Buffalo Buffalo AirStation WLI-CB-G54HP User manual

Quick Setup Guide
High Power Wireless
Notebook Adapter
WLI-CB-G54HP
Use this guide to quickly and easily install your High Power Wireless Notebook
Adapter. For advanced setup and conguration information, refer to the High
Power Wireless Notebook Adapter Manual, located on the Air Navigator CD.
Contents
• High Power Wireless Notebook Adapter (WLI-CB-G54HP)
• 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
• PC with an available CardBus Slot.
• Windows 98 SE, 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 Conguring the Wireless Adapter:
Windows 98/ME/2000/XP
Step 1: Installing the Wireless Notebook Adapter Drivers
Caution: Complete this step 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 eld, where D:
represents the letter assigned
to the CD-ROM drive. If another
letter is assigned to the CD-ROM
drive, your command should reect 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 conrm 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
•Insert the Wireless
Notebook Adapter, with the
Buffalo logo facing up, into
an available CardBus slot.
CardBus slots are usu-
ally located on the left or
right side of the notebook.
Once the Wireless Note-
book Adapter is installed
correctly, the Found New
Hardware Wizard will launch
automatically. If the Found
New Hardware Wizard does
not launch, remove the
Wireless Notebook Adapter
and restart the notebook. Reinsert the Wireless Notebook Adapter once the
notebook has rebooted. Then, the Found New Hardware Wizard will launch
automatically.
•Select Install the software
automatically. Click the Next
button.
Windows XP Installation & Conguration

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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: Conguring Wireless Zero Conguration Service
Note: Skip to Page 9 if you are not using Windows XP or prefer not to use
Windows XP's Wireless Zero Conguration Service. If you plan on using AOSS,
then please skip to Page 9 and install the Client Manager software.
•If the Wireless Zero
Conguration 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 Conguration Service is not functioning, select Start »
Control Panel » Administrative » Tools » Services. Select Automatic in the
Startup type eld to enable the Wireless Zero Conguration 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 Conguration
Service, refer to the High
Power Wireless Adapter User
Manual on the AirStation CD.
You have nished installing your High Power 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 conguring and operating your Wireless Notebook
Adapter and Buffalo's Client Manager, refer to the AirStation High Power
Wireless Notebook Manual, located on the Air Navigator CD.
Note: Buffalo Technology recommends that users of the Wireless Zero
Conguration Service upgrade to the latest version freely available at
http://www.microsoft.com

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Step 2: Installing the High Power Wireless Notebook Adapter
•Insert the Wireless
Notebook Adapter, with the
Buffalo logo facing up, into
an available CardBus slot.
CardBus slots are usually lo-
cated on the left or right side
of the notebook. Once the
Wireless Notebook Adapter
is installed correctly, the
Found New Hardware Wiz-
ard will launch automatically.
If the Found New Hardware
Wizard does not launch, re-
move the Wireless Notebook
Adapter and restart the note-
book. Reinsert the Wireless Notebook Adapter once the notebook has rebooted.
Then, the Found New Hardware Wizard will launch automatically.
•Select Search for a suitable
driver for my device. Click the
Next button to continue to the
Locate Driver Files page.
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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 nished 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
Conguration 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
eld 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
reect 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 les at
this point.
•Press the OK button to nish
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
High Power Wireless Notebook Adapter Manual, located on the Air Navigator
CD. 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 conguring and operating
your Wireless Notebook Adapter and Client Manager, refer to the High Power
Wireless Notebook Adapter Manual, located on the Air Navigator CD.

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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:
•Manual Available on the enclosed AirNavigator CD
•Web www.buffalotech.com
•E-mail [e-mail] (USA & Canada only)
•Telephone [phone] (USA & Canada only)
•Warranty 2 year warranty, see Manual for more information
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, rmware, 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).
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