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11g WiFi ADSL Router

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WL-AM604g

User Manual

E3654 / January 2008

ASUS Contact Information

ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (Asia-Pacic)

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

Telephone: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

E-mail: [e-mail]

Web site: http://www.asus.com.tw

Technical support

General support: [phone]

Support (fax): [phone]

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

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

General (fax): [phone]

Web site address: http://usa.asus.com

Technical support

General support: [phone]

Support (fax): [phone]

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

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

General (tel): [phone]

General (fax): [phone]

Web site address: http://www.asus.de

Online contact: http://www.asus.de/sales

Technical support

Components: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

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

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Table of contents

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

Hardware overview .........................................................................4

Front panel ....................................................................................... 4

Rear panel .......................................................................................5

Product features ............................................................................... 5

Hardware connections ..................................................................... 6

Connecting to the Internet .............................................................7

Before you proceed .......................................................................... 7

Preparing your WAN ........................................................................ 7

Preparing your LAN .........................................................................7

Login to the Web conguration interface .........................................8

Quick setup ...................................................................................... 9

Manual Setup ................................................................................. 11

Connecting WL-AM604g with ASUS WLAN Card ..........................15

Wireless settings ..........................................................................17

Setting up an SSID ........................................................................17

Setting up a wireless security ........................................................17

MAC lter ....................................................................................... 22

Wireless bridge .............................................................................. 22

Wireless advanced settings ........................................................... 26

Network security...........................................................................27

Setting up the access rights to WL-AM604g .................................. 27

Advanced settings........................................................................28

WAN ...............................................................................................28

LAN ...............................................................................................28

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Setting up the default gateway ....................................................... 29

Setting up the static route .............................................................. 29

Setting up mapping groups ............................................................ 30

Management ..................................................................................31

Conguration backup ..................................................................... 31

Restore settings from a backup le ................................................ 31

Restore to factory default settings .................................................31

Setting up the time server .............................................................. 32

Firmware update ............................................................................ 32

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Package contents

• WL-AM604g 11g WiFi ADSL Router

• AC power adapter (type varies by region)

• Categroy 5 (CAT5) Ethernet cable

• Telephone cable

• Splitter (type varies by region)

• Support CD (with User Guide included)

• Quick Start Guide

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Hardware overview

Front panel

The WL-AM604g 11g WiFi ADSL Router front panel contains LED indicators which
shows the status of WL-AM604g.

Power

AP

LAN1-LAN4

xDSL

LED Activity Description

AP Solid Wireless is enabled.

No light Wireless is disabled.

Blinking There is wireless trafc.

xDSL link Solid ADSL is connected.

No light ADSL is not connected. The alarm LED will be red.

Blinking The router is connected to ADSL.

xDSL ACT Solid ADSL is connected, and there is no ADSL trafc.

No light ADSL is not connected.

Quick blinking There is ADSL trafc.

LAN1­LAN4

Solid Router is connected to the LAN.

No light No connection to the LAN. Check if the LAN cable is

connected to the router.

Blinking LAN trafc

! (Alarm) Solid (red) ADSL is not connected.

No light ADSL is connected.

(Power) Solid Router is powered on

No light Router is not turned ON. Check if the router is plugged

in and if the power switch is turned ON.

Alarm

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Rear panel

LINE

RESET

CONSOLE

POWER

ON/OFF

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ON/OFF switch
Power connector

Reset button

LAN1-LAN4 ports

Line port
Console port

Label Description

ON/OFF Press to turn the router on and off.

POWER Connects to a 15 VAC AC power adapter.

RESET Restart—Using a pointed object such as a ballpen, press the

button for less than four seconds.

Default settings— Using a pointed object such as a ballpen, press
the button for four seconds or longer.

LAN1-LAN4 RJ-45 connects the unit to an Ethernet device such as a PC or a

switch.

CONSOLE NOTE: To be used by maintenance professionals only. If the router

needs repair, bring it to a service professional.

