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Installing the Client Adapter
This chapter provides instructions for installing the client adapter driver and the client utilities.
The following topics are covered in this chapter:
• Determining the Windows CE Version, page 3-2
• Determining the Latest Driver and Client Utility Versions, page 3-2
• Installing the Driver and Client Utilities, page 3-3
• Installing the Driver and Client Utilities on Other Windows CE Devices, page 3-8
• Verifying Installation, page 3-8
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Chapter 3 Installing the Client Adapter
Determining the Windows CE Version
Determining the Windows CE Version
When you install the driver for your client adapter, you need to know which version of Windows CE your
device is running because the Cisco Aironet drivers are specific to different versions of Windows CE.
Follow the instructions below to determine the version of Windows CE that your device is using.
• If your Windows CE device is a Pocket PC (PPC) device, select Start > Settings > the System tab
> About. The Windows CE version is displayed.
• If your Windows CE device is a Handheld PC (HPC) device, select Start > Settings > Control
Panel > System; then select the System tab. The core system version indicates the version of
Windows CE that the device is running (such as 2.11).
Determining the Latest Driver and Client Utility Versions
The driver and client utilities are provided on the Cisco Aironet Wireless LAN Client Adapters CD that
shipped with the client adapter; however, a more recent version of both may be available from
Cisco.com. Cisco recommends installing the most current versions of the driver and client utilities.
Follow the steps below to determine the most recent version of the driver and client utilities on your CD
and Cisco.com.
Step 1 To determine the version of the driver and client utilities on the Cisco Aironet Wireless LAN Client
Adapters 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Note If the FileList.txt file is not present on the root directory, your CD is obsolete, and more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 “Installing the Driver
and Client Utilities” section on page 3-3.
Step 2 To determine the latest driver and client utility versions available on Cisco.com, follow the steps below:
a. Use your computer’s web browser to access the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/public/sw-center/sw-wireless.shtml
b. Locate the section for client adapter drivers and utilities.
c. Click the link for Windows CE 2.11 or 3.0, depending on which version of Windows CE your device
is running.
d. Look at the release numbers of the driver and client utilities in the description below the filename.
These are the latest available versions on Cisco.com.
Step 3 Go to the “Installing the Driver and Client Utilities” section on page 3-3. If the driver or client utility
version on Cisco.com is greater than the version on the CD, follow the instructions for installing the
driver and client utilities from Cisco.com.
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Installing the Driver and Client Utilities
The WinCE2.11-PCM-LMC-vx.xx.exe and WinCE3.0-PCM-LMC-vx.xx.exe files, which are used to
install the driver and client utilities, consist of individual *.cab files. Each *.cab file contains the driver,
client utility, and online help files for a specific Windows CE CPU/device combination. When the *.exe
file is executed, all of the *.cab files are extracted, and the *.cab file specific to the attached Windows
CE device is copied to the device.
Follow the steps below to install the driver and client utilities for your client adapter.
Note This procedure is meant to be used the first time the driver and client utilities are installed on a
Windows CE device. If Cisco Aironet client adapter software is already installed on your Windows
CE device, follow the instructions in Chapter 7 to first uninstall any existing software and then to
upgrade to new software.
Note The driver and client utilities must be installed before you insert a client adapter into a Windows CE
device.
Installing the Driver and Client Utilities
Step 1 Use a serial or USB cable to connect your Windows CE device to a laptop or PC running Microsoft
ActiveSync. A message appears on the Windows CE device indicating that it is connecting to the host.
After the Windows CE device is connected, the New Partnership window appears on the laptop or PC.
This window asks if you want to set up a partnership.
Note Cisco recommends that you install the latest version of ActiveSync.
Step 2 Perform one of the following:
• If you want to establish a partnership that allows you to synchronize files between the laptop or PC
and the Windows CE device, select Yes , click Next, and follow the instructions on the screen to
specify the files to be synchronized and to finish setting up the partnership.
• If you do not want to synchronize files and want to connect as a “guest,” select No and click Next.
The screen indicates that you are connected as a guest.
Step 3 Perform one of the following:
• If you are installing the driver and client utilities from the Cisco Aironet Wireless LAN Client
Adapters CD that shipped with the client adapter, follow the steps below:
a. Insert the CD into the laptop or PC’s CD-ROM drive.
b. Use Windows Explorer to access the WinCE directory.
c. Select the folder for your version of Windows CE (CE211 or CE300).
d. Go to Step 4.
• If you are installing the driver and client utilities from Cisco.com, follow the steps below:
a. Use the laptop or PC’s web browser to access the following URL:
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b. Locate the section for client adapter drivers and utilities.
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