Buffalo Technology WHR-G300N User manual

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User Manual - AirStation WHR-G300N

Wireless N Router & AP

v2.0

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Table of Contents

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

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

  CongurationToolLogin..............................10

  ConnectingWirelessClients..........................12

UsingtheCongurationTool...........................13

AOSS..............................................17

Router/AccessPointModeSwitch.............................19

Encryption and Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

ConnectingtoanExistingNetwork...............................24

Specications..............................................25

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

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

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

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

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

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

GPLInformation............................................46

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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niti

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webbrowsersuchas

Firefox,InternetExplorer,Opera,orSafari.

Package Contents:

•WHR-G300NAirStation

• AC adapter

•CAT5LANcable

•Screwsforwallmounting

•UtilityCDwithManual

•QuickSetupGuide

•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

YourAirStationmaybeplacedhorizontally,orverticallywithitsstandattached.Youcan

alsomountitonthewall.

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Wall Mounting

4.5cm(~1.75inches)

8.5cm

(~3.3inches)

Forwallmounting,screwtwooftheincludedwall-mountingscrewsintothewallineither

ofthecongurationsshownbelow.SlotsonthebackoftheAirStationwilltoverapairof

screwsineitherconguration.

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Wall Mounting

Or,thebasecanbeattacheddirectlytothewallwithtwoscrews8.5cm(~3.3”)apart.After

thebaseisrmlysecured,attachtheAirStationtoitsbasenormally.

8.5cm

(~3.3inches)

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Connecting your AirStation

PC

CableorDSLModem

Powertooutletor

surgeprotector

Routerswitchshould

besettoAuto for

normaluse.

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ToinitiallycongureyourAirStation,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WHR-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oneofthefourLANports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andwaitonefullminute,and

nallypoweronthecomputerwhichwillbeusedtoconguretheAirStation.

*InAPmode,thedefaultIPaddressis192.168.11.100.

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 Conguration 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Wizards,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 forwardingforyourinternetgames,congureyour

UPnP settings,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.

14

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LAN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 category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onthebottomfor3seconds

withastraightened-outpaper-clipor

similarobject.

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separately.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

16).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.

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.

AnAOSScompatiblestandaloneclientdevicewillprobablyhavea

littleredbuttonlabeled“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

AOSS

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will

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

WHR-G300N’sweb-basedcongurationtool.

• Evenifyourclientdevicedoesn’tofciallysupportAOSS,youmaystillbeabletouse

AOSSifyouinstallBuffalo’sClientManagersoftwareonyourcomputer.Itworkswith

mostclientdevices,includingmanymadebyothermanufacturers.Youcandownload

it from www.buffalotech.com.

AOSS Notes

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TheAirStationmaybeusedaseitherafullwirelessrouterorasimpleaccesspoint.The

switchhasthreepositions:

ON(RouterMode)-ThedefaultLAN-sideIPaddressis192.168.11.1andDHCPandNATare

enabled.

OFF(APMode)-ThedefaultLAN-sideIPaddressoftheAirStationis192.168.11.100,and

DHCPandNATaredisabled.TheWANportbecomesafthLANport.

AUTO-TheAirStationwillattempttodetectanotherrouteronthenetwork.Ifoneis

detected,itwillswitchtoAPMode,butgetitsIPaddressfromtherouter’sDHCP.Ifno

routerisdetected,thentheAirStationwillswitchtoRouterMode.AUTOisthedefault

setting,andisrecommendedformostusers.

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Basicsubmenu.

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