Buffalo AirStation Nfinity WZR-AGL300NH User manual

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User Manual - AirStation Draft-N WZR-AGL300NH
Wireless Router & AP
35010707 ver.02 v1.1

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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.................................................30
FCC/CE Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Warranty............................................47
ContactInformation(USA)............................................48
ContactInformation(Europe)........................................... 49
GPLInformation(USA)............................................50
GPLInformation(Europe)............................................51

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Workandplay-furtherandfaster!YourAirStationNniticombinesEthernetnetworking
withextendedwirelessrangeandspeed.Itoffersexcellentcompatibilitywithmostwireless
clients, giving superb performance with Wireless-N, Wireless-A, Wireless G, and legacy
Wireless-B clients.  For best overall performance, use with Buffalo Technology Nnity
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.
Package Contents:
•WZR-AGL300NHAirStationwithbuilt-inantennas
•ACadapter
•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,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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Placing Your AirStation
Forwallmounting,screwthreescrewsintothewallasshownbelow.
YourAirStationmaybeplacedhorizontallyormountedverticallyonawall.
 Theantennaswillusuallyworkbestiforientedvertically.
9cm(~3.5inches)
8.5cm
(~3.3inches)
(Drawingnottoscale.)

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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-AGL300NH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.
YourAirStation’sSmartRoutertechnologywill
determinethetypeofinternetconnectionyou
Log in to the Conguration Tool

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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informationifasked.
ContactyourDSLproviderforanymissinglogininformation.
Detecting Your Broadband Connection
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,encryptionisnot enabled
(“open”).
Ifyouprefertouseencryptionand/oradifferentSSID,youmaychangethese
defaultsettingsundertheWireless CongTab.

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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.
Basic Setup Page
Youcanalsocongureport mappingforyourinternetgames,congureyour
Firewall,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Internet/LANcategorywiththeDHCPsubmenuitemselected.
Navigating the Menus
Category
Tabs
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
AOSS
buttonontherouter,ortheoneonthispage,andthenpushtheAOSSbuttonontheclient
device.
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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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!
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
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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-AGL300NH’sadvancedcongurationmenus.
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ThisAirStationsupportsquicklychangingthe
productfromafullwirelessroutertoasimpleaccess
point.
PutyourAirstationintoAccessPointModeby
movingthe“ROUTER”switchonthebottomofyour
AirStationfromONtoOFF.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.Allrouterfunctionalityisdisabled,and
theWZR-AGL300NHbecomesasimpleaccesspoint.
AccessPointModemightbedesirableifyou’re
addingwirelesscapabilitytoanexistingnetworkthatalreadyhasarouter.Itisnot
suitableformosthomecongurationswheretheunitistheonlyrouterinthenetwork.If
youplantousetheAirStationasanormalwirelessrouter,makesurethatthisswitchisin
thenormal(ON)position!
Router/Access Point 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.Fromtheopeningpage,select
Wireless CongTab,selecttheSecuritysubmenu.
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Encryption and Security
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
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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