Buffalo WLI2-PCI-G54S User manual

Quick Setup Guide
125* High Speed Mode™
Wireless PCI Adapter
WLI2-PCI-G54S
Use this guide to quickly and easily install your 125* High Speed Mode™ Wireless
PCI Adapter. For advanced setup and configuration information, refer to the
Wireless PCI Adapter Manual, located on the Air Navigator CD.
Contents
◗ 125* High Speed Mode™ Wireless PCI Adapter (WLI2-PCI-G54S)
◗ Brass Buffalo Antenna Adapter
◗ 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 PCI 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 Configuring the Wireless PCI Adapter:
Windows 98/ME/2000/XP
Step 1 Installing the Wireless PCI Adapter Drivers
Caution: Complete Step 1 before inserting the Wireless PCI 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 PCI 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 PCI Adapter
◗ Power off the desktop
PC. Firmly insert the Wire-
less PCI Adapter into an
available PCI slot. PCI slots
are located inside the desk-
top computer. Please con-
sult the PC Manufacturer's
documentation for PCI in-
stallation instructions. Once
the Wireless PCI Adapter
is installed correctly, attach
the included black antenna
on the back of the PCI card,
start the PC and let it boot
into Windows. 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
PCI Adapter, reinsert it into another PCI slot and restart the computer.
◗ 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 PCI 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 PCI
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 Desktop PCI Adapter
User Manual on the AirStation
CD.
You have finished installing your Wireless 54Mbps Desktop PCI 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 PCI Adapter and
Buffalo's Client Manager, refer to the AirStation Wireless PCI Adapter Manual,
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 54Mbps Desktop PCI Adapter
◗ Power off the desktop PC.
Firmly insert the Wireless
PCI Adapter into an avail-
able PCI slot. PCI slots are
located inside the desktop
computer. Please consult
the PC Manufacturer's docu-
mentation for PCI installation
instructions. Once the Wire-
less PCI Adapter is installed
correctly, attach the included
black antenna on the back
of the PCI card, start the PC
and let it boot into Windows.
Then, the Found New Hard-
ware Wizard will launch automatically. If the Found New Hardware Wizard does
not launch, turn off the computer, remove the Wireless PCI Adapter, reinsert it
into another PCI slot, and restart the computer.
◗ 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 PCI
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 PCI Adapter is
successfully installed, click the
Finish button and restart your
PC if prompted.
You have finished installing your Wireless PCI 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
Wireless PCI 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 54Mbps Desktop PCI Adapter and Client Manager, refer to the
AirStation Wireless PCI 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 enclosed AirNavigator CD
◗ Web www.buffalotech.com/wireless
◗ E-mail [email protected]
◗ 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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