Installation Instructions

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Cisco Aironet Wireless LAN Client Adapters Installation and Configuration Guide for Windows

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Chapter 3 Installing the Client Adapter

Installing or Upgrading the Client Adapter Software

This section enables you to install or upgrade Cisco Aironet client adapter firmware, drivers, utilities,

and security modules from a self-extracting executable file named

Windows-Client-Installation-Wizard-v.exe, where v represents the version number.

Follow the instructions below to install or upgrade client adapter software on a computer running

Windows 98, 98 SE, 2000, Me, or XP. If your computer is running Windows NT, follow the instructions

on page 3-12.

Caution The Install Wizard automatically upgrades client adapter firmware to the version included in the Install

Wizard file. Both of the client adapter’s LEDs light continuously while the firmware upgrade occurs. Do

not eject the client adapter while the firmware is being upgraded.

Note The Install Wizard file is not yet available on the CD that ships with Cisco Aironet client adapters. If

you are installing or upgrading to versions of client adapter software that do not use the Install Wizard

file, refer to version OL-1394-04 of this manual for installation, configuration, and operation

instructions.

Installing or Upgrading the Client Adapter Software on Windows 98, 98 SE, 2000,

Me, or XP

Follow the steps below to install or upgrade client adapter software components on a computer running

Windows 98, 98 SE, 2000, Me, or XP.

Note Windows Me and XP come with a driver that is installed automatically the first time you insert a PC,

LM, or PCI card. Follow the procedure below to upgrade this driver to the latest one available.

Step 1 Use your computer’s web browser to access the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/public/sw-center/sw-wireless.shtml

Step 2 Select Option #2: Aironet Wireless Software Display Tables.

Note You can download software from the Software Selector tool instead of the display tables. To do

so, select Option #1: Aironet Wireless Software Selector, follow the instructions on the

screen, and go to Step 6.

Step 3 Select Cisco Aironet Wireless LAN Client Adapters.

Step 4 Under Aironet Client Adapter Installation Wizard (For Windows), select Aironet Client Adapter

Installation Wizard for Windows.

Step 5 Select the Install Wizard file with the greatest version number.

Step 6 Read and accept the terms and conditions of the Software License Agreement.

Step 7 Select the file again to download it.

Step 8 Save the file to your computer’s hard drive.