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User Manual Buf falo AirStation™ Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WLI-U2-KG54 w w w .buf falo -technol ogy .com.
2 Installation W ir eless USB 2.0 Adapter Installation & Configuration 1. Installing the Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter: Inser t the USB Ada pter into your Laptop or Desktop PC as sho wn. USB por ts may be located on the rear , front or side of your PC depending on the design.
3 2. Device Discovery: Once inser ted, W indows will automatically disco v er the presence of new har dware. V arious popup c louds will appear fr om the W indo ws taskbar . Du r i ng th i s t im e , a l lo w Win do ws an d t h e Wire les s US B A d ap te r t o c o m mu n ic a te.
4 Installation 3. Wireless Adapter Driver Installation: In W indows XP or 2000, the f ollowing dialog bo x may appear as drivers ar e installed. If so c lick Y es or Continue Anyway to finish installing the necessar y driv er s. W indows 98SE/ME/2000 users should skip to pa ge 9.
5 Completing Installation on Windows XP 4. Completing Driver Installation for Windows XP: W hen the driv er has completed installing on a W indows XP PC c lic k Finish. If you wish to use Windows W ireless Zer o Configuration Ser vice c lick No on the ne xt dialog bo x and go on to page 6.
6 3. Configuring Wireless Zero Configuration Service: If th e Wi rel e ss Ze ro C o nfi g ura ti on Se r v ic e is ac t iv a ted , Wi nd o w s w il l s c an f or a va i la bl e wi re le s s a cc e ss po i nt s o nc e t h e Wire l es s P C I Ad ap t er is pro p erly i n st a ll ed .
7 Click the Advanced button to enter an SSID netw or k name or WEP/WP A encr yption k ey , if either is necessar y . T o add an SSID networ k name that is not available, c lick the Add button.
8 Using Wireless Zero Configuration Service T o configure a WEP/WP A encr yption key , select the appropriate wireless network and c lick the Configure button. F rom the pull down menu, select the appropriate Network Authentication and Data Encryption f or the wireless networ k.
9 Completing Installation on Windows 98SE/ME/2000 4. Completing Driver Installation for Windows 98SE/ME/2000: W hen the driv er has completed installing on a W indows XP PC c lic k Finish. Click Y es on the new dialog box tha t will appear to install Buf falo’ s Client Manager .
10 Client Mana ger Use Client Manager to configur e your wireless network. Use Client Mana ger to sur v ey and connect to available access points, enable and use WEP/WP A encr yption, and create connection profiles. Note: Client Manager does not function pr oper ly if the W indows XP Wir eless Zero Configur ation Ser vice is enabled.
1 1 Client Manager Once the Installer W izard launches, clic k the Next button to be gin the software stallation. Press I Agree to accept the license agr eement and continue the installation process.
12 Client Manager Press the OK button to finish and close the installation progr am. Press the Exit button to exit the Client Manager installation utility . ◗ T he Buf falo Client Manager is now installed and running, right clic king on its icon (the black note book icon) will allow y ou to be gin using it.
13 Client Mana ger Configuration Use Client Manager to configur e your wireless network. T o assist in configuring your wireless networ k, Client Manager consists of the Status page, the Sur vey page, and the Profiles pa ge. Y ou can access eac h page by clic king the cor r esponding button on Client Manager .
14 Client Manager Configuration • Rate – T he speed that the tw o wireless clients are communicating a t. If the Client Manager is not connected to a r emote wireless device (access point or another c lient) then no rate will be displayed. • Channel – T he channel tha t the tw o wireless clients are communicating a t.
15 Client Manager Configuration Survey Page Click the Survey button to open this page. Use this page to sur v ey the area, display available access points, and connect to a vailable access points. T his page includes the f ollowing components: • Wireless SSID – Displays the SSID associated with eac h a vailable access point.
16 Client Manager Configuration Once the ‘ Connec t’ button is pressed, you will be prompted to enter any encr yption related infor mation. T he ‘ Acquire IP automatically ’ chec kbo x tells the c lient de vice to obtain an IP automatically from a DHCP ser ver .
17 Profiles Page Click the Profiles button to open this page. Use this pa ge to access your profiles. Pr ofiles allow y ou to sa ve the infor mation associa ted with a specific wireless networ k so you can quickly and easily connect to that netw or k when you are in that location.
18 New Profile Dialog Box Use this dialog bo x to create a new profile. Client Manager Configuration • Profile Name – Enter the name you w ant to associate with the new profile. • Network T ype – Select the netw or k mode you want to associa te with the new profile.
19 Client Manager Configuration Advanced Profile Options • Network T ab – Displays the netw or k infor mation tab. A static IP can be specified for this wireless profile her e. It is not recommended to change any of these settings unless specified by an administrator .
