Installing The Client Adapter; Chapter 3 Installing The Client Adapter; Determining The Latest Versions Of The Driver And Acu - Cisco Aironet Installation And Configuration Manual

Determining the Latest Versions of the Driver and ACU

Determining the Latest Versions of the Driver and ACU

The driver and the Aironet Client Utility (ACU) are provided on the CD that shipped with the client
adapter; however, a more recent version of each may be available from Cisco.com. Cisco recommends
installing the most current versions of the driver and ACU.
Note Although the client adapter is shipped with the firmware installed, you may want to check Cisco.com to
see if a more recent version is available.
your client adapter's firmware and upgrading it if necessary.
Note Mini PCI cards, along with their driver and ACU, are generally preinstalled inside of computers.
Therefore, the mini PCI software is not provided on the CD, and you do not need to follow the
instructions in this chapter to install the card's driver and ACU. However, if you want to upgrade the
mini PCI card's driver and ACU, refer to the instructions provided in
Follow the steps below to determine the most recent versions of the driver and ACU on your CD and
Cisco.com.
Step 1 To determine the version of the driver and ACU on the CD, open the FileList.txt file on the CD's root
directory. This file lists the version numbers for all of the software files provided on the CD.
Note
Step 2 To determine the latest driver and ACU versions available on Cisco.com, follow the steps below:
a.
b.
c.
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If the FileList.txt file is not present on the root directory, your CD is obsolete, and more recent
versions of the software are available on Cisco.com. Go to the
page 3-3.
Use your computer's web browser to access the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/public/sw-center/sw-wireless.shtml
Click the link for Cisco Aironet Wireless LAN Client Adapters.
Perform one of the following:
If you want to ensure compatibility among all three pieces of client adapter software and
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download the software files from a single location, click the bundle that corresponds to your
client adapter's model number (such as CB20A or 350 series). Find the bundled file with the
greatest version number for your specific client adapter type (such as CB or MPI). The version
numbers of the driver and ACU are provided in the description below the filename. These are
the latest available versions on Cisco.com. Go to
If you want to select the client adapter's software files individually, go to
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Chapter 8 provides instructions for determining the version of
Step 3.
Chapter 3

Installing the Client Adapter

Chapter 8.
"Installing the Driver" section on
Step d.
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