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- 1 - Contents Chapter 1 - Product Overview ......................................... 5 Package Contents ................................................................... 5 Hardware Overview ................................................................. 6 Front Panel LEDs ........................................................................[...]

- 2 - Wireless Cong ....................................................................... 37 WPS ............................................................................................... 37 Basic .............................................................................................. 38 Advanced ................. ..................[...]

- 3 - Log ................. ................................................................................ 73 Save/Restore ................................................................................. 74 Initialize/Restart ............................................................................. 75 Update .................................[...]

- 4 - TCP/IP Settings (Mac OS X) ................................................... 99 Other T ips ................................................................................ 100 Chapter 6 - Default Conguration Settings .................... 102 Chapter 7 - Network-USB Navigator ............................... 109 Initial Setup for Windows [...]

- 5 - Chapter 1 - Product Overview Package Contents The follo wing items are included in y our AirStation pack age. If any of the it ems are missing , please contact your vender . • WZR-D1800H ................................................................................................................................ 1 • AirStation Setup Car[...]

1 2 3 5 4 - 6 - Chapter 1 Product Overview Hardware Overview Front Panel LEDs 1 A OSS button T o initiate A OSS, hold down this button until the Wir eless LED ashes (about 1 second). Then, push or click the AOSS butt on on your wir eless client device to c omplete the connection. Both devices must be power ed on for this to w or k. 2 W ireless L[...]

Chapter 1 Product Overview - 7 - 3 Internet acc ess LED (Blue) On: Internet access is available . O : Internet access is not available . Router functionality is disabled. 4 Router LED (Blue) On: Router functionality is enabled. O : Router functionality is disabled. 5 Bualo LED ( White or Red) On ( White): P ower is on. O : P ower is o?[...]

11 13 10 12 15 7 8 6 9 14 - 8 - Chapter 1 Product Overview Back Panel 6 Router button This button turns the rout er on and o . The operation mode is changed by holding down the button. 7 USB LED (Blue) On: The USB drive is connected . Blinking: The USB drive can be remov ed. Note: When this LED is blinking, the connected USB drive cannot be used[...]

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18 - 10 - Chapter 1 Product Overview Right Side 18 Mounting holes Mounting holes are pro vided for mounting the A irStation to a wall. Use the supplied scr ews in the holes to mount to a wall.[...]

Stand Stand Stand Chapter 1 Product Overview - 1 1 - V ertical Placement Attach the stand as shown in the gur e below . Horizontal Placement The same stand also allows horiz ontal placement. Install the stand as shown in the gur e below .[...]

Mounting holes 85 mm (3.35 in.) Screw s 50 mm (1.97 in.) - 12 - Chapter 1 Product Overview W all-Mounting Install with the supplied screws in the mounting holes of the AirStation as sho wn in the gure below .[...]

disconnect modem computer modem LAN cable 1) connect 2) connect AirStation Internet port - 13 - Chapter 2 - Installation Initial Setup T o congure y our AirStation, f ollow the proc edure below . 1 V erify that you can connect to the internet without the AirStation, then turn o your modem and computer . 2 Unplug the LAN cable which connects y[...]

AirStation 1) connect 2) connect LAN cable computer AirStation Connect the power supply power outlet - 14 - Chapter 2 Installation 4 Once your c omputer has booted, the A irStation ’ s LEDs should be lit as described below : Wir eless On or blinking. Internet access On. Router On. Bualo White light on. LAN Green light on or blinking. Internet [...]

Chapter 2 Installation - 15 - Launch a web bro wser . I f the home screen is displa yed , setup is complete . If username and password elds are displa yed, en ter “ admin ” for the username and “ password” for the passw ord , then click [OK]. Step through the wizard t o complete setup . Y ou ’ve c ompleted the initial setup of your Air[...]

- 16 - Chapter 3 - Conguration The web-based conguration t ool lets you change advanced settings f or the AirStation. Don ’t change these settings unless you know what you ’ re doing . Accessing the W eb-based Conguration Interface T o congure the AirSta tion ’ s advanced settings manually , log in to the w eb-based conguration[...]

Chapter 3 Conguration - 17 - 4 This is the congura tion interface, where most AirStation settings can be congured . Help is always displa yed on the right side of each screen. Refer to the help scr eens for more inf ormation on using the conguration int er face.[...]

- 18 - Chapter 3 Conguration Conguration Interface Menus in Router Mode The menu structure for the AirS tation in router mode is as f ollows. Please r efer to the pages list ed at right for explanations of each it em. Main screen Descriptions P age Internet/LAN Internet Congure Internet side port and settings. P age 24 PPP oE PPP oE settin[...]

Chapter 3 Conguration - 19 - NAS Disk Management View the status and c ongure of attached USB disks . P age 55 Shared F older Set the USB disk to use as shared folders . P age 57 User Management Congure users t o access shar ed folders. P age 59 Shared Service Congure shar ed folder ac cess. P age 60 W eb Access Congure W eb Access. [...]

