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Cisco Aironet 802.11a/b/g Wireless LAN Client Adapters (CB21AG and PI21AG) Installation and Configuration Guide for Windows Vista
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Chapter 1 Product Overview and Installation
Obtaining Client Adapter Software
Obtaining Client Adapter Software
The software is provided on the CD that shipped with your client adapter; however, Cisco recommends
retrieving it from Cisco.com to ensure that you have the latest version.
•
To obtain the version of the software on the CD, open the FileList.txt file on the CD root directory.
•
To obtain the version of the latest software on Cisco.com, follow these steps:
Step 1
Make sure that you have a Cisco.com username and password.
Step 2
If you do not have a Cisco.com username and password, go to Cisco’s main page (http://www.cisco.com)
and click
Register
(top). Follow the instructions to create a username and password.
Step 3
Use your computer’s web browser to access the following URL:
Step 4
http://www.cisco.com/public/sw-center/
Step 5
Click
Wireless Software
.
Step 6
Click
Client Adapters and Client Software
.
Step 7
Click
Cisco Aironet Wireless LAN Client Adapters
.
Step 8
Follow one of these steps:
Step 9
If you are using a PC-Cardbus card, click
Cisco Aironet 802.11a/b/g CardBus Wireless LAN Client
Adapter (CB21AG)
.
Step 10
If you are using a PCI card, click
Cisco Aironet 802.11a/b/g PCI Wireless LAN Client Adapter
(PI21AG)
.
Step 11
When prompted, enter your Cisco.com username and password, and click
OK
.
Step 12
Click
Windows Vista
.
Step 13
Under Available Releases, determine whether the Install Wizard file on Cisco.com has a later version
number than the file on the CD. If it does, proceed to the next step. If it does not, use the Install Wizard
file on your CD.
Step 14
Click the link with the latest release number.
Step 15
Click the software file (
WinClient-802.11a-b-g-Vista-Ins-Wizard-v
xx
.exe
), where
xx
is the version
number.
Step 16
Click the
Download
button.
Step 17
Read and accept the terms and conditions of the Software License Agreement. Click
Agree
to accept the
terms and condition, or click
Decline
not to accept. Save the file to your device.