Download Wireless Network Adapter Installation

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Installation/Configuration of:
Network adapter card on a:
Windows 95 system
Windows NT 4.0 system
AccessPoint Manager
Client Utility
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RoamAbout
Wireless Networking
RoamAbout Installation
• A basic understanding of the operating system which you
are working with is necessary to ensure a smooth
installation.
• This overview will discuss installations on both Windows 95
and NT workstation 4.0 operating systems
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• Installing a RoamAbout PC card requires the same level of
knowledge required to install any standard Ethernet adapter
card.
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Wireless Network Adapter Installation
Installation on
• Since Windows 95 is a plug- and-play compatible operating
system, the wireless adapter installation is very simple
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Windows 95
Wireless Networking
• Ensure the PCMCIA slot is empty and put the wireless
adapter into the empty slot
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Installation on
• The operating system should
automatically discover the new
adapter and prompt you to
install the driver
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Windows 95
Wireless Networking
• Select Next to continue with
the installation
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Installation on
Wireless Networking
• At this point select the Other
Locations tab to install the
driver from the disk provided
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Windows 95
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Installation on
• At this point select the Other
Locations tab to install the
driver from the disk provided
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Windows 95
Wireless Networking
• Select the floppy disk and
press OK
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Installation on
• At this point select the Other
Locations tab to install the
driver from the disk provided
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Windows 95
• The device will now install the
device driver
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• Select the floppy disk and
press OK
NIC Configuration
• Once the driver is loaded the
RoamAbout 802.11 Settings
window will open
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Windows 95
– At the Basic tab you need to
enter the Wireless network
name for that network
– If you want the Ad-Hoc mode,
you should select the
appropriate option
Note: The Wireless
Network Name has
to be consistent
with the rest of the
network
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• From here you can configure
the settings:
NIC Configuration
Wireless Networking
• The Driver Type should
already have defaulted to the
proper driver mode
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Windows 95
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NIC Configuration
Wireless Networking
• In the Bindings section select
the desired services that you
want to bind to the driver
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Windows 95
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NIC Configuration
• In the Advanced window it
shouldn’t be necessary to
change anything else for
typical installation
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• If RTS/CTS mode of operation
is desired, you would turn
Medium Reservation on
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Windows 95
NIC Configuration
– Note: if your device has a
hard drive device such as a
lap top computer, the power
savings in the power
management mode would be
insignificant
– If the device has a static
storage device the power
savings may be significant
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• If you want Power
management, here is where
you would select it.
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Windows 95
NIC Configuration
• The final step is to click OK and let the services bind to the
driver
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Windows 95
– At this point you may be asked to insert the Windows 95 CD
so that the services may be loaded
• Now right-click on Network Neighborhood, and assign the
IP address as you would for any other NIC installation
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– If this occurs then just follow the prompt
Windows NT 4.0
• Prior to installing the wireless network interface card onto
your NT 4.0 workstation
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• You should perform the following steps:
– Running Windows NT diagnostics
– Enabling network support
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– Enabling the PC card controller
– Double-click on the PC card
to open the PC card
Properties window
– Note: here that the card is
recognized; however, there
are no drivers loaded yet so
the card itself is disabled.
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• From the Control Panel
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Enabling the PC Card Controller
• Verify the I/O port and IRQ
settings since NT 4.0 is NOT
plug-and-play capable.
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Verifying the I/O port and IRQ settings
– Note that the factory settings
for the RoamAbout NIC are
• I/O port 03040-037F
• IRQ 10
– These may require changing
if there is a conflict
Note that here in fact
there would be a conflict
with the IRQ of 10.
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• From Administrative Tools click
NT Diagnostics
• Take note of the new value
that you will use if you are
going to change the defaults
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• Once you have verified the
settings, you may need to
select another (unused) IRQ
and or I/O port. Which is
discussed later in this
presentation.
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Verifying the I/O Port and IRQ Settings
Installing the NIC driver
• To install the NIC driver
– Right click on the Network
Neighborhood icon
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NT Workstation 4.0
Wireless Networking
– Click on the Adapters tab
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Installing the NIC driver
• To install the NIC driver
– Right click on the Network
Neighborhood icon on the
desk top
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NT Workstation 4.0
– Click on the Add button to
add the new adapter
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– Click on the Adapters tab
Installing the NIC driver
• To install the NIC driver
– Right click on the Network
Neighborhood icon on the
desk top
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NT Workstation 4.0
– Click on the Add button to
add the new adapter
– click on the Have Disk button
and insert the provided disk
for the operating system
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– Click on the Adapters tab
Installing the NIC driver
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• Ensure the drive is correct and
click OK
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NT Workstation 4.0
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Installing the NIC driver
• Ensure the drive is correct and
click OK
Wireless Networking
• Ensure the driver is correct
and click OK
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NT Workstation 4.0
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Installing the NIC driver
• Ensure the driver is correct
and click OK
• NT will then load the driver to
the system files
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• Ensure the drive is correct and
click OK
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NT Workstation 4.0
NT Workstation 4.0
• Once the driver is loaded the
RoamAbout 802.11 Settings
window will open
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Configuring the NIC driver
– At the Basic tab you need to
enter the Wireless network
name for that network
– If you want the Ad-Hoc mode
you should select the
appropriate option
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• From here you can configure
the settings:
Configuring the NIC driver
• In the advanced window it
shouldn’t be necessary to
change anything
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• If you want the RTS/CTS mode,
you should turn Medium
Reservation on
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NT Workstation 4.0
Configuring the NIC driver
– Note: if your device has a
hard drive device such as a
lap top computer, the power
savings in the power
management mode would
provide will be insignificant
– If the device has a static
storage device the power
savings may be significant
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• If you want Power
management select it here.
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NT Workstation 4.0
Configuring the NIC Driver
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• Assign the new I/O port and
IRQ if required
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NT Workstation 4.0
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Configuring the NIC Driver
• Note: from before the IRQ
needed to be re-assigned as
there was a conflict.
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NT Workstation 4.0
– The new IRQ is 9
– The Network properties
window will still be open.
Click OK to close it
– At this point the new adapter
will bind to the protocol
stacks
– Enter new IP information and
restart your computer
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– Once complete click OK
• The client utility can come from one of two places
– The floppy disk that was provided with the NIC
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Installation of the Client Utility
– Off the Cabletron web site
• Be sure to review the release notes prior to installation
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• Select the most current revision and download it
• Insert disk and run the setup
file in the utils folder
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• This will install the Client utility
on the workstation
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Installation from the provided disk
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• The AccessPoint Manager is the utility used to manage the
AccessPoint
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Installation of the AccessPoint Manager
utility
• The AccessPoint is equipped with a COM port for out-ofband management using VT100 terminal emulation
software if desired
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• This is the in-band management platform that can access
the AccessPoint from either the wired or wireless networks
associated with the AccessPoint
• To get the latest version of the AccessPoint Manager go to
www.cabletron.com/wireless
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Downloading AccessPoint Manager
– Select the most current revision and download it
• Once the file is downloaded unzip it and install the utility
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– Be sure to review the release notes prior to installation