The file 11aCB030.EXE is VERSION 2.0 of the installation and driver file for Windows 2000 Windows XP, Windows 98SE, Windows Me, and Windows NT4.0 for the IBM 802.11a Wireless LAN CardBus Adapter. Part numbers US & Canada P/N: 22P7501, Japan 22P7502. This file use the InstallShield Wizard to install. Follow the install instructions as they appear on your computer's display screen. ============================================================================================= Additional information IBM 11a Wireless LAN CardBus Adapter October 11, 2002 for Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 98SE, Windows Me, and Windows NT4.0 Release (Version 2.0) ====================================================================== Notice: ------- This program is language independent and can be used with any language system. Released Versions ----------------- Release (Version 1.0) Initial release Release (Version 1.1) Fix Signal Strength issue Release (Version 2.0) Added support for Windows 98SE, Windows Me, and Windows NT4.0 Summary of Changes ------------------ Where: Build number (for example, 1.0 means Version 1.0) (New) New function or enhancement (Fix) Correction to existing function <1.0> - (New) Initial release 11a Wireless LAN CardBus Adapter <1.1> - (Fix) Fixed Wireless LAN Manager signal strength meter issue. When using multiple access points the signal meter sometimes displayed incorrect signal strength. <2.0> - (New) Added support for Windows 98SE, Windows Me, and Windows NT4.0. - (Fix) Fixed slow association times with access points when changing profiles. Users do not have to restart system after installing the Intel Wireless LAN Manager with Windows 2000 and Windows XP. KNOWN ISSUES ------------- - Under all operating systems, during the initial adapter installation and network configuration, the 11a Wireless LAN CardBus Adapter can take up to 2 minutes to confirm settings. Installation Instructions ------------------------- You can perform an install in one of two ways: - Automatic install - Manual install Automatically installing the wireless CardBus adapter -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: The following operating systems support automatic installation: - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional - Microsoft Windows XP - Microsoft Windows 98SE - Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me) The automatic installation process includes installing the device drivers for your operating system and the Wireless LAN Manager Utility. To perform an automatic installation, do the following from the computer desktop: 1. Extract this package onto the hard disk drive. 2. Click Start-->Run . 3. In the Open field, specify the path to sub-directory Setup with the full path name where you extracted the package in the step 1 location. If you extracted the package to c:\drivers\11awireless Type c:\drivers\11awireless\setup\setup.exe /s /f1setup.iss in the Open field. This will copy the driver to the hard drive and install the Wireless LAN Manager Utility automatically. 4. Following the instructions on the screen. 5. Insert the PC CardBus Adapter into the PC CardBus slot on your computer 6. Restart the computer after the installation completes. Note: After restarting your computer, you will be required to configure your adapter. For more information, See Chapter 4. Configuring the adapter in the User’s Guide on the installation CD or from the Online Publications from the IBM WEB. Manually installing the wireless CardBus adapter ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: The following operating systems support manual installation: - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional - Microsoft Windows XP - Microsoft Windows 98SE - Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me) - Microsoft Windows NT4.0 1. Turn on the computer and wait for the operating system to start. 2. Insert the IBM 11a Wireless CardBus Adapter into the PC Card slot on your computer. Windows 2000 ------------ 1. Extract this package onto the hard disk drive. 2. Click Next in the Found New Hardware Wizard window. 3. Verify that Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended) is selected. 4. From the "Locate Drivers Files" window check "Specify a Location". Click Next. 5. Enter the full path name where you extracted the package in step 1. Example: C:\drivers\11awireless Click OK. 6. Click Next after the driver for the device is found. 7. In the My WLAN Places window, click Next to use the default profile and continue with the installation. Note: You can customize the adapter configuration after the Wireless LAN Manager is installed. If you wish to configure the adapter at this point, Click the Configure tab and type in an SSID for your wireless network. Set up security and other parameters if required. See Chapter 4., Configuring the adapter in the User’s Guide on the installation CD or Online Publications from the IBM WEB for more detailed information. 8. Click Finish in the Add New Hardware window. 9. Continue with “Installing and using the Intel Wireless LAN Manager Utility” included below. Windows XP ---------- 1. Extract this package onto the hard disk drive. 2. From the Found New Hardware Wizard window, select "Install from a list or specific location(Advanced) is selected. Click Next. 3. From the Search and installations options window, verify "Search for best driver in these locations is selected. Use check box "Include this location in the search:" and enter the full path name where you extracted the package in step 1. If a Windows logo testing window opens, click Continue Anyway. 