Buffalo 54PS BRIDGE BASE STATION WLA-G54 manual

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    1 ® Quick Setup Guide 54Mbps Wi r eless Bridg e Base Station-g WLA-G54 P r eparation This Quic k Setup Guide will guide you thr ough quic kly and easily installing this pr oduct on your Windo ws PC . For detailed setup and conf igur ation instructions , please ref er to the User Manual on the Utility CD or the Buffalo Wir eless Suppor t website . [...]

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    2 Deciding on a Mode f or Initial AirStation Configuration  Wir ed Connection (r ecommended)  Wir eless Connection Do not connect the AirStation to y our e xisting netw o r k until configuration of the AirStation is complete! Step  Connect y our computer to the AirStation Buffalo r ecommends using a wir ed connection, meaning y our compute[...]

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    3  Wi r eless Configuration Windo ws XP If ther e is no Ethernet adapter a vailable on the computer being used to configure the AirStation , a wir eless configuration ma y be performed using a cor r ectly installed 802.11b or 802.11g wir eless adapter . T o configur e the AirStation via a wir eless connection, establish a connection to the AirSt[...]

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    4 Step  Configur e y our computers IP a d d r e s s Refer to y our Operating System for fur ther instructions on how to na vigate to y our TCP/IP Pr oper ties. For Windo ws 98SE/ME - Right-click on N e t w ork Neighborhood or My Netw ork Places and select Pr oper ties. - Select the Configuration tab, scr oll down to TCP/IP and press P r oper tie[...]

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    5 The User name and passw ord field will open. Enter “ root ” as the User name and lea ve the pass wor d field blank. Click OK to enter the configuration page . Step  Configur e the AirStation For mor e information about configuring and operating y our 54Mbps Wi r eless Bridg e Base Station , refer to the User Man ual on the AirNa vigator CD[...]

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    6 This completes the basic AirStation Configuration . T o change advanced settings consult the Buffalo Suppor t W eb Site: http://www .buffalotech.com/wir eless/suppor t . Co nn ec t t he AirStation to y our e xisting LAN Once configuration is complete , connect the AirStation to y our existing Local Ar ea Netw ork. Plug the pr ovided 7ft. Ethernet[...]

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    7 Bridg e/Repeater Mode (WDS) Simple setup configuration of the AirStation for Bridge/Repeater mode (WDS). Wir eless Signals of the Buffalo Bridge Access P oints must o v erlap in or der for communication to tak e place . Please consult the online manual or the Buffalo Suppor t W eb P ag e for advanced information on WDS. Click Wir eless Bridg e (W[...]

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    8 Buffalo T echnolo g y T echnical Suppor t Buffalo T echnolog y offers T oll-Fr ee T echnical Suppor t 24 hours a da y , 7 da ys a w eek for this pr oduct. Customers in the United States and Canada can obtain technical suppor t using the follo wing information: ◗ Online Help A vailable on the AirNa vigator CD enclosed with y our pur chase . ◗ [...]