Specifications

Mobile Installation
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2 Prerequisites
Read the following prerequisites before you begin the installation. The prerequisites list specific
hardware and license requirements.
2.1 Supported Operating System & Hardware Requirements
Before you begin, you must have a laptop with the following specifications:
• 32-bit versions of Microsoft® Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or Service Pack 3 (32 bit),
Windows Vista® Service Pack 1 (32 bit), Windows 7 (32 and 64 bit)
• CPU: 1.4 GHz or Higher
• Memory: 2GB or more recommended
• "Disk space: 400MB for install, more required to save packet captures and location diagrams
• Screen Resolution: 1024x768 or higher
2.2 Supported Network Adapters
AirDefense supports the operation of the AirDefense Mobile product when used with the following
Atheros®-based network adapter cards:
• PCMCIA card adapter:
 Cisco® 802.11a/b/g Cardbus Wireless LAN Client adapter CB21AG-A-K9
 Netgear® WAG511 v1 or v2
 Linksys® WPC55AG (v1.0, v1.1, v1.2 or v1.3 Hardware Version)
 Ubiquiti Networks SRC (SuperRange Cardbus) adapter
 CACE Technologies AirPcap N a/b/g/n Cardbus - Atheros 5416 based chipset
 AirMagnet® C1060 a/b/g/n Cardbus adapter - Atheros 5416 based chipset
• PCI-Express adapter (with Atheros 5006EX chip set):
 Lenovo P/N 40Y7026 Mini PCI-Express adapter
 Ubiquiti SRX (SuperRange Xpress) PCI-Express card
• Wireless-N USB adapter (with Atheros AR9001 chip set):
 AirPcap NX USB 802.11a/b/g/n adapter
 Proxim® ORiNOCO 8494 USB 802.11a/b/g/n adapter
 Ubiquiti SR71-USB 802.11a/b/g/n adapter