Product Description

Buffalo's range of Wireless adapters allows connectivity to your laptop and desktop PC to a Wireless network. These adapters are designed to improve the performance of your machine and take advantage of Wireless connectivity.vide sufficient bandwidth, range and reliability to stream High-Definition (HD) video, voice and music.rofile PCI slots. The Wireless-G High Speed PCI Adapter adheres to 802.11g standard and is interoperable with any 802.11b device. Using the included antenna connector, the detachable antenna can be replaced with a 2.4GHz antenna for flexible placement or extended range.

Product Details

• Brand: Buffalo
• Model: WLI2PCIG54S
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 3.00 pounds
• Networking: PCI

Features

• Wireless desktop PCI adapter with 125 Mbps high speed mode
• Supports AOSS (Airstation OneTouch Secure System) allowing easy setup of secure wireless connections
• Antenna adapter included for optional external antenna
• Low profile PCI fits in any PCI slot
• Security with WEP and WPA using TKIP or AES

Amazon.com Product Description
The AirStation WLI2-PCI-G54S 125 High Speed Mode Wireless Desktop PCI Adapter offers a fast and flexible wireless solution for your desktop PC. With Buffalo's exclusive AirStation One-Touch Secure System (AOSS), creating a secure wireless connection is now hassle-free. The low profile design of the wireless PCI adapter can accommodate desktops with either full size or low profile PCI slots. The 125 High Speed Mode Wireless Desktop PCI Adapter adheres to the IEEE 802.11g standard and is interoperable with any 802.11b device. Using the included antenna connector, the detachable antenna can be replaced with a 2.4 GHz antenna for flexible placement or extended range.

When operating in High Speed Mode, this AirStation achieves an actual throughput of up to 34.1 Mbps, which is the equivalent throughput of a system following 802.11g protocol and operating at a signaling rate of 125Mbps.

What Is AOSS? Setting up a secure wireless network can be too complicated, involving many tedious steps and requiring a certain level of expertise to complete. BuffaloÕs AirStation OneTouch Secure System (AOSS) allows you to create a hi-speed secure wireless connection with a push of a button and a click of the mouse. AOSS automatically detects and configures other AOSS enabled wireless devices and clients and seamlessly creates secure connections. As you add additional devices, security is negotiated at the highest level possible for all devices on the network. Say, for example, that you have one AOSS client that supports both WEP and WPA level encryption, while another client that supports only WEP. The AirStation automatically adjusts the security level to one that both clients will support.

What's in the Box
This package contains the AirStation 125 High Speed Mode Wireless PCI Card, low-profile bracket, antenna exchange adapter, CD-ROM with drivers and manual, and printed Quick Setup Guide. It's backed by 24/7 toll-free tech support and a 2-year warranty.

Tech Talk

• AES: The Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) is the U.S. government's next-generation cryptography algorithm, phasing out the older DES format.
• TKIP: The next generation of WEP, the Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP, pronounced tee-kip) provides per-packet key mixing, a message integrity check and a re-keying mechanism to secure 802.11 wireless LANs.
• WEP: A data encryption method used to protect transmission between 802.11 clients and access points, the Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) standard is now considered insufficient, with WPA encryption a more secure choice.
• WPA: Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) improves the security of 802.11 networks, using 802.1x and EAP to restrict network access and its own encryption (TKIP) to secure data during transmission.

Customer Reviews

Easy, stable, and fast
Works as advertised, I needed longer range and it provided, easy setup, stable connection.

You Get What You Pay For
I have it connected to a G network and it works just as fast as any other device I have. It's very stable; haven't seen it lose the wireless signal yet. The included software is easy to install and convenient if you ever have to switch between two or more wireless networks. It even ran with IE 5 installed, which the system requirements said it couldn't work with. Go figure.
Overall, the card works great. It is a bit on the expensive side, but you get what you pay for.

Great Buffalo Chips at a Great Price
This WiFi 54g card performs like dynamite. Installation is quick & easy with no glitches. Almost zero setup required and little to no technical knowledge is needed. If you know how to install a PCI card, you're in.

My previous (and inoperable) WiFi card was from AT&T. Setup was too clunky, performance stunk with frequent drops, and a non-intuitive driver app.

The one take-away is that the Buffalo install guide is poorly written, apparently in China. The steps are incorrect, and the screen shots do not match what actually happens. No matter, because you could install this without even looking at the guide. Just install the card, boot & drop in the CD.