Manuel d'utilisation / d'entretien du produit AirStation Pro WLA-AWCG du fabricant Buffalo
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WLA-A WCG User Guide.
TABLE OF CONTENTS A BOUT THIS M ANUA L ..................... ................... ........................... ....... 1 About thi s chapter ................................................... ............................. 2 Scope of the manua l .......
Setting up routing ......................................... ............................. 53 Setting up the Packet F ilter ............................. ............................. 55 Diagnostics ....................................................
1 About this Manual.
1.1 About this chapter This chapt er briefly descr ibes the conte nt of thi s manual. It will int roduce you to the standar d terms and typogra phic convent ions which a re used throu ghout the manual. It also describes the h ardware and software requirements o f the AirSta tion Pro.
1.3 Related reading Other documentat ion avai lable for consulta tion are: AirStatio n WLI-PCM-L11 (PC Card) User M anual WLI-ISA-OP (ISA Bus Adapte r) User Manual WLI-PCI-OP (PCI Bus Adapter) Hardware Manual 1.3.1 Online Help The Melco Online H elp also provide s you wi th useful info rmation when using the AirS tation Manager .
1.4 T erms and co nventions This section describes the sta ndard terms and conventio ns that are used through out t he manua l. 1.4.1 Standard terms The following standard te rms are used thro ughout the manual.
1.4. 3 Safety in form ation As with all electrica l products, you must ex ercise care when usi ng the AirSta tion Pro. This table descri bes the various warning symbols used throughout this manual to i ndicate situations where e xtra caution is needed.
2 Getting Started.
7 Getting Star ted WLA-AWCG User Manua l 2.1 About this chapter This ch apter expla ins h ow to set up the AirSta tion Pro system . It explains how to connect t he AirSta tion Pro to your PC and how t o connect a n ext ernal ante nna.
Getting Started 8 WLA-AWCG User Man ual WLA-A WC G User Manual Wa r r a n t y C a r d Antenna co nnector 2.2.2 Soft ware requirem ents The AirStation Pro requires the foll owing softwa re to op erate: Win dows 95/98/M E , NT or 2 000 Internet Explo rer 4.
9 Get ting Started WLA-AWCG User Manua l Conn ecting to a hub Connect the ot her end of th e straight-thr ough cabl e to your hub. Note: A st raight-thr ough ca ble can be used to connect to the hu b .
Getting Started 10 WLA-AWCG User Manua l 2.2.3 Install ing the Wireless LAN card To ena ble an Ai rStat ion Pro to co mmunicate w ith a co mputer, a networ k adapte r must be installed in the P C or the laptop. Th e AirStati on Wireless LAN c ard (WLI- PCM-L11) consists of both LAN and radio functi ons.
11 Gett i ng Started WLA-AWCG User Manua l Installing an AirS tation Wireless LAN card o n a laptop PC If you are usi ng Windows 95/9 8 or 2000, yo u can install the networ k card whilst the laptop is swit ched on. To install the net work card, follo w these steps: 1 Insert the Wireless LAN network card into the PC card slot.
Getting Started 12 WLA-AWCG User Manua l Attaching the antenna adap ter Prior to connecting an externa l antenna, yo u must attach an antenna adapter. To attach th e ante nna adapter yo u must first disassem ble the AirSt ation Pro . To disassembl e the AirStation Pr o a nd attach the adapter, follow th ese steps.
13 Gett i ng Started WLA-AWCG User Manua l 3 R emov e the pr otectiv e cover fr om the slot on the W ire less LA N ca rd and connect th e end of the antenn a adapter to the Wireless LAN card b y inserting it int o the sl ot.
Getting Started 14 WLA-AWCG User Manua l 2 Attach the meta l stabili ser to the A irStati on P ro usi ng the scre w provided, in order to secure the anten na adapt er . Figure 9 : Att aching the m etal stabil iser to the A irStation Pr o 3 Connec t the end of the antenn a adapter con nector to the external antenna.
15 Gett i ng Started WLA-AWCG User Manua l Having installed Client Man ager follow these steps: 1 From the St art menu , select Programs , MELCO Wire less LAN and then Clie nt Manager . 2 Fro m Clie nt M anage r screen, se lect File , Manual Figu re 11 : Client Ma nager Manu al option 3 Select Fil e , Manual .