Line RJ-11 cable connects to the splitter provided.

Product features

The WL-AM604g 11g WiFi ADSL Router provides the following features:

• Built-in ADSL modem

• Built-in firewall

• IEEE802.11g standard-based wireless network, backward compatible with

802.11b devices

• Easy-to-use Web-based configuration interface: Quick Setup for ADSL connection,
wireless, and security configuration

• Extensive routing protocol support: RIP v1, v2

• Content-based filter

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Hardware connections

ADSL connection

Use the ADSL splitter supplied in the package to split ADSL signal and telephone
service. Connect your ASUS WL-AM604g 11g WiFi ADSL Router to the DSL port of the
splitter with the telephone cable supplied in the package. Use another telephone cable
to connect your telephone to the Phone port of the ADSL splitter.

Ethernet connection

Use Category 5 (CAT5) Ethernet cable to build up your wired LAN connections. The
ASUS WL-AM604g 11g WiFi ADSL Router is a Fast Ethernet device that provides
100Mbps network connection. To ensure the connection quality, use CAT5 Ethernet
cable to connect your network devices, such as desktop computers and network
printers.

Wireless connection

To access Internet via wireless connection, you need to install an IEEE802.11b/g
wireless adapter on your computer, such as ASUS WL-167g, WL-100gE, WL-100gD,
WL-169gE, and WL-106gM.

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Connecting to the Internet

Before you proceed

Before proceeding, you need to:

• Ensure the cable connections are correct and WL-AM604g is powered ON; and

• Acquire an active Internet service, such as an ADSL account.

We recommend using wired connection for initial conguration, which may

help avoid possible setup problems due to wireless uncertainty. Use a
CAT5 cable to connect an Ethernet-enabled computer to a LAN port of WL­AM604g.

Preparing your WAN

Based on the requirements of your Internet Service Provider (ISP), ensure that you
have the following information for setting up the Internet connection on your WL­AM604g:

• Virtual Path Identifier (VPI)

• Virtual Channel Identifier (VCI)

• Host name

• Domain name

• ISP login user name and password

• ISP Domain Name System (DNS) server address

• Static IP address

Preparing your LAN

To use WL-AM604g on your network, you need to install a network interface card (NIC) or an
IEEE802.11b/g wireless network card to your computer.

LAN conguration requirement

For the initial configuration, we recommend that you connect a computer to one of

the LAN port of WL-AM604g and congure the TCP/IP settings of your computer. The

default IP settings of WL-AM604g are:

IP address: 192.168.1.1

Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0

DHCP server: enabled

To access WL-AM604g, you must set your computer in the same subnet with the ADSL
router. You can set the computer to accept a dynamic IP address assigned by the
DHCP server of WL-AM604g, or manually set up an IP address for your computer.

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Getting dynamic IP address

Open

Control Panel

Connection

icon, then double-click

address automatically

->

Local Area Network Connection

Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).

and

Obtain DNS server address automatically

, double-click

Select

Obtain an IP

, then click

Local

OK.

Assigning IP address manually

Open

Control Panel

Connection

, double-click

icon, then double-click

. Follow the descriptions below to set up the

IP)

TCP/IP on your computer.

•

IP address:

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

•

Subnet Mask:

•

Gateway:

•

DNS:

192.168.1.1

->

Local Area Network

Local Connection

Internet Protocol (TCP/

192.168.1.xxx (xxx can be any

255.255.255.0

192.168.1.1

Login to the Web conguration interface

To change the ADSL and wireless settings, you need to login to the Web conguration

interface.

1. Key i n 1 9 2 . 1 6 8 . 1 . 1 (default IP
address of WL-AM604g) into the
address box of the Web browser and
press

Enter

.

2. A login window appears. The default
username is

(in lower case).

admin

admin,

password is

3. When log ged in, you can see the
home pa g e of WL - A M 6 0 4 g Web
configuration interface. To set up the
router, refer to Quick Setup in the
next section. To set up the advanced
functions, refer to the next chapters for
detailed information.

