User manual BUFFALO WHR-G54S

[. . . ] User Manual - AirStation WHR-G54S Wireless Cable/DSL Smart Router www. buffalotech. com v1. 5 Table of Contents Introduction . With both a wired LAN router and a 811g wireless access point, System Requirements · A high-speed (Broadband) Internet connection or existing local area connection. · A computer with a network connection (wired or wireless) and a good web browser. the AirStation WHR-G54S Cable/DSL Router is perfect for linking your wireless devices with a wired network and each other. The screenshots in this manual were taken with Firefox, but Netscape and Internet Explorer are also supported in versions 4. 5 or later, and Safari 1. 0 and later are supported with Macintosh OS X 10. 2 and later. AirStation WHR-G54S Package Contents The AirStation WHR-G54S package contains the following items: · WHR-G54S Base Station · Antenna · AC adapter and power cable · CAT5 LAN cable · Utility CD with Manual · Quick Setup Guides · Warranty Statement Basic Setup Begin by finding a good place to set up your router/access point. consider: Some things to · You'll need to be able to plug your internet connection into it, so it should go within · Keep the access point as central in your work area as possible. speed fall off with distance. reach of the LAN cable from your DSL or Cable modem. [. . . ] · Power LED should be Green, · Wireless LED should be Green if the line is active. · Ethernet LED should be Green (100Mbps) or Amber (10Mbps) while the communication is active. · The Red Diag LED will flash during boot and firmware updates. · The Amber AOSS LED will glow while AOSS is in use. DIAG LED Activity Unplug the power for three seconds. Plug the power back in to monitor the Diag LEDs during start-up. Troubleshooting DIAG LED Activity Table DIAG LED Display Continuous Red Red flash, 3 times Red flash, 4 times Time Starting Starting Starting Description/Action RAM Error Red flash, 2 times Starting Flash ROM Error A problem on the wired LAN side A problem on the wireless LAN side LEDs 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 blinks), check the TCP/IP settings of the network. Changing Client TCP/IP Settings in Windows Consult the LAN Administrator for correct TCP/IP settings. From the list of installed components, verify the TCP/IP => wireless LAN adapter protocol is installed. Troubleshooting · If the wireless adapter protocol is not yet installed, click the Add button and select the TCP/IP protocol from the list. · If the wireless adapter protocol is installed, select the protocol and click the Properties button. Verify that the parameters match the settings provided by your LAN Administrator. If prompted, restart your computer. Other Problems Please refer to www. buffalotech. com for further reference materials. Configuring a WDS Bridge Your AirStation's WDS bridging capability allows you to extend the size of your wireless network by adding additional AirStations, all connected wirelessly. In this simple example, we'll connect two AirStations in a wireless bridge. You may use these same steps to add additional bridges for greater coverage. * For easiest configuration, we recommend configuring all components in close proximity before deploying them to their final positions. The first AirStation will be the router that receives the internet connection. On the bottom of the AirStation, make sure that the switch is set to "AUTO". If desired, you may connect the Ethernet cable from your cable or DSL modem to its WAN port now, though this is not necessary for configuration. Use a RJ-45 cat5 Ethernet cable to connect LAN ports of the two AirStations. Power up the second AirStation. Configuring a WDS Bridge Connect a PC's Ethernet port to another RJ-45 port on the main router (the first AirStation). Here's the whole setup, ready for initial configuration. * Note: Each AirStation may be part of 6 different bridges. Remember that each layer of bridges takes about half your total network speed, so avoid configuring daisy-chains more than 4 bridges long. A star-pattern is always better, with a central router serving multiple bridges. Configuring a WDS Bridge Once the AirStations are powered on, you will want to make sure that they are in factory default configuration. On the bottom of each, hold down the "INIT" button for three seconds. They will take 30-60 seconds to reboot afterwards. Power on your PC. Make sure that it is configured to "obtain an IP address automatically" from DHCP. [. . . ] These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: ·Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. ·Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. [. . . ]