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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Chapter 3 Installing the Software
Driver Keywords and Settings
AUTHTYPE OPEN,
WEPOPEN
WEPSHARED
MIXEDOPEN
MIXEDSHARED
(Optional)—Determines the wireless
network’s level of security.
OPEN = Allows client, regardless of its WEP
settings, to authenticate and attempt to
communicate with an access point.
WEPOPEN = Client uses full encryption.
Access point Encryption by Station parameter
must be set to full encryption and Accept
Authentication Type parameter set to Open.
WEPSHARED = Client uses full encryption.
Access point Encryption by Station parameter
must be set to Full Encryption and Accept
Authentication Type parameter set to Open.
MIXEDOPEN = Client can operate in a cell
with other clients regardless of encryption
used.
Access point Encryption by Station parameter
must be set to open, Authentication Accept
Type parameter set to Open.
MIXEDSHARED = Client can operate over a
range of cells with other clients regardless of
encryption used.
Access Point Encryption by Station parameter
must be set to optional, and Accept
Authentication Type parameter must be set to
shared.
Default: OPEN
This parameter is not available in
ad hoc mode.
ASSOCIATIONTO 0–0xFFFF (Optional)—Shows the maximum amount of
time that the client waits for a response to an
association request from the access point.
Default: 2,000 Kusec (2 sec)
Table 3-9 Infrastructure Parameters (continued)
Parameter Value Description