Preparing the AirStation Settings

(on the Personal Computer)

The AirStation settings are preformed using a personal computer on the Ethernet LAN. For the proper AirStation setting, make sure that the following software are installed in the personal computer (hereafter called the settings personal computer) on the Ethernet LAN.

TCP/IP protocol . . . . . . Refer to the TCP/IP Protocol Setting. AirStation manager. . . . Refer to Installing the AirStation Manager.

Web browser (Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4.0 or later, or Netscape Navigator 3.0 or later):

Refer to the relevant Web browser manual. Microsoft Internet Explorer is installed as standard on Windows 98 and Windows 2000.

TCP/IP Protocol Setting

The procedure for setting the proper TCP/IP protocol is depending on the OS used in the PC. Please refer to the following for the proper settings.

Before the setting, check the LAN port drivers are properly installed in the personal com- puter and it is connected to the network.

Windows 98/95: Refer to Windows 98/95 below.

Windows 2000: Refer to Windows 2000 below.

Windows NT 4.0: Refer to Windows NT 4.0 below.

Windows 98/95

The TCP/IP protocol is set as follows.

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Start your personal computer.

Click the Start button, and then select Settings, and then Control Panel.

Double-click the Network icon.

In the Network dialog box, check that TCP/IP is displayed in the following net- work components are installed: field.

Only 1 LAN board installed

The dial-up adapter and the LAN boards

 

are installed.

TCP/IP (LAN board driver name) is normally dis- played in The following network components are installed: field.

[TCP/IP-> "LAN board driver name"]

If no TCP/IP is displayed, refer to the Adding TCP/IP Protocols (Windows 98/95) section (Page 7).

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Buffalo Technology WLA-L11 Preparing the AirStation Settings, TCP/IP Protocol Setting, On the Personal Computer

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