Asus WL-700gE: WL-700gE Multifunctional Wireless Storage Router Quick Start Guide

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WL-700gE Multifunctional Wireless Storage Router

Quick Start Guide

Contents

1 Introduction .................................................................................................................1

1.1 System requirement .............................................................................................................. 1

1.2 Package content ...................................................................................................................

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1.3 Rear panel ............................................................................................................................

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1.4 Front panel ............................................................................................................................

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2 Software features ........................................................................................................3

2.1 Installing ASUS utility for WL-700gE ..................................................................................... 3

2.2 Setting up the wireless router using EZSetup .......................................................................

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2.3 Connecting WL-700gE from a wirless client .........................................................................

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2.4 USB auto copy function ........................................................................................................

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2.5 Wireless data sh

aring ........................................................................................................... 7

2.6 Using Download Master ........................................................................................................

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2.7 Sharing your photos on your Website .................................................................................

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2.8 Setting up the Message Board ............................................................................................

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2.9 Setting up DDNS .................................................................................................................

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2.10 Setting up shared printer ....................................................................................................

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3. Troubleshooting ........................................................................................................19

4. Appendix ....................................................................................................................

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4.1 User notes .............................................................................................................................. 20

4.2 ASUS warranty policy .........................................................................................................

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About this guide

This quick start guide contains the information you need for installing and conguring the wireless router.

How this guide is organized

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Chapter 1:

Product introduction

This chapter describes the features of WL-700gE Wireless Router

Chapter 2:

Software

This chapter tells how to setup the basic functions and features of WL-700gE.

Chapter 3:

Troubleshooting

This chapter provides solutions to possible problems you may encounter during setting up and using WL-700gE.

Conventions in this guide

To make sure that you perform certain tasks properly, take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual.

Warning: Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task.

Caution: Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to complete a task.

Note: Tips and additional information to help you complete a task.

Where to nd more information

Refer to the following sources for additional information and for product and software updates.

1. ASUS website

The ASUS website provides updated information on ASUS hardware and software products. Refer to the ASUS contact

information.

2. Optional documentation

Your product package may include optional documentation, such as warranty yers, that may have been added by your

dealer. These documents are not part of the standard package.

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1 Introduction

1.1 System requirement

To use the WL-700gE Wireless Router, you must have:

• An ADSL or Cable modem and an account for these service;

• A computer with an Ethernet adapter pre-installed for connecting the local area network (LAN);

• A wireless client with a pre-installed 802.11b/g wireless adapter, such as PDA or notebook computer;

• Your computer and the wireless client must have installed TCP/IP protocol component and a Web browser.

1.2 Package content

Check your wireless router package for the following items:

• WL-700gE Wireless Router x 1

• White antenna (2dbi) x 1

• Power cable x 1

• RJ-45 Ethernet cable (straight-through) x 1

• Support CD (with full version user manual) x 1

• Router stand x 1

• Quick start guide x 1

AC IN

USB 2.0

1.3 Rear panel

Antenna

Cover lock

Cover lock

RESET

LAN 1-4

EZSetupWAN

RESET

Push the RESET button for 10 seconds to restore the factory default.

EZSetup

This button is for using EZSetup setting wizard.

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1.4 Front panel

LAN 1-4IDE AIR

WANREADY

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USB 2.0

PWR

COPY

PWR (Hard disk power indicator/ power switch)

OFF Hard disk unmounted or no power

ON Hard disk mounted

*Push this button and wair for 10 seconds to shut down the hard disk.

COPY

This button is for copying the data in your USB storage to the hard disk of WL-700gE.

READY

OFF No power

ON The system is powered on and in ready state

Flashing slowly USB storage inserted to the USB2.0 port

Flashing quickly Copying data from USB storage

LAN (Local Area Network) 1-4

OFF No power

ON An Ethernet device is connected to the port

Flashing Transmitting data via wired LAN

AIR (Wireless LAN)

OFF No power

ON Wireless LAN ready

Flashing Transmitting data via wireless LAN

WAN (Wide Area Network)

OFF No power

ON Connected to ADSL or Cable modem

Flashing Communicating with WAN

USB2.0

For connecting USB storage, such as USB hard disk and USB ash.

