Asus WL-500W User Manual

WL-500W SuperSpeed N

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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

General (tel): [phone] Web site address: www.asus.com.tw

General (fax): [phone] General email: [e-mail]

ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America)

Company address: 44370 Nobel Drive, Fremont, CA 94538, USA

General (fax): [phone] Web site address: usa.asus.com

Technical support

General support: [phone] Support (fax): [phone]

Online support: http://vip.asus.com/eservice/techserv.aspx

ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Germany & Austria)

Company address: Harkort Str. 25, D-40880 Ratingen, Germany

General (tel): [phone] Web site address: www.asus.com.de

General (fax): [phone] Online contact: www.asus.com.de/sales

Technical support

Components: [phone] Online support: www.asus.com.de/support

Notebook: [phone] Support (fax): [phone]

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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WL-500W Wireless Router Quick Start Guide

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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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WL-500W Wireless Router Quick Start Guide

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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WL-500W Wireless Router Quick Start Guide

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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