Release Notes For Cisco Aironet Client Utilities, Version 5.05.001 For Windows
Release Notes For Cisco Aironet Client Utilities, Version 5.05.001 For Windows
Release Notes For Cisco Aironet Client Utilities, Version 5.05.001 For Windows
Introduction, page 1 Important Notes, page 2 System Requirements, page 2 Installing or Upgrading to a New ACU Release, page 3 New and Changed Information, page 7 Caveats, page 8 Troubleshooting, page 11 Related Documentation, page 11 Obtaining Documentation, page 11 Obtaining Technical Assistance, page 12
Introduction
This document describes system requirements, installation and upgrade procedures, new information, and caveats for the 5.05.001 release of the Cisco Aironet client utilities for Windows (Aironet Client Utility [ACU]).
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Important Notes
Important Notes
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ACU release 5.05.001 can be used with any of the client adapters listed in the System Requirements section below; however, the PC-Cardbus card (CB20A) does not support the new features included in this release (PEAP and EAP-SIM authentication).
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As of September 2002, Windows XP is the only operating system supported for use with EAP-TLS, EAP-MD5, PEAP, and EAP-SIM authentication in conjunction with ACU.
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If you install Service Pack 1 for Windows XP and use ACU profiles that are configured for host-based EAP, follow these steps: 1. Select your profile in ACU. 2. Access the Wireless Network Connection Properties screen in Windows XP and select the Wireless Networks tab. 3. Select the Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings check box. 4. Select the SSID for which your ACU profile is configured from the list of preferred networks or add the SSID if it is not already created. 5. Click Properties. 6. Select the Enable network access control using IEEE 802.1X check box. 7. Select the appropriate EAP type and click OK. 8. Deselect the Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings check box and click OK.
System Requirements
You will need the following in order to install and use ACU release 5.05.001:
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PC-Cardbus cards must be used with Windows 98, 2000, Me, or XP.
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If your wireless network uses EAP-TLS, EAP-MD5, PEAP, or EAP-SIM authentication, your computer must run Windows XP.
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If your wireless network uses PEAP authentication with a One-Time Password (OTP) user database:
SofToken version 1.3, 2.0, or greater from Secure Computing; SecurID version 2.5 from RSA;
The latest driver and firmware combination for your client adapter:
PCM/LMC/PCI card driver version 8.2.3 or greater and firmware version 4.25.30 or greater Mini PCI card driver version 3.4.9 or greater and firmware version 5.00.03 or greater PC-Cardbus card driver version 3.4.19 or greater and firmware version 4.99 or greater
To ensure compatibility between devices, access point firmware version 11.23T for Cisco Aironet 340 and 350 Series Access Points and 11.54T for Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Points
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The RADIUS accounting feature for EAP-SIM authentication is supported in access point firmware version 11.23T for 340 and 350 series access points and in version 11.56T for 1200 series access points. Version 11.56T will be available after September 2002.
All necessary infrastructure devices (such as access points, servers, gateways, user databases, etc.) must be properly configured for the authentication type you plan to enable on the client
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If a version of ACU prior to 4.13 is installed on your computer, follow the instructions in the Cisco Aironet Wireless LAN Client Adapters Installation and Configuration Guide for Windows to uninstall it; then follow the steps in the Installation/Upgrade Procedure section to install version 5.05.001.
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Installation/Upgrade Procedure
Follow the steps below to install/upgrade ACU on Windows 95, 98, NT, 2000, Me, or XP.
Step 1 Step 2
Close any Windows programs that are running. Perform one of the following:
If you are installing ACU from the CD that shipped with your client adapter, follow the steps below:
a. Insert the CD into your computers CD-ROM drive. b. Select Start > Run, enter the following path (where D is the letter of your CD-ROM drive):
D:\Aironet Client Utility\Setup.exe, and click OK. The Aironet Client Utility Setup screen and the InstallShield Wizard appear.
c. Go to Step 3.
If you are installing ACU from a bundled file on Cisco.com, follow the steps below:
a. Using Windows Explorer, locate the folders that were extracted from the bundle and
C:\temp\setup.exe), and click OK. The Aironet Client Utility Setup screen and the InstallShield Wizard appear.
c. Go to Step 3.
If you are installing ACU from an individual file on Cisco.com, follow the steps below:
a. Use the computers web browser to access the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/public/sw-center/sw-wireless.shtml
b. Click the link for Cisco Aironet Wireless LAN Client Adapters. c. Click the link for the Windows utility. d. Select the latest ACU file. e. Read and accept the terms and conditions of the Software License Agreement. f. Select the ACU file again to download it. g. Save the file to your computers hard drive. h. Locate the file using Windows Explorer, double-click it, and extract its files to a folder. i. Select Start > Run, enter or browse to the path where you extracted the files (for example,
C:\temp\setup.exe), and click OK. The Aironet Client Utility Setup screen and the InstallShield Wizard appear.
j. Go to Step 3. Step 3
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Step 4
In the Select Options screen, select as many of the following options as desired and click Next: Option LEAP Description Enables you to create a profile in ACU that uses LEAP authentication. If this option is not selected now and you later want to use LEAP, you must run this installation program again, select Modify, and select this option. Default: Selected
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If you select LEAP on a Windows 95, 98, or 98 SE device, Microsoft hot fixes are installed during ACU installation to fix two problems related to the use of LEAP. If you select LEAP on a Windows XP device, you cannot use the Windows XP fast user switching feature.
