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1 - 16 CCNP: Building Multilayer Switched Networks v5.0 - Lab 6-3 Copyright 2006, Cisco Systems, Inc

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 anaccess point.

Step 1

Place the Cisco Aironet 802.11 a/b/g Wireless Adapter into an open NIC slot onyour laptop.

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Step 2

Once you have transferred the Installation Wizard software to your harddrive, 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 unlessinstructed 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 theCisco 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 nextscreen 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 DesktopUtility (ADU).

Shortcut to Aironet Desktop Utility

Step 9

The Current Status screen appears by default. In the image below, the PChas 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 similarresult. If your PC is not close to a production network, then your CurrentStatus 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 nowwant to connect to the lab network. Click on the Profile Management tab nextto 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 using802.11a. 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. Inaddition to the Default profile, there is now the ccnppod profile. Click theActivate 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 imagebelow.

Current Status of ccnppod profile

Step 17

The Diagnostics tab shows transmit and receive data about the wirelessconnection.

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Diagnostics Screen

Step 18

To run tests on the wireless card and see the results, click theTroubleshooting button.

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Running Troubleshooting Tests

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