Getting Started 16 WLA-AWCG User Manua l 5 Select t he 11Mbps communication over AirStat ion op tion fr om the dro p- down list. 6 Click OK . The V e rif y Connect ion dialog box is displayed. Figure 1 3: Verify Con nection dial og box 7 Click OK . The AirSt ation P ro found on the network is displayed on the Clie nt M anag er screen.
17 Gett i ng Started WLA-AWCG User Manua l 8 From th e Fil e menu, select T est Connection, Diagnostic . Figu re 15 : File, Test Co nnection, Di agnostic option The T est Connect ion dialog box is displayed. Figu re 16 : Test Con nection dial og box The connecti on status is now c hecked and t he connection test di splayed.
Connection test results The following ta ble displays the connecti on test results in terms of t heir connection and the ra dio status. The diagnost ic test results are di splayed as a combi nation of c onnection status a nd radio stat us.
Antenna connections and tr ansm ission r anges The actual range depends o n the environment in which the aerial is used as shown in the table: The following co nditions may affect the signal transmissio n: Obstac les such as trees o r buildings be tween antenna s.
3 Product Overv iew.
21 Pr oduct Overview WLA-AWCG User Manua l 3.1 About this chapter This chapter describes the main features and capabilities of the A irStation Pro. 3.2 Main features of the AirStation Pro The AirStation Pro acts as a n access point for wireless LAN’s, enabli ng communicatio n between physically separated n etworks.
Product Overview 22 WLA-AWCG User Manua l LED Indicators The AirStati on P ro WLA-AW CG displays the foll owing physical features: Figure 1 8: AirSta tion Pro + DIAG POWER WIRELESS 10M/100M DC ETHERNE.
23 Pr oduct Overview WLA-AWCG User Manua l As sh own in th e diag ram above, the Air Statio n Pro has four LED i ndicator s, ea ch indica tor rela ying impo rtant in format ion to t he user. This inform ation is described in t he follo wing ta ble: Diagnostic Indicator Each flash of the Diagnostic indicator conveys a particular erro r message.
Product Overview 24 WLA-AWCG User Manua l AirStation Pro ports On the si de panel o f the AirStat ion Pro are a number of ports see “LED Indicators” on page 22 .
25 Pr oduct Overview WLA-AWCG User Manua l The above ex ample i llustrates the use of AirS tation Pro’s to connec t between buildings. By directing the external adapters in each building to ward each oth er, you can strength en the signal ran ge between buildings.
Product Overview 26 WLA-AWCG User Manua l The above r ight-hand diag ram illustrates h ow the AirStation Pro e nables yo u to roam w ith a l aptop, whi lst remainin g connected to the netwo rk.
27 Pr oduct Overview WLA-AWCG User Manua l.
4 AirStation Pro Installation.
29 AirS tation Pro In stallation WLA-AWCG User Manua l 4.1 About this chapter This chapter desc ribes all the ne cessary procedures tha t you must perform to connect your PC or la ptop to the A irStation Pro . There are five steps that yo u must follow bef ore you can succ essfully com municate through the A irStatio n Pro.
AirStation Pro Installati on 30 WLA-AWCG User Manua l The Syst em Properti es - Dev ic e Manager dialo g box i s displayed. Figure 22 : System Propert ies - Device Manager dialog box 5 Unde r the Network adapters opti on, check that the MELCO WLI-PCM-L11 Wireless LAN adapte r is listed.
31 AirS tation Pro In stallation WLA-AWCG User Manua l Windows 2000 1 On the Start menu, select Setup, Network and Dial-up connection . 2 Select the Local Ar ea Conn ecti on icon. 3 Click Prop erties . 4 Ens u re that the network adapter name is d isplayed .
AirStation Pro Installati on 32 WLA-AWCG User Manua l Note: Run n in g wini pcfg a llows you to check the IP a ddress of all network adapte rs. Windows NT & Windows 2000 1 On t he Star t menu, select Pro grams , Command Prompt . For W indows 2000, se lect Prog r ams, Accessories, Command Prompt .
33 AirS tation Pro In stallation WLA-AWCG User Manua l 4.2.3 Installing the Ai rS tation Manager S oftware For security reasons the A irStation Manager software wi ll only normally be installed on the configuration PC. This means tha t only an administrato r has access to con figure th e AirStati on Manag er setting s.
AirStation Pro Installati on 34 WLA-AWCG User Manua l 5 Select Insta ll the AirStati on Man ager option . 6 Leave al l other opti ons deselected. Cli ck Ne xt . An installati on welcome mess age is displayed. 7 Click Next . The Setu p dialog box is displayed.
