Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product WLAR-L11-L Buffalo Technology
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I n st a llat i on 1 Prepari ng Ai rStation Sett ing s 2 Ai rStation S ett ings 3 Wire less LA N P ers on al Com put er Set t i ngs 4 Connecti ng t o the In ternet 5 Prepari ng Ai rStation Sett ing s .
Using this M anua l This se ctio n ex plain s th e s ym bols use d in this man ual. Sym bols Cauti on Items to which y ou mu st pa y at tent ion when ha ndl ing th e p rodu ct . Fai lu re t o fo llow t his mar k may res ult in pers onal injury and/o r dam age th e e quipm en t.
W LAR -L 11-L In ternet C onnec tion Manual 1 Fo r yo ur safet y , be sure to follo w the ins tructi ons given b el ow . Fo llo w th e i nstructio ns b el ow to a v oi d ha rmi ng y o urse lf, o the r pe o ple a nd p rop e rty , an d to e nsure safe use of the pro du ct.
W L AR-L11 -L In tern et Co nne ctio n Ma n ua l 2 Rem ov e the power supp ly plug If the product is droppe d or subje cted to severe sh ock, re move the A C ad apter imme di ate ly . Co ntin uing to use the de v ice u nde r the se co ndi tio ns ma y result in a sho rt circui t, fire, or el ec tr i c s h oc k.
W LAR -L 11-L In ternet C onnec tion Manual 3 CA UTION Prohibited Do not handle the equip ment w ith wet ha nds wh ile the pow er supp ly cable is con- nect e d to t he AC sock et.
W L AR-L11 -L In tern et Co nne ctio n Ma n ua l 4 Gettin g S t ar ted This ma nu al ex pl a ins th e pro c e du re for co nne cting to the Inte rne t fro m th e pe rs o na l co mp ute r us in g the CA T V networ k. Cu r rent networ k en vir onment : Net wor k h as been c onfigu r ed.
W LA R-L11-L Inte rnet Connection Ma nual 5 T able of Content s 1 Inst allation . ......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ........ 6 Ins ta ll at ion . .... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ....
W L AR-L11 -L In tern et Co nne ctio n Ma n ua l 6 1 Inst allation This s ec tion exp lains how to ins tall th e p roduct . Be sure to use the supp lie d po w er supply.
W LAR -L 11-L In ternet C onnec tion Manual 7 The foll ow ing restri ctio ns a pply to th e cabl e typ e an d le ng th. 10BA S E-T network 100BA S E-TX n etw or k * Us e a str aight c a b le whe n con.
W L AR-L11 -L In tern et Co nne ctio n Ma n ua l 8 2 Preparing t he Air S tat ion Sett ings Set the wir el ess LAN P C fir st befor e the Air St at ion. This s ec tion prov ide s p roce dure f or Window s 98/95. Fo r Windo w s 2000/NT 4.0, re fe r to Chapte r 6 and onw ard.
W L AR-L11 -L In tern et Co nne ctio ns Ma nu al 9 Ins tall th e f ollo w ing into the se tting PC f or set ting the AirStati on. • LA N Bo a rd Driv er .. ....... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ..... Ref er to the fol low ing " Installation of L AN Boar d ( to the setting PC ).
W L AR-L11 -L In tern et Co nne ctio n Ma n ua l 10 Re fer t o t he Ai rStati on Se tti ngs s e ctio n. 5 Sel ect TCP /I P and c lick th e Pr op ert i es but- ton. 6 Click th e IP A ddress ta b. T he n select t he Specify a n IP Ad dress and e nte r the f ollo w- ing value s.
W L AR-L11 -L In tern et Co nne ctio ns Ma nu al 11 Adding the T CP / IP Pr otocol ( W in dow s Me/98/95 ) If the TCP/IP P rotoc ol i s n ot p rese nt i n th e s ettin g PC , add th e proto co l usin g th e follo w ing proc edure . This com ple tes the TCP/IP proto col ins tallation .
W L AR-L11 -L In tern et Co nne ctio n Ma n ua l 12 Inst al l the Air Sta ti on M ana ger in th e sett ing PC u sing the follo wing proc edur e. Installing the AirS tation Manage r (for se tting PC) 1 Ins ert the Ai rS tati on Se rie s Dr iv e r CD i n the CD- ROM dri v e.
