Buffalo WHR-HP-AG108 manual

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    www .bu ff a lo -techno log y. com Quick Setup Guide - AirStation WHR-HP-AG108 Hi gh Po we r D ua l A &G Sma rt Wi re le ss Ro ut er , A cc es s Point & Bridge v. 1.0 Package Contents • WHR-HP-AG108 AirStation • Antenna • Base • AC Adapter and Power Cable • Ethernet cable • Utility CD with Manual • Quick Setup Guide • Warran[...]

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    2 Congratulations on your purchase! The AirStation High Power Dual A & G Wireless Smart Router provides two separate wireless networks at the same time, one on the 802.11g standard 2.4Ghz frequency and another on the 802.11a standard 5Ghz (5.2-5.3Ghz) frequency. When your PC or other wireless client device surveys for wireless networks, there w[...]

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    3 1 . Attach the antenna to the top of your AirStation. It will usually work best if congured to point straight up. Attach the stand if desired. 2 . Ensure that all equipment is powered off, including the AirStation, PCs, and your cable or DSL modem. 3 . Connect the Ethernet cable from your cable or DSL modem to the WAN port on your AirStation. [...]

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    4 Step 2: Congure Your Router Next, you need to congure your router. This is done from a web browser on a computer connected to the router. Using a computer that is connected directly to the AirStation with an Ethernet cable is recommended. 1 . Launch the web browser on the computer that you’re going to use to congure the AirStation. NOT[...]

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    5 Setting Up a PPPoE Connection To setup a PPPoE connection you will require the following information from your Service Provider - User Name, Password, DNS Server Address (only if required by your provider). 1 . Click on the “Run Internet Connection Setup Wizard (Easy Setup)”. 2 . Enter PPPoE Connection information (as mentioned above).[...]

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    6 Setting Up a PPPoE Connection 3 . The wizard will now detect your Internet settings - Cabling, PPPoE Server and Name Resolution are veried. 4 . O n c e th e g r a p h i c ap p e a r s ( s e e op p o s i t e ) y o u r In t e r n e t connection has been setup successfully. Click on the “Complete” button to return to the Home page.[...]

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    7 AOSS Does your wireless client support AOSS ? If so, then conguring your wireless network securely is very simple. To use AOSS, your router and client device should already be installed and powered on. 1. 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. 2. Push the AOSS butto[...]

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    8 If your wireless client doesn’t support AOSS, you’ll have to congure your network manually. 1 . Log in to the AirStation Conguration Utility by opening a web browser, typing http://192.168.11.1 into the address eld and pressing Enter . Enter root as the User name and leave the password eld blank . This will take you to the Home pa[...]

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    9 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 pressur[...]

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    10 Contact Information (North America) ADDRESS Buffalo Technology (USA), Inc. 4030 West Braker Lane, Suite 120 Austin, TX 78759-5319 GENERAL INQUIRIES Email: sales@buffalotech.com TECHNICAL SUPPORT North American Technical Support by phone is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. (USA and Canada). Toll-free: (866) 752-6210[...]

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    11 Contact Information (Europe) ADDRESS Buffalo Technology (UK), Ltd. 176 Buckingham Avenue, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 4RD United Kingdom GENERAL INQUIRIES Email: sales@buffalo-technology.com TECHNICAL SUPPORT Technical Support in Europe is available between the hours of 9am-6pm (GMT) Mon- day to Thursday and 9am-4:30pm (GMT) Friday for this product. [...]