Buffalo Technology WLI-CB-AG108HP User Manual
User Manual
AirStation Dual A&G
Draft-N Wireless Notebook Adapter
WLI-CB-AG108HP
v1.0
Welcome!
Thanks for buying the WLI-CB-AG108HP Wireless CardBus Client. This wireless notebook
adaptor lets you connect your notebook PC to wireless networks that follow the wireless a,
wireless b, or wireless g standards. We hope you enjoy using it as much as we did making
it.
System Requirements
• A compatable A, B, or G band access point.
• A PC running Windows XP, 2000, ME, or 98se, with an open CardBus slot.
Package Contents
• WLI-CB-AG108HP USB Adapter
• Utility CD with Manual
• Quick Setup Guides
• Warranty Statement
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Getting Started
Don’t insert the AirStation card
into your computer’s cardbus slot
yet. First, install the drivers:
• 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 CardBus.
• Select Agree and click Next.
• A window will appear prompting you to insert 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.
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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 (next page) and then
turn to page 10.
You may also use the Client Manager
software from your AirNavigator CD to
configure your network manually. See
page 14 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 in your systray. Right-click on
its icon (the black antenna) to use it.
• Turn to pages 11 - 13 for instructions on
using AOSS to automatically congure
your network. Turn to page 14 for
instructions on using Client Manager to
manually congure your network.
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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 14 to
congure your connection manually
with Client Manager, or page 21 to use
Windows XP’s 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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