Buffalo AirStation WLI-CB-G54HP Quick Setup 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 usu­ally 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 lo­cated on the left or right side
of the notebook. Once the

Wireless Notebook 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 Search for a suitable

driver for my device. Click the
Next button to continue to the
Locate Driver Files page.

Windows 98/ME/2000 Installation & Conguration

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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 CD­ROM 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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