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    www .bu ffa lo tech.com User Manual - AirStation WHR-G125 Wireless AP Router with Bridging v1.0[...]

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    2 Table of Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Initial Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Installation with CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6   ManualConguration... .[...]

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    3 Introduction C ongratulations on your purchase! W ith both a wired LAN r outer and a 81 1g wir eless 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are[...]

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    4 Initial Setup B eg in  b y  nd in g  a g oo d p l ac e t o  se t u p y o ur  ro u te r/ ac c es s p oi n t.   So m e t hi ng s  to consider: • You’llneedtobeabletoplugyourinternetconnectionintoit,soitshouldgowithin reachoftheLAN?[...]

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    5 Connecting your AirStation PC CableorDSLModem Power to outlet or surgeprotector[...]

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    6 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?[...]

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    7 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[...]

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    8 L aunch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UR[...]

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    9 Y our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I[...]

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    10 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.Y[...]

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    11 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 wirele[...]

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    12 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th[...]

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    13 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 [...]

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    14 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[...]

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    15 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th[...]

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    16 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[...]

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    17 Th is Air St ati on sup po rts qu ick ly ch ang ing th e pr odu ct fr om a w ire le ss rou ter to a co nve nti on al ac ces s p oi nt. Fo rn orm al us e, lea ve th e“ Rou ter ” swi tch in t he ON po sit ion . If th eR ou ter sw itc h is mov ed to OF F, the de fa ult ?[...]

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    18 By de fau lt ,e ncr ypt io ni sn ot ena bl ed on the Ai rSt ati on un les s y ou us ed AOS S t o per for m y ou r se tup . An yon ew ith in ra nge ca n eas ily co nne ct to yo ur wir el ess ne two rk . Thi sm igh t not be wh at yo u wa nt. Bu ffa lo re com men ds[...]

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    19 Ma ny kin ds of en cry pt ion ar ea vai la ble . WEP wo rks wi th al mos te ve ryt hin g. WP A2 -PS Ki s mu ch mor e sec ure . Ch oos et he str on ges tm eth od of en cry pt ion th at wo rks wi th all o fy our wi re les s de vic es. If yo um ust[...]

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    20 Ea ch of yo ur wir ele ss cl ien ts wil l nee d y our pa ssw ord t oc onn ect t ot he net wor k. C lic ko n the wi rel ess i con in yo ur co mpu ter ’s sy str ay, or t his me ssa ge if it po ps up . An yw ire le ss net wor ks av ail abl ei n the ar ea wi ll?[...]

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    21 En ter yo ur ne two rk ke y( “pa ssw ord ”) tw ice an d cli ck Co nne ct . Re pea t f or ea ch Win do ws XP com put er th at co nne cts t oy our ne tw ork wi rel ess ly . Encryption and Security Ot her wi re les sd evi ce sm ay hav ed if fer ent co n gur ati on re qui rem ent s. [...]

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    22 Connecting to a Preexisting Network Add an AirStation without changing your existing LAN configuration 1.SettheAirStationintoAccessPointModebymovingtheRouterswitchfrom ON to OFF . 2.ConnectoneoftheAirStation’sLANportstoanexistingrouterorswitchonyour netwo[...]

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    23 Formoreinformation,FAQ’s,andupdates,consulttheAirStationwebsiteat http://www.buffalotech.com . WHR-G125 AirStation Specifications Physical Specications Dimensions1.1”x6”x6.1”(28x152x155mm) Weight.45lb.(200g) Temperature & Humidity Operation32˚to104˚[...]

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    24 Regulatory Information Wirelesscommunicationisoftensubjecttolocalradioregulations.AlthoughAirStation wirelessnetworkingproductshavebeendesignedforoperationinthelicense-free2.4GHz band,localradioregulationsmayimposelimitationsontheuseofwireles[...]

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    25 AirStationIEEE802.11ChannelSets TherangeofthewirelesssignalisrelatedtotheTransmitRateofthewireless communication.CommunicationsatalowerTransmitrangemaytravellongerdistances. Center Channel ID FCC 12412 22417 32422 42427 52432?[...]

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    26 Common Problems •Outofrange,clientcannotconnecttotheAirStation. •Congurationmismatch,clientcannotconnecttotheAirStation. •AbsenceorconictwiththeClientDriver. •ConictofanotherdevicewiththeAirStationhardware. LED Activity MonitoringL[...]

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    27 DIAG LED Activity Table DIAG LED Display Time Description/Action Continuous Red Starting RAMErrorRedash,2timesStartingFlash ROM Error Redash,3times Starting AproblemonthewiredLANside Redash,4times Starting AproblemonthewirelessLANside LEDs[...]

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    28 • Ifthewirelessadapterprotocolisnotyetinstalled,clickthe Add buttonandselect theTCP/IPprotocolfromthelist.RefertoWindowsHelpformoreinformation. • Ifthewirelessadapterprotocolisinstalled,selecttheprotocolandclickthe[...]

