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    User Manual Buf falo AirStation™ Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WLI-U2-KG54 w w w .buf falo- technolog y .com[...]

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    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 shown. USB ports may be located on the rear , front or side of your PC depending on the design. If ther e are multiple por ts, choose the por t that is free of interferenc[...]

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    3 2. Device Discovery: Once inser ted, W indows will automatically disco v er the presence of new hard ware. V arious popup clouds will appear fr om the W indows taskbar . Du rin g t his ti me, a llo w W in do ws an d t he W ire les s U SB Adap ter to co mmu nic at e. The pr ocess should take about one minute. Click Ne xt if the Found New Hardware [...]

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    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 click Y es or Continue Anyway to finish installing the necessar y drivers. W indows 98SE/ME/2000 users should skip to page 9.[...]

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    5 Completing Installation on Windows XP 4. Completing Driver Installation for Windows XP: W hen the driver has completed installing on a Windows XP PC c lick Finish. If you wish to use W indows Wir eless Zero Configur ation Ser vice click No on the next dialog bo x and go on to page 6. Otherwise, click Y es on the dialog bo x to install Buffalo’[...]

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    6 3. Configuring Wireless Zero Configuration Service: If th e Wire les s Z ero Con fig ura ti on Servic e is ac ti va ted , W in do ws wi ll sc an f or a vai la bl e wi rele ss ac ces s p oi nts on ce th e W ire les s P CI Ad apte r i s p rop erly in sta lle d. If Wind ow s d et ect s on e o r more ac ces s poi nts , a n et wor kin g ico n ap pe[...]

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    7 Click the Advanced button to enter an SSID netw or k name or WEP/WP A encr yption key , if either is necessar y . T o ad d an SSID network name that is not available, c lick the Add button. Using Wireless Zero Configuration Service[...]

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    8 Using Wireless Zero Configuration Service T o configure a WEP/WP A encr yption key , select the appropriate wireless network and clic k the Configure button. F r om the pull down menu, select the appropriate Network Authentication and Data Encryption for the wireless networ k. Enter and confirm the Network Key and Key Index . Click the OK but[...]

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    9 Completing Installation on Windows 98SE/ME/2000 4. Completing Driver Installation for Windows 98SE/ME/2000: W hen the driver has completed installing on a Windows XP PC c lick Finish. Click Y es on the new dialog bo x that will appear to install Buf falo’ s Client Manager .[...]

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    10 Client Manager Use Client Manager to configur e your wireless network. Use Client Mana ger to sur vey and connect to available access points, enable and use WEP/WP A encr yption, and cr eate 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. Installing C[...]

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    1 1 Client Manager Once the Installer W izard launches, clic k the Next button to begin the software stallation. Press I Agree to accept the license agr eement and continue the installation process.[...]

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    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 Buffalo Client Mana ger is now installed and running, right clic king on its icon (the black notebook icon) will allo w you to begin using it.[...]

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    13 Client Manager Configur ation 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 each page by clicking the corr esponding button on Client Manager . In addition to these pa ges, sev er a[...]

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    14 Client Manager Configuration • Rate – T he speed that the tw o wir eless clients are communicating a t. If the Client Manager is not connected to a r emote wireless device (access point or another client) then no rate will be display ed. • Channel – T he channel tha t the two wireless clients are communicating at. If the Client Mana ger[...]

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    15 Client Manager Configuration Survey Page Click the Survey button to open this page. Use this page to sur vey the area, display available access points, and connect to available access points. This pa ge includes the f ollowing components: • Wireless SSID – Displays the SSID associated with eac h available access point. The SSID is the uniqu[...]

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    16 Client Manager Configuration Once the ‘ Connec t’ button is pressed, you will be prompted to enter any encr yption r elated information. The ‘ Acquire IP automatically ’ checkbo x tells the client de vice to obtain an IP automatically from a DHCP ser ver . This is the recommended setting. The ‘ Encryption ’ dr op down list allows y [...]

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    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 save 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. The Profiles pa ge allows you to add, delete, and edit your pro[...]

