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1999 Cabletron Systems Installation/Configuration of: Network adapter card on a: Windows 95 system Windows NT 4.0 system AccessPoint Manager Client Utility 1999 Cabletron Systems 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 1999 Cabletron Systems Wireless Networking • Installing a RoamAbout PC card requires the same level of knowledge required to install any standard Ethernet adapter card. RoamAbout Wireless Network Adapter Installation Installation on • Since Windows 95 is a plug- and-play compatible operating system, the wireless adapter installation is very simple RoamAbout Windows 95 Wireless Networking • Ensure the PCMCIA slot is empty and put the wireless adapter into the empty slot 1999 Cabletron Systems Installation on • The operating system should automatically discover the new adapter and prompt you to install the driver RoamAbout Windows 95 Wireless Networking • Select Next to continue with the installation 1999 Cabletron Systems Installation on Wireless Networking • At this point select the Other Locations tab to install the driver from the disk provided RoamAbout Windows 95 1999 Cabletron Systems Installation on • At this point select the Other Locations tab to install the driver from the disk provided RoamAbout Windows 95 Wireless Networking • Select the floppy disk and press OK 1999 Cabletron Systems Installation on • At this point select the Other Locations tab to install the driver from the disk provided RoamAbout Windows 95 • The device will now install the device driver 1999 Cabletron Systems Wireless Networking • Select the floppy disk and press OK NIC Configuration • Once the driver is loaded the RoamAbout 802.11 Settings window will open RoamAbout 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 1999 Cabletron Systems Wireless Networking • From here you can configure the settings: NIC Configuration Wireless Networking • The Driver Type should already have defaulted to the proper driver mode RoamAbout Windows 95 1999 Cabletron Systems NIC Configuration Wireless Networking • In the Bindings section select the desired services that you want to bind to the driver RoamAbout Windows 95 1999 Cabletron Systems NIC Configuration • In the Advanced window it shouldn’t be necessary to change anything else for typical installation 1999 Cabletron Systems Wireless Networking • If RTS/CTS mode of operation is desired, you would turn Medium Reservation on RoamAbout 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 1999 Cabletron Systems Wireless Networking • If you want Power management, here is where you would select it. RoamAbout Windows 95 NIC Configuration • The final step is to click OK and let the services bind to the driver RoamAbout 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 1999 Cabletron Systems Wireless Networking – 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 RoamAbout Installation on • You should perform the following steps: – Running Windows NT diagnostics – Enabling network support 1999 Cabletron Systems Wireless Networking – 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. 1999 Cabletron Systems Wireless Networking • From the Control Panel RoamAbout Enabling the PC Card Controller • Verify the I/O port and IRQ settings since NT 4.0 is NOT plug-and-play capable. RoamAbout 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. 1999 Cabletron Systems Wireless Networking • From Administrative Tools click NT Diagnostics • Take note of the new value that you will use if you are going to change the defaults 1999 Cabletron Systems Wireless Networking • 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. RoamAbout Verifying the I/O Port and IRQ Settings Installing the NIC driver • To install the NIC driver – Right click on the Network Neighborhood icon RoamAbout NT Workstation 4.0 Wireless Networking – Click on the Adapters tab 1999 Cabletron Systems Installing the NIC driver • To install the NIC driver – Right click on the Network Neighborhood icon on the desk top RoamAbout NT Workstation 4.0 – Click on the Add button to add the new adapter 1999 Cabletron Systems Wireless Networking – 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 RoamAbout 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 1999 Cabletron Systems Wireless Networking – Click on the Adapters tab Installing the NIC driver Wireless Networking • Ensure the drive is correct and click OK RoamAbout NT Workstation 4.0 1999 Cabletron Systems Installing the NIC driver • Ensure the drive is correct and click OK Wireless Networking • Ensure the driver is correct and click OK RoamAbout NT Workstation 4.0 1999 Cabletron Systems Installing the NIC driver • Ensure the driver is correct and click OK • NT will then load the driver to the system files 1999 Cabletron Systems Wireless Networking • Ensure the drive is correct and click OK RoamAbout NT Workstation 4.0 NT Workstation 4.0 • Once the driver is loaded the RoamAbout 802.11 Settings window will open RoamAbout 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 1999 Cabletron Systems Wireless Networking • From here you can configure the settings: Configuring the NIC driver • In the advanced window it shouldn’t be necessary to change anything 1999 Cabletron Systems Wireless Networking • If you want the RTS/CTS mode, you should turn Medium Reservation on RoamAbout 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 1999 Cabletron Systems Wireless Networking • If you want Power management select it here. RoamAbout NT Workstation 4.0 Configuring the NIC Driver Wireless Networking • Assign the new I/O port and IRQ if required RoamAbout NT Workstation 4.0 1999 Cabletron Systems Configuring the NIC Driver • Note: from before the IRQ needed to be re-assigned as there was a conflict. RoamAbout 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 1999 Cabletron Systems Wireless Networking – Once complete click OK • The client utility can come from one of two places – The floppy disk that was provided with the NIC RoamAbout Installation of the Client Utility – Off the Cabletron web site • Be sure to review the release notes prior to installation 1999 Cabletron Systems Wireless Networking • Select the most current revision and download it • Insert disk and run the setup file in the utils folder Wireless Networking • This will install the Client utility on the workstation RoamAbout Installation from the provided disk 1999 Cabletron Systems • The AccessPoint Manager is the utility used to manage the AccessPoint RoamAbout 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 1999 Cabletron Systems Wireless Networking • 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 RoamAbout Downloading AccessPoint Manager – Select the most current revision and download it • Once the file is downloaded unzip it and install the utility 1999 Cabletron Systems Wireless Networking – Be sure to review the release notes prior to installation