WHR-HP-G300N User-friendly Firmware Ver.1.93
Feb. 2013
Copyright © 2013 BUFFALO Inc.

### Summary

This is WHR-HP-G300N User-friendly firmware Ver.1.93.
For version history, refer to the bottom of this page.

### Software information

This software is WHR-HP-G300N Ver.1.93.
Do not use this firmware with different model.
* Caution *
Once you apply the firmware Ver1.93, you cannot downgrade to Ver1.82 or earlier.
Please understand this limitation.

### Minimum Requirements

- Compatible OS: Windows 8/7/Vista/XP/2000/Me/98SE; Mac OS X 10.4/10.5/10.6/10.7
- Compatible browser: Internet Explorer 7.x or later, Firefox 2.x or later, Safari 2.x or later
- A TCP/IP connection is required to install this firmware update.
- Wired or wireless network card.

### How to update the firmware

Connect the AirStation to the same subnet of your network as your computer. For best results, connect the AirStation directly to your computer with a LAN cable.

1. Start up Windows.
2. Please confirm that both the LAN adapter and the AirStation's IP addresses are on the same network subnet. Refer to AirStation's User Manual for instructions on changing IP address settings.
3. Select [Run] from the Start Menu.
   Enter "http://192.168.11.1/" (the AirStation's LAN side IP address) in the field and click "OK".
4. Please select how you want to change the firmware:
   Change from Professional Firmware -> User-friendly Firmware
   Updating User-friendly Firmware to the Latest Version

Change from Professional Firmware -> User-friendly Firmware

1. Navigate to the AirStation's Web Admin interface.
   If you haven't created a account yet, enter a username and password. Click "Change Password".
2. This screen is displayed.
   Click "Administration" from the upper menu.
   When the login prompt appears, enter your new username and password.
3. Click "Firmware Upgrade".
4. Click "Browse" to the right of "Please select a file to upgrade" and navigate to the extracted firmware file. The file should be of the form "whrhpg300n-***" where *** is the version number. Click "Upgrade".
5. During the firmware update, the Diag LED will flash for about 5 minutes. When the update is complete, the LED will turn off. Do not turn off the AirStation until the firmware update is complete. If the unit is unplugged while the Diag LED is still flashing, the AirStation may be damaged.
6. Please proceed to the next step, "Firmware Version Confirmation".

Updating User-friendly Firmware to the Latest Version

1. When the login prompt appears, enter "root" for the username and leave the password field blank. Note: if you configured a password, enter the password that you configured.
2. Click "Update AirStation Firmware" at the top of the screen.
3. Click "Browse" to the right of "Firmware File Name" and browse to the extracted firmware file with the form whrhpg300n-*** (where *** is the version number). Click "Update Firmware".
4. During the firmware update, the Diag LED will flash for about 5 minutes. When the update is complete, the LED will turn off. Do not turn off the AirStation until the firmware update is complete. If the unit is unplugged while the Diag LED is still flashing, the AirStation may be damaged.
5. Please proceed to next step, "Firmware Version Confirmation".

### Firmware Version Confirmation

1. Please refer to above "How to update the firmware" 1 to 3 steps to open setup screen.
2. Please click "Diagnostic" tab from top screen to see System Information.
3. Confirm Model name is "WHR-HP-G300N Ver.1.93".

### Version history

> Ver.1.93
> [Specification change]
> 1. Previous settings for IP address are now retained when switching between router mode and bridge mode.
> [Added feature]
> 1. Notification in settings when new firmware is released.
>    The firmware update reminder can be disabled in 'Admin'-'Update'.
> 2. WDS settings can configure priority of potential connections to access points.
>    A preferred MAC address can be specified in 'Wireless'-'WDS'.
> 3. Improved remote access function by registering network devices manually.
>    To register a network device as static, navigate to 'Setup' - 'Network Services'.
> 4. Added a scheduled restart feature in 'Admin'-'Initialize/Restart'.
> [Bug fix]
> 1. Fixed UPnP security problem. Refer to CERT.
> 2. Resolved issue where users with fixed IP addresses could not be registered to PPTP servers.
> 3. Resolved issue where the loss of connection to an ISP when the Internet port's ONU power was turned on.
> 4. Resolved issue where intel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6205 (wireless clients) was not able to connect in some cases.
> 5. Resolved issue where the obtained lease time and duration from DHCP server are not renewed after NTP time adjustment.
> 6. Resolved issue where the syslog is not transferred to the syslog server.
> 7. Resolved issue where entered messages on the form do not appear properly.
> 8. LAN-side IP addresses are now blocked from use as WAN-side IP addresses in port forwarding
> 9. Fixed description error in settings.

> Ver.1.85
> [Added feature]
> 1. Added the choice of "Automatically select 20 or 40 MHz" to the available settings in [Wireless Config]-[Basic]-[300 Mbps Mode].
>    This new mode will automatically select the most suitable bandwidth according to existing radio traffic.
> [Bug fix]
> 1. Fixed a problem that caused wireless communication to became unstable.
> 2. Fixed a problem that caused broadcast communication to stop working.
> 3. Fixed an incompatibility with Adblock Plus in Firefox.
> 4. Fixed a problem with notifications.

> Ver1.84
> [Added feature]
> 1. Add Brazilian Portuguese to Web language.
> 2. Add Spanish to Web language.
> [Bug fix]
> 1. Fixed the problem that the communication could not be established from the wired LAN port to the WAN side.
> 2. Fixed the problem that a packet a VLAN tag was added could not be sent correctly.
> 3. Fixed the problem that the port mapping information was initialized after the configuration was changed.
> 4. Fixed the problem that the network map could not be displayed in a bridge mode.

> Ver.1.82
> [Added feature]
> 1. Added online update for the firmware.
> 2. Added the setting to ban to connect from any devices other than game machine by WEP connection while using AOSS.
>    Set "Dedicate WEP for game only" on AOSS configuration screen.
> [Bug fix]
> 1. Fix the problem that Multi security did not work or AOSS connection failed when MAC address starts with other than 00.
> 2. Add the EC mode to the communication among AirStations.
> 3. Fix the problem that the search does not work properly if destination SSID among AirStation includes "=", "'", """, or "#".
> 4. Fix the problem that same SSID was displayed multiply on the Master AirStation search screen for communication among AirStation.
> 5. Fix the problem that an error is caused when receiving a large amount of UPnP packet while UPnP is enabled.
> 6. Fix the problem that SSID with HTML was displayed on the system information if configured SSID included a HTML tag.
> 7. Fix the problem that Slave information was not displayed in the network service list during the bridge mode.
> 8. Fix the problem that the WPS connection was not complete properly when connecting 2 of Nintendo DS simultaneously by WPS.
> 9. Fix the problem that configuration may not work depending on the timing pressing AOSS button on Web Configuration screen.
> 10. Fix the problem that connection may fail when multiple wireless LAN slaves of WPA-PSK try to connect simultaneously.
> 11. Fix the problem that key update tends to fail if wireless LAN slave is connected in heavy loaded.
> 12. Fix the problem that time synchronization with NTP server was sometimes failed when specifying the NTP server by its name.
> 13. Fix the problem that AirStation could not be accessed if the assigned address of the DHCP server was changed and that causes it was considered multiply logged in.
> 14. Fix the problem that default SSID was overwritten when recovering the system by using the configuration file of other device.
> 15. Fix the problem that the connection was easily disconnected when communication was established between WZR-HP-G300NH and AirStation.
> 16. Fix the problem that the AirStation was rarely rebooted when the communication among AirStation was heavy loaded.
> 17. Fix the problem that Master AirStation was sometimes rebooted when communication went back and forth between Master AirStation and Slave AirStation.
> 18. Fix the problem that the connection of the wireless LAN slave in power save mode was sometimes disconnected.
> 19. Fix the problem that AirStation did not work for a while after the multicast snooping rebooted the AirStation.
> 20. Fix the problem that it sometimes takes time to obtain the IP address after the router is connected to a computer with the wired LAN.
> 21. Fix the problem that changing the connection to AirStation during WDS may sometimes stop transmit data.
> 22. Solved typing mistake of WEB setting screen.

> Ver.1.70
> First release

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