Beacon Computer Lan Adapter manual Installing the Software, Driver Overview

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Installing the Software

Section 3

Installing the Software

The PC Card is supplied with PACKET, NDIS2, NDIS3 and ODI drivers allowing operation under DOS, Windows 3.x, Windows for Workgroups, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, and Novell Netware. The PC Card is fully IEEE 802.11 compliant.

Driver Overview

The PC Card is shipped with two diskettes:

•WinDGS diagnostics diskette

•Aironet driver diskette

This section covers the drivers. The utilities are discussed in Section 4 – Utilities.

The DOS, Windows 3.x and Windows for Workgroups based drivers must have a conﬁguration ﬁle created (or edited) with an ASCII text editor. Installation of each driver is discussed in the following tables.

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Contents User’s Guide and Technical Reference Manual Aironet Wireless Communications, Inc Table of Contents Appendix a Appendix D Page List of Figures Page List of Tables Page About the User’s Guide and Technical Reference Manual About the User’s Guide and Technical Reference Manual Convention Type of Information Typographical ConventionsAbout the User’s Guide and Technical Reference Manual Section Welcome to the Aironet 4000 Series Wireless LAN AdapterSafety Information High Gain Antennas Snap-On AntennaDipole Antenna Other Devices in the Wireless Network Data Transparency and Protocols Radio CharacteristicsDirect Sequence Radio Technology Site Survey Protocols SupportedRadio Ranges Welcome to the Aironet 4000 Series Wireless LAN Adapter Link Test Security FeaturesRadio Antenna Terminology Welcome to the Aironet 4000 Series Wireless LAN Adapter System Conﬁgurations Ad Hoc Wireless LANWireless Infrastructure Welcome to the Aironet 4000 Series Wireless LAN Adapter Extended Infrastructure Using Repeaters Minimal Overlap Coverage Option Coverage OptionsHeavy Overlap Coverage Option Multiple Overlapping Systems Coverage Option Welcome to the Aironet 4000 Series Wireless LAN Adapter Installing the Hardware Before You Start Overview of the 4000 Series PC Card Antenna ConnectorsStandard Antennas Attaching a Remote Antenna Attaching the AntennaAttaching the Snap-On Antenna Detaching a Remote Antenna Detaching the AntennaDetaching the Snap-On Antenna Removing the PC Card Installing the Wireless LAN AdapterConnecting the PC Card Installing the Hardware Driver Overview Installing the SoftwarePROTOCOL.INI Driver Disk StructureVXD4500.VXD Windows 95 or Windows 98 NDIS3 Installation Installing the Software Select Add Adapters Windows NT NDIS3 InstallationSelect Other Require Disk from manufacturerInstalling the Software Windows for Workgroups NDIS2 Installation Minimum PROTOCOL.INI Driver Settings DOS NDIS2 InstallationInstalling the Software Minimum AWCPKT.INI Driver Settings DOS Packet Driver InstallationInstalling the Software Minimum NET.CFG Driver Settings ODI Driver InstallationGeneral Information Installing the Software Driver Keywords and Settings General Network Keywords Value Description Advanced Network Keywords Value Description Fragthreshold Fragmentation Keywords Value DescriptionPower Management Keywords Value Description Listendecay FastlistendelayFastlistentime Scanning Keywords Value Description 10 Infrastructure Keywords Value Description Specifiedapto AuthtimeoutAuthtype OFF, Open HaredkeyJoinnetto 11 Ad Hoc Keywords Value DescriptionBeaconperiod DschannelInstalling the Software 12 PC Card Keywords Value Description Installing the Software Site Survey and Link Test UtilitiesUtilities Utilities Using Windows 95 or Windows 98 to Perform a Link Test IP address of Aironet Access Point Link Test Command in WinDGSNumber of Packets Packet SizeLinkscope Utilities Select Load New Firmware Loading New Firmware VersionsUpgrading Firmware for Windows 95 or Windows Utility Description Loading Firmware for Windows 3.11 and DOSUtilities Indicator LEDs Error Messages and Trouble ShootingAmber LED Operating Messages Green LED Condition Green LED Operating Messages ConditionIf Your Radio Fails to Establish Contact Error Messages and Trouble Shooting Appendix a PC Card SpeciﬁcationsLAN Drivers Supported Table A.1 Supported Drivers Protocol Operating SystemFCC ID Radio SpeciﬁcationsTable A.2 Radio Speciﬁcations Description Table A.3 Power Requirements Speciﬁcation Value Power RequirementsTable A.4 Physical Characteristics Description Physical SpeciﬁcationsFigure A.1 Mechanical Outline Mechanical DescriptionCommands Menu Using the WinDGS UtilityAppendix B Select CardEdit Properties Load New FirmwareStatistics StatusSite Survey Link TestRadio Off/On ExitPreferences Screen Update TimerOptions Menu Save Properties Options Edit ParametersName Network type Infrastructure ModeSystem Parameters Constant Awake Mode CAM Network type Ad Hoc ModePower Save Mode Fast Power Save ModeMaximum Power Save Mode RF Network Parameters Network ParametersModel Allowable Selections Advanced Infrastructure Antenna ModeRTS Threshold Speciﬁed Access PointChannel Advanced Ad Hoc/IBSSRTS Retry Limit Wake Duration Beacon PeriodUser Warning Appendix CAppendix C Appendix C CPC/ARLAN/DK/9815 Declaration of ConformityPC4800 Appendix C Technical Support Appendix DCommunications Web Site