README for IBM IR driver ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ This Readme attempts to go through all the steps necessary to get IBM IR setup in a system and its Windows 95 Miniport driver working in a system and communicating effectively. 1. Installing the Irda3.0 Infrared software for Windows95. 1.1. Goto the Windows 95 'Start'button and select 'Run'. 1.2. The 'Run' Dialog box click on Browse. 1.3. Find the setup.exe under cd-rom D:\Irda30\setup.exe (Assume your CD-ROM in D:) 1.4. Select'setup' then click on open, this will return you to the 'run' dialog box. 1.5. Then click on 'Ok'. 1.6. You will now be in the Add Infrared Device Wizard. 1.7. Click on 'Next'. 1.8. This will get a second Add Infrared device wizard. 1.9 Have the NSC Miniport driver release disk ready and click on 'Have Disk'. 1.10. Choose "browe" and find the D:\irda\nsc\nscirda.inf. (assume your CD-ROM in D:), then click 'Ok'. 1.11. Choose "OEM Laptop Fast Infrared Port" which matches the Infrared hardware present. 1.12. The installation will copy over the files then will ask for the Windows 95 Installation CD-ROM, Click on 'Ok' this will lead to a copy file dialog box. Change the copy files from box to point to the 'CDROM drive letter':\win95. 1.13. The files will begin to be copied from the CDROM then there will be version conflicts with new versions present in the Ir software, always choose the Ir software over the CD-ROM software. 1.14. Once the copy of the files is complete the software will return to the first Add Infrared device wizard. At this point one gets a chance to 'Change Settings' to match the adapter if necessary. Then click 'Next'. 1.15. Setup Com, IRQ, and DMA for IR device, choose "IBM or TEMIC". Then Click 'Next again. 1.16. Click on Finish and restart the computer. 2. Install FastIr stack and additional software to support networking. 2.1. Goto the 'Start' button select 'Settings' then in its submenu select 'Control Panel'. 2.2. In the 'Control Panel' look for 'Network' and double click on it. 2.3. Click on 'Add'. 2.4. You are now in the Select Network Component Type dialog box. Select 'Protocol' from the choices. 2.5. Click on 'Add'. 2.6. You are now in the Select Network protocols dialog box. We're installing the protocol form the directory where the FirDDK was installed so click on 'Have Disk'. 2.7. The Install from Disk dialog box will appear so click on 'Browse' to find the FastIR '.inf' file, (D:\irda\fastir.inf), once found click 'Ok'. A new Select Network Protocol dialog box will appear with only one protocol present (Fast Infrared Protocol) select it and click on 'Ok'. 2.8. Once back to the Network Dialog box re-select the driver chosen in the Select Network Adapters dialog box. 2.9 Select Microsoft and choose "Dail-up Adpater", then click 'OK'. 2.10. Click on 'Ok' 2.11. Reboot machine. 2.12. Now verify Irframer by running the "Infrared Transfer" program. 09/09/97