Buffalo WZR2-G300N Owner's manual

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User Manual - AirStation Draft-N WZR2-G300N

Wireless Router & AP

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Table of Contents

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Initial Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

  CongurationToolLogin..............................8

  ConnectingWirelessClients..........................10

UsingtheCongurationTool...........................11

AOSS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Router/AccessPointModeSwitch.............................17

EncryptionandSecurity..............................................18

ConnectingtoanExistingNetwork...............................23

Specications..............................................24

Troubleshooting...............................27

Glossary.................................................30

FCCInformation..............................................37

Warranty............................................43

Contact Information (USA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Contact Information (Europe). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

GPLInformation(USA)............................................46

GPLInformation(Europe)............................................47

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Workandplay-furtherandfaster!YourAirStationNniticombinesEthernetnetworking

withextendedwirelessrangeandspeed.Itoffersexcellentcompatibilitywithmostwireless

clients,givingsuperbperformancewithWireless-N,WirelessG,andlegacyWireless-Bclients.

Forbestoverallperformance,usewithBuffaloTechnologyNnitywirelessclients.

System Requirements:

•Ahigh-speed(Broadband)Internetconnectionorexistinglocalareaconnection.

•Acomputerwithanetworkconnection(wiredorwireless)andagoodwebbrowser.The

screenshotsinthismanualweretakenwithFirefox,butNetscapeandInternetExplorer

arealsosupportedinversions4.5orlater,andSafari1.0andlateraresupportedwith

MacintoshOSX10.2andlater.

Package Contents:

•WZR2-G300NAirStationwithbuilt-inantennas

• AC adapter

•CAT5LANcable

•UtilityCDwithManual

•QuickSetupGuides

•WarrantyStatement

Introduction

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Begin by nding a good place to set up your router/access point.  Some things to

consider:

•You’llneedtobeabletoplugyourinternetconnectionintoit,soitshouldgowithin

reachoftheLANcablefromyourDSLorCablemodem.You’llalsowantapoweroutlet

nearby.

•Keeptheaccesspointascentralinyourworkareaaspossible.Signalstrengthand

speedfalloffwithdistance.

•Higherisoftenbetter.Forinstance,setituponthetopshelfofabookcaseratherthan

thebottomone,ifpossible.

Doyouneedapasswordorotherinformationtologintoyourinternetconnection?

ManyDSLconnectionsrequireinformationlikeglobalIPaddress,subnetmask,default

gatewayaddress,DNSserveraddress,orPPPoEparametersinordertoconnect.Cable

modemsusuallydon’trequireextrainformation.IfyouhaveaDSLinternetconnection,

makesurethatyouhaveanynecessaryinformationhandybeforeyoucontinue.Your

InternetServiceProvidercangiveyouthisinformationifyoudon’tknowit.

Initial Setup

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Placing Your AirStation

Forwallmounting,screwthreescrewsintothewallasshownbelow.

YourAirStationmaybeplacedhorizontallyormountedverticallyonawall.

 Theantennaswillusuallyworkbestiforientedvertically.

9cm(~3.5inches)

8.5cm

(~3.3inches)

(Drawingnottoscale.)

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Connecting your AirStation

PC

CableorDSLModem

Powertooutletor

powerstrip

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Toinitiallycongureyourrouter,you’lluseawiredconnectiontoyourcomputer.Once

you’veconnectedtotheinternetthroughtherouter,youmayswitchtoawireless

connectionifdesired.

ThecomputerusedtoconguretheAirStationshouldbesettoobtainanIPaddress

automaticallyusingaDHCPserver(thisisthedefault).TheWZR2-G300Nhasadefault

LANIPaddressof192.168.11.1andSubnetMaskof255.255.255.0.

1.PowerdowntheCableorDSLmodemandthecomputerwhichwillbeusedto

conguretheAirStationrouter.

2.PlugtheCableorDSLmodem’sEthernetcableintotheAirStation’sWANport.

Initially,youmayneedtounplugthiscablefromyourcomputer,huborotherrouter.

3.PlugtheprovidedEthernetcableintoaLANportontheAirStationandplugtheother

endintoyourcomputer’sEthernetadapter(NIC).

4. Important: turn everything on in the correct order!! PoweronyourcableorDSL

modemandwaitonefullminute,thenpowerontheAirStationrouterandwaitone

fullminute,andnallypoweronthecomputerwhichwillbeusedtocongurethe

AirStation.

