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Cisco Aironet wireless
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User’s Guide
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Contents
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About the Cisco Aironet Wireless 802.11b Mini PCI by
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Product description
If you are using a wireless upgradable model of an IBM ThinkPad® R32 Series
computer, X30 Series computer, or T30 Series computer, you can install the
Cisco Aironet Wireless 802.11b Mini PCI by IBM (hereafter called the Mini-PCI
Card) in a Mini-PCI Card slot on your computer.
The option kit includes:
v Mini-PCI Card
v CD-ROM (device drivers and User’s Guide)
v Mini-PCI guide
v Product warranty and notices for Cisco Aironet Wireless 802.11b Mini PCI by
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Installing the Mini-PCI Card
Note: Use only the Mini-PCI Card provided by IBM.
If your computer is a wireless upgradable model, and you are installing the
Mini-PCI Card for the first time, follow the procedure below.
For ThinkPad R32 series computer
If you are using ThinkPad R32 Series computer, do as follows:
1. Turn off the computer; then disconnect the ac adapter and all cables from
the computer.
2. Close the computer display, and turn the computer over.
3. Remove the battery. (For information on removing the battery, refer to the
ThinkPad R32 Series Service and Troubleshooting Guide.)
4. Loosen the screw on the cover of the Mini-PCI Card slot ꢀ1ꢁ; then remove
the cover ꢀ2ꢁ.
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5. Take the cables out of the cable holder as shown.
Note: If a Mini-PCI Card has been installed in your computer, and you
remove the Card and do not install a new one, put the cables in the
cable holder after disconnecting them from the Card.
6. Align the contact edge of the Mini-PCI Card with the corresponding
socket contact of the computer ꢀ1ꢁ. Connect the cables to the new
Mini-PCI Card ꢀ2ꢁ.
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7. Pivot the card until you can snap it into place by pressing the upper side
of the connectors as shown.
Make sure that the card is firmly fixed in the slot and does not move
easily.
8. Align the tabs of the Mini-PCI Card slot cover with the corresponding
slots; then press the cover flat.
9. Tighten the screw of the cover.
Attention: After you install a Mini-PCI Card, do not use your computer
until you have closed the cover. Never use the computer with the cover
open.
10. Reinstall the battery. (For information on reinstalling the battery, refer to
the ThinkPad R32 Series Service and Troubleshooting Guide.)
11. Turn the computer over again. Connect the ac adapter and cables to the
computer; then turn it on.
For ThinkPad X30 Series computer
If you are using ThinkPad X30 Series computer, do as follows:
1. Turn off the computer. Then disconnect the ac adapter and all cables from
the computer.
2. Remove the battery and the keyboard. (For information on removing the
battery and keyboard, refer to the ThinkPad X30 Series Service and
Troubleshooting Guide.)
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3. Take the cables out of a cable holder.
Note: If a Mini-PCI Card has been installed in your computer, and you
remove the Card and do not install a new one, put the cables in the
cable holder after disconnecting them from the Card.
4. Connect the cables to the new Mini-PCI Card.
Note: Plug the gray cable with the tab marked MAIN into jack J1, and the
black cable with the tab marked AUX into jack J2.
5. Align the contact edge of the Mini-PCI Card with the corresponding socket
contact of the computer.
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6. Pivot the Card until you can snap it into place by pressing the upper side
of the connectors. Make sure that the card is firmly fixed in the slot and
does not move easily.
When attaching the Card, route the antenna cables to go under the cable
guide as in ꢀaꢁ, and place the tabs as indicated by arrow ꢀbꢁ as in this
figure.
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7. Attach the Mini-PCI guide that comes with the option package.
8. Reinstall the battery and the keyboard. (For information on reinstalling the
battery and the keyboard, refer to theThinkPad X30 Series Service and
Troubleshooting Guide.)
For ThinkPad T30 Series computer
If you are using ThinkPad T30 Series computer, do as follows:
1. Turn off the computer; then disconnect the ac adapter and all cables from
the computer.
2. Close the computer display, and turn the computer over.
3. Remove the battery. (For information on removing the battery, refer to the
ThinkPad T30 Series Service and Troubleshooting Guide.)
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4. Loosen the screws on the cover of the Mini-PCI Card slot ꢀ1ꢁ; then
remove the cover ꢀ2ꢁ.
5. Open the insulation sheet ꢀ1ꢁ, and take the cables out of the cable holder
ꢀ2ꢁ.
Note: If a Mini-PCI Card has been installed in your computer, and you
remove the Card and do not install a new one, put the cables in the
cable holder after disconnecting them from the Card.
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6. Align the contact edge of the Mini-PCI Card with the corresponding
socket contact of the computer ꢀ1ꢁ. Connect the cables to the Mini-PCI
Card ꢀ2ꢁ.
7. Pivot the card until you can snap it into place by pressing the upper side
of the connectors as shown.
Make sure that the card is firmly fixed in the slot and does not move
easily.
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8. Cover the Mini-PCI Card with the insulation sheet ꢀ1ꢁ, and attach the
Mini-PCI guide ꢀ2ꢁ that comes with the option package.
