Installing the Software
Installation Procedure
WaveLAN/ISA Card User’s Guide
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DOS/NDIS-2 Driver
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The WaveLAN configuration parameters for the
DOS/NDIS-2 driver are set in the file PROTOCOL.INI.
A sample PROTOCOL.INI file is provided in directory
\MSLANMAN.DOS\DRIVERS\WAVELAN of the
WaveLAN software diskette.
Table 3-2
WaveLAN parameters in PROTOCOL.INI
Parameter
Value Range
Usage
AT_Address = 0x0nnn
'nnn' in the set [300, 390, 3c0, 3e0] Identifies the card's I/O base address (default '300').
Value must correspond to I/O Base set by switches on
the card (see Chapter 2).Optional parameter if '300'.
NWID = 0xnnnn
'nnnn' hexadecimal value in the
range 0100 through FFFF
Identifies the WaveLAN Network ID. If used, must be
same for all WaveLAN cards in the network.
The default value is '0100'. Using this value may result in
unintentional overlap with adjacent WaveLAN cells.
Domain_ID = 0xnnnn
'nnnn' hexadecimal value in the
range 0000 through FFFF
This parameter turns on auto-connect. If not used, or if
set to '0x0000', station cannot auto-connect to a
WavePOINT with a different NWID.
All stations in the Domain must have the same Domain
ID.
Beacon_Key = 0xnnnn
'nnnn' hexadecimal value in the
range 0000 through FFFF
Used to encode the NWID transmitted by a WavePOINT.
If used, must be same for all WaveLAN cards and
WavePOINTs in the area where auto-connect is allowed.
'0x0000' = no encoding.
Station_Address 0xnn, 0xnn, .. 6 groups of 2 hexadecimal digits
('nn') separated by commas
Locally administered address which overrides the card's
factory installed Universal MAC address.
The 2nd digit of the first digit-pair must be 2, 6, A, or E.
Station_Name = x..................x Any alpha-numeric string (max. 31
characters - no spaces allowed)
Can be used by the Point-to-Point diagnostics utility.
Encryption_Key 0xnn, 0xnn, ..
8 groups of 2 hexadecimal digits
('nn') separated by commas, or '0'
A 16 hexadecimal digit value enables encryption. The
value '0' disables encryption.
Required Parameters:
To enable the card to auto-connect to a WavePOINT a (non-zero) Domain ID is required. All other parameters are optional.
If the auto-connect feature is not required, reset the Domain ID to '0000', and set the NWID.
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