Install the Utilities

12.If you are prompted to restart your computer, click Yes.

The driver installation is complete.

After you have installed the appropriate driver for Windows 2000, you can install the Aironet Client Utility (ACU), Link Status Meter (LSM), and Client Encryption Manager (CEM) utilities.

Note: The LSM and CEM utilities are merged into ACU versions 5.01 and later. If you use ACU version 5.01 or later, do not install these utilities separately.

∙ACU allows you to configure the client adapter, enable server−based authentication, and enable the Wired Encryption Privacy (WEP) feature.

∙LSM provides troubleshooting and status information.

∙CEM enables you to set one or more WEP keys for your client adapter.

Note: If your computer does not have a CD−ROM drive or if you do not have the Cisco Aironet Series Wireless LAN Adapters CD, download the utilities from the Cisco Wireless Software Center ( registered customers only) .

Complete these steps to install the client utilities for Windows 2000.

1.Close any Windows programs that are running.

2.If you install from a CD−ROM, insert the Cisco Aironet Series Wireless LAN Adapters CD−ROM into your CD−ROM drive. If you downloaded the utilities, extract the files from the downloaded package into a temporary folder.

3.Perform one of these steps to begin the utilities setup program:

♦If you install the utilities from a CD−ROM, select Start > Run and type this path (where E is the letter of your CD−ROM drive): E:\Utilities\ACU\setup.exe. Different versions of the CD−ROM may use the path E:\utils\setup.exe, as shown here.

Cisco − Install Windows 2000 Drivers and Utilities for the Cisco Aironet 340/350 Series Client Adapters

340, 350 specifications

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