User manual BUFFALO WZR-HP-G300NH : AIRSTATION™ NFINITI™ WIRELESS-N HIGH POWER ROUTER

[. . . ] PoweronyourcableorDSL modemandwaitonefullminute, thenpowerontheAirStationrouterandwaitone fullminute, andfinallypoweronthecomputerwhichwillbeusedtoconfigurethe AirStation. Log in to the Configuration Tool Launchawebbrowseronthecomputerthatyou're usingtoconfiguretheAirStation. Enter 192. 168. 11. 1intotheURLfield. Naturally, ifyou changeyourAirStation'sIPaddress, you'llhavetoenter thenewaddressinstead. Awindowwillopen, promptingyoutoenteraUserID andPassword. Enter root as the User name and leave the password fieldblank. Detecting Your Broadband Connection YourAirStation'sSmartRoutertechnologywilldeterminethetypeofinternet connectionyouhaveautomatically, andaskyouforanyneededinformation. If yourISPassignsIPsautomatically(mostcableprovidersdo), theirDHCPserver willgiveyourrouteranIPaddress. Ifadditionallogininformationisrequired toconnecttotheinternet, thewizardwillaskforit. Enteranyrequiredlogin informationifasked. Contactyour DSLproviderforanymissinglogin information. IfyouneedtorelaunchtheInternet ConnectionWizard, justclickonRun Internet Connection Wizard under Basic Settings. Congratulations!Youarenowconnectedtotheinternet. Openafamiliarweb pagetomakesureeverythingisworkingcorrectly. Connecting Wireless Clients to the Access Point Toconnectwirelessdevicesto theAirStation, youmayeither entertheSSIDandencryptionkey manually, oryoucanuseAOSS. [. . . ] 3. OpenLANSettings-LANPortSettingsandconfigurethefollowingsettings: IPAddress=[192. 168. 11. 1](Specifyanunusednetworkaddressfromtheexisting LAN. ) SubnetMask=[255. 255. 255. 0](UsethesameSubnetMaskastheexistingLAN. ) DHCPServerFunction=[Disable] 4. RestartPC. 1 Specifications Formoreinformation, FAQ's, andupdates, consulttheAirStationwebsiteat http://www. buffalotech. com. WZR-AG300NH AirStation Specifications Physical Specifications Dimensions2. 0"x6. 9"x8. 3"(51x175x211mm) Weight. 88lb. (400g) Temperature & Humidity Operation32°to104°F, 0°to40°C Maximumhumidity80% Transit/Storage0°to40°Cmaximumhumidity80%(nocondensation) Power Characteristics PowerSupply:100-240VACUniversal, 50/60Hz PowerConsumptionabout10Watts(Max) 1 Specifications Regulatory Information Wirelesscommunicationisoftensubjecttolocalradioregulations. AlthoughAirStation wirelessnetworkingproductshavebeendesignedforoperationinthelicense-free2. 4GHz band, localradioregulationsmayimposelimitationsontheuseofwirelesscommunication equipment. Network Compatability Draft-NsupportbuiltoffoftheDraftSpecification1. 0for802. 11n. IEEE802. 11g/bStandardforWirelessLANs;125*HighSpeedModealsoAvailable(TurboG). Host Operating System MicrosoftWindows®98SE/ME/NT4. 0/2000/XP, Unix, LinuxandMacOS MediaAccessProtocol Wired-CSMD/CD(CollisionDetection) Wireless-CSMD/CA(CollisionAvoidance)withAcknowledgment(ACK) 0 Specifications AirStationIEEE802. 11ChannelSets TherangeofthewirelesssignalisrelatedtotheTransmitRateofthewireless communication. CommunicationsatalowerTransmitrangemaytravellongerdistances. CenterChannelIDFCC 12412 22417 32422 42427 52432 62437 72442 82447 92452 102457 11246211defaultchannel 1 Troubleshooting Common Problems ·Outofrange, clientcannotconnecttotheAirStation. ·ConflictofanotherdevicewiththeAirStationhardware. LED Activity MonitoringLEDactivityhelpsidentifyproblems. ·PowerLEDshouldbeGreen, ·WirelessLEDshouldbeGreenifthelineisactive. IfisitblinkingGreen, wireless communicationisactive. ·EthernetLEDshouldbeBlue(1000Mbps), Green(100Mbps), orAmber(10Mbps)while thecommunicationisactive. ·TheRedDiagLEDwillflashduringbootandfirmwareupdates. DIAG LED Activity Unplugthepowerforthreeseconds. PlugthepowerbackintomonitortheDiagLEDs duringstart-up. Troubleshooting DIAG LED Activity Table DIAG LED Display ContinuousRed Redflash, 3times Redflash, 4times Time Starting Starting Starting Description/Action RAMErrorRedflash, 2timesStartingFlash ROMError AproblemonthewiredLANside AproblemonthewirelessLANside LEDs Work But Client PC Cannot Connect to Network IftheLEDsindicatethatthenetworkisworkingproperly(PowerLEDison, Transmit/ ReceiveLEDblinks), checktheTCP/IPsettingsofthenetwork. Changing Client TCP/IP Settings in Windows ConsulttheLANAdministratorforcorrectTCP/IPsettings. 4. Fromthelistofinstalledcomponents, verifytheTCP/IP=>wirelessLANadapter protocolisinstalled. Troubleshooting · Ifthewirelessadapterprotocolisnotyetinstalled, clicktheAddbuttonandselect theTCP/IPprotocolfromthelist. RefertoWindowsHelpformoreinformation. · Ifthewirelessadapterprotocolisinstalled, selecttheprotocolandclickthe Propertiesbutton. Verifythattheparametersmatchthesettingsprovidedbyyour LANAdministrator. Makechangesifnecessary, andclickOK. Plug and Play:Hardwarethat, oncephysically installed, finishesitsinstallationautomatically andmayimmediatelybeused, asopposed tohardwarethatrequiresfurthermanual configuration. PoE (Power over Ethernet): Amechanism tosendDCpowertoadeviceusingaCAT5 Ethernetcable. Glossary PPPoE (Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet):Aspecificationforconnecting usersonanEthernetlinetotheInternet throughacommonbroadbandmedium. RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial In User Service):Aserverthatissues authenticationkeystoclients. Repeater Hub:Adevicethatcollects, strengthensandtransmitsinformationto allconnecteddevices, allowingthenetwork tobeextendedtoaccommodateadditional workstations. SeealsoBridge. RJ-45 connector:An8-pinconnector usedbetweenatwistedpaircableanda datatransmissiondevice. ROM (Read Only Memory):Memory hardwarethatallowsfastaccessto permanentlystoreddatabutprevents additiontoormodificationofthedata. Router:Adeviceinanetworkthat handlesmessagetransferbetween computers. Similartoahub, butwith addedfunctionalityandefficiency. Roaming: Theabilitytouseawireless devicewhilemovingfromoneaccesspoint toanotherwithoutlosingtheconnection. Server:Anycomputerthatmakesfilesor peripheraldevicesavailabletousersofthe networkandhasaresidentNetworkOS. SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol): Theprotocolusedtodefineanddeliver electronicmail(E-mail)fromonelocation toanother. Glossary SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol: Anapplicationlayerprotocol thatoutlinestheformalstructurefor communicationamongnetworkdevices. Static IP Address: ApermanentIP addressisassignedtoanodeinaTCP/IP network. AlsoknownasglobalIP. STP (Shielded Twisted Pair):TwistedPair cablewrappedinametalsheathtoprovide extraprotectionfromexternalinterfering signals. 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