User manual BUFFALO WHR-HP-GN : AIRSTATION™ N-TECHNOLOGY 150MBPS CABLE ROUTER

[. . . ] 41 ContactInformation(Europe). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 GPL Information (USA). 44 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase!With both a wired LAN router and a 811g wireless access point, the AirStation WHR-HP-GN : AIRSTATION™ N-TECHNOLOGY 150MBPS CABLE ROUTER Cable/DSL Router is perfect for linking your wireless devices with a wired network and each other. System Requirements ·Ahigh-speed(Broadband)Internetconnectionorexistinglocalareaconnection. ·Acomputerwithanetworkconnection(wiredorwireless)andagoodwebbrowser. The screenshotsinthismanualweretakenwithFirefox, butNetscapeandInternetExplorer arealsosupportedinversions4. 5orlater, andSafari1. 0andlateraresupportedwith MacintoshOSX10. 2andlater. AirStation WHR-HP-GN : AIRSTATION™ N-TECHNOLOGY 150MBPS CABLE ROUTER Package Contents ·WHR-HP-GN : AIRSTATION™ N-TECHNOLOGY 150MBPS CABLE ROUTERWirelessRouter ·ACadapterandpowercable ·CAT5LANcable · Utility CD with Manual ·QuickSetupGuides · Warranty Statement Initial Setup Begin by finding a good place to set up your router/access point. [. . . ] ·AbsenceorconflictwiththeClientDriver. ·ConflictofanotherdevicewiththeAirStationhardware. LED Activity MonitoringLEDactivityhelpsidentifyproblems. ·WirelessLEDshouldbeGreenifthelineisactive. IfisitblinkingGreen, wireless communication is active. Ad-Hoc Network:Anetworkbasedon peer-to-peercommunicationratherthana router, switch, orhub. Bandwidth:Thetransmissioncapacityof acomputeroracommunicationchannel, usuallystatedinMegabitspersecond (Mbps). Bridge:Adevicewhichforwardstraffic betweennetworksegmentswithacommon networklayeraddress, basedondatalink layer information. Client:APC, workstation, orotherdevice thatconnectstoanetworkwirelessly throughanAccess Point. Cross-Over Cable:AUTPcablethathasits transmit and receive pair crossed to allow communicationsbetweentwodevices. Default Gateway: TheIPAddressofeither thenearestrouterorserverfortheLAN. Glossary Destination Address: Theaddressportion ofapacketthatidentifiestheintended recipient station. DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol):BasedonBOOTP, itusesapool ofIPaddresses, whichitassignstoeach deviceconnectedtoit, andretrievesthe addresswhenthedevicebecomesdormant for a period of time. DNS (Domain Name System): System usedtomapreadablemachinenamesinto IP addresses. Packet Filtering: Discardingunwanted networktrafficbasedonitsoriginating address or its type. PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect):Abusthatisconnected directly to the CPU. PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association) Card:Removable modulethataddsfeaturestoaportable computer. Peer-to-peer:Thissimplenetworkisformedby connectingcomputersdirectly, withoutuseof routersorhubs. Acrossover cableisplugged intoanEthernetportineachcomputer, connectingthemdirectly. Ping (Packet Internet Groper): An Internet utility used to determine whether a particular IPaddressisaccessable. Plug and Play:Hardwarethat, oncephysically installed, finishesitsinstallationautomatically andmayimmediatelybeused, asopposed to hardware that requires further manual configuration. PoE (Power over Ethernet): A mechanism tosendDCpowertoadeviceusingaCAT5 Ethernetcable. Glossary PPPoE (Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet):Aspecificationforconnecting users on an Ethernet line to the Internet throughacommonbroadbandmedium. Protocol:Astandardwayofexchanging informationbetweencomputers. RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial In User Service): A server that issues authenticationkeystoclients. RAM (Random Access Memory):Nonpermanent memory. Repeater Hub:Adevicethatcollects, strengthensandtransmitsinformationto allconnecteddevices, allowingthenetwork tobeextendedtoaccommodateadditional workstations. SeealsoBridge. [. . . ] However, thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation. Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception, which canbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon, theuserisencouragedtotryto correcttheinterferencebyoneofthefollowingmeasures: ·Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna. ·Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver. · Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. ·Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp. [. . . ]