Buffalo Nfiniti WHR-HP-GN, User Manual

Page 1: ...User Manual WHR HP GN AirStation Wireless N Technology HighPower Router Access point Bridge www buffalotech com 35010924 ver 01 v1 00 ÐÏ ÅÒ ÓÅÃÕÒÉÔÙ ÅÉÒÅÌÅÓÓ ÒÏÕÔÅÒ ÄÉÁÇ ...

Page 2: ... s 8 Back Panel 10 Top 11 Bottom 11 Right Side 12 Chapter 2 Placing Your AirStation 13 Vertical Placement 13 Horizontal Placement 13 Wall Mounting 14 Chapter 3 Installation 15 CD Setup 15 Manual Setup 15 Chapter 4 Configuration 17 How to Access the Web Based Configuration Utility 17 Configuration Menu Router Mode 19 Configuration Menu Bridge Mode 21 Setup 23 Internet LAN LAN Config 25 ...

Page 3: ...3 WMM 44 MAC Filter 46 Multicast Control 47 Security Router Mode only 48 Firewall Router Mode only 48 IP Filter Router Mode only 50 VPN Pass Through Router Mode only 51 LAN Config Router Mode only 52 Port Forwarding Router Mode only 52 DMZ Router Mode only 53 UPnP Router Mode only 54 QoS Router Mode only 55 Admin Config 56 Name 56 Password 57 Time Date 58 NTP 59 Access 60 Log 61 Save Restore 62 In...

Page 4: ...etup 74 Windows Vista WLAN AutoConfig 74 Windows XP Wireless Zero Configuration 77 Chapter 6 Trouble Shooting 78 Cannot connect to the Internet over wired connection 78 Cannot access the web based configuration utility 78 Cannot connect to the network wirelessly 79 You forgot AirStation s SSID Encryption Key or Password 79 The link speed is slower than 150 Mbps Maximum link speed is only 54Mbps 79...

Page 5: ...Regulatory Compliance Information 92 Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement 92 European Union Notice 93 Industry Canada statement 96 For Taiwan 警語 96 CONDICIONES Mexico 96 Appendix F Environmental Information 98 Appendix G GPL Information 99 Appendix H Warranty Information 100 Appendix I Contact Information 101 North America 101 Europe 102 ...

Page 6: ...ed These automatic connection standards make connection with compatable wireless devices easier Security Features The AirStation is equipped with following security features AOSS WPS WPA PSK TKIP AES WPA2 PSK TKIP AES WPA WPA2 mixed PSK WEP 128 64bit Privacy Separator MAC address access restriction Deny Any Connection SSID stealth feature Setting screen with password Wireless transmission output r...

Page 7: ...itch between modes See page 10 Air Navigator CD Requirements The AirStation wireless router and access point works with most wired and wireless devices The automatic installation program on the CD requires Windows Vista or XP to run Client Manager software is included for Windows Vista and XP 2000 The use of other operating systems may require that the AirStation be manually configured from a brow...

Page 8: ...age Contents Following items are included in your AirStation If any of the items are missing please contact your vender WHR HP GN 1 AC adapter 1 Stand for vertical wall mounting 1 Screws for wall mounting 2 LAN cable 1 Air Navigator CD 1 Quick Setup Guide 1 ...

Page 9: ...error failed to exchange security keys Note When the Security LED is lit an encryption key has been set You can verify that the encryption key has been set in the screen on page 37 3 WIRELESS LED Green Indicates wireless LAN status On Wireless LAN is connected Blinking Wireless LAN is transmitting 4 ROUTER LED Green On Router functionality is enabled Blinking Router functionality is disabled 5 DIA...

Page 10: ...etwork addresses of both the Ineternet port WAN port and the LAN port are the same it is not possible to establish communication Change the LAN side IP address of this unit Continuously blinking 2 Updating the firmware Saving settings Initializing settings Updating the firmware Saving the settings Initializing the settings 1 Unplug the AC adapter from the wall socket wait for a few seconds and the...

Page 11: ... The default setting for this switch is Auto 7 POWER LED Green On An Ethernet device is connected Flashing An Ethernet device is communicating 8 LAN Port Connect your computer hub or other Ethernet devices to these ports This switching hub supports 10Mb s and 100Mb s connections 9 INTERNET LED Green On The Internet port is connected Flashing The Internet port is transmitting data 10 INTERNET Port ...

Page 12: ...until the Security LED flashes about 1 second while the unit s power is on initiates AOSS WPS mode allowing the unit to exchange security keys with AOSS or WPS compatible devices Bottom 13 RESET Button Holding this button until the Diag LED comes on while the unit s power is on will initialize its settings ...

Page 13: ...14 WHR HP GN User Manual 12 Chapter 1 Product Overview Right Side 14 Factory Default Settings This sticker shows the AirStation s MAC address SSID WPS PIN and default encryption key ...