W L AR-L11 -L In tern et Co nne ctio ns Ma nu al 13 Proc eed to Chapt er 3 Ai rS t ation S e t tin gs( p age 1 4). T o unin sta ll th e A irS ta tio n M an ag er, click th e Sta r t bu tton and s elect Prog ra ms , MEL CO Ai rSt atio n , an d Un install A irSt atio n Manag er .
W L AR-L11 -L In tern et Co nne ctio n Ma n ua l 14 3 AirS tation Settings Set th e A irStation usin g the se tting PC.The PC pre p aration s ho u ld f oll ow t he p roce dure i n Chapte r 2 Pre paring Ai rStation Sett ings . • Make s ur e a W eb b rowser is i ns tall e d bef o r e th e Air S t a t ion s ett ing.
W LAR -L 11-L In ternet C onnec tion Manual 15 7 In the Network adapter: field, ent er the name of th e wir el ess L AN ca rd to be u sed , a nd th en cl ick the Nex t button. • If Netwo rk Adap ter I s Not In st a ll ed is di spla y ed , the d riv er s for th e wir ele ss LA N card ha v e not been ins t alled.
W L AR-L11 -L In tern et Co nne ctio n Ma n ua l 16 12 W eb br owser wi l l st ar t a nd t he sett ing screen will be disp laye d. If the se tting scree n is no t dis- played, ref e r to th e "Setti ng Scre en Is N ot Displ ayed " sectio n (pag e 23) i n Cha pte r 2 T rou ble sho o ting in the sepa ra te Refe re nce Ma nua l.
W LAR -L 11-L In ternet C onnec tion Manual 17 This com ple tes the Ai rStation se tting . T o connec t to t h e Int ernet , you mu st set the wi rel ess LAN PC. R efer t o Chapter 4 Wi r eless LAN P C Setting and set it ac cord ing. Con tinue to Chapte r 4 Wir ele ss LAN PC Se tti ng.
W LAR -L1 1- L Int ern e t Connec tion Manual 18 4 W ireless LAN P C Settings T his sect i on expl ai ns how to pr epa re a nd conne ct the wi rel ess LAN PC to th e Int ernet . T o ena ble co nnect ion to t he Int erne t, yo u mu st set the wi rel ess LAN PC.
W LAR -L1 1-L Int ernet C onnec tion Manual 1 9 4 Sel ect TCP/IP , and click th e Properties but- ton. 5 Click th e IP A ddress tab, a nd sel ect “ O bta in an IP ad dres s autom atically ” . 6 Click th e Gate w ay tab, and che ck that the New ga teway fie ld is bl a nk .
W LAR -L1 1- L Int ern e t Connec tion Manual 20 Conti nue to the " Ins t alli n g the C lient M ana ger" (p age 21 ) . 8 On the N e twork scr een, cli ck t he OK butt on. The Sy ste m S etti ngs Chan ge d ialog box w ill be di splay ed. Click the Ye s b u tt on to re start your c omp uter im me diate ly.
W LAR -L1 1-L Int ernet C onnec tion Manual 2 1 Y o u must i nst all the Clien t Man ager o n ev ery PCs that w ill con nec t to t he In tern et th rough the AirStati on. Ins tall th e Cli ent Manage r by the fo llow ing proc ed ure. The re is no ne e d to in stall the Clie nt Ma na ge r for the Ethe rne t L AN PC.
W LAR -L1 1- L Int ern e t Connec tion Manual 22 Con tinue to "Connecti n g to the AirStati on"(pa ge 2 3) . T o un insta ll the Clie nt M an ag er , cli c k the Sta r t butto n a nd se le ct Pr ogr ams , ME LC O Ai rSt atio n , Un install Clie nt Manager an d fol lo w th e i nstructio n on s cre e n.
W LAR -L1 1-L Int ernet C onnec tion Manual 2 3 When t he net wor k setti ng i s comple ted t he sett ing PC sho ul d be a ble to con nect t o th e Air Sta ti on. C opy t he setti n g infor mat ion (i. e., AirS ta ti on in f o rma tio n fil es) t o othe r PC s on th e wir eless L AN to connect to t he Ai rStation .
