AirStation
WMR-300 User Manual
www.buffalotech.com
35020008-01
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Page 2: ...6 Chapter 2 Installation 8 Initial Setup 8 Chapter 3 Configuration 9 Accessing Settings 9 Setup 11 WAN LAN 12 Internet Router Mode only 12 LAN 13 DHCP Router Mode only 14 NAT Router Mode only 14 Rout...
Page 3: ...nly 27 Admin 28 Name 28 Password 28 Time Date 29 NTP 29 Access 30 Syslog Settings 30 Save Restore 31 Initialize Restart 31 Update 32 Diagnostic 33 System Info 33 Logs 34 Packet Info 34 Client Monitor...
Page 4: ...uration 44 Mac OS Wi Fi 46 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting 47 Cannot Access Settings 47 Cannot Connect to the Network Wirelessly 47 Forgot AirStation s SSID Encryption Key or Password 47 How to Configure TC...
Page 5: ...5 Environmental Information 58 GPL Information 58...
Page 6: ...AirStation 1 Case 1 Ethernet Cable 1 Quick Setup Guide 1 Warranty Statement 1 Diagrams and Layout 1 USB Cable You can connect this cable to your PC or USB devices to supply the power 2 Internet Access...
Page 7: ...side and LAN side IP addresses are same Change LAN side IP address of the AirStation Continuously Updating firmware Backing up or initializing settings Updating firmware Backing up or initializing se...
Page 8: ...e power on The AirStation power can be supplied from an USB port on your PC or from an outlet with an USB power adapter 2 Connect your PC or smartphone to the AirStation wirelessly 3 Open a browser an...
Page 9: ...ation s LAN side IP address in the address field and press the enter key Notes The AirStation s default LAN side IP address is 192 168 11 1 If you changed the IP address of the AirStation then use the...
Page 10: ...10 4 This is Settings where most AirStation settings can be configured Help is always displayed on the right side of each screen Refer to the help screens for more information on using Settings...
Page 11: ...the status of the AirStation Easy Setup Enables you to easily configure the AirStation s network settings automatically Mode This indicates the operation mode of the AirStation Internet Displays Inte...
Page 12: ...default gateway DNS Name Server Address Specify an IP address for the DNS server Internet MAC Address You may use the default MAC address or specify one manually Note Configuring an improper MAC addr...
Page 13: ...e Values from 1 256 may be entered Advanced Settings Check Display to display DHCP server advanced settings options Lease Period Set the effective period of an IP address assigned by the DHCP server U...
Page 14: ...client Current DHCP Clients Displays information for current leases An IP address which is leased automatically can be changed to manual leasing by clicking Manual Assignment NAT Router Mode only Conf...
Page 15: ...dress 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 addres...
Page 16: ...epted 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...
Page 17: ...SSID for WEP You may allow a separate SSID specifically for WEP connections If Disabled is selected then clients will not be able to connect with WEP Dedicated WEP SSID Isolation Set a separate SSID a...
Page 18: ...SS clients connected to the AirStation and information of the devices which are wirelessly communicated Basic Configure basic wireless settings from here Parameter Meaning Wireless Channel Sets a chan...
Page 19: ...No encryption can be selected only when No authentication is selected for wireless authentication WEP WEP is a common encryption method supported by most devices WEP can only be selected when wireles...
Page 20: ...e This setting is effective only when power management is enabled for the wireless device Wireless Client Isolation If enabled the wireless client isolation blocks communication between wireless devic...
Page 21: ...e performed in IEEE 802 11 and generally the smaller the value in the window the higher the probability that the queue obtains the right to send AIFSN The interval to send frames The unit of the AIFSN...
Page 22: ...ly assigned for devices connected to the guest account 11n g b This sets 11n g b for the guest account SSID This sets the SSID for the guest account Authentication This sets whether wireless authentic...
Page 23: ...Guest Account LAN IP Address Auto SSID Guest Authentication No authentication Encryption No encryption Notes Wireless clients connected to the guest SSID can connect to the Internet only Communicatio...
Page 24: ...onnection during setup Reject ident requests Enabling this option will answer ident requests from the Internet side with corresponding rejection packets Enable this option if you experienced slow tran...
Page 25: ...nly Configure IPv6 passthrough PPPoE passthrough and PPTP passthrough Parameter Meaning IPv6 Passthrough Enable to use IPv6 passthrough for address translation PPTP Passthrough Enable to use PPTP pass...
Page 26: ...acters Internet side IP Address Enter the Internet side IP address before translation for the port translation table entry Protocol Select the Internet side protocol before translation for the port tr...
Page 27: ...Enter the IP address of the destination to which packets which are not routed by a port translation table are forwarded Note RIP protocol packets UDP port number 520 will not be forwarded UPnP Router...
Page 28: ...ation Names may include up to 64 alphanumeric characters and hyphens Password Configure the password to log in Settings Parameter Meaning Admin Name The name of the administrator account is admin Admi...
Page 29: ...onfigure an NTP server to automatically synchronize the AirStation s internal clock Parameter Meaning NTP Enable to use an NTP server Enabled by default NTP Server Enter the name of the NTP server as...
Page 30: ...ion is enabled Enter the IP address of a device that is permitted to configure the AirStation remotely from the WAN Internet side Permitted Port Displayed only if Internet side configuration is enable...