- 20 - Chapter 3 Conguration Conguration Interface Menus in Bridge Mode The menu structure in bridge mode is as follow s. Please r efer to the pages listed at right f or explanations of each item. Main screen Descriptions P age LAN Cong LAN LAN side por t congura tion. P age 32 Route Congure the AirStation ’ s IP communication rout[...]

Chapter 3 Conguration - 21 - Log Congure a sy slog ser ver t o manage the AirStation ’ s logs. P age 73 Save/Restor e Save or r estore the AirSta tion ’ s conguration from a c onguration le . P age 74 Initialize/Restar t Initialize the AirStation or reboot it. P age 75 Update Upda te the AirStation ’ s rmware. P age 76 Diagn[...]

- 22 - Chapter 3 Conguration Setup Setup is the home page of the conguration interface. Y ou can verify settings and the status of the AirStation here . Par ameter Meaning Internet/LAN (LAN Cong) Displays the conguration scr een for the Internet port and LAN por ts. Wir eless Cong Click this butt on to display the congur ation scr[...]

Chapter 3 Conguration - 23 - Par ameter Meaning LAN Cong Click this button to display the c onguration screen t o open por ts for games and applications . NAS Click this button to display the c onguration screen f or NAS settings. Admin C ong Click this button to display the c onguration screen f or administration settings. Diagno[...]

- 24 - Chapter 3 Conguration Internet/LAN (LAN Cong) Internet (Router Mode only) Congur e the W AN-side por t (“Internet por t ”). Par ameter Meaning Method of Acquiring IP Addr ess Specify how the W AN-side IP address is obtained. Default Gateway Congure an IP addr ess for the default gat eway . DNS Name Ser ver A ddress Specify an[...]

Chapter 3 Conguration - 25 - PPPoE (Router Mode only) Congur e PPP oE settings. Par ameter Meaning Default PPPoE C onnec tion If you ha ve r egistered multiple c onnection destinations in the PPP oE Connection List, connection destinations selected here have priority . Y ou need to congure the r oute to which PPPoE is connected to if you d[...]

- 26 - Chapter 3 Conguration Par ameter Meaning PPP oE Connection No.*- Add This is display ed when [Edit Connection List] is clicked. Name of Connection Enter the name to identify the c onnected destination. Y ou may enter up to 32 alphanumerical characters and symbols. Username Enter the username specied by y our ISP for PPP oE cer ticat[...]

Chapter 3 Conguration - 27 - Par ameter Meaning PPP oE Connection No. *- Add Keep A live If Keep Alive is enabled, then the AirSta tion will issue an L CP echo request once a minute in or der to maintain the connection with the PPP oE. If the ser ver does not respond f or more than 6 minutes, the line is r ecognized as disc onnected and the AirS[...]

- 28 - Chapter 3 Conguration DDNS (Router Mode only) Congur e Dynamic DNS settings. Many settings are only av ailable when the appropriate Dynamic DNS ser vice is enabled . Par ameter Meaning Dynamic DNS Ser vice Select a provider (DynDNS or TZO ) for Dynamic DNS. Username Enter the Dynamic DNS username. Y ou may enter up to 64 alphanumerical[...]

Chapter 3 Conguration - 29 - Par ameter Meaning IP Address Upda te P er iod Species the period to notify the dynamic DNS service provider of the current IP address . F or D ynDNS, set it between 0 and 35 days . F or TZO , set it between 0 and 99 days. If 0 (zer o) days is set, no periodic update is per formed . Internet Side IP Address The W [...]

- 30 - Chapter 3 Conguration VPN server (Router Mode Only) Congur e the VPN ser ver .[...]

Chapter 3 Conguration - 31 - Par ameter Meaning Auto Input Click t o generate a random IP addr ess. LAN Side IP Address Set a LAN side IP address and subnet mask. DHCP Ser ver F unction Enable or disable the DHCP ser ver , which assigns IP addresses automatically . DHCP IP Address P ool Congure the r ange of IP addresses to be assigned b y th[...]

- 32 - Chapter 3 Conguration LAN Congur e LAN-side and DHCP Ser ver settings. Par ameter Meaning LAN Side IP Address By default, the LAN side IP address is 192.168.11.1 with subnet mask 255.255.255.0. Y ou may change it here. DHCP Ser ver F unction Enable or disable the DHCP ser ver , which assigns LAN-side IP addresses automatically . DHCP I[...]

Chapter 3 Conguration - 33 - Par ameter Meaning DNS Ser vers Router mode only Set the DNS ser ver IP address f or the DHCP ser ver to issue to clients. WINS Ser ver Router mode only Set the WINS server IP address for the DHCP server to issue to clients. Domain Name Router mode only Set the domain name for the DHCP server to issue to clients. Y o[...]

- 34 - Chapter 3 Conguration DHCP Lease (Router Mode only) Congur e DHCP Exceptions . Par ameter Meaning IP Address Enter an IP address t o lease manually . The IP address should be from the same subnet as the DHCP scope , but not be within the range that DHCP is assigning to other devic es. MA C Address Enter the MA C address which identi[...]

