Upgrading The Driver; Upgrading The Driver For Windows 95 And 98 - Cisco Aironet Installation And Configuration Manual

Chapter 8 Routine Procedures

Upgrading the Driver

Follow the instructions in this section to upgrade your client adapter's driver to a more recent version.
Use
Table 8-1
Operating System
Windows 95
Windows 98
Windows NT
Windows 2000
Windows Millennium Edition (Me)
Windows XP

Upgrading the Driver for Windows 95 and 98

Windows 95 is supported only by 2.4-GHz client adapters. Therefore, a Windows 95 driver is not
Note
available for the 5-GHz client adapters.
Use your computer's web browser to access the following URL:
Step 1
http://www.cisco.com/public/sw-center/sw-wireless.shtml
Click the link for Cisco Aironet Wireless LAN Client Adapters.
Step 2
Step 3 Perform one of the following:
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Read and accept the terms and conditions of the Software License Agreement.
Step 4
Select the file again to download it.
Step 5
Step 6 Save the file to a floppy disk or to your computer's hard drive.
Step 7 Find the file using Windows Explorer, double-click it, and extract its files to a folder.
Step 8 Make sure your client adapter is installed in your computer.
Step 9 Double-click My Computer, Control Panel, and System.
Step 10 Click the Device Manager tab.
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Table 8-1 to quickly locate the instructions to upgrade the driver for your specific operating system.
Updating the Driver Instructions
If you want to ensure compatibility among all three pieces of client adapter software and download
the software files from a single location, click the bundle that corresponds to your client adapter's
model number (such as 340 or 350 series). Select the latest bundled file for your computer's
operating system and your specific client adapter type (such as PCMCIA or MPI).
If you want to select the client adapter's software files individually, find the section for Windows
drivers and click the link for your computer's operating system. Select the driver file with the
greatest version number for your specific client adapter type (such as PCMCIA or MPI).
The drivers for PC, LM, and PCI cards are labeled PCMCIA-LMC-PCI, the drivers for mini
Note
PCI cards are labeled MPI, and the drivers for PC-Cardbus cards are labeled CB.
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