User manual BUFFALO WLI-PCI-G54

[. . . ] ® 54Mbps Wireless Desktop PCI Adapter-g User Manual WLI-PCI-G54 ® 4030 W. Suite 120 Austin, Texas 78759 Tel: 800-456-9799 Fax: 512-794-8606 Technical Support is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, Toll-Free: 866-752-6210 email: info@buffalotech. com WWW. BUFFALOTECH. COM/WIRELESS 54 Mbps Wireless Desktop PCI Adapter-g Windows XP Installation & Configuration 1. Installing the Wireless Desktop PCI Adapter: a. With the computer powered down and the cover removed to expose the inside of the system, insert the 54Mbps PCI Desktop Adapter into an available PCI slot. The card should fit firmly into the slot and should be screwed into the chassis. [. . . ] Select Manually to manually enter your IP address. If you select Manually from the IP menu, the IP Configuration dialog box will open when you click the Okay button. · WEP--Displays whether WEP encryption is currently used by the profile you are editing. Select Yes or No from the menu to change whether WEP encryption is used with the profile. If you select Yes from the WEP menu, the WEP Configuration dialog box will open when you click the Okay button. · Okay--Click the Okay button to save your changes and return to the Profiles page. · Cancel--Click the Cancel button to return to the Profiles page without saving your changes. · Signal Strength--Displays the strength of the signal. Signal Strength is based on the peak signal level the wireless adapter receives from the wireless device to which it is connected. · Signal Quality--Displays the quality of the signal. Signal Quality is a signal-to-noise ratio, which is a measurement comparing strength of the signal with the background noise on the wireless network. Edit Profile Dialog Box Select Profiles»Edit to open this dialog box. Use this dialog box to edit the settings of an existing profile. This page includes the following components: · Profile Name--Displays the current name of the profile you are editing. Enter any changes to the name of the profile in this field. · Network Type--Displays the current network mode of the profile you are editing. Select Infrastructure or Ad-hoc from the menu to change the network type of the profile. Select Infrastructure if your network consists of both wired and wireless devices that communicate through a central device, such as an access point. Select Adhoc if your network consists of only wireless devices that communicate with each other directly. · SSID--Displays the current SSID of the profile you are editing. Enter any changes to your SSID in this field. The SSID is the unique network name that functions as an identifier for your wireless devices. All wireless devices on a network must use identical SSIDs to successfully associate with other devices on the network. myssid is an example of a valid SSID. IP Configuration Dialog Box Use this dialog box to manually set your Internet Protocol (IP) specifications. [. . . ] Wireless Zero Configuration Service--Windows XP offers the Wireless Zero Configuration Service to support 802. 11b and 802. 11g wireless networking. This service automatically polls the area for available wireless access points. If an available wireless access point is found, Windows attempts to connect to the access point. If no available wireless access points are found, you must manually add the access points. WLAN--A wireless local-area network (WLAN) is a local-area network that uses highfrequency radio waves to communicate between nodes. 23 24 FCC/CE Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. [. . . ]