Chapter 3 Conguration - 35 - NA T (Router Mode only) Congur e network address translation settings . This enables LAN-side devices to communica te with the Internet. Par ameter Meaning Address T ranslation Enable to use Network Addr ess T ranslation. Log Output of Deleted P ackets Enable to log deleted packets (such as errors) during addr ess[...]

- 36 - Chapter 3 Conguration Route Congur e the AirStation ’ s IP communication route . Par ameter Meaning Destination Address Adds a destination IP addr ess and subnet mask to a routing table . Gateway Adds a gatew ay address t o a routing table. Metric The metric is the maximum number of router hops a packet ma y take on the way to its de[...]

Chapter 3 Conguration - 37 - Wireless Cong WPS WPS Status and Settings. Par ameter Meaning WPS Enable to use WPS automatic conguration. External Registrar Enable to accept c ongure requests fr om other WPS devices. Note: Congur e requests will not be accept ed if AOSS is in use . AirStation PIN Displays the PIN code of the A irStatio[...]

- 38 - Chapter 3 Conguration Basic Congur e basic wireless settings from her e. Par ameter Meaning Wir eless Radio Determines whether to allow wireless c ommunication. If this is unchecked, then no wireless c onnections will be allowed. SSID The SSID may contain 1 - 32 alphanumeric characters. Wir eless Channel Sets a channel (a range of freq[...]

Chapter 3 Conguration - 39 - Par ameter Meaning Wir eless authentication Species the authentication method used when connecting to a wireless device . Wir eless encr yption Y ou may use any of the f ollowing types of encr yption: No encryption Data is transmitted without encryption. With this setting , anyone within range can connect to your [...]

- 40 - Chapter 3 Conguration Par ameter Meaning WP A-PSK (Pr e -Shared Key) A pre-shared key or passphrase is the password f or your wir eless connections. There are two di erent formats for a pr e -shared key . Use 8 to 63 alphanumeric characters (case -sensitive) for an ASCII passphrase, or use 64 alphanumeric characters (0 to 9 and a to f [...]

Chapter 3 Conguration - 41 - Advanced Congur e advanced wireless settings . Par ameter Meaning BSS Basic Rate Set BSS (Basic Ser vice Set) congures the transmission r ate of contr ol communication frames f or a wireless client. Setup choices ma y vary with dier ent wireless clients . Multicast Rate Set the communication speed of multi-c[...]

- 42 - Chapter 3 Conguration WMM Set priorities for specic communications.[...]

Chapter 3 Conguration - 43 - Par ameter Meaning WMM-EDCA Paramet ers Y ou don' t usually need to change these settings . Using the default settings is recommended . Priority The following priorities may be applied to individual transmission packets: (Highest) 8, (High) 4, (Normal) 2, and (Low) 1. F rom the queue, these packets ar e processe[...]

- 44 - Chapter 3 Conguration MAC Filter Restric t acc ess to specic wireless devices . Par ameter Meaning Enfor ce MA C F iltering Enable to restrict wireless connections to devices with register ed MA C addresses. Registration List Displays the M AC addr esses of register ed devices which are permitted to connect wirelessly . Edit Registrati[...]

Chapter 3 Conguration - 45 - Multicast Control Congur e restrictions on unnecessar y multicast packets sent to the wir eless LAN por t. Par ameter Meaning Snooping If enabled, snooping super vises multicast administrativ e packets such as IGMP and restricts unnecessar y multicast transf ers to wired or wireless ports. Multicast Aging Time Set[...]

- 46 - Chapter 3 Conguration AOSS AOSS Sta tus and Settings. Par ameter Meaning Initiates AOSS automa tic wireless congura tion. Click this, then press or click the A OSS button on your A OSS-compatible wireless client. Repeat for additional A OSS clients. Click this button to disconnect AOSS c onnections. Note: If AOSS connections are discon[...]

Chapter 3 Conguration - 47 - Security (Router Mode only) Firewall (Router Mode only) Congur e the AirStation ’ s rewall. Par ameter Meaning AOSS Client Information Displa ys AOSS clients c onnected to the AirStation and inf ormation of the devices which are wir elessly communicated . AOSS Ethernet C onverter Information Only displayed if[...]

- 48 - Chapter 3 Conguration Par ameter Meaning Log Output Enable to output a log of rewall activity . Basic Rules Enable to use an y of the quick lters. P recongured quick lters include: Prohibit NB T and M icrosoft-DS Routing Enabling this blocks communication using these prot ocols from the W AN side to the LAN side or from the LA[...]

Chapter 3 Conguration - 49 - IP Filter (Router Mode only) Edit IP lters . Par ameter Meaning Log Output If enabled, IP lter activity is saved to a log . Operation Specify how to proc ess target packets. Direction Specify the transmission direction of target packets. IP Address Specify the sender's IP address and rec eiver's IP ad[...]

- 50 - Chapter 3 Conguration VPN Passthrough (Router Mode only) Congur e IPv6 passthrough, PPP oE passthrough, and PPTP passthrough. Par ameter Meaning IPv6 Passthr ough Enable to use IPv6 P assthrough f or address translation. PPP oE P assthrough Enable to use PPP oE bridging. PPP oE bridging lets you automatically obtain an IP address fr om[...]

