BUFFALO 09101485-0 Draft2.0 802.11n + 802.11b/g Wireless Router User Manual Manual Part 1

BUFFALO INC. Draft2.0 802.11n + 802.11b/g Wireless Router Manual Part 1

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Manual Part 1

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User Manual - AirStation Draft-N WZR2-G300N
Wireless Router & AP
v1.2
2
Table of Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Initial Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
  CongurationToolLogin..............................8
  ConnectingWirelessClients..........................10
UsingtheCongurationTool...........................11
AOSS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Router/AccessPointModeSwitch.............................17
EncryptionandSecurity..............................................18
ConnectingtoanExistingNetwork...............................23
Specications..............................................24
Troubleshooting...............................27
Glossary.................................................30
FCCInformation..............................................37
Warranty............................................43
Contact Information (USA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Contact Information (Europe). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
GPLInformation(USA)............................................46
GPLInformation(Europe)............................................47
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Work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withWireless-N,WirelessG,andlegacyWireless-Bclients.
Forbestoverallperformance,usewithBuffaloTechnologyNnitywirelessclients.
System Requirements:
•Ahigh-speed(Broadband)Internetconnectionorexistinglocalareaconnection.
•Acomputerwithanetworkconnection(wiredorwireless)andagoodwebbrowser.The
screenshotsinthismanualweretakenwithFirefox,butNetscapeandInternetExplorer
arealsosupportedinversions4.5orlater,andSafari1.0andlateraresupportedwith
MacintoshOSX10.2andlater.
Package Contents:
•WZR2-G300NAirStationwithbuilt-inantennas
• AC adapter
•CAT5LANcable
•UtilityCDwithManual
•QuickSetupGuides
•WarrantyStatement
Introduction
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Begin by nding a good place to set up your router/access point.  Some things to
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yourDSLorCablemodem.You’llalsowantapoweroutlet
nearby.
•Keeptheaccesspointascentralinyourworkareaaspossible.Signalstrengthand
speedfalloffwithdistance.
•Higherisoftenbetter.Forinstance,setituponthetopshelfofabookcaseratherthan
thebottomone,ifpossible.
Doyouneedapasswordorotherinformationtologintoyourinternetconnection?
ManyDSLconnectionsrequireinformationlikeglobalIPaddress,subnetmask,default
gatewayaddress,DNSserveraddress,orPPPoEparametersinordertoconnect.Cable
modemsusuallydon’trequireextrainformation.IfyouhaveaDSLinternetconnection,
makesurethatyouhaveanynecessaryinformationhandybeforeyoucontinue.Your
InternetServiceProvidercangiveyouthisinformationifyoudon’tknowit.
Initial Setup
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Placing Your AirStation
Forwallmounting,screwthreescrewsintothewallasshownbelow.
YourAirStationmaybeplacedhorizontallyormountedverticallyonawall.
 Theantennaswillusuallyworkbestiforientedvertically.
9cm(~3.5inches)
8.5cm
(~3.3inches)
(Drawingnottoscale.)
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Connecting your AirStation
PC
CableorDSLModem
Powertooutletor
powerstrip
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Toinitiallycongureyourrouter,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toobtainanIPaddress
automaticallyusingaDHCPserver(thisisthedefault).TheWZR2-G300Nhasadefault
LANIPaddressof192.168.11.1andSubnetMaskof255.255.255.0.
1.PowerdowntheCableorDSLmodemandthecomputerwhichwillbeusedto
conguretheAirStationrouter.
2.PlugtheCableorDSLmodem’sEthernetcableintotheAirStation’sWANport.
Initially,youmayneedtounplugthiscablefromyourcomputer,huborotherrouter.
3.PlugtheprovidedEthernetcableintoaLANportontheAirStationandplugtheother
endintoyourcomputer’sEthernetadapter(NIC).
4. Important: turn everything on in the correct order!! PoweronyourcableorDSL
modemandwaitonefullminute,thenpowerontheAirStationrouterandwaitone
fullminute,andnallypoweronthecomputerwhichwillbeusedtocongurethe
AirStation.
Initial Setup
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Launch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,promptingyoutoenteraUserID
andPassword.
Enter root as the User name and leave the password
eldblank.
Log in to the Configuration Tool
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Your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IPaddress.Ifadditionallogininformationisrequired
toconnecttotheinternet,thewizardwillaskforit.Enteranyrequiredlogin
Detecting Your Broadband Connection
informationifasked.Contactyour
DSLproviderforanymissinglogin
information.
Congratulations!Youarenowconnectedtotheinternet.Openafamiliarweb
pagetomakesureeverythingisworkingcorrectly.
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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manually.You
cangetSSIDandencryption
informationfromtheAirStation’s
Connecting Wireless Clients to the Access Point
initialsetupscreen,asshownabove.Bydefault,encryptionisnot enabled
(“open”).
Ifyouprefertouseencryptionand/oradifferentSSID,youmaychangethese
defaultsettingsundertheWireless CongTab.
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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Wizard,changeyour
wirelessSSIDandchannel,andchoose
yourencryptiontypeunderBasicSettings.
TheWirelesssectionshowsyourSSIDand
encryptionsettings.
Basic Setup Page
Youcanalsocongureport mappingforyourinternetgames,congureyour
Firewall,updateyourAirStation’srmware,andresetyourAirStationtofactory
settings.Asyouexplorethecongurationtool,you’llseethatcontextsensitive
helpisavailableontherightsideofeachpage.
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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theInternet/LANcategorywiththeDHCPsubmenuitemselected.
Navigating the Menus
Category
Tabs
Individual
Settings
Submenus
Help and
Instructions
Thefollowingpagesshowexamplesofsomescreensfromthecongurationutility.

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