Buffalo AIRSTATION WHR-G125 manual

www .bu ff a lotech.com User Manual - AirStation WHR-G125 Wireless AP Router with Bridging v1.0[...]

2 Table of Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Initial Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Installation with CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6   ManualConguration.. ..[...]

3 Introduction C ongratulations on your purchase! W ith both a wired LAN router and a 81 1g wir eless access point, the AirStation WHR-G125 Cable/DSL Router is perfect for linking your wir eless devices with a wired network and each other . System Requirements • Ahigh-speed(Broadband)Internetconnectionorexistinglocalare[...]

4 Initial Setup B eg i n  by   n d in g  a  go o d  p la c e  to  s e t u p  y o ur  r o ut e r / ac c e ss  p o i nt .   S om e  t hi n g s  to consider: • You’llneedtobeabletoplugyourinternetconnectionintoit,soitshouldgowithin reachof?[...]

5 Connecting your AirStation PC CableorDSLModem Power to outlet or surgeprotector[...]

6 Forasimpleinstallation,youmayusetheAirNavigatorCDinyourpackagetostep youthroughconguration.InserttheCDinthedriveofyourcomputerandfollowthe directions. Theinstallationprogramwillstepyouthroughconnectingyourcomputertothe?[...]

7 Tocongureyourroutermanually,useawiredconnectiontoyourcomputer.Once you’veconnectedtotheinternetthroughtherouter,youmayswitchtoawireless connection if desired. ThecomputerusedtoconguretheAirStationshouldbesettoobtainan[...]

8 L aunchawebbrowseronthecomputerthatyou’re usingtoconguretheAirStation. Thersttimeyourrouterispoweredon,thewindow belowshouldopenautomatically.Toopenitmanually, you may enter your routers IP addrees ( 192.168.11.1 bydefault)intotheUR[...]

9 Y our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I[...]

10 Toconnectwirelessdevicesto theAirStation,youmayeither entertheSSIDandencryptionkey manually,oryoucanuseAOSS. FormoreinformationonAOSS,see pages14and15. Consult your wireless clients’ manuals for instructions on conguringthemmanually.Y[...]

11 YoucangetbacktotheSetuppage fromanywhereintheconguration screensbyclickingonthe Setup tabinthetopleftcorner.From here,youcanreruntheInternet ConnectionWizard,changeyour routermode,initiateAOSSorWPS, and see your wirele[...]

12 ThemenusintheCongurationToolletyouchangeyourAirStation’ssettings.To navigatesettings,choosea category atthetopofthepageandthena submenu below.Settingswillappearontheleft,helplesontheright.Thisexample showsth[...]

13 TheInitialize/Restartpagecanbe reachedbychoosingthe Admin Cong catagorytabandthenclicking on the Initialize/Restart submenu. Click Restart Now fromthispage torestartyourAirStation.Click Initialize Now to restore your AirStation to factory defaults and restart [...]

14 Youcangettothispagebyselectingthe Wireless Cong categoryandchoosingthe AOSS submenu. TheblueAOSSbuttonatthetopleftofthe pagehasthesamefunctionasthephysical AOSSbuttononthetopoftherouter:it initiates the AOSS process[...]

15 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th[...]

16 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[...]

17 Th i s A i rS t at i o n s up p or t s q u ic k ly  c ha n gi n g t h e pr o d uc t f r om a w i re l es s ro u te r t o a c on v en t i on a l ac c e ss po i nt . Fo r  no r ma l u s e , l ea v e t h e “ Ro u te r ” s w it c h i n t h e O N po s i ti o n. If  t he  Ro u te r  sw i tc [...]

18 By  d ef a ul t , e n cr y pt i on  i s n ot  en a b le d o n t h e Ai r S ta t io n u n l es s y o u u s ed AO S S t o p e rf o rm y ou r se t u p.  A n yo n e w i th i n r a ng e c a n e as i l y c on n ec t  to yo u r w i re l es s  ne t wo r k.   Th i s m ig h t n o t b [...]

