Buffalo WLI-UC-G300N, WLI-UC-G300N-V1 User Manual

User Manual

AirStation Nniti

Draft-N Wireless USB Adapter

WLI-UC-G300N/WLI-UC-G300N-V1

v3.0

Getting Started

• Don’t plug in your wireless USB

client yet! Install the drivers

rst.

• 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:\ AirNavi.exe”, where D is the

drive letter assigned to your CDrom.

• Click OK to launch the wizard.

Installing Drivers

• Click on Begin Installation.

Installing Drivers

• Click AirStation Wireless LAN Adapters.

• If you are running a software firewall, disable it. Click Next.

• Installation of the Buffalo Wireless Client Manager is optional. Check Install Wireless

Client Manager to install it now. You can install it later if desired; see page 6.

• Click Install.

Installing Drivers

• Review the license agreement. Select Agree and click Next to continue installation.

• Plug your AirStation Nfiniti into a USB port on your computer.

• When the Wireless USB Adapter is successfully installed, click Finish. If you’re not

installing Client Manager, turn to page 11.

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 the Buffalo Client Manager is installed, the client manager built-in to Windows is automatically disabled.

Installing Client Manager

If you didn’t check the Client Manager install box on page 4, you’ll have to rerun installation to install 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:\ AirNavi.exe in the dialog box that appears.

Click OK. Select Begin Installation.

• Click AirStation Wireless LAN Adapters.

• If you are running a software firewall, disable it. Click Next.

• Put a check next to Install Wireless Client Manager.

• Click Install.

Client Manager

• Driver installation will begin. If you’ve already installed drivers, click Cancel.

• Client Manager installation will begin. Click Next.

• Click Agree.

• Click Next.

Client Manager

• Click OK when Client Manager

installation is complete.

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 6) and turn to page 12.

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 or Vista on your PC, you may use their built-in wireless tools to connect to your router/ AP. See page 22 for more on XP or 26 for more on Vista.

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.

• Click 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, temporarily 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 Conguration

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 Conguration

• 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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