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Quick setup

Login to the WL-AM604g conguration page

1. Key in

192.168.1.1

2. A login window appears for the username and password. The default username is
, password is

admin

3. After logging in, you can see the WL-AM604g conguration page.

ADSL setup

1. By default, the

detects your ADSL connection type.

2. If ADSL connection is detected, the next page shows your ISP connection type.

in the address box of your web browser and press Enter.

(in lower case).

admin

Quick Setup

page pops up. The Quick Setup Wizard automatically

If your ADSL connection is not detected, click

Manual Setting

set up WL-AM604g. Refer to pages 11-14 for manual setting instructions.

* If your connection type is PPPoE or PPPoA

For dynamic IP users

Key in your user name and password then click Next.

For static IP users

Check Use Static IP Address, key in your IP address, then click Next.

If your actual connection is not PPPoE or PPPoA, click

Manual Setting

to manually set up WL-AM604g. Refer to pages 11-14 for manual setting
instructions.

to manually

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* If your connection type is MER (DHCP)

Click Next if your connection type is MER (DHCP).

If your actual connection is not MER(DHCP), click
manually set up WL-AM604g. Refer to pages 11-14 for manual setting
instructions.

Wireless setup

1. Choose a

Security Level

. For detailed security information, refer to pages 17-18.

Manual Setting

to

2. Enter a key in the

eld. The number of digit for the key depends on the security

Key

level you choose.

3. The summary page is displayed. If the information displayed is correct, click

Save/Reboot

to nish the setup. Otherwise, click

to modify the settings.

Back

The system reboots in 60 seconds. The web page automatically refreshes to

display the device information.

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Manual Setup

If you encounter difculty when conguring your ADSL connection with Quick Setup,

click

Manual Setting

ADSL Setup

1. Select your

to manually set up your WL-AM604g.

and

Country

and click

ISP

Next

.

2. If your country and ISP are not on the list, select

values and click

. You may ask your ISP for VPI/VCI values.

Next

, key in your VPI and VCI

Not list

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3. Select your connection type and click

. You can get the connection type from

Next

your ISP.

* If your connection type is PPPoA or PPPoE

For dynamic IP users

Key in your PPP username, password, and service name then click Next.

For static IP users

Check Use Static IP Address then key in your IP address, then click Next.

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* If your connection type is MER

For dynamic IP users

Check Obtain an IP address automatically, Obtain default gateway
automatically, and Obtain DNS server address automatically, then click
Next.

For static IP users

Check Use the following IP Address, Use the following default gateway,
and Use the following DNS server address, then key in the addresses in the

corresponding elds.

* If your connection type is IPoA

Static IP user only

Key in the WAN IP address assigned by your ISP, then click Next.

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Wireless Setup

1. Designate an SSID (network name) for WL-AM604g. Choose the security level
then enter a key. The number of digit of your key depends on the security level you

choose. Refer to the note on the web page. When nished, click

2. This page provides a summary of WAN and wireless congurations of your WL-

AM604g. Click

Save/Reboot

to save and activate your conguration.

Next

.

3. WL-AM604g reboots in about 50 seconds. The green bar shows the current
rebooting status. After rebooting, the web page automatically refreshes to display
the settings.

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Connecting WL-AM604g with ASUS WLAN Card

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

launch the One Touch Wizard utility.

to

1. Select Connect to an existing wireless
LAN (Station) radio button and click
Next to continue.

3. Set the authentication and encryption of
your WLAN card the same with those at
WL-AM604g. Click Next to continue.

2. One Touch Wizard searches and displays

the available APs in the Available
Networks list. Select WL-AM604g and
press Next to continue.

4. It takes several seconds for the wireless
card to associate with WL-AM604g. Press

Next to set up the TCP/IP.

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5. Set up the IP address of the WLAN Card
based to your network environment.
After the setup is completed, click

Finish to exit the One Touch Wizard.