Initial Setup

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Launchawebbrowseronthecomputerthatyou’re

usingtoconguretheAirStation.

Enter 192.168.11.1intotheURLeld.Naturally,ifyou

changeyourAirStation’sIPaddress,you’llhavetoenter

thenewaddressinstead.

Awindowwillopen,promptingyoutoenteraUserID

andPassword.

Enter root as the User name and leave the password

eldblank.

Log in to the Configuration Tool

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YourAirStation’sSmartRoutertechnologywilldeterminethetypeofinternet

connectionyouhaveautomatically,andaskyouforanyneededinformation.If

yourISPassignsIPsautomatically(mostcableprovidersdo),theirDHCPserver

willgiveyourrouteranIPaddress.Ifadditionallogininformationisrequired

toconnecttotheinternet,thewizardwillaskforit.Enteranyrequiredlogin

Detecting Your Broadband Connection

informationifasked.Contactyour

DSLproviderforanymissinglogin

information.

Congratulations!Youarenowconnectedtotheinternet.Openafamiliarweb

pagetomakesureeverythingisworkingcorrectly.

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Toconnectwirelessdevicesto

theAirStation,youmayeither

entertheSSIDandencryptionkey

manually,oryoucanuseAOSS.

FormoreinformationonAOSS,see

pages14and15.

Consultyourwirelessclients’

manualsforinstructionson

conguringthemmanually.You

cangetSSIDandencryption

informationfromtheAirStation’s

Connecting Wireless Clients to the Access Point

initialsetupscreen,asshownabove.Bydefault,encryptionisnot enabled

(“open”).

Ifyouprefertouseencryptionand/oradifferentSSID,youmaychangethese

defaultsettingsundertheWireless CongTab.

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YoucangetbacktotheSetuppagefrom

anywhereinthecongurationscreensby

clickingontheSetuptabinthetopleft

corner.Fromhere,youcanrerunthe

InternetConnectionWizard,changeyour

wirelessSSIDandchannel,andchoose

yourencryptiontypeunderBasicSettings.

TheWirelesssectionshowsyourSSIDand

encryptionsettings.

Basic Setup Page

Youcanalsocongureport mappingforyourinternetgames,congureyour

Firewall,updateyourAirStation’srmware,andresetyourAirStationtofactory

settings.Asyouexplorethecongurationtool,you’llseethatcontextsensitive

helpisavailableontherightsideofeachpage.

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ThemenusintheCongurationToolletyouchangeyourAirStation’ssettings.To

navigatesettings,chooseacategoryatthetopofthepageandthenasubmenu

below.Settingswillappearontheleft,helplesontheright.Thisexample

showstheInternet/LANcategorywiththeDHCPsubmenuitemselected.

Navigating the Menus

Category

Tabs

Individual

Settings

Submenus

Help and

Instructions

Thefollowingpagesshowexamplesofsomescreensfromthecongurationutility.

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TheInitialize/Restartpagecanbe

reachedbychoosingtheAdmin Cong

catagorytabandthenclickingonthe

Initialize/Restartsubmenu.

ClickRestart Nowfromthispageto

restartyourAirStation.ClickInitialize

NowtorestoreyourAirStationto

factorydefaultsandrestartit.

YoumayalsoinitializeyourAirStation

byholdingdowntheResetbuttonfor

3seconds.

Initialize/Reboot

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Youcangettothispagebyselectingthe

Wireless Congcategoryandchoosingthe

AOSSsubmenu.

TheblueAOSSbuttonatthetopleftofthe

pagehasthesamefunctionasthephysical

AOSSbuttononthetopoftherouter:it

initiatestheAOSSprocess.

IfallyourclientssupportAOSS,it’svery

simpletosetthemup.PresstheAOSS

AOSS

buttonontherouter,ortheoneonthispage,andthenpushtheAOSSbuttonontheclient

device.

Eachclientdevicewillhavetobesetupseperately.WaitforeachAOSSprocesstonish

beforestartingthenextone.

YoucanalsoactivateAOSSbypushingthebuttononthetopofyourAirStation(seepage

15).Consultyourclientdevice’sdocumentationforthelocationofitsAOSSbutton.

