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- 1 - Contents Chapter 1 - Product Overview ......................................... 5 Package Contents ................................................................... 5 Hardware Overview ..........................................................
- 2 - Wireless Cong ....................................................................... 37 WPS ............................................................................................... 37 Basic ............................................
- 3 - Log ................. ................................................................................ 73 Save/Restore ................................................................................. 74 Initialize/Restart ......................
- 4 - TCP/IP Settings (Mac OS X) ................................................... 99 Other T ips ................................................................................ 100 Chapter 6 - Default Conguration Settings .................... 102 Chapter 7 - Network-USB Navigator .
- 5 - Chapter 1 - Product Overview Package Contents The follo wing items are included in y our AirStation pack age. If any of the it ems are missing , please contact your vender . • WZR-D1800H ........................................................
1 2 3 5 4 - 6 - Chapter 1 Product Overview Hardware Overview Front Panel LEDs 1 A OSS button T o initiate A OSS, hold down this button until the Wir eless LED ashes (about 1 second). Then, push or click the AOSS butt on on your wir eless client device to c omplete the connection.
Chapter 1 Product Overview - 7 - 3 Internet acc ess LED (Blue) On: Internet access is available . O : Internet access is not available . Router functionality is disabled. 4 Router LED (Blue) On: Router functionality is enabled. O : Router functionality is disabled.
11 13 10 12 15 7 8 6 9 14 - 8 - Chapter 1 Product Overview Back Panel 6 Router button This button turns the rout er on and o . The operation mode is changed by holding down the button. 7 USB LED (Blue) On: The USB drive is connected . Blinking: The USB drive can be remov ed.
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18 - 10 - Chapter 1 Product Overview Right Side 18 Mounting holes Mounting holes are pro vided for mounting the A irStation to a wall. Use the supplied scr ews in the holes to mount to a wall.
Stand Stand Stand Chapter 1 Product Overview - 1 1 - V ertical Placement Attach the stand as shown in the gur e below . Horizontal Placement The same stand also allows horiz ontal placement.
Mounting holes 85 mm (3.35 in.) Screw s 50 mm (1.97 in.) - 12 - Chapter 1 Product Overview W all-Mounting Install with the supplied screws in the mounting holes of the AirStation as sho wn in the gure below .
disconnect modem computer modem LAN cable 1) connect 2) connect AirStation Internet port - 13 - Chapter 2 - Installation Initial Setup T o congure y our AirStation, f ollow the proc edure below . 1 V erify that you can connect to the internet without the AirStation, then turn o your modem and computer .
AirStation 1) connect 2) connect LAN cable computer AirStation Connect the power supply power outlet - 14 - Chapter 2 Installation 4 Once your c omputer has booted, the A irStation ’ s LEDs should be lit as described below : Wir eless On or blinking.
Chapter 2 Installation - 15 - Launch a web bro wser . I f the home screen is displa yed , setup is complete . If username and password elds are displa yed, en ter “ admin ” for the username and “ password” for the passw ord , then click [OK].
- 16 - Chapter 3 - Conguration The web-based conguration t ool lets you change advanced settings f or the AirStation. Don ’t change these settings unless you know what you ’ re doing .
Chapter 3 Conguration - 17 - 4 This is the congura tion interface, where most AirStation settings can be congured . Help is always displa yed on the right side of each screen. Refer to the help scr eens for more inf ormation on using the conguration int er face.
- 18 - Chapter 3 Conguration Conguration Interface Menus in Router Mode The menu structure for the AirS tation in router mode is as f ollows. Please r efer to the pages list ed at right for explanations of each it em. Main screen Descriptions P age Internet/LAN Internet Congure Internet side port and settings.
Chapter 3 Conguration - 19 - NAS Disk Management View the status and c ongure of attached USB disks . P age 55 Shared F older Set the USB disk to use as shared folders . P age 57 User Management Congure users t o access shar ed folders. P age 59 Shared Service Congure shar ed folder ac cess.
