Buffalo WLI-H4-D1300 User Manual

User Manual

Wireless AC1300 / N450 Gigabit Dual Band Media Bridge

WLI-H4-D1300

www.bualotech.com

Contents

Chapter 1 - Product Overview .........................................4

Package Contents ................................................................... 4

Hardware Overview ................................................................. 5

Front Panel LEDs ........................................................................... 5

Back Panel ..................................................................................... 7

Bottom ............................................................................................ 8

Right Side ...................................................................................... 8

Vertical Placement .................................................................. 9

Horizontal Placement .............................................................. 9

Wall-Mounting ......................................................................... 10

Chapter 2 - Installation ..................................................... 11

Initial Setup (one-touch connection)........................................ 11

Manual Setup .......................................................................... 13

Chapter 3 - Conguration ................................................14

Installing the Ethernet Converter Manager (Windows) ........... 14

Setting the AirStation IP Address (Windows) .......................... 15

Accessing the Web-based Conguration Interface (Windows) 17 Accessing the Web-based Conguration Interface (Mac OS X) ..19

Conguration Interface Menus ................................................ 20

Setup ....................................................................................... 21

LAN Cong .............................................................................. 22

LAN ................................................................................................ 22

Wireless Cong ....................................................................... 23

WPS ............................................................................................... 23

AOSS ............................................................................................. 24

Basic .............................................................................................. 25

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Advanced ....................................................................................... 27

WMM .............................................................................................. 28

Admin Cong ........................................................................... 30

Name ............................................................................................. 30

Password ....................................................................................... 31

Time/Date ...................................................................................... 32

NTP ................................................................................................ 33

Access ........................................................................................... 34

Log ................................................................................................. 35

Save/Restore ................................................................................. 36

Initialize/Restart ............................................................................. 37

Update ........................................................................................... 38

Diagnostic ............................................................................... 39

System Info .................................................................................... 39

Logs ............................................................................................... 40

Packet Info ..................................................................................... 41

Client Monitor ................................................................................. 42

Ping ................................................................................................ 43

Chapter 4 - TroubleShooting ...........................................44

When connection to a wireless router is not possible ............. 44

You forgot the SSID, encryption key, or password for the wireless

network. ................................................................................... 44

Restoring the Default Conguration ........................................ 44

TCP/IP Settings (Windows 7) .................................................. 45

TCP/IP Settings (Windows Vista) ............................................ 46

TCP/IP Settings (Windows XP) ............................................... 47

TCP/IP Settings (Mac OS X) ................................................... 48

Other Tips ................................................................................ 49

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Appendix .....................................................................50

Specications .......................................................................... 50

Default Conguration Settings ................................................ 53

Ethernet Converter Manager ................................................... 56

Ethernet Converter Manager Overview ......................................... 56

Opening and Closing Ethernet Converter Manager ....................... 56

Select LAN Adapter screen ............................................................ 57

Select Ethernet Converter .............................................................. 58

Main Screen ................................................................................... 59

Modify IP Address Screen .............................................................. 61

Connection Settings ....................................................................... 62

Environmental Information ...................................................... 63

GPL Information ...................................................................... 63

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Chapter 1 - Product Overview

Package Contents

The following items are included in your AirStation package. If any of the items are missing, please contact your vender.

• WLI-H4-D1300 ..............................................................................................................................1

• AC adapter .....................................................................................................................................1

• Stands ..............................................................................................................................................2

• Screws for wall-mounting ........................................................................................................ 2

• LAN cable .......................................................................................................................................1

• AirNavigator CD ...........................................................................................................................1

• Quick Setup Guide ...................................................................................................................... 1

• Warranty Statement ...................................................................................................................1

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Chapter 1 Product Overview

Hardware Overview

Front Panel LEDs

AOSS / WPS button To initiate AOSS/WPS, hold down this button until the Wireless LED

ashes (about 1 second). Then, push the AOSS or WPS button on your wireless access point to complete the connection. Both devices must be powered on for this to work.

Wireless LED (Blue or Amber)

On: Wireless LAN is enabled. Blinking: Wireless LAN is transmitting. 2 blinks: AirStation is waiting for an AOSS or WPS security key. Continuously

blinking: O: Wireless LAN is disabled.

Note: Wireless LED is blue : Security settings have been made for the wireless LAN. Wireless LED is amber : Security settings have not been made for the wireless LAN.

AOSS/WPS error; failed to exchange security keys.

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Chapter 1 Product Overview

5 GHz Fixed mode LED (Blue)

On: Operating in 5 GHz band xed mode. O: 5 GHz band xed mode is o.

Bualo LED (White or Red)

On (White): Power is on. O: Power is o. On (Red)*1: Booting. 2 blinks (Red)*2: Flash ROM error. 3 blinks (Red)*2: Wired Ethernet LAN error. 4 blinks (Red)*2: Wireless LAN error. 9 blinks (Red)*2: System error. Continuously

blinking*1:

*1 Never unplug the AC adapter while the Bualo LED is blinking continuously. *2 Turn o AirStation rst, wait for a few seconds, then turn it back on.

Updating rmware, saving settings, or initializing settings.

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Chapter 1 Product Overview

Back Panel

5 GHz Fixed Mode button

LAN Port Connect your computer, hub, or other Ethernet devices to these ports.

LAN LED (Green)

This button is used to enable or disable 5 GHz xed mode. The operation mode is switched by pressing the button until the 5 GHz xed mode LED turns on or o (about 1 second).

This switching hub supports 10 Mbps,100 Mbps, and 1000 Mbps connections.

