Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product WLI-TX4-G54HP Buffalo Technology
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Quick Setup Guide H i g h P o w e r Wi r el es s E th er ne t Co n v e r te r W LI -T X 4- G5 4 HP Thi s guid e i s in t en d ed t o h el p y ou qui ckl y an d ea sil y in s ta ll yo ur Hi gh Po w e r W ire le ss Eth ern e t C o nv ert er .
2 S yste m Requi rement s • Desk t op or Notebook compu t er w it h a n R J- 45 Ether net por t (for con g u rat ion) • Web Browser (Firefox 1.0 or later, Mozilla 5.0 or later, or IE 5.0 or later) • 802. 1 1 b or 802 . 1 1 g acc ess p oint ( In f ra str uctu re Mo de) OR a dif ferent com puter w ith a n 802.
3 A OSS In sta l la t ion If you r Wi reles s Router / Acce ss Poi nt su ppor t s AOSS, t hen AOSS c a n con g ure you r w i re less net work for you. T o use AOSS to c onne ct you r Et her net convert er to you r w i reless net work: • Conrm that the Wireless Router/Access Point and the Ethernet Converter are both powered on.
4 Manua l Conf i gu rati on If your wireless router/access point doesn't support AOSS, you'll need to congure the access point manually. There are two ways to do this: you can use the Ethernet Converter Manager software if you have a Windows PC on the network (98/ME/2000/XP only), or you may use a web browser.
5 Click on E th er n et C onver ter Man ager . The Ethernet Converter Manager software will run. If the search doesn't begin automatically, select the Search for an Ethernet Converter option from the Edit drop down menu. The Ethernet Converter Manager will search for all Buffalo Ethernet Converters on your network.
6 The IP Address Setup window will open. Check the box next to Use DHCP and press the OK button. The Ethernet Converter will reboot; this process may take as long as a minute. The Ethernet Converter Manager will then re-scan the network for Ethernet Converters.
7 You may also enter the Web-based Conguration Tool without using the software. This may be necessary to congure the converter without the use of a Windows PC. Use this method with Linux, Macintosh, other other non-Windows PCs to access the Web-based Conguration Tool.
8 Welcome to Web-based Conguration, where changes to the Ethernet Converter's conguration are made. In Web Based Conguration, you can change the wireless network the Ethernet Converter is associated with, the IP address of the Ethernet Converter, and other important settings.
9 After selecting a wireless network to connect to, you will be returned to the main Web Based Conguration page. The SSID eld will be lled in now. To communicate with your access point, the Encryption Mode must be set to use the same type of encryption as the rest of your network.
10 Congratulations! Your Ethernet Converter is set up. For information on Advanced Settings, please see the User Manual located on the Ethernet Converter Utility CD-ROM. You may also download the latest version of the manual from www.buffalotech.com .
1 1 Buffalo Technology customers can obtain technical support using the following information: • Online Help: Available on the Ethernet Converter CD enclosed with your purchase. • User Manual: Available on the Ethernet Converter CD enclosed with your purchase.
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USA/Canada T echnical Support is available 24 hours a day , 7 days a week T oll-Free: 866-752-6210 email: info@buffalotech.com Europe T echnical Support is available between 9am-6pm (Monday-Thursday) (GMT) and 9am-4:30pm on Fridays. email: helpdesk@buffalo-technology .
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