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

Contents
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Cisco Aironet Wireless LAN Client Adapters Installtion and Configuration Guide for MS-DOS
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Coverage Options 1-9
Minimal Overlap Coverage 1-9
Heavy Overlap Coverage 1-9
Multiple Overlapping Systems Coverage 1-10
CHAPTER
2 Installing the Hardware 2-1
Safety Information 2-2
FCC Safety Compliance Statement 2-2
Safety Guidelines 2-2
Warnings 2-2
Other Devices in the Wireless Network 2-3
Unpacking the Client Adapter 2-3
Package Contents 2-3
Antenna Connectors 2-4
Attaching a Remote Antenna 2-4
Detaching a Remote Antenna 2-5
Inserting the Client Adapter into a Computing Device 2-5
Inserting a PC Card 2-5
Inserting a PCI Client Adapter 2-6
Removing the Client Adapter 2-7
Removing a PC Card 2-7
Removing a PCI Client Adapter 2-7
CHAPTER
3 Installing the Software 3-1
Driver Overview 3-2
Windows for Workgroups 3.11 NDIS2 Installation 3-3
DOS NDIS2 Installation 3-3
DOS Packet Driver Installation 3-4
ODI Driver Installation 3-5
Additional Requirements and Features 3-5
Driver Keywords and Settings 3-6
Basic System Parameters 3-7
Network Performance Variables 3-8
Fragmentation Variables 3-9
Power Management Variables 3-10
Scanning Variables 3-12
Infrastructure Parameters 3-13
Ad Hoc Variables 3-16