Software Name Intel(R) PRO/Wireless Driver (11a/b/g, 11b/g) Supported models ThinkPad T60/T60p ThinkPad X60/X60s Please refer to marketing materials to find out what ThinkPad models support whitch adapter cards. Operating Systems Windows XP (Home Edition, Professional) Windows 2000 Version 10.1.0.13 Issue date January 24, 2006 Supported devices Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945BG Network Connection Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection Notice: This program is language independent and can be used with any language system. ---------------------- What This Package Does ---------------------- This package provides the Wireless LAN driver for "Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945BG Network Connection" and "Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection" for Windows 2000 and XP.(*1) (*1) Referred as "Windows XP" below in this document. ----------------------- CHANGES IN THIS RELEASE ----------------------- [Important Updates] None [New functions or enhancements] - Support for the following ThinkPad systems: - ThinkPad T60, T60p, X60, X60s - Support for Access Connections 4.11 [Problem fixes] None -------------------------------------- Determining which version is installed -------------------------------------- 1. Click Start, select Settings and click Control Panel. 2. Double-click System, select the Hardware tab, and click Device Manager. 3. Expand Network adapters. 3-1. If "Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945BG Network Connection" is there, then Right-click Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945BG Network Connection. 3-2. Click the Driver tab. The version and date of the driver are displayed. 4. If "Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection" is there, then Right-click Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection. 5. Click the Driver tab. The version and date of the driver are displayed. 6. If it is 10.1.0.13, then 7AWC09WW Driver is installed. ------ Notice ------ If you use Access Connections, it must be updated to ver 4.11 or later. For "Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945BG, 3945ABG Network Connection" this package supports Wireless LAN installed models of the following systems: - ThinkPad T60/T60p - ThinkPad X60/X60s To install the Wireless LAN driver, refer to the "Installation instructions" section. Note: If you currently use IEEE 802.1x authentication on Windows XP Service Pack 1 and do not use WPA encryption, Lenovo recommends you uninstall Q826942 (WPA Supplicant update rollup package in Windows XP) and Q815485 (WPA Wireless Security Update in Windows XP). This does not apply if you are running Windows XP Service Pack 2. To check if Q826942 or Q815485 is installed and to uninstall it: 1. Start Windows XP and logon with administrative privileges. 2. Click Start and then click Control Panel. 3. Click Add or Remove Programs. 4. Click Windows XP Hotfix (SP2) Q826942 or Windows XP Hotfix (SP2) Q815485 if it is listed under Currently installed programs. 5. Click Remove and follow the instructions on the screen. Note: The above action will remove all the fixes within the update rollup package, Q826942. You may need to re-install the other specific hotfixes you expect for this rollup package. Note: If you use Windows 2000, please stop the Microsoft Wireless Configuration service if it is already installed. To check if the service is installed and to stop it: 1. Start Windows 2000 and logon with administrative privileges. 2. Click Start, select Settings, and then click Control Panel. 3. Double-click Administrative Tools then Services. 4. Double-click Wireless Configuration if it is listed. 5. Change Startup type to Disabled if it is not. 6. Click OK. Note: You may need to re-enter security information after updating the Wireless LAN driver. -------------------- Released Versions -------------------- 10.1.0.13 - 7AWC09WW (Initial release) Support for the following ThinkPad systems: - ThinkPad T60, T60p, X60, X60s ------------------------- Installation Instructions ------------------------- NOTES: - ThinkPad Software Installer provides the install wizard for this package. - Access Connections ver 4.11 or later needs to be installed to configure this device. INSTALL: 1. Start Windows 2000/XP and logon with administrative privileges. 2. Extract this package onto the hard disk drive. 3. Click Start and then click Run. 4. In the run dialog window, type: C:\DRIVERS\WIN\WLANINT\SETUP.EXE and click OK to start the installation process. If you have extracted the files to a different location, specify this location instead. 5. Follow the instructions. Notice: If you use Access Connections, Intel PROSet/Wireless component needs to be installed as pre-selected during the above procedure. UNINSTALL: 1. Start Windows 2000/XP and logon with administrative privileges. 2. Click Start and then click Run. 3. In the run dialog window, type: C:\DRIVERS\WIN\WLANINT\SETUP.EXE and click OK to start the installation process. If you have extracted the files to a different location, specify this location instead. 4. Check Remove, then click Next, then click OK. 5. Follow the instructions. Unattended Install: This procedure is intended only for system administrators. 1. Start Windows 2000/XP and logon with administrative privileges. 2. Extract this package onto the hard disk drive. 3. Open Command Prompt. 4. Type: C:\DRIVERS\WIN\WLANINT\SETUP.EXE /QI and press "Enter" key to start the installation process. If you have extracted the files to a different location, specify this location instead. ------------------ Summary of Changes ------------------ Where: < > Version number [ ] Internal ID which is for administrator purpose (Important) Important Update (New) New function or enhancement (Fix) Correction to existing function <10.1.0.13> [7AWC09WW] (Driver version in Windows Device Manager) 10.1.0.13 (Windows XP) 10.1.0.13 (Windows 2000) - (New) Support for the following ThinkPad systems: - ThinkPad T60, T60p, X60, X60s - (New) Support for Access Connections 4.11 -------------------------- Known Issues and Solutions -------------------------- 1. Access Connections will not work if Windows XP Software Network Bridge connection is created. To recover the Access Connections function: 1-1. Start Windows XP and logon with administrative privileges. 1-2. Click Start, select Settings, click Control Panel, then click Network Connections. 1-3. Confirm that the following Device Name belongs to "Network Bridge" Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945BG/ABG Network Connection 1-4. Right click on its "Name" (Wireless Network Connection) 1-5. Click Remove from Bridge. 1-6. Confirm that it belongs to "LAN or High-Speed Internet." 1-7. Right click on its "Name" again and click Properties. 1-8. The Wireless Network connection Properties tab will open and under the General tab, Check at "WLAN Transport" 1-9. Restart the system. 2. Installing and deleting server/client certificate may not take effect immediately. To recover, restart the system. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- Trademarks ---------- * ThinkPad is a registered trademark of Lenovo. * IBM is a registered trademark of IBM Corporation. * Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Other company, product, and service names may be registered trademarks, trademarks or service marks of others.