Buffalo WLI-CB-G54L User Manual

Quick Setup Guide

Wireless 54Mbps Notebook

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WLI-CB-G54L

Use this guide to quickly and easily install your Wireless Notebook Adapter. For
advanced setup and confi guration information, refer to the AirStation Wireless
Notebook Adapter Manual, located on the Air Navigator CD.

Contents

◗ Wireless 54Mbps Notebook Adapter (WLI-CB-G54L)
◗ 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

◗ Notebook PC with an available CardBus Slot.
◗ Windows 98SE, 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 Confi guring the Wireless Notebook
Adapter:

Windows 98/ME/2000/XP

Step 1 Installing the Wireless Notebook Adapter Drivers

Caution: Complete Step 1 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 fi 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 refl 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 confi 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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Windows XP Installation
& Confi guration

Step 2 Installing the Wireless Notebook Adapter

Power on the notebook

◗

PC and let it boot into
Windows. Firmly insert
the Wireless Notebook
Adapter into an available
CardBus slot. CardBus slots
are located on one side
of the notebook. Please
consult the Notebook
Manufacturer's documenta­tion for CardBus installa­tion instructions. Once the
Wireless Notebook Adapter
is installed correctly, 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 Notebook Adapter, restart
the Notebook, and reinsert the Wireless Notebook Adapter after Windows has
restarted.

◗ Select Install the software

automatically. Click the Next
button.

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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 Confi guring Wireless Zero Confi guration Service

■ Note: Skip to Page 9 if you are not using Windows XP or prefer not to use
Windows XP's Wireless Zero Confi guration Service.

◗ If the Wireless Zero

Confi 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 Confi guration Service is not functioning, select Start
» Control Panel » Administrative » Tools » Services. Select Automatic in the

Startup type fi eld to enable the Wireless Zero Confi 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 Confi guration
Service, refer to the AirStation
Wireless Notebook Adapter's
User Manual on the AirStation
CD.

You have fi nished installing your 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 confi guring and operating your Wireless Notebook Adapter and Buffalo's
Client Manager, refer to the AirStation Wireless Notebook Adapter Help, located
on the Air Navigator CD.

■ Note: Buffalo Technology recommends that users of the Wireless Zero
Confi guration Service upgrade to the latest version freely available at
http://www.microsoft.com

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Windows 98/ME/2000
Installation & Confi guration

Step 2 Installing the Wireless Notebook Adapter

◗ Power on the notebook

PC and let it boot into
Windows. Firmly insert the

Wireless Notebook Adapt­er into an available CardBus

slot. CardBus slots are
located on one side of the
notebook. Please consult
the Notebook Manufacturer's
documentation for CardBus
installation instructions.
Once the Wireless Notebook
Adapter is installed correctly,
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 Notebook Adapter, restart the Notebook, and
reinsert the Wireless Notebook Adapter after Windows has restarted.

◗ 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 fi 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 Confi 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
fi 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
refl 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 fi les at
this point.

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◗ Press the OK button to

fi nish and close the installation
program.

◗ 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

AirStation Wireless Notebook 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 confi guring and operating your
Wireless Notebook Adapter and Client Manager, refer to the AirStation Wireless
Notebook 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 AirNavigator CD enclosed with your

purchase.

◗ Web www.buffalotech.com/wireless
◗ E-mail [e-mail]
◗ 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, fi 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).

*54 Mbps is the IEEE 802.11g standard theoretical maximum data transfer rate. Actual wireless network throughput is limited by

environmental and system factors and will be less.

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part of Buffalo Inc. (JAPAN) the global manufacturers of IT peripherals, including memory, networking,

and multimedia products, inside many of the world’s computers. All trademarks are property of their

respective owners.

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