19 Ma n y k i nd s o f  en c ry p ti o n a r e a va i l ab l e.  W E P wo r k s w it h a l m os t e v er y t hi n g.  W P A 2- P SK  is mu c h m o re  se c u re .  C ho o s e t he  st r o ng e st  me t h od of  e nc r yp t io n  th a t w or k s w i th  al l  of ?[...]

20 Ea c h o f y o ur w ir e le s s c l ie n ts wi l l n e ed yo u r pa s s wo r d t o c o nn e ct  to  t he  ne t wo r k .  Cl i ck  o n t he wi r e le s s i co n  in  yo u r c o mp u te r ’s  s ys t ra y , o r t h is me s s ag e i f i t  po p s u p. An y  wi r el e ss  n et [...]

21 En t e r y ou r n e t wo r k k ey  ( “p a ss w or d ” ) t wi c e a n d c li c k Co n n ec t . Re p e at fo r e a c h W in d ow s XP co m pu t e r t ha t co n n ec t s t o y o ur  ne t wo r k w i re l es s l y. Encryption and Security Ot h e r w ir e le s s d e vi c es  m ay  ha v e d i ff e [...]

22 Connecting to a Preexisting Network Add an AirStation without changing your existing LAN configuration 1.SettheAirStationintoAccessPointModebymovingtheRouterswitchfrom ON to OFF . 2.ConnectoneoftheAirStation’sLANportstoanexistingrouterorswitchonyour netwo[...]

23 Formoreinformation,FAQ’s,andupdates,consulttheAirStationwebsiteat http://www.buffalotech.com . WHR-G125 AirStation Specifications Physical Specications Dimensions1.1”x6”x6.1”(28x152x155mm) Weight.45lb.(200g) Temperature & Humidity Operation32˚to104˚[...]

24 Regulatory Information Wirelesscommunicationisoftensubjecttolocalradioregulations.AlthoughAirStation wirelessnetworkingproductshavebeendesignedforoperationinthelicense-free2.4GHz band,localradioregulationsmayimposelimitationsontheuseofwireles[...]

25 AirStationIEEE802.11ChannelSets TherangeofthewirelesssignalisrelatedtotheTransmitRateofthewireless communication.CommunicationsatalowerTransmitrangemaytravellongerdistances. Center Channel ID FCC 12412 22417 32422 42427 52432?[...]

26 Common Problems •Outofrange,clientcannotconnecttotheAirStation. •Congurationmismatch,clientcannotconnecttotheAirStation. •AbsenceorconictwiththeClientDriver. •ConictofanotherdevicewiththeAirStationhardware. LED Activity MonitoringL[...]

27 DIAG LED Activity Table DIAG LED Display Time Description/Action Continuous Red Starting RAMErrorRedash,2timesStartingFlash ROM Error Redash,3times Starting AproblemonthewiredLANside Redash,4times Starting AproblemonthewirelessLANside LEDs[...]

28 • 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formoreinformation. • Ifthewirelessadapterprotocolisinstalled,selecttheprotocolandclickthe[...]

29 10BaseT: 802.3basedEthernetnetwork thatusesUTP(Unshieldedtwistedpair) cableandastartopology.10Mbpsdata tansmission speed. 100BaseT: 802.3basedEthernetnetwork thatusesUTP(Unshieldedtwistedpair) cableandastartopology.100Mbpsda[...]

30 Destination Address: Theaddressportion ofapacketthatidentiestheintended recipient station. DHCP (Dynamic Host Conguration Protocol): BasedonBOOTP,itusesapool ofIPaddresses,whichitassignstoeach deviceconnectedtoit,andretrievesthe addresswhe[...]

31 Full-Duplex: Totransmitonthesame channelinbothdirectionssimultaneously. Half-duplex: Totransmitonthesame channelinbothdirections,onedirectionat a time. Hub: A device which allows connection of computers and other devices to form a LAN. IEEE (Institute of Electrical [...]

32 PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association) Card: Removable modulethataddsfeaturestoaportable computer. Peer-to-peer: Thissimplenetworkisformedby connectingcomputersdirectly,withoutuseof routersorhubs.A crossover cable isplugged into[...]

