Preface; Audience; Purpose; Organization - Cisco Aironet Installation And Configuration Manual

Audience

Audience
This publication is for the person responsible for installing, configuring, and maintaining a Cisco
Aironet Wireless LAN Client Adapter on a computer running Windows 95, 98, NT, 2000, Me, or XP.
This person should be familiar with computing devices and with network terms and concepts.

Purpose

This publication describes the Cisco Aironet client adapters and explains how to install, configure, and
troubleshoot them.

Organization

This publication contains the following chapters:
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Cisco Aironet Wireless LAN Client Adapters Installation and Configuration Guide for Windows
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Chapter 1, "Product Overview,"
software components and illustrates two common network configurations.
Chapter 2, "Preparing for Installation,"
a client adapter, such as safety information and system requirements.
Chapter 3, "Installing the Client Adapter,"
Aironet Client Utility (ACU) as well as setting basic configuration parameters.
Chapter 4, "Using the Profile Manager,"
create and manage profiles for your client adapter.
Chapter 5, "Configuring the Client Adapter,"
for a specific profile.
Chapter 6, "Using EAP Authentication,"
you must take when a profile that is set for EAP authentication is selected for use.
Chapter 7, "Performing Diagnostics,"
Chapter 8, "Routine Procedures,"
adapter, such as upgrading client software and restarting the adapter.
Chapter 9, "Troubleshooting,"
problems encountered when installing or operating a client adapter.
Appendix A, "Technical Specifications,"
specifications for the client adapters.
Appendix B, "Translated Safety Warnings,"
warnings in nine languages.
Appendix C, "Declarations of Conformity and Regulatory Information,"
conformity and regulatory information for the client adapters.
Appendix D, "Channels, Power Levels, and Antenna Gains,"
802.11b channels supported by the world's regulatory domains as well as the maximum power levels
and antenna gains allowed per domain.
describes the types of client adapters and their hardware and
provides information that you need to know before installing
provides instructions for installing the driver and the
explains how to use the ACU profile manager feature to
explains how to change the configuration parameters
explains the sequence of events that occurs and the actions
explains how to use ACU to perform user-level diagnostics.
provides procedures for common tasks related to the client
provides information for diagnosing and correcting common
lists the physical, radio, power, and regulatory
provides translations of the client adapters' safety
provides declarations of
lists the IEEE 802.11a and IEEE

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