Conguring WLAN card with Windows® WZC service

You can also use Windows® Wireless Zero Conguration service to set up the wireless
connection with WL-AM604g.

1. Double-click the wireless network

icon on the task bar to view available
networks. Select your wireless router
and click

Connect

.

2. Enter the key you have set on the
WL-AM604g and click

Connect

The connection is completed within
several seconds.

.

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Wireless settings

This chapter describes how to configure the wireless features of your ASUS WL­AM604g 11g ADSL Wireless Router.

Setting up an SSID

Service Set Identifier (SSID) is also known as the name of a wireless network. To
connect a wireless router, or to form a wireless bridge system, all wireless routers or
APs or clients must have the same SSID.

To set up an SSID:

1. Click

Wireless -> Basic

in the navigation menu to open the conguration page.

2. Select

Enable Wireless

If you want to hide your WL-AM604g from wireless scanning, select

. But if the wireless clients have the correct SSID, they can still connect to your

Point

checkbox.

Hide Access

WL-AM604g.

3. Dene the SSID for your WL-AM604g. The default SSID is

4. Press

Save/Apply

to save and activate the settings.

Default

.

Setting up a wireless security

To protect your wireless network, you need to set up a security mechanism at both
WL-AM604g and the wireless clients.

Network authentication

Network authentication uses certain types of mechanism to identify authenticated
wireless clients. WL-AM604g supports the following authentication methods:

This option disables authentication protection for your wireless network.

Open:

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

This means using the same WEP keys for authentication and encryption.

Shared:

802.1X uses RADIUS (Remote Access Dial-Up User Service) server

802.1X:

to authenticate wireless clients with a username and password. It can
authenticate users with different levels of access rights.

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WPA/WPA2:

WPA stands for WiFi-Protected Access. WPA provides two security

modes for Home/SOHO user and enterprise network. The former
solution adopts Pre-Shared Key for authentication, and the latter uses the
existing 802.1X RADIUS server in the enterprise network to process the
authentication requests.

WPA - PSK/WPA2-PSK:

WPA-PSK (Pre-Shared Key) is the solution for home and SOHO users

who have no 802.11X authentication server within the LAN. To set
up WPA-PSK, you need to key in a passphrase and let the system
generate the key. Combination of letters, numbers and non-alphanumeric
characters is recommended for ensuring security.

Encryption

Encryption is used to convert plain text data into unreadable codes with certain type
of algorithm before capsulation for wireless transmission. WL-AM604g supports the
following encryption methods:

WEP stands for Wired Equivalent Privacy. It uses 64 or 128-bit static

WEP:

keys. Key in a passphrase to let the system generate the WEP keys.

Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) dynamically generates unique

TKIP:

keys to encrypt every data packet in a wireless session.

Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) is a dependable encryption

AES:

adopted in WPA2 or IEEE802.11i standard. It offers stronger protection
and greatly increases the complexity of wireless encryption.

TKIP + AES:

For a network where WPA clients (using TKIP encryption) and WPA2
clients (using AES encryption) co-exist. Select this option to enable both.

How to setup wireless security

Open

1. Click

18

Wireless -> Security

in the navigation menu to open the conguration page.

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3. Select
Select 64-bit or 128-bit

Encryption Keys

select

4. After clicking the
page to set up the keys. To obtain system-generated keys, select

PassPhrase

Enable

in the

WEP Encryption

Encryption Strength

eld to use WEP keys for data encryptions.

for key length then click

button to set up the keys. If you do not want to encrypt data,

Disable

in

WEP Encryption

Set Encryption Keys

and skip to Step 5.

button, you are directed to another

and key in a passphrase, and the system automatically generates four

Enable ASUS

network keys for you. You can also disable ASUS Passphrase and enter four keys
manually. Take note of the passphrase (if any) and keys.

5. Press

Save/Apply

to save and activate the settings.

Shared

1. Click

2. Select

Wireless -> Security

in the

Shared

in the navigation menu to open the conguration page.

Network Authentication

eld to use WEP authentication.