On: An Ethernet device is connected. Blinking: An Ethernet device is communicating.

Power button This button turns the power on and o.

DC Connector Connect the included AC adapter here.

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Bottom

Reset button To reset all settings, hold down this button until the Bualo LED turns red

(about 3 seconds). The power must be on for this to work.

Right Side

Mounting holes Mounting holes are provided for mounting the AirStation to a

wall. Use the supplied screws in the holes to mount to a wall.

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Vertical Placement

Attach the stand as shown in the gure below.

Stand

Horizontal Placement

The same stand also allows horizontal placement. Install the stand as shown in the gure below.

Stand

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Wall-Mounting

Install with the supplied screws in the mounting holes of the AirStation as shown in the gure below.

85 mm (3.35 in.)

Mounting holes

Screws

50 mm (1.97 in.)

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Chapter 2 - Installation

Initial Setup (one-touch connection)

To congure your AirStation, follow the procedure below.

Turn on the AirStation, then wait one minute.

AirStation

Note : If the power does not turn on even when the AC

adapter is connected, press the Power button on

1) Connect the power supply

power outlet

the rear of the AirStation.

Use a LAN cable to connect the LAN port on the AirStation to your computer, television, or other client device.

2) connect

1) connect

LAN cable

AirStation

1) connect

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LAN cable

2) connect

computer

Chapter 2 Installation

Once your computer has booted, the AirStation’s LEDs should be lit as described below:

Wireless On or blinking. 5 GHz On or o. Bualo White light on.

LAN Green light on or blinking.

For LED locations, refer to chapter 1.

Press the WPS (or AOSS) button of the wireless router that you are currently using.

Note : This example explains how to make a one-touch connection between the AirStation and your wireless

router. To make the setting from the conguration interface of the AirStation, see Chapter 3.

Press the AOSS/WPS button on the AirStation until the wireless LED button on the front panel starts ashing (about 1 second).

After about one minute, check that the Wireless LED on the AirStation’s front panel is lit.

Note : If the Wireless LED continues ashing, connection with the wireless router has failed. Perform the

procedure again from Step 4.

Launch your web browser. If you can connect to the Internet, then setup is completed.

Note : If you cannot connect to the Internet, there may be a problem with the settings of your wireless router.

Refer to the manual for your wireless router for help conguring it.

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Chapter 2 Installation

Manual Setup

Refer to Chapter 3 to open the conguration interface for the AirStation.

Click [Connect to AirStation (master)].

Click [Search].

Choose your wireless router and click [Select].

Enter the encryption type and encryption key. Click [Setup].

Note : If you cannot connect to the wireless router, double-check your encryption type and key. These settings

must be the same for both the wireless router and the wireless bridge.

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Chapter 3 - Conguration

The web-based conguration tool lets you change the AirStation’s settings. Don’t change these settings unless you know what you’re doing.

Installing the Ethernet Converter Manager (Windows)

The Ethernet Converter Manager is required to display the AirStation conguration interface for a Windows computer. Use the procedure below to perform the installation.

Load the AirNavigator CD into your computer.

Click [Software installation].

Step through the wizard to install the Ethernet Converter Manager software.

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Chapter 3 Conguration

Setting the AirStation IP Address (Windows)

The Ethernet Converter Manager can be used to change the IP address of the AirStation. If using a Windows computer, follow the procedure below to set the AirStation’s IP address.

Click [Start] > [All programs] > [BUFFALO] > [AirStation Utility] > [Ethernet Converter Manager].

When this screen appears, enter the password, then click [OK].

Notes: · By default, the password is “password”.

· If you forget your password, hold down the reset button (page 8) to initialize all settings. The password will then revert to “password”. Note that all other settings will also revert to their default values.

Click [Options] > [Modify IP Address...].

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Select “Acquire IP Address Automatically via DHCP”, then click [OK].

Click [Yes].

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Accessing the Web-based Conguration Interface (Windows)

To manually set the AirStation advanced settings from a Windows computer, use the procedure below to log into the AirStation Conguration interface.

Click [Start] > [All programs] > [BUFFALO] > [AirStation Utility] > [Ethernet Converter Manager].

When this screen appears, enter the password, then click [OK].

Notes: · By default, the password is “password”.

Click [Options] > [Launch Web Setting screen].

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Chapter 3 Conguration

Enter "admin" for the username and "password" for the password, then click [OK].

Note: If the password was changed, enter the

new password instead of the default.

This is the conguration interface, where most wireless media bridge settings can be congured.

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Chapter 3 Conguration

Accessing the Web-based Conguration Interface (Mac OS X)

To access the conguration interface of the AirStation from a Mac, the IP address of the AirStation is required. If you do not know the IP address, use the procedure below to access the conguration interface.

Note: If you do not know the IP address of the AirStation, reset the AirStation. All settings will be changed to their

default values.

Click [Apple menu] > [System Preferences…].

Click [Network].

Click [Ethernet].

Select [Manually] in the Congure IPv4 eld.

Note: Make a note of the current IP address.

Set the IP address of the Mac to be on the same subnet as the AirStation. The rst three numbers in the IP address should be the same and the fourth dierent. For example, if the IP address of the AirStation is 1.1.1.1, you could set the IP address of the Mac to 1.1.1.2. Click [Apply].

Launch your web browser, enter the IP address of the AirStation in the address eld, and press the Enter key. When a screen appears for entering the name and password, enter "admin" in the username eld and "password" in the password eld, then click [OK].

When the settings for the AirStation are complete, return the IP address of the Mac to its original setting that was noted in step 4.

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