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2 Software features

2.1 Installing ASUS utility for WL-700gE

1. Connect your WL-700gE wireless router to your ADSL or

2. Insert the support CD into the optical drive of your computer

Cable modem. Refer to the illustration below to wire your

to run the utility installation program. Select your language

network devices.

and click Install ASUS Wireless Router Utilities to install.

Follow the instructions to complete the utility installation.

WAN

2.2 Setting up the wireless router using EZSetup

Before start, prepare an Ethernet and wireless enabled computer with ASUS utility pre-installed.

1. Press the EZSetup button on the rear panel of the wireless

2. Launch the EZSetup utility by clicking Start -> ASUS Utility

router until the READY LED indicator is ashing.

-> WL-700gE Wireless Router -> EZSetup Wizard.

EZSETUP

If you use wireless connection for EZSetup and nd

the connection is not stable, use wired connetion

instead EZSetup.

3. Click the EZSetup button in the utility to search for WL-700gE

4. A window prompts out asking for the encryption mode you

Wireless Router. This action takes several seconds.

want to use. If you want to use WPA, select Yes; to use WEP,

select No.

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5. If it is the rst time you set up the wireless router, the

If you have congured the wireless router before, the screen

screen below appears. You can manually setup the SSID

below appears. You can choose to modify the SSID and

and network key for the wireless router or accept the

network key or preserve the previous settings. Click Next

automatically generated values. Click Next to continue.

to continue.

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6. To connect your Internet Service Provider (ISP), select

7. Select the connection type of your ISP service and click Next

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Cong ISP settings. Click Next to set up ISP information.

to ll in the ISP information.

According to the requirements of ISPs, you may need to input information such as IP address, username, and

password. Refer to your ISP for detailed setup information.

8. This page is for setting up network mass storage. Specify a

9. Wait for several seconds to complete the setup, and you

drive letter for the hard disk in WL-700gE and check Create

can see the screen below. Click Print/Save wireless LAN

shortcut on desktop, then click Next.

settings for future reference. Click Finish to quit EZSetup.

Save and print network information is highly recommended for future wireless connection setup.

When conguration is complete, a 700gE share folder icon appears on desktop.

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6. Click Description to add description for individual photos.

7. The utility starts to upload the photos, this action takes

Click Next to continue.

several seconds.

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8. Login your Web configuration interface. Login Name:

9. Click

Personal Webpage.

admin; Password: admin (default).

10. You can see the album is already added to you personal

11. Your friends can view these photos and leave comments

website. To view the photos, click the album.

to them.

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2.8 Setting up the Message Board

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You can create your own Blog site by setting up the Message Board to share you stories to your friend.

1. Click Login at the lower left corner.

2. Login Name: admin; Password: admin. Click Login to

enter the webisite home page again.

3. Click the Message Board tab and click New topic.

4. Input the subject for discussion and click

Add.

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5. When nished, click Add Message to enter the subject and

6. Input your information to the elds and write your message in

leave a message.

the Message box. Click Submit to send out the message.

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7. Your message board is ready.

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2.9 Setting up DDNS

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For static IP users who need to make a host or server available to Internet users, they need to have a static IP

address and register a domain name for easy memory. However, dynamic IP user cannot map their address to DNS

server because their IP addresses keep changing. To solve this problem, WL-700gE provides Dynamic DNS (DDNS)

function. DDNS enables dynamic IP users to map the domain name to dynamic IP address by a registered account.

To realize this function, you must rst register at DDNS service provider, such as DynDNS.org.

1. Enter the Web conguration page of WL-700gE and click

Advanced Settings at the upper right corner. Then click IP

Conig -> Miscellaneous in the left side menu. Select Yes radio

button to enable DDNS client and select a DDNS server.

2. If you do not have a DDNS account, you can apply for a free trial

account at DynDNS.org. Click Free Trial to open the registration

page of DynDNS.org.

Due to website update, the registration steps and screens

here below may be different from the actual website.