Page 31: ...with the password Restore Settings Restore the configuration of the AirStation from a saved configuration file by clicking Browse navigating to the configuration file and clicking Restore If the confi...
Page 32: ...ou ve downloaded to your computer Automatic update will search the Internet for updated firmware and update your firmware automatically when new firmware is available Firmware File Name Click Browse t...
Page 33: ...AirStation and the firmware version AirStation Name Displays the name of the AirStation Mode Displays the AirStation s current operational mode Internet Displays the status of the Internet port LAN Di...
Page 34: ...o display Logs Displays the log information recorded in the AirStation Packet Info View packet transfer information Parameter Meaning Sent Displays the number of packets sent to the WAN the LAN and th...
Page 35: ...munication method wireless authentication and 802 11n for devices that are connected to the AirStation Ping A ping test checks whether the AirStation can communicate with a specific network device Par...
Page 36: ...omputers or game machines which support AOSS or WPS AOSS AirStation One Touch Secure System is technology developed by Buffalo WPS was created by the Wi Fi Alliance Before using AOSS or WPS to connect...
Page 37: ...use Client Manager V to connect wirelessly with AOSS or WPS 1 Launch Client Manager V 2 Click Create Profile 3 If the User Account Control screen opens click Yes or Continue 4 Click WPS AOSS When the...
Page 38: ...several seconds for your wireless connection to be configured When the wireless LED on the front of the AirStation stops flashing and glows steadily the connection is ready to use Mac OS AOSS Assistan...
Page 39: ...n stops flashing and glows steadily the connection is ready to use Other Devices e g Game Console If you are using a game machine which supports AOSS or WPS refer to that device s manual to initiate A...
Page 40: ...ending on which operating system you are using Windows 8 WLAN AutoConfig With Windows 8 use WLAN AutoConfig to connect to the AirStation 1 Switch Windows 8 to desktop mode 2 Click the network icon in...
Page 41: ...N AutoConfig With Windows 7 use WLAN AutoConfig to connect to the AirStation 1 Click the network icon in the system tray 2 Select the target AirStation and click Connect If you will be connecting to t...
Page 42: ...ndows Vista WLAN AutoConfig With Vista use WLAN AutoConfig to connect to the AirStation 1 Right click the wireless network icon in the system tray 2 Click Connect to a network 3 When this screen is di...
Page 43: ...43 If the screen below is displayed click I want to enter the network key or passphrase instead Otherwise go to step 4...
Page 44: ...ows XP Wireless Zero Configuration Windows XP includes Wireless Zero Config a built in utility to connect to your AirStation Note If Client Manager 3 is installed on your computer Wireless Zero Config...
Page 45: ...45 3 Select the network to connect to and click Connect 4 Enter the encryption key twice and click Connect It will take several seconds for configuration to complete...
Page 46: ...ars as AirPort 1 Click the icon in the top section of the screen and select Turn Wi Fi On 2 Find the SSID from step 1 on the list Click it to highlight it 3 Enter your encryption key in the password f...
Page 47: ...the same SSID encryption type and encryption key as set on the AirStation The factory defaults are SSID 11n g b Buffalo G XXXX the last 4 digits of the AirStation s MAC address Encryption Type WPA2 PS...
Page 48: ...nt Control screen opens click Yes or Continue 7 Select Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 then click Properties 8 To have DHCP set your IP address settings automatically check Obtain an IP address a...
Page 49: ...ck Yes or Continue 6 Select Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 then click Properties 7 To have DHCP set your IP address settings automatically check Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS...
Page 50: ...ns click Yes or Continue 6 Select Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 then click Properties 7 To have DHCP set your IP address settings automatically check Obtain an IP address automatically and Obta...
Page 51: ...168 11 1 IP address 192 168 11 80 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Default gateway 192 168 11 1 Preferred DNS server 192 168 11 1 Alternate DNS server blank 6 Click OK Mac OS To configure TCP IP in Mac OS fo...
Page 52: ...I do if my wireless connection drops randomly or seems slow Answer There are many environmental factors that may cause this First ensure the issue is not range related by moving the wireless router a...
Page 53: ...net connection IS NOT available with a direct connection to the computer please call the Internet service provider who installed the modem If an Internet connection IS available with a direct connecti...
Page 54: ...y AirStation s IP address DNS Servers AirStation s IP address WINS Server Assigned IP address Domain Name Assigned domain name DHCP Current DHCP Clients NAT Address Translation Enabled Log Output of D...
Page 55: ...s Client Isolation Disabled WMM WMM EDCA Parameters Priority AC_BK Low For AP For STA CWmin 15 15 CWmax 1023 1023 AIFSN 7 7 TXOP Limit 0 0 WMM EDCA Parameters Priority AC_BE Normal For AP For STA CWmi...
Page 56: ...rd Admin Name admin fixed Admin Password password Time Date Date 2010 Year 1 Month 1 Day Local Time 0 Hour 0 Minute 0 Seconds Time Zone GMT 00 00 Greenwich Mean Time London NTP NTP Functionality Enabl...
Page 57: ...s 2 stream 135 121 5 108 81 54 40 5 27 13 5 Mbps 1 stream IEEE 802 11n 40 MHz BW Short GI 300 270 240 180 120 90 60 30 Mbps 2 stream 150 135 120 90 60 45 30 15 Mbps 1 stream IEEE 802 11g 54 48 36 24 1...
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