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    18 New Profile Dialog Box Use this dialog bo x to cr eate a new profile. Client Manager Configuration • Profile Name – Enter the name you want to associate with the new profile. • Network T ype – Select the networ k mode you want to associa te with the new profile. Select Infrastructure if y our network consists of both wired and wir [...]

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    19 Client Manager Configuration Advanced Profile Options • Network T ab – Displays the networ 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 administr ator . • Browser T ab – Displays settings to change your browser preferenc[...]

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    20 Wireless Zero Configuration W ir eless Zero Configur ation Ser vice (W indows 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 ar ea for available wireless access points. If an available wireless access point is found, W indows a tte[...]

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    21 Specifications Communication 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) All dist anc es are esti ma ted. W irel ess c onnec tio ns ma y b e aff ect ed as ph ysica l con dit ions and circ ums tance s vary .[...]

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    22 T roubleshooting / F AQ T roubleshooting / F AQ 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 Mana ger to the version on the CD. If you do not update your Client Manager , there could be a loss of functionally , as some v ersions [...]

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    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 . Select Disabled in the Star tup Type field of W ir eless Zero Configuration Ser vice to[...]

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    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: The standar d for wireless LAN authentication used betw een an AP and a client. 802.1x with EAP will initiate k ey handling. Ad-Hoc Network: The wir eless network based on a peer-to-p[...]

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    25 DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol): Based on BOOTP , it uses a pool of IP ad dresses, w hich it assigns to each de vice connected to it, and retriev es the ad dress w hen the device becomes dor mant for a period of time. DNS (Domain Name System): System used to map reada ble machine names into IP addresses Driver: Software that interfac[...]

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    26 Cross-Over Wiring: A UTP cable that has its transmit and r eceive pair crossed to allow communica tions between two devices. DCE (Data Communications Equipment): Hard ware used for communication with a Data T er minal Equipment (DTE) device. Default Gateway: The IP Ad dress of either the nearest r outer or ser ver for the LAN. Default Parameter:[...]

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    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 device which allo ws connection of computer s and other devices to f or m a LAN. IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers): The pr ofessional organization whic[...]

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    28 wireless networ k devices are made a par t of the network thr ough the Access Point. 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 messa ge pack et. LAN (Local Area Network): A g r oup of computers and peripher al devices connec[...]

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    29 Packet: A block of data that is transfer red as a sing le unit, also called a frame or a block. Packet Filtering: Discarding unwanted network tr affic based on its origina ting address or its type. PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect): A bus that is connected directly to the CPU . PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card International Associati[...]

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    30 accommodate ad ditional w or kstations. RC4: The 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 device. ROM (Read Only Memory): Permanent memor y . Router: Device tha t can connect individual LANs and remote sites to a ser ver . Roaming: The a bility to us[...]

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    31 periods. TCP/IP (T ransmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol: Pr otocol used by computer s when communicating across the Inter net or Intranet. TFTP (T rivial File T ransfer Protocol): Simple for m of FTP (File Transfer Protocol), which Uses UDP (User Datagr am Protocol), r ather than T CP/IP for data transpor t and provides no security f e[...]

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    32 FCC / CE Information Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to compl y with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to P ar t 15 of the FCC Rules. T hese limits ar e designed to provide reasonable protection a gainst har mful interference in a r esidential installation. T his eq[...]

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    33 (2) this de vice must accept any interf erence r eceiv ed, incl uding inter ference that may cause undesired oper ation. IMPORT ANT NOTE: FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement: This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limits set for th for an uncontrolled en vironment. T his equipment should be installed and operated with a minimum d[...]

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    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. In Italy the end-user should apply for a [...]

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    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. French Par la[...]

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    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. Spanish Por medio de la presente (nombre del fabricante) declara que el (clase de equipo) cumple con los requisitos esenciales y cualesquiera otras disposicione[...]

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    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. FCC / CE Information[...]

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    38 W arranty Information Buffal o T echn ology products come s with a tw o-yea r limited warranty from the da te of pur chase. Buffalo T echnology w ar rants to the original purchaser the pr oduct; good operating condition f or the war ranty period. T his warr anty does not inc lude non-Buffalo T echnology installed components. If the Buf falo prod[...]

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