Beacon Computer Lan Adapter manual Windows 95 or Windows 98 NDIS3 Installation

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Installing the Software

Windows 95 or Windows 98 NDIS3 Installation

To complete the installation of the PC Card under Windows 95 or Windows 98, make sure that the PC Card driver is installed and PC Card 32-bit support is enabled.

NOTE: To ﬁnd out more about PC Card and PC Card 32- bit support, follow the instructions found in the Windows 95 Help menu section titled Enabling 32-bit PC card support (under PCMCIA).

1.Power on your computer and boot Windows.

2.Insert the adapter into one of the PC Card slots.

3.Windows will display the New Hardware Found dialog box.

4.Select the Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer option and select OK.

5.Insert the driver disk provided with the adapter into the appropriate drive.

6.Type A:\NDIS3 at the prompt and press Enter.

7.Select the appropriate LAN Adapter and press Enter.

8.Select the appropriate Infrastructure Mode and enter the SSID of the wireless network.

9.Optionally, select the Channel and Bitrate parameters.

10.Press Enter.

11.Windows will prompt for the system disks. Enter the correct network path.

12.Restart Windows after the ﬁles are copied. The system will reboot and the installation will be complete.

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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 Typographical Conventions Convention Type of InformationAbout the User’s Guide and Technical Reference Manual Welcome to the Aironet 4000 Series Wireless LAN Adapter SectionSafety 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 Ad Hoc Wireless LAN System ConﬁgurationsWireless Infrastructure Welcome to the Aironet 4000 Series Wireless LAN Adapter Extended Infrastructure Using Repeaters Coverage Options Minimal Overlap Coverage OptionHeavy Overlap Coverage Option Multiple Overlapping Systems Coverage Option Welcome to the Aironet 4000 Series Wireless LAN Adapter Installing the Hardware Before You Start Antenna Connectors Overview of the 4000 Series PC CardStandard 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 Installing the Software Driver OverviewDriver Disk Structure PROTOCOL.INIVXD4500.VXD Windows 95 or Windows 98 NDIS3 Installation Installing the Software Windows NT NDIS3 Installation Select Add AdaptersSelect Other Require Disk from manufacturerInstalling the Software Windows for Workgroups NDIS2 Installation DOS NDIS2 Installation Minimum PROTOCOL.INI Driver SettingsInstalling the Software DOS Packet Driver Installation Minimum AWCPKT.INI Driver SettingsInstalling the Software ODI Driver Installation Minimum NET.CFG Driver SettingsGeneral Information Installing the Software Driver Keywords and Settings General Network Keywords Value Description Advanced Network Keywords Value Description Fragmentation Keywords Value Description FragthresholdPower Management Keywords Value Description Listendecay FastlistendelayFastlistentime Scanning Keywords Value Description 10 Infrastructure Keywords Value Description Authtimeout SpecifiedaptoAuthtype OFF, Open Haredkey11 Ad Hoc Keywords Value Description JoinnettoBeaconperiod DschannelInstalling the Software 12 PC Card Keywords Value Description Installing the Software Utilities Site Survey and Link TestUtilities Utilities Using Windows 95 or Windows 98 to Perform a Link Test Link Test Command in WinDGS IP address of Aironet Access PointNumber of Packets Packet SizeLinkscope Utilities Select Load New Firmware Loading New Firmware VersionsUpgrading Firmware for Windows 95 or Windows Loading Firmware for Windows 3.11 and DOS Utility DescriptionUtilities Error Messages and Trouble Shooting Indicator LEDsGreen LED Operating Messages Condition Amber LED Operating Messages Green LED ConditionIf Your Radio Fails to Establish Contact Error Messages and Trouble Shooting PC Card Speciﬁcations Appendix aLAN Drivers Supported Table A.1 Supported Drivers Protocol Operating SystemFCC ID Radio SpeciﬁcationsTable A.2 Radio Speciﬁcations Description Power Requirements Table A.3 Power Requirements Speciﬁcation ValueTable A.4 Physical Characteristics Description Physical SpeciﬁcationsMechanical Description Figure A.1 Mechanical OutlineUsing the WinDGS Utility Commands MenuAppendix B Select CardLoad New Firmware Edit PropertiesStatistics StatusLink Test Site SurveyRadio Off/On ExitPreferences Screen Update TimerOptions Menu Edit Parameters Save Properties OptionsName Network type Infrastructure ModeSystem Parameters Network type Ad Hoc Mode Constant Awake Mode CAMPower Save Mode Fast Power Save ModeMaximum Power Save Mode Network Parameters RF Network ParametersModel Allowable Selections Antenna Mode Advanced InfrastructureSpeciﬁed Access Point RTS ThresholdChannel Advanced Ad Hoc/IBSSRTS Retry Limit Beacon Period Wake DurationAppendix C User WarningAppendix C Appendix C Declaration of Conformity CPC/ARLAN/DK/9815PC4800 Appendix C Appendix D Technical SupportCommunications Web Site