Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto WHR-G300N del fabbricante Buffalo
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www .bu ff a lotech.com User Manual - AirStation WHR-G300N Wireless N Router & AP v2.0.
2 Table of Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Initial Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Co n g u ra ti o n T oo l Log i n .
3 W orkandplay-furtherandfaster!YourAirStationNniticombinesEthernet networkingwithextendedwirelessrangeandspeed.
4 B eg in b y n din g a g oo d pl ac e t o s et u p y ou r r ou t er /a cc es s p o in t. So me th i ng s t o consider: •You’llneed.
5 Placing Your AirStation Y ourAirStation may beplaced horizontally,or vertically withits standattached. Youcan alsomountitonthewall.
6 Wall Mounting 4.5cm(~1.75inches) 8.5cm (~3.3inches) F orwallmounting,screwtwooftheincludedwall-mountingscrewsintothewallineither ofthecongurationsshownbelow.
7 Wall Mounting O r,thebasecanbeattacheddirectlytothewallwithtwoscrews8.5cm(~3.3”)apart.After thebaseisrmlysecured,attachtheAirStationtoitsbasenormally. 8.5cm (~3.
8 Connecting your AirStation PC CableorDSLModem Powertooutletor surgeprotector Routerswitchshould besetto Auto for normaluse.
9 ToinitiallycongureyourAirStation,you’lluseawiredconnectiontoyourcomputer. Onceyou’veconnectedtotheinternetthroughtherouter,youmayswitchtoawireless connectionifdesired.
10 L aunchawebbrowseronthecomputerthatyou’re usingtoconguretheAirStation. Enter 192.168.11.1 into theURLeld. Naturally, ifyou change your AirStation’s IPaddress, you’llhave to enter thenewaddressinstead.
11 Y ourAirStation’sSmartRoutertechnologywilldeterminethetypeofinternet connectionyouhaveautomatically,andaskyouforanyneededinformation.
12 Toconnectwirelessdevicesto theAirStation,youmayeither entertheSSIDandencryptionkey manually,oryoucanuseAOSS.
13 YoucangetbacktotheSetuppagefrom anywhereinthecongurationscreensby clickingonthe Setup tabinthetopleft corner.
14 ThemenusintheCongurationToolletyouchangeyourAirStation’ssettings.To navigatesettings,choosea category atthetopofthepageandthena submenu below.Settingswillappearontheleft,helplesontheright.
15 TheInitialize/Restartpagecanbe reachedbychoosingthe Admin Cong categorytabandthenclicking onthe Initialize/Restart submenu. Click Restart Now fromthispage torestartyourAirStation.
16 Youcangettothispagebyselectingthe Wireless Cong categoryandchoosingthe AOSS submenu. TheblueAOSSbuttonatthetopleftofthe.
17 AOSS AOSS (AirStationOne-TouchSecureSystem)isasimplesystemfor conguringyourwirelessnetworksecurely.Ifyourrouterandyour clientdeviceareinstalledandbothsupportAOSS,thenmakinga securewirelessconnectionbetweenthemisveryeasy.
18 Some things to keep in mind with AOSS: • OnlyoneAOSSwirelessclientadaptercanbeconguredwiththeAOSSrouterata time.Thebuttonswillneedtobere-pressedtoconnecteachadditionalAOSSwireless client adapter.
19 Th e Ai r St a ti o n m a y b e u s ed as ei t h er a f ul l wi r el e ss r ou t er or a s i mp l e a c ce s s p oi n t .
20 By d ef a ul t , e n cr y pt i on i s n ot en a b le d o n t h e Ai r S ta t io n u n l es s y o u u s ed AO S S t o p e rf o rm y ou r se t u p. A n yo n e w i th i n r a ng e c a n e as i l y c on n ec t to yo u r w i re l es s ne t wo r k.
21 Encryption and Security Ma n y k i nd s o f en c ry p ti o n a r e a va i l ab l e. W E P wo r k s w it h a l m os t e v er y t hi n g.
22 Ea c h o f y o ur w ir e le s s c l ie n ts wi l l n e ed yo u r pa s s wo r d t o c o nn e ct to t he ne t wo r k . Cl i ck o n t he wi r e le s s i co n in yo u r c o mp u te r ’s s ys t ra y , o r t h is me s s ag e i f i t po p s u p.
23 En t e r y ou r n e t wo r k k ey ( “p a ss w or d ” ) t wi c e a n d c li c k Co n n ec t . Re p e at fo r e a c h W in d ow s XP co m pu t e r t ha t co n n ec t s t o y o ur ne t wo r k w i re l es s l y.
24 Connecting to a Preexisting Network ToaddanAirStationwithoutchangingyourexistingLANconguration,justconnectall thecablesandpowerontheAirStation.
25 WHR-G300N AirStation Specications Wireless LAN Standards:IEEE802.11nDraft2.0,IEEE802.11g,IEEE802.11b FrequencyRange:2.412-2.462 DualAntennas(Internal) Security:WPA2-PSK,WPA-PSK,WEP,MACAddressRegistration Wired LAN Standards:IEEE802.
