Lab 6-3 Configuring a Wireless Client

Topology Diagram

Scenario In this lab, you will install a Cisco Aironet wireless PC card on a laptop. Then you will also configure the Cisco Aironet Desktop Utility (ADU) to connect to an access point. Step 1 Place the Cisco Aironet 802.11 a/b/g Wireless Adapter into an open NIC slot on your laptop.

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Step 2

Once you have transferred the Installation Wizard software to your hard drive, double-click on it. The following is the first screen to appear.

First Page of the Cisco Aironet Installation Wizard

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Step 3 Click on Next. Then select Install Client Utilities and Driver. Click on Next.

Choose Install Client Utilities and Driver

Step 4 On the next two screens, choose the default setting by clicking on Next unless instructed otherwise by your teacher.

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Choose Destination Location for Software Installation

Select Program Folder for Software Installation

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Step 5 If you are running Microsoft Windows XP, you get a warning about using the Cisco ADU rather than the default Microsoft Wireless Configuration Manager. After this screen, you have the option to choose between the two. Choose Cisco ADU, because it is more capable than the one from Microsoft.

Windows XP Warning

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Choose ADU as the Configuration Tool

Step 6 Click on Yes to reboot your system at the end of the operation. On the next screen click OK.

Reboot at the end of the operation

Click OK to Continue

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Step 6 The Setup Status screen will show the status of the software installation.

Setup Status

Step 7 When Setup is complete, reboot the computer by clicking OK.

Click OK to Continue

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Step 8 After the computer has rebooted, click on the shortcut to the Aironet Desktop Utility (ADU).

Shortcut to Aironet Desktop Utility

Step 9

The Current Status screen appears by default. In the image below, the PC has found a production wireless network and associated with its access point. If your lab is close to a production wireless network, you may have a similar result. If your PC is not close to a production network, then your Current Status screen will look different.

Current Status Screen

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Step 10 Whether or not you are connected to a production wireless network, you now want to connect to the lab network. Click on the Profile Management tab next to the Current Status tab. Then click on the New button in the upper right hand corner of the screen.

Profile Management Screen

Step 11 Enter the profile name ccnppod. Use the SSID of ccnppod..

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SSID configuration

Step 12 Select the Security tab. Select None.

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Security Options

Step 13 Select the Advanced tab. Uncheck 5GHz 54 Mbps because you are not using 802.11a. Then click OK.

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Advanced Configuration Options

Step 14 After you click on OK, you are returned to the Profile Management screen. In addition to the Default profile, there is now the ccnppod profile. Click the Activate button on the right hand side of the screen.

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Click on the Activate Button

Step 15 After clicking the Activate button, your screen will look like the image below.

ccnppod profile activated

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Step 16 Click on the Current Status tab, and your screen will look similar to the image below.

Current Status of ccnppod profile Step 17 The Diagnostics tab shows transmit and receive data about the wireless connection.

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Diagnostics Screen Step 18 To run tests on the wireless card and see the results, click the Troubleshooting button.

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Running Troubleshooting Tests

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