35 AirS tation Pro In stallation WLA-AWCG User Manua l An installat ion confirm ation message is displayed . Figu re 30 : Insta llation conf irma tion mess age 11 Click OK . Note: T o uninst all the A irStation Ma nager , on the Start menu sele ct Progr ams, MELC O AirSta tion, Un install AirSta tion Man ager .
AirStation Pro Installati on 36 WLA-AWCG User Manua l Note: If you are connecting to a Wired LAN PC, the process of con necting to the AirSt ation P r o will differ slightly to the process o f connect ing to a Wireless LAN PC. T o connect t o a Wired LAN PC, simply click t he icon an d proceed to step 7 .
37 AirS tation Pro In stallation WLA-AWCG User Manua l Note: If you want to enter th e ESS-ID directl y, select the ESS-ID check-box, and inp ut t he ESS-ID directly .
AirStation Pro Installati on 38 WLA-AWCG User Manua l Any AirSta tion P ro ’ s f ound on the netw ork are displ ayed in the AirSt ation Manager screen. Figure 34 : AirSta tion Pro ’s found 8 High light the A irStati on P ro for which you wan t to conf igure the set tings.
39 AirS tation Pro In stallation WLA-AWCG User Manua l 10 Enter an IP Address i n the IP Address field. Ente r the subne t mask in the Sub net Mask field. Note: If you do not kno w an IP a ddress and a subnet m ask that correspo nds with the IP range of your network you sho uld consult your netwo rk admi nistra tor .
AirStation Pro Installati on 40 WLA-AWCG User Manua l The Enter netwo rk password dialog box is displayed. Figure 37 : Network password dialog box 2 Ente r root in th e Username fi eld. 3 Leave the P assword fiel d blank. Th is is the default pass word 4 Click OK .
41 AirS tation Pro In stallation WLA-AWCG User Manua l 5 Click Set . A confi rmation scr een is displayed, co nfirming your sett ings. Figu re 39 : Standard settings con firmation screen 4.
5 Configuring AirStation Settings.
43 Configu ring AirStation Sett ings WLA-AWCG User Manua l 5.1 About this chapter This chapt er describes ho w to configure th e setti ngs of th e AirSt ation, usin g the browser based settings screen as p art of the AirS tation Manager software.
Configur ing AirStation Se ttings 44 WLA-AWCG User Manua l The Web browser lau nches automati cally, and the Setting s screen is displayed. Figure 4 1: Settings sc reen 5.2.2 Registering multiple AirStation Pro MAC addresses Access point communication ena bles computers t o communicate wi relessly with one another.
45 Configu ring AirStation Sett ings WLA-AWCG User Manua l The Basic Settings screen is displayed. Figu re 42 : Basic Settings scree n 5 Click AP Communicatio n on the Advanced Settings menu i n the l eft panel. The Acce ss P oint Communi cation screen is displayed.
Configur ing AirStation Se ttings 46 WLA-AWCG User Manua l Note: Y ou must enter the wireless MAC address of your AirStation P ro ( see page 22 to loca te the wirel ess MAC address ), on the rem ote Air Station P ro. The dia gram below illustrates a local t o remote co nnection.
47 Configu ring AirStation Sett ings WLA-AWCG User Manua l The settings for the r oaming funct ion must be made from a PC that is on a Wi red LAN. To config ure the ro aming functio n, you must a djust the s ettings on the Ai rStatio n Pro, usi ng the A irStation Manager and t he Client Manager.
Configur ing AirStation Se ttings 48 WLA-AWCG User Manua l 5.2.4 Setting up Ai rPort configur ation The AirPort functio n enables the sharing of fi les between a Macintosh computer and a Window s computer. In or der to enable this fil e sharing you mu st have the DAVE software and the A irPort software installed on the Macintosh compu ter.
49 Configu ring AirStation Sett ings WLA-AWCG User Manua l 5.2.5 Setting up WEP securit y The AirStation Pro W EP (Wireless Encryption Privacy) security feat ure prevents external decrypti on of wireless packets; th e packets are enco ded prior to communi cation.
Configur ing AirStation Se ttings 50 WLA-AWCG User Manua l 5.2.6 Restricting Wireless LAN PC’ s This fun ction all ows you to restrict the number of Wireless LA N PC’s tha t can be connected to the net work. Once this functi on is enable d, only Wi reless LAN PC’s that h ave been registered can connect to the network.
