Loading New Firmware - Cisco Aironet 340 Series Installation And Configuration Manual

Upgrading the Client Adapter Software

Loading New Firmware

Follow the instructions below to load new firmware into your client adapter.
Step 1 Use a serial or USB cable to connect your Windows CE device to a laptop or PC running ActiveSync. A
message appears on the Windows CE device indicating that it is connecting to the host. After the
Windows CE device is connected, the New Partnership window appears on the laptop or PC. This
window asks if you want to set up a partnership.
Perform one of the following:
Step 2
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Use the laptop or PC's web browser to access the following URL:
Step 3
http://www.cisco.com/public/sw-center/sw-wireless.shtml
Step 4 Locate the section for client adapter firmware.
Step 5 Click the link for your client adapter's series (for example, 350 Series).
Step 6 Click the firmware file for your client adapter.
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Step 7 Read and accept the terms and conditions of the Software License Agreement.
Select the firmware file to download it.
Step 8
Save the file to a floppy disk or to the hard drive of your laptop or PC.
Step 9
Locate the file using Windows Explorer, double-click it, and extract the image file (*.img) to a folder.
Step 10
In the ActiveSync window on the laptop or PC, click the Explore button to view the files on the Windows
Step 11
CE device.
Step 12 Drag and drop the firmware image from Windows Explorer to a location in the ActiveSync window.
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Step 13 After the file is copied, disconnect the Windows CE device.
Step 14 Make sure the client adapter is installed in your Windows CE device and is operational.
Step 15 On your Windows CE device, select Start > Programs > Cisco > Load New Firmware. The Load New
Firmware screen appears (see
Cisco Aironet Wireless LAN Client Adapters Installation and Configuration Guide for Windows CE
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If you want to establish a partnership that allows you to synchronize files between the laptop or PC
and the Windows CE device, select Yes, click Next, and follow the instructions on the screen to
specify the files to be synchronized and to finish setting up the partnership.
If you do not want to synchronize files and want to connect as a "guest," select No and click Next.
The screen indicates that you are connected as a guest.
If your wireless network uses LEAP, remember to select a firmware file of the same draft
standard as the access points to which your client adapters will be authenticating.
If your Windows CE device is a PPC running Windows CE 3.0, you must copy the firmware
image to the My Documents folder or a folder under My Documents.
Figure 7-2).
Chapter 7 Routine Procedures
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