- 20 - Chapter 3 Conguration Conguration Interface Menus in Bridge Mode The menu structure in bridge mode is as follow s. Please r efer to the pages listed at right f or explanations of each item. Main screen Descriptions P age LAN Cong LAN LAN side por t congura tion.
Chapter 3 Conguration - 21 - Log Congure a sy slog ser ver t o manage the AirStation ’ s logs. P age 73 Save/Restor e Save or r estore the AirSta tion ’ s conguration from a c onguration le . P age 74 Initialize/Restar t Initialize the AirStation or reboot it.
- 22 - Chapter 3 Conguration Setup Setup is the home page of the conguration interface. Y ou can verify settings and the status of the AirStation here . Par ameter Meaning Internet/LAN (LAN Cong) Displays the conguration scr een for the Internet port and LAN por ts.
Chapter 3 Conguration - 23 - Par ameter Meaning LAN Cong Click this button to display the c onguration screen t o open por ts for games and applications . NAS Click this button to display the c onguration screen f or NAS settings. Admin C ong Click this button to display the c onguration screen f or administration settings.
- 24 - Chapter 3 Conguration Internet/LAN (LAN Cong) Internet (Router Mode only) Congur e the W AN-side por t (“Internet por t ”). Par ameter Meaning Method of Acquiring IP Addr ess Specify how the W AN-side IP address is obtained. Default Gateway Congure an IP addr ess for the default gat eway .
Chapter 3 Conguration - 25 - PPPoE (Router Mode only) Congur e PPP oE settings. Par ameter Meaning Default PPPoE C onnec tion If you ha ve r egistered multiple c onnection destinations in the PPP oE Connection List, connection destinations selected here have priority .
- 26 - Chapter 3 Conguration Par ameter Meaning PPP oE Connection No.*- Add This is display ed when [Edit Connection List] is clicked. Name of Connection Enter the name to identify the c onnected destination. Y ou may enter up to 32 alphanumerical characters and symbols.
Chapter 3 Conguration - 27 - Par ameter Meaning PPP oE Connection No. *- Add Keep A live If Keep Alive is enabled, then the AirSta tion will issue an L CP echo request once a minute in or der to maintain the connection with the PPP oE.
- 28 - Chapter 3 Conguration DDNS (Router Mode only) Congur e Dynamic DNS settings. Many settings are only av ailable when the appropriate Dynamic DNS ser vice is enabled . Par ameter Meaning Dynamic DNS Ser vice Select a provider (DynDNS or TZO ) for Dynamic DNS.
Chapter 3 Conguration - 29 - Par ameter Meaning IP Address Upda te P er iod Species the period to notify the dynamic DNS service provider of the current IP address . F or D ynDNS, set it between 0 and 35 days . F or TZO , set it between 0 and 99 days.
- 30 - Chapter 3 Conguration VPN server (Router Mode Only) Congur e the VPN ser ver ..
Chapter 3 Conguration - 31 - Par ameter Meaning Auto Input Click t o generate a random IP addr ess. LAN Side IP Address Set a LAN side IP address and subnet mask. DHCP Ser ver F unction Enable or disable the DHCP ser ver , which assigns IP addresses automatically .
- 32 - Chapter 3 Conguration LAN Congur e LAN-side and DHCP Ser ver settings. Par ameter Meaning LAN Side IP Address By default, the LAN side IP address is 192.168.11.1 with subnet mask 255.255.255.0. Y ou may change it here. DHCP Ser ver F unction Enable or disable the DHCP ser ver , which assigns LAN-side IP addresses automatically .
Chapter 3 Conguration - 33 - Par ameter Meaning DNS Ser vers Router mode only Set the DNS ser ver IP address f or the DHCP ser ver to issue to clients. WINS Ser ver Router mode only Set the WINS server IP address for the DHCP server to issue to clients.
- 34 - Chapter 3 Conguration DHCP Lease (Router Mode only) Congur e DHCP Exceptions . Par ameter Meaning IP Address Enter an IP address t o lease manually . The IP address should be from the same subnet as the DHCP scope , but not be within the range that DHCP is assigning to other devic es.
