ASUS WL-500W User Manual

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Wireless multi-function router

WL-500W

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Wireless Multi-Function Router

User Manual

E3336 /July 2007

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

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WL-500W Wireless Router User Manual

Table of contents

1. Package contents .................................................................................3

2. Connecting ADSL modem and wireless router ................................. 3

1) Cable connection ...............................................................................3

2) Status indicators ................................................................................ 4

3) Wall mount option ..............................................................................4

3. Getting started ......................................................................................5

1) Wired connection ...............................................................................5

2) Wireless Connection ..........................................................................5

3) Setting IP address for wired or wireless client ...................................5

5) Quick setup .......................................................................................7

4. Wireless router features ....................................................................12

1) Choosing an appropriate operation mode .......................................12

2) Setting up wireless encryption ........................................................13

3) Setting up virtual server in your LAN ............................................... 14

4) Setting up virtual DMZ in your LAN .................................................15

5) Setting up DDNS .............................................................................15

6) Setting up Bandwidth Management .................................................19

5. Application features ...........................................................................22

1) Sharing USB storage .......................................................................22

2) Setting up FTP site .......................................................................... 24

3) Download Master .............................................................................25

4) Web camera ....................................................................................26

5) Sharing USB printer .........................................................................29

6. Setting up using ASUS utility ................................................................ 32

1) Utility Installation for WL-500W ........................................................32

2) EZSetup ........................................................................................... 33

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7. Congure WL-500W under Vista OS ..................................................... 35

1) Conguring the device .....................................................................35

2) Setting up the network sharing center ............................................. 40

8. Troubleshooting ................................................................................. 47

9. Appendix ............................................................................................. 49

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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

The ASUS WL-500W Wireless Router is designed to

sit on a raised at surface like a le cabinet or book

shelf. The unit may also be converted for mounting to
a wall or ceiling.

Fo llo w t hes e s tep s t o m oun t t he AS US Wir ele ss
Router to a wall:

1. Look on the underside for the two mounting 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 ASU S WL-500W Wireless Router can meet variou s working scenarios with proper

conguration. The default settings of the wireless router may need change so as to meet your

individual needs. Therefore, before using the ASUS 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 wireless network conguration, refer to chapter 6 for details.

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 straight-through or
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. ReferRefer
to your wireless adapter user manual for wireless connection procedures. By default, the
SSID of ASUS 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 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 in ready
state.

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 address: 192.168.1.xxx (xxx can be any number
between 2 and 254. Make sure the IP address is
not used by other device)

• Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 (same as WL-500GU/
GC)

• Gateway: 192.168.1.1 (IP address of WL-500GU/
GC)

• DNS: 192.168.1.1 (WL-500GU/GC), 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.

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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
heart beat serv er address, fill t hese
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

It is known as PPPoE.

ADSL

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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 .

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

ADSL

herk036@adsl-comfort

3. After the con nection type se tt ing is

com p lete, you a r e to s e t up you r
wi re less inter fa ce. S pecif y to yo ur
wireless router an SSID (Service Set
Identifier), which is a unique identifier
attached to packets sent over WLAN.
This identifier 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

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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to enable encryption methods.

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4. Input four sets of WEP keys in the WEP
Key fields (1 0 hexadecimal digits for
WE P 64b its , 26 hex ade cimal dig its
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

encryptio n mode and inpu t 11111 as
the Passphr ase, th e WEP Key s are
generated automatically.

5. Cli c k

Sa v e &Res t art

t o rest a rt t h e
wireless router and activate the new
settings.

We recommend using WL-100W wireless adapters to connect WL-500W so

Note:

as to achieve high speed data transmission.

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

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

to launch the One

Touch 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. Se lect WL-50 0W an d

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
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.

.

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4. Wireless router features

This chapter provides setup examples of some frequently used router features. You
can set up these features via your Web browser.

1) Choosing an appropriate operation mode

ASUS WL-500W Wireless Router supports
three operation modes: home gateway,
router, and access point. Click

Setup -> Operation mode

conguration page.

System

to open the

Home gateway

SOHO users who want to connect to
their ISPs for Internet services. In this operation mode, NAT, WAN connection,

Internet rewall functions are supported.

mode is for ofce use where multiple routers and switches co-exist.

Router

You can set up routing policies in this mode; however, NAT function is disabled.

Access point

this mode, all Ethernet ports on WL-500W (4 LAN ports and 1 WAN port) are

recognized as LAN ports. WAN connection, NAT, and Internet rewall functions

are disabled in access point mode.

Select a proper mode which complies to your network scenario and press

mode is for home or

mode works when you setup WL-500W as a wireless bridge. In

Apply

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2) Setting up wireless encryption

WL-500W provides a set of encryption and authentication
methods to meet the different demands of home, SOHO,
and enterprise users. B e fore setting u p encryption
and authentication for WL-500W, contact your network
administrator for advice.

Click

Wireless -> Interface

Note: For 802.11n performance, select 40MHz bandwidth. Channel option will

depend on the bandwidth that you select.

to open the conguration page.

Encryption

The encryption modes supported by WL-500W are: WEP (64bits), WEP (128bits),
TKIP, AES, and TKIP+AES.

stands for Wired Equivalent Privacy, it uses 64bits or 128bits static keys

WEP

to encrypt the data for wireless transmission. To setup WEP keys, set

Encryption
WEP Keys

to

WEP-64bits

(10 hexadecimal digits for 64-bit key or 26 hexadecimal digits

or

WEP-128bits

, then manually type in four sets

WEP

for 128-bit key). You can also let the system generate the keys by entering a

Passphrase

TKIP

.

stands for Temporal Key Integrity Protocol. TKIP dynamically generates

unique keys to encrypt every data packet in a wireless session.

stands for Advanced Encryption Standard. This solution offers stronger

AES

protection and increases the complexity of wireless encryption.

TKIP+AES

is used when both WPA and WPA2 clients co-exist in the wireless

network.

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Authentication

The authentication methods supported by WL-500W include: Open, shared key,
WPA-PSK, WPA, and Radius with 80.211x.

This option disables authentication protection for wireless network. Under

Open:

Open mode, any IEEE802.11b/g client can connect to your wireless network.

Shared:

WPA/WPA2 and WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK:

This mode uses the WEP keys currently in use for authentication.

WPA stands for WiFi-Protected
Access. WPA provides two security modes: WPA for enterprise network, and
WPA-PSK for home and SOHO users. For enterprise network, WPA uses the
already existing RADIUS server for authentication; for home and SOHO user,

it provides Pre-Shared Key (PSK) for user identication. The Pre-Shared Key

consists of 8 to 64 characters.

Radius with 802.1X:

Similar with WPA, this solution also uses RADIUS server
for authentication. The difference lays on the encryption methods: WPA adopts
TKIP or AES encryption methods, while Radius with 802.1X does not provide
encryption.

When authentication and encryption are set, click

to save the settings and

Finish

restart the wireless router.

3) Setting up virtual server in your LAN

Virtual server is a Network Address Translation (NAT) function
which turns a computer within a LAN into a server by allowing
data packets of certain service, such as HTTP, from Internet.

1. Cli ck

Vi rtu al S erv er

conguration page.

in N AT Sett ing fol d er to open the NAT

2. Select

3. Click

4. Cli c k

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Yes

se r v e r. Fo r ex a m p le , if
hos t 192.168.1.100 is the
FT P s erv er tha t t h e u ser
wi l l acce s s , it m eans all
packets from Internet with
destination port as 21 are to
be directed to the host. Set
Well-known Application to
FTP. Port range to 21, Local
IP to the host IP, Local Port
to 21, Protocol to TCP.

Finish

Sa v e & R e star t

restart the wireless router
and activate the settings.

to enable virtual

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4) Setting up virtual DMZ in your LAN

To expose an internal host to the Internet and make all services provided by this
host available to outside users, enable Virtual DMZ function to open all ports of
the host. This function is useful when the host plays multiple roles such as HTTP
server and FTP server. However, in doing this, your network becomes less secure.

1. Click

Virtual DMZ

2. Enter the IP address of the
host and click

3. Click

Save & Restart

restart the wireless router
and activate the settings.

in the NAT Setting menu.

.

Finish

to

5) Setting up DDNS

DNS enables host who uses static IP address to associate with a domain name;
for dynamic IP users, they can also associate with a domain name via dynamic
DNS (DDNS). DDNS requires registering and account-creating at DDNS service
providers' website. The DDNS server updates your IP address information once
you are assigned to a new IP address. Thus, the Internet user can always access
your network.

1. Click

Miscellaneous

from IP Cong folder.

2. Se le ct
DD NS ser vic e. If you do
not have a DDNS account,
click
for a trial account.

to en ab le th e

Yes

Free Trial

to register

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