Infinity WZR-G300N User Manual

User Manual - AirStation Draft-N WZR-G300N

Nfiniti Wireless Router & AP

www.buffalotech.com

v1.1

Table of Contents

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

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

AOSS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

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

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

LAN Conguration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

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

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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

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

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

Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Repeater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

MAC access limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Edit Registration List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Admin Conguration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

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Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Date/NTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Syslog Transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Save/Load Conguration . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Initialize/Reboot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Firmware Update. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Diagnostic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

System Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Log Info. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Packets Info. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Client Monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Ping Test. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Connecting to an Existing Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Specications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

WDS Bridging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77

FCC Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Warranty Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Contact Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

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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-G300N Package Contents

The AirStation WZR-G300N package contains the following items:

• WZR-G300N AirStation

• AC adapter and power cable

• CAT5 LAN cable

• Utility CD with Manual

• Quick Setup Guides

• Warranty Statement

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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.

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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-G300N has a default LAN IP address of

192.168.11.1 and Subnet Mask of 255.255.255.0.

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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.

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Log in to the Configuration 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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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-G300N’s advanced conguration menus.

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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 repeater 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 or repeater, ip the switch to BRI and turn to page

44.

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Manual Client Configuration

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.

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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.

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AirStation Configuration 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).

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Advanced Settings

Advanced Settings lets you con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 Cong. The

rst page in WAN Cong, WAN Port,

will open.

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WAN Config (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 nished.

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PPPoE

Many DSL connections require a PPPoE

Connection in order to log in to an internet

connection. Normally, the Easy Detection

Wizard will help you congure that, but

you may manually congure one here.

Consult your ISP for more information

on correctly conguring your PPPoE

connection.

To add a new PPPoE connection, click Edit

Connection List. To choose your preferred

connection, click on Edit Preferred

Connection List.

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LAN 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, not
used elsewhere in the network.

The default Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0.
To connect AirStation to an existing LAN,
specify the Subnet Mask that the LAN uses.

If there’s more than one DHCP server on
a network, disable all but one of them.
To have DHCP assign addresses from a
specic range, enter a begining address by

Assigned IP Address and give the number
of addresses to assign in the Addresses box. To exclude specic addresses from being
assigned by DHCP, specify them in the Excluded IP Address box. Multiple IP addresses
may be specied by seperating them with a comma, e.g. 192.168.11.7,192.168.11.9. You
can also specify an IP address range by start and end address connected by a dash, e.g.

192.168.11.15-192.168.11.21. The ‘,’ and ‘-’ can be used at the same time, e.g. 192.1

68.11.7,192.168.11.9,192.168.11.15-192.168.11.21, up to a total string length of 128
characters.

Click the Help link in the top right corner for more information.

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