Features Of Software Version 3.40 - Nortel BayStack 650 Release Note

Features of Software Version 3.40

The following five software components have all been revised and updated as part
of software version 3.40:
• BayStack AP Manager
Version 3.40 features include configuration and management of 802.11 WEP
encryption controls, the ability to manually add access points to the list so the
access points can be managed across subnets, verification that all access
points are online, ability to identify the access point to which a particular user
is associated, configuration of the 10BASE-T and 10BASE-2 Ethernet port
selection, and failover configuration of both 10BASE-T link integrity and
uplink ping.
• Access Point firmware
Version 3.40 features include support for 802.11 Wired Equivalent Privacy
(WEP) encryption controls for both authentication sequences and data
packets, full support for 802.11 power saving, full management capability,
full support of the 802.11 SNMP MIB, failover detection, ability to manage
the access point from a mobile unit associated with the access point, and
10BASE-T or 10BASE-2 Ethernet port selection.
• Windows driver
Version 3.40 features include a new integrated installer and uninstaller,
support for WEP encryption for both authentication sequences and data
packets, full support for 802.11 power saving, IP subnet roaming
enhancements, new configuration panels, support for Windows 98, enhanced
link quality and connection quality measurements, and operation of the driver
now in I/O only mode.
• Windows utilities
Version 3.40 features include a new integrated installer and uninstaller,
management of 802.11 WEP encryption keys, site survey features for forcing
connection to an access point and disabling autoroaming, and IP subnet
roaming enhancements that can provide pop-up notification of subnet changes
and automatic IP release and renewal when the mobile station roams between
access points on different IP subnets.
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