26 Regulatory Information Wirelesscommunicationisoftensubjecttolocalradioregulations.AlthoughAirStation wirelessnetworkingproductshavebeendesignedforoperationinthelicense-free2.
27 Common Problems •Outofrange,clientcannotconnecttotheAirStation. •Congurationmismatch,clientcannotconnecttotheAirStation. •AbsenceorconictwiththeClientDriver. •ConictofanotherdevicewiththeAirStationhardware.
28 DIAG LED Activity Table DIAG LED Display Time Description/Action ContinuousRed Starting RAMErrorRedash,2timesStartingFlash ROMError Redash,3tim.
29 • Ifthewirelessadapterprotocolisnotyetinstalled,clickthe Add buttonandselect theTCP/IPprotocolfromthelist.
30 10BaseT: 802.3basedEthernetnetwork thatusesUTP(Unshieldedtwistedpair) cableandastartopology.10Mbpsdata transmissionspeed. 100BaseT: 802.3basedEthernetnetwork thatusesUTP(Unshieldedtwistedpair) cableandastartopology.
31 Destination Address: Theaddressportion ofapacketthatidentiestheintended recipientstation. DHCP (Dynamic Host Conguration Protocol): BasedonBOOTP,.
32 Full-Duplex: Totransmitonthesame channelinbothdirectionssimultaneously. Half-duplex: Totransmitonthesame channelinbothdirections,onedirectionat a time. Hub: Adevicewhichallowsconnection ofcomputersandotherdevicestoforma LAN.
33 PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association) Card: Removable modulethataddsfeaturestoaportable computer. Peer-to-peer: Thissimplenetworkisformedby connectingcomputersdirectly,withoutuseof routersorhubs.
34 PPPoE (Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet): Aspecicationforconnecting usersonanEthernetlinetotheInternet throughacommonbroadbandmedium. Protocol: Astandardwayofexchanging informationbetweencomputers.
35 SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol: An application layer protocol thatoutlinestheformalstructurefor communicationamongnetworkdevices. Static IP Address: ApermanentIP addressisassignedtoanodeinaTCP/IP network.
36 WAN (Wide Area Network): Anetworking systemcoveringawidegeographicalarea. WEP Encryption: Acommonsecurity protocolforwirelessnetworks.WEPis compatiblewithalmostallwirelessdevices.
37 Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital dev ice, purs uan t to Part 15 of the FCC Rules .
38 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two co nd iti on s: (1) Th is dev ic e ma.
39 European Union Notice: RadioproductswiththeCEmarkingcomplywiththeR&TTEDirective(1999/5/EC),the EMCDirective(89/336/EEC)andtheLowVoltageDirective(73/23/EEC)issuedbythe CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunity.
40 thecomputermanufacturermustthereforebeallowedatalltimestoensurethesafeuse oftheequipment. Intended use Thisdeviceisa2.4GHzwirelessLANtransceiver,intendedforindoorhomeandofce useinUSA,Canada,allEUandEFTAmemberstates.
41 InItalytheend-usershouldapplyforalicenseatthenationalspectrumauthoritiesin ordertoobtainanauthorizationtousethedeviceforsettingupoutdoorradiolinks. InBelgiumthereisarestrictioninoutdooruse.
42 • Theequipmentthatyouhavepurchasedhasrequiredtheextractionanduseofnatural resourcesforitsproduction. • Theequipmentmaycontainhazardoussubstancesthatcouldimpacthealthandthe environment.
43 Warranty Information Buffalo Technology (Melco Inc.) products comewith atwo-year limitedwarranty fromthe date of purchase. Buffalo Technology (Melco Inc.) warrants to the original purchaser the product;goodoperatingconditionforthewarrantyperiod.
44 Contact Information (North America) BuffaloTechnologyUSAInc. 11100MetricBlvd,Suite750 Austin,TX78758 GENERAL INQUIRIES MondaythroughFriday 8:30am-5:30pmCST Direct: 512-794-8533| Toll-free: 800-456-9799| Fax: 512-794-8520| Email: sales@ buffalotech.
45 BuffaloTechnologyUKLtd. 2BracknellBeeches,OldBracknellLane Bracknell,Berkshire,RG127BW UnitedKingdom GENERAL INQUIRIES Email: sales@buffalo-technology.com TECHNICAL SUPPORT BuffaloTechnologyprovidestechnicalsupportinEnglish,German,French,Italian,and Spanish.
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47 ThankyouforyourinterestinBuffaloproducts.OurGPLsoftwaredeliverypolicyisoutlinedbelow. Foreachindividualproductandrevision,pleasesen.
48 *300 Mbps is the link speed when using Wireless-N mode. It represents actual wireless data speeds, including overhead. Because the overhead is not available for user data transfer, usable wireless throughput will be substantiallyslower.
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