Buffalo Technology WLI2-PCI-G54S User Manual
User Manual
125* High Speed Mode™
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.
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Installing Wireless Drivers
• Select Install Wireless
Drivers.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Client Manager
Client Manager can be used to survey and connect to available access points, congure
WPA/WEP encryption, and create connection proles.
Note: When Client Manager is installed, Windows XP Wireless Zero Conguration 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.
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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.
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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 congures
itself in seconds. If your router doesn’t
support AOSS, turn to page 6 to
congure your connection manually with
Client Manager or Wireless Zero Cong.
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.
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Using AOSS
• From the Status Screen, select the Proles 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 prole 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 congure your wireless network. Client Manager consists
of the Status page, the Survey page, and the Proles 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 Prole dialog box, New Prole
dialog box, IP Conguration dialog box, or WEP Conguration 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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