Connecting to the AirStation

When the network setting is completed, the setting PC can connect to the AirStation. Copy the PC setting information (i.e., AirStation information files) to other PCs in the wireless LAN to connect to the AirStation.

Creating the AirStation Information Files (Setting PC)

Create the AirStation information file from the setting PC by the following procedure.

1

Format a floppy disk or use a ready-formatted disk. Affix a label reading AirStation

 

Information Files to the disk.

2

Click the Start button select MELCO AirStation and AirStation Manager.

3

 

 

 

Select File, and then Connect.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When using an Ethernet LAN PC, select Edit, Search AirStation, and proceed to Step 6.

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enter the following values and click the OK but-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ton.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MAC address :Enter the last six digits of the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AirStation MAC address.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Group name :GROUP (all caps)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The AirStation MAC address is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

found on the AirStation Unit. To check the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MAC address, refer to the "Parts Nomencla-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ture and Functions" section in the Install

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manual.

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Confirm that the WEP key field is blank and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

click the OK button.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you wish to use encryption using

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the WEP key, enter your password in the

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WEP key field.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Windows will search for the AirStation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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WLAR-L11-L specifications

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