Buffalo Technology WLI-TX1-G54 manual

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    1 ® Quick Setup Guide 54Mbps Wir eless Ethernet Conv er ter-g WLI-TX1-G54 Use this guide to quickly and easily install your Wireless Ethernet Con v e r t er - g . For detailed inf ormation, ref er to the User Manual on the Utility CD or r efer to the Buffalo Wir eless Suppor t W eb Pag e s . Contents ◗ 54Mbps W i r eless Ethernet Conv er ter ◗[...]

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    2 2 Installation & Configura tion Using W eb Interface Step  Installing the Wir eless Ethernet Conv e r t er - g  Install the Ethernet Conv er ter to a computer by connecting one end of the included Ethernet cable into an a vailable Ethernet por t on your computer and the other end to the Ethernet Conv er ter . Ethernet por ts are usuall [...]

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    3  Select Use the f ollowing IP Ad dr e s s. Enter 1.1.1.2 into the IP Ad dr ess field. Enter 255.255.255.0 into the Subnet Mask field. Click OK . Click OK again under the Netw ork Pr operties window . OSX - Open your System Pref erences and select Netw ork . Set Show to Built-in Ethernet Set Configure to M an uall y Enter 1.1.1.2 into the IP A [...]

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    4 Step  Connecting the Wireless Ethernet Conv er t e r to the AirStation.  Open your W eb browser 4.5 or later and enter 1.1.1.1 into the URL field.  The login screen will open. Enter root as the User ID . Lea ve the passw ord field blank. Click OK  The main configuration screen of the 54Mbps Ethernet Conv er ter will open. Click Sear c[...]

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    5  The Ethernet Conv erter will scan for a vailable wireless netw orks. Select the SSID (ESS-ID) of the AirStation or other Wi-Fi access point to associate with and click select.  If encr yption is used, select the Encr y p t button and select ASCII or HEX and enter the WEP passw ord. Click Set to Connect . Some screens ma y var y fr om those[...]

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    6 Step  Reset the TC P /IP settings of y our computer  Open your netw ork properties. Connect Using should be set to use your active Ethernet NIC Car d. Select Internet Pr otocol (TCP/IP). Click Proper ties  Select Obtain and IP A dd r e ss Automaticall y . Click OK . Click OK again under the Network Pr operties window . All settings will [...]

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    7 OSX - Open y our System Pref erences and select Netw ork . Set Show to Built-in Ethernet Set Configure to Using DHCP Click Appl y No w . OS9 - Open your Contr ol Panels and select TCP/IP . Set Connect via to Built-in Ethernet Set Configur e to Using DHCP Ser v er Close and Sav e . Macintosh Some screens ma y var y fr om those shown in this guide [...]

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    Buffalo T echnology offers toll-fr ee technical support 24 hours a day , 7 da ys a week for this pr oduct. Customers in the United States and Canada can obtain technical support using the following information: ◗ User Man ual A vailable on the AirNa vigator CD enclosed with your pur chase. ◗ Web www .buffalotech.com/wireless ◗ E-mail help@buf[...]