51 Configu ring AirStation Sett ings WLA-AWCG User Manua l 6 When the added M AC address is di splayed, press Return . The MAC address you registered should no w be displayed in the Aut horised Wireless LAN PCs list. Note: Y ou can register up to 255 MAC addresses.
Configur ing AirStation Se ttings 52 WLA-AWCG User Manua l Note: P asswords can be of a ny combinat ion of alphanum eric ch aracters up to a maximum of 8. P asswords are case-sensitive. If you forget your password, restore the AirStation P r o factory settings.
53 Configu ring AirStation Sett ings WLA-AWCG User Manua l 5.2.8 Configuring channel settings If numerous Air Station Pro’s are being used t o communi cate with a Wir eless LAN PC on the same f loor, the ba ud rate may be reduced, thi s is because the Ai rStati on Pro’s are using the same frequency whic h can create bandwidt h congestion.
Configur ing AirStation Se ttings 54 WLA-AWCG User Manua l The Rout ing Setup screen is displayed. Figure 4 8: Routing Setup screen 3 Set the IP address of the defa ult gateway IP in the Default Ga teway address field. If there i s no def ault gateway , leav e the Defaul t Gatewa y address field bl ank and click Set .
55 Configu ring AirStation Sett ings WLA-AWCG User Manua l 5.2.10 Setting up th e P acket F ilter The Packet Fi lter feature ca n be used to prohi bit transm ission and recept ion of data which ma y cause abno rmal operati on.
Configur ing AirStation Se ttings 56 WLA-AWCG User Manua l Note: R ules c an also be deleted by sel ecting the rule yo u want to delete and clicking Delete th e checked rule s . 5.2. 11 Diagnostic s The diagno stics functio n displays all AirS tation Pro information a nd settings.
57 Configu ring AirStation Sett ings WLA-AWCG User Manua l The follo wing inform ation about the AirSta tion Pro is displayed: Field Desc ription Model Name Display s the AirStation Pro mode l name. AirStation Pro nam e D ispl ay s the AirS tati on Pro n ame .
6 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g.
59 Troublesh ooting WLA-AWCG User Manua l 6.1 About this chapter This chapter can be used as a reference for troublesho oting and tips. If yo u should encounte r any diff iculties dur ing the instal lation o r configur ation o f the Ai rStation Pro or any of its peripherals, follow these troubleshooting tips.
Trouble shooting 60 WLA-AWCG User Man ual Cause 2: Connec tions to the LAN have not been attached cor rectly. Solu tions : If the AirSta tion Pro is connected to a LA N cable, you m ust ensure that: The cable connect ion to both t he computer and the hub i s secure.
61 Troublesh ooting WLA-AWCG User Manua l The ESS-ID is displayed. Figu re 51 : ESS-ID Checki ng the ESS-ID fo r Windows 2000 To check the ESS-ID on you r network ada pter: 1 Right-click My Network Places , select Propertie s . 2 Select Lo cal Area N etwork , right-click Pro pertie s.
Trouble shooting 62 WLA-AWCG User Man ual Cause 4: The pro tocols are not insta lled or configur ed corr ectly. Solu tions : To check your TCP/IP protocols, ref er to the A ppendix chapter, “Checking that the protoco ls are added” on page 72. Incorr ect protocol config uration wi ll af fect the per formance o f the Air Station Pro.
63 Troublesh ooting WLA-AWCG User Manua l Solutions: To correct this: 1 Ensure that the netwo rk adapter is installed in the co mputer . For i nstruc tions on h ow to do this, refer to the AirStatio n Pro Installati on chapt e r, “N etwork ad apter inst allation” on page 29 .
Trouble shooting 64 WLA-AWCG User Man ual Network ada pter is displaye d with “!”. Figure 5 2: Network adapter displayed with “!” If this symbol is displayed beside the network adapter, you mu.
65 Troublesh ooting WLA-AWCG User Manua l 6.2.3 Network adapter fails at driver installation. Cause 1: Drivers are not installed co rrectly. Solutions: To correct this error, re-install th e drivers for th e network adapt er. Refer to your Windows docum entation for informati on on how to do this.
Trouble shooting 66 WLA-AWCG User Man ual 6.2.5 Settings Screen is not displa yed If the Setting s screen is not displaying, it could be bec ause the drivers have not been installed correctly. To correct thi s, you should remove the adapter and it s drivers.