W LAR -L1 1- L Int ern e t Connec tion Manual 24 Creati on o f t he ap p licatio n in fo rmatio n f ile i s c omp lete d. Con tinue to "The Ai rStati on Co nnecti o n Setti ng"(pa ge 24) . The AirS tation Co nnectio n Setting Set w ireless LA N PCs othe r than the setting PC using the f ollowing p rocedure.
W LAR -L1 1-L Int ernet C onnec tion Manual 2 5 Imm e dia te ly a fter co nne cti ng to th e Ai rS tati o n, 2 Mbps o r lo we r ba ud ra te ma y be dis- played. It s hould be di spl a yed th e nor mal baud rat e as c ommun ic a t ion st art s . Conti nue to the Conn ectin g to the I nterne t .
W L AR-L11 -L In tern et Co nne ctio n Ma n ua l 26 5 Connecting to the Inte rnet This s ec tion exp lains how to co nne ct to and dis con ne ct f rom the Inte rnet. As an e xamp le y ou can try an d co n nec t to T ech wor ks Hom e P age b y st arting the W eb Bro ws er.
W LAR -L 11-L In ternet C onnec tion Manual 27 Proxy Setting If you n eed to set the W eb brow se r ’ s pro xy set ting the se tting mu st b e app lied to a ll P Cs . Internet Explor er 5.0 or l ater 1 S tart In tern et Explo rer . 2 O n the M enu B a r selec t To o l s and In t ern et Op t i ons .
W L AR-L11 -L In tern et Co nne ctio n Ma n ua l 28 Internet Explor er 4.0 1 S tart In tern et Explo rer . 2 O n the M enu B a r selec t Vie w and the n s ele ct Internet Options . 3 C lic k t he Connection tab. 4 Sel ect “ Co nne ct to the I nte rne t using a lo ca l area network ” .
W LAR -L 11-L In ternet C onnec tion Manual 29 Netscape Na vigator 4.0 o r Later 1 S tart Netsca pe Na v iga tor . 2 O n the M enu B a r selec t Edi t an d t hen se lect Prefer ences . 3 In the Cate gory fiel d, se lec t Proxie s. If Pr o x i e s is no t d ispla y e d, click the + sy mbo l to th e le f t o f the A dvance d op t i on .
W L AR-L11 -L In tern et Co nne ctio n Ma n ua l 30 6 Preparing t he Air S tat ion Sett ing Set the wir el ess LAN P C fir st befor e the Air St at ion. This s ec tion prov ide s p roce dure f or Window s 2000/NT4.0. For Win do ws Me /98 /95, ref er to Chapte r 2 a nd onward s.
W L AR-L11 -L In tern et Co nne ctio ns Ma nu al 31 Ins tall th e f ollo win g in one of th e s ettin g PC s to se t the A irStation . • LAN Bo ard Driver .. ....... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ..... Ref er to the fol low ing " Installation of L AN Boar d ( for set- ting PC ) ".
W L AR-L11 -L In tern et Co nne ctio n Ma n ua l 32 4 Click th e P rop er ti es b u t ton. 5 Chec k if the Inte rnet P rotoc ol (TCP/IP ) is dis - playe d.
W L AR-L11 -L In tern et Co nne ctio ns Ma nu al 33 Co ntin ue to the Ai rS ta tio n Se ttin gs secti on . 7 Sel ect “ Use the fol lo wing I P add ress ” as f ol- low ings . IP a ddr ess: 19 2 .1 68 .0 .2 Subne t mask: 255.255.25 5.0 When you enter th e ad dress, cli ck the OK but- ton.
W L AR-L11 -L In tern et Co nne ctio n Ma n ua l 34 Adding the T CP / IP Pr otocol ( W in dow s 200 0) If the TCP/IP P rotoc ol i s n ot p rese nt i n th e s ettin g PC , add th e proto co l usin g th e follo w ing proc edure . 1 Cli ck the St ar t button, the n sel ect Setti n gs, Netw o r k a nd Di a l -up Co nnec- tions .
W L AR-L11 -L In tern et Co nne ctio ns Ma nu al 35 This com ple tes the TCP/IP proto col ins tallation . Conti nue to the “TCP /IP Protocol Se tti ngs” (W in dows 2 000 ) s e c ti on proc edure S tep 6. W in dow s NT 4.0 TCP/IP Protocol Setti ng (W indows NT 4.
