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User Manual

125* High Speed Mode Wireless

Secure Remote Router

WZR-RS-G54

www.buffalotech.com

Rev B

Summary of Contents for WZR-RS-G54

Page 1: ...User Manual 125 High Speed Mode Wireless Secure Remote Router WZR RS G54 www buffalotech com 125 High Speed Mode Wireless Rev B...

Page 2: ...Antenna Installation 13 Standard Settings 14 AOSS Setup 23 Advanced Setup 26 LAN Settings 26 Wireless Settings 26 Wireless LAN Security 28 LAN Port 32 DHCP Server 33 Wireless MAC Filtering 36 Wireless...

Page 3: ...amic DNS Setup 47 Network Settings 49 Routing Setup 49 Address Translation 51 Packet Filter 54 Intrusion Detector 59 UPnP 61 Management 62 System Information 62 Change Password 63 Time Setup 64 Traf c...

Page 4: ...0 Reboot Reload Settings 71 Firmware Updates 72 AOSS 73 Network Service List 75 File Printer Sharing Audio Video Playback 77 Remote Control 78 Speci cations 81 Troubleshooting 85 Glossary 94 FCC CE In...

Page 5: ...reless LAN computers Additionally the WZR RS G54 includes a secure PPTP Server designed to serve remote clients with access to the LAN and special features via an easy to use Network Service List Summ...

Page 6: ...ss Distribution System Auto Media Dependent Interface Crossover MDI X port allows connection by standard and crossover CAT5 cables Supports Universal Plug and Play UPnP Buffalo s AOSS System for easy...

Page 7: ...and share the Internet Share media les Take remote control of any of your PC s from anywhere SOHO SMB Networking With high speed DSL or Cable connections readily available many users can work effecti...

Page 8: ...nnection or existing Local area connection Any Wi Fi wireless compatible computer with a Web Browser Internet Explorer or Netscape 4 5 or later Safari 1 0 is supported with Macintosh OS X 2 AirStation...

Page 9: ...e DSL modem is present Flashes when internet traf c is present Diag Flashes red when performing diagnostic functions VPN Lit when a client is connected into the AirStation s PPTP Server AOSS Flashes w...

Page 10: ...notebook It is the policy of Buffalo Technology to improve products as new technology components software and rmware become available Please consult the AirStation wireless website http www buffalotec...

Page 11: ...n and plug the other end into your computer Ethernet adapter s NIC port If you plan to initially con gure the AirStation via a wireless connection not recommended you may skip this step 4 Power on you...

Page 12: ...mask address default gateway address DNS server address and PPPoE parameters Setup Overview Buffalo recommends using a wired connection meaning your computer is physically connected to the AirStation...

Page 13: ...ctors The WZR RS G54 has an MC Connector on it Thus the antenna must also have an MC connector To install the antenna slide the antenna connector door on the back of the WZR RS G54 to the right This w...

Page 14: ...lly using a DHCP server The Quick Setup Guide enclosed with the product contains detailed instruc tions on how to con gure your computer for initial con guration On the computer used to con gure the A...

Page 15: ...ose to select the Ad vanced button and skip to Section 4 For supplementary tools use the tabs along the top of the screen DSL Button Select the appropriate connection method Automatic IP Assignment by...

Page 16: ...Address given by the ISP Use Enter IP Address Manually if the ISP requires use of a static IP address PPPoE Connection Enter the PPPoE information provided by the ISP Manual DSL IP Settings Screen DS...

Page 17: ...by ISP Select Automatic IP Assignment by ISP if your ISP s DHCP server assigns an IP address automatically Enter IP Address Manually Select Enter IP Address Manually if the ISP requires use of a stati...

Page 18: ...anually Select IP address is acquired automatically but DNS server address is entered manually if the ISP s DHCP server supplies an IP address but not DNS server addresses Line Test Tests the connecti...

