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Cisco Aironet 802.11a/b/g Wireless LAN Client Adapters (CB21AG and PI21AG) Installation and Configuration Guide for Windows Vista
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Chapter 1 Product Overview and Installation
System Requirements
Package Contents
Each client adapter is shipped with the following items:
• 1-dBi gain antenna permanently attached by a 6.6-ft (2-m) cable, antenna base, low-profile bracket,
two mounting screws, and two plastic wall anchors (PCI cards only)
• Quick Start Guide: Cisco Aironet 802.11a/b/g Wireless LAN Client Adapters (CB21AG and PI21AG)
• Cisco Aironet 802.11a/b/g Wireless Adapters (CB21AG and PI21AG) CD
System Requirements
In addition to the items shipped with the client adapter, you also need the following items in order to
install and use the adapter:
• One of the following computing devices running Windows Vista.
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Laptop or notebook computer equipped with a 32-bit Cardbus slot
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Desktop personal computer equipped with an empty PCI expansion slot
• Windows Vista Service Pack 1 or Windows Vista with hotfix KB932063 and hotfix KB935222
Note You must obtain these hotfix patches from the Microsoft site. You must also contact Microsoft
directly for any support that you need for these patches.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932063
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/935222
Note The client adapter software supports Windows Vista Business, Enterprise, and Ultimate
operating systems.
• 1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor.
• 1 GB of system memory
• 40 GB hard drive with at least 15 GB of available space
• The appropriate tools for removing your computer’s cover and expansion slot dust cover and for
mounting the antenna base (for PCI cards)
• If your wireless network uses EAP-TLS or PEAP authentication, Certificate Authority (CA) and
user certificates for EAP-TLS authentication or CA certificate for PEAP authentication
• If your wireless network uses PEAP (EAP-GTC) authentication with a One-Time Password (OTP)
user database:
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A hardware token device from OTP vendors or the Secure Computing SofToken program
(version 2.1 or later)
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Your hardware or software token password
• All necessary infrastructure devices (such as access points, servers, gateways, user databases, etc.)
must be properly configured for any authentication type you plan to enable on the client.
• The following information from your system administrator: