Asus WL-320gE: instruction

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Manual for Asus WL-320gE

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WL-320gE Access Point

Quick Start Guide

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Manufacturer Contact Information

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ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (Asia-Pacic)

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

General(tel): +886-2-2894-3447 Websiteaddress: www.asus.com.tw

General(fax): +886-2-2894-7798 Generalemail: info@asus.com.tw

ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America)

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

General(fax): +1-510-608-4555 Websiteaddress: usa.asus.com

Technical support

Generalsupport:+1-812-282-2787 Support(fax): +1-812-284-0883

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): +49-2102-95990 Websiteaddress: www.asuscom.de

General(fax): +49-2102-959911 Onlinecontact: www.asuscom.de/sales

Technical support

Components: +49-2102-95990 Onlinesupport: www.asuscom.de/support

Notebook: +49-2102-959910 Support(fax): +49-2102-959911

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1. Package contents

•WL-320gEwirelessaccesspoint x1

•Poweradapterx1

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•SupportCDx1(UtilitiesandUserManual)

•RJ45cablex1

•QuickStartGuidex1

•5dBidipoleantennax1

2. Getting to know the Wireless Access Point

1) Front panel

TheASUSWL-320gEAccessPointincludesLEDindicatorswhichshowthesystem,LAN,

wirelessnetwork,andlinkstatus.

PWR

LAN

AIR

LINK

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PWR (Power)

OFF Nopowerorperformingbootsequence

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ON  Systemready

Blinking Firmwareupgradefailed

LAN (Ethernet Network)

OFF Nopower

ON  PhysicalconnectiontoEthernetnetwork

Blinking Transmittingorreceivingdata(throughEthernetcable)

AIR (Wireless Network)

OFF Nopower

ON  Wirelessfunctionready

Blinking Transmittingorreceivingdata(throughwireless)

LINK (Link Status)

Operation Mode AP/Repeater/Bridge/Gateway Client

OFF Clientnotassociated NotassociatedtoAP

ON Clientassociated Associated toAPwith strong

signal

Blinkingquickly

-- Associated toAPwith better

signal

Blinkingslowly

-- Associated toAPwith weak

signal

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2) Back panel

TherearpanelcontainstheEthernet,theDCport,andtheResetbutton.

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LABEL Description

ETHERNET

TheEthernetportconnectstoanEthernetdevice,such

astoaswitchorarouter.

RESET

Press the Reset button to restore to factory default

settings.

DC

TheDCportconnectstheAccessPointpoweradapter.

3) Wall mount option

TheASUS WL-320gEAccessPoint is designedto sit ona a raisedat surfacelike a le

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

AccessPointtoawall:

1. Look onthe undersideforthe two mounting

hooks.

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

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

4. Latchthe hooks of theASUSAccessPoint

ontothescrews

.

Note:

Re-adjustthescrewsifyoucannotlatchtheASUSWirelessAccessPointonto

thescrewsorifitistooloose.

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3. Conguring the Wireless Access Point

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TheASUSWL-320gEAccessPointcanmeetvariousworkingscenarioswithproperconguration.

Thedefaultsettingsofthewirelessroutermayneedchangesoastomeetyourindividualneeds.

Therefore,beforeusingtheASUSAccessPoint,checkthebasicsettingstomakesuretheyall

workinyourenvironment.

Note:

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

setupproblemsduetowirelessuncertainty.

1) Wired connection

TheASUSWL-320gEAccessPointissuppliedwithanEthernetcableinthepackage.Sincethe

ASUS WirelessAccessPointhasintegratedauto-crossoverfunction,therefore, youcanuse

either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,youneedanIEEE802.11b/gcompatibleWLANcard.Refer

to yourwireless adapter user manualfor wireless connection procedures. By default, the

SSIDofASUSAccessPointis “default”(in lower case), encryption is disabledandopen

systemauthenticationisused.

3) Setting IP address for wired or wireless client

ToaccesstheWL-320gEAccessPoint,youmusthavecorrectTCP/IPsettingsonyourwiredor

wirelessclients.SettheIPaddressesoftheclientswithinthesamesubnetofWL-320gE.