Page 19: ...urity Tab offers three Simple Security Settings Follow the instructions in each screen to enter Encryption Keys MAC Address Filter ing and the degree of rewall security for the AirStation Security Tab...

Page 20: ...ext button You will then be prompted to enter the appropriate key s for that method of encryp tion Simple MAC Address Filter Select Enable to use MAC lter ing See Page 36 for more infor mation on MAC...

Page 21: ...cation Tab offers setup for special ap plications such as games MS NetMeeting and MSN Messenger Then follow the on screen menus to con gure the AirStation for the applica tion Application Tab Applicat...

Page 22: ...ll use Netmeeting MSN Messenger Setup Refer to the on screen help for information about Messenger Standard Settings Although your AirStation will function ne using only the Standard Settings you may w...

Page 23: ...alo s Client Manager software Con gure your WZR RS G54 internet connection by referring to the instructions in the WZR RS G54 Quick Setup Guide Once the WZR RS G54 has been con g ured follow the direc...

Page 24: ...f two minutes This is the time slot required to initiate AOSS on the wireless client adapter Refer to your wireless client adapter s AOSS supplement to initiate the wireless client adapter s AOSS mode...

Page 25: ...t will be connected It is not necessary to AOSS client devices that have already been con gured via AOSS unless signi cant changes have been made to the wireless network Do not attempt to con gure two...

Page 26: ...lphanumeric charac ters for the SSID case sensitive By default the SSID is the LAN Mac address of the AirStation Note Roaming When multiple AirStations have an identical SSID WEP key if WEP is used an...

Page 27: ...rate sets offered by the AirStation Frame Bursting This function increases 802 11g communication throughput by transferring packets more ef ciently The following conditions affect this function The w...

Page 28: ...of 1 is recommended Wireless Output Power Con gure output power of the AirStation Decrease wireless output power to shrink the wireless communication range The default setting of 100 is recommended un...

Page 29: ...sed between the client and access point to successfully encrypt transmit and decrypt data For this reason the same WEP key must be used for communication between the client and the AirStation An acces...

Page 30: ...Encryption Standard encryption method Due to its hardware co processor AES uses the toughest encryption without sacri cing throughput like WEP and TKIP TKIP AES require an 8 to 63 character passphras...

Page 31: ...tion for every user establishing a more secure system than TKIP or other xed encryption key methods This also reduces the amount of necessary key maintenance A RADIUS server is necessary for IEEE802 1...

Page 32: ...he DHCP scope must be changed to match DHCP Server Function Allows administrator to enable disable the DHCP server function for the AirStation LAN side Select Use to enable and Do not use to disable t...

Page 33: ...nformation from the AirStation If the DHCP server is turned off all client PC s must have unique static IP addresses and valid network settings manually entered Check with your LAN administrator for s...

Page 34: ...erver Allows administrator to use the default DNS address the AirStation s IP address assign speci c DNS addresses or block clients from DNS address noti cation WINS server Allows administrator to use...

Page 35: ...tied to a speci c MAC address When a speci c MAC address connects to the AP the IP address speci ed will be given to that client Display Delete lease informa tion List of IP addresses MAC addresses le...

Page 36: ...ct wireless connections to the registered adapters in the list Select Disable to disable MAC address ltering Press the Preset button to enter the MAC Address registration menus This is where MAC Addre...

Page 37: ...ion set up in LAN Input the MAC addresses that are allowed to communicate with the AirStation MAC address list Displays a table list of all MAC addresses allowed to communicate with the AirStation Adv...

Page 38: ...ication with the AirStation In dedicated mode wireless clients CANNOT connect to WDS AirStations Note All AirStations must support WDS and be on the same channel Do not use Auto Channel when using WDS...

Page 39: ...characters separated by a colon and click Add MAC Address Ex 00 00 00 00 00 00 Up to six AirStation MAC ad dresses may be registered Click Apply under Wireless Bridge WDS settings when the wireless M...

