Dell Wireless Cards in Vista can now support LEAP authentication.

Dell Wireless Cards installed in Windows Vista Systems can now support LEAP authentication.

You need to download and install the latest drivers. R169067.exe is the name of the driver.

Release Title:
Network: Dell Wireless 1370 WLAN MiniPCI Card, Wireless 1390 WLAN MiniCard, Wireless 1470 Dual-Band WLAN miniPCI Card, Wireless 1490 Dual-Band WLAN MiniCard, Wireless 1505 Draft 802.11n WLAN Mini-Card, Driver, Windows Vista 32-bit, Windows Vista 64-bit, Multi Language, Multi System, v.4.170.25.12, A16

Release Date:
11/13/2007

Criticality:
Recommended

Description:
This release supports the Dell Wireless 1350, 1370, 1390, 1395, 1450, 1470, 1490, 1500, 1505 series Mini Card, MiniPCI and PC Card devices (not USB).

Criticality
Recommended Dell recommends applying this update during your next scheduled update cycle. The update contains feature enhancements or changes that will help keep your system software current and compatible with other system modules (firmware, BIOS, drivers and software).

Additional Information

Fixes and Enhancements

Your Dell wireless WLAN card has the following features:
• IEEE 802.11a operation (5-GHz frequency band)

• IEEE 802.11g operation (2.4-GHz frequency band)

• Draft IEEE 802.11n operation (2.4-GHz frequency band and 5-GHz frequency band) with a network data rate of up to 270 Mbps for a 40-MHz bandwidth channel and 130 Mbps for a 20-MHz bandwidth channel

• Added Support for the Dell Wireless 1505 Draft 802.11n WLAN Mini Card

NOTE: The Wi-Fi Catcher™ feature is not supported with the Dell Wireless 1505 Draft 802.11n WLAN Mini Card on the following computers: D820, M65, D420, and D620.
• Dell Wireless 1500/1505 Draft 802.11n WLAN Mini-Card only: Draft IEEE 802.11n operation (2.4-GHz frequency band and 5-GHz frequency band) with a network data rate of up to 270 Mbps for a 40-MHz bandwidth channel and 130 Mbps for a 20-MHz bandwidth channel

• Network data rate of up to 54 Mbps for legacy cards and up to 270 Mbps for Dell 1500/1505 Draft 802.11n cards

• Unscheduled Automatic Power Save Delivery (UAPASD) support

• Cisco Compatible Extensions v4 support

• Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) support

• smart card authentication support, including authentication during single sign-on

• Dell Wireless WLAN Card Utility for performing network tasks and viewing wireless network information

• Wireless Network Connection Settings tool for connecting to advanced networks or creating ad hoc networks

• Wireless Network Wizard for connecting to basic networks and ad hoc networks or creating ad hoc networks

New for this release
• Dell Wireless 1395 WLAN Mini Card