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Wireless Instructions for Windows ME

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Requirements

NOTE: Do not insert the wireless card until you are instructed to do so.

STEP 1: Obtain Software

Create a folder named Cisco on your C: drive. Save the following files into the Cisco folder:

  1. Cisco Aironet 350 driver version 8.2.3
  2. Cisco Aironet 350 Firmware upgrade 4.25.30
  3. Cisco Aironet 350 Client Utility 5.05.001

STEP 2: Decompress Software

STEP 3: Insert Wireless Card & Install Drivers

Insert the Aironet card into the PCMCIA slot of your laptop. Make sure that the Aironet 350 Series Wireless LAN Adapter label is facing up when you insert the card.

CAUTION - Do not force the PC card into your computer's PC card slot. Forcing it will damage both the card and the slot. If the PC card does not insert easily, remove the card and reinsert it. These procedures and the physical connections they describe apply generally to conventional PCMCIA card slots. In cases of custom or non-conventional equipment, be alert to possible differences in PC card slot configurations.

If this is the first time that you have inserted the card into your laptop, you will be prompted to install the drivers for the card.

  1. After you insert the wireless card (client adapter) into your computer, Windows ME automatically detects it and briefly opens the Found New Hardware window. The Add New Hardware Wizard window opens and indicates that the wizard will help you to install the driver.
  2. Select Specify the location of the driver (Advanced) and click Next.
  3. Select Search for the best driver for your device. (Recommended). Uncheck Removable Media (Floppy, CD-ROM…). Select Specify a location:. Click Browse; find the cisco folder that you created. Click OK. Click Next.
  4. When the client adapter driver is displayed, click Next to copy the required files.
  5. The Add New Hardware Wizard window opens and indicates that the installation is complete. Click Finish.
  6. When prompted to restart your computer, remove the CD or floppy disk (if installed) and click Yes.
  7. After the computer restarts, double-click My Computer, Control Panel, and Network.
  8. Select the Cisco Systems Wireless LAN Adapter and click Properties.
  9. In the client adapter Properties window, click the Advanced tab.
  10. In the Advanced window, select SSID. Type SFSU. Please note that this field is case-sensitive.
  11. Click OK.
  12. In the Network window, click OK.
  13. When prompted to restart your computer, click Yes.
  14. The driver installation is complete.

Install Software

Cisco Aironet 350 Client Utility 5.05.001

  1. Open the Cisco folder that you created.
  2. Double-click on the Setup.exe file that is now located in the Cisco folder. It is the blue icon with the computer on it. This will launch the Aironet Client Utility 5.05 Setup application.
  3. At the Welcome screen, click on the Next button.
  4. At the Select Options screen, check the following boxes: LEAP, Allow Saved LEAP User Name and Password, and Create ACU Icon on your Desktop. Click on the Next button.
  5. At the Choose Destination Location screen, click the Next button.
  6. At the Select Program Folder screen, click the Next button.
  7. The ACU will be installed on your computer. After it has been installed, you will be prompted to restart your computer. Choose Yes, I want to restart my computer now and click the Finish button.
  8. Your computer will restart.

Update Firmware

  1. After your computer restarts, Double-click on the Aironet Client Utility (ACU) icon that should now be located on your desktop.
  2. Click on the Load Firmware button.
  3. At the Load New Firmware screen, navigate to the Cisco folder that you created.
  4. Select the new firmware image 45c42530.img and click the Open button.
  5. The firmware will now load the firmware image. When the process is finished, the Firmware Upgrade Complete! screen will open. Click the OK button to continue.

Configure Software

  1. Click on the Profile Manager button in the ACU.
  2. Click the Add button and name the profile SFSU. Click the OK button.
  3. You do not need to change the Client Name field (this is simply the name of your computer).
  4. In the SSID1 field, enter: SFSU
  5. Verify that Power Save Mode is set to CAM (Constantly Awake Mode) and Network Type is set to Infrastructure.
  6. Click the Network Security tab.
  7. From the Network Security Type drop-down menu select LEAP.
  8. Click the Configure button.
  9. Choose Automatically Prompt for LEAP User Name and Password.
  10. Uncheck Include Windows Logon Domain With User Name.
  11. Click the OK button to save the LEAP Settings.
  12. Please Note: RF Network and Advanced Infrastructure settings do not need to be modified from the default settings.
  13. Click the OK button to save the Profile.
  14. Click OK to exit the Profile Manager.

STEP 4: Connect To Wireless Network

  1. Double-click on the Aironet Client Utility (ACU) icon that is located on your desktop.
  2. Click on the Select Profile button.
  3. The Select Profile screen will open. Select Use Selected Profile. In the Use Selected Profile field, click the down arrow and select the SFSU profile that is highlighted in blue. Click the OK button. [NOTE: Make sure that your selection is highlighted in blue. If you do not highlight this field your profile will not work properly.]
  4. Enter Cisco Wireless Network Password window will open. Enter your SFSU account name in the User name field and your SFSU Personal Access Code (PAC) in the Password field. (Ignore the Log on to field). Click the OK button. [NOTE: Your account name is your email address without the @sfsu.edu]
  5. If you successfully authenticated to the wireless network you should notice an IP address listed at the bottom of the Aironet Client Utility window. This indicates that you are connected. Now that you are online you can surf the web, check your e-mail, etc… Enjoy!
  6. If you see Your 350 Series is Not Associated!, then you are not currently connected to the wireless network and will need to try logging in again. Please verify that you are using your SFSU account name and PAC code to log in.

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