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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Chapter 2 Preparing for Installation

System Requirements

In addition to the items shipped with the client adapter, you will also need the following in order to install

and use the adapter:

• One of the following computing devices running Windows 95, 98, NT, 2000, Me, or XP:

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Laptop, notebook, or portable or handheld device equipped with a Type II or Type III PC card

slot or Cardbus slot

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Desktop personal computer equipped with an empty PCI expansion slot

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Handheld or portable device with an embedded LM card

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Laptop or other computing device with an embedded mini PCI card

Note Cisco recommends using a display with a minimum resolution of 800 x 600.

Note All drivers and supporting software (Card and Socket Services) for the PC card slot or

Cardbus slot must be loaded and configured.

• Windows NT Service Pack 3 or greater if your computer is running Windows NT

• A Phillips screwdriver (for PCI cards)

• The following information from your system administrator:

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The logical name for your workstation (also referred to as client name)

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The protocols necessary to bind to the client adapter

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The case-sensitive service set identifier (SSID) for your RF network

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If your computer is not connected to a DHCP server, the IP address, subnet mask, and default

gateway address of your computer

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The Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) keys of the access points with which your client adapter

will communicate, if your wireless network uses static WEP for security

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The username and password for your network account

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The username and password for your RADIUS server account, if your wireless network uses

LEAP or EAP-MD5 authentication