Enterasys Networks, Inc.
March 2001
RoamAbout PCI Adapter
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The PCI Adapter Card is targeted for Microsoft Windows PC99 compliant
PC’s (PCI slots only PC’s) that have BIOS supporting PCI 2.2 or higher.
If the PC has an ISA slot, use the ISA Adapter.
This readme file describes the contents of the PCI Enabler floppy
diskette software, and known issues and suggestions to resolve them.
CONTENTS:
1. PCI SOFTWARE DESCRIPTION
2. INSTALLATION NOTES
3. KNOWN ISSUES
4. ROAMABOUT WEB SITE
1. PCI SOFTWARE DESCRIPTION
The PCI Adapter Software diskette contains the software necessary to
use the PCI Adapter on:
o Windows 95 (OSR2 only)
o Windows NT
o Windows 2000
****IMORTANT: WINDOWS 98 AND WINDOWS ME DO NOT
REQUIRE ANY ADDTIONAL SOFTWARE TO USE THE
PCI ADAPTER.*****
Please refer to the PCI Adapter Installation document for instructions
to install the PCI Adapter, and if required, files located on this
floppy diskette.
Note: You must use the Windows Driver Version 6.25, or higher. Ensure
that you read the regulatory information before you install the PC
Card/Radio Card and drivers. Refer to the documentation that
shipped with your PC Card.
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2. INSTALLATION NOTES
Installation procedures for the PCI adapter and additional software
installation are described in the installation document that shipped
with the PCI adapter. Please refer to this document for information
about installing and configuring your RoamAbout product.
2.1 Installation Notes for MS-Windows 95 and NT
Refer to the documentation and the readme files that
shipped with the PC Card and the Drivers for setup and
installation instructions. This section contains additional
information and corrections only.
2.1.1 I/O Port conflicts under MS-Windows 95 and NT
When the PC Card installation is completed successfully,
but it does not become operational (the Client Utility reports
"RoamAbout card not operational"), you are advised to try a
different I/O Port value.
The Windows Resource Manager does not always detect a
conflict. This problem has been noticed under Windows 95 OSR2
and Windows NT 4.0.
2.1.2 IRQ conflicts under MS-Windows 95 and NT
When the PC Card installation is completed successfully, and
the Client Utility reports "Connected to Infrastructure Network"
or "Connected to Independent Network", but your station can not
communicate with the network, you are advised to try a different
IRQ (Interrupt) value.
The Windows Resource Manager does not always detect a conflict.
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3. KNOWN ISSUES
3.1 Aborting the installation of the
Description: Aborting the PCI Enabler prior to completing
the installation.
Impact: Aborting the PCI Enabler prior to completing
the installation may prevent your PCI adapter
from working properly.
This action may prevent you from using the
"uninstall PCI Enabler" option via the
"Add/Remove Programs" icon on the Control Panel
to remove the PCI Enabler driver.
Action: You are advised either to:
* Always complete the standard installation procedure.
* Always use the "Add/Remove Programs" icon on the
Control Panel to remove the PCI Enabler
and/or the RoamAbout PCI adapter.
3.2 Windows NT does not display the PC Card icon.
Description: After completing the installation instructions
as described in the installation document, there
is no PC Card icon displayed in the Control Panel.
Impact: No PC Card icon indicates that Windows NT did not enable
PC Card & Socket Services.
This prevents your operating system from detecting
PC Cards in the PC Card slot.
Action: You need to configure Windows NT to enable PC Card &
Socket services at startup.
Perform the following steps:
1 Open the Control Panel window.
2 Double-click the "Devices" icon.
3 In the Devices window, scroll down the list of devices
and select the item "PCMCIA"
4 Click the "Startup" button located on the right side
of the "Devices" window, and set the Startup-type for
the PCMCIA device to "Boot".
5 Click "OK" to confirm, and return to the "Devices"
window.
6 Click "OK" to return to the Control Panel.
7. Insert the RoamAbout PC Card into the PC Card slot of
the PCI adapter, and reboot your computer.
This allows your computer to start the PC Card services
and recognize any card in the PC Card slot.
Note: Windows NT does not support 'plug & play', Windows NT
will not automatically install the drivers for the
wireless network adapter card.
To install the drivers for the RoamAbout PC Card,
perform the following steps:
1. Open the Control Panel.
2. Double-click the Network icon.
3. Select the Adapters tab.
4. Refer to the driver installation instructions
that shipped with the PC Card.
3.3 Windows 95 does not display the PC Card icon.
Description: After completing the installation instructions
as described in the installation document, there is
no PC Card icon displayed in the Control Panel.
Impact: No PC Card icon indicates that Windows 95/98
encountered a resource conflict that prevented
the PCI adapter from installing properly.
Action: To detect (and resolve) a resource conflict,
perform the following steps:
1. From the Windows task bar, click on the Start button.
2. Select "Settings" and click the item "Control Panel"
3. In the Control Panel, double-click on the "System"
icon. This opens the "System Properties" window.
4. In the "System Properties" window click on the
"Device Manager" tab.
5. In the Device Manager window, scroll down the list
of devices and select the item "PCMCIA Socket"
Optionally, double-click the PCMCIA Socket icon to
display more details about the device.
* A yellow question mark on one or more of the PCMCIA
socket icons indicates a resource conflict.
Double-click the icon to display the properties
and "device status".
Consult your Windows documentation for trouble-
shooting hints to identify and resolve the
hardware/resource conflict, or disable the
conflicting device.
* If the PCMCIA socket is not highlighted by the
yellow question mark, and/or the properties of the
PCMCIA socket does not reveal a conflict:
A) Refer to the installation documentation and
repeat the installation procedure, or
B) Contact Technical Support.
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4. RoamAbout Web Site
Check the Enterasys Wireless web site for the most recent
device drivers, software updates, and user documentation.
World Wide Web: http://www.enterasys.com/wireless
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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.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.