Set

Shared mode use the same WEP keys for both encryption and authentication.

Hence, the WEP Encryption is xed to

3. Select 64-bit or 128-bit

Encryption Keys

Encryption Strength

button to set up the keys. Refer to

Enabled

for key length then click

mode Step 4 for key

Open

Set

conguration.

4. Press

Save/Apply

to save and activate the settings.

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802.1X

1. Click

2. Select

Wireless -> Security

in the

802.1X

RADIUS server in your network.

in the navigation menu to open the conguration page.

Network Authentication

eld to enable authentication using

3. Key in the

RADIUS Server IP address, RADIUS port

(the default value is 1812), and

RADIUS Key.

4. You can choose to enable or disable data encryption. If you want to encrypt data,
select

Strength

5. Refer to

6. Press

Save/Apply

in the

Enable

for key length. Click

Open

WEP Encryption eld

Set Encryptioin Keys

mode Step 4 for key conguration.

to save and activate the settings.

, select 64-bit or 128-bit

button to set up the keys.

Encryption

WPA/WPA2

1. Click

2. Select

Wireless -> Security

WPA/WPA2

in the navigation menu to open the conguration page.

in the

Network Authentication

eld to enable RADIUS server

authentication and advanced encryption methods.

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3. Set the

WPA2 Preauthentication

4. By default, the

Network Re-auth Interval

to

Enabled

if you want to use this function.

is 36000 seconds. Set up this value

based on your network environment.

5. To set up RADIUS server information, key in the

RADIUS server IP address

,

RADIUS port

, and

WPA Group Rekey Interval

RADIUS Key

.

6. Set up the WPA encryption methods. If there are only WPA2 clients within your
network, select AES, if WPA clients only, select TKIP. If both exist, select TKIP+AES.

7. You can also enable WEP client to access your wireless network. To enable WEP
clients, set

Strength

Refer to

8. Press

WEP Encryption

for key length then click

mode Step 4 for key conguration.

Open

Save/Apply

to save and activate the settings.

to

Enabled

. Select 64-bit or 128-bit

Set Encryptioin Keys

Encryption

button to set up the keys.

WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK

1. Click

2. Select

Wireless -> Security

WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK

in the navigation menu to open the conguration page.

in the

Network Authentication

eld.

,

3. Key in the WPA Pre-Shared Key. The key is masked by the system. To check the
key, press

link, you can see the key displayed in a separate window.

display

4. Set up the

Save/Apply

WPA Group Rekey Interval

and wait until the page refreshes. Then click

.

Click here to

5. Set up the WPA encryption methods. If there are only WPA2 clients within your
network, select AES, if WPA clients only, select TKIP. If both exist, select TKIP+AES.

6. You can also enable WEP client to access your wireless network. To enable WEP
clients, set

Strength

Refer to

7. Press

WEP Encryption

for key length then click

mode Step 4 for key conguration.

Open

Save/Apply

to save and activate the settings.

to

Enabled

. Select 64-bit or 128-bit

Set Encryption Keys

Encryption

button to set up the keys.

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MAC lter

You can set up MAC lters to allow or deny wireless clients with known MAC addresses.
To set up MAC lter:

1. Click

Wireless -> MAC Filter

2. Select the restriction mode for the lter: select

the rest; select
to

Disable

Deny

which allows all clients. Click

in the left side menu to open the conguration page.

to allow the client and deny

Allow

to deny the client and allow the rest. By default, the lter is set

to create a lter.

Add

2. Type the MAC address of the wireless client you want to allow or block.

3. Press

Save/Apply

to save and activate the settings.

Wireless bridge

You can connect WL-AM604g to other wireless bridges so as to expand your wireless
LAN. This function is also refer to as the Wireless Distribution System (WDS).

To set up WDS, the wireless routers must meet the following requirements:

1. Using the same encryption.

2. Working on the same channel.

3. The IP addresses of all wireless bridges are within the same subnet.

4. WDS enabled.

5. For bridging wireless routers, the MAC Addresses of the uplink wireless router must
be saved to the

Remote Bridge List

all bridging router must be saved.

