User's Manual Part 1

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Cisco Aironet Wireless LAN Client Adapters Installation and Configuration Guide for Windows
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Preface
Audience
Audience
This publication is for the person responsible for installing, configuring, and maintaining a Cisco
Aironet Wireless LAN Client Adapter on a computer running Windows 95, 98, NT, 2000, Me, or XP.
This person should be familiar with computing devices and with network terms and concepts.
Purpose
This publication describes the Cisco Aironet client adapters and explains how to install, configure, and
troubleshoot them.
Organization
This publication contains the following chapters:
• Chapter 1, “Product Overview,” describes the types of client adapters and their hardware and
software components and illustrates two common network configurations.
• Chapter 2, “Preparing for Installation,” provides information that you need to know before installing
a client adapter, such as safety information and system requirements.
• Chapter 3, “Installing the Client Adapter,” provides instructions for installing the driver and client
utility as well as setting basic configuration parameters.
• Chapter 4, “Using the Profile Manager,” explains how to use the Aironet Client Utility (ACU)
profile manager feature to create and manage profiles for your client adapter.
• Chapter 5, “Configuring the Client Adapter,” explains how to change the configuration parameters
for a specific profile.
• Chapter 6, “Using EAP Authentication,” explains the sequence of events that occurs and the actions
you must take when a profile that is set for EAP authentication is selected for use.
• Chapter 7, “Performing Diagnostics,” explains how to use ACU to perform user-level diagnostics.
• Chapter 8, “Routine Procedures,” provides procedures for common tasks related to the client
adapter, such as upgrading client software and restarting the adapter.
• Chapter 9, “Troubleshooting,” provides information for diagnosing and correcting common
problems encountered when installing or operating a client adapter.
• Appendix A, “Technical Specifications,” lists the physical, radio, power, and regulatory
specifications for the client adapters.
• Appendix B, “Translated Safety Warnings,” provides translations of the client adapters’ safety
warnings in nine languages.
• Appendix C, “Declarations of Conformity and Regulatory Information,” provides declarations of
conformity and regulatory information for the client adapters.
• Appendix D, “Channels, Power Levels, and Antenna Gains,” lists the IEEE 802.11a and IEEE
802.11b channels supported by the world's regulatory domains as well as the maximum power levels
and antenna gains allowed per domain.