Cisco Systems OL-1377-02 System Requirements, Obtaining the Driver and Client Utility Software

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Chapter 3 Installing the Driver, Client Utility, and Client Adapter

System Requirements

System Requirements

The instructions in this section can be used only with the following:

Cisco Aironet Wireless LAN Adapters

340, 350, and 4800 series client adapters

PC Cards and PCI client adapters

Apple Macintosh computers running the Mac OS 9.x or Mac OS X (version 10.1.x) operating system

Apple PowerBook G3 and G4 laptops using PC card client adapters

Apple PowerMac G3 desktops (Blue and White) using PCI client adapters

Apple PowerMAC G4 desktops using PCI client adapters

Obtaining the Driver and Client Utility Software

The following sections describe the steps you must follow to obtain the driver and client utility software from the Cisco web site.

Cisco Software Center

The Cisco Software Center contains the latest driver and client utility software. To obtain the software from the Cisco web site, follow these steps:

Step 1 Use your Internet browser to access the Cisco Software Center at the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/public/sw-center/sw-wireless.shtml

Step 2 In the client adapters section, click on the link for the Macintosh operating system.

Step 3 Click on the latest software file (MACOSInstallv2x.sit) that supports both Mac OS X and Mac OS 9.x operating systems. The 2x identifies the software package version number.

Step 4 Read and accept the terms and conditions of the Software License Agreement.

Step 5 Download and save the file to a temporary directory on your hard drive and then exit your Internet browser.

Step 6 Double-click MACOSInstallv2x.sit to expand the file.

Step 7 Go to the “Installing the Driver and Client Utility” section.

Installing the Driver and Client Utility

This section describes the driver and client utility installation procedures for the Mac OS 9.x and the Mac OS X operating systems.

For Mac OS 9.x, you must install the driver and client utility before installing the client adapter into your PowerBook or PowerMac. Follow the instructions in this section.

Cisco Aironet Wireless LAN Client Adapters Installation and Configuration Guide for Mac OS

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Contents Adapter Obtaining the Driver and Client Utility Software Installing the Driver and Client UtilitySystem Requirements Cisco Software CenterMac OS 9.x Install Screen Mac OS X Install Screen Initial Configuration Settings for Mac OS OL-1377-02 Page Inserting the Client Adapter into a Computing Device Inserting a PC CardInserting a PCI Client Adapter Inserting a PC Card into a Computing DeviceConfiguring the Client Adapter Basic Configuration on Mac OSClick OK Setting TCP/IP Options Page OL-1377-02