User manual BUFFALO WZR-HP-G300NH : AIRSTATION™ NFINITI™ WIRELESS-N HIGH POWER ROUTER

[. . . ] ·Acomputerwithanetworkconnection(wiredorwireless)andagoodwebbrowser. The screenshotsinthismanualweretakenwithFirefox, butNetscapeandInternetExplorer arealsosupportedinversions4. 5orlater, andSafari1. 0andlateraresupportedwith MacintoshOSX10. 2andlater. withextendedwirelessrangeandspeed. Forbestperformance, usewithNfinitiwireless clients. AirStation WZR-AG300NH Package Contents: TheAirStationWZR-AG300NHHpackagecontainsthefollowingitems: ·WZR-AG300NHAirStationwithantennaassembly · Stand for vertical placement ·ACadapterandpowercable ·CAT5LANcable ·UtilityCDwithManual ·QuickSetupGuides ·WarrantyStatement Initial Setup Begin by finding a good place to set up your router/access point. Some things to consider: ·You'llneedtobeabletoplugyourinternetconnectionintoit, soitshouldgowithin reachoftheLANcablefromyourDSLorCablemodem. You'llalsowantapoweroutlet nearby. ·Keeptheaccesspointascentralinyourworkareaaspossible. Signalstrengthand speedfalloffwithdistance. ·Higherisoftenbetter. Forinstance, setituponthetopshelfofabookcaseratherthan thebottomone, ifpossible. [. . . ] Host Operating System MicrosoftWindows®98SE/ME/NT4. 0/2000/XP, Unix, LinuxandMacOS MediaAccessProtocol Wired-CSMD/CD(CollisionDetection) Wireless-CSMD/CA(CollisionAvoidance)withAcknowledgment(ACK) 0 Specifications AirStationIEEE802. 11ChannelSets TherangeofthewirelesssignalisrelatedtotheTransmitRateofthewireless communication. CommunicationsatalowerTransmitrangemaytravellongerdistances. CenterChannelIDFCC 12412 22417 32422 42427 52432 62437 72442 82447 92452 102457 11246211defaultchannel 1 Troubleshooting Common Problems ·Outofrange, clientcannotconnecttotheAirStation. ·Configurationmismatch, clientcannotconnecttotheAirStation. ·AbsenceorconflictwiththeClientDriver. ·ConflictofanotherdevicewiththeAirStationhardware. LED Activity MonitoringLEDactivityhelpsidentifyproblems. ·PowerLEDshouldbeGreen, ·WirelessLEDshouldbeGreenifthelineisactive. IfisitblinkingGreen, wireless communicationisactive. ·EthernetLEDshouldbeBlue(1000Mbps), Green(100Mbps), orAmber(10Mbps)while thecommunicationisactive. ·TheRedDiagLEDwillflashduringbootandfirmwareupdates. DIAG LED Activity Unplugthepowerforthreeseconds. PlugthepowerbackintomonitortheDiagLEDs duringstart-up. Troubleshooting DIAG LED Activity Table DIAG LED Display ContinuousRed Redflash, 3times Redflash, 4times Time Starting Starting Starting Description/Action RAMErrorRedflash, 2timesStartingFlash ROMError AproblemonthewiredLANside AproblemonthewirelessLANside LEDs Work But Client PC Cannot Connect to Network IftheLEDsindicatethatthenetworkisworkingproperly(PowerLEDison, Transmit/ ReceiveLEDblinks), checktheTCP/IPsettingsofthenetwork. Changing Client TCP/IP Settings in Windows ConsulttheLANAdministratorforcorrectTCP/IPsettings. ToaddorchangeTCP/IPSettings: 1. OntheWindowstaskbar, clickStart. 3. Double-clickontheNetworkicontoviewNetworkProperties. 4. Fromthelistofinstalledcomponents, verifytheTCP/IP=>wirelessLANadapter protocolisinstalled. Troubleshooting · Ifthewirelessadapterprotocolisnotyetinstalled, clicktheAddbuttonandselect theTCP/IPprotocolfromthelist. RefertoWindowsHelpformoreinformation. Peer-to-peer:Thissimplenetworkisformedby connectingcomputersdirectly, withoutuseof routersorhubs. Acrossover cableisplugged intoanEthernetportineachcomputer, connectingthemdirectly. Ping (Packet Internet Groper): An Internet utilityusedtodeterminewhetheraparticular IPaddressisaccessable. Plug and Play:Hardwarethat, oncephysically installed, finishesitsinstallationautomatically andmayimmediatelybeused, asopposed tohardwarethatrequiresfurthermanual configuration. PoE (Power over Ethernet): Amechanism tosendDCpowertoadeviceusingaCAT5 Ethernetcable. Glossary PPPoE (Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet):Aspecificationforconnecting usersonanEthernetlinetotheInternet throughacommonbroadbandmedium. Protocol:Astandardwayofexchanging informationbetweencomputers. RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial In User Service):Aserverthatissues authenticationkeystoclients. RAM (Random Access Memory):Nonpermanentmemory. Repeater Hub:Adevicethatcollects, strengthensandtransmitsinformationto allconnecteddevices, allowingthenetwork tobeextendedtoaccommodateadditional workstations. SeealsoBridge. RJ-45 connector:An8-pinconnector usedbetweenatwistedpaircableanda datatransmissiondevice. ROM (Read Only Memory):Memory hardwarethatallowsfastaccessto permanentlystoreddatabutprevents additiontoormodificationofthedata. Router:Adeviceinanetworkthat handlesmessagetransferbetween computers. Similartoahub, butwith addedfunctionalityandefficiency. Roaming: Theabilitytouseawireless devicewhilemovingfromoneaccesspoint toanotherwithoutlosingtheconnection. [. . . ] WLAN (Wireless LAN):ALANtopology usingwirelessdevices. VPN (Virtual Private Network): Asecurity methodtoconnectremoteLANuserstoa corporateLANsystem. 1 FCC / CE Information Notice ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigital device, pursuanttopart15oftheFCCRules. Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonable protectionagainstharmfulinterferenceinaresidentialinstallation. Thisequipmentgenerates, usesandcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand, ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordance withtheinstructions, maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception, whichcanbe determinedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon, theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrect theinterferencebyoneormoreofthefollowingmeasures: ·Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna. ·Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver. [. . . ]