Example:

WL-AM604g(wireless bridge with Internet access), WL-500gP (wireless

bridge), and WL-500gD (wireless bridge). Refer to the illustration on the next page.

WL-AM604g WL-500gD WL-500gP

SSID ASUS ASUS ASUS

DHCP server Enabled Disabled Disabled

LAN IP address 192.168.1.1 192.168.1.2 192.168.1.3

Authentication Open Open Open

Encryption WEP-128bit WEP-128bit WEP-128bit

Remote bridge 00:01:00:01:01:02

00:01:00:01:01:03

MAC address 00:01:00:01:01:01 00:01:00:01:01:02 00:01:00:01:01:03

Channel 11 11 11

. For uplink wireless router, MAC addresses of

00:01:00:01:01:01 00:01:00:01:01:01

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WDS setup (WL-AM604g)

1. Setting up encryption

If you want to use the encryption function, select a
not, select

Disabled

In this example, set authentication to
Encryption Strength, then click

. Click

Wireless -> Security

Set Encryption Keys

and encryption to

Open

to open the conguration page.

Network Authentication

Enabled,

select

.

mode. If

for

128bit

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You can check

Enable ASUS PassPhrase

and key in a string in the

Passphrase

eld

to let the system generate the Network Keys. You can also disable Passphrase and

enter four keys manually. When nished, click

Save/Apply

.

2. Setting up channel

Click

Wireless -> Advanced

. Set

Channel

to 11 and click

Save/Apply

.

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3. Setting IP address

Click

Advanced Setup -> LAN

Enable DHCP Server

, and set

4. Setting WDS

Click

Wireless -> Wireless Bridge

Enabled(Scan)

the checkbox and click

to nd WL-500gD and WL-500gP. If the stations are on the list, check

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. Set the WL-AM604g

. Select

to

192.168.1.4

Wireless Bridge.

Start IP address

.

IP address

to

192.168.1.1

. Click S

You can select

, select

ave/ Reboot

.

If you cannot nd WL-500gD by scanning, set

Bridge Restrict

MAC address of WL-500gD and WL-500gP manually. When nished, click

to

Enable

and key in the

Save/Apply

.

WL-AM604g WDS setup is complete!

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WDS setup (WL-500gD and WL-500gP)

Refer to the table on page 22 to set up WL-500gD and WL-500gP.

1. Wireless Setting

Assign the same wireless channel, authentication, encryption, and keys to WL­500gD and WL-500gP as that in WL-AM604g.

2. Set IP address to 192.168.1.2 (WL-500gD), 192.168.1.3 (WL-500gP)

3. Disable DHCP Server and set default gateway to 192.168.1.1,

4. WDS Setting

• Open Wireless -> Bridge, set AP Mode to Hybrid.

• Set Channel to 11.

• Add the MAC address of WL-AM604g to Remote Bridge List.

5. Save the settings and reboot.

Wireless advanced settings

Click

Wireless -> Advanced

to congure the advanced features of the wireless router

such as communication channel, data rate, and WMM.

If you do not know these items, use the default setting.

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Network security

This chapter shows how to set up security defence for your local area network.

Setting up the access rights to WL-AM604g

To protect your wired and wireless LAN, we recommend setting up access protection

so as to prevent WL-AM604g from being viewed or modied by unauthenticated users.

Service restriction

WL-AM604g provides a Service Control List (SCL) that can enable or disable services

which are used to access the router conguration interface. You can choose allowing

HTTP, ICMP from WAN, or allowing HTTP from LAN. After the configuration is
completed, click

Save/Apply

IP address restriction

To protect the router from being accessed by unauthenticated user in your LAN, you
can restrict the access right to the hosts with certain IP addresses. Click

-> Access Control -> IP Addresses

network supervisors.

to activate the settings.

