How it Works
BUFFALO
Loading...
09101479-0
Users Manual
80 pgs2.06 Mb0

BUFFALO 09101479-0 Users Manual

User Manual - AirStation Draft-N WZR-AG300NH
Nniti Wireless Router & AP
www.buffalotech.com
v. 1.00
Table of Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Basic Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Router Access Point Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
AirStation Conguration Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Port Mapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Firewall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Windows (MSN) Messenger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Encryption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Wireless Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Firmware Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Internet Connection Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Advanced Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
WAN Conguration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
WAN port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
LAN Conguration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
LAN Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
2
Table of Contents
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Manual Assignment of IP Address . . . 30
Network Conguration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Route information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Address Translation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
IP Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Intrusion Detector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
UPnP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Wireless Conguration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
AOSS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
802.11a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
802.11g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
MAC access limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Edit Registration List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Admin Conguration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Date/NTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
3
Table of Contents
Syslog Transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Save/Load Conguration . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Initialize/Reboot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Firmware Update. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Diagnostic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
System Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Log Info. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Packets Info. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Client Monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Ping Test. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Connecting to an Existing Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Specications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
FCC/CE/R&TTE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Warranty Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Contact Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
4
Introduction
Work and play - further and faster! Eliminate dead spots and enjoy faster connections with
vastly extended range from Buffalo Technology’s amazing wireless solution, the AirStation
Draft-N Nniti Wireless Router & AP.
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.
AirStation WZR-AG300NH Package Contents
The AirStation WZR-AG300NH package contains the following items:
• WZR-AG300NH AirStation
• AC adapter and power cable
• CAT5 LAN cable
• Utility CD with Manual
• Quick Setup Guides
• Warranty Statement
5
Basic Setup
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.
6
Getting Ready
Make 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 find it on the bottom of the
AirStation.
You may also wish to contact your ISP to ask if other information, such as global IP address, subnet mask address, default gateway address, DNS server address, or PPPoE parameters, is necessary to access your internet connection. Write down any necessary information that your ISP requires for connection.
Buffalo recommends using a wired network connection, where your computer is physically connected to the AirStation with a CAT5 straight cable plugged into one of the four LAN ports, to initially set up your router. This type of setup will eliminate possible setup problems with the wireless adapter on the computer being used to congure the
AirStation.
The computer used to congure the AirStation should be set to obtain an IP address automatically using a DHCP server. The WZR-AG300NH has a default LAN IP address of
192.168.11.1 and Subnet Mask of 255.255.255.0.
7
Connecting your AirStation
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’s LAN 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). If you plan to initially congure the AirStation wirelessly (not recommended), you may skip this step.
4. 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. If the red DIAG light on the AirStation is lit or ashing after several minutes of being powered on, please consult Buffalo Technology Technical Support.
8
Log in to the Conguration Tool
Launch a web browser on the computer that you’re
going to use 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.
9
Detecting Your Broadband Connection
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
information if asked. Contact your DSL provider for any missing login information.
If your DSL provider requires that PPPoE information be entered manually, see page
25.
10
Home
This is the opening page of your AirStation’s conguration tool. You can always get to it from within the conguration screens by clicking on
Home. From here, you can congure port mapping for your internet games, turn on UPnP for Windows (MSN) Messenger, congure your Firewall, setup Encryption, choose your Wireless channel, update your AirStation’s
rmware, and reset your Internet connection’s conguration. As you
explore the conguration tool, you can usually get context sensitive help by clicking on the Help link at the top right of the page.
To go to Advanced Settings (page 25), click on the Advanced tab. To get the system information you need to set up a wireless client that doesn’t support AOSS, click on the System Info tab. See page 17 for more on Home.
11
AOSS
AOSS
AOSS (AirStation One-Touch Secure System) is a simple system for conguring your wireless network securely. If your router and your client device are
installed and both support AOSS, then making a secure wireless connection between them is very easy.
Push the AOSS button on the top of your router and hold it in for a few seconds. The AOSS light will begin to ash amber. You now have two minutes to push the AOSS button on your client device and nish the connection.
If you have a standalone client device, it will probably have a little red button labled “AOSS” on it. Push the button! About 15 seconds later, you’ll have a
secure network connection.
If your client device is a PC card, CardBus, or PCI adaptor, the AOSS button will probably be in its Client Manager Software. Check your client device’s user manual for instructions on where to push or click the AOSS button.
After you’ve pressed both buttons, it will take about 15 seconds for the connection to complete. When it’s nished, the AOSS light witll glow a solid amber. You now have a secure network connection!
standalone
client device
PC card Client Manager
Software
12
AOSS Notes
Some things to keep in mind with AOSS:
• Only one AOSS wireless client adapter can be congured with the AOSS router at a
time. The buttons will need to be re-pressed to connect each additional AOSS wireless client adapter.
