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Cisco Aironet Wireless LAN Client Adapters Installation and Configuration Guide for Windows
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Chapter 2 Preparing for Installation
System Requirements
System Requirements
In addition to the items shipped with the client adapter, you also need the following in order to install
and use the adapter:
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One of the following computing devices running Windows 95, 98, NT, 2000, Me, or XP:
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Laptop, notebook, or portable or handheld device equipped with a Type II or Type III PC card
slot or Cardbus slot
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Desktop personal computer equipped with an empty PCI expansion slot
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Handheld or portable device with an embedded LM card
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Laptop or other computing device with an embedded mini PCI card
Note
Cisco recommends using a display with a minimum resolution of 800 x 600.
Note
All drivers and supporting software (Card and Socket Services) for the PC card slot or
Cardbus slot must be loaded and configured.
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Windows NT Service Pack 3 or greater if your computer is running Windows NT
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A Phillips screwdriver (for PCI cards)
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Windows 2000 (with Service Pack 3 or greater and the Windows 2000 Wireless 802.1X hot fix) or
Windows XP, if your wireless network uses EAP-TLS, EAP-MD5, PEAP, or EAP-SIM
authentication
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If your wireless network uses PEAP authentication with a One-Time Password (OTP) user database:
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SofToken version 1.3, 2.0, or greater from Secure Computing; SecurID version 2.5 from RSA;
or hardware token from OTP vendors
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Your software token PIN or hardware token password
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If your wireless network uses EAP-SIM authentication:
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PCSC-compliant smartcard reader installed in your computer’s Type II or Type III PC card slot
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Gemplus SIM+ smartcard inserted in the reader
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The SIM card’s PIN
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The following information from your system administrator:
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The logical name for your workstation (also referred to as client name)
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The protocols necessary to bind to the client adapter
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The case-sensitive service set identifier (SSID) for your RF network
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If your computer is not connected to a DHCP server, the IP address, subnet mask, and default
gateway address of your computer
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The Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) keys of the access points with which your client adapter
will communicate, if your wireless network uses static WEP for security
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The username and password for your network account
