English dropdown-ico

Buffalo Technology WLI-TX4-G54HP manual

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30

Go to page of

Similar user manuals

A good user manual

The rules should oblige the seller to give the purchaser an operating instrucion of Buffalo Technology WLI-TX4-G54HP, along with an item. The lack of an instruction or false information given to customer shall constitute grounds to apply for a complaint because of nonconformity of goods with the contract. In accordance with the law, a customer can receive an instruction in non-paper form; lately graphic and electronic forms of the manuals, as well as instructional videos have been majorly used. A necessary precondition for this is the unmistakable, legible character of an instruction.

What is an instruction?

The term originates from the Latin word „instructio”, which means organizing. Therefore, in an instruction of Buffalo Technology WLI-TX4-G54HP one could find a process description. An instruction's purpose is to teach, to ease the start-up and an item's use or performance of certain activities. An instruction is a compilation of information about an item/a service, it is a clue.

Unfortunately, only a few customers devote their time to read an instruction of Buffalo Technology WLI-TX4-G54HP. A good user manual introduces us to a number of additional functionalities of the purchased item, and also helps us to avoid the formation of most of the defects.

What should a perfect user manual contain?

First and foremost, an user manual of Buffalo Technology WLI-TX4-G54HP should contain:
- informations concerning technical data of Buffalo Technology WLI-TX4-G54HP
- name of the manufacturer and a year of construction of the Buffalo Technology WLI-TX4-G54HP item
- rules of operation, control and maintenance of the Buffalo Technology WLI-TX4-G54HP item
- safety signs and mark certificates which confirm compatibility with appropriate standards

Why don't we read the manuals?

Usually it results from the lack of time and certainty about functionalities of purchased items. Unfortunately, networking and start-up of Buffalo Technology WLI-TX4-G54HP alone are not enough. An instruction contains a number of clues concerning respective functionalities, safety rules, maintenance methods (what means should be used), eventual defects of Buffalo Technology WLI-TX4-G54HP, and methods of problem resolution. Eventually, when one still can't find the answer to his problems, he will be directed to the Buffalo Technology service. Lately animated manuals and instructional videos are quite popular among customers. These kinds of user manuals are effective; they assure that a customer will familiarize himself with the whole material, and won't skip complicated, technical information of Buffalo Technology WLI-TX4-G54HP.

Why one should read the manuals?

It is mostly in the manuals where we will find the details concerning construction and possibility of the Buffalo Technology WLI-TX4-G54HP item, and its use of respective accessory, as well as information concerning all the functions and facilities.

After a successful purchase of an item one should find a moment and get to know with every part of an instruction. Currently the manuals are carefully prearranged and translated, so they could be fully understood by its users. The manuals will serve as an informational aid.

Table of contents for the manual

  • Page 1

    U s e r M a n u a l H ig h P ow e r W ir e l e ss E th e r n e t C o n ve r t e r W L I- T X 4 - G 5 4H P w w w .bu f f al ot ech.com v1.6[...]

  • Page 2

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

  • Page 3

    3 C on gr at u la ti o ns  o n yo ur  p ur c ha se !  Yo u r ne w  Hig h  Pow e r Wi r el es s  E th er n et  Co nv er te r al lo w s you  to co nn ec t an y de vi ce  wi th  an  Et he r ne t por t  to  a wir e le ss  ne tw or k.   AOS S ma k es  fo r ef fo r [...]

  • Page 4

    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.[...]

  • Page 5

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

  • Page 6

    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?[...]

  • Page 7

    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[...]

  • Page 8

    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.[...]

  • Page 9

    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[...]

  • Page 10

    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[...]

  • Page 11

    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 [...]

  • Page 12

    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[...]

  • Page 13

    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[...]

  • Page 14

    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[...]

  • Page 15

    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[...]

  • Page 16

    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[...]

  • Page 17

    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[...]

  • Page 18

    1 8 MAC Add ress - By def ault , th e Et herne t Co nver ter tran smit s its own MAC addr ess, but you may chan get his sot hat it tra nsmi tsth eMA Cad dres sof the rst dev ice plug ged into it to tran smit ada tap acke t. SSI D - Inth eSS ID e[...]

  • Page 19

    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 [...]

  • Page 20

    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?[...]

  • Page 21

    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?[...]

  • Page 22

    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[...]

  • Page 23

    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[...]

  • Page 24

    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?[...]

  • Page 25

    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 [...]

  • Page 26

    26 Warranty        6''"-0  &$)/0-0(:  130%6$5 s $0.& 8*5) " 580:&"3 -*.*5&% 8"33"/5: '30. 5)& %"5& 0' 163$)"4& 6''"-0  &$)/0-0(: ?[...]

  • Page 27

    27 Contact Information - North America BuffaloTechnology(USA),Inc. 4030WestBrakerLane,Suite120 Austin,TX78759-5319 GENERAL INQUIRIES MondaythroughFriday 8:30am-5:30pmCST Direct: 512-794-8533 |Toll-free: 800-456-9799 |Fax: 512-794-8520 |Email: sales@buffalotech.com TECHNICAL SUPPOR[...]

  • Page 28

    28 Buffalo Technology UKLtd. 176BuckinghamAvenue, Slough,Berkshire,SL14RD UnitedKingdom GENERAL INQUIRIES Email: sales@buffalo-technology.com TECHNICAL SUPPORT Phone(UKonly):08712501260* Phone:+35361708050 Email: helpdesk@buffalo-technology.ie *Callscost8.5pperminute Technical?[...]

  • Page 29

    29 ThankyouforyourinterestinBuffaloproducts.OurGPLsoftwaredeliverypolicyisoutlinedbelow. Foreachindividualproductandrevision,pleasesendoneindividuallypackagedselfaddressedpaddedCD shippingenvelope,containingablankCD-Rtothefollowingad[...]

  • Page 30

    30 ThankyouforyourinterestinBuffaloproducts.OurGPLsoftwaredeliverypolicyisoutlinedbelow. Foreachindividualproductandrevision,pleasesendoneindividuallypackagedselfaddressedpaddedCD shippingenvelope,containingablankCD-Rtothefollowingad[...]