Buffalo WHR-HP-G300N User Manual

www.buffalotech.com User Manual - WZR-HP-G300NHv1.6 High Power Wireless N Router & AP

10YourAirStation’sSmartRoutertechnologywilldeterminethetypeofinternetconnectionyouhaveautomatically,andaskyouforanyneededinformati

11ToconnectwirelessdevicestotheAirStation,youmayeitherentertheSSIDandencryptionkeymanually,oryoucanuseAOSSorWPS.Consultyour

12TheSetuppageistheopeningscreenoftheWebCongurationTool.Fromhere,youcanchangeyourwirelessSSIDandchannel,andchooseyourencryp

13The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the

14TheInitialize/RestartpagecanbereachedbychoosingtheAdmin Cong categorytabandthenclickingontheInitialize/Restartsubmenu.ClickRest

15You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

16AOSSAOSS(AirStationOne-TouchSecureSystem)isasimplesystemforconguringyourwirelessnetworksecurely.Ifyourrouterandyourclientdevi

17AOSSWPS(Wi-FiProtectedSetup)isasimplesystemforconguringyourwirelessnetworksecurely.It’ssimilartoAOSS,butsupportedbymanybrand

18Some things to keep in mind when automatically connecting with AOSS or WPS:•OnlyonewirelessclientadaptercanbeconguredwithAOSSorWPSat

19TheMovieEnginefeatureoptimizesmultimediatrafcinyournetwork.Thisfeatureisalsocalled“QualityofService”,oftenabbreviatedto“QoS”.

2Table of ContentsIntroduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Initial Setup . . . . . . . . .

20TheAirStationmaybeusedaseitherafullwirelessrouterorasimpleaccesspoint.Theswitchhasthreepositions:On(RouterMode)-Thedefault

21TheAirStationsupportsmanytypesofsecurityandencryption.Duringyourinitialsetup,youhadtheopportunitytoentera13digitencryptionke

22Encryption and SecurityManykindsofencryptionareavailable.WEPworkswithalmosteverything.WPA2-PSKismuchmoresecure.Choosethestronge

23Eachofyourwirelessclientswillneedyourpasswordtoconnecttothenetwork.Clickonthewirelessiconinyourcomputer’ssystray,orthismes

24Enteryournetworkkey(“password”)twiceandclickConnect.RepeatforeachWindowscomputerthatconnectstoyournetworkwirelessly.Connecting you

25Connecting to a Preexisting Network ToaddanAirStationtoanetworkwithoutchangingtheexistingLANconguration,proceedasfollows:1.Setthe

26Connecting USB DevicesToaddaUSBharddriveorashdrivetotheAirStation,plugitintotheAirStation’sUSBport.USBdeviceswithFATorXFSf

27Connecting USB DevicesBeforesharingtheharddrive,youmustaddatleastoneuser.NavigatetoNAS/User Managementandenterausernameandpass

28Connecting USB DevicesNavigatetoNAS/Shared folder.Chooseanameforthesharedfolder.Fornormaluseonyourlocalnetwork,checkSamba.Tob

29Accessing Shares on your USB DeviceNowthatyourUSBharddriveiscongured,youmayaccessitfromanywhereonyourlocalnetwork.Foreaseofus

3Workandplay-furtherandfaster!YourAirStationNniticombinesgigabitEthernetnetworkingwithextendedwirelessrangeandspeed.Itofferse

30Accessing Shares on your USB DeviceBrowsetothenewshare.ItwillbelocatedatNetwork/Entire Network/Microsoft Windows Network/Workgroup/ApMACa

31Disconnecting USB DevicesToreleasetheUSBdevice,holddowntheUSBReleasebuttonfor3seconds.TheUSBdevicewillbedismounted.WhentheUS

32WebAccessIfyoucheckedWebAccesswhenyouweresettingupyourshareonpage28,thenyoucancongureyoursharesothatyoucanaccessitfromou

33ToaccessyourshareremotelywithWebAccess,openabrowserwindowonanycomputerconnectedtotheInternetandgotobuffalonas.com. Inthedial

34Toaccessindividualfoldersontheright,clickontheiropenlinks.Using WebAccessClickingonindividualleswillgiveyouotheroptions,dependi

35Using WebAccess (Uploading Files)Touploadles,clickUploadinthebottomleftcornerofthewindow.Note:Thisoptionwillnotappearunlessyo

