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User Manual - AirStation WHR-G54S
Wireless Cable/DSL Smart Router
www.buffalotech.com v1.7
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Table of Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Basic Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 AOSS Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Router Access Point Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 AirStation Configuration Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Port Mapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Table of Contents Address Translation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 IP Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Intrusion Detector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 UPnP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Wireless Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 AOSS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 802.11g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Table of Contents Ping Test. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Connecting to an existing network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Antenna. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 WDS Bridging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79 FCC Information
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Introduction Congratulations on your purchase! With both a wired LAN router and a 811g wireless access point, the AirStation WHR-G54S Cable/DSL Router is perfect for linking your wireless devices with a wired network and each other. 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 In
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Basic Setup Begin by finding 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 th
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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 requi
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Connecting your AirStation 1. Power down the Cable or DSL modem and the computer which will be used to configure 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 configure the AirStation wir
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Log in to the Configuration Tool Launch a web browser on the computer that you’re going to use to configure the AirStation. Enter 192.168.11.1 into the URL field. 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 field 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 m
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Home This is the opening page of your AirStation’s configuration tool. You can always get to it from within the configuration screens by clicking on Home. From here, you can configure port mapping for your internet games, turn on UPnP for Windows (MSN) Messenger, configure your Firewall, setup Encryption, choose your Wireless channel, update your AirStation’s firmware, and reset your Internet connection’s configuration. As you explore the configuration tool, you can usually get c
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AOSS AOSS AOSS (AirStation One-Touch Secure System) is a simple system for configuring your wireless network securely. If your router and your client device are connected and both support AOSS, then making a secure wireless connection 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 flash amber. You now have two minutes to push the AOSS button on your client device and finish the connection. If you have a standa
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AOSS Notes Some things to keep in mind • Only one AOSS wireless client adapter can be configured 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 configured via AOSS, unless significant changes have been made to the wireless network. • Do not attempt to configure two separate AOSS networks at the same time, as it may cause undesired configurat
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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
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Manual Client Configuration If your wireless client doesn’t support AOSS, you’ll have to configure it manually. From the Home page, click on the System Info tab. 1
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System Info This page gives you all the information you might need to configure 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 configuring it if necessary. You can get here from Home by clicking the System Info tab. 1
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AirStation Configuration Tool (Home) When you first open your AirStation Configuration Tool, it will take you to Home (see also page 11). From Home, you can configure port mapping for your internet games, set UPnP for Windows (MSN) Messenger, configure your firewall , setup encryption, choose your wireless channel, update your AirStation’s firmware, and reset your Internet Connection’s configuration. Clicking the Advanced tab gives you access to all of the AirStation’s configuration
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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 configured. 1
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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 configured on your PC as well. If you need to configure 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. 1
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Firewall/Intrusion Detector From this page, choose the level of firewall 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. 0
