Cisco 340 User Manual

Quick Start Guide

CISCO AIRONET 340 SERIES BASE STATION

Internet

Base station

Wireless device

Ethernet

Wireless device

TAKE OUT WHAT YOU NEED

Cable or

DSL modem

Wireless device

PC workstation

PC workstation

Wireless device

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Wireless device

Ethernet

Telephone

cable

Internet

Wireless device

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CONNECT AND POWER UP THE BASE STATION

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CONFIGURE THE BASE STATION

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Take Out What You Need

Cisco Aironet 340 Series Base Station

AC to DC power adapter and telephone cable (option)

Cisco Aironet 340 Series Base Station CD with
documentation

If any item is missing or damaged, contact your Cisco representative or reseller for support.

Additional Requirements

• The Cisco Aironet 340 Series Client Radio Card must contain firmware version V4.02 or
later to communicate with the base station using the Base Station Client Utility.

• A computing device (laptop, notebook, portable or hand-held device) equipped with a
Cisco Aironet radio card.

• If you are connecting the base station to a LAN, DSL modem, cable modem, or ISDN
modem, you must supply an Ethernet cable.

• If you are using the modem option connection, a telephone cable will be supplied to
connect from the base station modem to your telephone jack.

1

Connect and Power Up the Base Station

The base station provides data communications by using one of the following network
connections:

• Built-in 56K modem using a dial-up connection

• Cable or DSL modem (default setting)

• PPP over Ethernet

• Access Point

Caution Make sure the unit is disconnected from the power source. Do not connect

a data cable when the base station is powered up or damage to the base station could
result.

This guide describes how to set up a dial-up connection or a cable or DSL modem. If you are
using PPP-over-Ethernet mode to connect to an ISP or using the base station in Access Point

2

mode, refer to the Cisco Aironet 340 Series Base Station Hardware Installation Guide. You
must also refer to this guide if you have a radio card from another vendor.

Connecting to a Cable or DSL modem

Follow these steps to connect an Ethernet cable from the base station to a cable or DSL modem
(broadband Ethernet device):

Connect the Ethernet cable to the

1

RJ-45 Ethernet port on the back of the
base station.

Connect the other end of the cable to

2

the broadband device (cable or DSL
modem) on the wired LAN.

Connect the base station to a power

3

supply as described in the “Connecting
the Power Adapter” section.

DSL

or cable modem

Ethernet cable

to DSL or cable

modem.

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