Asus WL-500W User Manual

WL-500W SuperSpeed N

®

Wireless multi-function router

WL-500W

Wireless Multi-Function Router

Quick Start Guide

QE2654/ June 2006

Manufacturer Contact Information

ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (Asia-Pacic)

Company address: 15 Li-Te Road, Beitou, Taipei 11259

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WL-500W Wireless Router Quick Start Guide

Table of contents

1. Package contents .................................................................................2

2. Connecting ADSL modem and wireless router ................................. 2

1) Cable connection ...............................................................................2

2) Status indicators ................................................................................ 3

3) Wall mount option ..............................................................................3

3. Getting started ......................................................................................4

1) Wired connection ...............................................................................4

2) Wireless Connection ..........................................................................4

3) Setting the IP address for wired or wireless client .............................4

4) Conguring the wireless router ..........................................................5

5) Quick setup .......................................................................................6

4. Application features ........................................................................... 11

1) Sharing USB storage ....................................................................... 11

2) Setting up FTP site .......................................................................... 13

3) Download Master .............................................................................14

4) Sharing USB printer .........................................................................16

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Modem

Wall telephone outlet

Wall power outlet

Phone

Power

Wall power outlet

LAN

Power

ASUS Wireless Router

Modem

Wall telephone outlet

Wall power outlet

LAN

Power

Phone

Power

ASUS Wireless Router

WAN

1. Package contents

• WL-500W wireless router x 1

• Power adapter x 1

• Utility CD x 1

• RJ45 cable x 1

• Quick Start Guide x 1

2. Connecting ADSL modem and wireless router

1) Cable connection

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Wireless multi-function router

WL-500W

2) Status indicators

PWR

AIR WANLAN

PWR (Power)

Off No power
On System ready
Flashing-slow Firmware upgrade failed
Flashing-quick EZsetup processing

AIR (Wireless Network)

Off No power
On Wireless system ready
Flashing Transmitting or receiving data (wireless)

WAN (Wide Area Network)

Off No power or no physical connection
On Has physical connection to an Ethernet network
Flashing Transmitting or receiving data (through Ethernet cable)

LAN 1-4 (Local Area Network)

Off No power or no physical connection
On Has physical connection to an Ethernet network
Flashing Transmitting or receiving data (through Ethernet cable)

3) Wall mount option

Out of the box, ASUS WL-500W Wireless Router
is designed to sit on a raised flat surface like a
file cabinet or book shelf. The unit may also be
converted for mounting to a wall or ceiling.

Follow these steps to mount the ASUS Wireless
Router to a wall:

1. Look on the un dersi de for the two mounti ng
hooks.

2. Mark two upper holes in a at surface.

3. Tighten two screws until only 1/4'' is showing.

4. Latch the hooks of the ASUS Wireless Router onto the screws.

Re-adjust the screws if you cannot latch the ASUS Wireless Router onto the

Note:

screws or if it is too loose.

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3. Getting started

The ASUS WL-500W Wireless Router can meet various working scenarios with proper

conguration. The default settings of the wireless router may change to meet your individual needs.

Thus, before using the wireless router, check the basic settings to make sure they all work in your
environment.

ASUS provides a utility named EZSetup for fast wireless conguration. If you would like to use
EZSetup for your router conguration, refer to chapter 6 of user manual in support CD.

Wired connection for initial conguration is recommended to avoid possible

Note:

setup problems due to wireless uncertainty.

1) Wired connectionired connection

The WL-500W Wireless Router is supplied with an Ethernet cable in the package. The wireless
router has an integrated auto-crossover function. Thus, you can either use a straight-through or
a crossover cable for wired connection. Plug one end of the cable to the LAN port on the rear
panel of the router and the other end to the Ethernet port on your PC.

2) Wireless Connection

For establishing wireless connection, you need an IEEE 802.11b/g compatible WLAN card.
Refer to your wireless adapter user manual for wireless connection procedures. By default,
the SSID of the wireless router is “default” (in lower case), encryption is disabled and open
system authentication is used.

3) Setting IP address for wired or wireless client

To access the WL-500W Wireless Router, you must have the correct TCP/IP settings on your
wired or wireless clients. Set the IP addresses of the clients within the same subnet of WL-500W.

Getting an IP address automatically

The WL-500W Wireless Router integrates DHCP server functions, thus, your PC gets an IP
address automatically.

Before rebooting your PC, switch ON the

Note:

wireless router and make sure the router is ready.

