Buffalo AirStation Nfiniti WZR-AG300NH User manual

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User Manual - AirStation Draft-N WZR-AG300NH
Wireless Router & AP
v1.4

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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
EncryptionandSecurity..............................................18
ConnectingtoanExistingNetwork...............................23
Specications..............................................24
Troubleshooting...............................27
Glossary.................................................32
FCC Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Warranty............................................41
ContactInformation(USA)............................................42
ContactInformation(Europe)........................................... 43
GPLInformation(USA)............................................44
GPLInformation(Europe)............................................45

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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.
Package Contents:
•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

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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

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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.