Setting up IP address Manually

TosetIPaddressmanually,youneedtoknowthedefaultsettingsoftheASUSAccessPoint:

• IPaddress192.168.1.1

• SubnetMask255.255.255.0

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:

• IPaddress: 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-320gE)

• Gateway:192.168.1.1(IPaddressof

WL-320gE)

• DNS: 192.168.1.1 (

WL-320gE), or assigna known

DNSserverinyournetwork.

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4) ASUS WLAN Utilities

Installing the Utility

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Follow thesestepsto install theASUS WLANUtilities inMicrosoft

Windows. Insert the

supportCD.Double-clicksetup.exe(intherootofthesupportCD)ifyourautorunhasbeen

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disabled.

(1) ClickInstall...Utilities.

(2) ClickNext afterreadingthewelcome

screen.

(3) Click

Next to accept the default

(4) Click Next to accept the default

destinationfolderorclickBrowseto

program folder or enter another

specifyanotherpath.

name.

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(5) ClickFinish whensetupis

complete.

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Launching the ASUS WLAN Utilities

Afterinstallation,youcanlaunchtheutilitiesfromtheStartmenu.

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ASUS WLAN Device Discovery

TheASUSWLANDeviceDiscovery toolenablesyouto changetheTCP/IPsettingsofthe

WL-320gE.

TolaunchtheASUSWLANDeviceDiscovery:

Run theASUS WLAN

Device Discovery

fromthe

Start

menuandclick

Config

on the

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device.

5) Accessing the web page

Manually Entering the Address

TomanuallyenterthedefaultIPaddressoftheWL-320gE,enterthisURLinawebbrowser:

http://192.168.1.1

If yourcomputers IPis not onthe same

subnetastheASUSWL-320gE(192.168.1.X),

you will beasked tochangeit.Thelast digit

intheIPaddress can be any numberfrom

2to 254thatis notusedby anotherdevice.

Gatewayisnotrequired.

(Thisisthewrongsetting.)

(Thisisthecorrectsetting.)

Note: YoucanalsochangeyourTCP/IPsettingsthroughWindowsnetwork

propertiesasshownearlier.

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RestartyourWindowsifyouareaskedto.

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Note:Ifyouarehavingproblemswith

theIPsettings,restoretheWL-320gE

’s settings toitsdefault.Todo this,

pushand hold forfiveseconds the

Resetbuttonusingapointedobject.

User Name and Password

Onceconnected,a window will ask for the

UsernameandPasswordinordertologin.

Thefactorydefaultvaluesare

admin

”and

admin

”.

Home Page

Afterloggingin,youwillseetheASUSWL-320gEAP homepage.Thedefaultpagewillbefor

theAccessPointmode.YoucanalsochangetoGatewaymodethrough

System Setup ->

Operation Mode

.BothAPandGatewaymodesupportBridge(WDS),Repeater(URE)and

Client(Station)mode.

Click<Next>tostartQuickSetup.FollowtheinstructionstosetuptheASUSAccessPoint.

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6) Quick Setup in Access Point mode

1. Click Nextto enter theQuick Setup

page.Followtheinstructionstosetup

theASUSAccessPoint.

2. Set mode toAP or WDS(Bridge),

Station(Client)orURE(Repeater).

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3. Setting up yourwirelessinterface.

Specify toyour wireless router an

SSID(Service Set Identier),which is

auniqueidentierattachedtopackets

sen t ove r WLA N. This identifier

emulatesapasswordwhen adevice

attempts tocommunicate with your

wirelessrouterviaWLAN.

Ifyouwanttoprotecttransmitteddata,

proceedto steps4 and5.Otherwise,

gotostep6.

4. Selecta

Security Level

to enable

encryptionmethods.

Medium:

Onlyuserswiththesame WEP

keysettingscanconnect toyourwireless

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

High:

OnlyuserswiththesameWPApre-sharedkeysettingscanconnecttoyourwireless

routerandtransmitdatausingTKIPencryption.

