www.buffalotech.com User Manual - AirStation Draft-N WZR-G300N Nfiniti Wireless Router & AP v1.1
10Your AirStation’s SmartRouter technology will determine the type of internet connection you have automatically, and ask you for any needed informati
11This is the opening page of your AirStation’s conguration tool. You can always get to it from within the conguration screens by clicking on Home.
12AOSSAOSS (AirStation One-Touch Secure System) is a simple system for conguring your wireless network securely. If your router and your c
13Some things to keep in mind with AOSS:• Only one AOSS wireless client adapter can be congured with the AOSS router at a time. The buttons will ne
14This AirStation supports quickly changing the product from a wireless router to a conventional access point.Put your Airstation into Access Point Mo
15If your wireless client doesn’t support AOSS, you’ll have to congure it manually. From the Home page, click on the System Info tab.Manual Client C
16This page gives you all the information you might need to congure your non-AOSS wireless client. Probably you’ll just need the SSID, encryption t
17AirStation Configuration Tool (Home)When you rst open your AirStation Conguration Tool, it will take you to Home (see also page 11). From Home, y
18Internet Games (Port Mapping)Select any ports that need to be opened for your internet games to function correctly. Consult your game’s documentati
19Firewall/Intrusion DetectorFrom this page, choose the level of rewall security you desire. You may also choose to have alerts sent to a different
2Table of ContentsIntroduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Basic Setup . . . . . . . . . .
20Windows (MSN) Messinger/UPnPWindows (MSN) Messinger requires UPnP for proper operation. You may Enable UPnP here. UPnP may need to be congured on
21Wireless EncryptionThis page is available from Home by selecting Wireless Encryption. Here, you can manually select the type of wireless encryption
22This page is available from Home by selecting Wireless channel. With Auto Channel selected, your AirStation will choose the best channel available.
23This page is available from Home by selecting Firmware update. Use Browse to select your rmware update le, and then click on Apply. Firmware upd
24Internet Connection (Multisession Reset)From Home, selecting the Internet Connection Wizard (Multisession Reset) tab will begin the Internet Connect
25Advanced SettingsAdvanced Settings lets you congure every element of your AirStation. Get to Advanced Settings from Home by clicking the Advanced
26WAN Config (WAN Port)Here, you may choose how the AirStation acquires an IP address. Normally, the internet connection wizard will set this for you
27PPPoEMany DSL connections require a PPPoE Connection in order to log in to an internet connection. Normally, the Easy Detection Wizard will help yo
28LAN Config (LAN Port)Default for the LAN side IP address is 192.168.11.1. To add the AirStation to an existing LAN, specify a unique IPaddress, n
29Advanced DHCP SettingsThis page offers the same DHCP settings as the previous one, and in addition, offers you the chance to change the Lease Period
3Table of Contents DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Manual Assignment of IP Address . . . 30 Network Conguration. .
30To manually link a LAN address to a MAC address, enter them under Add Client Infor-mation and click Add. Current DHCP Client Information shows all
31By default, the AirStation receives RIP (Route Information Protocol) information only from your local network, and doesn’t broadcast RIP at all. Fo
32To congure a route manually, enter its Destination Address and Gateway. Enter a maximum number of hops allowable in Metric and click Add. Network
33NATYou may disable Network Address Translation and IPsec passthrough by unchecking the appropriate Enable boxes. If you have a DMZ, enter its IP a
34NAT (Manual Entry)From this page you may manually add entries into the Address Translation Table. Click Add New Group when each is complete.
35Your AirStation comes pre-congured with basic rules. You may choose which of these to use by clicking on Add/Delete Basic Rules and turning to pag
36Get here by clicking on Add/Delete Basic Rules (see page 35). You may choose which of AirStation’s precongured basic rules are enabled or disabled
37Clicking on Congure IP Filter from the IP lter page (page 35) will bring you to this page, where you can make your own rules. Click Add Rule when
38Network Configuration (Intrusion Detector)To enable intrusion detector, choose Enable or Enable (Apply packet lter rules) from the Intrusion Detect
39You may disable Universal Plug and Play functionality by unchecking Enable here. Note that Windows (MSN) Messenger will not function correctly with
4Table of Contents Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Date/NTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
40Clicking Start AOSS Sequence has the same function as pushing the AOSS button on the router: it initiates the AOSS process.If all your clients supp
41The SSID is the name of your wireless network. This is what you’ll see when performing a wireless scan or survey from a wireless client. You may c
42If you have a mixed mode network, with Draft-N, 802.11b and 802.11g clients, it’s recommended that you check 11n protection to ensure that slower 11
43Buffalo recommends that you choose the strongest form of encryption that’s supported by all your client devices.• WEP is a lot better than nothing,
44To setup a bridge between two or more wireless access points, select Enable and click on Apply. For more on setting up WDS, see page 65, or click o
45MAC Access LimitYou may limit access to your wireless network to specic computers. Computers not listed on your MAC Registration List will not be
46MAC Access Limit (Edit Registration List)Advanced SettingsEnter a MAC address and click Apply for each client that’s going to be accessing the netwo
47Here, you can change your AirStation’s name on your network and the administrator password. The name of the administrator account is xed as “root”
48You may set the time and date on your AirStation by entering it manually, and then clicking Apply.You may also click Acquire Current Time from your
49If you have a syslog server on your network, you may send logs to it. Check Enable to have logs transferred. Enter the address of your Syslog Serv
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50Once your AirStation’s congured the way you want it, you can save the conguration here. You’ll need the current administrator password to restore
51Click Restart Now to restart your AirStation. Click Initialize Now to restore your AirStation to factory defaults and restart it.You may also initi
52Click Browse to select your rmware update le. Then, click the Firmware Update button to update rmware. Firmware Update may take several minutes
53The System Information page lists all the setup information for your AirStation. It can be very handy for setting up clients that don’t
54Here you can choose what information gets logged and see recent log entries.Log Information
55Here, you can see the packets and errors for each of your networks.Packet Traffic Information
56Client Monitor shows you a list of all clients currently connected to the wireless network.Client Monitor
57To perform a Ping test, enter a target (such as 192.168.11.2 or www.buffalotech.com) and click Execute. Successful pings return “64 bytes from . .