Page 40: ...port of the AirStation Auto IP assignment from DHCP server acquire the IP address automatically from the DHCP server Use PPPoE client If selected the information listed below must be entered Manual se...

Page 41: ...to 64 alphanumeric characters If your ISP doesn t require a service name then leave it blank Connection Type Select from Continuous Connection connects immediately after setting and never disconnects...

Page 42: ...Maximum Receive Unit 578 1492 when using PPPoE Keep Alive Enables the PPPoE client to send a Link Control Protocol LCP echo request to the PPPoE server once per minute If there is no reply within six...

Page 43: ...is set to provide one DNS Server Address Enter the primary and secondary DNS address es of the server to be used by the AirStation for DNS resolution Remote Management Port Number Set a speci c port n...

Page 44: ...e nitely Connec tion on Demand keeps the VPN session active when there is VPN traf c and Manual speci es a one time connection The Idle Time is used for the Connection on Demand and for Manual it spec...

Page 45: ...P Address as 192 168 7 0 0 meaning the entire subnet The subnet in this case would be 255 255 255 0 For additional help with setting up the PPTP client please consult the on screen help balloons by pr...

Page 46: ...information please see the speci c Quick Setup Guide for setting up your VPN Server The Quick Setup Guide for setting up your VPN Server was included in your product s original packaging It can be fo...

Page 47: ...ess This feature is critical when using the Remote Gateway features of this router as it allows your users to always be able to nd and connect to your network via a vanity hostname It is a requirement...

Page 48: ...ntered twice Expiration This setting cannot be changed from its default setting The default setting works for both TZO and DynDNS IP Address Renewal Interval With certain Dynamic DNS servers the regis...

Page 49: ...None no RIP from WAN RIP transmission to LAN Allows RIP transmission or None no RIP to LAN RIP reception from LAN Allows RIP reception or None no RIP from LAN RIP transmission to WAN Allows RIP trans...

Page 50: ...ddress Net work IP address and subnet mask Gateway Address through which the packet passes be fore it reaches the destination address Metric Number of routers 1 15 to be passed before the packet reach...

Page 51: ...become the WAN IP address of the AirStation Multiple LAN computers can share one WAN IP address to access the Internet Static IP address translation When the WAN requests connection to the LAN the WA...

Page 52: ...is recommended to name the group after the protocol that is being setup e g Group Name FTP when setting up ad dress translation for FTP Click New Group to create new group or select an existing group...

Page 53: ...red LAN IP Address Select Manual IP Address and enter the destination IP address of the LAN computer or select AirStation s LAN IP Address Protocol LAN Enter the destination port number If left blank...

Page 54: ...wired computer Prohibit setup via wireless bridge access point Prohibits a personal computer connected to another AirStation in a wireless bridge Prohibit NBT and Microsoft DS routing Prevent unexpect...

Page 55: ...ress translation setting DMZ or TCP port 113 this basic rule is ignored Basic Filter Setting Use this lter when the commu nication speed goes down using a network application like E mail FTP and WEB I...

Page 56: ...the LAN side will be ltered Are Ignored Stop the packet and do not route it Rejected Return the rejected packet to the point of origin Accepted Pass the packet through Destination IP Address The IP ad...

Page 57: ...ect from all protocols ICMP arbitrary protocol number and TCP UDP protocol number All Selects all IP protocols ICMP Network Diagnostic Protocol 1 Manual Enter protocol number 0 65535 TCP UDP Destinati...

Page 58: ...wireless computer add your MAC address to the list of authorized wireless LAN PCs The MAC address must be in two digit groups separated by colons Example 00 40 26 00 11 22 Click Apply when settings ar...

Page 59: ...rusion Detector set ting IP Spoo ng Check Block to prevent IP spoo ng Threshold Value Enter the number 1 999 of suspect packets before the noti cation occurs Notify by email Noti cation email address...

