BUFFALO 09101803 User Manual

User Manual

Wireless PCI Adapter

WLI2-PCI-G54S

www.buffalotech.com/wireless

v2.3

Getting Started

• Insert the AirNavigator CD

into the CD-ROM drive of your computer. The AirNavigator Setup Wizard should launch automatically.

• To launch the AirNavigator

Setup Wizard manually, click

Start, then Run. Type “D:\ Setup.exe”, where D is the drive

letter assigned to your CDrom.

• Click OK to launch the wizard.

Installing Wireless Drivers

• Select Install Wireless

Drivers.

Installing Wireless Drivers

• Click Next to install a driver for the PCI adaptor.

• Select Agree and click Next to continue the process after reviewing the license

agreemennt.

• A window will appear prompting the installation of the Wireless PCI Adapter into the

PC. You will need to shut down your PC to install the wireless PCI card. Press Cancel if necessary and shut down your PC.

Installing Wireless Drivers

• Power off the desktop PC. Insert the Wireless PCI Adapter into an available PCI slot. PCI slots

are located inside the desktop computer. Please consult the PC Manufacturer's documentation for PCI installation instructions. Once the Wireless PCI Adapter is installed correctly, attach the included 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.

Installing Drivers

• When the ‘Found New Hardware Wizard’ launches, click Next.

• If the ‘Digital Signature Not Found’ page opens, click Yes.

• When the Wireless PCI Adapter is successfully installed, click Finish. Restart

your computer if prompted.

Connecting Wireless Clients to your Network

Buffalo supports three different methods for connecting your wireless client device to your network.

If your AP supports it, use the simple, utterly secure AOSS to connect. Install the Client Manager from your AirNavigator CD (page 8) and turn to page 11.

You may also use the Client Manager software from your AirNavigator CD to configure your network manually. See page 16 for more on Client Manager.

If you’re running Windows XP on your PC, you may use its built-in Zero Configuration tool to connect to your router/AP. See page 21 for more on Zero Configuration.

Client Manager

Client Manager can be used to survey and connect to available access points, congure WPA/WEP encryption, and create connection proles.

Note: When Client Manager is installed, Windows XP Wireless Zero Conguration is

automatically disabled.

Installing Client Manager

Insert the AirNavigator CD into the CDROM drive of you computer. If the Air Navigator Setup Wizard does not launch automatically, launch it manually by clicking Start and then Run. Enter D:\ Setup.exe in the dialog box that appears.

Click OK. Select Install Wireless Client Manager.

Client Manager

• Once the Client Manager Installer launches, click Next.

• Press Agree to accept the license agreement and continue installation.

Client Manager

• Click OK when Client Manager

installation is complete.

• Press Exit Setup to exit AirNavigator.

• Client Manager is now installed and

running. Right-click on its icon (the black antenna) to use it.

Using AOSS

AOSS (AirStation One-Touch Secure System) is a simple, one-touch setup for connecting wireless clients to an access point while enforcing the most secure possible connection encryption type. Users no longer need to worry about choosing the proper security protocols, IP addresses, or SSID. AOSS determines

the optimal connection and congures

itself in seconds. If your router doesn’t support AOSS, turn to page 6 to

congure your connection manually with Client Manager or Wireless Zero Cong.

The AOSS button for this wireless client is in its Client Manager software. Start Client Manager by right clicking on the black antenna icon in your System Tray, or by launching the Client Manager from your Start Menu: Programs >> Buffalo >>AirStation Utility >> Client Manager.

Using AOSS

• From the Status Screen, select the Proles tab.

• Initiate AOSS by clicking the blue AOSS button on the Client Manager’s screen. The

AOSS wizard will appear.

• Now, press the AOSS button on the Access Point. Hold it down until the AOSS LED

begins to ash.

Using AOSS

Once AOSS is complete (about 30 seconds), the connection is archived as a prole for later

use. To minimize Client Manager to the system tray, click the ‘X’ in the top right corner.

Notes:

AOSS will scan for an AOSS partner for about two minutes. If it times out before nding

one, just press the AOSS buttons again.

Output power is reduced to 25% of normal during AOSS for security reasons. If you’re having trouble making an AOSS connection, temporarily move the devices closer together.

AOSS will automatically use the highest level of security available for all currently connected wireless devices.

If you have trouble connecting with AOSS, temorarily disable all personal rewalls on your

PC, such as ZoneAlarm or Microsoft Personal Firewall. These programs may be re-enabled

after AOSS has nished.

Client Manager Configuration

You may use Client Manager to congure your wireless network. Client Manager consists of the Status page, the Survey page, and the Proles page. You can access each page by

clicking the corresponding button on Client Manager. In addition to these pages, several

dialog boxes are also available. You can access the Edit Prole dialog box, New Prole dialog box, IP Conguration dialog box, or WEP Conguration dialog box using the Client

Manager pages. You may also initiate AOSS.

Status Page

Click Status to open this page. By default, this page is displayed when you start Client Manager. Details of connection status are displayed.

This page only displays connection information; no changes to settings are made here.

This page includes the following components:

• Adapter Name – Displays the part

number of the wireless adaptor that is being used.

Client Manager Configuration

• Network Type - Displays whether network is in Ad-Hoc or Infrastructure mode.

• Rate – The speed of communication between wireless devices. If the Client Manager is

not connected to a remote wireless device (access point or another client), no rate will be displayed.

• Channel – The channel that the two wireless clients are using for communication. If

the Client Manager is not connected to a remote wireless device, no channel will be displayed. Channels 1-11 may be used.

• Security – The type of encryption in use. If the Client Manager is not connected to a

remote wireless device, then ‘No Encryption’ will be displayed.

• IP Address – The IP address of the machine the Client Manager is installed on. If the

Client Manager is not connected to a network with DHCP, then no IP address will be displayed.

• MAC Address – The MAC address of the wireless client device inside the computer

Client Manager is installed on. If no wireless device is present in the computer, then no MAC Address will be displayed.

• Signal Strength – Displays the signal strength of the peak signal level the wireless

adapter receives from the wireless device to which it is connected. Next to the signal level is the wireless hardware being used for this measurement.

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