Overview – Cisco 340 User Manual

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Cisco Aironet 340, 350, and CB20A Wireless LAN Client Adapters Installation and Configuration Guide for Windows

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Chapter 5 Configuring the Client Adapter

Overview

Overview

When you choose to create a new profile or edit an existing profile on the Profile Manager screen, the
Properties screens appear with the name of your profile in parentheses. These screens enable you to set
the configuration parameters for that profile.

Note

If you do not change any of the configuration parameters, the default values are used.

Note

If you are planning to set parameters on more than one of the Properties screens, wait until you are
finished with all of the screens before clicking OK. When you click OK, you are returned to the Profile
Manager screen.

Each of the Properties screens (listed below) contains parameters that affect a specific aspect of the client
adapter:

System Parameters—Prepares the client adapter for use in a wireless network

RF Network—Controls how the client adapter transmits and receives data

Advanced (Infrastructure)—Controls how the client adapter operates within an infrastructure
network

Advanced (Ad Hoc)—Controls how the client adapter operates within an ad hoc (peer-to-peer)
network

Network Security—Controls how a client adapter associates to an access point, authenticates to the
wireless network, and encrypts and decrypts data

Table 5-1

enables you to quickly locate the instructions for setting each Properties screen’s parameters.

Table 5-1

Locating Configuration Instructions

Parameter Category

Page Number

System

page 5-3

RF network

page 5-7

Advanced infrastructure

page 5-14

Advanced ad hoc

page 5-18

Network security

page 5-21

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