Quick Start Guide

CI S C O AI R O N E T 340 SE R I E S BA S E ST A T I O N

Wireless device

1

TAKE OUT WHAT YOU NEED

2

CONNECT AND POWER UP THE BASE STATION

3

CONFIGURE THE BASE STATION

Take Out What You Need

Cisco Aironet 340 Series Base Station

AC to DC power adapter and telephone cable (option)

Cisco Aironet 340 Series Base Station CD with documentation

Additional Requirements

???The Cisco Aironet 340 Series Client Radio Card must contain firmware version V4.02 or later to communicate with the base station using the Base Station Client Utility.

???A computing device (laptop, notebook, portable or hand-held device) equipped with a Cisco Aironet radio card.

???If you are connecting the base station to a LAN, DSL modem, cable modem, or ISDN modem, you must supply an Ethernet cable.

???If you are using the modem option connection, a telephone cable will be supplied to connect from the base station modem to your telephone jack.

Connecting to a Telephone Line

If the base station is configured to use the

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Telephone

Connecting the Power cable

Adapter

The base station does not have an on/off switch. Power is applied when the power adapter is plugged into the unit and connected to the wall outlet.

Follow these steps to connect the power adapter to the base station:

The base station begins the power-on self-test (POST).

Power-On Self-Test

The base station begins the power-on self-test (POST) when power is supplied. LEDs show the progress of the test. The LEDs appear red, amber, and green to indicate the status of the POST. When the unit is powered on for the first time or if it has been reset to all default parameters, the indicators display the following sequence:

???The Radio LED blinks several times.

???The Status LED continuously flashes an

and is waiting for a wireless device to communicate configuration settings to it.

Configure the Base Station

The base station uses an IP address setting of 192.168.200.1 for the internal network when configured for cable or DSL modem, PPP-over-Ethernet, or telephone dial-up. It also uses this IP address when in Access Point mode with no other IP address being received from the DHCP server.

Setting the configuration parameters of the base station requires a wireless PC (with an

IEEE 802.11 DSSS radio card with 128-bit WEP). Before configuring the base station, choose the operating mode and gather the network information (your network administrator or ISP should be able to provide any missing information).

Base Station Client Utility

You can use the BSCU to configure the base station and the associated Cisco Aironet client IEEE 802.11 DSSS radio card in the wireless PC. You can use this utility to check the connection status, provide information on the operation of the base station during the

4 connection process, determine the current version of firmware on the radio card, and load the latest firmware into the client card.

Installing BSCU

The BSCU utility supports Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows NT, Microsoft Windows 2000, or Microsoft Windows ME operating systems. It is installed from the Cisco Aironet 340 Series Base Station CD shipped with the device.

Note To run the BSCU in a Windows 95 or Windows 95A environment, installation of Internet Explorer 4.0 or greater is required for the necessary networking files.

Follow these steps to install the BSCU:

Note A warning message might be displayed that indicates the SSID and radio network encryption are set to default values. Click OK.

Cable or DSL Modem Configuration

The base station uses its IP address of 192.168.200.1 on the wireless network.

Telephone Dial-Up (Modem) Configuration

The base station uses its IP address of 192.168.200.1 on the wireless network.

Note The modem is not equipped with a speaker so you will not hear the base station dialing.

7 Set the Dial On Demand status by clicking On or Off. We recommend that you set the parameter to on. When set to On, the Dial On Demand feature allows the built-in modem to automatically connect to the ISP when an Internet browser attempts to access an Internet IP address from a wireless PC.

Note If auto-dial can be initiated by your browser or email, it might be necessary to reconfigure the wireless PC Internet browser to use a LAN connection rather than a dial-up connection to prevent the browser from attempting to dial the ISP.

8 Select the country where the modem operates by using the up and down buttons on the Country selection box. For North American sites, the USA default option is correct.

Note If your operating country is not shown, contact Technical Support for assistance.

10 Click OK to accept the settings. Click Edit Base Station Settings if you want to change the settings. After the base station IP address appears in the status line at the bottom of the BSCU screen, the base station configuration is complete, and you can close the utility.

When you have changed the radio wireless network parameters, all PCs must match this set up. To make other wireless PCs match, go to the Edit Client Properties selection in the Client pull-down menu to make adjustments.

11 After the connection is established, the Base Station Connection Status screen appears in the background. Click Ok when you finish reviewing the status of the connection.

???In order to comply with FCC RF exposure limits, base station dipole antennas should be located at a minimum distance of 7.9 inches (20 cm) or more from the body of all persons.

???Warning for laptop users: In order to comply with the FCC RF exposure limits, it is recommended when using a laptop with a PC client adapter, that the adapter???s integrated antenna should not be positioned closer than 2 inches (5 cm) from your body or nearby persons for extended periods of time while it is transmitting (or operating). If the antenna is positioned less than 2 inches (5 cm) from the user, it is recommended that the user limit exposure time.

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