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WWW . BUFFALOTECH.COM/WIRELESS ® 54Mbps Wir eless Notebook A d a pter- g User Man ua l WLI-CB-G54A ® T echnical Suppor t is a vailable 24 hours a da y , 7 da ys a week, T oll-Fr ee: 866-752-6210 email: info@buffalotech.
1 2 54 Mbps Wir eless Notebook A d a pter - g Windo ws XP Installation & Configuration 1. Installing the Wireless Notebook Adapter-g Dr ivers: a. Inser t the AirNavigator CD into the CD-R OM drive of the notebook. The Air Na vigator Setup Wizard launches automatically .
3 4 3. Configuring Wireless Zer o Conf iguration Service: a. If the Wireless Zer o Configuration Ser vice is activated, Windows will scan for a vailable wir eless access points once the Wir eless Notebook Adapter is pr operly installed. If Windows detects one or mor e access points, a netw orking icon appears on the task bar .
5 Windo w s 9 8 /ME/2000 Installation & Configuration 1. Installing the Wireless Notebook Adapter-g: a. Inser t the Wireless Notebook Adapter , with the Buffalo logo facing up , into an a vailable Car dBus slot. CardBus slots ar e usually located on the left or right side of the notebook.
7 8 Client Mana ge r Use Client Manager to configur e your wir eless netw ork. Use Client Manager to sur v ey and connect to a vailable access points, enable and use WEP encr yption, and create connection pr ofiles. Installing Client Mana ge r 1. Inser t the AirNa vigator CD .
9 10 5. Click the Ne x t button to begin cop ying the necessar y files to install Client Manager . 6.Click the Ye s button, when pr ompted, to add a shortcut for Client Manager to your Windows Startup menu. If you click the Ye s button, Client Manager will run at star tup .
11 12 • T ransf er Rate —Displa ys the data transf er rate , the rate at which y ou can transmit and r eceive data acr oss the wir eless netw ork, in Mbps.
13 14 P r ofiles P age Click the P r ofiles button to open this page. Use this page to access your pr ofiles. Pr ofiles allow y ou to sa v e the information associated with a specific location so y ou can quickly and easil y connect to your netw ork when y ou ar e in that location.
15 16 • OK —Click the OK button to sa v e your specifications and r eturn to the P r ofiles page . • Cancel —Click the Cancel button to return to the P rofiles page without saving y our specifications. • Signal Str ength —Displa ys the strength of the signal.
17 18 • Signal Str ength —Displa ys the strength of the signal. Signal Str ength is based on the peak signal lev el the wir eless adapter r eceiv es fr om the wir eless device to which it is connected. • Signal Quality —Displa ys the quality of the signal.
19 20 Wir eless Zer o Configuration Ser vice (Windo ws XP) Windows XP off ers the Wireless Zer o Configuration Ser vice to support 802.11b and 802.11g wir eless networking. This ser vice automatically polls the ar ea for a vailable wir eless access points.
21 22 T ro u b leshooting/F A Q Use this section to locate answ ers to fr equently ask ed questions. Check the Buffalo Wireless Support page for the most up to date information. What should I do if I alr eady ha v e a version of Client Manager on m y notebook? Update y our Client Manager to the version on the CD .
23 24 Infrastructur e Mode—Networks that function in infrastructur e mode consist of de vices that communicate with each other thr ough an access point. Wireless de vices can communicate with wir ed netw orks or other wireless de vices by g oing thr ough an access point.
25 26 FCC/CE Federal Comm unication Commission Interf e r ence Statement This equipment has been tested and found to compl y with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Par t 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to pr o vide r easonable protection against harmful interf er ence in a residential installation.
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