TITLE: HP WLAN W400-W500 Driver for Windows 2000/XP

VERSION: 2.00 Rev A
DESCRIPTION:
This contains a Windows 2000 and Windows XP driver for the HP WLAN W400-W500 Adapter
in the notebook models listed below.

PURPOSE: Routine Release
SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP23071
SUPERSEDES: SP23012
EFFECTIVE DATE: November 10, 2003
CATEGORY: Driver - Network
SSM SUPPORTED: Yes

PRODUCT TYPE(S):
Notebooks
 
PRODUCT MODEL(S):
hp compaq business notebook nc4000
hp compaq business notebook nc6000
hp compaq business notebook nc8000
hp compaq business notebook nw8000

OPERATING SYSTEM(S): 
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Microsoft Windows XP Home
Microsoft Windows 2000
 
LANGUAGE(S): 
PRC Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Spanish
Taiwan Chinese
US English

ENHANCEMENTS:
 - 802.11g capability - The Wireless LAN device now allows operation at 
   54Mbps in the 2.4Ghz band. 
 - WPA - Support of WPA security is achieved in conjunction with Microsoft 
   WPA supplicants (see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 815485).
 - Improves Hidden SSID Scanning - Scanning and connection to Access Point's
   that utilize a hidden SSID is improved.
 - Ad-hoc - Wireless LAN device now always utilizes the 2.4Ghz band when 
   creating an ad-hoc network.
 - Upgrading of Existing Profiles - All existing Profiles that have been 
   enabled for 2.4Ghz@11Mbps (802.11b) will be automatically upgraded to 
   and enabled for 2.4Ghz@54Mbps (802.11g) support when this driver is installed.

PREREQUISITES: 
  If Microsoft WPA support for Windows XP Zero Config is desired (see Microsoft 
  Knowledge Base Article 815485), install this Softpaq BEFORE installing the 
  update in Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 815485.  The installation of 
  Microsoft WPA supplicants (as referred to in Knowledge Base Article 815485) 
  without this Softpaq will cause WEP security issues.
 
HOW TO USE:
 
1.  Download the SoftPaq to a directory on your hard drive and change
to that directory.  The file that is downloaded is a self-extracting
executable with a filename based on the SoftPaq Number above.

2.  From that drive and directory, execute the downloaded file
and follow the on-screen instructions to unpack the files.
You will be given the chance to specify the target directory for
the files, or default to the download directory.

3.  After the files have been unpacked, you may delete the
self-extracting file downloaded in step 1.

4.  The setup program will run silently just after the softpaq unpacks and
update the drivers.  The setup program (Setup.exe) is located in the directory
the softpaq unbundles if it needs to be run interactively.
 
 
Copyright (c) 2003 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.