Buffalo Technology WLI-PCI-G54 User Manual
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Quick Setup Guide
54 Mbps Wireless Desktop PCI Adapter-g
WLI-PCI-G54
Use this guide to quickly and easily install
your 54Mbps Wireless Desktop PCI
Adapter-g. For detailed setup and configuration information, refer to the User
Manual on the Utility CD or the Buffalo
Support Web page.
Contents
◗ AirStation 54Mbps Wireless Desktop PCI
Adapter-g
◗ AirStation 2.4GHz Indoor Omni
Antenna
◗ AirNavigator CD
◗ Quick Setup Guides
◗ Warranty Statement
If any items are missing, please contact
the reseller from whom you purchased
this product.
System Requirements
◗ Desktop PC with an available 32-bit
PCI slot
◗ 10 MB of available disk space
(for Client Manager)
◗ 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).
◗ Windows XP: Refer to the Windows
XP section of Installing and
Configuring the 54Mbps Desktop
PCI Adapter to install this
product.
◗ Windows 98SE/ME/2000: Refer to
the Windows 98SE/ME/2000 section of Installing and Configuring
the 54Mbps Desktop PCI
Adapter to install your 54Mbps
Desktop PCI Adapter.
Once the 54Mbps Desktop PCI
Adapter has been successfully
installed, continue your setup
by referring to the Installing Client
Manager section of this guide.
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Step Installing the 54Mbps
Wireless Desktop PCI Adapter-g.
With the computer powered
down and the cover removed to
expose the inside of the system,
insert the 54Mbps Desktop PCI
Adapter into an available PCI slot.
The card should fit firmly into the
slot and should be screwed into the
chassis.
Note: Care should be taken not to
unplug any cables or unseat any
other cards installed in the computer during installation of the
Desktop PCI Adapter.
Replace the cover of the computer.
Plug the antenna cable into the
Desktop PCI Adapter. For optimal
performance, locate the antenna
away from the computer to ensure
good signal reception.
Once the cover has been replaced
and the antenna is installed, the
computer can be powered on.
Upon loading Windows and logging
on if necessary, the Found New
Hardware Wizard will launch
automatically.
Insert the AirNavigator CD.
Click the Next button to continue
to the Select Network Adapter
page.
Windows XP
Installation & Configuration
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NOTE: If AutoRun is enabled, exit out of the automatic Software Installation.
Select Install the Software
Automatically. Click the Ne xt button
to continue.
Select the driver you want to install.
If multiple drivers are listed, select the
most recent driver version. Click the
Next button.
NOTE: If prompted to select a search
location, un-select all checkboxes
except for the CD-ROM drive
If a window opens, stating that your
driver does not pass Windows Logo
testing, click the Continue Anyway
button. When the
54Mbps Desktop
PCI Adapter
is successfully installed,
click the Finish button. Restart your
computer if prompted.
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Step Configuring Wireless Zero
Configuration Service
Right click the networking icon in
the taskbar and select View Available
Wireless Networks to display a list
of available wireless networks. Select
an access point network name or SSID
and click the Connect button to
establish a connection.
Select a network name or access
point and click the Advanced button
to enter an SSID and/or
WEP/WPA/WPA-PSK encryption
key into the appropriate field, if
any is necessary and click the
Connect button.
If no Wireless Networks Tab is available,
see step 2C.
NOTE: If configuration is successful,
skip step 2C.
WPA requirements
Windows XP users must use the Wireless Zero Configuration Service with
Service Pack 1 (SP1) and the WPA patch installed. This software can be
downloaded from http://www.microsoft.com.
WIndows 98SE/2000/ME users require a third-party WPA supplicant such as
Odyssey by Funk Software. For more information visit: http://www.funk.com
For more information about the Wireless Zero Configuration Service, refer to the
Microsoft Support Web Site: http://www.microsoft.com
NOTE: Buffalo Technology recommends that users of the Wireless Zero
Configuration Service upgrade to the latest version available free at
www.microsoft.com.
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