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User Manual - AirStation WHR-G125
Wireless AP Router with Bridging
v1.0
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Table of Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Initial Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Installation with CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
ManualConguration..........................7
UsingtheCongurationTool...........................11
AOSS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Router/AccessPointModeSwitch.............................17
Encryption and Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
ConnectingtoanExistingNetwork...............................22
Specications..............................................23
Troubleshooting...............................26
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
FCC Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Contact Information (USA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
ContactInformation(Europe)...........................................42
GPL Information (USA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
GPL Information (Europe). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
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Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase! With both a wired LAN router and a 811g wireless access point,
the AirStation WHR-G125 Cable/DSL Router is perfect for linking your wireless devices with a
wired network and each other.
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 WHR-G125 Package Contents
•WHR-G125WirelessRouter
•ACadapterandpowercable
•CAT5LANcable
• Utility CD with Manual
•QuickSetupGuides
• Warranty Statement
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Initial Setup
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.
•Theantennausuallyworksbestiforientedtopointstraightup.
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.
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Connecting your AirStation
PC
CableorDSLModem
Power to outlet or
surgeprotector
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Forasimpleinstallation,youmayusetheAirNavigatorCDinyourpackagetostep
youthroughconguration.InserttheCDinthedriveofyourcomputerandfollowthe
directions.
Theinstallationprogramwillstepyouthroughconnectingyourcomputertothe
AirStation and the Internet.
Setup with AirNavigator CD
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Tocongureyourroutermanually,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Windows’default).TheWHR-G125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.
Manual Configuration
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Launchawebbrowseronthecomputerthatyou’re
usingtoconguretheAirStation.
Thersttimeyourrouterispoweredon,thewindow
belowshouldopenautomatically.Toopenitmanually,
you may enter your routers IP addrees (192.168.11.1
bydefault)intotheURLeld.
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
Connecting Wireless Clients to the Access Point
informationfromtheAirStation’sinitialsetupscreen,asshownabove.The
defaultSSIDisthewirelessMACaddress,availablefromthelableontheside
oftheAirStation.Thedefaultencryptionisdisabled.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
routermode,initiateAOSSorWPS,
and see your wireless SSID and
encryptionsettings.
Contextsensitivehelpisavailable
ontherightsideofeachpage.
Basic Setup 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Internet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.
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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
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side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
WHR-G125’scongurationGUI.
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ThisAirStationsupportsquicklychangingthe
product from a wireless router to a conventional
access point.
Fornormaluse,leavethe“Router”switchintheON
position.
IftheRouterswitchismovedtoOFF,thedefaultIP
addressoftheAirStationchangesfrom192.168.11.1
to192.168.11.100,andDHCP,NAT,andtheWAN
portaredisabled.
Turningthisswitchoffmightbedesirableifyou’re
addingwirelesscapabilitytoanexistingnetwork
witharouter.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(ON)
position!
Router 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.Selectthe
Wireless Congtab
and the Securitysubmenu.Usethestrongestformof
encryption that all of your clients support.
Encryption and Security
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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onConnect
atthebottomright.
Encryption and Security
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