This is the README.TXT File Version 1.0 for IBM International High Rate Wireless LAN PC Card Driver for OS/2 2.01 (c) Copyright International Business Machines Corporation, 2001-2002. All rights Reserved. Contents ======== 1.0 Overview 2.0 Installation Instructions 3.0 Requirements 4.0 Configuration parameters 5.0 WifiStat wireless network monitor utility 6.0 Copyright and Trademark Information 1.0 Overview ============= This IBMWIFI2.EXE package provides you with IBM's most current support for the IBM International High Rate Wireless LAN PC Card on the OS/2 Operating System. 1.1 The IBMWIFI2.EXE file that you received contains the following files in a self-extracting compressed format. IBMWIFI2.NIF IBMWIFI2.OS2 IBMWIFI2.MSG IBMWIFI2.DDP WIFISTAT.EXE WIFIICON.CMD 2.0 Installation Instructions =========================================================== 2.1 Using IBMWIFI2.EXE To use the IBM International High Rate Wireless LAN PC Card Drivers for OS/2, you must expand the IBMWIFI2.EXE file into its component files by (a.) copy IBMWIFI2.EXE to a temporary directory, e.g. c:\temp (b.) run IBMWIFI2.EXE to unpack the installation files Please make sure that you delete all other files from this directory. It is recommended not to mix other installation files into this temporary directory. 2.2 Installation using the DDINSTALL utility This package contains a DDP file for installation with the DDINSTALL utility. It copies the driver files into the \IBMCOM and \IBMCOM\MACS subdirectories. Run DDINSTALL from an OS/2 command prompt or click on the "Device Driver Installation" icon in the "System Setup" folder and follow the instructions. (a.) Select the correct path to the temporary directory from section 2.1. (b.) Select "IBM High Rate Wireless LAN PC Card-128 NDIS driver, V.1.0" from the list, and press "OK". (c.) Start MPTS and create a network adapter choosing "IBM High Rate Wireless LAN PC Card-128" from the adapter list. It is required to specify a network name and security options, see section 4.0 for additional information. 2.3. Installation of the Wifi Signal Strength monitor utility (a.) The files WIFISTAT.EXE and WIFIICON.CMD are copied into \IBMCOM during step 2.2. (b.) To create a desktop icon, simply run WIFIICON.CMD. 3.0 Requirements ================= 3.1 Hardware High Rate Wireless LAN PC Card drivers are designed to work on IBM ThinkPad Models supported by OS/2. Tests are performed for following devices: o ThinkPad 760, 760XD, 770, 770X o ThinkPad 600E, 600X o ThinkPad T20, T21, T23 3.2 Software The High Rate Wireless LAN PC Card drivers require PCMCIA 2.0 (or higher) support and a working Socket Service driver. The drivers are NDIS 2.01 compatible. 4.0 Configuration parameters ============================= 4.1 Network parameters Network Name (SSID) With "Network Name (SSID)" you specify the network name of your wireless network. The network name can be up to 32 characters long. If the WLAN adapter should accept any network available, then specify "ANY" as Network Name (SSID). Support Peer to Peer connections Set this parameter to "YES" if you want to support a network without base stations. If the WLAN Adapter does not find an existing network, it will create one with Network Name (SSID) as network name. 4.2 Power Management parameters Power Management There are several power management modes for this adapter. It depends on the access point if power management can be used. The optimal setting is "EPS" which is supported by most new access points. To disable power management, set it to "DISABLED". Possible settings are: DISABLED Power Management is disabled. ENABLED Power Management is enabled, however, this is not the optimal setting. NO_RX_MCAST Power Management is enabled, and Multicast Packets will not be received if they are the only reason to wake up the card. QUEUE_MCAST Power Management is enabled, and Multicast Packets are queued for transmission until the card is awake. NO_RX_MCAST is also active. EPS Enhanced Power Management is enabled. This seems to be the optimal setting. EPS_NO_RX_MCAST Enhanced Power Management is enabled, and Multicast Packets will not be received if they are the only reason to wake up the card. EPS_QUEUE_MCAST Enhanced Power Management is enabled, and Multicast Packets are queued for transmission until the card is awake. EPS_NO_RX_MCAST is also active. 