Chapter 3 Conguration - 35 - NA T (Router Mode only) Congur e network address translation settings . This enables LAN-side devices to communica te with the Internet. Par ameter Meaning Address T ranslation Enable to use Network Addr ess T ranslation.
- 36 - Chapter 3 Conguration Route Congur e the AirStation ’ s IP communication route . Par ameter Meaning Destination Address Adds a destination IP addr ess and subnet mask to a routing table . Gateway Adds a gatew ay address t o a routing table.
Chapter 3 Conguration - 37 - Wireless Cong WPS WPS Status and Settings. Par ameter Meaning WPS Enable to use WPS automatic conguration. External Registrar Enable to accept c ongure requests fr om other WPS devices. Note: Congur e requests will not be accept ed if AOSS is in use .
- 38 - Chapter 3 Conguration Basic Congur e basic wireless settings from her e. Par ameter Meaning Wir eless Radio Determines whether to allow wireless c ommunication. If this is unchecked, then no wireless c onnections will be allowed. SSID The SSID may contain 1 - 32 alphanumeric characters.
Chapter 3 Conguration - 39 - Par ameter Meaning Wir eless authentication Species the authentication method used when connecting to a wireless device . Wir eless encr yption Y ou may use any of the f ollowing types of encr yption: No encryption Data is transmitted without encryption.
- 40 - Chapter 3 Conguration Par ameter Meaning WP A-PSK (Pr e -Shared Key) A pre-shared key or passphrase is the password f or your wir eless connections.
Chapter 3 Conguration - 41 - Advanced Congur e advanced wireless settings . Par ameter Meaning BSS Basic Rate Set BSS (Basic Ser vice Set) congures the transmission r ate of contr ol communication frames f or a wireless client. Setup choices ma y vary with dier ent wireless clients .
- 42 - Chapter 3 Conguration WMM Set priorities for specic communications..
Chapter 3 Conguration - 43 - Par ameter Meaning WMM-EDCA Paramet ers Y ou don' t usually need to change these settings . Using the default settings is recommended . Priority The following priorities may be applied to individual transmission packets: (Highest) 8, (High) 4, (Normal) 2, and (Low) 1.
- 44 - Chapter 3 Conguration MAC Filter Restric t acc ess to specic wireless devices . Par ameter Meaning Enfor ce MA C F iltering Enable to restrict wireless connections to devices with register ed MA C addresses. Registration List Displays the M AC addr esses of register ed devices which are permitted to connect wirelessly .
Chapter 3 Conguration - 45 - Multicast Control Congur e restrictions on unnecessar y multicast packets sent to the wir eless LAN por t. Par ameter Meaning Snooping If enabled, snooping super vises multicast administrativ e packets such as IGMP and restricts unnecessar y multicast transf ers to wired or wireless ports.
- 46 - Chapter 3 Conguration AOSS AOSS Sta tus and Settings. Par ameter Meaning Initiates AOSS automa tic wireless congura tion. Click this, then press or click the A OSS button on your A OSS-compatible wireless client. Repeat for additional A OSS clients.
Chapter 3 Conguration - 47 - Security (Router Mode only) Firewall (Router Mode only) Congur e the AirStation ’ s rewall. Par ameter Meaning AOSS Client Information Displa ys AOSS clients c onnected to the AirStation and inf ormation of the devices which are wir elessly communicated .
- 48 - Chapter 3 Conguration Par ameter Meaning Log Output Enable to output a log of rewall activity . Basic Rules Enable to use an y of the quick lters.
Chapter 3 Conguration - 49 - IP Filter (Router Mode only) Edit IP lters . Par ameter Meaning Log Output If enabled, IP lter activity is saved to a log . Operation Specify how to proc ess target packets. Direction Specify the transmission direction of target packets.
- 50 - Chapter 3 Conguration VPN Passthrough (Router Mode only) Congur e IPv6 passthrough, PPP oE passthrough, and PPTP passthrough. Par ameter Meaning IPv6 Passthr ough Enable to use IPv6 P assthrough f or address translation. PPP oE P assthrough Enable to use PPP oE bridging.
