Overview Of Acu - Cisco AIR-PCM341 Installation And Configuration Manual

Chapter 1 Product Overview

Overview of ACU

The Profiles screen (see
Figure 1-1
The five tabs along the bottom of the screen (for PPC devices) or top of the screen (for HPC and
Windows CE .NET devices) enable you to activate the following ACU features:
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The status bar at the top or bottom of the Profiles screen reflects the current state of your client adapter.
The following states are possible: Not Associated, Associated, Authenticated, Ad Hoc Mode, and Cisco
Wireless LAN Adapter Not Found.
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Profiles Screen
Profiles—Enables you to use the profile manager feature to create and manage profiles for your
client adapter. Chapter 4 provides instructions for using this feature.
Firmware—Enables you to load new firmware for your client adapter.
instructions for upgrading firmware.
Status—Enables you to view the current status of your client adapter.
information on viewing the status.
Statistics—Enables you to view transmit, receive, and MIC statistics for your client adapter.
Chapter 7 provides additional information on viewing statistics.
Survey—Enables people who are responsible for conducting a site survey to determine the best
placement of infrastructure devices within a wireless network.
using the site survey feature.
Cisco Aironet Wireless LAN Client Adapters Installation and Configuration Guide for Windows CE
1-1) is ACU's primary screen. It appears when you open ACU.
Software Components
Chapter 8 provides
Chapter 7 provides additional
Appendix F provides instructions for
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