33 PPPoE (Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet): Aspecicationforconnecting users on an Ethernet line to the Internet throughacommonbroadbandmedium. Protocol: Astandardwayofexchanging informationbetweencomputers. RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial In User Service): A server that issu[...]

34 SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol: An application layer protocol that outlines the formal structure for communicationamongnetworkdevices. Static IP Address: A permanent IP addressisassignedtoanodeinaTCP/IP network.AlsoknownasglobalIP. SSID: The“name”ofyourwi[...]

35 WAN (Wide Area Network): Anetworking systemcoveringawidegeographicalarea. WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy): A security protocol for wireless local area networksdenedinthe802.11bstandard, usinga64bitor128bitkey.WEPwas designedtoprovidethesamelevelof?[...]

36 Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital devi ce, pursua nt to Part 15 of the FCC Rules . Thes e limi ts are desig ned to prov ide reason able p[...]

37 FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for uncontrolled equipmentand meetstheFCC radiofrequency (RF)ExposureGuidelines inSupplement C to OET65. This equipment should be installed and[...]

38 Europe – EU Declaration of Conformity ThisdevicecomplieswiththeessentialrequirementsoftheR&TTEDirective1999/5/EC. Thefollowingtestmethodshavebeenappliedinordertoprovepresumptionofcompliancewith theR&TTEDirective1999/5/EC: • EN60950:2000Saf[...]

39 Intended use Thisdeviceisa2.4GHz&5GHzwirelessLANtransceiver,intendedforindoorhomeand ofceuseinUSA,Canada,allEUandEFTAmemberstates. EU Countries intended for use Thisdeviceisintendedforindoorhomeandofceuseinthefollowing?[...]

40 InBelgiumthereisarestrictioninoutdooruse.Thefrequencyrangeinwhichoutdoor operationinBelgiumispermittedis2460–2483.5MHz. InFranceonlychannels10,11,12and13areavailable. Thisdevicemaynotbeusedforsettingupoutdoorradiolin[...]

41 • Theequipmentthatyouhavepurchasedhasrequiredtheextractionanduseofnatural resources for its production. • Theequipmentmaycontainhazardoussubstancesthatcouldimpacthealthandthe environment. • Inordertoavoidthedisseminationofthosesubstances?[...]

42 Warranty Information Buffalo Technology  (Melco Inc.) products comewith atwo-year limitedwarranty fromthe date of purchase. Buffalo Technology (Melco Inc.) warrants to the original purchaser the product;goodoperatingconditionforthewarrantyperiod.Th[...]

43 Contact Information BuffaloTechnology(USA),Inc. 4030WestBrakerLane,Suite120 Austin,TX78759-5319 GENERAL INQUIRIES MondaythroughFriday 8:30am-5:30pmCST Direct: 512-794-8533| Toll-free: 800-456-9799| Fax: 512-794-8520| Email: sales@buffalotech.com TECHNICAL SUPPORT NorthAmeric[...]

44 BuffaloTechnologyUKLtd. 176BuckinghamAvenue, Slough,Berkshire,SL14RD UnitedKingdom GENERAL INQUIRIES Email: sales@buffalo-technology.com TECHNICAL SUPPORT Phone(UKonly):08712501260* Phone:+35361708050 Email: helpdesk@buffalo-technology.ie *Callscost8.5pperminute Technical[...]

45 ThankyouforyourinterestinBuffaloproducts.OurGPLsoftwaredeliverypolicyisoutlinedbelow. Foreachindividualproductandrevision,pleasesendoneindividuallypackagedselfaddressedpaddedCD shippingenvelope,containingablankCD-Rtothefollowingad[...]

46 ThankyouforyourinterestinBuffaloproducts.OurGPLsoftwaredeliverypolicyisoutlinedbelow. Foreachindividualproductandrevision,pleasesendoneindividuallypackagedselfaddressedpaddedCD shippingenvelope,containingablankCD-Rtothefollowingad[...]

47 * 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 system following 802.11g protocol and operating at a signaling rate of 125Mbps. 125* [...]