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www .bu ffa lo tech.com User Manual - AirStation WHR-G300N Wireless N Router & AP v2.0.
2 Table of Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Initial Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Co ngu rat io n Too l Log in .
3 W orkandplay-furtherandfaster!YourAirStationNniticombinesEthernet networkingwithextendedwirelessrangeandspeed.
4 B eg in by n di ng a g oo d p la ce to se t u p y ou r r ou te r/ ac ce ss po in t. So me th in gs to consider: •You’llneedt.
5 Placing Your AirStation Y ourAirStation maybe placedhorizontally, or verticallywith itsstand attached. Youcan alsomountitonthewall.
6 Wall Mounting 4.5cm(~1.75inches) 8.5cm (~3.3inches) F orwallmounting,screwtwooftheincludedwall-mountingscrewsintothewallineither ofthecongurationsshownbelow.
7 Wall Mounting O r,thebasecanbeattacheddirectlytothewallwithtwoscrews8.5cm(~3.3”)apart.After thebaseisrmlysecured,attachtheAirStationtoitsbasenormally. 8.5cm (~3.
8 Connecting your AirStation PC CableorDSLModem Powertooutletor surgeprotector Routerswitchshould besetto Auto for normaluse.
9 ToinitiallycongureyourAirStation,you’lluseawiredconnectiontoyourcomputer. Onceyou’veconnectedtotheinternetthroughtherouter,youmayswitchtoawireless connectionifdesired.
10 L aunchawebbrowseronthecomputerthatyou’re usingtoconguretheAirStation. Enter 192.168.11.1 into theURLeld. Naturally,if you changeyour AirStation’sIP address,you’ll have to enter thenewaddressinstead.
11 Y ourAirStation’sSmartRoutertechnologywilldeterminethetypeofinternet connectionyouhaveautomatically,andaskyouforanyneededinformation.
12 Toconnectwirelessdevicesto theAirStation,youmayeither entertheSSIDandencryptionkey manually,oryoucanuseAOSS.
13 YoucangetbacktotheSetuppagefrom anywhereinthecongurationscreensby clickingonthe Setup tabinthetopleft corner.
14 ThemenusintheCongurationToolletyouchangeyourAirStation’ssettings.To navigatesettings,choosea category atthetopofthepageandthena submenu below.Settingswillappearontheleft,helplesontheright.
15 TheInitialize/Restartpagecanbe reachedbychoosingthe Admin Cong categorytabandthenclicking onthe Initialize/Restart submenu. Click Restart Now fromthispage torestartyourAirStation.
16 Youcangettothispagebyselectingthe Wireless Cong categoryandchoosingthe AOSS submenu. TheblueAOSSbuttonatthetopleftofthe.
17 AOSS AOSS (AirStationOne-TouchSecureSystem)isasimplesystemfor conguringyourwirelessnetworksecurely.Ifyourrouterandyour clientdeviceareinstalledandbothsupportAOSS,thenmakinga securewirelessconnectionbetweenthemisveryeasy.
18 Some things to keep in mind with AOSS: • OnlyoneAOSSwirelessclientadaptercanbeconguredwiththeAOSSrouterata time.Thebuttonswillneedtobere-pressedtoconnecteachadditionalAOSSwireless client adapter.
19 Th eA irS ta tio nm ay be us ed as eit he ra fu ll wi rel ess ro ute r or as imp le ac ces sp oi nt. T he sw itc hh as th ree po si tio ns: ON (R out er Mo de) - Th ed efa ult LA N- sid eI Pa dd res si s1 92 .
20 By de fau lt ,e ncr ypt io ni sn ot ena bl ed on the Ai rSt ati on un les sy ou us ed AOS St o per for my ou r se tup . An yon ew ith in ra nge ca n eas ily co nne ct to yo ur wir el ess ne two rk .
21 Encryption and Security Ma ny kin ds of en cry pt ion ar ea vai la ble . WEP wo rks wi th al mos te ve ryt hin g. WP A2 -PS Ki s mu ch mor e sec ure .
22 Ea ch of yo ur wir ele ss cl ien ts wil l nee dy our pa ssw ord t oc onn ect t ot he net wor k. C lic ko 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 .
23 En ter yo ur ne two rk ke y( “pa ssw ord ”) tw ice an d cli ck Co nne ct . Re pea tf or ea ch Win do ws XP com put er th at co nne cts t oy our ne tw ork wi rel ess ly .