Page 14: ...ual 13 Chapter 2 Placing Your AirStation Vertical Placement To place unit vertically refer to the following figure to place the vertical wall mounting stand Horizontal Placement Place the unit horizontally as the figure below ...

Page 15: ...2 Placing Your AirStation Wall Mounting 1 Fix the vertical wall mount stand on the wall using screws 8 5 cm 3 3 inches 2 Match the centers of your AirStation and its vertical wall mounting stand and slide downward as shown on the left ...

Page 16: ... turn off the computer Turn off your computer and modem 2 Unplug the LAN cable which connects your computer and modem 3 Confirm the switch is positioned to AUTO ÒÏÕÔÅÒ ÌÁÎ ᴮ ÏÎ ÏÆÆ ÁÕÔÏ ÐÏ ÅÒ ÓÅÃ ÕÒÉ ÔÙ Å ÉÒÅ ÌÅÓ Ó ÒÏÕ ÔÅÒ ÄÉÁ Ç Make sure the mode switch on the back of the AirStation is in the AUTO position 4 modem INTERNET port Wireless Router ᴥrear sideᴦ 2 connect 1 connect LAN cable ÒÏÕÔÅÒ ÐÏ Å...

Page 17: ...the AirStation s LEDs are lit as described below POWER Green light is on SECURITY Amber light is on WIRELESS Green light is on or blinking ROUTER Green light is on or off depending on your network DIAG Off LAN Green light is on or blinking INTERNET Green light is on or blinking Refer to page 8 and 10 for LED locations and other details 8 Launch a web browser If the home setup screen is displayed s...

Page 18: ...ress depends on the position of the mode switch In router mode 192 168 11 1 In bridge mode 192 168 11 100 Note If the router switch is set to AUTO and the unit is working in bridge mode an IP address is assigned to this unit from a DHCP server If you change the IP address of this unit use the new IP address When this screen appears enter root in lower case for the user name and the password that y...

Page 19: ...pter 4 Configuration 4 The configuration screen is displayed Help is always displayed on the right side of the configuration screen Refer to the Help screens for more information on each page in the web based configuration screens ...

Page 20: ...eless Config WPS WPS settings and status Page 36 AOSS AOSS AirStation One touch Secure System settings and status Page 37 Basic Configure basic wireless settings Page 39 Advanced Configure advanced wireless settings Page 43 WMM Set priorities for Wireless Multimedia Extensions Wi Fi Multimedia Page 44 MAC Filter Limit access to specific devices Page 46 Multicast Control Configure limits on sending...

Page 21: ...ock Page 59 Access Configure access restrictions to the AirStation s configuration screens Page 60 Log Configure a syslog server to manage the AirStation s logs Page 61 Save Restore Save or restore the AirStation s configuration from a configuration file page 62 Initialize Restart Initialize the AirStation or reboot it Page 63 Update Update the AirStation s firmware Page 64 Diagnostic System Info ...

Page 22: ... Control Configure limits on sending unnecessary multicast packets to the wireless LAN port Page 47 Admin Config Name Configure the AirStation s NetBIOS name Page 56 Password Configure the AirStation s login password for access to configuration screens Page 57 Time Date Configure the AirStation s internal clock Page 58 NTP Configure the AirStation to synchronize with an NTP server to automatically...

Page 23: ...packets transferred by the AirStation Page 68 Client Monitor View all devices currently connected to the AirStation Page 69 Ping Test the AirStation s connection to other devices on the network Page 70 Logout Click this to log out of the AirStation s configuration screens ...

Page 24: ...ning Internet LAN LAN Config Displays the configuration screen for the Internet port and LAN ports Wireless Config Click this button to display the configuration screen for wireless set tings Security Click this button to display the configuration screen for security LAN Config Click this button to display the configuration screen to open ports for games and applications ...

Page 25: ... the current information where the AirStation is connected on the Internet side Check Connection Clicking this button to check if the AirStation is connected to the Internet properly Refresh Clicking this button to refresh the screen which is currently displayed WIRELESS Displays the current wireless settings AOSS Click this button to display the AOSS configuration screen WPS Click this button to ...

Page 26: ...figure an IP address for the default gateway Address of DNS Name Server Specify an IP address of the DNS server Internet MAC Address Configure the Internet side MAC address Note Configuring an improper MAC address may make the AirStation unusable Change this setting at your own risk Internet Communication Format Specify a communication method for the Internet port MTU size of Internet Port Configu...

Page 27: ...here have priority You need to configure the route to which PPPoE is connected to if you don t use the default setting IP Unnumbered PPPoE Connection Select the destination from the PPPoE Connection List which is used when specifying Use IP Unnumbered in Method of Acquiring IP Address page 25 PPPoE Connection List Edit PPPoE destination You can register up to 5 sessions Edit Connection List Click ...