Setting up the IP address manually

To manually set the IP address, you need to know the
default settings of the wireless router:

• IP address 192.168.1.1

• Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0

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To set up the connection with a manually assigned
IP address, the address of your PC and the wireless
router must be within the same subnet:

• IP addre s s: 1 9 2.16 8 .1.x x x (xx x can b e any

number between 2 and 254. Make sure the IP
address is not used by other device)

• Su b net Mas k : 2 55.2 55. 2 55. 0 (s ame as W L-

500W)

• Gateway: 192.168.1.1 (IP address of WL-500W)

• DNS: 192.168.1.1 (WL-500W), or assign a known

DNS server in your network.

4) Conguring the wireless router

Follow the steps below to enter the Web conguration interface of WL-500W.

Enter the following address in your
web browser: http://192.168.1.1

Defaults

User name:

After logging in, you can see the ASUS Wireless Router home page.

The homepage displays quick links to congure the main features of the wireless

router.

admin

Password:

admin

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5) Quick setup

To start quick setup, click
page. Follow the instructions to setup the ASUS Wireless
Router.

1. Sel ect you r t ime zon e a nd c lic k
.

Next

2. ASU S wir e less rout e r s u ppo r ts

five types of ISP services: cable,
PPPoE, PP T P, st a t i c WA N IP,
and Telstra BigPond. Select your
connection type and click
continue.

Cable or dynamic IP user

If you are using services provided by
cable ISP, select

connection that gets IP automatically

If y o u r IS P pr ovides y o u wi t h th e
hostname, the MAC address, and the
hear tb eat serve r address , fill th es e
information into the boxes on the setting
page; if not, click

Cable Modem or other

to skip this step.

Next

to enter the “Quick Setup”

Next

to

Next

.

PPPoE user

If you use PPPoE service, select

connection that requires username
and password.

You need to input the username and
password provided by your ISP. Click

to continue.

Next

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It is known as PPPoE.

ADSL

PPTP user

If you are using PPTP services, select

conn ec tion that r equires u sername,
pa sswor d a nd IP ad dress .

us e rnam e , p a sswo r d a n d IP add r ess
provided by your ISP into the fields. Click

to continue.

Next

ADSL

Fi ll in the

Static IP user

If you are using ADSL or other connection
type that uses static IP address, select

or other connection type that uses static
IP address

. Input the IP address, subnet
mask, and default gateway provided by your
ISP. You can specify DNS servers, or get
DNS information automatically.

ADSL

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3. To set up your wireless interface, specify

an SSID (Service Set Identifier), which

is a unique identier attached to packets
sent over WLAN. This identier emulates

a password when a device attempts to
communicate with your wireless router
via WLAN.

If you want to protect transmitted data, select a

Medium:

Only users with the same WEP key settings can connect to your wireless router

Security Level

to enable encryption methods.

and transmit data using 64bits or 128bits WEP key encryption.

Only users with the same WPA pre-shared key settings can connect to your wireless

High:

router and transmit data using TKIP encryption.

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4. Input four sets of WEP keys in the WEP
Key fields (10 hexadecimal digits for
WEP 64bits, 26 hexadecima l digits
for WEP 128bits). You can also let the
system generate the keys by inputting
a Passphrase. Record the PassphraseRecord the Passphrase
and the WEP keys in your notebook,
then click

Finish

.

For example, if we select WEP 64bitsFor example, if we select WEP 64bits

encryption mode and input 11111 as
the Pas sphrase, the WE P Keys ar e
generated automatically.

5. Cli ck

Sa ve& Res t art

to res t art the
wireless router and activate the new
settings.

6. To connect the wireless router from a wireless client, you can use Windows® Wireless

Zero Conguration service to set up the connection. If you use ASUS Wireless Card on

your computer, you can use the One Touch Wizard utility supplied in WLAN Card support
CD for wireless connection.

Conguring ASUS WLAN Card with One Touch Wizard

If you have installed ASUS wireless card together with its utilities and drives on your PC, click

-> All Programs -> ASUS Utility-> WLAN Card -> One Touch Wizard

to launch the One Touch

Start

Wizard utility.

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1) Select

Connect to an existing wireless

LA N (St ati on )

to continue.

Next

rad io but ton a nd cli ck

3) Set the authentication and encryption of
your WLAN card the same with those at
WL-500W. In the previous steps the

is

Length

Click

64 bits, Passphrase

to continue.

Next

Key

is 11111

2) One Touch Wizard searches and displays
the a v ailab l e A P s in the

Ne tw ork s

press

list. Sele ct WL -500W and

to continue.

Next

Av a ilabl e

4) It takes several seconds for the wireless
card to associate with WL-500W. Press

to setup TCP/IP for your WLAN Card.

Next

5) Setup the IP address of the WLAN Card
according to your ne tw or k con di ti on .
After the setup is complete, click

Finish

to exit the One Touch Wizard.

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Conguring WLAN card with Windows® WZC service

If you use non-ASUS wireless card, you can set up the wireless connection with Windows®

Wireless Zero Conguration (WZC) service.

1) Double-click the wireless network icon on
the task bar to view available networks.
Select y our wireles s ro uter and cl ic k

.

Connect

2) Input the 10-digit keys you have set on
the wireless router and click

Connect

The c o n n e c t i o n is co m p l ete within
several seconds.

.

7. Conguring advanced features

To view and adjust other settings of the wireless router,

enter the Web conguration page of WL-500W. Click

on items on the menu to open a submenu and follow
the instructions to setup the router. Tips show up when
you move your cursor over each item. Refer to user
manual in support CD for detailed information.

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4. Application features

The WL-500W Wireless Router provides multiple application features such as
the USB storage share, the Download Master (a download utility), and the USB
printer share. In this Quick Start Guide, the most popular features and their setup
procedures are introduced. For more application features, please refer to the full
version of the user manual included in the support CD.

Warning:

the disk in

Note:

are disabled, it would take more than 20 seconds for WL-500W to reboot.

Before unplugging the USB storage disk from WL-500W, you must eject

Status & Log -> External USB Disk

Before applying change and rebooting WL-500W, make sure all USB applications

page to prevent data corruption.

1) Sharing USB storage

To use this feature, you need to plug a USB storage disk to the USB2.0 port on the
rear panel of WL-500W. Make sure the hard disk is formatted and partitioned properly.

FAT32 has a 2GB le size limitation and do not support les above that size. If

Note:

you want to use les of over 2GB, you must format the disk to EXT2 le system.

Creating user account

To share the data in the USB storage, you need to create

user accounts rst.

1. Click

USB Application -> User List

open the conguration page.

2. I n pu t

3. To de le t e a n ac c o un t,

4. Cl ick

U s e r Na m e

Password

Click
to the list.

select the account from the
list and click

ch a nge s and rest art the
wireless router.

for the accounts.

to add the account

Add

Del

to app ly the

Ap ply

a n d

.

in the left side menu to

Creating share folder and access right

You can create a new share folder or share an existing
folder in your hard disk.

1. Click

USB Application -> Share Nodes

to open the conguration page.

in the left side menu

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2. Click

to add a sha re

Add

folder.

3. Select the folder you want to share
from Folder Manager and click Ok.
To create a share folder, input the
folde r name in
and press

Add

Add Folder

.

fi eld

4. Dene the access right for

the share folder by appoint

. Cli c k

and

Ad d

Acce ss

to a dd

User Name
Ri ght

the access right rule. When
fin i s hed, c l i ck

App l y

t o

save the conguration.

5. Set Network Neighbourhood
Mod e to

sh a r ed n o de l i s t

Group to

App l y rule s in

, W ork

WORKGROUP

to
enable all computers within
WORK GR OUP to ac ce ss
WL-500W USB storage.

6. Click

Finish

7. Cli c k

Sa v e & Rest art

restart the wireless router
and activate the settings.

8. Open

My Net wo rk Place

from a computer connected
to WL-5 0 0W. C lick

work group c omputers

you can see W L-500 W in
the

Workgroup

All les on the USB storage

are ready for sharing.

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2) Setting up FTP site

WL-500W can also serve as an FTP site. You can make your FTP site accessible to
all users, or set up an access policy to restrict anonymous login. To use this feature,
you need to plug a USB storage disk to the USB2.0 port on the rear panel of WL­500W. Make sure the hard disk is formatted and partitioned properly.

1. To allow anonymous login: Set
Netwo rk Neighborh ood Mode
to

Share all partitions in disk

FT P Mode to

partition

directory is the root directory of

rst partition.

To allow accout login only: Set

Network Neighborhood Mode
to

Apply rules in shared node

, FTP Mod e t o

li st
first matched shared node

Click

Add

to specify the access directory
and access right of FTP account.

Lo g i n t o firs t

. The anonymous login

Lo gin to

in the Share Node List

,

.

2. The

Maximum Login User

species the maximum number

of concurrent users. The default
value is 6.