• It is not necessary to AOSS client devices that have already been congured via AOSS,
unless signicant changes have been made to the wireless network.
• Do not attempt to congure two separate AOSS networks at the same time, as it may
cause undesired congurations.
• If an undesired client has connected via AOSS, it can be disconnected from within the
WZR-AG300NH’s advanced conguration menus.
13
Router/Access Point Mode
This AirStation supports quickly changing the product from a wireless router to a conventional
access point.
Put your Airstation into Access Point Mode
by moving the switch on the bottom of your AirStation from AUTO to BRI. This changes the default IP address of the AirStation from
192.168.11.1 to 192.168.11.100, and DHCP, NAT, and the WAN port are disabled.
Access Point Mode might be desirable if you’re adding wireless capability to an existing network with a router, or conguring your AirStation as part of a bridge setup. It is not suitable for most home congurations. If you plan to use the AirStation as an normal wireless router, make sure that this switch is in the normal (AUTO) position!
To set up your AirStation as a bridge, ip the switch to BRI.
14
Manual Client Conguration
If your wireless client doesn’t support
AOSS, you’ll have to congure it
manually. From the Home page, click
on the System Info tab.
15
System Info
This page gives you all the information
you might need to congure your
non-AOSS wireless client. Probably
you’ll just need the SSID, encryption
type, and password. Consult your
wireless client’s documentation for
more information on conguring it if
necessary.
You can get here from Home by
clicking the System Info tab.
16
AirStation Conguration Tool (Home)
When you rst open your AirStation
Conguration Tool, it will take you to Home (see also page 11). From Home, you can congure port mapping for your internet games, set UPnP for Windows (MSN)
Messenger, congure your rewall, setup encryption, choose your wireless channel,
update your AirStation’s rmware, and reset your Internet Connection’s conguration. Clicking the Advanced tab gives you access to all of the AirStation’s conguration tools.
You can get back to Home from anywhere in the management tool by clicking on the Home button at the top left of the screen.
Let’s begin exploring advanced settings by clicking on Internet Games (Port Mapping).
17
Internet Games (Port Mapping)
Select any ports that need to be
opened for your internet games to
function correctly. Consult your
game’s documentation for more
information on what ports need to be
congured.
18
Firewall/Intrusion Detector
From this page, choose the level of rewall security you desire. You may also choose to have alerts sent to a different PC, if you like. Click Next when done to restart the
router.
Get to this page from Home by clicking on
Firewall/Intrusion Detector.
19
Windows (MSN) Messinger/UPnP
Windows (MSN) Messinger requires UPnP for proper operation. You may Enable UPnP here. UPnP may need to be congured on your PC as well.
If you need to congure UPnP on your PC, the links at the bottom of the page have instructions for doing so on Windows ME and XP computers.
Get to this page from Home by clicking on
Windows (MSN) Messinger.
20
Wireless Encryption
This page is available from Home by selecting
Wireless Encryption. Here, you can manually
select the type of wireless encryption you’d
like to use. Your AirStation supports three
different encryption schemes; choose the best
one that all your clients support.
Virtually all wireless clients support WEP. It’s
a lot better than nothing.
TKIP is much more secure than WEP, but
slower.
AES is even more secure than TKIP, and the
fastest of all. Highly recommended if all of
your wireless clients support it.
21
Wireless Channel
This page is available from Home by
selecting Wireless channel. With Auto
Channel selected, your AirStation will
choose the best channel available.
Current channel will show the channel
that your AirStation is currently using.
You may also select any channel from
1-11 manually. This Draft-N router
expands to use more channels then
the channel selected. This happens
automatically. This channel selection
is to choose the primary channel.
Buffalo Technology recommends
leaving this settings set to Auto
Channel unless you know a specic
channel you want to place the
AirStation on.
22
Firmware Update
This page is available from Home
by selecting Firmware update. Use
Browse to select your rmware
update le, and then click on Apply.
Firmware update may take several
minutes to complete. Don’t power
down your AirStation until the diag
LED has gone out.
23
Internet Connection (Multisession Reset)
From Home, selecting the Internet
Connection Wizard (Multisession Reset)
tab will begin the Internet Connection
Wizard.
The Internet Connection Wizard will
only function correctly in simple
networks, where your cable or DSL
modem is plugged directly into your
AirStation’s WAN port. If you have
a complicated existing network that
you’re adding the AirStation to, see
page 58.
24
Loading...
+ 56 hidden pages
Buy Points How it Works FAQ Contact Us Questions and Suggestions Privacy Policy Cookie Policy Terms of Use