4. In the My WLAN Places window, click Next to use the default profile and continue with the installation. Note: You can customize the adapter configuration after the Wireless LAN Manager is installed. If you wish to configure the adapter at this point, Click the Configure tab and type an SSID for your wireless network. Set up security and other parameters if required. See Chapter 4., Configuring the adapter in the User’s Guide on the installation CD or Online Publications from the IBM WEB for more detailed information. 5. Click Finish in the Add New Hardware window. 6. Continue with “Installing and using the Intel Wireless LAN Manager Utility” included below. Windows NT when Networking is not Installed ------------------------------------------- Note: SystemSoft CardWizard 5.00.13 or later for Windows NT 4.0 is required before installing the 11a Wireless LAN CardBus Adapter. Plug and Play installation and hot swapping of CardBus adapters are not directly supported by Windows NT 4.0 and, therefore, require SystemSoft CardWizard. 1. With Windows NT 4.0 running and SystemSoft CardWizard installed, insert the 11a Wireless LAN CardBus Adapter into the PC Card slot. 2. The CardWizard window will pop up. Click Correct. 3. Click OK to install networking. 4. Click Yes to install Windows NT Networking. 5. The Network Setup Wizard window will display. Verify that Wired to the network is selected. Click Next. 6. Click Select from list... 7. Click Have Disk... 8. Specify D:\WINNT (where D is the letter of your CD-ROM) and click OK. 9. The Intel® PRO/Wireless 5000 LAN CardBus Adapter will be highlighted. Click OK. 10. Click Next. 11. Select which networking protocols you want to use (TCPIP, IPX, NetBEUI). Click Next. 12. Select required networking services. Click Next. 13. Click Next to begin installing selected components. 14. Window message displays, "Setup needs to copy some Windows NT files." In the test box, type C:\I386. Then click Continue. 15. A second Window message displays, "Setup needs to copy more Windows NT files." In the text box, type D:\WINNT (where D is the letter of your CD-ROM). Then click Continue. 16. Click Continue. 17. The setup utility asks if you want to create a profile for your wireless adapter. A default adapter has already been created. Click Next. Note: You can customize the adapter configuration after the Wireless LAN Manager is installed. If you wish to configure the adapter at this point, click the Configure tab and type in an SSID for your wireless network. Set up security and other parameters if required. See Chapter 4 "Configuring the adapter" in the User’s Guide on the installation CD for more detailed information. 18. If DHCP is required, click Yes. 19. Click Next. 20. Windows NT is now ready to start the network. Click Next. 21. Type the name of the Workgroup you want to be a member of. Click Next. 22. Networking has been installed on the computer. before the network can be used, the system must be restarted. Click Finish. 23. Click Yes to restart your computer. 24. Continue with "Installing and Using the Intel Wireless LAN Manager Utility" included below. Windows NT 4.0 when Networking is Installed ------------------------------------------- Note: SystemSoft CardWizard 5.00.13 or later for Windows NT 4.0 is required before installing the 11a Wireless LAN CardBus Adapter. Plug and Play installation and hot swapping of CardBus adapters are not directly supported by Windows NT 4.0 and, therefore, require SystemSoft CardWizard. 1. With Windows NT 4.0 running and SystemSoft CardWizard installed, insert the 11a Wireless LAN CardBus Adapter into the PC Card slot. 2. The CardWizard window will pop up. Click Correct. 3. Click OK to start Network Control Panel. 4. Click Add... adapter. 5. Click Have Disk.... 6. Specify D:\WINNT (where D is the letter of your CD-ROM) and click OK. 7. The Intel® PRO/Wireless 5000 LAN CardBus Adapter will be highlighted. Click OK. 8. Click OK. 9. The setup utility asks if you want to create a profile for your wireless adapter. A default profile has already been created. Click Next. Note: You can customize the adapter configuration after the Wireless LAN Manager is installed. If you wish to configure the adapter at this point, click the Configure tab and type in an SSID for your wireless network. Set up security and other parameters if required. See Chapter 4 "Configuring the adapter" in the User’s Guide on the installation CD for more detailed information. 10. Click Close. 11. Specify IP Address information if using TCP/IP. Click OK. 12. Restart the computer after the installation is complete. 13. Continue with "Installing and Using the Intel Wireless LAN Manager Utility" included below. Enabling Hot Swap Capability with Windows NT and CardWizard ----------------------------------------------------------- To enable hot swap, do the following: 1. Click Start -> Programs -> CardWizard for Windows NT 2. Select Intel PRO/Wireless 5000 LAN CardBus Adapter 3. Click the Wizard box. 4. Click Test. 5. Click OK to begin test. 6. Click OK. 7. Click Exit to complete. You now have hot swap capability and can perform suspend/resume using the wireless CardBus adapter. Windows 98SE ------------ To install the PC Card, do the following: 1. In the Add New Hardware window, click Next. 2. Insert the installation CD into your CD-ROM drive. 