Chapter 3 Conguration - 51 - LAN Cong Port Forwarding (Router Mode only) Congur e por t translation. Par ameter Meaning Group Specify a group name f or a new rule to belong to . S elect [New Group] and ent er the new group name in the Gr oup Name eld to creat e a new group . A group name can include up to 16 alphanumeric characters. Int[...]

- 52 - Chapter 3 Conguration Par ameter Meaning LAN Side IP Address Enter the LAN side IP address (after translation) f or the por t translation table entry . LAN Side P or t Select the LAN side (af ter translation) port number (1 - 65535) for the por t translation table entry . P or t F or warding Registration Information Shows curren t entries[...]

Chapter 3 Conguration - 53 - UPnP (Router Mode only) Congur e UPnP (Univ ersal Plug and Play). Par ameter Meaning UPnP Enable or disable Universal Plug and Pla y (UPnP) functionality .[...]

- 54 - Chapter 3 Conguration QoS (Router Mode only) Congur e the priority of packets sent to the Internet. Par ameter Meaning QoS for transmission to the Internet Determine whether or not to prioritize packets sent to the Internet. Check this box to enable QoS. Upload bandwidth Specify the upstream bandwidth in k bps from the AirSta tion to t[...]

Chapter 3 Conguration - 55 - Par ameter Meaning priority Select high, medium or low . If packets do not qualify for classication as a type on the list, then their priority is treated as a level between medium and low . NAS Disk management View the status of and c ongure attached USB disks .[...]

- 56 - Chapter 3 Conguration Par ameter Meaning Device Displays inf ormation for attached USB disks . Disks are remo ved when [Remove] in the Device column is clicked . Disk Assignment A disk number will be automatically assigned to the disk or you can choose a number . Select a disk number , or selec t [Do not assign], then click [Apply]. P ar [...]

Chapter 3 Conguration - 57 - Shared Folder Congur e a USB disk for use with shared f olders. Par ameter Meaning Shared F older Name* Enter a name f or the shared folder . Up to 18 alphanumeric characters, spaces , hyphens (-), and underscor es (_) may be used. Shared F older Description* Enter a description of the shared f older (optional). U[...]

- 58 - Chapter 3 Conguration Par ameter Meaning W eb Access Y ou may also select to enforc e access limits on users accessing through W eb Acc ess by checking the Access Limits checkbox. Users will hav e the same access levels as assig ned above . If Access Limits is not checked, then all users accessing the shar ed folder via W eb Access will h[...]

Chapter 3 Conguration - 59 - User Management This screen lets y ou add users to the acc ess list with the ability to access shared f olders. Par ameter Meaning Username Enter the name of a user t o be given access to the shar ed folder . Up to 20 alphanumeric characters, space , hyphens (-), and underscor es (_) may be used for each user . Up to[...]

- 60 - Chapter 3 Conguration Shared Service Assign AirSta tion and workgroup names t o access shar ed folders . Par ameter Meaning Shared F older Enable to make a USB disk available on your local network. AirStation name Rename your AirStation if desired . Up to 15 alphanumeric characters, space , and hyphens (-), may be used . T he AirStation n[...]

Chapter 3 Conguration - 61 - W eb Access The screen t o congure W eb Access . Par ameter Meaning W eb Access Check [Enable] to use Web A ccess. W eb Access Display Language Set the language to be used with W eb Access. HT TPS/SSL Encr yption Check [Enable] to use SSL encryption for protected data transf er . W eb Access External Port Automati[...]

- 62 - Chapter 3 Conguration Par ameter Meaning DNS Ser vice Hostname Sets the DNS Ser vice Hostname when the Web ac cess function is activated. Select [Use BualoNAS.com registr ation function] to use the Web ac cess function easily . Y ou’ll ha ve to congur e a [BualoNAS.com name] and [BualoNAS.com key] to use BualoNAS.com. 3 -[...]

Chapter 3 Conguration - 63 - Media Server Media Ser ver settings. Par ameter Meaning Media Ser ver Enable to use the media server . Status Displays the status of the media server .[...]

- 64 - Chapter 3 Conguration BitT orrent Congur e the BitT orrent client. Par ameter Meaning BitT orrent F unc tion Enable to use the BitT orrent client. If the BitT orrent client is enabled, ov erall communication performance may decrease and settings screens may r espond slower . If that happens, reformat the USB disk with XFS. That may hel[...]

Chapter 3 Conguration - 65 - Par ameter Meaning Bandwidth Restriction Set a bandwidth limit for BitT orrent. [Download Manager] Displays the BitT orrent download manager screen. A dd a torrent, then click [A dd] to download the le(s). [Delete BitT orrent information] Deletes all les , including the torrent les and les which ar e curr[...]

- 66 - Chapter 3 Conguration Admin Cong Name Congur e basic AirStation settings. Par ameter Meaning AirStation Name Enter a name f or the AirStation. Names may include up to 64 alphanumeric characters and hyphens (-). List Network Ser vices Enable or disable this to display the computers and devic es on your network with their suppor ted s[...]