Page 60: ...o save and commit the entries Pop up noti cation Pop up window alert of unwanted activity Client Manager must be installed and running on a client machine to use this feature Destination IP address En...

Page 61: ...ble to enable UPnP Universal Plug and Play When a computer with UPnP support connects to the AirStation that computer auto matically receives con guration information from the AirStation Advanced Sett...

Page 62: ...color will be red or grey When it is red 125 Mbps AfterBurner is running When it is grey 125 Mbps AfterBurner is enabled but not running due to a client being connected at 54 Mbps or another access po...

Page 63: ...Manager utility This utility is seldomly used thus the AirStation name value has little value Administrator name root can not be changed Administrator password Allows the administrator to enter an adm...

Page 64: ...Time Protocol Select Use or Do not use Note If NTP is used time is set automatically NTP server name Enter the NTP server name Update Time Enter the time interval in hours for the time check frequenc...

Page 65: ...cket Traf c Information Displays number of packets sent and received for Wired WAN Wired LAN Wireless LAN Click Refresh to start update the transfer packet log Advanced Settings Packet Traf c Informa...

Page 66: ...signed to the client from the DHCP server The network medium is indicated as wireless or wired depending on how the client is accessing the AirStation Note The Client Monitor only shows clients that h...

Page 67: ...on to a LAN or WAN address Enter the target IP address and click OK e g 192 168 11 2 OR www buffalotech com If the test results in an error then verify you correctly inputted the address and check you...

Page 68: ...level Select Error and or Notify to spec ify the types of reports to be logged by the AirStation Display log info Select the speci c reports to be logged Log information Displays recorded logs Advanc...

Page 69: ...ter the IP address of the Syslog server Log Information Level Select Error and or Notice to specify the types of reports to be sent to the Syslog server Log Information Select the speci c reports to b...

Page 70: ...to a le Restored saved settings Restores settings from a le that has been saved Click Choose le to select the saved le and click Restore Note If the setting le is saved by a newer rmware than the cur...

Page 71: ...tore to reset the AirStation to default factory settings Note Resetting to default factory settings will erase all settings and passwords previously entered The AirStation will return to the condition...

Page 72: ...update does not erase current user settings It does however delete all of the service information from the Network Service List you will need to perform a new service search after you update the rmwa...

Page 73: ...router by using MAC Address ltering Once disconnected the client will still appear in the client list but will appear as disconnected The client can then be re enabled by pressing the Re Enable but to...

Page 74: ...k Enable to allow the AirStation to use AOSS function Click Disable to shut off the AOSS system Clicking Disable will disable the AOSS button on the AirStation Advanced Settings Start AOSS Process Cli...

Page 75: ...ake On LAN FTP Servers and Web Servers To learn more about each inde pendent feature click on the Question Mark logo next to Network Service List It has a lot of informative information regarding the...

Page 76: ...your Network Service List and see all of the information regarding your network Fortunately they would NOT have access to remote control le sharing or Wake On LAN but they will still be able to see wh...

Page 77: ...would like to play or select multiple les and create a playlist Streaming audio or video over the internet requires an internet connection suf cient enough to move the necessary amount of data For ins...

Page 78: ...nd Software Updates WZR RS G54 BASE STATION SPECIFICATIONS Physical Speci cations Dimensions W3 x H6 75 x D6 1in 76 x 171 x 155mm Weight 1 lb 620g Temperature Humidity Operation 0 to 40 C Maximum humi...

Page 79: ...ipment Networking Characteristics Compatibility IEEE802 11g b Standard for Wireless LANs 125 High Speed Mode also Available Wi Fi Wireless Fidelity certi ed by the Wi Fi Alliance Host Operating System...

Page 80: ...DBPSK for Low Transmit Rate Spreading 11 chip Barker Sequence Nominal Output Power 13 5 dBm Transmit Rate Range High Speed 54 Mbps 125 Mbps in 125 High Speed Mode Medium Speed 36 Mbps 96 Mbps in 125 H...