4.3 Encryption The driver supports WEP 40 Bit and 128 Bit encryption. The keys must be specified in the PROTOCOL.INI file. Use Encryption Set this parameter to "YES" to use encryption. The keys specified in KEY_1 to KEY_4 will be used. The keys can be either 40 or 128 Bit in length, both lengths can be mixed. TX_KEY Number Specifies which key will be used for the encryption of transmitted packets. KEY_1..KEY_4 These parameters specify the keys for the encryption algorithm. At least one key must be specified. Note that it is necessary to have the same key number for a specific key on all network stations. The keys can be specified as ASCII strings or as HEX strings with a preceding "0x" before the string. 4.4 Resource allocation For PCMCIA cards it should not be necessary to offer the possibility to explicitly configure interrupts. That defeats PCMCIA. Nonetheless, to give the user the ability to administer resources, parameters are implemented. The parameters can be specified in the PROTOCOL.INI file or in the MPTS program. IO_BASE Specify an I/O address, which should be used for this adapter. The adapter needs a contiguous space of 64 (0x40) I/O addresses. If you specify IO_BASE, you also need to specify an IRQ number, unless you use the polling option. IRQ Specify an IRQ, which should be used for the adapter. The adapter requires an exclusive IRQ line. USE_POLLING With this parameter you can use polling instead of interrupts. It is intended for misbehaving PCMCIA sockets, which prevent a working IRQ for the adapter. It is required to have TIMER0.SYS installed to use this option (OS/2 Warp 4.0 or higher has TIMER0.SYS installed by default). 5.0 WifiStat wireless network monitor utility ============================================ This utility displays following information about wireless LAN connection: o Wireless network adapter status o Network name o Wireless signal strength and network connection speed 5.1 Enabling and disabling wireless connection For enabling the wireless LAN connection do a right-click on WifiState application window and select "Radio On" (the default selection)from pop-up menu. For disabling the wireless LAN connection do a right-click on WifiState application window and select "Radio Off" from pop-up menu. 5.2 Displaying and hiding the network station name For displaying the wireless LAN station name do a right-click on WifiState application window and select "Show SSID" (the default selection) from pop-up menu. For hiding the wireless LAN station name do a right-click on WifiState application window and select "Hide SSID" from pop-up menu. 5.3 Wireless LAN profiles This feature allows to define up to 4 different Wireless network profiles for the adapter. Switching between these defined networks is possible without making changes in MPTS and rebooting the system. 5.3.1 Adding / modifying profiles Do a right-click on WifiState application widow and choose "Add/Edit Profile" pop-up menu. In Profile selection window choose the desired profile radio button and select "Profile settings". In settings window define all necessary settings for desired Wireless network. In case of infrastructure wireless network (with base stations) information about Network Name and Encryption Key settings may be obtained from your network administrator. In case of a Peer-To-Peer (ADHOC) wireless network Network Name and Encryption Key settings must match those specified on peer system. 5.3.2 Changing Wireless Networks In order to change the active Wireless network do a "right-click" on WifiState application window and from "Select Profile" menu choose the desired Wireless network profile. 6.0 Copyright and Trademark Information ======================================= The following terms are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States and/or other countries: IBM OS/2 OS/2 Warp ThinkPad Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others. THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THIS README IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. IBM DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND MERCHANTABILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT. BY FURNISHING THIS DOCUMENT, IBM GRANTS NO LICENSES TO ANY PATENTS OR COPYRIGHTS. (C) Copyright IBM Corporation, 2002. All rights reserved. U.S. Government Users Restricted Rights -- Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp.