Cisco Systems 340, 350 User Manual 3

Install Windows 2000 Drivers and Utilities for the
Cisco Aironet 340/350 Series Client Adapters

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Introduction
Prerequisites

Requirements
Components Used
Conventions

Install the Hardware

Install the PC Card
Install the PCI Client Adapter

Install the Drivers
Install the Utilities
Verify the Installation
Related Information

Introduction

This document is an expanded guide to the installation of the Windows 2000 drivers and utilities for the Cisco
Aironet 340 and 350 Wireless LAN Client Adapters. This installation is specifically for legacy versions of
client adapter software that do not use the Install Wizard file. However, if you need the latest bundled file for
Cisco Aironet wireless LAN client adapters that use Windows 98, 2000, Me, NT or XP, go to the Aironet
Client Adapter Installation Wizard (
Configuration Guide for Aironet Client Adapters for more information on how to use the Installation Wizard
to upgrade client software.

Note: The installation methods described here are similar to those used for Windows 95, Windows 98, and
Windows NT. Some key differences exist. Refer to Installing Windows 95 Drivers and Utilities, Installing the
Driver for Windows 98, or Installing the Driver for Windows NT for more information.

registered customers only

) . Refer to Chapter 3 of the Installation and

Prerequisites

Requirements

In order to complete the installation, you need:

A Cisco Aironet 340 or 350 series client adapter card.•
The Windows 2000 drivers and utilities, which can be found on the CD−ROM that accompanied the

•

client adapter card or which you can download from the Cisco Wireless Software Center (

customers only

) .

registered

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Components Used

The information in this document is based on these software and hardware versions:

Toshiba Tecra 8000 laptop computer running Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional•
Cisco Aironet Client Adapter AIR−PCM342 loaded with firmware version 4.23•
Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS) driver version 6.64•
Aironet Client Utility version 4.15•

Installations using newer versions of the drivers and software is the same or similar. Refer to the Cisco
Aironet Wireless LAN Client Adapters Installation and Configuration Guide for Windows for the 340 series
and 350 series client adapters for official documentation.

Other useful and up−to−date information for installation can be found in the Release Notes for both the 340
series and 350 series.

The information presented in this document was created from devices in a specific lab environment. All the
devices used in this document started with a cleared (default) configuration. If you work in a live network,
ensure that you understand the potential impact of any command first.

Conventions

Refer to Cisco Technical Tips Conventions for more information on document conventions.

Install the Hardware

Note: If you do not have a CD−ROM with the proper drivers, download the drivers before you replace the
network interface card on your computer with the Cisco Aironet Client Adapter. If you download the driver,
expand the self−extracting archive into a temporary folder and note the path of the folder, such as C:\temp.

Install the PC Card

Follow these steps to install the PC card.

Examine the PC card. One end of the card has a dual−row, 68−pin PC card connector. The card is

1.
keyed so that it can be inserted only one way into the PC card slot.
Hold the PC card with the Cisco logo facing up and insert it into the PC card slot. Apply only enough

2.
pressure to make sure it is fully seated.

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Caution: Do not force the PC card into the PC card slot of your computer. This can damage

both the card and the slot.
If the PC card does not insert easily, remove the card and reinsert it.3.

Install the PCI Client Adapter

Complete these steps to install a PCI Client Adapter.

Turn off the PC and all its components.1.
Remove the computer cover.2.
Remove the screw from the top of the CPU back panel above an empty PCI expansion slot.

3.

This screw holds the metal bracket on the back panel.

Note: On most Pentium PCs, PCI expansion slots are white. Refer to your PC documentation for slot
identification.
Examine the client adapter.

4.

When the adapter is installed, the antenna connector and the LEDs face out of your computer and are
visible when you replace the cover. The bottom edge of the adapter is the connector you insert into an
empty expansion slot in your computer.

Caution: Static electricity can damage your client adapter. Before you remove the adapter

from the antistatic package, discharge static by touching a metal part of a grounded PC.
Tilt the adapter so that the antenna connector and LEDs can slip through the opening in the CPU back

5.
panel. Press the client adapter into the empty slot until the connector is firmly seated.

Caution: Do not force the adapter into the expansion slot. This can damage both the adapter

and the slot. If the adapter does not insert easily, remove the adapter and reinsert it.
Reinstall the screw on the back panel of the CPU and replace the computer cover.6.
Attach the 2−dBi antenna to the antenna connector of the adapter until it is finger−tight. Do not

7.
overtighten. For optimal reception, position the antenna so it is straight up.
Boot up the computer.8.

Install the Drivers

Complete these steps to install the drivers.

After you insert the client adapter into your computing device, Windows 2000 automatically detects

1.
the device and briefly displays the Found New Hardware window.

The Update Device Driver Wizard window opens and guides you through the driver installation

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process. If you have the Cisco Aironet Series Wireless LAN Adapters CD−ROM, insert it into your
CD−ROM drive, then click Next.

Note: If you do not have drivers, firmware or utilities, or if you want to download newer versions, go
to the Cisco Wireless Software Center (

registered customers only

) and follow the instructions found there
to download the appropriate files.
When the Install Hardware Device Drivers window opens and asks what you want the wizard to do,

2.

select Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended) and click Next.

Select the appropriate location for the wizard to search for the driver files.

3.

If you install from a floppy disk, select Floppy disk drives and deselect all other options.

♦

Insert the floppy disk with the extracted driver files into the floppy disk drive and click Next.
If you install from a CD−ROM, select CD−ROM drives and deselect all other options. Insert

♦

the Cisco Aironet Series Wireless LAN Adapters CD−ROM into your CD−ROM drive and
click Next.
If you install from a folder on the hard drive, select Specify a location and deselect all other

♦

options. Then click Next.

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If you selected Specify a location, the wizard queries you for the location of the driver files. Enter the
path for the folder where you extracted the files and click OK.

Note: This same query appears if you selected Floppy disk drives or CD−ROM drives but did not
insert the disk into the appropriate drive before you clicked Next. Insert the appropriate disk and click
OK to continue.

When the wizard finds the installation files and displays the client adapter driver, click Next to copy

4.
the required files.

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