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B

egin by fi nding a good place to set up your router/access point.

Some things to

consider:

• You’ll need to be able to plug your internet connection into it, so it should go within

reach of the LAN cable from your DSL or Cable modem.

You’ll also want a power outlet

nearby.

• Keep the access point as central in your work area as possible.

Signal strength and

speed fall off with distance.

• Higher is often better.

For instance, set it up on the top shelf of a bookcase rather than

the bottom one, if possible.

S

crew the antenna into the top of your AirStation.

Basic Setup

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M

ake note of the AirStation’s

wired MAC address

.

The LAN

or Wired MAC address is the default SSID (wireless network

name) of the AirStation. You can find it on the bottom of the

AirStation.

You may also wish to contact your ISP to ask if other information, such as global IP

address, subnet mask address, default gateway address, DNS server address, or PPPoE

parameters, is necessary to access your internet connection.

Write down any necessary

information that your ISP requires for connection.

Buffalo recommends using a wired network connection, where your computer is

physically connected to the AirStation with a CAT5 straight cable plugged into one of the

four LAN ports, to initially set up your router.

This type of setup will eliminate possible

setup problems with the wireless adapter on the computer being used to configure the

AirStation.

The computer used to configure the AirStation should be set to obtain an IP address

automatically using a DHCP server.

The WHR-HP-G54 has a default LAN IP address of

192.168.11.1 and Subnet Mask of 255.255.255.0.

Getting Ready

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1.

Power down the Cable or DSL modem and the computer which will be used to

configure the AirStation router.

2.

Plug the Cable or DSL’s LAN Ethernet cable into the AirStation’s WAN port.

Initially,

you may need to unplug this cable from your computer, hub or other router.

3.

Plug the provided Ethernet cable into a LAN port on the AirStation and plug the other

end into your computer’s Ethernet adapter (NIC).

If you plan to initially configure the

AirStation wirelessly (not recommended), you may skip this step.

4.

Power on your cable or DSL modem and wait one full minute, then power on the

AirStation router and wait one full minute, and finally power on the computer which

will be used to configure the AirStation.

If the red DIAG light on the AirStation is lit or

flashing after several minutes of being powered on, please consult Buffalo Technology

Technical Support.

Connecting your AirStation

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L

aunch a web browser on the computer that you’re

going to use to configure the AirStation.

Enter

192.168.11.1

into the URL field.

Naturally, if you

change your AirStation’s IP address, you’ll have to enter

the new address instead.

A window will open, prompting you to enter a User ID

and Password.

Enter

root

as the User name and leave the password

field

blank

.

Log in to the Configuration Tool

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Y

our AirStation’s SmartRouter technology will determine the type of internet

connection you have automatically, and ask you for any needed information.

If

your ISP assigns IPs automatically (most cable providers do), their DHCP server

will give your router an IP address.

If additional login information is required

to connect to the internet, the wizard will ask for it.

Enter any required login

Detecting Your Broadband Connection

information if asked.

Contact your DSL

provider for any missing login information.

If your DSL provider requires that PPPoE

information be entered manually, see page

25.