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Product Overview and Installation
This chapter describes the Cisco Aironet CB21AG and PI21AG client adapters and their role in a
wireless network. This chapter also provides information that you need to know before installing a client
adapter and instructions for installing the client adapter hardware and software.
The following topics are covered in this chapter:
Introduction to the Client Adapters, page 1-2
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Hardware Components, page 1-3
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Software Components, page 1-4
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Safety information, page 1-6
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Unpacking the Client Adapter, page 1-7
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System Requirements, page 1-8
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Site Requirements, page 1-9
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Inserting the Client Adapter, page 1-10
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Obtaining Client Adapter Software, page 1-17
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Cisco Aironet 802.11a/b/g Wireless LAN Client Adapters (CB21AG and PI21AG) Installation and Configuration Guide for Windows Vista
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Page 1: Table Of Contents
Product Overview and Installation This chapter describes the Cisco Aironet CB21AG and PI21AG client adapters and their role in a wireless network. This chapter also provides information that you need to know before installing a client adapter and instructions for installing the client adapter hardware and software. -
Page 2: Introduction To The Client Adapters
Introduction to the Client Adapters Introduction to the Client Adapters The Cisco Aironet IEEE 802.11a/b/g Wireless LAN Client Adapters (CB21AG and PI21AG) are radio modules that provide wireless data communications among fixed, portable, and mobile devices within both wireless and wired network infrastructures. The client adapters are fully compatible when used in devices supporting “plug-and-play”... -
Page 3: Hardware Components
Chapter 1 Product Overview and Installation Hardware Components The client adapters have three major hardware components: a radio, a radio antenna, and two LEDs. Radio The client adapters contain a dual-band radio that is both IEEE 802.11a and 802.11b/g compliant. The radio uses both direct-sequence spread spectrum (DSSS) technology and orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) technology for client applications in the 2.4-GHz Industrial Scientific Medical (ISM) frequency band and OFDM technology in the 5-GHz Unlicensed National Information... -
Page 4: Software Components
Software Components Table 1-2 Status LED (green) Blinking slowly Blinking quickly Software Components You can install both the driver for the CB21AG and PI21AG and the software that runs the adapter by running a single executable file that is available from Cisco.com. You must execute this file on devices that are running Windows Vista. - Page 5 Chapter 1 Product Overview and Installation Network Configurations Using Client Adapters Figure 1-1 Ad Hoc Wireless LAN Wireless Infrastructure with Workstations Accessing a Wired LAN A infrastructure network can be created by placing two or more access points on a LAN. Figure 1-2 shows a microcellular network with workstations accessing a wired LAN through several access points.
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Page 6: Safety Information
Safety information Figure 1-2 Safety information Follow the guidelines in this section to ensure proper operation and safe use of the client adapter. FCC Safety Compliance Statement The FCC, with its action in ET Docket 96-8, has adopted a safety standard for human exposure to RF electromagnetic energy emitted by FCC-certified equipment. -
Page 7: Unpacking The Client Adapter
Chapter 1 Product Overview and Installation Use in specific environments: • The use of wireless devices in hazardous locations is limited to the constraints posed by the – safety directors of such environments. The use of wireless devices on airplanes is governed by the Federal Aviation Administration –... -
Page 8: Package Contents
System Requirements Package Contents Each client adapter is shipped with the following items: 1-dBi gain antenna permanently attached by a 6.6-ft (2-m) cable, antenna base, low-profile bracket, • two mounting screws, and two plastic wall anchors (PCI cards only) • Quick Start Guide: Cisco Aironet 802.11a/b/g Wireless LAN Client Adapters (CB21AG and PI21AG) •... -
Page 9: Site Requirements
Chapter 1 Product Overview and Installation Your hardware or software token password – All necessary infrastructure devices (such as access points, servers, gateways, user databases, etc.) • must be properly configured for any authentication type you plan to enable on the client. The following information from your system administrator: •... -
Page 10: Inserting The Client Adapter
Inserting the Client Adapter Inserting the Client Adapter This section provides instructions for inserting a PC-Cardbus card or PCI card into your computer. These procedures and the physical connections they describe apply generally to conventional Cardbus Caution slots and PCI expansion slots. In cases of custom or nonconventional equipment, be alert to possible differences in Cardbus slot and PCI expansion slot configurations. - Page 11 Chapter 1 Product Overview and Installation If the Found New Hardware Wizard window appears, click Cancel. Step 4 If you do not click Cancel, the wizard will attempt to install software for the client adapter but Note will be unable to find it. Go to the “Installing the Client Adapter Driver and Software”...
