Buffalo AirStation WLI-CB-G54S User manual

Quick Setup Guide
125* High Speed Mode™
Notebook Adapter
WLI-CB-G54S
Use this guide to quickly and easily install your Wireless Notebook Adapter. For
advanced setup and configuration information, refer to the AirStation Wireless
Notebook Adapter Manual, located on the Air Navigator CD.
Contents
◗ Wireless Notebook Adapter (WLI-CB-G54S)
◗ Air Navigator CD
◗ Quick Setup Guides
◗ Warranty Card
If any items are missing, please contact the reseller from whom you purchased this
product.
System Requirements
◗ Notebook PC with an available CardBus Slot.
◗ Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, XP, 2003
◗ 10 MB of available disk space
◗ 802.11b or 802.11g access point (Infrastructure Mode) OR a different computer
with an 802.11b or 802.11g wireless adapter (Ad-hoc Mode).
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Installing and Configuring the Wireless Notebook
Adapter:
Windows 98/ME/2000/XP
Step 1 Installing the Wireless Notebook Adapter Drivers
Caution: Complete Step 1 before inserting the Wireless Notebook Adapter.
◗ Insert the Air Navigator CD into
the CD-ROM drive of the PC.
The Air Navigator Setup Wizard
launches automatically. If the Air
Navigator Setup Wizard does not
launch automatically, launch the
wizard manually by selecting Start
» Run to open the Run dialog box.
Enter D:\Setup.exe in the Open
field, where D: represents the letter
assigned to the CD-ROM drive. If another letter is assigned to the CD-ROM drive,
your command should reflect that difference. Click the OK button to launch the
wizard.
◗ Select Install Wireless
Adapter. Click the OK button to
begin the installation process.
◗ Review the Software License
Agreement. Click the Yes button
to confirm your agreement with
the terms and continue installing
the Wireless Notebook Adapter
drivers. Click the No button to
abort the installation process.
Also, close the onscreen help that
appears; it is not necessary for
this setup.
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Step 2 Installing the Wireless Notebook Adapter
◗ Power on the notebook PC
and let it boot into Windows.
Firmly insert the Wireless
Notebook Adapter into an avail-
able CardBus slot. CardBus
slots are located on one side of
the notebook. Please consult
the Notebook Manufacturer's
documentation for CardBus
installation instructions. Once
the Wireless Notebook Adapter
is installed correctly, then the
Found New Hardware Wizard
will launch automatically. If the
Found New Hardware Wizard does not launch, turn off the computer, remove
the Wireless Notebook Adapter, restart the Notebook, and reinsert the Wireless
Notebook Adapter after Windows has restarted.
◗ Select Install the software
automatically. Click the Next
button.
Windows XP Installation
& Configuration
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◗ Select the driver you
want to install. If multiple
drivers are listed, select the
most recent driver version.
Click the Next button.
◗ If a window opens,
stating that your driver has
not passed Windows Logo
testing, click the Continue
Anyway button. When the
Wireless Notebook Adapter
is successfully installed,
click the Finish button
and restart your PC if
prompted.
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Step 3 Configuring Wireless Zero Configuration Service
■ Note: Skip to Page 9 if you are not using Windows XP or prefer not to use
Windows XP's Wireless Zero Configuration Service.
◗ If the Wireless Zero
Configuration Service is
activated, Windows will scan for
available wireless access points
once the Wireless Notebook
Adapter is properly installed. If
Windows detects one or more
access points, a networking icon
appears in the taskbar. One
or more wireless networks are
available appears as a caption
accompanying the icon.
■ Note: If the Wireless Zero Configuration Service is not functioning, select Start
» Control Panel » Administrative » Tools » Services. Select Automatic in the
Startup type field to enable the Wireless Zero Configuration Service. The default
value is Automatic.
◗ Right click the networking
icon in the taskbar and select
View Available Wireless
Networks to display a list of
available wireless networks.
See the next step if you
need to enter an SSID
network name or WEP/WPA
encryption key. Select an
access point network
name or SSID and click the
Connect button to establish
a connection.
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◗ Select a network name or
access point and click the
Advanced button to enter
an SSID network name or
WEP key if necessary.
For more information
about the Wireless Zero
Configuration Service, refer
to the AirStation Wireless
Notebook Adapter's User
Manual on the AirStation CD.
You have finished installing your Wireless Notebook Adapter. If you prefer using
Buffalo's Client Manager over Microsoft's, then see the Installing Client Manager
section to install Buffalo's Client Manager on your PC . For more information
about configuring and operating your Wireless Notebook Adapter and Buffalo's
Client Manager, refer to the AirStation Wireless Notebook Adapter Help, located
on the Air Navigator CD.
