Buffalo AirStation WHR-600D User manual

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User Manual
AirStation
WHR-600D
AirStation
WHR-300HP2

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Contents
Chapter 1 - Product Overview .........................................5
Package Contents ................................................................... 5
Hardware Overview ................................................................. 6
Front Panel LEDs ........................................................................... 6
Back Panel ..................................................................................... 8
Bottom ............................................................................................ 9
Chapter 2 - Installation .....................................................10
Initial Setup ............................................................................. 10
Appendix A - Specications .............................................13
WHR-600D .............................................................................. 13
WHR-300HP2 ......................................................................... 15
Appendix B - Environmental Information .......................17
Appendix C - GPL Information ........................................18

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Chapter 1 - Product Overview
Package Contents
The following items are included in your AirStation package. If any of the items are missing, please
contact your vender.
• AirStation ....................................................................................................................................... 1
• AirStation Setup Card ................................................................................................................ 1
• AC adapter ..................................................................................................................................... 1
• Ethernet Cable .............................................................................................................................1
• Quick Setup Guide ...................................................................................................................... 1
• Warranty Statement ................................................................................................................... 1

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Chapter 1 Product Overview
Hardware Overview
Front Panel LEDs
1AOSS button To initiate AOSS, hold down this button until the wireless LED  ashes
(about 1 second). Then, push or click the AOSS button on your wireless
client device to complete the connection. Both devices must be powered
on for this to work.
2Power/Diag LED (Green or Red)
On (Green): Power is on.
O : Power is o .
On (Green)*1: Booting.
2 blinks (Red)*2: Flash ROM error.
3 blinks (Red)*2: Wired Ethernet LAN error.
4 blinks (Red)*2: Wireless LAN error.
5 blinks (Red)*3: IP address setting error.
9 blinks (Red)*2: System error.

Chapter 1 Product Overview
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Continuously blinking*1: Updating rmware, saving settings, or initializing settings.
*1 Never unplug the AC adapter while the Bualo LED is blinking continuously.
*2 Turn o AirStation rst, wait for a few seconds, then turn it back on.
*3 Because the network addresses of both the Internet port (WAN port) and the LAN port are the
same, it is not possible to establish communication. Change the LAN-side IP address of the
AirStation.
3Wireless LED (Green or Orange)
On: Wireless LAN is enabled.
Double blinks: AirStation is waiting for an AOSS or WPS security key.
Continuously blinking: AOSS/WPS error; failed to exchange security keys.
O: Wireless LAN is disabled.
Note:
Wireless LED is Green : Security settings have been made for the wireless LAN.
Wireless LED is Orange : Security settings have not been made for the wireless LAN.
4Internet access LED (Green)
On: Internet access is available.
O: Internet access is not available.
Router functionality is disabled.
5Router LED (Green)
On: Router functionality is enabled.
O: Router functionality is disabled.

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Chapter 1 Product Overview
Back Panel
6Router Switch
On: Router functionality is enabled (router mode).
O : Router functionality is disabled (bridge/AP mode).
Auto: This switches between modes automatically based on whether or not
another router is detected on the Internet port. The default setting for
this switch is Auto.
7LAN Port Connect your computer, hub, or other Ethernet devices to these ports.
This switching hub supports 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps connections.
8Internet Port 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps connections are supported.
Note: In bridge/AP mode (router o ), the Internet port becomes a
regular LAN port, for a total of 5 usable LAN ports.
9Reset button To reset all settings, hold down this button until the Power LED turns red
(about 3 seconds). The power must be on for this to work.
10 DC connector Connect the included AC adapter here.

Label
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Chapter 1 Product Overview
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Bottom
11 Setup card slot This is the slot where the AirStation setup card is stored. The initial
settings for the username, password, SSID, and encryption type are
provided on the card for logging into Settings.

disconnect
modem computer
modem
LAN cable
1) connect
2) connect
AirStation
Internet
port
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Chapter 2 - Installation
Initial Setup
To con gure your AirStation, follow the procedure below.
1Verify that you can connect to the internet without the AirStation, then turn o your modem
and computer.
2Unplug the LAN cable which connects
your computer and modem.
3Plug one end of the LAN cable into your modem and the other end to the AirStation’s
Internet (WAN) port. Turn on the modem.

AirStation
1) connect
2) connect
LAN cable
computer
AirStation
Connect the power supply
power outlet
Chapter 2 Installation
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Once your computer has booted, the AirStation’s LEDs should be lit as described below:
Power On.
Wireless On.
Internet access On.
Router On.
For LED locations, refer to chapter 1.
Note: If the router LED is not lit, hold down the router button to switch to router mode.
5If using a wired LAN, connect the AirStation LAN port and computer using a LAN cable.
If using a wireless LAN, connect the computer to the wireless LAN.
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Turn on the AirStation, then wait one minute.

