Network Card User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Cisco Aironet Wireless LAN Client Adapters Installation and Configuration Guide for MS-DOS
- Contents
- Preface
- Audience
- Purpose
- Organization
- Conventions
- Related Publications
- Obtaining Documentation
- Obtaining Technical Assistance
- Introduction to the Wireless LAN Adapters
- Parts of the Client Adapter
- Radio Ranges
- Data Transparency and Protocols
- System Configurations
- Coverage Options
- Safety Information
- Unpacking the Client Adapter
- Inserting the Client Adapter into a Computing Device
- Removing the Client Adapter
- Driver Overview
- Windows for Workgroups 3.11 NDIS2 Installation
- DOS NDIS2 Installation
- ODI Driver Installation
- Additional Requirements and Features
- Driver Keywords and Settings
- Site Survey and Link Test
- Loading New Firmware Versions
- DOS Utilities
- Accessing the Latest Troubleshooting Information
- Interpreting the Indicator LEDs
- Technical Specifications
- Channel Sets
- Maximum Power Levels and Antenna Gains
- Manufacturers Federal Communication Commission Declaration of Conformity Statement
- Department of Communications – Canada
- European Community, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein
- Declaration of Conformity for RF Exposure
- Guidelines for Operating Cisco Aironet Wireless LAN Client Adapters in Japan
- Explosive Device Proximity Warning
- Lightning Activity Warning
- Installation Warning
- Circuit Breaker (15A) Warning
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Cisco Aironet Wireless LAN Client Adapters Installation and Configuration Guide for MS-DOS
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Chapter 3 Installing the Software
Driver Overview
Driver Overview
This section covers the drivers. The utilities are discussed in Chapter 4, “Utilities.”
The MS-DOS and Windows for Workgroups based drivers must have a configuration file created (or
edited) with an ASCII text editor.
The drivers and associated files do not ship with the adapter. You must download them from the Wireless
Software Center at Cisco.com. The downloadable file, DOSDRVS.EXE, is a self-extracting executable
file containing separate self-extracting executable files for each driver. After downloading and running
the DOSDRVS.EXE file, you can run the driver file for your specific application. You must also run the
UTIL.EXE to extract the utility programs for these drivers. The structure of the DOSDRVS.EXE file is
shown in Table 3-1.
Table 3-1 DOSDRVS.EXE File Structure
Filename Description
DOSDRVS.EXE A self-extracting executable file containing these self-extracting
executable files:
• PKT.EXE—packet driver and files
• ODI.EXE—ODI driver and files
• NDIS.EXE—NDIS2 driver and files
• UTIL.EXE—configuration and diagnostic utilities
• DOSINST.PDF—Cisco Aironet Wireless LAN Client Adapters
Installation and Configuration Guide for MS-DOS in portable data
file format
PKT.EXE Files
CSCPKT.COM Packet driver
CSCPKT.INI Sample initialization file
READ1ST.TXT Text file containing driver and installation notes
ODI.EXE Files
CSCODI.COM ODI driver
NET.CFG Sample initialization file
READ1ST.TXT Text file containing driver and installation notes
NDIS.EXE Files
CSCNDIS2.DOS NDIS driver
PROTOCOL.INI Sample initialization file
READ1ST.TXT Text file containing driver and installation notes
UTIL.EXE Files
AWCALLID.EXE Establishes a call id number
PCMCIA.COM Turns the PCMCIA slot on or off to allow utilities to access the adapter
RADINFO.COM Displays the adapter’s radio statistics
WEPDOS.EXE Sets a WEP transmit key and key values