NORTEL NETWORKS, INC.
BayStack 650/ BayStack 660 IN 802.11 MODE
WIRELESS LAN PC CARD AND ACCESS POINT
Drivers and Utilities CD
Release Version 3.40
September 10, 1999
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Thank you for purchasing the BayStack Wireless LAN products. This
README.TXT file contains information about this release or information not
included in the User's Guide.
For details on the driver installation refer to the readme-drivers.txt file.
See the Important Note section below for crucial system upgrade instructions.
NEW FEATURES
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This release of the BayStack 600 Series Windows drivers features:
- New, integrated installer, complete with an integrated uninstaller.
These updated programs greatly simplify the installation process,
and automatically install or remove both the driver and the
Windows utilities.
- Support for 802.11 Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encryption for both
authentication sequences and data packets.
- Full support for 802.11 Power Saving.
- IP Subnet roaming enhancements that can (optionally) be used to
direct the mobile unit to favor the current IP subnet or a specific
subnet. (requires ASPROAM.EXE utility and Access Point firmware >= v3.40).
- New configuration panels with a more logical arrangement of parameters.
- Support for Windows 98.
- The driver now always operates in I/O-only mode.
- Enhanced Link Quality and Connection Quality measurements.
This release of the BayStack 600 Series Windows Utilities features:
- New, integrated installer, complete with an integrated uninstaller.
- New utilities for management of the 802.11 Wired Equivalent
Privacy (WEP) encryption keys.
- Site Survey features for forcing connection to an AP and
disabling auto-roaming.
- IP Subnet roaming enhancements (ASPROAM.EXE) that can (optionally)
provide pop-up notification of subnet changes and automatic IP
address release/ renewal (on DHCP based networks) when then mobile
station roams between APs on different IP subnets.
- "Properties" utility replaced with "Hot Switch Wireless Network
Select". This program allows you to change the current network mode
and SSID on the fly, without rebooting the computer.
This release of the BayStack 600 Series Access Point Utilities features:
- Configuration and management of the 802.11 Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)
encryption controls.
- APs can be manually added to the list (and hence managed across subnets).
- Roll-call feature to verify that all APs are still online.
- Find function to identify with which AP a particular user is associated.
- Failover configuration (both 10BT link integrity and uplink ping).
- Configuration of the 10BASE-T/ 10BASE-2 Ethernet port selection.
This release of the BayStack 600 Series Access Point firmware features:
- Support for 802.11 Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encryption for both
authentication sequences and data packets.
- Full support for 802.11 Power Saving.
- Full Telnet management capability.
- Full support of the 802.11 SNMP MIB.
- Failover detection (both 10BT link integrity based and uplink ping based).
- Ability to manage the AP from a mobile unit associated with the AP.
- 10BASE-T/ 10BASE-2 Ethernet port selection.
This release of the BayStack 600 Series PC Card firmware features:
- Upgraded firmware for improved performance.
- Enhancements to support 802.11 Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encryption.
- Enhancements to provide full support for 802.11 Power Saving.
For more details, please consult the individual readme files.
Special Software Notes
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When installing the Windows driver, one of the most important things in
setting the resources is that the BayStack 650, BayStack 660, AirSurfer
Plus and AirSurfer Pro adapters need 40 hex (64 decimal) bytes of I/O
space. i.e. 200-23F or 240-27F. Make sure that there is no other
device using I/O space in the 40 hex block that has been assigned to
the PC Card.
Directories on this CD
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BayStack AP Manager - BayStack 650/ BayStack 660 AP Utilities v3.40
AP Firmware - BayStack 650/ BayStack 660 Access Point Firmware v3.40
PC Card Firmware - BayStack 650/ BayStack 660 PC Card Firmware v3.40
Root directory:
- BayStack 650/ BayStack 660 Drivers/ Utilities Installer (Win95/98/NT) v3.40
The installer uses the files in the Common, win9x, winnt and winutils
subdirectories to install both the driver and the windows utilities.
IMPORTANT NOTE
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The BayStack 650/ BayStack 660 product line consists of 5 software
components:
a. BayStack AP Manager
b. Access Point firmware
c. Windows driver
d. Windows utilities
e. PC Card (adapter) firmware
For Release 3.40, ALL of those components have been revised and
updated. In order to obtain the full benefits of all the features of
Release 3.40, one must upgrade all the components throughout the
system. In particular, the PC Card (adapter) firmware must be updated,
for both the adapters used in the mobile workstations and the adapters
used in the APs. NOTE: The easiest way to update the adapter firmware
is to do it with the adapter inserted into the AP, and then using the
Upgrade Adapter Firmware action of BayStack AP Manager.
