Buffalo Technology WHR-HP-G54 User Manual

User Manual - AirStation WHR-HP-G54

High-Power Wireless Cable/DSL Smart Router

www.buffalotech.com

v1.0

Table of Contents

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Basic Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

AOSS Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Router Access Point Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

AirStation Conﬁ 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 Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

WAN Conﬁ guration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

WAN port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

PPPoE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

LAN Conﬁ guration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

LAN Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

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DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Manual Assignment of IP Address . . . 30

Network Conﬁ guration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Route information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Address Translation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

IP Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Intrusion Detector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

UPnP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Wireless Conﬁ guration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

AOSS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

802.11g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Repeater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

MAC access limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Admin Conﬁ guration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

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Date/NTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Syslog Transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Save/Load Conﬁ guration . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Initialize/Reboot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Firmware Update. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Diagnostic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

System Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Log Info. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Packets Info. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Client Monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Ping Test. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Connecting to an existing network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Antenna. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Speciﬁ cations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

FCC Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Warranty Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Contact Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

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

High Power Wireless Broadband SmartRouter

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 WHR-HP-G54 Package Contents

The AirStation WHR-HP-G54 package contains the following items:

• WHR-HP-G54 Base Station

• Antenna

• AC adapter and power cable

• CAT5 LAN cable

• Utility CD with Manual

• Quick Setup Guides

• Warranty Statement

Basic Setup

Begin by ﬁ 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.

Screw the antenna into the top of your AirStation.

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 conﬁ gure the AirStation.

The computer used to conﬁ gure the AirStation should be set to obtain an IP address automatically using a DHCP server. The WHR-HP-G54 has a default LAN IP address of

192.168.11.1 and Subnet Mask of 255.255.255.0.

Connecting your AirStation

1. Power down the Cable or DSL modem and the computer which will be used to

conﬁ 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 conﬁ 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 ﬁ nally power on the computer which will be used to conﬁ gure the AirStation. If the red DIAG light on the AirStation is lit or ﬂ ashing after several minutes of being powered on, please consult Buffalo Technology Technical Support.

Launch a web browser on the computer that you’re

going to use to conﬁ gure the AirStation.

Enter 192.168.11.1 into the URL ﬁ 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 ﬁ eld blank.

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.

Home

This is the opening page of your AirStation’s conﬁ guration tool. You can always get to it from within the conﬁ guration screens by clicking on

Home. From here, you can conﬁ gure port mapping for your internet games, turn on UPnP for Windows (MSN) Messenger, conﬁ gure your Firewall, setup Encryption, choose your Wireless channel, update your AirStation’s

ﬁ rmware, and reset your Internet connection’s conﬁ guration. As you

explore the conﬁ 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.

AOSS

AOSS (AirStation One-Touch Secure System) is a simple system for conﬁ guring your wireless network securely. If your router and your client

device are connected and both support AOSS, then making a secure wireless connection 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 ﬂ ash amber. You now have two minutes to push the AOSS button on your client device and ﬁ 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 ﬁ nished, the AOSS light witll glow a solid amber. You now have a secure network connection!

standalone cli-

ent device

PC card Client Manager

Software

AOSS Notes

Some things to keep in mind

◗ Only one AOSS wireless client adapter can be conﬁ 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 conﬁ gured via AOSS,

unless signiﬁ cant changes have been made to the wireless network.

◗ Do not attempt to conﬁ gure two separate AOSS networks at the same time, as it may

cause undesired conﬁ gurations.

◗ If an undesired client has connected via AOSS, it can be disconnected from within the

WHR-HP-G54’s advanced conﬁ guration menus.

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. It is not suitable for most home conﬁ 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 or repeater, turn to page 43.

Manual Client Conﬁ guration

If your wireless client doesn’t support

AOSS, you’ll have to conﬁ gure it

manually. From the Home page, click

on the System Info tab.

System Info

This page gives you all the information

you might need to conﬁ 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 conﬁ guring it if

necessary.

You can get here from Home by

clicking the System Info tab.

AirStation Conﬁ guration Tool (Home)

When you ﬁ rst open your AirStation

Conﬁ guration Tool, it will take you to Home

(see also page 11). From Home, you can

conﬁ gure port mapping for your internet

games, set UPnP for Windows (MSN)

Messenger, conﬁ gure your ﬁ rewall, setup

encryption, choose your wireless channel,

update your AirStation’s ﬁ rmware, and reset

your Internet Connection’s conﬁ guration.

Clicking the Advanced tab gives you access

to all of the AirStation’s conﬁ 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).

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

conﬁ gured.

Firewall/Intrusion Detector

From this page, choose the level of ﬁ 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.

Windows (MSN) Messinger/UPnP

Windows (MSN) Messinger requires UPnP for proper operation. You may Enable UPnP here. UPnP may need to be conﬁ gured on your PC as well.

If you need to conﬁ 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.

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.

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. Channels 1, 6, and

11 are non-overlapping. If multiple

channels are in use in an area, select

a different channel for your AirStation,

as far away from the other channels

being used as possible.

Firmware Update

This page is available from Home

by selecting Firmware update. Use

Browse to select your ﬁ rmware

update ﬁ 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.

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 56.

Advanced Settings

Advanced Settings lets you conﬁ gure every element of your AirStation. Get to Advanced Settings from Home by clicking the Advanced Tab. You may return to Home by clicking on the yellow > Home link in the top left corner.

Click Help in the top right corner for more information about any of the pages in Advanced Settings.

To begin, click on WAN Conﬁ g. The ﬁ rst page in WAN Conﬁ g, WAN Port, will open.

WAN Conﬁ g (WAN Port)

Here, you may choose how the AirStation acquires an IP address. Normally, the internet connection wizard will set this for you if you have a cablemodem or DSL. If you’re not sure what to choose, perform Easy Setup.

To setup PPPoE manually, click on click here and turn to page 27.

Also on this page, under Advanced Setup, you may manually set the Default Gateway, DNS server, WAN MAC address, WAN format, and WEB port number.

Click Apply when ﬁ nished.

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