User's Manual Part 2

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Cisco Aironet Wireless LAN Client Adapters Installation and Configuration Guide for Windows
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Appendix E Configuring the Client Adapter through Windows XP
Using Windows XP to Associate to an Access Point
Step 6 Enter your EAP-MD5 authentication username, password, and optional domain name (which are
registered with the RADIUS server) and click OK. The client adapter should now EAP authenticate.
Note Whenever the computer reboots and you enter your Windows username and password, the
pop-up message appears, and you must re-enter your EAP-MD5 credentials in order to EAP
authenticate.
Step 7 To verify authentication, double-click My Computer, Control Panel, and Network Connections. The
status appears to the right of your Wireless Network Connection. If the client adapter is authenticated,
the status reads, “Authentication succeeded.” The status line also indicates if the authentication attempt
fails.
Using Windows XP to Associate to an Access Point
Windows XP causes the client adapter’s driver to automatically attempt to associate to the first network
in the list of preferred networks (see Figure E-1). If the adapter fails to associate or loses association, it
automatically switches to the next network in the list of preferred networks.The adapter does not switch
networks as long as it remains associated to the access point. To force the client adapter to associate to
a different access point, you must select a different network from the list of available networks (and click
Configure and OK).
Viewing the Current Status of Your Client Adapter
To view the status of your client adapter, click the icon of the two connected computers in the Windows
system tray. The Wireless Network Connection Status screen appears (see Figure E-6).
Figure E-6 Wireless Network Connection Status Screen