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Enables you to create a profile in ACU that uses a saved (rather than temporary) username and password for LEAP authentication. When such a profile is used, the saved username and password are used to start the LEAP authentication process, and you are not prompted to enter them. Default: Selected
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PEAP
Installs the PEAP supplicant, which enables the client to support PEAP authentication. If this option is not selected now and you later want to use PEAP, you must run this installation program again, select Modify, and select this option. Default: Selected
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This option appears for all operating systems except Windows 95; however, your client adapter can authenticate using PEAP only if your computers operating system is Windows XP. Service Pack 1 for Windows XP includes Microsofts PEAP supplicant, which supports a Windows username and password only and does not interoperate with Ciscos PEAP supplicant. To use Ciscos PEAP supplicant, install ACU version 5.05.001 or greater after Service Pack 1 for Windows XP. Otherwise, it will be overwritten by Microsofts PEAP supplicant.
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EAP-SIM
Installs the EAP-SIM supplicant, which enables the client to support EAP-SIM authentication. If this option is not selected now and you later want to use EAP-SIM, you must run this installation program again, select Modify, and select this option. Default: Deselected
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This option appears for all operating systems except Windows 95; however, your client adapter can authenticate using EAP-SIM only if your computers operating system is Windows XP.
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Create ACU Icon on your Desktop Allow Non-Administrator Users to save profiles to the registry
Causes the installation program to add an ACU icon to your computers desktop to provide quick access to the utility. Default: Deselected Enables users without administrative rights to modify profiles in ACU and save them to the registry on computers running Windows NT, 2000, or XP. Default: Selected
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This option is not available for Windows 95, 98, and Me because these versions of Windows do not support different classes of users.
Step 5
If you want the ACU program files to be installed in the default location (C:\Program Files, provided C:\Program Files is the default Windows program file folder), click Next. If you want to specify a different destination for the ACU program files, click Browse, select a location, and click Next.
Step 6
In the Select Program Folder screen, specify a program folder name for ACU by selecting from the list of existing folders (the default name is Cisco Aironet) or entering a new folder name; then click Next. A status screen displays the progress of the installation. Then one of two Setup Complete screens appears, depending on whether Windows needs to be restarted to complete the installation.
Step 7
If your computer does not need to be rebooted, select either of the following options and click Finish: Option Launch the Aironet Client Utility Description
View the README.TXT file Opens a read-me file containing information about ACU. Opens ACU so you can configure your client adapter.
If your computer needs to be rebooted, select Yes, I want to restart my computer now or No, I will restart my computer later and click Finish.
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If you are prompted to reboot your computer, Cisco recommends that you select the Yes, I want to restart my computer now option.
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Using ACU
For instructions on using ACU (to create profiles, configure the client adapter, use the diagnostic tools, etc.) with Cisco Aironet client adapters, access the Cisco Aironet Wireless LAN Client Adapters Installation and Configuration Guide for Windows at the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/wireless/airo_350/350cards/windows/incfg/index.htm
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Refer to the Cisco Aironet Wireless LAN Client Adapters Installation and Configuration Guide for Windows for instructions on enabling and using PEAP authentication.
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Service Pack 1 for Windows XP includes Microsofts PEAP supplicant, which supports a Windows username and password only and does not interoperate with Ciscos PEAP supplicant. To use Ciscos PEAP supplicant, install ACU version 5.05.001 or greater after Service Pack 1 for Windows XP. Otherwise, it will be overwritten by Microsofts PEAP supplicant.
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Caveats
EAP-SIM requires you to enter a user verification code, or PIN, for communication with the SIM card. You can choose to have the PIN stored in your computer or to be prompted to enter it only after a reboot or prior to every authentication attempt. RADIUS servers that support EAP-SIM include Cisco Access Registrar version 3.0 or greater. Your 2.4-GHz client adapter can authenticate using EAP-SIM only if your computers operating system is Windows XP and you install the EAP-SIM supplicant during ACU installation.
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Refer to the Cisco Aironet Wireless LAN Client Adapters Installation and Configuration Guide for Windows for instructions on enabling and using EAP-SIM authentication.
Caveats
This section describes resolved and open caveats for ACU release 5.05.001 for Windows.
Resolved Caveats
The following caveat is resolved by ACU release 5.05.001 for Windows.
Open Caveats
The following are known issues for ACU release 5.05.001 for Windows.
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Caveats
Manual LEAP Login Does Not Work with Two Client Adapters Installed
If two client adapters are installed in your computer and you select the Manually Prompt for LEAP User Name and Password option for one card, this card never authenticates (CSCdx80082). To resolve this problem, select the Use Saved User Name and Password option or the Use Windows User Name and Password option instead.
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Caveats
ACU Fails To Operate When the Site Survey or Link Test Is Running and You Remove the Client Adapter
If you click the Start button on the Site Survey or Linktest screen and then remove the client adapter, ACU fails to operate (CSCin07193).
ACU Does Not Recognize Removal of One Radio Card Type and Insertion of Another
If you start ACU while a client adapter of one radio type is inserted (such as a 340 series PC card) and then eject the card and replace it with a card of another radio type (such as a 350 series PC card), ACU indicates that "Your Wireless LAN Adapter is not inserted" until ACU is shut down and restarted (CSCdv67623).
ACU Shows Poor Beacons Received When Access Point Beacon Period Exceeds 1000
When the access point beacon period is greater than 1000 (1 second), ACU shows the beacons received as poor (CSCdy20384). If the access points beacon period is set to a value greater than 1000 (1 second), you must change the client refresh interval to a value greater than 1 second to ensure that the client receives the beacons.
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Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
For the most up-to-date, detailed troubleshooting information, refer to the Cisco TAC website at http://www.cisco.com/tac. Select Wireless Technologies under Top Issues.
Related Documentation
For more information about Cisco Aironet client adapters, refer to the Cisco Aironet Wireless LAN Client Adapters Installation and Configuration Guide for Windows at the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/wireless/airo_350/350cards/windows/incfg/index.htm
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