Chapter 3 Conguration - 51 - LAN Cong Port Forwarding (Router Mode only) Congur e por t translation. Par ameter Meaning Group Specify a group name f or a new rule to belong to . S elect [New Group] and ent er the new group name in the Gr oup Name eld to creat e a new group .
- 52 - Chapter 3 Conguration Par ameter Meaning LAN Side IP Address Enter the LAN side IP address (after translation) f or the por t translation table entry . LAN Side P or t Select the LAN side (af ter translation) port number (1 - 65535) for the por t translation table entry .
Chapter 3 Conguration - 53 - UPnP (Router Mode only) Congur e UPnP (Univ ersal Plug and Play). Par ameter Meaning UPnP Enable or disable Universal Plug and Pla y (UPnP) functionality .
- 54 - Chapter 3 Conguration QoS (Router Mode only) Congur e the priority of packets sent to the Internet. Par ameter Meaning QoS for transmission to the Internet Determine whether or not to prioritize packets sent to the Internet. Check this box to enable QoS.
Chapter 3 Conguration - 55 - Par ameter Meaning priority Select high, medium or low . If packets do not qualify for classication as a type on the list, then their priority is treated as a level between medium and low . NAS Disk management View the status of and c ongure attached USB disks .
- 56 - Chapter 3 Conguration Par ameter Meaning Device Displays inf ormation for attached USB disks . Disks are remo ved when [Remove] in the Device column is clicked . Disk Assignment A disk number will be automatically assigned to the disk or you can choose a number .
Chapter 3 Conguration - 57 - Shared Folder Congur e a USB disk for use with shared f olders. Par ameter Meaning Shared F older Name* Enter a name f or the shared folder . Up to 18 alphanumeric characters, spaces , hyphens (-), and underscor es (_) may be used.
- 58 - Chapter 3 Conguration Par ameter Meaning W eb Access Y ou may also select to enforc e access limits on users accessing through W eb Acc ess by checking the Access Limits checkbox.
Chapter 3 Conguration - 59 - User Management This screen lets y ou add users to the acc ess list with the ability to access shared f olders. Par ameter Meaning Username Enter the name of a user t o be given access to the shar ed folder . Up to 20 alphanumeric characters, space , hyphens (-), and underscor es (_) may be used for each user .
- 60 - Chapter 3 Conguration Shared Service Assign AirSta tion and workgroup names t o access shar ed folders . Par ameter Meaning Shared F older Enable to make a USB disk available on your local network. AirStation name Rename your AirStation if desired .
Chapter 3 Conguration - 61 - W eb Access The screen t o congure W eb Access . Par ameter Meaning W eb Access Check [Enable] to use Web A ccess. W eb Access Display Language Set the language to be used with W eb Access. HT TPS/SSL Encr yption Check [Enable] to use SSL encryption for protected data transf er .
- 62 - Chapter 3 Conguration Par ameter Meaning DNS Ser vice Hostname Sets the DNS Ser vice Hostname when the Web ac cess function is activated. Select [Use BualoNAS.com registr ation function] to use the Web ac cess function easily . Y ou’ll ha ve to congur e a [BualoNAS.
Chapter 3 Conguration - 63 - Media Server Media Ser ver settings. Par ameter Meaning Media Ser ver Enable to use the media server . Status Displays the status of the media server .
- 64 - Chapter 3 Conguration BitT orrent Congur e the BitT orrent client. Par ameter Meaning BitT orrent F unc tion Enable to use the BitT orrent client. If the BitT orrent client is enabled, ov erall communication performance may decrease and settings screens may r espond slower .
Chapter 3 Conguration - 65 - Par ameter Meaning Bandwidth Restriction Set a bandwidth limit for BitT orrent. [Download Manager] Displays the BitT orrent download manager screen.
- 66 - Chapter 3 Conguration Admin Cong Name Congur e basic AirStation settings. Par ameter Meaning AirStation Name Enter a name f or the AirStation.