Chapter 3 Conguration - 67 - Password Congur e the password t o log in to the AirStation ’ s conguration scr een. Par ameter Meaning Administrat or Name The name of the Administr ator accoun t is “ admin” . Administrat or P assword The Administr ator passwor d may contain up to 8 alphanumeric characters and underscores (_).[...]

- 68 - Chapter 3 Conguration T ime/Date Congur e the AirStation ’ s internal clock. Par ameter Meaning Local Dat e Y ou may manually set the date of the AirStation ’ s internal clock. Local Time Y ou may manually set the time of the AirStation ’ s internal clock. Time Z one Specify the time z one (oset of Green wich M ean Time) of th[...]

Chapter 3 Conguration - 69 - NTP Congur e an NTP ser ver to aut omatically synchroniz e the AirStation ’ s internal clock. Par ameter Meaning NTP F unc tionality Enable to use an NTP server . The default is Enabled. NTP Ser ver Enter the name of the NTP ser ver as a hostname , hostname with domain name, or IP address . Up to 255 alphanumeri[...]

- 70 - Chapter 3 Conguration ECO Congur e Eco mode from this scr een.[...]

Chapter 3 Conguration - 71 - Par ameter Meaning Schedule feature Enable to schedule Eco Mode. If Eco mode is enabled , AOSS will function only when the AirStation is in Normal operating mode. W eek ly schedule Graphically displays the congur ed schedule. Register schedule Congur e operational mode f or time periods in the weekly schedule. [...]

- 72 - Chapter 3 Conguration Access Restric t acc ess to the AirStation ’ s conguration interface. Par ameter Meaning Log Output Enabling outputs a log of changes to access settings . Pr ohibit conguration fr om wireless LAN If enabled, preven ts access to congur ation interface from wirelessly connected devices (only wir ed devices m[...]

Chapter 3 Conguration - 73 - Log T ransfer the AirSta tion ’ s logs to a syslog ser ver . Par ameter Meaning Log T ransfer Enable to send logs to a sy slog ser ver . Syslog Server Identify the syslog server by hostname, hostname with domain name, or IP address . Y ou may enter up to 255 alphanumeric characters and hyphens (-). Logs Choose whic[...]

- 74 - Chapter 3 Conguration Save/Restore Save AirS tation settings as a le and restor e from them lat er . Par ameter Meaning Save curren t settings Clicking [Save] will save the curren t conguration of the AirSta tion to a le. If the [Encrypt the conguration le with a password] option is checked, then the congura tion le w[...]

Chapter 3 Conguration - 75 - Initialize/Restart Initialize or restart the AirStation. Par ameter Meaning Restar t Click [Restar t Now] to r estart the AirStation. Initialize Click [I nitialize Now] to initializ e and restart the AirStation.[...]

- 76 - Chapter 3 Conguration Update Update the AirStation ’ s rmwar e. Par ameter Meaning F irmwar e Version Displays the curren t rmware v ersion of the AirStation. Update Method Specify Local File Updates from a rm ware le st ored on your c omputer . Auto Upda te Online Automatically upda tes to the latest rm ware available. F[...]

Chapter 3 Conguration - 77 - Par ameter Meaning F irmwar e Update Reminder T his sets whether the F irmwar e Update Reminder function is used. When enabled, if new rm ware is f ound, notication is sent t o the Conguration Interface. Remind time This sets the interval for checking whether a new rmware v ersion has been released.[...]

- 78 - Chapter 3 Conguration Diagnostic System Info View sy stem information f or the AirStation.[...]

Chapter 3 Conguration - 79 - Par ameter Meaning Model Display s the product name of the AirStation and the rmwar e version. AirStation Name Displays the name of the AirSta tion. Mode Switch Status Displays the status of the AirS tation ’ s mode switch. Operational Mode Displays the AirSta tion ’ s current operational mode . Internet Displ[...]

- 80 - Chapter 3 Conguration Logs The AirStation ’ s logs are rec orded here . Par ameter Meaning Display log info Choose the types of logs to display . Logs Displays the log inf ormation recor ded in the AirStation.[...]

Chapter 3 Conguration - 81 - Packet Info View packet tr ansfer inf ormation. Par ameter Meaning Sent Displays the number of packets sent to the W AN, the LAN, and the wireless LAN. Received Displays the number of packets r eceived fr om the W AN, the LAN, and the wireless LAN.[...]

- 82 - Chapter 3 Conguration Client Monitor This screen sho ws devices that ar e connected to the AirStation. Par ameter Meaning Client Monitor Display s information (MA C address, lease IP address , hostname, communication method, wir eless authentication and 802.11n) f or devices that are c onnected to the AirStation.[...]

Chapter 3 Conguration - 83 - Ping A ping test checks whether the AirStation can c ommunicate with a specic network device . Par ameter Meaning Destination Address Enter the IP address or hostname of the devic e that you ar e testing communication with, then click [Ex ecute]. The result will be displayed belo w .[...]

