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AirStation IEEE 802.11 Channel Sets

The range of the wireless signal is related to the Transmit Rate of the wireless

communication. Communications at a lower Transmit range may travel longer distances.

Center Channel ID FCC

1 2412 2 2417 3 2422 4 2427 5 2432 6 2437 7 2442 8 2447 9 2452 10 2457

11 2462 11

default channel

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Common Problems

• Out of range, client cannot connect to the AirStation.

• Con

fi

guration mismatch, client cannot connect to the AirStation.

• Absence or con

fl

ict with the Client Driver.

• Con

fl

ict of another device with the AirStation hardware.

LED Activity

Monitoring LED activity helps identify problems.

• Power LED should be Green,

• Wireless LED should be Green if the line is active.

If is it blinking Green, wireless

communication is active.

• Ethernet LED should be Green (100Mbps) or Amber (10Mbps) while the communication

is active.

• The Red Diag LED will

fl

ash during boot and

fi

rmware updates.

DIAG LED Activity

Unplug the power for three seconds. Plug the power back in to monitor the Diag LEDs

during start-up.

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DIAG LED Activity Table

DIAG LED Display

Time

Description/Action

Continuous Red

Starting

RAM Error Red

fl

ash, 2 times Starting Flash

ROM Error

Red

fl

ash, 3 times

Starting

A problem on the wired LAN side

Red

fl

ash, 4 times

Starting

A problem on the wireless LAN side

LEDs Work But Client PC Cannot Connect to Network

If the LEDs indicate that the network is working properly (Power LED is on, Transmit/

Receive LED blinks), check the TCP/IP settings of the network.

Changing Client TCP/IP Settings in Windows

Consult the LAN Administrator for correct TCP/IP settings.

To add or change TCP/IP Settings:

1. On the Windows task bar, click Start.

2. Select Settings, then Control Panel.

3. Double-click on the Network icon to view Network Properties.

4. From the list of installed components, verify the TCP/IP => wireless LAN adapter

protocol is installed.

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•

If the wireless adapter protocol is not yet installed, click the

Add

button and select

the TCP/IP protocol from the list. Refer to Windows Help for more information.

•

If the wireless adapter protocol is installed, select the protocol and click the

Properties

button.

Verify that the parameters match the settings provided by your

LAN Administrator.

Make changes if necessary, and click OK.

5. If prompted, restart your computer.

Other Problems

Please refer to

www.buffalotech.com

for further reference materials.

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Your AirStation’s WDS bridging capability allows you to extend the size of your wireless network

by adding additional AirStations, all connected wirelessly.

In this simple example, we’ll connect two AirStations in a wireless bridge.

You may use these

same steps to add additional bridges for greater coverage.

*

For easiest con

fi

guration, we recommend con

fi

guring all components in close proximity before

deploying them to their

fi

nal positions.

Wired connections make initial con

fi

guration even

simpler.

The

fi

rst AirStation will be the router that

receives the internet connection.

On the bottom

of the AirStation, make sure that the switch

is set to “AUTO”.

If desired, you may connect

the Ethernet cable from your cable or DSL

modem to its WAN port now, though this is not

necessary for con

fi

guration.

Power on the

fi

rst

AirStation.

The second AirStation will be con

fi

gured as a

repeater/bridge.

Make sure that its switch is

set to “BRI”.

Use a RJ-45 cat5 Ethernet cable to

connect LAN ports of the two AirStations.

Power

up the second AirStation.

Configuring a WDS Bridge

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