© 2002, Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. AWLF 3.0Module 7-1 © 2002, Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.

2 Aironet Client Utility and Drivers 6-2

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© 2002, Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. AWLF 3.0Module 7-4 Objectives Upon completion of this module, you will be able to perform the following tasks: Identify which client operating systems are supported. Determine the status of a client card by observing the indicator lights. Install and configure a Cisco Aironet PC Card.

© 2002, Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. AWLF 3.0Module 7-5 Supported Operating Systems All drivers, firmware, and utilities can be downloaded from CCO

© 2002, Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. AWLF 3.0Module 7-6 Supported Operating Systems (cont.) Windows 95 Windows 98 & Me Windows 2000 Windows XP Binds to all protocol stacks within Windows

© 2002, Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. AWLF 3.0Module 7-7 LiNUX Supported Operating Systems (cont.) LiNUX 2.2. x or 2.4.x. Macintosh OS 9. x and OS 10.x

© 2002, Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. AWLF 3.0Module 7-8 Supported Operating Systems (cont.) Windows CE Client Utilities now available Supported Versions: –Pocket PC –Handheld PC

© 2002, Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. AWLF 3.0Module 7-9 Cisco Wireless Utility Auto Installer (CWUA) Auto Installer for ACU and Firmware Installs across network Installs profiles Must have driver version 8.00 or later Supports encrypted installation Windows O/S only Encrypted files

© 2002, Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. AWLF 3.0Module 7-10 PC Card LEDs Dual LED help identify the card status Green LED is the Status LED Orange LED is the RF traffic LED RF ActivityStatus 2.4 GHz 5 GHz

© 2002, Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. AWLF 3.0Module 7-11 Aironet Client Utility: Main Screen

© 2002, Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. AWLF 3.0Module 7-12 Aironet Client Utility: Loading Firmware

© 2002, Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. AWLF 3.0Module 7-13 Aironet Client Utility: Profile Manager

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© 2002, Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. AWLF 3.0Module 7-15 Aironet Client Utility: Adding a Profile

© 2002, Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. AWLF 3.0Module 7-16 Profile: System Parameters

© 2002, Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. AWLF 3.0Module 7-17 Profile: RF Network

© 2002, Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. AWLF 3.0Module 7-18 Profile: RF Network

© 2002, Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. AWLF 3.0Module 7-19 Profile: Advanced (Infrastructure)

© 2002, Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. AWLF 3.0Module 7-20 Profile: Advanced (Ad Hoc)

© 2002, Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. AWLF 3.0Module 7-21 Profile: Network Security

© 2002, Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. AWLF 3.0Module 7-22 Aironet Client Utility: Status

© 2002, Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. AWLF 3.0Module 7-23 Aironet Client Utility: Statistics

© 2002, Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. AWLF 3.0Module 7-24 Aironet Client Utility: Link Test

© 2002, Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. AWLF 3.0Module 7-25 Aironet Client Utility: Site Survey

© 2002, Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. AWLF 3.0Module 7-26 Link Status Meter

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© 2002, Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. AWLF 3.0Module 7-28 Installing the Client Adapter Insert the adapter card into the PCMCIA slot in the PC

© 2002, Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. AWLF 3.0Module 7-29 Windows 95

© 2002, Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. AWLF 3.0Module 7-30 Windows 95 Version B

© 2002, Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. AWLF 3.0Module 7-31 Windows 98

© 2002, Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. AWLF 3.0Module 7-32 Windows Me

© 2002, Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. AWLF 3.0Module 7-33 Windows ME (cont.)

© 2002, Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. AWLF 3.0Module 7-34 Windows 2000

© 2002, Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. AWLF 3.0Module 7-35 Windows NT

© 2002, Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. AWLF 3.0Module 7-36 Windows XP

© 2002, Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. AWLF 3.0Module 7-37 Windows XP (cont.)

© 2002, Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. AWLF 3.0Module 7-38 PowerBook and PowerMac: Mac OS X and Mac OS 9.x

© 2002, Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. AWLF 3.0Module 7-39 PowerBook and PowerMac: Mac OS X and Mac OS 9.x

© 2002, Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. AWLF 3.0Module 7-40 PowerBook and PowerMac: Mac OS X and Mac OS 9.x

© 2002, Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. AWLF 3.0Module 7-41 Assigning an IP Address

© 2002, Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. AWLF 3.0Module 7-42 Assigning an IP Address (cont.)

© 2002, Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. AWLF 3.0Module 7-43 Task 4: ACU Install and Setup From the UTILS folder on the driver CD, run SETUP SETUP

© 2002, Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. AWLF 3.0Module 7-44 Task 4: ACU Install and Setup (cont.)

© 2002, Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. AWLF 3.0Module 7-45 Task 4: ACU Install and Setup (cont.)

© 2002, Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. AWLF 3.0Module 7-46 Task 4: ACU Install and Setup (cont.)

© 2002, Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. AWLF 3.0Module 7-47 Task 4: ACU Install and Setup (cont.)

© 2002, Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. AWLF 3.0Module 7-48 Task 4: ACU Install and Setup (cont.) Aironet Client Utility (ACU)

© 2002, Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. AWLF 3.0Module 7-49 Task 4: ACU Install and Setup (cont.) Step 12 Step 13 Step 14

© 2002, Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. AWLF 3.0Module 7-50 Task 4: ACU Install and Setup (cont.) Step 16 Step 17

© 2002, Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. AWLF 3.0Module 7-51 Task 4: ACU Install and Setup (cont.)

© 2002, Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. AWLF 3.0Module 7-52 Task 4: ACU Install and Setup (cont.)

© 2002, Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. AWLF 3.0Module 7-53 Summary Upon completion of this module, you will be able to perform the following tasks: Identify which client operating systems have supporting drivers. Observe the indicator lights on a client card and determine the status of the card. Explain how each of the Aironet utilities are used.

© 2002, Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. AWLF 3.0Module 7-54 Review Questions Cisco Aironet drivers and utilities are available for all operating systems (True/False)? A solid orange status light indicates that the client card is operating normally (True/False)? The client card can be configured only through Network Properties in the Windows environment (True/False)? What is the Site Survey utility used for?