and Right-click. 3. Select Configure. 4. Click the Protocol Settings tab. 5. Enter a new timeout setting in the Authentication timeout drop-down box. 6. Click OK to save the setting and close the dialog. Ad Hoc 802.11a is not implemented at the time of this release due to regulatory restristrictions and lack of common transmit and receive channels. Windows Nt4.0 Admin. Tools (AP Discovery and Site Survey) Installation: A warning installation message "The system already has WLAN Transport ver 4.01. Use (Repair) to update the software." displays during the AP Admin. Tool installation. Solution: If the above messages displays, press the keyboard space bar once (instead of using the mouse to select OK) then continue with the installation. After the installation process is complete, the application is ready to use. Using a Bluetooth device with adapter switching: When using a Bluetooth device that supports IPv4 (Widcomm driver) and adapter switching, traffic for an installed wireless adapter may be directed through the bluetooth device that has a lower bandwidth. Also, if a VPN connection is being used with a wireless adapter, the connection could fail. Solution: After selecting a wireless adapter from the adapter switching dialog, make sure that the DHPC address is the correct one for selected adapter. From the Intel(R) PROSet General tab, click the Details button to display the DHPC address. Ad Hoc Mode 802.11b only: For this release of Intel(R) PROset Ad Hoc mode operates only with 802.11b band only. Ad hoc mode using 802.11a band is not available for this release. Customer Support ================ - Main Intel web support site: http://support.intel.com - Network products information: http://www.intel.com/network - Worldwide access: Intel has technical support centers worldwide. Many of the centers are staffed by technicians who speak the local languages. For a list of all Intel support centers, the telephone numbers, and the times they are open, visit http://www.intel.com/support/9089.htm. - Telephone support: US and Canada: 1-916-377-7000 (7:00 - 17:00 M-F Pacific Time) Legal / Disclaimers =================== Copyright (C) 2003, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. Intel Corporation assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions in this document. Nor does Intel make any commitment to update the information contained herein. * Other product and corporate names may be trademarks of other companies and are used only for explanation and to the owners' benefit, without intent to infringe. =============================================================================Download Driver Pack
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