Management

to set up the IP address for the authenticated

Before setting up the IP address restriction, ensure that the addresses of
authenticated hosts are static.

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Advanced settings

This chapter shows how to congure other advanced router features of WL-AM604g.

WAN

Click

Advanced Setup -> WAN

in the navigation menu to enter the WAN setup page.

This page allows you to edit the WAN settings.

LAN

1. Click

Advanced Setup -> LAN

Network (LAN) Setup

page. This page allows to change the IP address and subnet

mask of the router, enables or disables UPnP, IGMP snooping, and DHCP server.

The default settings are:

•

IP Address:

•

Subnet mask:

•

Enable UPnP:

•

Enable IGMP Snooping:

•

Enable DHCP Server:

192.168.1.1

255.255.255.0

Yes

Start IP Address:
End IP Address:

Lease Time (hour):

By default, DHCP server is enabled. The DHCP server enables you to assign the
addresses for to the LAN computers.

2. Press

to save the congurations and go on setting up the other features. If all

Save

settings are complete, press
AM604g.

in the navigation menu to enter the

No

Yes

192.168.1.2

192.168.1.254
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Save/ Reboot

to apply the settings and reboot WL-

Local Area

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Setting up the default gateway

This section allows you to manually set up the default gateway of Internet connection.

1. Click

Advanced Setup -> Routing -> Default Gateway

to open the conguration page.

2. By default, automatic assigned default gateway is enabled, that is, the router
accepts the first received gateway assignment from ISP. If your ISP specifies a
gateway, uncheck

Enable Automatic Assigned Default Gateway

and enter the

gateway address.

3. Press

Save/Apply

to save and activate the settings.

Setting up the static route

For simple networks with only one router, you do not need to set up the static route. For
more complicated network such as an enterprise network where several routers and

different subnets exist, you need to congure static routes so as to direct the network
trafc correctly.

1. Click

Advanced Setup -> Routing -> Static Route

and view the current static route settings. Press

to open the conguration page

to create a new static route.

Add

2. The congurable settings include:

•

Destination Network:

•

Subnet Mask:

•

Use Gateway IP Address:

•

User Interface:

Key in the destination IP address.

Key in the destination subnet mask.

Key in the gateway network address (optional).

Select the interface of your router to which the static route

applies.

3. Press

Save/Apply

to save and activate the settings.

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Setting up mapping groups

Port Mapping enables you to create mapping groups with appropriate LAN and WAN
interfaces.

To set up a mapping group:

1. Click

Advanced Setup -> Port Mapping

to open the conguration page.

2. Click the
displayed on the list.

button and enter the appropriate information. The new group is

Add

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Management

This chapter describes how to maintain your WL-AM604g wireless ADSL router.

Conguration backup

You can backup the conguration le and store it on your computer. Click

-> Settings

Click

backupsettings.conf

to open the configuration page and click the

and define the destination folder. The default name for backup file is

Save

Backup Settings

.

Management

button.

Restore settings from a backup le

You can restore the settings from a backup le when you reset the wireless router to

factory default. Click
page. Click

Settings

Browse...

button to proceed. When restoring is completed, the wireless router reboots.

Management -> Settings -> Update

to locate the backup le on your computer, then click

to open the conguration

Update

The whole process takes about 80 seconds.

Restore to factory default settings

To clear all settings and restore to the factory default settings, do either of the following:

• Press the

• Click

Management -> Settings -> Restore Default

page and click the

button on the rear panel of the wireless router for ten seconds.

Reset

to open the configuration

Restore Default Settings

button.

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Setting up the time server

You can congure the time setting so that WL-AM604g can always synchronize with

a time server from the Internet. Click

Management -> Time settings

Automatically synchronize with International servers

drop-down list and set your time zone. When nished, click

. Select a time server from the

Save/Apply

and check

.

Firmware update

To update the firmware, click M

to locate the rmware le, then click

anagement -> Update Software

Update Software

rmware. The update process takes about two minutes.

. Click

Browse...

button to start uploading the

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