NOTICE:
Broadcom utilities are for use only with Broadcom NICs.
Dell installs the Broadcom ASF Management Application on computers that support ASF,
with ASF functionality disabled by default. This section describes methods that
you can use (if reinstallation is necessary) to deploy ASF to multiple computers
on your network. You can use the VBScript
to enable and configure ASF on your client computers.
Components
Table 1 describes the software provided with Dell's ASF solution for portable
computers.
Table 1. Included Software
Software
Description
Setup
InstallShield application. This program installs ASFCFG, ASFIpMon, WMI Provider.
ASF Configuration Utility (ASFConfig)
Permits ASF feature configuration and enabling on the local computer.
BRCMGroup
Microsoft® Windows® standardized WMI Provider module for management
programs using Windows WMI Provider Core.
BASFIpM
Monitors change to the local computer's IP address and propagate the new IP address for use by the ASF. This utility synchronizes the IP addresses leased from the DHCP network environment with the
ASF-enabled NIC.
BASFRCfg.vbs
ASF Visual Basic Configuration script. Permits IT administrator to enable/configure ASF settings remotely,
through WMI provider.
ASFRCfg
Command line utility that permits IT administrator to enable/configure ASF settings remotely, through WMI provider.
This utility requires BRCMGroup and the ASFIpMon.exe file to be
installed.
For information on installing and using other recommended Dell software, see the Dell OpenManage™ Client Instrumentation and Dell OpenManage IT Assistant User's Guides.
Dell installs the Broadcom ASF Management Application on portable
computers that support ASF. This software is available on the Dell ResourceCD
in case you need to reinstall the Broadcom ASF Management application.
The setup.exe file automatically installs the following software
components:
ASFCFG A control panel program that installs the Graphical User Interface (GUI) for
the Broadcom ASF Management Application (an ASFCFG icon is added to the Control Panel). This component
allows for the local configuration of ASF support.
BRCMGroup A WMI provider that allows WMI applications to configure ASF
via CIM methods.
ASFIpMon A Windows Service utility that detects changes to the NIC's IP
address, subnet mask, and default gateway and updates this information in the
ASF-enabled NIC. This utility synchronizes the operating system IP address with the Broadcom ASF
Management Application and is useful for DHCP environments.
NOTE: The WMI Provider Core Version 1.5+ must be
present on the client computer in order for the Broadcom ASF Management Application
to be installed.
NOTE: Once the WMI Provider Core has been
installed in a system, you cannot remove the WMI Provider Core. Its presence should not adversely affect any other software or hardware.
NOTE: The WMI Core Provider is included with Windows XP and
Windows 2000.
The installation program automatically detects if the correct WMI software is present. If
the correct WMI software is not present, the installation program instructs you to install the Microsoft WMI Provider and then exit.
If necessary, download the WMI Provider Core from www.microsoft.com,
install it on your system, and continue installing the agent.
To reinstall the Broadcom ASF Management Application:
Install the Broadcom ASF Management Application using the Dell ResourceCD.
Double-click the setup.exe file.
Select the desired software components, and click Next.
NOTE: ASFConfig and BASFIpM are selected by
default.
The setup program installs and registers several individual software components that make up the
Broadcom ASF Management Application and the ASF WMI
layer, and compiles an ASF managed object format (.mof) file.
You can modify, repair, or remove the Broadcom ASF Management Application
using the installation file. You can also remove the Broadcom ASF Management Application
using the Add/Remove Programs icon on the Control Panel.
To modify, repair, or remove the Broadcom ASF Management Application using the installation
file:
Open My Computer or Windows Explorer, navigate to the directory to which you downloaded the installation
file, and double-click the setup.exe file.
The setup program begins.
When the InstallShield Wizard window
displays the
Welcome
message, click Next.
Select the action to perform:
Modify Allows you to add or remove selected
components. Click Next and select the components
you want to add or remove from the installation.
Repair Checks components previously installed by
the user. If a damaged component is detected, the program reinstalls it.
If a required registry key has been deleted, the program re-creates it.
Remove Uninstalls all installed components.
Click Next.
Follow the screen prompts to modify, repair, or remove the Broadcom ASF Management
Application.