The recommended procedure is to upgrade to the new version of BayStack
AP Manager, then upgrade the AP firmware, install the new driver and
utilities, then upgrade the adapter firmware.
Once the adapter firmware for the mobile workstation PC Cards has been
upgraded, the v3.40 driver MUST be used in conjunction with the adapters.
The older driver will no longer operate with the updated adapters.
Installation Notes
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BayStack 650/ BayStack 660 PC Card Windows Drivers (Win95/98/NT)
Make sure that any virus detection software is DISABLED.
For Win95/98, run the file "setup.exe" program from the CD. This
installs (or updates) both the driver and the windows utilities.
When the installation is complete, allow the computer to reboot.
Once the system has rebooted, insert the adapter into the PCMCIA
slot. You will be prompted to set the initial configuration for
the adapter.
For more details on the driver installation refer to the readme-drivers.txt file.
BayStack 650/ BayStack 660 Windows Utilities
Make sure that any virus detection software is disabled.
Run the file "setup.exe" program from the CD. This installs (or
updates) both the driver and the windows utilities.
Recommendation: use the default destination directory for the utilities.
BayStack 650/ BayStack 660 AP Utilities
The file 'Install BayStack AP Managr.exe' is a self-extracting file
containing the AP Manager application. Run this file from Explorer
or from the "Run" command.
Contents of the subdirectories on this CD
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Root directory - BayStack 650/ BayStack 660 PC Card Drivers/ Utilities Installer (Win95/98/NT)
aspcfg.cnt
aspcfg.dll
aspcfg.hlp
aspndis3.sys
aspvxd.vxd
autorun.inf
data.tag
data1.cab
lang.dat
layout.bin
netasp.inf
oemsetup.inf
os.dat
readme.txt - this file (readme notes for this release).
readme-drivers.txt - readme notes relevant to this release of the drivers.
setup.bmp
SETUP.EXE - Install program for the Windows driver and utilities.
setup.ini
setup.ins
setup.lid
tpidi16.dll
tpidi32.dll
_inst32i.ex_
_isdel.exe
_setup.dll
_sys1.cab
_user1.cab
WinUtils\aspbar32.exe
WinUtils\aspcq32.exe
WinUtils\aspmal32.dll
WinUtils\asproam.exe
WinUtils\asproam.hlp
WinUtils\ASPSel.exe
WinUtils\aspsel.hlp
WinUtils\aspsit32.exe
WinUtils\aspsite.hlp
WinUtils\aspsta32.exe
WinUtils\ipconfig.exe
WinUtils\mfc42.dll
WinUtils\msvcrt.dll
WinUtils\readme.txt - readme notes relevant to this release of the windows utilities.
WinUtils\uninsdrv.dll
WinUtils\WEP Install Template.exe
WinUtils\WEPSetup.exe
Win9X\aspcfg.dll
Win9X\aspndis3.sys
Win9X\aspvxd.vxd
Win9X\netasp.inf
WinNT\aspcfg.dll
WinNT\aspcsh.dll
WinNT\aspndis3.sys
Common\aspcfg.cnt
Common\aspcfg.hlp
Common\tpidi16.dll
Common\tpidi32.dll
BayStack AP Manager - BayStack 650/ BayStack 660 AP Utilities
802-11.mi2 - ASN.2 format for compiling into SNMP management applications
bs650-660ap.mib - ASN.1 format for compiling into SNMP management applications
Install BayStack AP Managr.exe - Self-extracting AP Manager software
readme.txt - readme notes relevant to this release of AP Manager.
AP Firmware - BayStack 650/ BayStack 660 Access Point Firmware
bs340.1 - AP firmware image, part 1
bs340.2 - AP firmware image, part 2
bs340.3 - AP firmware image, part 3
readme.txt - readme notes relevant to this release of AP firmware.
PC Card Firmware - BayStack 650/ BayStack 660 PC Card Firmware
aspflash.exe - utility program for upgrading the PC Card firmware.
aspver.exe - utility program for verifying the PC Card firmware version.
asp_cis.bin - PC Card CIS file (used during the PC Card update process).
asp_fwdr.bin - PC Card firmware image for BS660 adapters with 2 LEDs.
asp_fwds.bin - PC Card firmware image for BS660 adapters with 3 LEDs.
asp_fwfh.bin - PC Card firmware image for BS650 adapters.
readme.txt - readme notes relevant to this release of PC Card firmware.
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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.