PUSH PUSH Modem Internet AirStation PC or Game console (AOSS Devices) - 84 - Chapter 4 - Connect to a Wireless Network Automatic Secure Setup (AOSS / WPS) AOSS and WPS are syst ems that enable you to aut omatically congur e wireless LAN settings. Just pressing the buttons will c onnect wireless devices and complete security settings. Use them t [...]

Chapter 4 Connect to a Wireless Network - 85 - 1 2 Click [Star t] > [A ll Pr ograms] > [BUFF AL O] > [AirStation Utility] > [Client Manager V ]. Windows 7/V ista (Client Manager V) If you are using Window s 7 or Vista, use the Client Manager V to connect wirelessly with AOSS or WPS. Click [Cr eate P ro le]. 3 If the User Accoun t Con[...]

- 86 - Chapter 4 Connect to a Wireless Network 2 Windows XP (Client Manager 3) If you are using Window s XP , use Client Manager 3 to connect wirelessly with A OSS or WPS. 1 Right-click on the icon in the system tray and select [Pr o le]. Click the [ WPS AOSS] button. It will take several seconds for y our wireless connection to be con gured.[...]

Chapter 4 Connect to a Wireless Network - 87 - Mac OS X (AOSS Assistant) If you are using Mac OS X 10.7 / 10.6 / 10.5 / 10.4, use the AOSS A ssistant to connect wirelessly with AOSS. 1 Run the AOSS A ssistant progr am that was downloaded fr om the Bualo web site . 2 3 4 The software license screen is displa yed . Click [A gree] to pr oceed. Clic[...]

- 88 - Chapter 4 Connect to a Wireless Network Other Devices (e.g. Game Console) If you are using a game machine which supports AOSS or WPS, refer to that devic e ’ s manual to initiate A OSS or WPS. When instructed, hold down the A OSS button on the AirStation for 1 second . When the Wir eless LED on the front of the AirStation stop ashing an[...]

Chapter 4 Connect to a Wireless Network - 89 - 3 Enter the encryption key and click [OK ]. 1 Right-click on the wireless network icon in the system tr ay . 2 Click [C onnect to a network ] . When this screen is displa yed, select your network and click [Connect ] . 3 Windows V ista (WLAN AutoCong) With Vista, use WLAN AutoCong to connect to t[...]

- 90 - Chapter 4 Connect to a Wireless Network If the screen below is display ed, click [I want t o enter the network key or passphrase instead]. Other wise,go to step 4.[...]

Chapter 4 Connect to a Wireless Network - 91 - 4 Enter the encryption key and click [Connect]. Step through the wizar d to nish conguration. If the Set Net work L ocation screen is displa yed, select [Home], [ Work], or [P ublic location] depending on where you ’ re using the AirStation.[...]

- 92 - Chapter 4 Connect to a Wireless Network Windows XP (Wireless Zero Conguration) Windo ws XP includes Wireless Z ero Cong, a built -in utility to connect to your AirStation. Note: If Client Manager 3 is installed on your c omputer , W ireless Zero C ong is disabled. Uninstall Client Manager 3 to use Wireless Zer o Cong , or just us[...]

Chapter 4 Connect to a Wireless Network - 93 - Mac OS X (Wi-Fi) Use Wi-Fi on a Mac to connect to the AirStation. Note: In Mac OS X 10.6 and earlier, “Wi-Fi” appears as “AirPort”. 1 2 3 Refer to the setup car d at the bottom of the AirStation. Make a note of the SSID and Key printed on the setup card . Click the icon in the top section of th[...]

- 94 - Chapter 5 - T roubleshooting Cannot connect to the Internet over wired connection. • Make sure that your AirSta tion is plugged in! • Check that the status LEDs of your AirSta tion are lit as below: Bualo White light is on LAN Green light is on or blinking Internet Green light is on or blinking • Make sure that your comput er is c o[...]

With the AirS tation power ed on, hold down this button for 3 seconds t o return it to factory default settings. Chapter 5 T rouble Shooting - 95 - Cannot connect to the network wirelessly . • Congure your wireless client with the same SSID , encryption type, and encr yption key as set on the AirStation. The factor y defaults are: SSID - BUFF [...]

- 96 - Chapter 5 T rouble Shooting TCP/IP Settings (Windows 7) T o congure T CP/IP in W indows 7, follow the pr ocedure belo w . 1 Click [Star t] > [ Contr ol P anel] > [Network and Internet]. 2 Click [Network and Sharing Center]. 3 Click [Change A dapter Settings] on the left side menu. 4 Right-click on [Local Area Connection], then click[...]

Chapter 5 T rouble Shooting - 97 - TCP/IP Settings (Windows V ista) T o congure T CP/IP in W indows Vista, follow the pr ocedure below . 1 Click [Star t] > [Settings] > [C ontrol P anel]. 2 Click [Network and Sharing Center]. 3 Click [Manage network connections] on the lef t side menu. 4 Right-click on [Local Area Connection], then click [[...]

- 98 - Chapter 5 T rouble Shooting TCP/IP Settings (Windows XP) T o congure T CP/IP in W indows XP , follow the pr ocedure belo w . 1 Click [Star t] > [Settings] > [C ontrol P anel]. 2 Double -click [Net work]. 3 Right-click on [Local Area Connection], then click [P roperties]. 4 Select [I nternet P rotoc ol ( TCP/IP)], then click [P roper[...]