3. After you click Free Trail, you are directed to registration

4. Scroll down and enter the Username you want to use for your

page of DynDNS. Check the two checkboxes as shown in

account, such as “account”. Enter your E-mail address to receive

the picture below.

the conrmation letter from DynDNS. Enter the Password for

your account. Then press Create Account button.

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5. After pressing Create Account you can see a message

6. Check your mail box for the conrmation letter, open the mail

telling you that a conrmation letter has been sent to your

and click the link to re-enter the DynDNS registration page

e-mail address. Open your mail box to check the mail.

and activate your account.

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7. Click Login.

8. Input username and password to login.

9. After logging in, you can see this welcome message.

10. Select Services tab.

11. Click

Add Dynamic DNS Host.

12. Enter the host name then click

Add Host.

13. Your hostname is successfully created.

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14. Return to WL-700gE DDNS conguration page. Enable

15. To test whether DDNS functions or not, ping the domain

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DDNS Client, set “Server” to WWW.DYNDNS.ORG and input

name to see whether your host is accessible. Click Start ->

your user name, password and host name to the elds. Click

Run... -> type cmd, and enter the command line interface.

Apply to activate the settings.

16. Type ping account.dyndns.org and press Enter. If you

get reply from a certain IP address, it means your host is

accessible from Internet.

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2.10 Setting up shared printer

You can connect a USB printer to the USB2.0 port on WL-700gE Wireless Router and share the printer within your

network. Follow the steps below to setup your shared printer on your .

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1. Connect a USB printer to the USB2.0 port of WL-700gE. Make sure the printer is powered ON.

2. Enter the Web conguration page of WL-700gE. Click

3. Open a Web browser window and type

//192.168.1.1 then

Applications -> Printer. You can see your printer is

press Enter. You can see the printer icon. Double click the

recognized by WL-700gE.

printer icon.

4. A warning window prompts out. Click

Yes to continue.

5. Select the printer driver from the vendor-model list and click

6. The printer is ready for share.

Next to install. If your printer is not in the list, click Have

Disk to locate the driver.

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3. Troubleshooting

1. Power ON the WL-700gE Wireless Router and make sure

2. Make sure the ASUS Wireless Router Utility is correctly

the LED indicators light up normally.

installed.

3. Ping WL-700gE at your computer. Click Start on the desktop

4. Press the RESET button on the rear panel for more than 5

and select Run..., type cmd and press OK. Then type ping

seconds.

192.168.1.1 and press Enter. If ping times out, it means

the router could not been reached by your computer. You

need to reset the the router if you do not remember the IP

address.

5. Check whether you can access the Web conguration page

6. Check whether you can congure the wireless router and

of WL-700gE and set up features via Web interface.

access Internet via wireless.

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4.Appendix

4.1 User notes

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No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval

system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes,

without the express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (“ASUS”).

ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT

LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

IN NO EVENT SHALL ASUS, ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL,

INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF

USE OR DATA, INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE), EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH

DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT.

Product warranty or service will not be extended if: (1) the product is repaired, modied or altered, unless such repair, modication of

alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS; or (2) the serial number of the product is defaced or missing.

Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective

companies, and are used only for identication or explanation and to the owners’ benet, without intent to infringe.

SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE FURNISHED FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY, AND

ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE, AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS.

ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL,

INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT.

Copyright © 2006 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved.

Note: Product warranty or service will not be extended if the serial number is defaced or missing.

Product name: ASUS WL-700gE Wireless Router

Manual version: QE2393 / V1.0

Publication date: April 2006

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4.2 ASUS warranty policy

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Thank you for purchasing ASUS wireless product. This apparatus is tested and approved by ASUS and enjoy two

years’ warranty subject to use within the warranty scope.

Warranty scope

ASUS provides two years’ limited warranty subject to correct use and maintenance. ASUS can charge fee for repairation or

maintenance if damage is caused by:

1). Force majeure;

2). Abnormal voltage;

3). Disassembling, modifying by non-ASUS approved agent or personnel;

4). Using non-ASUS manufactured accessories;

5). Installing pirated software;

6). Computer virus;

7). Drop, smash;

8). Product serial number label removed, defaced, forged or changed.

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