67 Troublesh ooting WLA-AWCG User Manua l Cause 3: The ESS-ID is incorrect. Solutions: To correct this, ensur e that the ESS-ID on both systems m atch. The correct network m ode must a lso be m atched wi th the A irStat ion Pro. See “Checkin g the ESS- ID for Wind ows 95/9 8/ME” on page 60 for more infor mation.
Trouble shooting 68 WLA-AWCG User Man ual Cause 7: The networ k setting is incorr ect. Solu tions : Ensure tha t the Protocol, Workgroup N ame and Share se ttings are correct. T o check the protocols, refer to the AirStat ion Pro Installa tion cha pter, “Checkin g the TCP/IP settin gs” on page 31 .
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Appendix.
71 Appe ndix WLA-AWCG User Manua l A.1 About this appendix This appendix describes some general tasks that you may need to com plete when instal ling the AirSta tion Pr o. A.2 Checking the version of Windows To deter mine which vers ion of W indows is instal led on your machin e, follow these steps: 1 Minimise or close all wi ndows.
Appendix 72 WLA-AWCG User Man ual A.3 Restoring Ai rStation Pro factory settings You mig ht need to restore th e factory sett ings if you a re having co nnection problems. To do th is: 1 T urn the power on . 2 Find the re set switch, which is locat ed on the back panel of the AirStati on Pr o .
73 Appe ndix WLA-AWCG User Manua l The Network - Config ur ation dialog box is displayed. Figu re 54 : Network - Confi guration dial og box All the pro tocols installed on your PC are displayed in this dialog box. If the protoc ol tha t you require is no t displayed, yo u must add it.
Appendix 74 WLA-AWCG User Man ual 3 Select t he Protocol ta b. Figure 5 5: Network - Pr otocol di alog box If the protoco l that you require is not displayed, you must add i t. For instructions on how to do th is, see “Add ing pro tocols” on page 75.
75 Appe ndix WLA-AWCG User Manua l A.4 .2 Add ing protoc ols If you need to add protocols, fol low the steps appropriate to the Windows version that you are u sing: Windows 95/98/ME 1 Open the Network - Co nfigurati on dialog box as shown in “Che ckin g tha t the protocol s are added” o n page 72 .
Appendix 76 WLA-AWCG User Man ual 5 Select TC P/IP from th e Network P rotocols panel. 6 Click OK . The TCP/IP protoco l is added. Y o u will be prom pted to resta rt your computer a t this point. Click No because you still h ave to specify an IP address.
77 Appe ndix WLA-AWCG User Manua l Windows 2000 1 Open the Local Ar ea Conn ecti on Prop ertie s dialog box a s shown in “Che cking that the protocols are added” on pag e72. 2 Click Install . 3 Select Protocol and click Add . 4 Select Internet Pr otocol (TCP/IP) .
Appendix 78 WLA-AWCG User Man ual Windows 95/98 1 Open th e Network - Configur ation dialog box as shown in “Checkin g that the protocol s are added” on page 72 . Figure 5 9: Netw ork - Con figuratio n dialo g box 2 Select t he TCP/IP protoc ol an d c lick the Pro perties bu tton.
79 Appe ndix WLA-AWCG User Manua l 4 Select the Specify an IP addre ss opti on. Note: If there i s a DHCP server on the network, select Obtain an IP address automatical ly . 5 Enter an IP address in the IP Address field. Enter 255.255. 255.0 in the Subnet Mask field.
Appendix 80 WLA-AWCG User Man ual Windows NT 1 Open the Netwo rk - Protoco l dialog box as shown in “ Checking that the pro- tocols are added” on page 72. Figure 6 2: Network - Pr otocols dial og box 2 Select t he TCP/IP protoc ol an d c lick Prop erties .
81 Appe ndix WLA-AWCG User Manua l The TCP/IP Prope rties - IP Address dialog box is disp layed. Figu re 63 : TCP/IP Properties - IP Address dialog box 4 Select the Specify an IP addre ss opti on.
Appendix 82 WLA-AWCG User Man ual A.5 Checking W eb browser settings The method tha t you use to ch eck the settings di ffers, depending on the Web browser installed on your PC. Follow the steps appro priate to t he Web browser that y ou are using: A.
83 Appe ndix WLA-AWCG User Manua l The Local Area Network (LAN) Settings d ialog box is displayed. Figu re 65 : Local Area Network (LAN) Settings dialog box 5 Ensure By pass proxy server for local addresses opti on is se lect ed. Note: Ensu re Use a proxy server o ption is selected if you wish to have access to the Internet.