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    29 10BaseT: 802.3basedEthernetnetwork thatusesUTP(Unshieldedtwistedpair) cableandastartopology.10Mbpsdata tansmission speed. 100BaseT: 802.3basedEthernetnetwork thatusesUTP(Unshieldedtwistedpair) cableandastartopology.100Mbpsda[...]

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    30 Destination Address: Theaddressportion ofapacketthatidentiestheintended recipient station. DHCP (Dynamic Host Conguration Protocol): BasedonBOOTP,itusesapool ofIPaddresses,whichitassignstoeach deviceconnectedtoit,andretrievesthe addresswhe[...]

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    31 Full-Duplex: Totransmitonthesame channelinbothdirectionssimultaneously. Half-duplex: Totransmitonthesame channelinbothdirections,onedirectionat a time. Hub: A device which allows connection of computers and other devices to form a LAN. IEEE (Institute of Electrical [...]

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    32 PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association) Card: Removable modulethataddsfeaturestoaportable computer. Peer-to-peer: Thissimplenetworkisformedby connectingcomputersdirectly,withoutuseof routersorhubs.A crossover cable isplugged into[...]

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    33 PPPoE (Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet): Aspecicationforconnecting users on an Ethernet line to the Internet throughacommonbroadbandmedium. Protocol: Astandardwayofexchanging informationbetweencomputers. RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial In User Service): A server that issu[...]

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    34 SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol: An application layer protocol that outlines the formal structure for communicationamongnetworkdevices. Static IP Address: A permanent IP addressisassignedtoanodeinaTCP/IP network.AlsoknownasglobalIP. SSID: The“name”ofyourwi[...]

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    35 WAN (Wide Area Network): Anetworking systemcoveringawidegeographicalarea. WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy): A security protocol for wireless local area networksdenedinthe802.11bstandard, usinga64bitor128bitkey.WEPwas designedtoprovidethesamelevelof?[...]

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    36 Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital devic e, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designe d to provide reasonab le protec[...]

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    37 FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for uncontrolled equipmentandmeets theFCC radiofrequency(RF) ExposureGuidelinesinSupplementC to OET65. Thisequipment should be installed and op[...]

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    38 Europe – EU Declaration of Conformity ThisdevicecomplieswiththeessentialrequirementsoftheR&TTEDirective1999/5/EC. Thefollowingtestmethodshavebeenappliedinordertoprovepresumptionofcompliancewith theR&TTEDirective1999/5/EC: • EN60950:2000Saf[...]

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    39 Intended use Thisdeviceisa2.4GHz&5GHzwirelessLANtransceiver,intendedforindoorhomeand ofceuseinUSA,Canada,allEUandEFTAmemberstates. EU Countries intended for use Thisdeviceisintendedforindoorhomeandofceuseinthefollowing?[...]

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    40 InBelgiumthereisarestrictioninoutdooruse.Thefrequencyrangeinwhichoutdoor operationinBelgiumispermittedis2460–2483.5MHz. InFranceonlychannels10,11,12and13areavailable. Thisdevicemaynotbeusedforsettingupoutdoorradiolin[...]

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    41 • 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?[...]

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    42 Warranty Information Buffalo Technology  (Melco Inc.)products comewith atwo-year limitedwarranty fromthe date of purchase. Buffalo Technology (Melco Inc.) warrants to the original purchaser the product;goodoperatingconditionforthewarrantyperiod.Thi[...]

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    43 Contact Information BuffaloTechnology(USA),Inc. 4030WestBrakerLane,Suite120 Austin,TX78759-5319 GENERAL INQUIRIES MondaythroughFriday 8:30am-5:30pmCST Direct: 512-794-8533| Toll-free: 800-456-9799| Fax: 512-794-8520| Email: sales@buffalotech.com TECHNICAL SUPPORT NorthAmeric[...]

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    44 BuffaloTechnologyUKLtd. 176BuckinghamAvenue, Slough,Berkshire,SL14RD UnitedKingdom GENERAL INQUIRIES Email: sales@buffalo-technology.com TECHNICAL SUPPORT Phone(UKonly):08712501260* Phone:+35361708050 Email: helpdesk@buffalo-technology.ie *Callscost8.5pperminute Technical[...]

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    45 ThankyouforyourinterestinBuffaloproducts.OurGPLsoftwaredeliverypolicyisoutlinedbelow. Foreachindividualproductandrevision,pleasesendoneindividuallypackagedselfaddressedpaddedCD shippingenvelope,containingablankCD-Rtothefollowingad[...]

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    46 ThankyouforyourinterestinBuffaloproducts.OurGPLsoftwaredeliverypolicyisoutlinedbelow. Foreachindividualproductandrevision,pleasesendoneindividuallypackagedselfaddressedpaddedCD shippingenvelope,containingablankCD-Rtothefollowingad[...]

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    47 * When operating in High-Speed Mode, this Wi-Fi device achieves an actual throughput of up to 34.1 Mbps, which is equivalent to the throughput of a system following 802.11g protocol and operating at a signaling rate of 125Mbps. 125* [...]