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    WWW .BUFFALO TECH.COM/WIRELESS ® 54Mbps Wir eless Desktop PCI A da pter- g User Man ua l WLI-PCI-G54 ® T echnical Support is available 24 hours a da y , 7 da ys a week, T oll-Free: 866-752-6210 email: info@buffalotech.com 4030 W . Brak er Ln. Suite 120 Austin, T exas 78759 T el: 800-456-9799 Fax: 512-794-8606[...]

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    2 1 54 Mbps Wireless Desktop PCI Adapter -g Windows XP Installation & Configuration 1. Installing the Wireless Desktop PCI Adapter : a. With the computer pow ered down and the co ver r emoved to expose the inside of the system, insert the 54Mbps PCI Desktop Adapter into an a vailable PCI slot. The card should fit firmly into the slot and should[...]

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    3 4 3. Configuring Wireless Zero Configur ation Service: a. If the Wireless Zer o Configuration Service is activated, Windows will scan for available wir eless access points once the Wireless PCI Adapter is properly installed. If Windows detects one or more access points, a netw orking icon appears on the task bar . On e o r m or e wir eless networ[...]

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    5 6 Windows 98/ME/2000 Installation & Configuration 1. Installing the Wireless Desktop PCI Adapter : a. With the computer pow ered down and the co ver r emoved to expose the inside of the system, insert the 54Mbps PCI Desktop Adapter into an a vailable PCI slot. The card should fit firmly into the slot and should be scr ew ed into the chassis. [...]

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    7 8 Client Manager Use Client Manager to configure y our wireless netw ork. Use Client Manager to survey and connect to available access points, enable and use WEP encryption, and create connection profiles. Installing Client Manager 1. Insert the AirNa vigator CD . The AirNa vigator dialog box will open automatically . If the AirNa vigator dialog [...]

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    9 10 5. Click the Next button to begin cop ying the necessary files to install Client Manager . 6.Click the Y es button, when prompted, to add a shortcut for Client Manager to your Windows Startup menu. If you click the Y es button, Client Manager will run at startup. 7.Click the Finish button to complete the installation of Client Manager . Restar[...]

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    11 12 • T ransfer Rate—Displays the data transf er rate, the rate at which you can transmit and receiv e data across the wir eless network, in Mbps. The data transfer rate can be up to 54 Mbps. A variety of factors, including distance from the r outer , the allowable data transfer rates of other devices, and the physical conditions of the wir e[...]

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    13 14 Profiles Page Click the Profiles button to open this page. Use this page to access your profiles. Profiles allow you to sa ve the information associated with a specific location so you can quickly and easily connect to your netw ork when you ar e in that location. The Profiles page allows you to ad d, delete , and edit your pr ofiles, as well[...]

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    15 16 • WEP—Select whether you want to enable WEP encryption. Select Y es to enable WEP encryption. Select No to disable WEP encr yption. If you select Y es the WEP Configuration dialog box will open when you click the Oka y button. • OK—Click the OK button to sav e your specifications and r eturn to the Pr ofiles page. • Cancel—Click t[...]

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    17 18 • Cancel—Click the Cancel button to return to the pr evious dialog box, either the New Profile dialog bo x or the Edit Profile dialog bo x, without saving your specifications. • Signal Strength—Displa ys the strength of the signal. Signal Strength is based on the peak signal level the wir eless adapter r eceives fr om the wireless de [...]

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    19 20 Wir eless Zer o Configuration Ser vice (Windows XP) Windows XP offers the Wireless Zero Configuration Service to suppor t 802.11b and 802.11g wireless netw orking. This service automatically polls the area for a vailable wireless access points. If an available wir eless access point is found, Windows attempts to connect to the access point. I[...]

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    21 22 T r oubleshooting/F A Q Use this section to locate answers to fr equently ask ed questions. What should I do if I already ha ve a v ersion of Client Manager on m y notebook? Update your Client Manager to the v ersion on the CD . If you do not update your Client Manager , there could be a loss of functionality , as some versions of Client Mana[...]

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    23 24 Infrastructure Mode—Netw orks that function in infrastructure mode consist of devices that communicate with each other through an access point. Wireless devices can communicate with wired netw orks or other wireless de vices by going thr ough an access point. Infrastructure mode is also called a Basic Ser vice Set (BSS), if it consists of w[...]

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    25 26 FCC/CE Federal Comm unication Commission Interf erence Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Par t 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to pro vide reasonable pr otection against harmful interference in a r esidential installation. This equipment genera[...]