Nortel BayStack 650 Using Manual

3-12 203113-B Advanced Auto-Roaming Enabled Check to enable or disable auto-roaming. This feature is for test purposes only. Disabling auto-roaming is temporary, since auto-roaming is enabled once you exit the Site Survey utility. Force Connect Forces a connection to an access point. In the site survey, you can double-click an access point in the list to force the laptop computer to immediately roam to that device. Or click an access point and choose Advanced. However, auto-roaming may cause the laptop computer to subsequently roam to a different ...

4-4 203113-B Driver Installation Troubleshooting in Windows NT 4.0 Do the following if you have problems loading the Windows NT 4.0 network drivers: 1. Make sure that the Windows Card and Socket Service is installed on the laptop. 2. Start Windows NT 4.0 with the “BayStack 650/660 Wireless LAN in 802.11 Mode” card inserted in the PCMCIA slot (NT 4.0 does not support plug-and-play service). 3. From the Windows taskbar, open Start > Programs > Administrative Tools (Common) > Windows NT Diagnostics to open Windows NT Diagnostics. 4. Select the � ...

The Connection Quality utility displays the quality of the wireless connection between the PC card in a laptop computer and the connected access point. Distance, radio interference, and how much traffic is passing through the access point affect quality. Connection quality is a factor that determines when a laptop computer is handed off to the next access point that provides a better connection. To view the connection quality: • From the Windows taskbar, choose Start > Programs > Bay Networks > BayStack 650- BayStack 660 Wi ...

This chapter provides diagnostic and troubleshooting information for the BayStack PC card. Using the LEDs for Diagnostics LED indicators on the BayStack PC card operate when the card is inserted into a PCMCIA slot, when the computer is powered on, and when a network driver has been loaded. Table 4-1 describes the LEDs on the BayStack PC card. Table 4-1. BayStack PC Card LEDs LED Color Activity Description Green On There is a wireless link from the card to the access point. Slow Blinking There is a wireless link to an ad hoc network. Fast B ...

This appendix provides instructions for removing network drivers and the BayStack 650 - BayStack 660 Windows Utilities from a laptop computer running Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows NT 4.0. The uninstall program is located on the BayStack 600 Series Wireless LAN 802.11 Software CD. Removing the Network Drivers Remove your BayStack PC card from the laptop computer before removing the network drivers. However, make sure that you stop your PC card before removing it from the slot. To remove any network drivers that are currently i ...

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Compliance Notice: Radio Frequency Notice This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference. • This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against har ...

you to read the README file. 5. Click Yes to read the file, or No to close the dialog box. The Setup Complete dialog box opens confirming the completion of the installation and prompting if you want to restart your system. 6. Click Yes and then click Finish to restart Windows. Utilities Submenu After installation is complete, a Bay Network entry with a submenu (Figure 3-2) is added to the Programs list on the Start menu. Figure 3-2. BayStack Utilities Submenu To see the s ...

Table 3-4. Items in the WEP dialog box Item Description Enable Shared Key Authentication Check this check box to enable the shared keys. This allows another user to connect to your network, but only if the user’s WEP key match the WEP keys designated for your PC card. Enable WEP Encryption Check this check box to enable WEP encryption. This provides an encryption scheme that improves the security of your wireless LAN. This is transparent to data transfers. The enabling WEP encryption can only be between the ...