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Page 12: Inserting The Card
Inserting the Client Adapter Slide the bracket away from the card; then tilt the bracket to free the antenna cable. Step 2 Caution Do not pull on the antenna cable or detach it from the PCI card. The antenna is meant to be permanently attached to the card. - Page 13 Chapter 1 Product Overview and Installation Figure 1-5 Antenna cable LEDs Card edge connector Tilt the card to enable the LEDs to slip through the opening in the CPU back panel. See the enlarged Step 6 view in Figure Press the card into the empty slot until its connector is firmly seated. Step 7 Do not force the card into the expansion slot;...
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Page 14: Mounting The Antenna
Inserting the Client Adapter Figure 1-6 Antenna Notch Antenna base Press the antenna cable into the receptacle on the top of the base as shown in Step 3 Press the antenna straight down into the receptacle until it clicks into place. Step 4 Mounting the Antenna Because the PCI card is a radio device, it is susceptible to RF obstructions and common sources of... - Page 15 Chapter 1 Product Overview and Installation Follow the steps below to position the PCI card’s antenna on a flat horizontal surface or to mount it to a wall. Perform one of the following: Step 1 If you want to use the antenna on a flat horizontal surface, position the antenna so it is pointing •...
- Page 16 Inserting the Client Adapter Figure 1-8 The antenna rotates 90 degrees from its base. For optimal reception, position the antenna so it is pointing Step 6 straight up (see Figure Figure 1-9 Boot up your PC.The green LED lights when the card is inserted properly. Step 7 If the Found New Hardware Wizard window appears, click Cancel.
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Page 17: Obtaining Client Adapter Software
Chapter 1 Product Overview and Installation Obtaining Client Adapter Software The software is provided on the CD that shipped with your client adapter; however, Cisco recommends retrieving it from Cisco.com to ensure that you have the latest version. To obtain the version of the software on the CD, open the FileList.txt file on the CD root directory. •... -
Page 18: Installing The Client Adapter Driver And Software
Installing the Client Adapter Driver and Software Installing the Client Adapter Driver and Software Caution Do not eject your client adapter at any time during the installation process, including during the reboot. Follow these steps to use to install the client software on a device that is running Windows Vista. Double-click WinClient-802.11a-b-g-Vista-Ins-Wizard-vxx.exe. - Page 19 Chapter 1 Product Overview and Installation Figure 1-11 Click Next. A Cisco Aironet Installation Program dialog box that includes a message about driver and Step 4 hardware installation appears (see Figure 1-12 Click OK. The Cisco Aironet Installation Program—Setup Status window appears (see Step 5 Cisco Aironet 802.11a/b/g Wireless LAN Client Adapters (CB21AG and PI21AG) Installation and Configuration Guide for Windows Vista OL-16534-01...
- Page 20 Installing the Client Adapter Driver and Software Figure 1-13 Allow the software installation to finish. A Windows Security dialog box might appear (see Step 6 Figure 1-14 If this dialog box appears, double-click Install this driver software anyway. After the driver Step 7 installation finishes, the Cisco Aironet Installation Program—InstallShield Wizard Complete window appears (see...
- Page 21 Chapter 1 Product Overview and Installation Installing the Client Adapter Driver and Software Figure 1-15 Cisco Aironet Installation Program—InstallShield Wizard Complete Window Click Finish. Step 8 Cisco Aironet 802.11a/b/g Wireless LAN Client Adapters (CB21AG and PI21AG) Installation and Configuration Guide for Windows Vista 1-21 OL-16534-01...
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