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    www .bu ff a lotech.com User Manual - AirStation WHR-G300N Wireless N Router & AP v2.0[...]

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    2 Table of Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Initial Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4   Co n g u ra ti o n T oo l  Log i n .  . . . .  . . . .  . . . .  . .?[...]

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    3 W ork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-G,andlegacy Wireless-B[...]

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    4 B eg in b y n din g a g oo d  pl ac e t o s et  u p y ou r r ou t er /a cc es s p o in t.   So me  th i ng s t o 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you[...]

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    5 Placing Your AirStation Y ourAirStation may beplaced horizontally,or vertically withits standattached.  Youcan alsomountitonthewall.[...]

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    6 Wall Mounting 4.5cm(~1.75inches) 8.5cm (~3.3inches) F orwallmounting,screwtwooftheincludedwall-mountingscrewsintothewallineither ofthecongurationsshownbelow.SlotsonthebackoftheAirStationwilltoverapairof screwsineither?[...]

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    7 Wall Mounting O r,thebasecanbeattacheddirectlytothewallwithtwoscrews8.5cm(~3.3”)apart.After thebaseisrmlysecured,attachtheAirStationtoitsbasenormally. 8.5cm (~3.3inches)[...]

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    8 Connecting your AirStation PC CableorDSLModem Powertooutletor surgeprotector Routerswitchshould besetto Auto for normaluse.[...]

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    9 ToinitiallycongureyourAirStation,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?[...]

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    10 L aunch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, [...]

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    11 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[...]

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    12 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?[...]

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    13 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Wizards,changeyour wirelessSSIDandchannel,andchoose yourencry[...]

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    14 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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    15 TheInitialize/Restartpagecanbe reachedbychoosingthe Admin Cong category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[...]

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    16 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p[...]

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    17 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. Push?[...]

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    18 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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    19 Th e  Ai r St a ti o n m a y b e u s ed  as  ei t h er  a f ul l  wi r el e ss  r ou t er  or  a s i mp l e a c ce s s p oi n t .  Th e sw i t ch  ha s t h r ee  po s it i o ns : ON  ( Ro u te r M o d e)  - T he  d ef a ul t L A N -s i de  IP  a dd r es s i[...]

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    20 By  d ef a ul t , e n cr y pt i on  i s n ot  en a b le d o n t h e Ai r S ta t io n u n l es s y o u u s ed  AO S S t o p e rf o rm  y ou r se t u p.  A n yo n e w i th i n r a ng e c a n e as i l y c on n ec t  to yo u r w i re l es s  ne t wo r k.   Th i s?[...]

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    21 Encryption and Security Ma n y k i nd s o f  en c ry p ti o n a r e a va i l ab l e.  W E P wo r k s w it h a l m os t e v er y t hi n g.  W P A 2- P SK  is mu c h m o re  se c u re .  C ho o s e t he  st r o ng e st  me t h od of  e nc r yp t io n  th a t w or k s [...]

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    22 Ea c h o f y o ur  w ir e le s s c l ie n ts  wi l l n e ed  yo u r pa s s wo r d t o c o nn e ct  to  t he  ne t wo r k .  Cl i ck  o n t he wi r e le s s i co n  in  yo u r c o mp u te r ’s  s ys t ra y , o r t h is me s s ag e i f i t  po p s u p. An y[...]

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    23 En t e r y ou r n e t wo r k k ey  ( “p a ss w or d ” ) t wi c e a n d c li c k Co n n ec t . Re p e at  fo r e a c h W in d ow s  XP  co m pu t e r t ha t co n n ec t s t o y o ur  ne t wo r k w i re l es s l y. Connecting your Wireless Clients Ot h e r w ir e le s s d e vi c es[...]

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    24 Connecting to a Preexisting Network ToaddanAirStationwithoutchangingyourexistingLANconguration,justconnectall thecablesandpowerontheAirStation.WiththemodeswitchsettoAUTO,AirStation canbeaddedtotheexistingnetworkautomatically,without?[...]

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    25 WHR-G300N AirStation Specications Wireless LAN Standards:IEEE802.11nDraft2.0,IEEE802.11g,IEEE802.11b FrequencyRange:2.412-2.462 DualAntennas(Internal) Security:WPA2-PSK,WPA-PSK,WEP,MACAddressRegistration Wired LAN Standards:IEEE802.3u(100BASE-TX),IEEE802.3(10?[...]

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    26 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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    27 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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    28 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si[...]

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    29 • 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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    30 10BaseT: 802.3basedEthernetnetwork thatusesUTP(Unshieldedtwistedpair) cableandastartopology.10Mbpsdata transmissionspeed. 100BaseT: 802.3basedEthernetnetwork thatusesUTP(Unshieldedtwistedpair) cableandastartopology.100Mbp[...]

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    31 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?[...]

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    32 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.[...]

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    33 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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    34 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): ?[...]

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    35 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“n[...]

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    36 WAN (Wide Area Network): Anetworking systemcoveringawidegeographicalarea. WEP Encryption: Acommonsecurity protocolforwirelessnetworks.WEPis compatiblewithalmostallwirelessdevices. Web Browser: Asoftwareprogramthat allowsviewingofwebpages. Wi-[...]

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    37 Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital dev ice,  purs uan t to Part 15 of the  FCC Rules .  These  limi ts are des ign ed to provi de reaso na[...]

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    38 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two co nd iti on s:  (1)  Th is  dev ic e may  not  ca use  ha rm ful  in te rfe re nc e,  and  (2 ) this  de vi ce mus t acc ep t anyinterferencereceived,[...]

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    39 European Union Notice: RadioproductswiththeCEmarkingcomplywiththeR&TTEDirective(1999/5/EC),the EMCDirective(89/336/EEC)andtheLowVoltageDirective(73/23/EEC)issuedbythe CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunity. Compliancewiththesedirectivesimpliesconf[...]

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    40 thecomputermanufacturermustthereforebeallowedatalltimestoensurethesafeuse oftheequipment. Intended use Thisdeviceisa2.4GHzwirelessLANtransceiver,intendedforindoorhomeandofce useinUSA,Canada,allEUandEFTAmemberstates. EU Count[...]

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    41 InItalytheend-usershouldapplyforalicenseatthenationalspectrumauthoritiesin ordertoobtainanauthorizationtousethedeviceforsettingupoutdoorradiolinks. InBelgiumthereisarestrictioninoutdooruse.Thefrequencyrangeinwhichoutdo[...]

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    42 • 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sub[...]

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    43 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.Th[...]

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    44 Contact Information (North America) BuffaloTechnologyUSAInc. 11100MetricBlvd,Suite750 Austin,TX78758 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Ame[...]

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    45 BuffaloTechnologyUKLtd. 2BracknellBeeches,OldBracknellLane Bracknell,Berkshire,RG127BW UnitedKingdom GENERAL INQUIRIES Email: sales@buffalo-technology.com TECHNICAL SUPPORT BuffaloTechnologyprovidestechnicalsupportinEnglish,German,French,Italian,and Spanish.Foropeni[...]

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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 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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    48 *300 Mbps is the link speed when using Wireless-N mode.  It represents actual wireless data speeds, including overhead.  Because the overhead is not available for user data transfer, usable wireless throughput will be substantiallyslower. [...]