Cisco Aironet 340 Series, Hardware Installation Manual

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Chapter 3 Installing the Client Adapter
Installing the Correct Driver
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Step 13
Perform one of the following:
•
If you want your computer’s IP address to be assigned by DHCP and your
network has a DHCP server, you must run a DHCP client utility. The two
most popular client utilities are DHCP CD and Pump. Most Linux
distributions should have one of them. If you have neither, you must install it
from your distribution CD-ROM or download one from the Internet. Refer to
your distribution's home page for more information.
•
If your computer is not connected to a DHCP server, follow the steps below
to enter the IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway address of your
computer.
a. Perform one of the following:
• If you want to set the IP address and have the system determine the
broadcast address and subnet mask, type ifconfig ethx IP address
(where x is the number of your client adapter and IP address is your
computer’s IP address) and press Enter.
•
If you want to set the IP address and manually set the broadcast
address and subnet mask, type ifconfig ethx IP address broadcast
broadcast address netmask netmask (where x is the number of your
client adapter, IP address is your computer’s IP address, broadcast
address is the corresponding broadcast address, and netmask is your
subnet mask) and press Enter.
Note Your client adapter’s number is zero (0) if it is the only
Ethernet adapter card installed. The Device field of the
Status screen in the Aironet Client Utility (ACU)
indicates the number of the adapter being used.
b. To enter the default gateway address, type route add default gw IP
address of gateway netmask 0.0.0.0 metric 1 (where IP address of
gateway is your default gateway address) and press Enter.
Step 14 Remove the CD and reboot your computer.
Step 15
The driver and client utility installation is complete. Refer to the Cisco Aironet
Wireless LAN Adapters Software Configuration Guide for instructions on how to
use each utility.