Chapter 3 Conguration - 67 - Password Congur e the password t o log in to the AirStation ’ s conguration scr een. Par ameter Meaning Administrat or Name The name of the Administr ator accoun t is “ admin” . Administrat or P assword The Administr ator passwor d may contain up to 8 alphanumeric characters and underscores (_).
- 68 - Chapter 3 Conguration T ime/Date Congur e the AirStation ’ s internal clock. Par ameter Meaning Local Dat e Y ou may manually set the date of the AirStation ’ s internal clock. Local Time Y ou may manually set the time of the AirStation ’ s internal clock.
Chapter 3 Conguration - 69 - NTP Congur e an NTP ser ver to aut omatically synchroniz e the AirStation ’ s internal clock. Par ameter Meaning NTP F unc tionality Enable to use an NTP server . The default is Enabled. NTP Ser ver Enter the name of the NTP ser ver as a hostname , hostname with domain name, or IP address .
- 70 - Chapter 3 Conguration ECO Congur e Eco mode from this scr een..
Chapter 3 Conguration - 71 - Par ameter Meaning Schedule feature Enable to schedule Eco Mode. If Eco mode is enabled , AOSS will function only when the AirStation is in Normal operating mode. W eek ly schedule Graphically displays the congur ed schedule.
- 72 - Chapter 3 Conguration Access Restric t acc ess to the AirStation ’ s conguration interface. Par ameter Meaning Log Output Enabling outputs a log of changes to access settings .
Chapter 3 Conguration - 73 - Log T ransfer the AirSta tion ’ s logs to a syslog ser ver . Par ameter Meaning Log T ransfer Enable to send logs to a sy slog ser ver . Syslog Server Identify the syslog server by hostname, hostname with domain name, or IP address .
- 74 - Chapter 3 Conguration Save/Restore Save AirS tation settings as a le and restor e from them lat er . Par ameter Meaning Save curren t settings Clicking [Save] will save the curren t conguration of the AirSta tion to a le.
Chapter 3 Conguration - 75 - Initialize/Restart Initialize or restart the AirStation. Par ameter Meaning Restar t Click [Restar t Now] to r estart the AirStation.
- 76 - Chapter 3 Conguration Update Update the AirStation ’ s rmwar e. Par ameter Meaning F irmwar e Version Displays the curren t rmware v ersion of the AirStation. Update Method Specify Local File Updates from a rm ware le st ored on your c omputer .
Chapter 3 Conguration - 77 - Par ameter Meaning F irmwar e Update Reminder T his sets whether the F irmwar e Update Reminder function is used. When enabled, if new rm ware is f ound, notication is sent t o the Conguration Interface. Remind time This sets the interval for checking whether a new rmware v ersion has been released.
- 78 - Chapter 3 Conguration Diagnostic System Info View sy stem information f or the AirStation..
Chapter 3 Conguration - 79 - Par ameter Meaning Model Display s the product name of the AirStation and the rmwar e version. AirStation Name Displays the name of the AirSta tion. Mode Switch Status Displays the status of the AirS tation ’ s mode switch.
- 80 - Chapter 3 Conguration Logs The AirStation ’ s logs are rec orded here . Par ameter Meaning Display log info Choose the types of logs to display .
Chapter 3 Conguration - 81 - Packet Info View packet tr ansfer inf ormation. Par ameter Meaning Sent Displays the number of packets sent to the W AN, the LAN, and the wireless LAN. Received Displays the number of packets r eceived fr om the W AN, the LAN, and the wireless LAN.
- 82 - Chapter 3 Conguration Client Monitor This screen sho ws devices that ar e connected to the AirStation. Par ameter Meaning Client Monitor Display s information (MA C address, lease IP address , hostname, communication method, wir eless authentication and 802.
Chapter 3 Conguration - 83 - Ping A ping test checks whether the AirStation can c ommunicate with a specic network device . Par ameter Meaning Destination Address Enter the IP address or hostname of the devic e that you ar e testing communication with, then click [Ex ecute].
