Buffalo Technology WLA-AWCG manual Installing the Wireless LAN card

2.2.3 Installing the Wireless LAN card

To enable an AirStation Pro to communicate with a computer, a network adapter must be installed in the PC or the laptop. The AirStation Wireless LAN card (WLI- PCM-L11) consists of both LAN and radio functions.

For more details on installing other manufacturers’ network adapters, refer to the appropriate adapter documentation.

Installing the Wireless LAN card on a desktop PC

If your desktop PC does not have a card slot, you must install one of the following bus adapters:

„ISA bus adapter (WLI-ISA-OP)

„PCI bus adapter (WLI-PCI-OP)

Note: For details on installing the bus adapters, refer to the manual supplied with the respective bus adapter.

1Insert the Wireless LAN card into the card slot of the bus adapter.

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Figure 3: Inserting a network card into a desktop PC

2The power light on the network card will display green.

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