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Cisco Aironet Wireless LAN Client Adapters Installation and Configuration Guide for MS-DOS
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Chapter2 Installing the Hardware
Unpacking the Client Adapter
Antenna Connectors
The LM card version has two female MicroMate (also called MMCX ) antenna connectors on one end.
See Figure 2-1. All antennas and cables at tached to the adapter must be equipped with male MicroM ate
connectors.
The two antenna connecto rs all ow a D iversi ty A n ten n a o r two separate antennas to b e a ttached to the
Cisco Aironet Wireless LAN Adapter. When two ante nnas ar e co n ne cte d, the adapter automati cal ly
selects antennas t o provide the stro n gest signal for ra d io o perations. This f ea ture improves packe t
delivery and system throughput by avoiding reception and transmission instances that are hampered by
RF multipath signals or blocking structures in the environment.
Figure2-1 LM Adapter Antenna Connections
Attaching a Remote Antenna
Note The PCM version of the adapte r co m es w i th th e antenna installed. If yo u n eed to r em ove or change
the antenna, remove the adapter from the PC card slot.
Step 1 Line up the antenna cable leads with the connectors on the adapter.
Step 2 Slide the cable leads in to th e connectors until they sn ap in t o p l ace.
Note The J1 port is the primary port. If the antenna has only 1 MMCX connector, attach it to the J1 port.
MicroMate
Antenna
Connectors
J1 J2