20 Wireless Zero Configuration W ir eless Zer o Configuration Ser vice (W indo ws XP) W indows XP offers the W ir eless Zero Configur ation Ser vice to suppor t 802.11b and 802.11g wireless networ king. T his ser vice automatically polls the area for available wireless access points.
21 Specifications Communica tion Range Speed Indoor Outdoor 54Mbps 165 ft. (50m) 525 ft. (160m) 11Mbps 300 ft. (90m) 1310 ft. (400m) 1Mbps 375 ft. (115m) 1750 ft. (550m) Al l d is tan ce s a re est im at ed . Wirel ess c onn ec tio ns ma y be aff ec ted a s p hy sic al co nd iti on s a nd ci rcum st anc es va r y .
22 T roubleshooting / F AQ T r oubleshooting / F A Q Use this section to locate ans wer s to frequentl y ask ed questions. What should I do if I already have a version of Client Manager on my PC? Update y our Client Manager to the version on the CD.
23 T roubleshooting / F AQ Why won't Client Manager function properly? Windows XP – T he W ireless Zer o Configuration Ser vice conflicts with Client Manager . Select Start»Control Panel»Administrative T ools»Services to open the Ser vices window .
24 10BaseT or 100BaseTx: 802.3 based Ether net networ k that uses UTP (Unshielded twisted pair) cable and a star topology . 10 is 10 Mbps and 100 is 100 Mbps. 802.1x: T he standard for wireless LAN authentication used betw een an AP and a c lient. 802.
25 DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol): Based on BOO TP , it uses a pool of IP addr esses, which it assigns to each de vice connected to it, and retriev es the address w hen the device becomes dor mant for a period of time.
26 Cross-Over Wiring: A UTP cable that has its transmit and r eceiv e pair cr ossed to allow communica tions between tw o de vices. DCE (Data Communications Equipment): Har dware used for communica tion with a Data T er minal Equipment (DTE) de vice. Default Gateway: T he IP Addr ess of either the nearest r outer or ser v er for the LAN.
27 simultaneously . Gbps (Giga Bits per second): One billion bits per second. Half-duplex: T o transmit on the same channel in both directions, one direction at a time. Hub: A de vice which allows connection of computer s and other de vices to for m a LAN.
28 wireless networ k de vices are made a par t of the networ k thr ough the Access P oint. ISP (Internet Service Provider): A company that pro vides access to the Inter net and other related ser vices. IV (Initialization V ector): T he header section of a message pack et.
29 Packet: A block of data tha t is transfer r ed as a single unit, also called a frame or a block. Packet Filtering: Discar ding unwanted network tr affic based on its origina ting addr ess or its type. PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect): A bus that is connected directly to the CPU .
30 accommodate ad ditional workstations. RC4: T he encr yption algorithm that is used in WEP . RJ-45 connector: An 8-pin connector used between a twisted pair cable and a data transmission de vice. ROM (Read Only Memory): P er manent memor y . Router: De vice that can connect individual LANs and remote sites to a ser v er .
31 periods. TCP/IP (T ransmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol: Protocol used by computer s when communicating across the Inter net or Intr anet.
32 FCC / CE Information Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement T his equipment has been tested and found to compl y with the limits for a Class B digital de vice, pursuant to Par t 15 of the FCC R ules. T hese limits ar e designed to provide reasonable pr otection against har mful interference in a residential installation.
33 (2) this de vice must accept any interf erence receiv ed, inc ludi ng interf erence that may cause undesired oper ation. IMPORT ANT NOTE: FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement: T his equipment complies with FCC RF r adia tion exposure limits set f or th for an uncontrolled environment.
34 - EN 301 489-1 V1.4.1 (2002-08) - EN 301 489-17 V1.2.1 (2002-08) EMC requirements for spread-spectrum radio equipment. This device is a 2.4 GHz wireless LAN transceiver , intended for home and office use in all EU and EFT A member states, except in France, Belgium and Italy where restrictive use applies.
35 Dutch Hierbij verklaart BUFF ALO, INC. dat het toestel Wireless Adapter in overeenstemming is met de essentiële eisen en de andere relevante bepalingen van richtlijn 1999/5/EG Bij deze verklaart BUFF ALO, INC. dat deze Wireless Adapter voldoet aan de essentiële eisen en aan de overige relevante bepalingen van Richtlijn 1999/5/EC.
36 Italian Con la presente BUFF ALO, INC. dichiara che questo Wireless Adapter è conforme ai requisiti essenziali ed alle altre disposizioni pertinenti stabilite dalla direttiva 1999/5/CE.
37 Important Notice: This device is a 2.4 GHz wireless LAN transceiver , intended for indoor home and office use in all EU and EFT A member states.Please refer to previous page in the user manual for further details.
38 W arranty Information Buffa lo T ech nolo gy product s come s with a two- y ear limit ed wa r ranty from the da te of purchase. Buf falo T echnology w ar r ants to the original purchaser the product; good operating condition for the war ranty period.
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