Cisco Systems OL-1377-02 manual

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

Configuring the Client Adapter

Step 3 Click the Network Type up or down arrows and select one of the following options:

•If your computer connects to an access point or to the Cisco Aironet 340 Series Base Station, select Computer to Access Point.

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

Step 4 If you selected Computer to Computer, click the Channels up or down arrows and select the desired frequency channel from the drop-down list.

Step 5 Type your network’s (case-sensitive) name (or SSID) in the Network Name dialog box.

Step 6 Click Turn Radio On if the button is visible.

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

To verify a successful install, refer to the “Verifying a Successful Installation and Configuration on Mac OS X” section on page 3-13 .

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 .

Verifying a Successful Installation and Configuration on Mac OS 9.x

The installation and configuration of your client adapter is successful when your client card is associated and authenticated to an access point. To verify a successful configuration, perform the following steps:

Step 1 Double-click the pcm3x0PPC icon in the cisco pcm3x0 folder to open the client utility.

If the Aironet Client Utility icon is not in the pcm3x0 folder or the client utility screen does not appear, verify that your Macintosh is running Mac OS 9.x and reinstall the client utility and driver again. If you continue to have problems refer to the “Obtaining Technical Assistance” section on page xiv .

Step 2 When the client utility screen appears, check the status line on the bottom of the screen. The status line should indicate that the radio is associated to an access point, the access point name, and the IP address. The status line should be similar to: Radio is associated AP:’AP340-3836b7’ IP: 10.0.0.1.

Verifying a Successful Installation and Configuration on Mac OS X

The installation and configuration of your client adapter is successful when your client card is associated and authenticated to an access point. To verify a successful configuration, perform the following steps:

Step 1 On the Finder main menu bar, click Go and select Applications.

Step 2 Double-click Aironet Client Utility on the Applications screen.

If the Aironet Client Utility icon is not on the Applications screen or the client utility screen does not appear, verify that your Macintosh is running Mac OS X and reinstall the client utility and driver. If you continue to have problems refer to the “Obtaining Technical Assistance” section on page xiv .

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

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