NORTEL NETWORKS, INC.
BayStack 650/ BayStack 660 IN 802.11 MODE
WIRELESS LAN PC CARD
Windows 95/NT Driver Installation Disk
Release Version 3.40
September 10, 1999
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Thank you for purchasing the BayStack 650 or BayStack 660 Wireless LAN PC Card. This
README.TXT file contains information about this release or information not
included in the User's Guide.
If you have compatibility issues related to your specific environment,
or you have general questions, please contact Nortel Networks Technical
Support. Contact numbers for Nortel Networks Technical Support are located
at the end of this file.
Remember to register your BayStack adapter to receive information about
future software upgrades and new products.
CONTENTS
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1) Description
2) New Features
3) Requirements
4) Installation Instructions
5) Special Software Notes
6) Machine Specific Notes
7) Nortel Networks Technical Support
1) DESCRIPTION
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This release of the BayStack 650/ BayStack 660 in 802.11
mode Adapter signifies a change in the wireless LAN industry,
supporting the IEEE 802.11 standard. 802.11 compliance means that
the BayStack adapter will interoperate with other 802.11 compliant
systems, provided that the systems match. 802.11 specified both
Frequency Hopping and Direct Sequence modulation techniques. These
systems are not interoperable, even if supplied by the same vendor.
This release includes new firmware and software not available in
previous releases. Be sure to read Section 3) Requirements,
if you are using older Bay Networks or Netwave Technologies products.
2) NEW FEATURES
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This release of the BayStack 650/ BayStack 660 drivers features:
Release 3.40:
- 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. The Listen Interval can be set to
Every DTIM (default), Every TIM or a custom value.
Note: In order to fully support the 802.11 WEP and Power Saving
features, the Windows driver, Access Point firmware AND the
adapter firmware in both the mobile unit and the Access
Point MUST be updated to a version >= 3.40.
- 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.
Added a control for the Fragmentation Threshold parameter.
- Support for Windows 98.
- The driver now always operates in I/O-only mode, improving reliability
and performance.
- Enhanced Link Quality and Connection Quality measurements and
computations, yielding more meaningful displays in the Site Survey app.
Release 3.22:
- Enhanced roaming, load balancing and load limiting (when used
with AP firmware >= 3.20.5).
Release 3.21:
- Correctly scan on all channels with the BayStack 660 adapters,
allowing full deployment and channel usage in large networks in
the FCC, IC and ETSI regulatory domains.
Release 3.20:
- Enhancements to support the BayStack 650 (in 802.11 mode) and
BayStack 660 adapters (both variants).
- 802.1h is now fully functional will all network protocols.
- Win-NT ISA-PCMCIA adapter fixes.
- Enable the Xpert_RTS_Threshold parameter.
- Correctly shutdown the adapter when the Remove button is clicked.
- Correctly change the network mode when directed to do so by ASPPRO32.EXE.
Features common to the v3.0x series software and firmware:
- Full 32-bit (mini-port architecture) driver for Win95 and Win-NT.
- Upgraded firmware for 802.11 compliance and improved performance.
- BayStack utilities for Windows including:
Control Panel for single-click access to BayStack Utilities :
- Site Survey for planning a BayStack wireless network
- Connection Quality for real-time connection information
- Properties for on-the-fly network ID changes without rebooting
- Solid ON green LED when connected to an Access Point and a blinking
green LED when connected to another mobile unit in ad hoc mode.
3) REQUIREMENTS
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The only PC Card Adapters that are upgradeable to the 802.11
firmware are those that are labeled "AirSurfer Plus" or "BayStack
650". The firmware in all such PC Card adapters must be upgraded to
at least version 3.00. The latest versions of firmware can be
obtained by contacting Technical Support or via the Nortel Networks'
website (see below).
Note: In order to support the 802.11 WEP and Power Saving
features, the Windows driver, Access Point firmware AND the
adapter firmware in both the mobile unit and the Access
Point MUST be updated to a version >= 3.40.
4) INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
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- For Windows 95/98 driver installation:
1. Disable any virus detection software that may be running on
your computer.
2. Insert the BayStack 650/ 660 Software CD into the CD-ROM
drive. This will automatically launch the Win95/98 driver
and windows utilities installer (SETUP.EXE).
3. Proceed through the installation process until you are
prompted to restart the computer.
4. Select "Yes", and click "Finish" to restart the computer.
5. After the computer has rebooted, insert the BayStack Wireless
LAN PC Card adapter into the PCMCIA slot.
6. Proceed through the initial adapter configuration process by
setting the network properties for SSID and Network Type (at
a minimum).
- For Windows NT 4.0 driver installation:
1. Disable any virus detection software that may be running on
your computer.
2. Insert the BayStack 650/ 660 Software CD into the CD-ROM
drive. This will automatically launch the Win95/98 driver
and windows utilities installer (SETUP.EXE).
3. Click the "Cancel" button to exit the installer.
4. Go into the Network Control Panel and select the Adapters tab.
5. Click the "Add Adapter" button.
6. Click the "Have Disk..." button.
7. Select the root directory of the CD-ROM drive in the
directory selection window. This is where the driver files
are located. Click "OK".
8. A list of BayStack adapter types is displayed. Choose the
adapter that you are using from the list. Click "OK".
9. You will then be prompted to set the value for several
Network Configuration parameters. Set the values as desired,
click the "OK" button. Then, click the "Close" button.
10.Next you will be prompted to set the Microsoft TCP/IP Properties.
Set those properties as directed by your network administrator,
then click "OK".
11.Select "Yes", to restart the computer.
12.To install the windows utilities, run the SETUP.EXE program
from the BayStack 650/ BayStack 660 CD.
13.The adapter list will be dislayed again. Since the driver is
already installed for your adapter, click the "Next" button to
proceed with the utilities installation.
- 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.
- The adapter also requires a 4 Kbytes memory window for I/O mode
within segment C000h to EF00h, the default is D000h. (This memory
window is used for attribute memory access during card
initialization)
5) SPECIAL SOFTWARE NOTES
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Windows 95/98 Driver
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Interrupt request 9 is not a supported interrupt with the BayStack
NDIS 3.0 Windows 95 driver. This can be checked in the Control
Panel, System Properties, Device Manager.
Windows NT 4.0 Driver Configuration
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On some computers, Interrupt 10 does not work. In these cases,
the PC Card will appear to be properly initialized but it will
never associate with an Access Point. First check to be sure that
all the network settings (network mode, SSID and WEP) are set
correctly. If these values are all set correctly, and the amber
and green LEDs on the PC Card are both flashing, then change the
PC Card interrupt resource.
6) MACHINE SPECIFIC NOTES
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Texas Instruments 6000 Series
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These computers may require BIOS and Card & Socket Services updates.
Contact Texas Instruments to obtain those updates.
7) NORTEL NETWORKS TECHNICAL SUPPORT
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To obtain technical support for your Nortel Networks product, please
call the appropriate number listed below and use Express Routing Code
(ERC) 178:
Europe, Middle East, Africa +33-4-92-966-968
Asia Pacific +61-2-9927-8800
China 800-810-5000
North America 1-800-2LANWAN (1-800-252-6926)
Please also visit our Web site at http://www.nortelnetworks.com/. Support
information can be found under the "Customer Support" link, then the "Bay
Networks Service & Support". See the "Contact us/ERC" link for an
explanation of the Automatic Call Distribution (ACD) system.
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Thank you for making BayStack products a part of your network.
Nortel Networks acknowledges all trade names and trademarks used in
this document as the property of their respective owners.
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