Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product AirStation WLA-G54 Buffalo
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1 ® Macintosh Quick Setup Guide 54Mbps Wi r eless Bridg e Base Station-g WLA-G54 P r eparation This Quic k Setup Guide will guide you thr ough quic kly and easily installing this pr oduct on your Macintosh. For detailed setup and conf igur ation instructions , please ref er to the Buffalo Suppor t W eb P ages .
2 Do not connect the AirStation 54Mbps Bridg e t o y our e xisting netw ork until configuration of the AirStation is complete! Deciding on a Mode f or Initial Connection to the AirStation Wir eles.
3 Configuring the AirStation using an Ethernet Connection Do not connect the AirStation 54Mbps Bridg e t o y our e xisting netw ork until configuration of the AirStation is complete! Plug the pr ovided 7ft.
4 Step Configur e y our TCP/IP Settings Na vigate to the Dock and Click on System Pr e f e r ences . - Click Netw ork - Set Location to Automatic . - Set Show to Built-in Ethernet - Set Configur e to M a n uall y - Set IP Address to 192.168.11.2 - Set Subnet Mask to 255.
5 Open y our w eb br owser and enter 192.168.11.1 into the bro wser addr ess field. Y ou will be pr ompted to enter a User ID and Passw ord User ID: r oot Passw ord: lea v e b lank (enter no pass w o r d) NOTE : These ar e the factor y default settings The AirStation 54Mbps Bridge configuration page will open.
Configuring the AirStation using a Wi r eless Connection 6 Step Gather M AC A d d r ess and ESS-ID (SSID) I n f ormation MA C Addr esses are 12-digit codes comprised of n umbers and letters separated by a semi-colon (:) after e ver y two digits.
7 Na vigate to the Dock and Click on System Pr e f e r ences . - Click Netw ork - Set Location as Automatic - Set Sho w to Airpor t - Set Configur e to M a n uall y - Set IP Address to 192.168.11.2 - Set Subnet Mask to 255.255.255.0 - Lea ve the other fields blank - Click Appl y No w and close Fr om the Apple Menu Items, select Contr ol Panels.
8 Click the “signal str ength meter” icon in the Finder menu bar . Select the AirStation 54Mbps Bridge ESS-ID . In OSX, y ou can select y our wir eless netw ork in tw o locations: Select J oin a specific netw o r k and select the AirStation 54Mbps Bridge ESS-ID fr om the pull down menu in the Airpor t tab of the Netw ork System Pr efer ences.
9 I n O S 9 , y ou can select y our wir eless netw ork in either of the f ollo wing tw o locations: Open Apple’ s AirP or t Softwar e . Click the “settings” arr ow and choose the AirStation 54Mbps Bridge ESS-ID (fr om the pull down menu) under Choose Network .
10 Step Configur e the AirStation Open y our w eb br owser and enter 192.168.11.1 into the bro wser addr ess field. Y ou will be pr ompted to enter a User ID and Passw ord User ID: r oot Passw ord: lea v e b lank (enter no pass w o r d) NOTE : These ar e the factor y default settings The AirStation W eb configuration page will open.
11 Apple , Macintosh and the Apple logo ar e trademarks of Apple Computer Inc . For mor e information r egarding Apple Pr oducts, visit http://www .apple .com Connect the AirStation t o y our e xisting LAN Once Configuration is complete , plug the pr ovided 7ft.
12 Buffalo T echnolo g y T echnical Suppor t Buffalo T echnology offers T oll-Fr ee T echnical Suppor t 24 hours a da y , 7 da ys a week for this pr oduct. Customers in the United States and Canada can obtain technical suppor t using the follo wing information: ◗ Online Help A vailable on the AirNa vigator CD enclosed with y our pur chase .
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