W L AR-L11 -L In tern et Co nne ctio n Ma n ua l 36 Co ntin ue to the Ai rS ta tio n Se ttin gs secti on . 5 Click t he Protoco ls ta b a nd sel ect “ TCP/ IP Pr ot ocol ” . T h en clic k the P rop er ti es button . 6 Spec ify t he IP a ddr ess a nd ent er the fo llowi ng a ddress.
W L AR-L11 -L In tern et Co nne ctio ns Ma nu al 37 Adding the T CP / IP Pr otocol ( W in dow s NT 4.0) If the TCP/IP Prot oco l is not in th e s etti ng P C, add the pro toco l usin g th e f ollo win g p roce dure. This com ple tes the TCP/IP proto col ins tallation .
W L AR-L11 -L In tern et Co nne ctio n Ma n ua l 38 Inst al l the Air Sta ti on M ana ger in th e sett ing PC u sing the follo wing proc edur e. Installing the A irS tation Manager (fo r setti ng PC) 1 Ins ert the Ai rS tati on Se rie s Dr iv e r CD i n the CD- ROM dri v e.
W L AR-L11 -L In tern et Co nne ctio ns Ma nu al 39 Proc eed to Chapt er 7 Ai rS t ation S e t tin g. (P age 4 0 ) T o uni nstal l the AirSt a ti on Ma na ge r , click th e Start butto n, se le ct P rogra ms , ME LC O Ai rSt atio n an d Un inst all Ai r St at io n M ana ger .
W L AR-L11 -L In tern et Co nne ctio n Ma n ua l 40 7 AirS tation Setting Set t he A irStatio n f rom the se tting PC. The PC is prep ared b y fo llow ing the proc ed u re in Chapte r 6 Pre paring Ai rStation Sett ing. • Make s ur e a W eb b rowser is i ns tall e d bef o r e s e t t he Ai rS t ation.
W LAR -L 11-L In ternet C onnec tion Manual 41 5 Window s w ill searc h f or th e A irStatio n. 6 Highl ight the A irStatio n on ce it is foun d. The n sele ct Adm in an d Set I P Addr ess... If “ AirS ta tio n No t Fou nd ” is di s- played, t he MAC add r e s s may be enter e d inco rrectl y.
W L AR-L11 -L In tern et Co nne ctio n Ma n ua l 42 This com ple tes the Ai rStation se tting . T o connect to th e In ter net, y ou mu st set t he wir eless L A N PC. Refer t o Chapter 8 Wir eless L AN P C Settings and set the wi re less LAN . Con tinue to Chapte r 8 Wir ele ss LAN PC Se tti ngs.
W LAR -L1 1-L Int ernet C onnec tion Manual 4 3 8 W ireless LAN P C Settings T his sec ti on expl ai ns how t o mak e th e wirel ess LAN perso nal compu ter setti ngs t o prep ar e for con nec tion to the Int erne t. T o enabl e co nne ctio n to the Inte rnet, you must set th e w irele ss LA N PC.
W LAR -L1 1- L Int ern e t Connec tion Manual 44 5 Click th e P rop er ti es b u t ton. 6 Che ck t he wi rel ess LAN ca rd dri ver i f t he Inter net Proto col (TCP/IP) i s d ispl ayed . • If the w ire le ss LAN car d driv e r is n ot dis- pl ayed , c hec k i f th e d r i ver i s i ns t al l ed c or - re ctly.
W LAR -L1 1-L Int ernet C onnec tion Manual 4 5 9 Chec k if “ DHCP E nable d ” is d isp layed i n the IP Addr esses fi eld. T he D efa ul t ga tewa ys field shou ld be bla nk . • If “ DHCP Ena ble d ” i s no t displ ay e d i n the IP Ad d r es s es f i el d , s et i t a gai n s t ar t i n g from Step 8 .
W LAR -L1 1- L Int ern e t Connec tion Manual 46 Con tinue to "Instal l in g the Cli en t Mana ge r"(page 49) . 12 Click th e OK but t on. 13 Click th e Close butto n.
