Chapter 2 Preparing for Installation
System Requirements
System Requirements
In addition to the items shipped with the client adapter, you also need the following items in order to install and use the adapter:
•One of the following computing devices running Windows 98, 98 SE, NT, 2000, Me, or XP:
–Laptop or notebook computer equipped with a Type II or Type III PC card slot or Cardbus slot
–Desktop personal computer equipped with an empty PCI expansion slot
–Handheld or portable device with an embedded LM card
–Laptop or other computing device with an embedded mini PCI card
Note Install Wizard version 1.3 or later and its software components are not supported for use with Windows 98, 98 SE, NT, and Me.
Note
Note Cisco recommends using a display with a minimum resolution of 800 x 600 pixels.
Note All drivers and supporting software (Card and Socket Services) for the PC card slot or
Cardbus slot must be loaded and configured.
•35 MB of free hard disk space (minimum)
•A maximum of eight network connections if your computer is running Windows 98 or 98 SE
Note Windows 98 and 98 SE limit your computer’s network connections. If you try to install a client adapter when eight network devices (such as a PCMCIA Ethernet card,
•Windows NT Service Pack 6 or later if your computer is running Windows NT
•A Phillips screwdriver (for PCI cards)
•Software with WPA support if your wireless network uses
–Funk Odyssey Client supplicant version 2.2 (for Windows 2000)
–Windows XP Service Pack 1 and Microsoft support patch 815485 (for Windows XP)
Note Meetinghouse AEGIS Client supplicant version 2.1 or later is also supported for use with Windows 2000 and XP; however, it was not tested with this client adapter software release.
•The Microsoft 802.1X supplicant, if your wireless network uses
Cisco Aironet 340, 350, and CB20A Wireless LAN Client Adapters Installation and Configuration Guide for Windows
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