Page 28: ...hanumerical characters and symbols Service Name Fill in this field only when your provider specifies a Service Name Leave blank otherwise You may enter up to 32 alphanumerical characters and symbols Connection Type Specifies the timing for the AirStation to connect to your provider Automatic disconnection Set time to disconnect after communication is stopped when the connection method is set to Co...

Page 29: ...ection List Destination address Destination address to communicate When communicating to this destination address the AirStation will communicate with Name of Connection Source address Source address to communicate When communicating from this source address the AirStation will communicate with Name of Connection Parameter Meaning PPPoE Connection No Add Keep Alive When enabling Keep Alive the Air...

Page 30: ...ser name which is registered to the Dynamic DNS service You may enter up to 64 alphanumerical characters and symbols Host Name Only when DynDNS is selected Enter the host name which is registered to the Dynamic DNS service You may enter up to 255 alphanumerical characters hyphens and periods Email Address Only when selecting TZO Enter the email address which is registered to the Dynamic DNS servic...

Page 31: ...provider of the current IP address When DynDNS is selected set it between 0 and 35 days When TZO is selected set it between 0 and 99 days If 0 zero day is set no periodic update is performed Internet Side IP Address The WAN side IP address of the AirStation s Internet port This address is sent to the dynamic DNS service provider Domain Name The domain name assigned by the dynamic DNS Service provi...

Page 32: ...signed by the DHCP server and IP addresses to be excluded from that range Values from 0 253 may be entered LAN Side IP Address For IP Unnumbered Router Mode only Set a LAN side IP address for IP unnumbered Note A PC with a normal LAN side IP address and a PC with an LAN side IP address for IP Unnumbered cannot communicate each other Advanced Settings Router Mode only Select Display to display the ...

Page 33: ...s for the DHCP server to issue to clients WINS Server 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 You may enter up to 127 alphanumerical characters hyphens and periods Default Gateway Bridge Mode only Set the default gateway IP address DNS Server Address Bridge Mode ...

Page 34: ...y 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 devices MAC Address Enter the MAC address which identifies the client Current DHCP Client Information Displays information for current leases An IP address which is leased automatically can be changed to be leased manually by clicking Manual Assignment ...

Page 35: ...ettings relating to the network address translation function which is used to connect the LAN side to the Internet Parameter Meaning Address Translation Enable to use Network Address Translation Log Output of Deleted Packets Enable to log deleted packets such as errors during address translation ...

Page 36: ...dress Adds a destination IP address and subnet mask to a routing table Gateway Adds a gateway address to a routing table Metric The metric is the maximum number of router hops a packet may take on the way to its destination address Values between 1 and 15 may be entered The default value is 15 Routing Information Manual entries will appear here after being added ...

Page 37: ...devices Note External configure requests will not be accepted if AOSS is in use AirStation PIN Displays the PIN code of the AirStation Clicking Generate PIN will generate a new PIN code This code can be entered into other wireless devices that support WPS Enrollee PIN Enter the PIN code for the other wireless device and click OK WPS status Displays configured if all available wireless bands are co...

Page 38: ...Chapter 4 Configuration WHR HP GN User Manual 37 AOSS The screen to see the detailed settings and status of AOSS ...

Page 39: ...e connections encrypted with WPA WPA2 PSK mixed mode Exclusive SSID for WEP Set a separate SSID and network segment specifically for WEP connections Devices connected with WEP will not be able to communicate with devices connected using AES TKIP All connected devices will be able to communicate with the internet AOSS Button on the AirStation Unit Determine whether configure AOSS or not when the ph...

Page 40: ...tions will be allowed Wireless Channel Sets a channel a range of frequencies used for wireless connections Available range of the channel is 1 to 11 With Auto Channel selected the AirStation will automatically use the best available channel 150Mbps Mode To use 150 Mbps mode set the Bandwidth to 40 MHz and choose an Extension Channel Note If using Auto Channel for the wireless channel then the Exte...

Page 41: ...rity function will disable the Multi Security function The AirStation will then allow one SSID and one type of wireless security Note When using Multi Security you need to enable at least one of the following SSID1 SSID2 or SSID3 SSID1 Multi Security SSID1 can use WPA PSK TKIP or WPA WPA2 Mixed for wireless security SSID2 Multi Security SSID2 can use WPA PSK AES for wireless security SSID3 Multi S...

Page 42: ...reless device TKIP can be selected only when WPA PSK or WPA2 PSK is selected for Wireless authentication AES AES is more secure than TKIP and faster Use a pre shared key to communicate with a wireless device AES can be selected only when WPA PSK or WPA2 PSK is selected for Wireless authentication TKIP AES mixed mode TKIP AES mixed mode allows both TKIP and AES authentication and communication TKIP...

Page 43: ... Enter an encryption key to encrypt wireless data Use 5 or 13 alphanumeric characters case sensitive for an encryption key when you select character type as the input method Enter 10 or 26 digits using 0 to 9 and a to f not case sensitive when you select hexa decimal type as the input method ...