Configuring The Client Adapter - Cisco AIR-PCI340 Installation And Configuration Manual

Appendix E Configuring the Client Adapter through the Windows XP Operating System
Only 350 series and CB20A cards that are running EAP authentication can be used with WPA. WPA
must also be enabled on the access point.
Note Access points must use Cisco IOS Release 12.2(11)JA or greater to enable WPA. Refer to the
documentation for your access point for instructions on enabling this feature.

Configuring the Client Adapter

Follow the steps below to configure your client adapter using Windows XP.
If you installed ACU but intend to use Windows XP to configure the client adapter, open ACU and make
Note
sure the Use Another Application to Configure My Wireless Settings option is selected on the Select
Profile screen.
Note These instructions assume you are using the following:
- Windows XP Service Pack 1 and Microsoft support patch 815485
- Windows XP's classic view rather than its category view
If you do not use Service Pack 1 and the 815485 support patch, the screens you see will look different
than those shown in this section. Refer to the previous version of this manual (OL-1394-06) if you need
instructions on configuring a client adapter through Windows XP without these software upgrades.
Make sure the client adapter's firmware and driver have been installed and the client adapter is inserted
Step 1
in the Windows XP device.
Double-click My Computer, Control Panel, and Network Connections.
Step 2
Right-click Wireless Network Connection.
Step 3
Step 4 Click Properties. The Wireless Network Connection Properties screen appears.
Step 5 Select the Wireless Networks tab. The following screen appears (see
Cisco Aironet 340, 350, and CB20A Wireless LAN Client Adapters Installation and Configuration Guide for Windows
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Configuring the Client Adapter
Figure E-1).
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