PUSH PUSH Modem Internet AirStation PC or Game console (AOSS Devices) - 84 - Chapter 4 - Connect to a Wireless Network Automatic Secure Setup (AOSS / WPS) AOSS and WPS are syst ems that enable you to aut omatically congur e wireless LAN settings. Just pressing the buttons will c onnect wireless devices and complete security settings.
Chapter 4 Connect to a Wireless Network - 85 - 1 2 Click [Star t] > [A ll Pr ograms] > [BUFF AL O] > [AirStation Utility] > [Client Manager V ]. Windows 7/V ista (Client Manager V) If you are using Window s 7 or Vista, use the Client Manager V to connect wirelessly with AOSS or WPS.
- 86 - Chapter 4 Connect to a Wireless Network 2 Windows XP (Client Manager 3) If you are using Window s XP , use Client Manager 3 to connect wirelessly with A OSS or WPS. 1 Right-click on the icon in the system tray and select [Pr o le]. Click the [ WPS AOSS] button.
Chapter 4 Connect to a Wireless Network - 87 - Mac OS X (AOSS Assistant) If you are using Mac OS X 10.7 / 10.6 / 10.5 / 10.4, use the AOSS A ssistant to connect wirelessly with AOSS. 1 Run the AOSS A ssistant progr am that was downloaded fr om the Bualo web site .
- 88 - Chapter 4 Connect to a Wireless Network Other Devices (e.g. Game Console) If you are using a game machine which supports AOSS or WPS, refer to that devic e ’ s manual to initiate A OSS or WPS. When instructed, hold down the A OSS button on the AirStation for 1 second .
Chapter 4 Connect to a Wireless Network - 89 - 3 Enter the encryption key and click [OK ]. 1 Right-click on the wireless network icon in the system tr ay . 2 Click [C onnect to a network ] . When this screen is displa yed, select your network and click [Connect ] .
- 90 - Chapter 4 Connect to a Wireless Network If the screen below is display ed, click [I want t o enter the network key or passphrase instead]. Other wise,go to step 4.
Chapter 4 Connect to a Wireless Network - 91 - 4 Enter the encryption key and click [Connect]. Step through the wizar d to nish conguration. If the Set Net work L ocation screen is displa yed, select [Home], [ Work], or [P ublic location] depending on where you ’ re using the AirStation.
- 92 - Chapter 4 Connect to a Wireless Network Windows XP (Wireless Zero Conguration) Windo ws XP includes Wireless Z ero Cong, a built -in utility to connect to your AirStation. Note: If Client Manager 3 is installed on your c omputer , W ireless Zero C ong is disabled.
Chapter 4 Connect to a Wireless Network - 93 - Mac OS X (Wi-Fi) Use Wi-Fi on a Mac to connect to the AirStation. Note: In Mac OS X 10.6 and earlier, “Wi-Fi” appears as “AirPort”. 1 2 3 Refer to the setup car d at the bottom of the AirStation. Make a note of the SSID and Key printed on the setup card .
- 94 - Chapter 5 - T roubleshooting Cannot connect to the Internet over wired connection. • Make sure that your AirSta tion is plugged in! • Check that the status LEDs of your AirSta tion are lit .
With the AirS tation power ed on, hold down this button for 3 seconds t o return it to factory default settings. Chapter 5 T rouble Shooting - 95 - Cannot connect to the network wirelessly . • Congure your wireless client with the same SSID , encryption type, and encr yption key as set on the AirStation.
- 96 - Chapter 5 T rouble Shooting TCP/IP Settings (Windows 7) T o congure T CP/IP in W indows 7, follow the pr ocedure belo w . 1 Click [Star t] > [ Contr ol P anel] > [Network and Internet]. 2 Click [Network and Sharing Center]. 3 Click [Change A dapter Settings] on the left side menu.
