Buffalo Technology NFINITI WZR-AG300NH User manual

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Model: NFINITI WZR-AG300NH

Category: Networking

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User Manual - AirStation Draft-N WZR-AG300NH

Wireless Router & AP

v1.0

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

ConnectingtoanExistingNetwork...............................18

Specications..............................................19

Troubleshooting...............................22

Glossary.................................................25

FCCInformation..............................................32

Warranty............................................34

Contact Information (USA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

ContactInformation(Europe)...........................................36

GPLInformation(USA)............................................37

GPLInformation(Europe)............................................38

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

withextendedwirelessrangeandspeed.Forbestperformance,usewith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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.

AirStation WZR-AG300NH Package Contents:

TheAirStationWZR-AG300NHHpackagecontainsthefollowingitems:

•WZR-AG300NHAirStationwithantennaassembly

• Stand for vertical placement

•ACadapterandpowercable

•CAT5LANcable

•UtilityCDwithManual

•QuickSetupGuides

•WarrantyStatement

Introduction

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address,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

YourAirStationmaybeusedhorizontallyorvertically.

Forhorizontalplacement,leavethesilverbaseattachedtothe

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

Assemble Your AirStation

Forverticalplacement,attachthestandtobaseoftherouteras

shownatleft.Removethesilverbasefromtheantennas.The

antennasmaythenbeattachedtothetopoftheAirStation.

Connecting your AirStation

CableorDSLModem

Powertooutletor

powerstrip

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WZR-AG300NH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

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.

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.

IfyouneedtorelaunchtheInternet

ConnectionWizard,justclickonRun

Internet Connection Wizard under

Basic Settings.

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

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

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,theSSIDis“macaddress_A”

forwirelessAchannelsand“macaddress_G”forwirelessGandBchannels.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Basic Settingsatthetopleftofthepage.

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.

Youcanalsocongureport mapping for

Basic Setup Page

yourinternetgames,turnonUPnPforWindows (MSN) Messenger,congure

your Firewall,setupEncryption,chooseyour Multicast Rate,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.

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WAN/LANcategorywiththeWANsubmenuitemselected.

Navigating the Menus

Categories

Individual

Settings

Submenus

Helpand

Instructions

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

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

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

buttonontherouter,ortheoneonthispage,

andthenpushtheAOSSbuttonontheclient

device.

AOSS

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.

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!

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

WZR-AG300NH’sadvancedcongurationmenus.

AOSS Notes

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

productfromawirelessroutertoaconventional

accesspoint.

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

movingtheswitchonthebottomofyourAirStation

fromROUTERtoAP.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.

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

addingwirelesscapabilitytoanexistingnetwork

witharouter,orconguringyourAirStationaspartofarepeaterbridgesetup.Itisnot

suitableformosthomecongurations.IfyouplantousetheAirStationasannormal

wirelessrouter,makesurethatthisswitchisinthenormal(ROUTER)position!

Access Point Mode

Connecting to a Preexisting Network

Add an AirStation without changing your existing LAN configuration

1.SettheAirStationintoAccessPointModebymovingtheswitchfromROUTER to AP.

2.ConnectoneoftheAirStation’sLANportstoanexistingrouterorswitchonyour

network.NothingshouldbepluggedintotheWAN(“Internet”)port.

3.OpenLANSettings-LANPortSettingsandcongurethefollowingsettings:

 IPAddress=[192.168.11.1](Specifyanunusednetworkaddressfromtheexisting

LAN.)

 SubnetMask=[255.255.255.0](UsethesameSubnetMaskastheexistingLAN.)

 DHCPServerFunction=[Disable]

4.RestartPC.

Formoreinformation,FAQ’s,andupdates,consulttheAirStationwebsiteat

http://www.buffalotech.com.

WZR-AG300NH AirStation Specifications

Physical Specications

Dimensions2.0”x6.9”x8.3”(51x175x211mm)

Weight.88lb.(400g)

Temperature & Humidity

Operation32˚to104˚F,0˚to40˚C

Maximumhumidity80%

Transit/Storage0˚to40˚Cmaximumhumidity80%(nocondensation)

Power Characteristics

PowerSupply:100-240VACUniversal,50/60Hz

PowerConsumptionabout10Watts(Max)

Specifications

Regulatory Information

Wirelesscommunicationisoftensubjecttolocalradioregulations.AlthoughAirStation

wirelessnetworkingproductshavebeendesignedforoperationinthelicense-free2.4GHz

band,localradioregulationsmayimposelimitationsontheuseofwirelesscommunication

equipment.

Network Compatability

Draft-NsupportbuiltoffoftheDraftSpecication1.0for802.11n.

IEEE802.11g/bStandardforWirelessLANs;125*HighSpeedModealsoAvailable(TurboG).

Host Operating System

MicrosoftWindows®98SE/ME/NT4.0/2000/XP,Unix,LinuxandMacOS

MediaAccessProtocol

Wired-CSMD/CD(CollisionDetection)

Wireless-CSMD/CA(CollisionAvoidance)withAcknowledgment(ACK)

Specifications

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