3. Cli c k
settings and reboot. This process
may take several minutes.

4. Ty p e
the address box of your Web
br o w ser a nd p r e ss E n ter t o
login the FTP site.

t o acti v a te t h e

Fin i sh

ftp : / / 1 92.16 8 . 1 .1

eld

i n t o

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3) Download Master

The Download Master helps to manage the download tasks without turning your
computer on. To use this function, you need to: 1) mount a USB storage to WL-500W
Wireless Router; and 2) install ASUS Utilities from the support CD.

1. Click

Basic Cong

2. Set

En a ble Down load Mast er

to

. If you want to share the

Yes

do wnlo ade d f ile wit h y o ur LAN
users, set

to

Share

save a n d r e s t a r t th e wi r e l e s s
router.

3. Open Download Master from Start

-> Al l Pro grams -> AS US Ut il ity

->WL -500W W irele ss Rout er ->
Do wnl oad M ast er. Cli ck

Co nnect

500W.

4.

HTTP download (1)

Right click the download link

on the Web page and click

Dow n l o a d using A SUS
Dow n l o a d

step 5 appears to indicate
download progress.

page in USB Application folder.

Enable Downlo a d

. Click

Yes

to as soc ia te with WL-

. A w i ndow i n

Finish

and

Fi le ->

HTTP download (2)

Ri g ht cli c k t he d own l oad

link on the Web page and
click

Properties.

download

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Address (URL)

Copy the

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If you sel e ct

ASUS Downloa d

Do wnl oad usi ng

, you c an see
th e d own l oad tas k i s a dde d to
the

Transfer

list. The blue bars
indicate the progress of download
tasks.

If you copy the download address,

click
Paste the address i nto

File From

Options eld, and click

button in the utility.

Assign

box, select

Getti ng

from

HTTP

Download

button to start.

5. FTP download

Cl i c k

Tr a n sfer

Download Master and select

b utto n of th e

FTP

in the Options eld. Input the FTP

site address, Port number, User
Name, Password. Click Download
to start.

6. BT download

S a ve th e B T s e ed on yo u r

computer. Click

Transfer

button of

the Download Master and select

i n th e Optio n s fi e ld. C l i c k

BT

to loca te the seed file.

Brows e

Click

Download

to start.

7. Click

download le. Open the

butt on to view the

Folde r

Complete

folder to view or copy the nished

files to your local hard disk. The
un f i n i s hed ta s ks are ke pt in

InComplete

folder.

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4) Sharing USB printer

You can connect a comptible USB printer to the USB2.0 port of WL-500W to
share the printer with your LAN users. Follow the procedures below to setup your
computers to utilize the printer server function of WL-500W.

Installing USB printer

Plug your USB printer to the USB2.0 port on WL-500W rear
panel. To verify whether your printer is properly installed to the
WL-500W Wireless router, click

Printer Model

share this printer within your LAN.

is correct and

Status & Log -> Status

Printer Status

is

On-Line

Setting up printer client under Windows XP

Follow the steps below to install network printer on your clients.

. If

, you can

1. Run Add Printer Wizard from

Printers and Faxes -> Add a printer

3. Select

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Create a new port

of port to
click

Standard TCP/IP Port

.

Next

Start ->

and set Type

, then

.

2. Select

4. Clic k

Local printer attached to this

computer

accessing the network printer.

and click

to se tu p TCP/IP po rt for

Next

Next

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5. Input the IP address of WL-500W in
the

Printer Name of IP Address

and click

7. S e t

LPRServer
Next

.

Next

P r o t o co l

in

Queue Name

to continue.

to

L P R

eld

an d ty p e

eld. Click

6. Select

8. Press
port setting.

and click

Custom

to finish standard TCP/IP

Next

Settings.

9. Press

to complete the settings

Finish

and return to Add Printer Wizard.

10. Install printer driver from the vendor­model list. If your printer is not in the
list, click

Have Disk

to manually locate

the printer driver.

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11. Click

to accept the default name

Next

for the printer.

13. T he inst alla tio n is c omp l ete . Cl ick
to quit the Add Printer Wizard.

Finish

If you have already installed the printer locally on your computer, right click the

Note:

printer icon and select

then select

Port

Property -> Port

Standard TCP/IP Port

for setting procedures.

12. Select

Next

to print a test page. Click

Yes

to print.

tab to add a standard TCP/IP port. Click
and click

New Port

button. Refer to step 5-8

Add

If you use Windows® 98 or ME which does not support Standard TCP/IP port,

Note:

you need to use Romote Port which is supported by WL-500W.

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