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

Configuring the Client Adapter

Step 7 Select Control Panels > TCP/IP. The TCP/IP window appears.

Step 8 Select Cisco Wireless LAN Adapter in the Connect via drop-down box.

Step 9 Perform one of the following:

•If you are connected to a DHCP server, select Using DHCP Server in the Configure drop-down box and type your computer’s unique client name in the DHCP Client ID field.

•If you are not connected to a DHCP server, select Manually in the Configure drop-down box and enter the client adapter IP address, the subnet mask, and the router IP address. If required by your wireless network, enter the IP addresses for the domain name servers (obtained from your system administrator).

Step 10 Close the TCP/IP window.

Step 11 If a window appears asking if you want to save changes to the current configuration, click the Save button.

Step 12 Double-click the Macintosh hard disk icon on the desktop. The Macintosh hard disk window appears. Step 13 Locate and double-click the Cisco pcm3x0 Folder icon. The Cisco pcm3x0 Folder window appears.

Step 14 Double-click the pcm3x0PPC icon. The Cisco pcm3x0 window appears, and the computer searches for the client adapter. After the adapter is found, the Cisco pcm3x0 - Basic Properties window appears.

Step 15 Under Radio, make sure that radio status is on. If it is off, click the Turn radio on button. Step 16 Perform one of the following:

•If your computer connects to an access point or to the Cisco Aironet 340 Series Base Station, select Computer to base station in the Network subwindow.

•If your computer connects to another computer in a peer-to-peer (ad hoc) network, select Computer to computer in the Network subwindow.

Step 17 Type your RF network’s (case-sensitive) SSID in the SSID dialog box.

Step 18 Click OK.

The basic configuration of the driver and client utility is complete. If security is not used in your wireless network, your client adapter should now be able to associate to a local access point, base station, or another computer. You can check the association of your client adapter on the bottom of the Cisco Wireless LAN Adapter Utilities screen. If associated, you should also see the MAC address and IP address of the associated device.

Note If security is needed, refer to the “Security Features” section on page 4-1 .

Note If you ever need to uninstall the client utilities, follow the instructions in the “Removing the Driver and Client Utility” section on page 8-4 .

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

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