Chapter 5 T rouble Shooting - 97 - TCP/IP Settings (Windows V ista) T o congure T CP/IP in W indows Vista, follow the pr ocedure below . 1 Click [Star t] > [Settings] > [C ontrol P anel]. 2 Click [Network and Sharing Center]. 3 Click [Manage network connections] on the lef t side menu.
- 98 - Chapter 5 T rouble Shooting TCP/IP Settings (Windows XP) T o congure T CP/IP in W indows XP , follow the pr ocedure belo w . 1 Click [Star t] > [Settings] > [C ontrol P anel]. 2 Double -click [Net work]. 3 Right-click on [Local Area Connection], then click [P roperties].
Chapter 5 T rouble Shooting - 99 - TCP/IP Settings (Mac OS X) T o congure T CP/IP in M ac OS X, follo w the procedur e below . 1 Click [Apple menu] > [S ystem P ref erences …]. 2 Click [Network]. 3 Click [Ethernet]. 4 T o have DHCP set y our IP address settings automatically , selec t [Using DHCP] in the Congur e IPv4 eld.
- 100 - Chapter 5 T rouble Shooting Other T ips Issue: I reset m y wireless rout er to factor y settings and for got how to log in t o the conguration int er face. Answer: Open your bro wser , enter 192.168.11.1 as the browser addr ess, and hit Enter .
Chapter 5 T rouble Shooting - 101 - Answer: There ar e many en vironmental factors that may cause this. F irst, ensure the issue is not range related b y moving the wireless r outer and the client device closer together . I f the connection drops continue , then range is probably not the issue .
- 102 - Chapter 6 - Default Conguration Settings F eature Par ameter Default Setting Internet (Router mode only) Method of Acquiring IP Addr ess P er form Easy Setup (Internet Connection Wizard) De.
Chapter 6 Default Conguration Settings - 103 - F eature Par ameter Default Setting LAN LAN Side IP Address Router mode (Router On): 192.168.11.1 (255.255.255.0) Bridge mode (Router O ): 192.168.11.100 (255.255.255.0) DHCP Ser ver F unction (Router mode only) Enabled DHCP IP Address P ool (Router mode only) 192.
- 104 - Chapter 6 Default Conguration Settings F eature Par ameter Default Setting WPS WPS Enabled External Registrar Enabled AirStation PIN An 8-digit random value (Printed on the label of the A i.
Chapter 6 Default Conguration Settings - 105 - F eature Par ameter Default Setting WMM WMM-EDC A P arameters (Priority AC_BK (L ow) ) F or AP F or ST A CWmin 15 15 CWmax 1023 1023 AIFSN 7 7 TXOP Li.
- 106 - Chapter 6 Default Conguration Settings F eature Par ameter Default Setting F irewall (Router mode only) Log Output Disabled Basic Rules P rohibit NBT and Microsoft-DS Routing Disabled Rejec.
Chapter 6 Default Conguration Settings - 107 - F eature Par ameter Default Setting W eb Access W eb Access Disabled W eb Access Display Language English HT TPS/SSL Encr yption Disabled W eb Access External Port Auto (P or t Number:9000) DNS Ser vice Host Name Use BualoNAS.
- 108 - Chapter 6 Default Conguration Settings F eature Par ameter Default Setting ECO Schedule feature Disabled Register schedule Operational Mode: Normal Start time: 0:00 End time: 0:30 The day o.
- 109 - Chapter 7 - Network-USB Navigator Network-USB Navigat or is compatible only with printers and multifunction printers (all-in-one devices with a printer , scanner , and memor y card reader). It cannot be used with any other type of USB devices.
- 1 10 - Chapter 7 Network-USB Navigator 4 Click [Next]. 5 Read the license agreemen t. Click [ Y es] to continue. 3 Check the box f or “Network-USB Navigator” and click [Install].
Chapter 7 Network-USB Navigator - 1 1 1 - 7 Click [Next]. 6 Click [Next]. 8 Click [Star t]..
- 1 12 - Chapter 7 Network-USB Navigator ・ Installation on Windows XP (SP2 or later) ・ Installation on Windows 7/V ista Click [ Y es] when this screen is shown.
