Buffalo WLI-TX4-G54HP manuale d’uso

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2 Table of Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 AOSS Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Manual Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Ethernet Converter Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7   Conguration without[...]

3 C on gr a tu la t io ns  on  y ou r pu rc ha s e!   Yo ur  n ew  Hi gh  P ow er  Wi r el es s  Et he rn e t C on ve r te r a ll ow s yo u t o co nn ec t an y d ev ic e  wi th  an  E th er ne t po rt  t o a  wi re l es s n et wo r k.   AO SS m ak es  fo r  ef[...]

4 Getting Started PlugtheA/CadapterintoanA/Cpowersourceandplugthe connectorintothebackoftheEthernetConverter.Itwilltake about30secondstobootup. ScrewtheantennaintothetoporsideofyourWirelessEthernet Converterasshown.[...]

5 IfyourWirelessRouter/AccessPointsupportsAOSS,thenAOSScancongureyourwireless networkforyou.T oc on g u r eyournet workw it hAOSS: •ConrmthattheWirelessRouter/AccessPointandtheEthernetConverterarebothpoweredup. •Holdi[...]

6 Ifyourwirelessrouter/accesspointdoesn'tsupportAOSS,you'llneedtocongure 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?[...]

7 IfyouhaveaWindows98/ME/2000/XPmachinewithaCD-ROMdriveavailableonyour computernetwork,theEthernetConverterManagermakesitsimpletocongurethe EthernetConverter.ThefollowingstepswillguideyouthroughconguringtheEthernet Converter vi[...]

8 Clickon Ethernet Converter Manager . 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.[...]

9 TheEthernetConverterManagerwillsearchforall BuffaloEthernetConvertersonyournetwork.The processusuallytakeslessthanoneminute.Once completed, the Search Results windowwillappear. Search Results willlistallBuffaloEthernetConverters onthenet[...]

1 0 Search Results willappearagain.Ifmorethanone Ethernet Converter is present, select the proper Ethernet Converter from the list. Then press the Congure button. TheEthernetConverterManagerwillconnect youtotheEthernetConverter'swebbased congurationtool.Youwill[...]

1 1 YoumayalsoentertheWeb-basedCongurationToolwithoutusingthesoftware.This maybenecessarytocongure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 [...]

1 2 OnceyourcomputerhasaStaticIPaddressof1.1.1.2, openyourwebbrowserandenter 1.1.1.1 by typing it intotheAddresseldandthenpressing Enter on your keyboard. Youwillbepromptedforausernameandpassword. By default, the username is root and there is no pa[...]

1 3 TheWebBasedCongurationToolletsyou changetheEthernetConverter'sconguration. ThroughWebBasedConguration,youcan changethewirelessnetworktheEthernet Converterisassociatedwith,theIPaddressofthe Ethernet Converter, and other important s[...]

1 4 Afterselectingawirelessnetwork,youwillbereturnedtothemainWebBased Congurationpage. IfthewirelessnetworkyouareattemptingtoconnecttoisnotbroadcastingitsSSID, thenyouwillberequiredtomanuallyentertheSSIDintotheSSIDe[...]

1 5 Click Refresh to see the current status of your wirelessconnection. SSID (Network Name) willbe populatednow(see pages 13-14 ifitisn't). Belowit, Wireless Network Type may be set to Infrastructure if you're connecting the Wireless Ethernet Converter to a router or access point, or Ad h[...]

1 6 Onceyou'veconguredthesebasicsettings(especially SSID , the Encryption Mode , and the Encryption Key ),theEthernetConvertershouldbeabletoconnecttoyourother wirelessdevices.Tocontinueconguringadvancedsettings,pleaseskiptothenextpage. Disconn[...]

1 7 Mostuserswillneverneedtochangeanysettingsfortheir Wireless Ethernet Converter besides the basic ones in the maincongurationwindow,coveredon pages 13-15 . If you'reoneoftheexceptions,youmayaccess Advanced Settings by pressing the blue Advanced button in the bottom ri[...]

1 8 MAC Add ress - B y de faul t, th e Et hern et C onve rter tran smit s its own MAC add ress ,bu tyou may cha nge this so that it tra nsmi tst heM ACa ddre ssof the rs tde vice plu gged into it to tran smit ad ata pack et. SSI D - Int heS SID [...]

1 9 Frame Bursting Mode -FrameBurstingtechnologyallowsforquickerwirelessnetwork speedsbyreducingtheoverheadforeachwirelesspacket.Ifyouraccesspointsupports it, 125* High-Speed Mode offers the best overall performance of the frame bursting modes. You may leave this set to the [...]

20 Automatic Assignment (DHCP Server) - This setting allowstheEthernetConvertertoobtainitsIPaddress automaticallyfromaDHCPserveronthenetwork. Manual Assignment - This assigns the Ethernet Converteraspecic("Static")IPaddress.IfaStaticIP addressis?[...]

2 1 System Information - This page contains a summary of the Ethernet Converter's settings. Settings cannot be changed from this page. If the Ethernet Converter is obtaining its IPaddressfromaDHCPserver,thenreleaseandrenew buttonswillbepresentatthebottomofthepage.Releasing the?[...]

22 Conguration Limitations -LimitswhatkindofclientsmayconguretheEthernetConverter. Checking Prohibit Conguration from Wireless Clients preventschangestocongurationbyclients thatarenotconnecteddirectlytotheEthernetConverter.Checking Proh[...]

23 Firmware Update -Thispageallowsyoutoupdate theEthernetConverter'sFirmware.Thisinvolves downloadinganewerrmwarefromtheBuffalo Technologywebsiteandusingthispagetoinstalliton yourEthernetConverter.Newrmwarelescontain[...]

24 Troubleshooting Initializing the Ethernet Converter returns it to default settings. This might be useful ifyoucannotaccesscongurationsettings,havelostthepasswordtotheEthernet Converter, or desire to return the settings to the default factory settings. Toinitializethedevice,simplyholdin?[...]

25 FCC Compliance Statement - ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules. Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:(1)Thisdevicemaynotcause harmfulinterference,and(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,including interference that [...]

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