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User Manual - AirStation Draft-N WZR-AG300NH
Wireless Router & AP
v1.0
2
Table of Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Initial Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
CongurationToolLogin..............................8
ConnectingWirelessClients..........................10
UsingtheCongurationTool...........................11
AOSS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Router/AccessPointModeSwitch.............................17
ConnectingtoanExistingNetwork...............................18
Specications..............................................19
Troubleshooting...............................22
Glossary.................................................25
FCCInformation..............................................32
Warranty............................................34
Contact Information (USA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
ContactInformation(Europe)...........................................36
GPLInformation(USA)............................................37
GPLInformation(Europe)............................................38
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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
4
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
5
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.
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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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
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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.
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.
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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,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.
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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.
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.
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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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.
13
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
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.
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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
WZR-AG300NH’sadvancedcongurationmenus.
AOSS Notes
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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
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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.
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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
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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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