Page 81: ...80 ft 35 m 115 ft 40 m 130 ft 50 m 165 ft Receiver Sensitivity 83 dBm 87 dBm 91 dBm 94 dBm depends on data rate Delay Spread at FER of 1 65 ns 225 ns 400 ns 500 ns depends on data rate The range of w...

Page 82: ...n Table Radio Characteristics are typical distances as measured at Buffalo Technology AirStation laboratories These values are provided for your guidance but may vary according to the actual radio con...

Page 83: ...helps identify problems Power LED should be GREEN Wireless LED should be GREEN if the line is active If is it blinking GREEN wireless communica tion is active Ethernet LED should be GREEN 100Mbps or A...

Page 84: ...f the LEDs indicate that the network is working properly Power LED is on Transmit Receive LED blinks check the TCP IP settings of the network Changing Client TCP IP Settings in Windows Consult the LAN...

Page 85: ...n If the wireless adapter protocol is installed select the protocol and click the Properties button Verify the parameters match the settings provided by your LAN Administrator Make changes if necessar...

Page 86: ...ating Cause WDS is a very complex bridging system and it is not part of the 802 11b or 802 11g standard Restrictions Please verify that the following conditions are met if just one condition is not sa...

Page 87: ...button on the rear of the access point down for 5 10 seconds 2 Login to the rst access point in the wireless bridge this should be the DHCP server enabled ac cess point if there is not already a rout...

Page 88: ...s settings page will appear Select the proper settings for the wireless network Refer to the settings recorded from the rst access point All settings except for the SSID need to be identical amongst a...

Page 89: ...he router has rebooted click on the Management tab on the left 21 The System Information page will appear In the Wireless section of the table record the MAC ad dress including the s Please make sure...

Page 90: ...a If the Result section of the table reports information like 1st 64 bytes from IP_ADDRESS then the WDS bridge is effectively working b If the Result section of the table reports Destination Host Unr...

Page 91: ...can perform tasks without the intervention of the CPU Client A PC or workstation on a network Cross Over Wiring A UTP cable that has its transmit and receive pair crossed to allow com munications betw...

Page 92: ...etworks LANs It is a shared media network architecture The IEEE 802 3 standard details its functionality Ethernet cable A wire similar to telephone cable that carries signals between Ethernet devices...

Page 93: ...ty through the ports MAC Medium Access Control Address A unique number that distinguishes network cards Mbps Mega Bits Per Second A measure ment of millions of bits per second MDI X Media Dependent In...

Page 94: ...eless device while moving from one access point to another without losing the connection PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect A bus that is connected directly to the CPU PCMCIA Personal Computer Memo...

Page 95: ...n from external interfering signals Subnet Mask An eight byte address divided into 4 parts separated by periods TCP IP Transmission Control Protocol In ternet Protocol Protocol used by computers when...

Page 96: ...wing of web pages Wi Fi Wireless Fidelity An organization that tests and assures interoperability among WLAN devices Wire Speed The maximum speed at which a given packet can be transferred using Ether...

Page 97: ...he user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect...

Page 98: ...eception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving anten...

Page 99: ...y other antenna or transmitter BUFFALO declared that WZR RS G54 is limited in CH1 11 by specified firmware controlled in USA Safety This equipment is designed with the utmost care for the safety of th...

Page 100: ...intended for use This device is intended for indoor Home and office use in the following countries Austria Belgium Germany Denmark Spain Greece France Finland Italy Ireland Luxembourg The Netherlands...

Page 101: ...pply for a license at the national spectrum authorities in order to obtain an authorization to use the device for setting up outdoor radio links In Belgium there is a restriction in outdoor use The fr...

Page 102: ...s of merchantability and tness of a particular purpose are limited in duration to the above period Under no circumstances shall Buffalo Technology Melco Inc be liable in any way to the user for damage...

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