Chapter 7 Network-USB Navigator - 1 13 - 9 10 Click [F inish] when the “Net work -USB Navigator Install is Complet e ” screen is shown. Network-USB Navigat or installation is complete . 1 Y ou can select the behavior of this product when a USB device is detected.
- 1 14 - Chapter 7 Network-USB Navigator Initial Setup for Mac Users 1 Inser t the Air Navigator CD . 2 F rom the menu bar , click [Go] > [C omputer]. 3 Double -click the CD icon, and then double - click [Mac] > [DeviceSer ver] > [C osetup]. 4 Click [C ontinue].
Chapter 7 Network-USB Navigator - 1 15 - 6 Click [A gree] t o continue. 8 Click [Install]. 7 Click [C ontinue]..
- 1 16 - Chapter 7 Network-USB Navigator 10 Click [C ontinue Installation]. 11 Click [Restar t]. 9 Input your name and password . Click [OK]..
Chapter 7 Network-USB Navigator - 1 17 - 12 Network-USB Navigat or installation is complete . 1 During the rst program launch only , the screen at left will appear before the main progr am screen is displayed . F rom here, y ou can select the behavior of this product when a USB device is detected.
- 1 18 - Chapter 7 Network-USB Navigator How to use Network-USB T o congure Network-USB , refer to the “Network-USB User Manual” . 2 Click , then click [Manual P age].
- 1 19 - F or users of W indows 7, Vista, or Mac OS X (10.4 and later), software supplied with the AirStation can be used to check the quality and strength of the wireless sig nal. Windows 7/V ista Note: · If Client Manager V is not already installed, do wnload it from the Bualo web site , and install.
- 120 - Chapter 8 Checking the Wireless Signal Quality and Strength 4 Par ameter Meaning Connection status Signal strength (dBm), link speed (Mbps), and signal quality (%) are displayed in one-minute intervals on a real-time graph. Usage status by channel The 11b/11g display show s usage in the 2.
Chapter 8 Checking the Wireless Signal Quality and Strength - 121 - 2 The software license screen is displa yed when starting for the rst time only . Click [Agr ee] to proceed . 3 Par ameter Meaning Network name (SSID) This displays the SSID of the AirStation that is curren tly connected.
- 122 - Chapter 9 - Shared Folders and the USB Port There ar e several r estr ictions on using the AirStation ’ s USB por t: • When using two-byte characters (such as Japanese), keep folder and le names within 80 characters. Y ou may not be able to copy a f older or a le whose name length is more than 80 characters.
Chapter 9 T echnical Detail of the USB port - 123 - • If you view the size of a hard driv es on the brow ser , it shows a bigger value than when y ou see it in Windo ws ’ drive properties. This is because the browser show s the size of the drive in gigab ytes but Windo ws shows it in g ibibytes .
- I - W ired LAN Interface Standard C ompliance IEEE802.3ab (1000BASE- T ), IEEE802.3u (100BASE- T X), IEEE802.3 (10BASE- T ) T ransmission Rate 10 / 100 / 1000 Mbps T ransmission Encoding 1000BASE- T.
- II - Appendix A Specications T ransmission Rate 802.11n/a/b/g 802.11n: 20 MHz BW (Long GI) 195, 175.5, 156, 117, 78, 58.5, 39, 19.5 Mbps (3 stream) 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 (Shor t GI) 216.
Appendix A Specications - III - 802.11a Fr equency Range USA Canada 5180-5240 MHz (Channels 36, 40, 44, 48) 5745-5825 MHz (Channels 149, 153, 157, 161, 165) 802.
- IV - Appendix B - Environmental Information • The equipment that you have purchased has required the extraction and use of natural resour ces for its pr oduction. • The equipment may con tain hazardous substanc es that c ould impact health and the en vironment.
- V - Appendix C - GPL Information The sourc e code for Bualo pr oduc ts that use GPL code is available a t http://opensource .bualo .jp/ ..
An important point after buying a device Buffalo N900 (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
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