Cisco Cisco Aironet 350 Wireless LAN Client Adapter
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Release Notes for Cisco Aironet Client Utilities, Version 2.0.x for Linux
OL-2590-01
Installing the Driver or Utilities Only
Step 9
Rebuild your kernel.
Step 10
After the kernel is remade and reinstalled, reboot your computer.
Step 11
Go to Step 3 of the main upgrade procedure on page
. This time select n when asked in Step 11 if you
are using a Red Hat system with an unmodified kernel.
Installing the Driver or Utilities Only
Version 2.0 contains an installation script for PCI and kernel PCMCIA systems (such as Red Hat 7.2).
The kpciinstall command followed by the -id option installs and builds only the drivers. The -iu option
installs and builds only the utilities.
The kpciinstall command followed by the -id option installs and builds only the drivers. The -iu option
installs and builds only the utilities.
Verifying Installation
To verify that you have properly installed the appropriate driver and client utilities, type
/opt/cisco/bin/acu & to open the ACU.
/opt/cisco/bin/acu & to open the ACU.
Note
/opt/cisco/bin/ is the path where the ACU was installed.
If the installation was successful, the ACU main screen appears. Depending on how your wireless
network is configured, your client adapter might or might not associate to an access point. The fact that
you were able to launch the ACU verifies proper installation because it has found your client adapter’s
radio. You must configure the client adapter to communicate on your wireless network. See the Cisco
Aironet Wireless LAN Client Adapter Installation and Configuration Guide for Linux for instructions on
how to initially configure your client adapter.
network is configured, your client adapter might or might not associate to an access point. The fact that
you were able to launch the ACU verifies proper installation because it has found your client adapter’s
radio. You must configure the client adapter to communicate on your wireless network. See the Cisco
Aironet Wireless LAN Client Adapter Installation and Configuration Guide for Linux for instructions on
how to initially configure your client adapter.
If the installation was not successful, the ACU main screen does not appear. Instead, the message, “radio
not found,” appears at the Linux command prompt. See the Cisco Aironet Wireless LAN Client Adapter
Installation and Configuration Guide for troubleshooting tips.
not found,” appears at the Linux command prompt. See the Cisco Aironet Wireless LAN Client Adapter
Installation and Configuration Guide for troubleshooting tips.
Note
Additional information about this release is contained in the readme.txt file, which is included in the
Linux-ACU-Driver-v2.0.tar.gz file.
Linux-ACU-Driver-v2.0.tar.gz file.
Uninstalling the Driver and Client Utilities
If you experience difficulty while installing the driver, you might want to stop the installation procedure
and start over. However, before you attempt to install the driver again, you must first remove any part of
the driver that you might have already installed. You can remove the driver and client utilities manually,
or by running an uninstall script.
and start over. However, before you attempt to install the driver again, you must first remove any part of
the driver that you might have already installed. You can remove the driver and client utilities manually,
or by running an uninstall script.