Ifyou’veusedAOSStoconguresomewirelessclients,andnowwanttoaddotherwireless

clientsthatdon’tsupportAOSStoyournetwork,thisscreenwillgiveyoutheinformation

youneedtoconnectthemmanually.

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AOSS

AOSS (AirStation One-Touch Secure System) is a simple system for

conguring your wireless network securely. If your router and your

client device are installed and both support AOSS, then making a

securewirelessconnectionbetweenthemisveryeasy.

standalone

client device

PCcard ClientManager

Software

AOSS

PushtheAOSSbuttononthetopofyourrouterandholditinforafewseconds.TheAOSS

lightwillbegintoashamber.YounowhavetwominutestopushtheAOSSbuttonon

yourclientdeviceandnishtheconnection.

If you have a

standalone client device,

itwillprobablyhavealittleredbutton

labled“AOSS”onit.Pushthebutton!

About 15 seconds later, you’ll have a

securenetworkconnection.

If your client device is a PC card,

CardBus, or PCI adaptor, the AOSS

button will probably be in its

Client

Manager Software.  Check your client

device’s user manual for instructions

on where to push or click the AOSS

button.

After you’ve pressed both buttons, it will take about 15 seconds for the connection to

complete.Whenit’snished,theAOSSlightwitllglowasolidamber.Younowhavea

securenetworkconnection!

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Some things to keep in mind with AOSS:

•OnlyoneAOSSwirelessclientadaptercanbeconguredwiththeAOSSrouterata

time.Thebuttonswillneedtobere-pressedtoconnecteachadditionalAOSSwireless

client adapter.

•ItisnotnecessarytoAOSSclientdevicesthathavealreadybeenconguredviaAOSS,

unlesssignicantchangeshavebeenmadetothewirelessnetwork.

•DonotattempttoconguretwoseparateAOSSnetworksatthesametime,asitmay

causeundesiredcongurations.

•IfanundesiredclienthasconnectedviaAOSS,itcanbedisconnectedfromwithinthe

WZR2-G300N’sadvancedcongurationmenus.

AOSS Notes

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ThisAirStationsupportsquicklychangingthe

productfromafullwirelessroutertoasimpleaccess

point.

PutyourAirstationintoAccessPointModeby

movingthe“ROUTER”switchonthebottomofyour

AirStationfromONtoOFF.Thischangesthedefault

IPaddressoftheAirStationfrom192.168.11.1to

192.168.11.100,andDHCP,NAT,andtheWANport

aredisabled.Allrouterfunctionalityisdisabled,and

theWZR2-G300Nbecomesasimpleaccesspoint.

AccessPointModemightbedesirableifyou’re

addingwirelesscapabilitytoanexistingnetworkthatalreadyhasarouter.Itisnot

suitableformosthomecongurationswheretheunitistheonlyrouterinthenetwork.If

youplantousetheAirStationasanormalwirelessrouter,makesurethatthisswitchisin

thenormal(ON)position!

Router/Access Point Mode

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Bydefault,encryptionisnotenabledonthe

AirStationunlessyouusedAOSStoperformyour

setup.Anyonewithinrangecaneasilyconnectto

yourwirelessnetwork.Thismightnotbewhatyou

want.

Buffalorecommendsenablingencryptionand

settingapasswordforaccesstoyournetwork.This

iseasytocongurefromwithintheAirStation’s

congurationtool.Fromtheopeningpage,select

Wireless CongTab,selecttheSecuritysubmenu.

Encryption and Security

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Encryption and Security

Manykindsofencryptionareavailable.WEP

workswithalmosteverything.WPA2-PSKis

muchmoresecure.Choosethestrongestmethod

ofencryptionthatworkswithallofyourwireless

devices.

IfyoumustuseWEP,itisavailableunder“Wireless

Encryption”.

Enteranetworkkey(“password”)forthis

connection.Writedownyourpasswordandput

itinasafeplace.Youwillnotbeabletoconnect

wirelessdevicestoyournetworkwithoutthis

password.

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Eachofyourwirelessclientswillneedyour

passwordtoconnecttothenetwork.Clickonthe

wirelessiconinyourcomputer’ssystray,orthis

messageifitpopsup.

Anywirelessnetworksavailableintheareawillbe

listedasavailable.Clickonyourwirelessnetwork

SSIDsothatitturnsblueandthenclickonConnect

atthebottomright.

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