24 Connecting to a Preexisting Network ToaddanAirStationwithoutchangingyourexistingLANconguration,justconnectall thecablesandpowerontheAirStation.
25 WHR-G300N AirStation Specications Wireless LAN Standards:IEEE802.11nDraft2.0,IEEE802.11g,IEEE802.11b FrequencyRange:2.412-2.462 DualAntennas(Internal) Security:WPA2-PSK,WPA-PSK,WEP,MACAddressRegistration Wired LAN Standards:IEEE802.
26 Regulatory Information Wirelesscommunicationisoftensubjecttolocalradioregulations.AlthoughAirStation wirelessnetworkingproductshavebeendesignedforoperationinthelicense-free2.
27 Common Problems •Outofrange,clientcannotconnecttotheAirStation. •Congurationmismatch,clientcannotconnecttotheAirStation. •AbsenceorconictwiththeClientDriver. •ConictofanotherdevicewiththeAirStationhardware.
28 DIAG LED Activity Table DIAG LED Display Time Description/Action ContinuousRed Starting RAMErrorRedash,2timesStartingFlash ROMError Redash,3tim.
29 • Ifthewirelessadapterprotocolisnotyetinstalled,clickthe Add buttonandselect theTCP/IPprotocolfromthelist.
30 10BaseT: 802.3basedEthernetnetwork thatusesUTP(Unshieldedtwistedpair) cableandastartopology.10Mbpsdata transmissionspeed. 100BaseT: 802.3basedEthernetnetwork thatusesUTP(Unshieldedtwistedpair) cableandastartopology.
31 Destination Address: Theaddressportion ofapacketthatidentiestheintended recipientstation. DHCP (Dynamic Host Conguration Protocol): BasedonBOOTP,.
32 Full-Duplex: Totransmitonthesame channelinbothdirectionssimultaneously. Half-duplex: Totransmitonthesame channelinbothdirections,onedirectionat a time. Hub: Adevicewhichallowsconnection ofcomputersandotherdevicestoforma LAN.
33 PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association) Card: Removable modulethataddsfeaturestoaportable computer. Peer-to-peer: Thissimplenetworkisformedby connectingcomputersdirectly,withoutuseof routersorhubs.
34 PPPoE (Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet): Aspecicationforconnecting usersonanEthernetlinetotheInternet throughacommonbroadbandmedium. Protocol: Astandardwayofexchanging informationbetweencomputers.
35 SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol: An application layer protocol thatoutlinestheformalstructurefor communicationamongnetworkdevices. Static IP Address: ApermanentIP addressisassignedtoanodeinaTCP/IP network.
36 WAN (Wide Area Network): Anetworking systemcoveringawidegeographicalarea. WEP Encryption: Acommonsecurity protocolforwirelessnetworks.WEPis compatiblewithalmostallwirelessdevices.
37 Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital devi ce, purs uant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
38 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two con ditio ns: (1) Thi s devi ce may n.
39 European Union Notice: RadioproductswiththeCEmarkingcomplywiththeR&TTEDirective(1999/5/EC),the EMCDirective(89/336/EEC)andtheLowVoltageDirective(73/23/EEC)issuedbythe CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunity.
40 thecomputermanufacturermustthereforebeallowedatalltimestoensurethesafeuse oftheequipment. Intended use Thisdeviceisa2.4GHzwirelessLANtransceiver,intendedforindoorhomeandofce useinUSA,Canada,allEUandEFTAmemberstates.
41 InItalytheend-usershouldapplyforalicenseatthenationalspectrumauthoritiesin ordertoobtainanauthorizationtousethedeviceforsettingupoutdoorradiolinks. InBelgiumthereisarestrictioninoutdooruse.
42 • Theequipmentthatyouhavepurchasedhasrequiredtheextractionanduseofnatural resourcesforitsproduction. • Theequipmentmaycontainhazardoussubstancesthatcouldimpacthealthandthe environment.
43 Warranty Information Buffalo Technology (Melco Inc.)products comewith atwo-year limitedwarranty fromthe date of purchase. Buffalo Technology (Melco Inc.) warrants to the original purchaser the product;goodoperatingconditionforthewarrantyperiod.
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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 substantiallyslower.
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