Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product WZR-AG300NH Buffalo Technology
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www .bu ffa lo tech.com User Manual - AirStation Draft-N WZR-AG300NH Wireless Router & AP v1.0.
2 Table of Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Initial Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Co n gu ra tion To ol Lo gin .
3 W ork and play - further and faster! Your AirStation Nniti combines gigabit networking with extended wireless range and speed. For best performance, use with Nniti wireless clients.
4 B eg in b y ndi ng a goo d p lac e to set up y ou r ro ute r/ acc ess poi nt . So me t hin gs t o consider: •You’llneedtobe.
5 Y ourAirStationmaybeusedhorizontallyorvertically. Forhorizontalplacement,leavethesilverbaseattachedtothe antennas.Theantennaswillusuallyworkbestiforientedvertically.
6 Connecting your AirStation PC CableorDSLModem Powertooutletor powerstrip.
7 Toinitiallycongureyourrouter,you’lluseawiredconnectiontoyourcomputer.Once you’veconnectedtotheinternetthroughtherouter,youmayswitchtoawireless connectionifdesired.
8 L aunchawebbrowseronthecomputerthatyou’re usingtoconguretheAirStation. Enter 192.168.11.1 into theURLeld. Naturally,if you changeyour AirStation’sIP address,you’ll have to enter thenewaddressinstead.
9 Y ourAirStation’sSmartRoutertechnologywilldeterminethetypeofinternet connectionyouhaveautomatically,andaskyouforanyneededinformation.
10 Toconnectwirelessdevicesto theAirStation,youmayeither entertheSSIDandencryptionkey manually,oryoucanuseAOSS.
11 YoucangetbacktotheSetuppagefrom anywhereinthecongurationscreensby clickingonthe Setup tabinthetopleft corner.
12 ThemenusintheCongurationToolletyouchangeyourAirStation’ssettings.To navigatesettings,choosea category atthetopofthepageandthena submenu below.Settingswillappearontheleft,helplesontheright.
13 TheInitialize/Restartpagecanbe reachedbychoosingthe Admin Cong catagorytabandthenclickingonthe Initialize/Restart submenu. Click Restart Now fromthispageto restartyourAirStation.
14 Youcangettothispagebyselectingthe Wireless Cong categoryandchoosingthe AOSS submenu. TheblueAOSSbuttonatthetopleftofthe.
15 AOSS AOSS (AirStation One-Touch Secure System) is a simple system for conguring your wireless network securely.
16 Some things to keep in mind with AOSS: • OnlyoneAOSSwirelessclientadaptercanbeconguredwiththeAOSSrouterata time.Thebuttonswillneedtobere-pressedtoconnecteachadditionalAOSSwireless client adapter.
17 Th is Air St ati on sup po rts qu ick ly ch ang ing th e pr odu ct fr om aw ire le ss rou ter to a co nve nti on al ac ces sp oi nt.
18 Connecting to a Preexisting Network Add an AirStation without changing your existing LAN configuration 1.SettheAirStationintoAccessPointModebymovingtheswitchfrom ROUTER to AP . 2.ConnectoneoftheAirStation’sLANportstoanexistingrouterorswitchonyour network.
19 Formoreinformation,FAQ’s,andupdates,consulttheAirStationwebsiteat http://www.buffalotech.com . WZR-AG300NH AirStation Specifications Physical Specications Dimensions2.0”x6.9”x8.3”(51x175x211mm) Weight.
20 Regulatory Information Wirelesscommunicationisoftensubjecttolocalradioregulations.AlthoughAirStation wirelessnetworkingproductshavebeendesignedforoperationinthelicense-free2.
21 AirStationIEEE802.11ChannelSets TherangeofthewirelesssignalisrelatedtotheTransmitRateofthewireless communication.CommunicationsatalowerTransmitrangemaytravellongerdistances.
22 Common Problems •Outofrange,clientcannotconnecttotheAirStation. •Congurationmismatch,clientcannotconnecttotheAirStation. •AbsenceorconictwiththeClientDriver. •ConictofanotherdevicewiththeAirStationhardware.
23 DIAG LED Activity Table DIAG LED Display Time Description/Action ContinuousRed Starting RAMErrorRedash,2timesStartingFlash ROMError Redash,3tim.
24 • Ifthewirelessadapterprotocolisnotyetinstalled,clickthe Add buttonandselect theTCP/IPprotocolfromthelist.
25 10BaseT: 802.3basedEthernetnetwork thatusesUTP(Unshieldedtwistedpair) cableandastartopology.10Mbpsdata tansmissionspeed. 100BaseT: 802.3basedEthernetnetwork thatusesUTP(Unshieldedtwistedpair) cableandastartopology.
26 Destination Address: Theaddressportion ofapacketthatidentiestheintended recipientstation. DHCP (Dynamic Host Conguration Protocol): BasedonBOOTP,.
27 Full-Duplex: Totransmitonthesame channelinbothdirectionssimultaneously. Half-duplex: Totransmitonthesame channelinbothdirections,onedirectionat a time. Hub: Adevicewhichallowsconnection ofcomputersandotherdevicestoforma LAN.
28 PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association) Card: Removable modulethataddsfeaturestoaportable computer. Peer-to-peer: Thissimplenetworkisformedby connectingcomputersdirectly,withoutuseof routersorhubs.
29 PPPoE (Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet): Aspecicationforconnecting usersonanEthernetlinetotheInternet throughacommonbroadbandmedium. Protocol: Astandardwayofexchanging informationbetweencomputers.
30 SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol: Anapplicationlayerprotocol thatoutlinestheformalstructurefor communicationamongnetworkdevices. Static IP Address: ApermanentIP addressisassignedtoanodeinaTCP/IP network.
31 WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy): A securityprotocolforwirelesslocalarea networksdenedinthe802.11bstandard, usinga64bitor128bitkey.WEPwas designedtoprovidethesamelevelof securityasthatofawiredLAN.
32 Notice This equipment has beentested and found to comply with thelimits for a Class B digital devic e, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules.
33 equipmentandmeets theFCC radiofrequency(RF) ExposureGuidelinesinSupplementC to OET65.This equipmentshould beinstalled and operatedw.
34 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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39 * 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.
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