W LAR -L1 1-L Int ernet C onnec tion Manual 4 7 Using W indo ws NT 4 .0 1 Refe r to the manual suppl ie d wit h the wi r el ess LAN card a n d i nsta ll the L AN card driv e rs. Y o u mu s t al s o i nstal l the ESS- ID set ting driv e r . 2 S tart W i ndows NT 4.
W LAR -L1 1- L Int ern e t Connec tion Manual 48 Con tinue to "Instal l in g the Cli en t Mana ge r"(page 49) . 7 Click th e Protocols ta b sel ect t he TCP /IP Pro - tocol and clic k the Properties butt on. 8 Sel ect Obta in an IP address fr om a DHCP server .
W LAR -L1 1-L Int ernet C onnec tion Manual 4 9 Y o u must ins tall th e C lien t Manag er in ev ery P C that will be co nne cte d to the Inte rne t. In stall the Clien t Manag er by th e fol low ing pro ce dure. The re is no ne e d to in stall the Clie nt Ma na ge r for the Ethe rne t L AN PCs.
W LAR -L1 1- L Int ern e t Connec tion Manual 50 Co ntin ue to "C onne c ting to th e Air S ta tion" (p age 51) . T o uninsta ll th e Cli e nt Ma na ge r , click the Start bu tto n, se lect Prog ra ms , ME L C O A i r S t a - tion , Uni nstall Clie nt Manage r a nd fo llo w t he instructi on on scree n.
W LAR -L1 1-L Int ernet C onnec tion Manual 5 1 Whe n t he n etw ork s etti ng i s c omp lete d, the set ting PC c an c onn ect to t he A irStation . Cop y th e P C se ttin g inf orm ation (i.e., AirStatio n inf orm ation file s) to othe r PCs in the w irel ess LA N to co nne ct to t he A irStation .
W LAR -L1 1- L Int ern e t Connec tion Manual 52 Creati on o f t he ap p licatio n in fo rmatio n f ile i s c omp lete d. Con tinue to "The Ai rStati on Co nnecti o n Setti ngs"(pa ge 52 ) . The AirS tation Co nnectio n Setting s Se t wi reles s LAN PCs othe r than the se tting PC b y th e f ollo w ing proc ed u re.
W LAR -L1 1-L Int ernet C onnec tion Manual 5 3 Imm e dia te ly a fter co nne cting to the AirStatio n, 2 Mbps o r lo w er b au d ra te ma y be dis- pla y e d. As co mm unica ti o n a ctua lly be gi ns, the co rre c t ba ud ra te w ill b e displa y e d.
W L AR-L11 -L In tern et Co nne ctio n Ma n ua l 54 9 Connecting to the Inte rnet This s ec tion exp lains how to co nne ct to and dis con ne ct f rom the Inte rnet. As an e xamp le y ou can try an d co n nec t to T ech wor ks Hom e P age b y st arting the W eb Bro ws er.
W LAR -L 11-L In ternet C onnec tion Manual 55 Proxy Setting If you n eed to set the W eb brow se r ’ s pro xy set the prox y f or all PCs by the fol low ing proc edure . Internet Explor er 5.0 or l ater 1 S tart In tern et Explo rer . 2 On t h e Me n u Bar, sele ct To ol s and Internet Options .
W L AR-L11 -L In tern et Co nne ctio n Ma n ua l 56 Internet Explor er 4.0 1 S tart In tern et Explo rer . 2 On t h e Me n u Bar sel e ct Vi ew a nd then select In t ern et Op t i ons . 3 C lic k t he Connection tab. 4 Sel ect “ Co nne ct to the I nte rne t using a lo ca l area network ” .
W LAR -L 11-L In ternet C onnec tion Manual 57 Netscape Na vigator 4.0 o r Later 1 S tart Netsca pe Na v iga tor . 2 On t h e Me n u Bar sel e ct Ed it and the n s ele ct Prefer ences . 3 In the Cate gory fiel d, se lec t Proxie s. If Prox ie s is no t displa y e d, click th e + sy mbo l to th e le ft of the Ad v an ce d o ptio n.
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W LAR-L1 1-L In te rne t Co nne ctio n M an ua l 1 November,2000 First revision TECHWORKS INC./BUFFALO T ECHNOLOG Y. " .
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