3. In the New Hardware Wizard window, select Search for the best driver for your device (Recommended) and click Next. 4. Select CD-ROM drive and click Next to locate the driver. 5. After the driver is located, click Next. 6. In the My WLAN Places window, click Next to use the default profile and continue with the installation. Note: You can customize the adapter configuration after the Intel Wireless LAN Manager Utility is installed. If you wish to configure the adapter at this point, click the Configure tab and type in an SSID for your wireless network. Set up security and other parameters if required. See Chapter 4, "Configuring the adapter" in the User’s Guide on the installation CD for more detailed information. 7. Follow the on-screen installation instructions and insert the Microsoft Windows Installation CD if prompted. 8. Click Finish in the Add New Hardware Wizard window. 9. When prompted to restart the computer, click No. 10. Continue with "Installing and Using the Intel Wireless LAN Manager Utility" included below. Windows Me ---------- To install the IBM 11a Wireless LAN CardBus Adapter, do the following: 1. After the Add New Hardware window opens, insert the installation CD into your CD-ROM drive. 2. In the New Hardware Wizard window, select Search for the best driver for your device (Recommended) and click Next. 3. The device driver will be installed. 4. In the Adapter Properties window, click OK to use the default profile and continue with the installation. Note: You can customize the adapter configuration after the Intel Wireless LAN Manager Utility is installed. If you wish to configure the adapter at this point, click the Configure tab and type in an SSID for your wireless network. Set up security and other parameters if required. See Chapter 4, "Configuring the adapter" in the User’s Guide on the installation CD for more detailed information. 5. Follow the on-screen instructions, using the Microsoft Windows Installation CD if prompted. 6. Click Finish in the Add New Hardware Wizard window. 7. When prompted to restart the computer, click No. 8. Continue with "Installing and using the Intel Wireless LAN Manager Utility" included below. Installing and using the Intel Wireless LAN Manager Utility ----------------------------------------------------------- To install the utility, do the following: 1. From the desktop, click Start-->Run. 2. In the Open field, specify the path to sub-directory Setup with the full path name where you extracted the package. Example: If you extracted the package to c:\drivers\11awireless type c:\drivers\11awireless\setup\setup.exe in the Open field. 3. Follow the on-screen installation instructions. 4. Restart the computer. 5. To start the Intel Wireless LAN Manager Utility, use one of the following methods: - Click Start-->Programs-->Intel Wireless LAN-->Wireless LAN Manager Utility. - Double-click the green icon in the system tray. Uninstalling the Adapter ------------------------ Refer to the heading for your operating system for instructions to uninstall the adapter and drivers. Windows 2000 and Windows XP --------------------------- To uninstall the adapter, do the following: 1. From the computer desktop, right-click the My Computer icon and select Manage. 2. Select Device Manager from the list on the left. 3. Expand the Network Adapters item in the right side of the dialog box. 4. Right-click Intel/PRO 5000 LAN CardBus Adapter and select Uninstall. Windows 98SE and Windows Me --------------------------- To uninstall the adapter, do the following: 1. From the computer desktop, right-click the My Computer icon and select Properties. 2. Select the Device Manager tab. 3. Under Network adapters, find and select the Intel® PRO/Wireless LAN PC card from the displayed list. 4. Click Remove. Windows NT 4.0 -------------- To uninstall the adapter, do the following: 1. From the computer desktop, click Start -> Settings -> Control Panel. 2. Double-click Network. 3. Click Adapters. 4. Under Network adapters, find and select the Intel/PRO Wireless 5000 LAN CardBus Adapter from the displayed list. 5. Click Remove. Determining which version is installed -------------------------------------- (Windows 2000/XP/98SE/Me) NDIS File Name Version ---- --------- ------- NDIS5.1: wl50nd5.sys 1.0.1.30 (Windows NT 4.0) NDIS File Name Version ---- --------- -------- NDIS4 wl50nd4.sys 1.0.1.30 The following operating systems use one of the listed NDIS device drivers. Windows 2000: wl50nd5.sys Windows XP: wl50nd5.sys Windows 98SE: wl50nd5.sys Windows Me: wl50nd5.sys Windows NT4.0 wl50nd4.sys To check the version of the device driver that is installed on your system, follow the following instructions: 1. Right-click the My Computer icon. 2. Click Search. 3. Type one of the NDIS driver names in Named: field. For example, if you are using Windows 2000, type wl50nd5.sys in the field. 4. Click the search button. 5. It lists the NDIS driver(s). If it does not list the NDIS driver, the Ethernet device driver is not installed in your system. 6. Right-click the NDIS driver that is found in the Windows folder. 7. Click the Properties. 8. Click the Version tab. 9. Click the Product Version in the Items name: field. Trademarks ---------- * IBM is a registered trademark of IBM Corporation. * Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. * Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Other company, product, and service names may be registered trademarks, trademarks, or service marks of others.