Buffalo WLI-CB-AG300N User Manual

User Manual
AirStation Nfiniti
Draft-N Wireless Notebook Adapter
WLI-CB-AG300NH
v1.0
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.
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Installing Wireless Drivers
Select Install Wireless
Drivers.
3
Installing Wireless Drivers
Click Next to install a driver for the CardBus.
Select Agree and click Next to continue the process after reviewing the license
agreemennt.
A window will appear prompting the insertion of the Wireless CardBus Adapter. Firmly
insert the AirStation Card into a CardBus slot on your notebook.
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Installing Wireless Drivers
When the ‘Found New Hardware Wizard’ launches, click Next to run the wizard.
If the ‘Digital Signature Not Found’ page opens, click Yes.
When the Wireless CardBus Adapter is successfully installed, click Finish. Restart your
computer if prompted.
5
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 7) and turn to page 10.
You may also use the Client Manager software from your AirNavigator CD to configure your network manually. See page 15 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 20 for more on Zero Configuration.
6
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.
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Client Manager
Once the Client Manager Installer launches, click Next.
Press Agree to accept the license agreement and continue installation.
8
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.
9
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.
10
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.
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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.
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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.
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