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Chapter 2 Installation
Launch a web browser. If the home screen is displayed, setup is complete.
If username and password elds are displayed, enter “admin” for the username and
“password” for the password, then click [OK]. Step through the wizard to complete setup.
You’ve completed the initial setup of your AirStation.
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Wired LAN Interface
Standard Compliance IEEE802.3u (100BASE-TX), IEEE802.3 (10BASE-T)
Transmission Rate 10 / 100 Mbps
Transmission Encoding 100BASE-TX 4B5B/MLT-3, 10BASE-T Manchester Coding
Access Method CSMA/CD
Speed and Flow Control 10 / 100 Mbps, Auto Sensing, Auto MDIX
Number of LAN Ports 4
LAN Port Connector RJ-45
Wireless LAN Interface
Standard Compliance IEEE802.11n/a/g/b
Transmission Method Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS), OFDM, MIMO
Frequency Range Available frequencies depend on the country of purchase. See the next page
for details.
Transmission Rate
802.11n/a/b/g
802.11n:
20 MHz BW (Long GI)
130, 117, 104, 78, 52, 39, 26, 13 Mbps (2 stream)
65, 58.5, 52, 39, 26, 19.5, 13, 6.5 Mbps (1 stream)
20 MHz BW (Short GI)
144.4, 130, 115.6, 86.7, 57.8, 43.3, 28.9, 14.4 Mbps (2 stream)
72.2, 65, 57.8, 43.3, 28.9, 21.7, 14.4, 7.2 Mbps (1 stream)
40 MHz BW (Long GI)
270, 243, 216, 162, 108, 81, 54, 27 Mbps (2 stream)
135, 121.5, 108, 81, 54, 40.5, 27, 13.5 Mbps (1 stream)
40 MHz BW (Short GI)
300, 270, 240, 180, 120, 90, 60, 30 Mbps (2 stream)
150, 135, 120, 90, 60, 45, 30, 15 Mbps (1 stream)
802.11a/g:
54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, 6 Mbps
802.11b:
11, 5.5, 2, 1 Mbps
Access Mode Infrastructure Mode
Security AOSS, WPA2-PSK (TKIP/AES), WPA/WPA2 mixed PSK, WPA-PSK (TKIP/AES), 64-
bit or 128-bit WEP, Mac Address Filter
Appendix A - Specications
WHR-600D

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Appendix A Specications
Other
Power Supply External AC 100-240 V Universal, 50/60 Hz
Power Consumption About 20 W (Max)
Dimensions TBD
Weight TBD
Operating Environment 0 - 40° C (32 - 104° F), 10 - 85% (non-condensing)
802.11a Frequency Range
USA
Canada
Mexico
5180-5240 MHz (Channels 36, 40, 44, 48)
5745-5825 MHz (Channels 149, 153, 157, 161, 165)
EU
Russia
5180-5240 MHz (Channels 36, 40, 44, 48)
802.11g Frequency Range
USA
Canada
Mexico
2412-2462 MHz (Channels 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
EU
Russia
2412-2462 MHz (Channels 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)

Appendix A Specications
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Wired LAN Interface
Standard Compliance IEEE802.3u (100BASE-TX), IEEE802.3 (10BASE-T)
Transmission Rate 10 / 100 Mbps
Transmission Encoding 100BASE-TX 4B5B/MLT-3, 10BASE-T Manchester Coding
Access Method CSMA/CD
Speed and Flow Control 10 / 100 Mbps, Auto Sensing, Auto MDIX
Number of LAN Ports 4
LAN Port Connector RJ-45
Wireless LAN Interface
Standard Compliance IEEE802.11n/g/b
Transmission Method Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS), OFDM, MIMO
Frequency Range Available frequencies depend on the country of purchase. See the next page
for details.
Transmission Rate
802.11n/b/g
802.11n:
20 MHz BW (Long GI)
130, 117, 104, 78, 52, 39, 26, 13 Mbps (2 stream)
65, 58.5, 52, 39, 26, 19.5, 13, 6.5 Mbps (1 stream)
20 MHz BW (Short GI)
144.4, 130, 115.6, 86.7, 57.8, 43.3, 28.9, 14.4 Mbps (2 stream)
72.2, 65, 57.8, 43.3, 28.9, 21.7, 14.4, 7.2 Mbps (1 stream)
40 MHz BW (Long GI)
270, 243, 216, 162, 108, 81, 54, 27 Mbps (2 stream)
135, 121.5, 108, 81, 54, 40.5, 27, 13.5 Mbps (1 stream)
40 MHz BW (Short GI)
300, 270, 240, 180, 120, 90, 60, 30 Mbps (2 stream)
150, 135, 120, 90, 60, 45, 30, 15 Mbps (1 stream)
802.11a/g:
54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, 6 Mbps
802.11b:
11, 5.5, 2, 1 Mbps
Access Mode Infrastructure Mode
Security AOSS, WPA2-PSK (TKIP/AES), WPA/WPA2 mixed PSK, WPA-PSK (TKIP/AES), 64-
bit or 128-bit WEP, Mac Address Filter
WHR-300HP2

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Appendix A Specications
Other
Power Supply External AC 100-240 V Universal, 50/60 Hz
Power Consumption About 20 W (Max)
Dimensions TBD
Weight TBD
Operating Environment 0 - 40° C (32 - 104° F), 10 - 85% (non-condensing)
802.11g Frequency Range
USA
Canada
Mexico
2412-2462 MHz (Channels 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
EU
Russia
2412-2462 MHz (Channels 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)

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Appendix B - Environmental Information
• The equipment that you have purchased has required the extraction and use of natural resources
for its production.
• The equipment may contain hazardous substances that could impact health and the environment.
• In order to avoid the dissemination of those substances in our environment and to diminish the
pressure on the natural resources, we encourage you to use the appropriate take-back systems.
• The take-back systems will reuse or recycle most of the materials of your end life equipment in a
sound way.
• The crossed-out wheeled bin symbol invites you to use those systems.
• If you need more information on collection, reuse, and recycling systems, please contact your local
or regional waste administration.

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Appendix C - GPL Information
The source code for Bualo products that use GPL code is available at http://opensource.bualo.jp/ .