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    1 ® Macintosh Quick Setup Guide 54Mbps Wir eless Bridg e Base Station-g WLA-G54 P r eparation This Quick Setup Guide will guide you through quickly and easily installing this product on your Macintosh. For detailed setup and configur ation instructions , please refer to the Buff alo Suppor t W eb P ages. Packa g e Contents: ◗ 54Mbps Wir eless Br[...]

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    2 Do not connect the AirStation 54Mbps Bridg e to y our e xisting netw ork until configuration of the AirStation is complete! Deciding on a Mode f or Initial Connection to the AirStation  Wireless Connection  Wired Connection Configuration using a W eb Bro wser Buffalo recommends using a wir ed connection, meaning your computer is ph ysically[...]

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    3 Configuring the AirStation using an Ethernet Connection Do not connect the AirStation 54Mbps Bridg e to y our e xisting netw ork until configuration of the AirStation is complete! Plug the pro vided 7ft. Ethernet cable into one of the 10/100M Ethernet ports on the AirStation 54Mbps Bridg e and plug the other end into the Ethernet port on your Mac[...]

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    4 Step  Configur e y our TCP/IP Settings Na vigate to the Dock and Click on System Pr e f e r ences . - Click Netw ork - Set Location to Automatic . - Set Sho w to Built-in Ethernet - Set Conf igure to M an uall y - Set IP Address to 192.168.11.2 - Set Subnet Mask to 255.255.255.0 - Lea ve the other fields blank - Click Appl y No w and close . S[...]

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    5 Open your w eb bro wser and enter 192.168.11.1 into the br owser addr ess field. Y ou will be prompted to enter a User ID and Passw ord User ID: root Passw ord: leave b lank (enter no pass w o r d) NOTE: These ar e the factor y default settings The AirStation 54Mbps Bridge configuration page will open. Step  Configur e the AirStation F or adva[...]

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    Configuring the AirStation using a W ir eless Connection 6 Step  Gather M AC A d d r ess and ESS-ID (SSID) In f ormation MA C Addresses ar e 12-digit codes comprised of numbers and letters separated by a semi-colon (:) after ev er y tw o digits. ex: 00:00:00:00:00 The LAN or Wir ed MAC a d d r e s s is the default ESS-ID (SSID) of the AirStation[...]

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    7 Na vigate to the Dock and Click on System Pr e f e r ences . - Click Netw ork - Set Location as Automatic - Set Show to Airpor t - Set Conf igure to M an uall y - Set IP Address to 192.168.11.2 - Set Subnet Mask to 255.255.255.0 - Lea ve the other fields blank - Click Appl y No w and close From the Apple Menu Items, select Control Panels. - Doubl[...]

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    8 Click the “signal strength meter” icon in the Finder menu bar . Select the AirStation 54Mbps Bridge ESS-ID . In OSX, y ou can select y our wir eless netw ork in tw o locations: Select J oin a specific netwo r k and select the AirStation 54Mbps Bridge ESS-ID from the pull do wn menu in the Airport tab of the Network System Pref erences. Step ?[...]

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    9 In O S 9 , y ou can select y our wir eless netw ork in either of the following tw o locations: Open Apple’ s AirPort Software. Click the “settings” arr ow and choose the AirStation 54Mbps Bridge ESS-ID (from the pull do wn menu) under Choose Network . Open the Control Strip located at the bottom of your desktop . Click the arr ow fr om the [...]

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    10 Step  Configur e the AirStation Open your w eb bro wser and enter 192.168.11.1 into the br owser addr ess field. Y ou will be prompted to enter a User ID and Passw ord User ID: root Passw ord: leave b lank (enter no pass w o r d) NOTE: These ar e the factor y default settings The AirStation W eb configuration page will open. Please ref er to [...]

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    11 Apple, Macintosh and the Apple logo are trademarks of Apple Computer Inc. For mor e information regar ding Apple Products, visit http://www .apple .com Connect the AirStation t o your e xisting LAN Once Configuration is complete, plug the pr ovided 7ft. Ethernet cable into one of the 10/100M Ethernet ports on the AirStation 54Mbps Bridg e and pl[...]

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    12 Buffalo T echnolo g y T echnical Suppor t Buffalo T echnolog y offers T oll-Free T echnical Suppor t 24 hours a da y , 7 days a w eek for this pr oduct. Customers in the United States and Canada can obtain technical support using the following information: ◗ Online Help Available on the AirNavigator CD enclosed with y our purchase. ◗ Web www[...]