9. Align the tabs of the Mini-PCI Card slot cover with the corresponding
slots; then press the cover flat.
10. Tighten the screws of the cover.
Attention: After you install a Mini-PCI Card, do not use your computer
until you have closed the cover. Never use the computer with the cover
open.
11. Reinstall the battery. (For information on reinstalling the battery, refer to
the ThinkPad T30 Series Service and Troubleshooting Guide.)
12. Turn the computer over again. Connect the ac adapter and cables to the
computer; then turn it on.
Installing the device driver
If your computer is a wireless upgradable model, and you are installing the
Mini-PCI Card for the first time, you need to install the device driver for the
Card. To install the driver, refer to the following instructions.
Note: If you are using ThinkPad X30 Series computer, attach the X3
UltraBase™ and then install a CD drive in the Ultrabay™ Plus, or attach
a USB CD drive to the USB connector.
Installing the device driver in Windows XP
To install the device driver in Microsoft® Windows® XP, do the following:
1. Turn off the computer, and then install the Mini-PCI Card, using
2. Turn on the computer.
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3. The operating system automatically detects the client adapter and briefly
opens the Found New Hardware window.
4. Click Next.
5. Select Install From A List or Specific Location.
6. Select Don’t search. I will choose the Driver to Install. Click Next.
7. Click Network adapters, and click Next.
8. Click Have Disk.
9. Insert the Cisco Aironet Wireless LAN Client Adapters CD into the CD or
DVD drive.
10. Type D:\DRIVER\WINXP where D corresponds to the letter of your CD or
DVD drive, or browse to the path where the driver is located.
11. Click OK.
12. Select Adapter, and click OK. Start Device Driver Installation, and click
Next.
13. When the installation is complete, click Finish. When asked to restart,
click Yes.
14. Click Start → Run.
15. Type D:\UTILITY\SETUP.EXE where D corresponds to the letter of your CD
or DVD drive.
16. Click OK. The Aironet Client Utility Setup window and the InstallShield
Wizard window open.
17. Follow the instructions in the installation wizard window (for default
installation options, click Next until the Install Shield Wizard Complete
window opens). After the software has been installed, click Finish to
restart the computer.
18. Hardware Configuration: This section is used to perform your Wireless
Network Configuration. You might need information from your network
administrators, such as SSID name and encryption information.
19. Click Start → Connect To → Wireless Network Connections.
20. Click Advanced. The Wireless Network Properties window opens.
21. Click Add.
22. Enter Network Name (SSID), and configure any encryption or security
information that might be part of the network configuration. Click OK.
23. Click OK. Your ThinkPad computer will now be configured and
operational.
Installing the device driver in Windows 2000
To install the device driver in Windows 2000 Professional, do the following:
1. Turn off the computer, and then install the Mini-PCI Card, using
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2. Turn on the computer.
3. The operating system automatically detects the client adapter and briefly
opens the Found New Hardware window.
4. Click Next.
5. Select Display a list of the know drivers for this device so that I can
choose a specific driver and click Next.
6. Click Network adapters, and click Next.
7. Click Have Disk.
8. Insert the Cisco Aironet Wireless LAN Client Adapters CD into the CD or
DVD drive.
9. Enter D:\DRIVER\WIN2000 where D corresponds to the letter of your CD or
DVD drive, or browse to the path where the driver is located.
10. Click OK.
11. Select Adapter, and click OK. Start Device Driver Installation, and click
Next.
12. When the installation is complete, click Finish. When asked to restart,
click Yes.
13. Click Start → Run.
14. Type D:\UTILITY\SETUP.EXE where D corresponds to the letter of your CD
or DVD drive.
15. Click OK. The Aironet Client Utility Setup window and the InstallShield
Wizard window open.
16. Follow the instructions in the installation wizard window (for default
installation options, click Next until the Install Shield Wizard Complete
window opens). After the software has been installed, click Finish to
restart the computer.
17. Hardware Configuration: This section is used to perform your Wireless
Network Configuration. You might need information from your network
administrators, such as SSID name and encryption information.
18. Open Aironet Client Utility (ACU).
19. Click Profile Manager.
20. Under Profile Management, click Add, and enter your wireless network
name in the box. Click Apply. The 350 Series Properties Window opens.
21. In the SSID1 box, enter your Network SSID. If additional network
information is required, add now. Check with your network administrator
for proper information.
22. After all data is entered, click OK. Your ThinkPad computer will now be
configured and operational.
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Installing the device driver in Windows 98 Second Edition
To install the device driver in Windows 98 Second Edition, do the following:
1. Turn off the computer, and then install the Mini-PCI Card, using
2. Turn on the computer.
3. The operating system automatically detects the client adapter and briefly
opens the Found New Hardware window.
4. Click Next.
5. Select Display a list of the know drivers for this device so that I can
choose a specific driver, and click Next.
6. Click Network adapters, and click Next.
7. Click Have Disk.
8. Insert the Cisco Aironet Wireless LAN Client Adapters CD into the CD or
DVD drive.
9. Type D:\DRIVER\WIN98 where D corresponds to the letter of your CD or
DVD drive, or browse to the path where the driver is located.