58Connecting to a Preexisting Network Add an AirStation without changing your existing LAN configuration1. Set the AirStation into Access Point Mode b
59For more information, FAQ’s, and updates, consult the AirStation website at http://www.buffalotech.com.WZR-G300N AirStation SpecificationsPhysical S
6Begin 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 intern
60Regulatory InformationWireless communication is often subject to local radio regulations. Although AirStation wireless networking products have been
61AirStation IEEE 802.11 Channel Sets The range of the wireless signal is related to the Transmit Rate of the wireless communication. Communications a
62Common Problems• Out of range, client cannot connect to the AirStation.• Conguration mismatch, client cannot connect to the AirStation.• Absence or
63DIAG LED Activity TableDIAG LED Display Time Description/ActionContinuous Red Starting RAM Error Red ash, 2 times Starting Flash ROM Error Red a
64• If the wireless adapter protocol is not yet installed, click the Add button and select the TCP/IP protocol from the list. Refer to Windows Help
65Your AirStation’s WDS bridging capability allows you to extend the size of your wireless network by adding additional AirStations, all connected wir
66Connect a PC’s Ethernet port to another RJ-45 port on the main router (the rst AirStation). You will use this PC to congure the settings of the A
67Once the AirStations are powered on, you will want to make sure that they are in factory default conguration. On the bottom of each, hold down the
68The Web-Based Conguration Utility for your rst AirStation will open. Click on the Advanced tab.On the left side menu, click on Wireless Cong, an
69On the left-side menu, click on Wireless Cong, and then Repeater.Repeater-Bridge (WDS) must be set to Enable. If it is not, change it to Enable in
7Make note of the AirStation’s wired MAC address. The LAN or Wired MAC address is the default SSID (wireless network name) of the AirStation. You can
70Now, you need to congure the second AirStation with the MAC address of the rst one. In your browser’s address eld, enter “192.168.11.100”. This
71In the Web-Based Conguration Utility, click on the Advanced tab, select Wireless Cong, and choose Basic. Change the wireless channel to match the
72Under Add New WDS Partner Access Point, enter the wireless MAC address of the rst AirStation (available from the bottom of the rst AirStation), wi
73Once you can connect to each of your access points, you should congure WEP encryption. Without WEP, anyone within range of your access points can
74Hexadecimal Input - 26 digits (Hex WEP128 104 bit, key should contain 26 characters A-F, 0-9)Hexadecimal Input - 10 digits (Hex WEP64 40 bit, key sh
75Most problems with setting up WDS are caused by incorrectly entering the MAC addresses into each AirStation’s Web-Based Conguration Utility. If yo
76Notes on WDS:1. All wireless access points in the wireless bridge need to support WDS. At time of publication, only Buffalo G54 and Apple Airport
7710BaseT: 802.3 based Ethernet network that uses UTP (Unshielded twisted pair) cable and a star topology. 10 Mbps data tansmission speed. 100BaseT:
78Destination Address: The address portion of a packet that identies the intended recipient station. DHCP (Dynamic Host Conguration Protocol): Based
79Full-Duplex: To transmit on the same channel in both directions simultaneously. Half-duplex: To transmit on the same channel in both directions, on
81. Power down the Cable or DSL modem and the computer which will be used to congure the AirStation router.2. Plug the Cable or DSL’s LAN Ethernet
80PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association) Card: Removable module that adds features to a portable computer. Peer-to-peer: Th
81PPPoE (Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet): A specication for connecting users on an Ethernet line to the Internet through a common broadband m
82SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol: An application layer protocol that outlines the formal structure for communication among network devices.
83WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy): A security protocol for wireless local area networks dened in the 802.11b standard, using a 64 bit or 128 bit key.
84NoticeThis equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These l
85equipment and meets the FCC radio frequency (RF) Exposure Guidelines in Supplement C to OET65. This equipment should be installed and operated with
86Warranty InformationBuffalo Technology (Melco Inc.) products come with a two-year limited warranty from the date of purchase. Buffalo Technology (Me
87Contact InformationBuffalo Technology (USA), Inc.4030 West Braker Lane, Suite 120Austin, TX 78759-5319GENERAL INQUIRIES Monday through Friday 8:3
88Buffalo Technology UK Ltd.176 Buckingham Avenue,Slough, Berkshire, SL1 4RDUnited KingdomGENERAL INQUIRIES Email: [email protected]
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9Launch a web browser on the computer that you’re going to use to congure the AirStation.Enter 192.168.11.1 into the URL eld. Naturally, if you cha
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91* 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
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