Chapter 5 T rouble Shooting - 99 - TCP/IP Settings (Mac OS X) T o congure T CP/IP in M ac OS X, follo w the procedur e below . 1 Click [Apple menu] > [S ystem P ref erences …]. 2 Click [Network]. 3 Click [Ethernet]. 4 T o have DHCP set y our IP address settings automatically , selec t [Using DHCP] in the Congur e IPv4 eld. T o set you[...]

- 100 - Chapter 5 T rouble Shooting Other T ips Issue: I reset m y wireless rout er to factor y settings and for got how to log in t o the conguration int er face. Answer: Open your bro wser , enter 192.168.11.1 as the browser addr ess, and hit Enter . Y ou will be prompted to log in. Enter “ admin” for the username and “ password” for t[...]

Chapter 5 T rouble Shooting - 101 - Answer: There ar e many en vironmental factors that may cause this. F irst, ensure the issue is not range related b y moving the wireless r outer and the client device closer together . I f the connection drops continue , then range is probably not the issue . Other 2.4 GH z devices such as micro wav es, other wi[...]

- 102 - Chapter 6 - Default Conguration Settings F eature Par ameter Default Setting Internet (Router mode only) Method of Acquiring IP Addr ess P er form Easy Setup (Internet Connection Wizard) Default Gateway none DNS Name Ser ver A ddress none Internet MAC A ddress Use Default MA C Address MTU Size of Internet P or t 1500 Bytes PPP oE (Router[...]

Chapter 6 Default Conguration Settings - 103 - F eature Par ameter Default Setting LAN LAN Side IP Address Router mode (Router On): 192.168.11.1 (255.255.255.0) Bridge mode (Router O ): 192.168.11.100 (255.255.255.0) DHCP Ser ver F unction (Router mode only) Enabled DHCP IP Address P ool (Router mode only) 192.168.11.2 for up to 64 A ddresses[...]

- 104 - Chapter 6 Default Conguration Settings F eature Par ameter Default Setting WPS WPS Enabled External Registrar Enabled AirStation PIN An 8-digit random value (Printed on the label of the A irStation) WPS Security I nformation WPS status: congured SSID: BUFF AL O-X XX XX X (the last 6 digits of the AirStation ’ s MAC address) + “_A [...]

Chapter 6 Default Conguration Settings - 105 - F eature Par ameter Default Setting WMM WMM-EDC A P arameters (Priority AC_BK (L ow) ) F or AP F or ST A CWmin 15 15 CWmax 1023 1023 AIFSN 7 7 TXOP Limit 0 0 Admission C ontrol ----- Disabled WMM-EDCA Paramet ers (Priority AC_BE (Normal) ) F or AP F or ST A CWmin 15 15 CWmax 63 1023 AIFSN 3 3 TXOP L[...]

- 106 - Chapter 6 Default Conguration Settings F eature Par ameter Default Setting F irewall (Router mode only) Log Output Disabled Basic Rules P rohibit NBT and Microsoft-DS Routing Disabled Reject IDENT Requests Enabled Block Ping fr om Internet Enabled IP F ilter (Router mode only) Log Output Disabled IP F ilter Information none VPN P ass Thr[...]

Chapter 6 Default Conguration Settings - 107 - F eature Par ameter Default Setting W eb Access W eb Access Disabled W eb Access Display Language English HT TPS/SSL Encr yption Disabled W eb Access External Port Auto (P or t Number:9000) DNS Ser vice Host Name Use BualoNAS.com reg istration function W eb Access status None Media Ser ver Media [...]

- 108 - Chapter 6 Default Conguration Settings F eature Par ameter Default Setting ECO Schedule feature Disabled Register schedule Operational Mode: Normal Start time: 0:00 End time: 0:30 The day of w eek: none User Dene Mode LED: O Wir ed LAN: ECO (Slo w operation) Wir eless LAN: O Network-USB Network-USB Enabled Use multifunction Prin[...]

- 109 - Chapter 7 - Network-USB Navigator Network-USB Navigat or is compatible only with printers and multifunction printers (all-in-one devices with a printer , scanner , and memor y card reader). It cannot be used with any other type of USB devices. Initial Setup for Windows Users 1 Inser t the AirNavigator CD in to your comput er . The setup men[...]

- 1 10 - Chapter 7 Network-USB Navigator 4 Click [Next]. 5 Read the license agreemen t. Click [ Y es] to continue. 3 Check the box f or “Network-USB Navigator” and click [Install].[...]

Chapter 7 Network-USB Navigator - 1 1 1 - 7 Click [Next]. 6 Click [Next]. 8 Click [Star t].[...]

- 1 12 - Chapter 7 Network-USB Navigator ・ Installation on Windows XP (SP2 or later) ・ Installation on Windows 7/V ista Click [ Y es] when this screen is shown. Click [Install] when this screen is shown. Click [ Y es] when this screen is shown.[...]

