Site Requirements, For Infrastructure Devices

Chapter 2 Preparing for Installation

Site Requirements

•If your wireless network uses PEAP authentication with a One-Time Password (OTP) user database:

–SofToken version 1.3, 2.0, or later from Secure Computing; SecurID version 2.5 from RSA; or hardware token from OTP vendors

–Your software token PIN or hardware token password

•If your wireless network uses EAP-SIM authentication:

–PCSC-compliant smartcard reader installed in your computer’s Type II or Type III PC card slot

–Gemplus SIM+ smartcard inserted in the reader

–The SIM card’s PIN

Note The EAP-SIM supplicant included in the Install Wizard file supports only Gemplus SIM+ cards; however, an updated supplicant is available that supports standard GSM-SIM cards as well as more recent versions of the EAP-SIM protocol. The new supplicant is available for download from Cisco.com at the following URL: http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/tablebuild.pl/access-registrar-encrypted

•The following information from your system administrator:

–The logical name for your workstation (also referred to as client name)

–The protocols necessary to bind to the client adapter

–The case-sensitive service set identifier (SSID) for your RF network

–If your network setup does not include a DHCP server, the IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway address of your computer

–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

–The username and password for your network account

–Protected access credentials (PAC) file if your wireless network uses EAP-FAST authentication with manual PAC provisioning

Site Requirements

This section discusses the site requirements for both infrastructure and client devices.

For Infrastructure Devices

Because of differences in component configuration, placement, and physical environment, every network application is a unique installation. Therefore, before you install any wireless infrastructure devices (such as access points, bridges, and base stations, which connect your client adapters to a wired LAN), a site survey must be performed to determine the optimum placement of these devices to maximize range, coverage, and network performance. Appendix F, which is provided for people who are responsible for conducting a site survey, explains how ACU’s site survey tool can be used to determine the best placement for infrastructure devices within a wireless network.

Note Infrastructure devices are installed and initially configured prior to client devices.

Cisco Aironet 340, 350, and CB20A Wireless LAN Client Adapters Installation and Configuration Guide for Windows

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