User manual BUFFALO WLI-TX4-G54HP

[. . . ] IfAOSSdoesnotfinishproperly, powercycleboththe Router/AccessPointandtheEthernetConverterand AOSS button attempttheAOSSprocessagain. AOSSworksbestwhen therouterandtheEthernetConverterarephysicallyclose. Youcanalwaysmovethem furtherapartwhenconfigurationiscomplete. 5 Manual Configuration Ifyourwirelessrouter/accesspointdoesn'tsupportAOSS, you'llneedtoconfigure theaccesspointmanually. Therearetwowaystodothis:youcanusetheEthernet ConverterManagersoftwareifyouhaveaWindowsPConthenetwork(98/ME/2000/XP only), oryoumayuseawebbrowser. Webbrowserconfigurationmaybedonewithany computerrunningarecentwebbrowser, includingMacintoshandLinuxmachines. Skip to page 11forwebbasedconfiguration. Configuration with Ethernet Converter Manager IfyouhaveaWindows98/ME/2000/XPmachinewithaCD-ROMdriveavailableonyour computernetwork, theEthernetConverterManagermakesitsimpletoconfigurethe EthernetConverter. ThefollowingstepswillguideyouthroughconfiguringtheEthernet Converter via the Ethernet Converter Manager. ConnectoneoftheEthernetConverter'sLANportstoanopenportonyournetwork's router, switchorhubwiththeincludednetworkpatchcable. Iftherearenoports available, you can temporarily remove a computer or other connected device and plug the Ethernet Converter to that port. You can plug the Ethernet Converter directly to the configuringcomputer, butwillhavetoconfiguresettingsmanuallyasdescribedonpage 17. [. . . ] ThroughWebBasedConfiguration, youcan changethewirelessnetworktheEthernet Converterisassociatedwith, theIPaddressofthe Ethernet Converter, and other important settings. Afterlogginginonthepreviouspages, youwill begreetedbythemainconfigurationpage. Thispagequicklyshowsyouwhatnetworkthe EthernetConverterisconnectedtoaswellas allowingyoutosearchforavailablenetworks. ThefirststepinWebBasedConfigurationshould betosearchforanavailablewirelessnetwork. To do this, press the Search button in the SSID (Network Name) table. After pressing the Search button, the Search for SSIDprogramwillfindanynetworksinyourarea that are broadcasting their SSIDs. Select the wirelessnetworkthatyouwouldliketoconnectto and press the Select button. 1 Afterselectingawirelessnetwork, youwillbereturnedtothemainWebBased Configurationpage. IfthewirelessnetworkyouareattemptingtoconnecttoisnotbroadcastingitsSSID, thenyouwillberequiredtomanuallyentertheSSIDintotheSSIDfield. Afterthefieldis populatedwiththeproperSSID, presstheApply Settings button. Ifencryptionisenabledonthewirelessnetworkyou'veselected, youwillneedtoenterthe encryptionkey(seepage 15). 14 ClickRefresh to see the current status of your wirelessconnection. SSID (Network Name)willbe populatednow(seepages 13-14ifitisn't). Belowit, Wireless Network Type may be set to Infrastructure if you're connecting the Wireless Ethernet Converter to a router or access point, or Ad hocifyou'reconnectingittoanotherwirelessclient. Encryption Mode should be set to use the same type ofencryptionastheotherwirelessdevicesonyour network. TheEthernetConvertersupportsWEP128, WEP64, TKIP, andAESencryption. AESishighly recommendedifallyourotherwirelessdevices support it. Totherightoftheencryptiondropboxisthefieldwhereyouenteryourencryption key. SSID, Encryption Mode, and Encryption Keymustbesetexactlythesameinallofyour wirelessdevices, ortheywillnotbeabletocommunicatewitheachother. Checkyourrouter/accesspoint'sdocumentationifyoudon'tknowwhattheSSID, EncryptionMode, andEncryptionkeyareonyournetwork. 15 Onceyou'veconfiguredthesebasicsettings(especiallySSID, the Encryption Mode, and the Encryption Key), theEthernetConvertershouldbeabletoconnecttoyourother wirelessdevices. Tocontinueconfiguringadvancedsettings, pleaseskiptothenextpage. DisconnecttheEthernetConverterfromthewirednetworkconnectionandmoveittoits desired location. YoumayconnectfourwiredEthernetdevicestotheEthernetConverter'sLANports. ConnecteddevicesmayincludeXBoxes, PS2s, HomeTheaterequipment, switches, hubs, oranothercomputersystem. PlugtheACAdapterintoanearbypoweroutletand connectittotheEthernetConverter. Powercycleanydevicesthatareconnectedtothe Ethernet Converter. IfyousetastaticIPaddressonyourcomputeronpage 11, then restore the computer's IPsettingstoobtain an IP Address automatically. Congratulations!YourEthernetConverterissetup. Ifyouneedtoconfigureyour Ethernet Converter further, use the Ethernet Converter Search Utility and press the Configure button (page 8). TurntothenextpageforAdvanced Settings. 1 Advanced Settings Mostuserswillneverneedtochangeanysettingsfortheir Wireless Ethernet Converter besides the basic ones in the mainconfigurationwindow, coveredonpages 13-15. If you'reoneoftheexceptions, youmayaccessAdvanced Settings by pressing the blue Advanced button in the bottom rightcorneroftheconfigurationpage. This is the Advanced Settings page. On the left, you maychoosefromWirelessSettings, NetworkSettings, or Management. Whenthepagefirstopens, it'satWireless Settings. Changes on the Advanced Settings page are not applied until the Set button is pressed. 1 Wireless Settings MAC Address - By default, the Ethernet Converter transmits itsownMACaddress, butyoumaychangethissothatit transmitstheMACaddressofthefirstdevicepluggedintoit totransmitadatapacket. SSID-IntheSSIDfield, entertheSSIDnameofthewireless networkthattheEthernetConverteristoconnectwith. Use thesameSSIDasyourrouter/accesspoint. Youmayfind available broadcasting SSIDs by pressing the Search button. [. . . ] Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:(1)Thisdevicemaynotcause harmfulinterference, and(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived, including interference that may cause undesired operation. R&TTE Compliance Statement -Thisequipmentcomplieswithalltherequirementsof theDIRECTIVE1999/5/ECOFTHEEUROPEANPARLIAMENTANDTHECOUNCILof 9March1999onradioequipmentandtelecommunicationterminalequipmentandthe mutualrecognitionoftheirconformity(R&TTE). * 54 Mbps is the IEEE 802. 11g standard theoretical maximum data transfer rate including overhead. Actual wireless network throughput is limited by environmental and system factors and will be less. Copyright © 2004-2005 Buffalo Technology, Inc. Buffalo Technology (USA) Inc. , is part of Buffalo Inc. [. . . ]