■ Note: Buffalo Technology recommends that users of the Wireless Zero
Configuration Service upgrade to the latest version freely available at
http://www.microsoft.com
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Step 2 Installing the Wireless Notebook Adapter
◗ Power on the notebook PC and
let it boot into Windows. Firmly
insert the Wireless Notebook
Adapter into an available Card-
Bus slot. CardBus slots are locat-
ed on one side of the notebook.
Please consult the Notebook
Manufacturer's documentation for
CardBus installation instructions.
Once the Wireless Notebook
Adapter is installed correctly, then
the Found New Hardware Wiz-
ard will launch automatically. If
the Found New Hardware Wizard
does not launch, turn off the computer, remove the Wireless Notebook Adapter,
restart the Notebook, and reinsert the Wireless Notebook Adapter after Windows
has restarted.
◗ Select Search for a suitable
driver for my device. Click the
Next button to continue to the
Locate Driver Files page.
Windows 98/ME/2000
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◗ Verify that no Optional search
locations are selected. Clear any
checkboxes that are selected.
Click the Next button to continue
to the Driver Files Search
Results page.
◗ Windows will display a driver
you can use with the Wireless
Notebook Adapter. Click the Next
button to continue the installation
process.
◗ Windows 2000: If the Digital
Signature Not Found page
opens, informing you that no
digital signature exists for the
driver you are installing, click
the Yes button to continue the
installation process. When the
Wireless Notebook Adapter is
successfully installed, click the
Finish button and restart your
PC if prompted.
You have finished installing your Wireless Notebook Adapter. See the Installing
Client Manager section to install Client Manager on your PC.
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Installing Client Manager
■ Note: Client Manager does not function properly if the Windows XP Wireless
Zero Configuration Service is enabled. Installing Client Manager will automatically
disable this service.
◗ Insert the AirNavigator
CD into the CDROM drive.
The AirNavigator dialog box
will open automatically. If the
AirNavigator dialog box does
not open automatically, select
Start » Run and enter D:\
Setup.exe in the Open field to
open the dialog box manually.
D: represents the letter
assigned to the CD-ROM drive.
If another letter is assigned
to the CD-ROM drive, your
command should reflect that
difference. Click the OK button.
Select Install Client Manager
to launch the Installer.
◗ Once the Installer Wizard
launches, click the Next
button to begin the software
installation.
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◗ Press I Agree to accept the
license agreement and continue
the installation process.
◗ Choose the installation path or
accept the default path and press
the Next button to continue.
Setup will begin copying files at
this point.
◗ Press the OK button to
finish and close the installation
program.
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◗ Press the Exit button
to exit the Client Manager
installation utility.
◗ The Buffalo Client
Manager is now installed
and running, right clicking on
its icon (the black notebook
icon) will allow you to begin
using it.
For detailed instructions on using Buffalo's Client Manager, please refer to the
AirStation Wireless Notebook Adapter Manual, located on the Air Navigator
CD in the MANUAL folder. To quickly connect to an available access point double
click on its icon, select the survey screen, select the proper wireless network and
press the 'Connect' button. This will connect you to the Access Point, you may
be required to enter encryption settings to properly connect.
Depending on the operating system, some screens may vary from those shown
in this guide. However, by accepting default installation settings, Client Manager
should properly install. For more information about configuring and operating your
Wireless Notebook Adapter and Client Manager, refer to the AirStation Wireless
Notebook Adapter Manual, located on the Air Navigator CD in the MANUAL
folder.
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Buffalo Technology
Technical Support
Buffalo Technology offers Toll-Free Technical Support 24 hours a day, 7 days a
week for this product. Customers in the United States and Canada can obtain
technical support using the following information:
◗ Online Help: Available on the AirNavigator CD enclosed with your
purchase.
◗ Web www.buffalotech.com/wireless
◗ E-mail [e-mail]
◗ Telephone [phone] (USA & Canada only)
The constantly evolving state of wireless products and operating systems
requires Buffalo Technology to occasionally release updated software to take
advantage of new technologies and to comply with industry standards. For
the most recent software, firmware, driver, and technical whitepaper releases
available, please visit the Buffalo Technology Website.
FCC Compliance Statement - See owners manual for complete statement.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference,
and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference
that may cause undesired operation.
R&TTE Compliance Statement - See owners manual for complete statement
This equipment complies with all the requirements of the DIRECTIVE 1999/5/
EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL of 9 March 1999
on radio equipment and telecommunication terminal Equipment and the mutual
recognition of their conformity (R&TTE).
* When operating in High-Speed Mode, this Wi-Fi device achieves an actual throughput of up to 34.1
Mbps, which is the equivalent throughput of a system following 802.11g protocol and operating at a
signaling rate of 125 Mbps.
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