36BitTorrentIfyoucheckedBitTorrentwhenyouweresettingupyourshareonpage28,thenyoucanusetheAirStation’sbuilt-inBitTorrentclientto

37Toaddtorrents,BrowsetothemandthenclickAdd.Thele(s)willautomaticallydownloadinthebackground.Buttonstotherightofeachtorrent

38WZR-HP-G300NH AirStation SpecicationsWireless LANStandards:IEEE802.11nDraft2.0,IEEE802.11g,IEEE802.11bFrequencyRange:2.412-2.4622Exter

39Regulatory InformationWirelesscommunicationisoftensubjecttolocalradioregulations.AlthoughAirStationwirelessnetworkingproductshavebeen

4Begin by nding a good place to set up your router/access point.  Some things toconsider:•You’llneedtobeabletoplugyourintern

40Common Problems•Outofrange,clientcannotconnecttotheAirStation.•Congurationmismatch,clientcannotconnecttotheAirStation.•Absenceor

41LEDs Work But Client PC Cannot Connect to Network IftheLEDsindicatethatthenetworkisworkingproperly(PowerLEDison,Transmit/ReceiveLEDb

4210BaseT:802.3basedEthernetnetworkthatusesUTP(Unshieldedtwistedpair)cableandastartopology.10Mbpsdatatransmissionspeed.100BaseT

43DHCP (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retr

44Hub: AdevicewhichallowsconnectionofcomputersandotherdevicestoformaLAN.IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers):The

45Plug and Play:Hardwarethat,oncephysicallyinstalled,nishesitsinstallationautomaticallyandmayimmediatelybeused,asopposedtohardware

46RJ-45 connector:An8-pinconnectorusedbetweenatwistedpaircableandadatatransmissiondevice.ROM (Read Only Memory): Memory hardwarethat

47UDP (User Datagram Protocol): A communicationmethod(protocol)thatoffersalimitedamountofservicewhenmessagesareexchangedbetweencompute

48Federal Communication Commission Interference StatementThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevi

49ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:(1)Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinte

5Placing Your AirStationYourAirStationmaybeplacedhorizontally,orverticallywithitsstandattached.Withoutthestand,youcanevenmountito

50European Union Notice:RadioproductswiththeCEmarkingcomplywiththeR&TTEDirective(1999/5/EC),theEMCDirective(89/336/EEC)andtheLow

51thecomputermanufacturermustthereforebeallowedatalltimestoensurethesafeuseoftheequipment.Intended useThisdeviceisa2.4GHzwireles

52InItalytheend-usershouldapplyforalicenseatthenationalspectrumauthoritiesinordertoobtainanauthorizationtousethedeviceforsett

53• Theequipmentthatyouhavepurchasedhasrequiredtheextractionanduseofnaturalresourcesforitsproduction.• Theequipmentmaycontainhaz

54Warranty InformationBuffalo Technology(MelcoInc.)productscomewithatwo-yearlimitedwarrantyfromthedateofpurchase.BuffaloTechnology(Me

55Contact Information (North America)BuffaloTechnologyUSAInc.11100MetricBlvd,Suite750Austin,TX78758GENERAL INQUIRIES MondaythroughFriday

56BuffaloTechnologyUKLtd.2BracknellBeeches,OldBracknellLaneBracknell,Berkshire,RG127BWUnitedKingdomGENERAL INQUIRIES Email:sales@buffa

57SourcecodeforBuffaloproductsthatuseGPLcodeisavailableathttp://opensource.buffalo.jp.GPL Source Code

58*300MbpsisthelinkspeedwhenusingWireless-Nmode.Itrepresentsactualwirelessdataspeeds, including overhead.  Because the overhead

6Connecting your AirStationPCCableorDSLModemPowertooutletorsurgeprotectorRouterswitchshouldbesettoAuto for normaluse.

7Automatic InstallationThewizardwillguideyouthroughinstallingyourAirStation.TheAirNavigatorCDcaninstallyourAirStationforyouautomati

8ToinstalltheAirStationmanually,1.PowerdowntheCableorDSLmodemandthecomputerwhichwillbeusedtoconguretheAirStationrouter.2.Pl

9Launchawebbrowseronthecomputerthatyou’reusingtoconguretheAirStation.Enter 192.168.11.1intotheURLeld.Naturally,ifyouchangeyou