10. Click OK.
11. Select Adapter, and click OK. Start Device Driver Installation, and click
Next.
12. When the installation is complete, click Finish. When asked to restart,
click Yes.
13. Click Start → Run.
14. Type D:\UTILITY\SETUP.EXE where D corresponds to the letter of your CD
or DVD drive.
15. Click OK. The Aironet Client Utility Setup window and the InstallShield
Wizard window open.
16. Follow the instructions in the installation wizard window (for default
installation options, click Next until the Install Shield Wizard Complete
window opens). After the software has installed, click Finish to restart the
computer.
17. Hardware Configuration: This section is used to perform your Wireless
Network Configuration. You might need information from your network
administrators, such as SSID name and encryption information.
18. Open the Aironet Client Utility (ACU).
19. Click Profile Manager.
20. Under Profile Management, click Add. Enter your wireless network name
in the box, and click Apply. The 350 Series Properties Window opens.
21. In the SSID1 box, enter your Network SSID. If additional network
information is required add now. Check with your network administrator
for proper information.
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22. After all data is entered, click OK. Your ThinkPad computer will now be
configured and operational.
Installing the device driver in Windows NT
To install the device driver in Windows NT®, do the following:
1. Turn off the computer, and install the Mini-PCI Card, using instructions
2. Turn on the computer.
3. Click Start → Settings → Control Panel.
4. Double click Network icon in the Control Panel window.
5. Click Adapter tab.
6. Click Add.
7. Click Have Disk.
8. Insert the Cisco Aironet Wireless LAN Client Adapters CD into the CD or
DVD drive.
9. Type D:\DRIVER\WINNT4 where D corresponds to the letter of your CD or
DVD drive, or browse to the path where the driver is located.
10. Click OK.
11. Select Adapter, and click OK. Start Device Driver Installation, and click
Next. The Cisco Aironet Wireless LAN Adapter window opens.
12. Click OK. The Network window opens.
13. Click Close. The Microsoft TCP/IP Properties window opens.
14. Click OK. The Microsoft TCP/IP window opens.
15. Click OK.
16. Select Obtain an IP address from a DHCP Server.
Note: Check with your network administrator if you are required to use a
Static IP.
17. Click Yes.
18. Click OK.
19. Click Yes to restart the computer.
20. Click Start → Run.
21. Type D:\UTILITY\SETUP.EXE where D corresponds to the letter of your CD
or DVD drive.
22. Click OK. The Aironet Client Utility Setup window and the InstallShield
Wizard window open.
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23. Follow the instructions in the installation wizard window (for default
installation options, click Next until the Install Shield Wizard Complete
window opens). After the software has been installed, click Finish to
restart the computer.
24. Hardware Configuration: This section is used to perform your Wireless
Network Configuration. You might need information from your network
administrators, such as SSID name and encryption information.
25. Open the Aironet Client Utility (ACU).
26. Click Profile Manager.
27. Under Profile Management, click Add. Enter your wireless network name
in the box, and click Apply. The 350 Series Properties window opens.
28. In the SSID1 box, enter your Network SSID. If additional network
information is required add now. Check with your network administrator
for proper information.
29. After all data is entered, click OK. Your ThinkPad computer will now be
configured and operational.
Installing the device driver in Windows Me
To install the device driver in Windows Millennium Edition (Me), do the
following:
1. Turn off the computer, and install the Mini-PCI Card, using instructions
2. Turn on the computer.
3. The operating system automatically detects the client adapter and briefly
opens the Found New Hardware window.
4. Click Next.
5. Select Display a list of all the drivers in a specific location, so you can
select the driver you want. Click Next.
6. Click Network adapters, and click Next.
7. Click Have Disk.
8. Insert the Cisco Aironet Wireless LAN Client Adapters CD into the CD or
DVD drive.
9. Type D:\DRIVER\WINME where D corresponds to the letter of your CD or
DVD drive, or browse to the path where the driver is located.
10. Click OK.
11. Select Adapter, and click OK. Start Device Driver Installation, and click
Next.
12. When the installation is complete, click Finish. When asked to restart,
click Yes.
13. Click Start → Run.
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14. Type D:\UTILITY\SETUP.EXE where D corresponds to the letter of your CD
or DVD drive.
15. Click OK. The Aironet Client Utility Setup window and the InstallShield
Wizard window open.
16. Follow the instructions in the installation wizard window (for default
installation options, click Next until the Install Shield Wizard Complete
window opens). After the software has been installed, click Finish to
restart the computer.
17. Hardware Configuration: This section is used to perform your Wireless
Network Configuration. You might need information from your network
administrators, such as SSID name and encryption information.
18. Open Aironet Client Utility (ACU).
19. Click Profile Manager.
20. Under Profile Management, click Add, enter your wireless network name
in the box. Click Apply. The 350 Series Properties Window opens.
21. In the SSID1 box, enter your Network SSID. If additional network
information is required, add now. Check with your network administrator
for proper information.
22. After all data is entered, click OK. Your ThinkPad computer will now be
configured and operational.
Advanced Features
For the advanced configuration information, click the Help button in the
Aironet Client Utility, and follow the instructions on the screen.
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