Buffalo Technology WHR-G125 User manual

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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ModeSwitch.............................17

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

ConnectingtoanExistingNetwork...............................22

Specications..............................................23

Troubleshooting...............................26

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

FCC Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Contact Information (USA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

ContactInformation(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.

AOSS Notes

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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.

Encryption and Security

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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.

Encryption and Security

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