Appendix 84 WLA-AWCG User Man ual 7 In the Exceptions field, enter the IP a ddress of the AirStation P ro, which yo u want the proxy server to byp ass. 8 Click OK . The W eb browser settings have be en configured. A.5.2 Using Inte rnet Explorer 4.0 1 Open Int ernet Ex plorer .
85 Appe ndix WLA-AWCG User Manua l The Pref erence s dialog box is displayed. Figu re 67 : Preferences dialog box 3 Select the Manual Proxy configur ation opti on.
GLOSSAR Y Access P o int An access point serves as a bridge between an ex isting wired network and wireless devices. The Air Station Pro i s a type of acc ess point. CD-ROM (Comp act Disc Read-Only Memory) An optic al disc that is physicall y the same as an a udio CD, but cont ains computer data.
ESS-ID (Extende d Serv ice S et ID) An ID used to r egulate comm unicatio n between wireless LAN PC’s a nd an AirSt ation Pro.Thi s ID allows yo u to access th e network and co nnect to an access point. The ESS-ID f orms part of the AirStation Pro a ddress and part of t he PC/laptop address, acting as a special identifier.
The p rotocol within TCP/IP tha t govern s the break-up of dat a messages into packets from sen der to destination network and sender to distribution network and station, and the r e-assembly of the packets i nto orig inal data messages at the d est inati on.
stay connect ed without being tied down to wired insta llations. The ro aming func tion au toma tic ally changes a ccess po ints. Str aight-t hrough cabl e Bulk cable and connectors used to ensure data transmission. TCP/IP (T ransmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol) TCP/IP is basically a com munications protoco l.
Wireless channel When conne cting between Wireless LAN comput ers, the same Wireless channel must be use d in all the Wireless LAN comp uters involved. If yo u change the Wi reless channel, it may cause radio interferenc e with other Wireless devices.
INDEX A aerial a dapt er attac hing 12 AirP ort setting up con figura tion 48 AirSta tion Pro main fe atur es 21 restori ng fact ory sett ings 72 C channel setti ngs configur ing 53 Checking the TCP/I.
hardware 7 software 8 roamin g between t he AirStati on Pro and ot her 47 config uring a wireless clien t 47 setting up 46 routin g setting up 53 S safety infor mation 5 search AirSt ation on N etwork.
FCC Statement This equipment ha s been tested a nd found to com ply with the limits f or a class A digital device, pursu ant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These l imits are designed to provide reaso nable protection against ha rmful interference when the equipm ent is opera ted in a commercia l environment.
Un point important après l'achat de l'appareil (ou même avant l'achat) est de lire le manuel d'utilisation. Nous devons le faire pour quelques raisons simples:
Si vous n'avez pas encore acheté Buffalo AirStation Pro WLA-AWCG c'est un bon moment pour vous familiariser avec les données de base sur le produit. Consulter d'abord les pages initiales du manuel d'utilisation, que vous trouverez ci-dessus. Vous devriez y trouver les données techniques les plus importants du Buffalo AirStation Pro WLA-AWCG - de cette manière, vous pouvez vérifier si l'équipement répond à vos besoins. Explorant les pages suivantes du manuel d'utilisation Buffalo AirStation Pro WLA-AWCG, vous apprendrez toutes les caractéristiques du produit et des informations sur son fonctionnement. Les informations sur le Buffalo AirStation Pro WLA-AWCG va certainement vous aider à prendre une décision concernant l'achat.
Dans une situation où vous avez déjà le Buffalo AirStation Pro WLA-AWCG, mais vous avez pas encore lu le manuel d'utilisation, vous devez le faire pour les raisons décrites ci-dessus,. Vous saurez alors si vous avez correctement utilisé les fonctions disponibles, et si vous avez commis des erreurs qui peuvent réduire la durée de vie du Buffalo AirStation Pro WLA-AWCG.
Cependant, l'un des rôles les plus importants pour l'utilisateur joués par les manuels d'utilisateur est d'aider à résoudre les problèmes concernant le Buffalo AirStation Pro WLA-AWCG. Presque toujours, vous y trouverez Troubleshooting, soit les pannes et les défaillances les plus fréquentes de l'apparei Buffalo AirStation Pro WLA-AWCG ainsi que les instructions sur la façon de les résoudre. Même si vous ne parvenez pas à résoudre le problème, le manuel d‘utilisation va vous montrer le chemin d'une nouvelle procédure – le contact avec le centre de service à la clientèle ou le service le plus proche.