Chapter 7 Network-USB Navigator - 1 13 - 9 10 Click [F inish] when the “Net work -USB Navigator Install is Complet e ” screen is shown. Network-USB Navigat or installation is complete . 1 Y ou can select the behavior of this product when a USB device is detected. Select the connection behavior suited to your usage en vironment. 2 Click [Next].[...]

- 1 14 - Chapter 7 Network-USB Navigator Initial Setup for Mac Users 1 Inser t the Air Navigator CD . 2 F rom the menu bar , click [Go] > [C omputer]. 3 Double -click the CD icon, and then double - click [Mac] > [DeviceSer ver] > [C osetup]. 4 Click [C ontinue]. 5 Read the license agreemen t, and then click [C ontinue].[...]

Chapter 7 Network-USB Navigator - 1 15 - 6 Click [A gree] t o continue. 8 Click [Install]. 7 Click [C ontinue].[...]

- 1 16 - Chapter 7 Network-USB Navigator 10 Click [C ontinue Installation]. 11 Click [Restar t]. 9 Input your name and password . Click [OK].[...]

Chapter 7 Network-USB Navigator - 1 17 - 12 Network-USB Navigat or installation is complete . 1 During the rst program launch only , the screen at left will appear before the main progr am screen is displayed . F rom here, y ou can select the behavior of this product when a USB device is detected. Select the connection behavior suited to y our u[...]

- 1 18 - Chapter 7 Network-USB Navigator How to use Network-USB T o congure Network-USB , refer to the “Network-USB User Manual” . 2 Click , then click [Manual P age]. 3 Network-USB User Manual will open.[...]

- 1 19 - F or users of W indows 7, Vista, or Mac OS X (10.4 and later), software supplied with the AirStation can be used to check the quality and strength of the wireless sig nal. Windows 7/V ista Note: · If Client Manager V is not already installed, do wnload it from the Bualo web site , and install. · Client Manager V does not suppor t Wind[...]

- 120 - Chapter 8 Checking the Wireless Signal Quality and Strength 4 Par ameter Meaning Connection status Signal strength (dBm), link speed (Mbps), and signal quality (%) are displayed in one-minute intervals on a real-time graph. Usage status by channel The 11b/11g display show s usage in the 2.4 GHz band channels 1 to 11. The 11a display show s [...]

Chapter 8 Checking the Wireless Signal Quality and Strength - 121 - 2 The software license screen is displa yed when starting for the rst time only . Click [Agr ee] to proceed . 3 Par ameter Meaning Network name (SSID) This displays the SSID of the AirStation that is curren tly connected. Status This indicates the curr ent connection status. IP [...]

- 122 - Chapter 9 - Shared Folders and the USB Port There ar e several r estr ictions on using the AirStation ’ s USB por t: • When using two-byte characters (such as Japanese), keep folder and le names within 80 characters. Y ou may not be able to copy a f older or a le whose name length is more than 80 characters. • Y ou cannot set at[...]

Chapter 9 T echnical Detail of the USB port - 123 - • If you view the size of a hard driv es on the brow ser , it shows a bigger value than when y ou see it in Windo ws ’ drive properties. This is because the browser show s the size of the drive in gigab ytes but Windo ws shows it in g ibibytes . • If you have logged in using a “ guest ” [...]

- I - W ired LAN Interface Standard C ompliance IEEE802.3ab (1000BASE- T ), IEEE802.3u (100BASE- T X), IEEE802.3 (10BASE- T ) T ransmission Rate 10 / 100 / 1000 Mbps T ransmission Encoding 1000BASE- T 4DP AM5, 100BASE- T X 4B5B/ML T -3, 10BASE- T M anchester C ording Acc ess Method CSMA/CD Speed and Flo w Contr ol 10 / 100 / 1000 Mbps, Auto Sensing[...]

- II - Appendix A Specications T ransmission Rate 802.11n/a/b/g 802.11n: 20 MHz BW (Long GI) 195, 175.5, 156, 117, 78, 58.5, 39, 19.5 Mbps (3 stream) 130, 117, 104, 78, 52, 39, 26, 13 Mbps (2 stream) 65, 58.5, 52, 39, 26, 19.5, 13, 6.5 Mbps (1 stream) 20 MHz BW (Shor t GI) 216.7, 195, 173.3, 130, 86.7, 65, 43.3, 21.7 Mbps (3 stream) 144.4, 130, [...]

Appendix A Specications - III - 802.11a Fr equency Range USA Canada 5180-5240 MHz (Channels 36, 40, 44, 48) 5745-5825 MHz (Channels 149, 153, 157, 161, 165) 802.11g Fr equency Range USA Canada 2412-2462 MHz (Channels 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)[...]

- IV - Appendix B - Environmental Information • The equipment that you have purchased has required the extraction and use of natural resour ces for its pr oduction. • The equipment may con tain hazardous substanc es that c ould impact health and the en vironment. • In order to avoid the dissemination of those substances in our environment and[...]

- V - Appendix C - GPL Information The sourc e code for Bualo pr oduc ts that use GPL code is available a t http://opensource .bualo .jp/ .[...]