5. InputonesetofWEPkeysintheWEP

Keyfields(10 hexadecimal digitsfor

WEP64bits,26hexadecimaldigitsfor

WEP128bits),and thenselect from

KeyIndexaccordingly.

You can also let the systemgenerate

the keys byinputtinga Passphrase.

Record the Passphrase and the

WEPkeys in your notebook,then

selectfrom Key Index accordingly.

Click Finish to enable yoursetting.

For example, if we input 11111as

the Passphrase,the WEPKeys are

generatedautomatically.

6. Click Save&Restart to restart the

wirelessrouterandactivatethenewsettings.

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7) Quick Setup in Gateway mode

1.Click

System Setup -> Operation Mode -> Home Gateway.

IntheHomeGatewaymode,

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youwillbeabletoconnecttotheInternetthroughADSLorcablemodem.

2.Click

Apply

toentertheGatewaymode.

3. Selectyourtimezoneor theclosest

region.Click

Next

tocontinue.

4.. ASUSWL320gEAccessPointsupportsvetypesofISPservices—cable,ADSL(PPPoE,

PPTP,staticIPaddress),andTelstraBigPond.Sinceeachservicehasitsownprotocolsand

standards,therefore,duringthesetupprocess,therearedifferentidentitysettingsdemanded

byWL-320gE.Selectthecorrectconnectiontypeandclick

Next

tocontinue.

Cable User

IfyouarereceivingservicesfromcableorotherISPassigningIPaddressesautomatically,

please select

Cable Modem or other connection that gets IP automatically

.If you are

usingcableservices, your ISPmay have provided you withhostname,MAC address, and

heartbeatserver,iftrue,pleaselltheseinformationintotheboxesonthesettingpage;ifnot,

click

Next

toskipthisstep.

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PPPoE User

IfyouarePPPoEserviceuser,pleaseselectthesecondline.Youwouldberequiredtoinput

theusernameandpasswordprovidedbyyourISP.

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PPTP User

IfyouareusingPPTP services, youwouldbeaskedtoinputtheusername,password,as

wellastheIPaddressprovidedbyyourISP.

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Static IP User

IfyouareusingADSLorotherconnectiontypethatusesstaticIPaddresses,pleaseselect

thefourthline,theninputtheIPaddress,subnetmask,anddefaultgatewayprovidedbyyour

ISP.YoucouldchoosetospecifycertainDNSservers,orselecttogetDNSautomatically.

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5. Setting upyour wireless interface. Tosetup your wirelessinterface, followthesame

instructionsfrom3 to5as above Configurating Wireless Interface inAccessPoint mode

on page10.You canchangetoAP orWDS(Bridge), Station(Client), orURE(Repeater)

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accordingly.Click

Save&Restart

torestartthewirelessrouterandactivatethenewsettings.

8) Operation Modes

ThischaptergivesinformationontheoperationmodesoftheASUSWL-320gEAccessPoint.

1) Bridge Mode (WDS)

Wirelessbridge,alsoknownasWirelessDistributionSystemorWDS,allowsyoutoconnect

toone ormanyAccessPoints. IfyousetthesameSSID amongallaccesspoints,wireless

securitylevelcouldbeuptoWPA-PSK.Otherwise,securitylevelisWEPonly.

Access Point

APModeconfigurestheASUS802.11gAPforaspecific purpose.By default,theASUS

802.11gAPissettoserveasan“AccessPoint”whereawirelessmobileclientcanconnect

wirelesslytoawiredEthernetnetwork.

WDS Only

WithWDS,theASUS802.11gAPcanonlycommunicatewithotherAccessPoints.

Hybrid

HybridallowsyoutousetheASUS802.11gAPbothasanaccesspointandasawireless

bridge.

Channel

BothAccessPointsinWirelessBridgemodemustbesettothesamechannel.

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Connect to APs in Remote Bridge List (Yes/No)

SelectYestoconnecttoaccesspointsintheremotebridgelist.

Allow anonymous? (Yes/No)

SelectYestoallowuserswithoutaccountstoconnect.

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Note:If“ConnecttoAPsinRemoteBridgeList”and“AllowAnonymous”arebothset

to“No”,itmeansthatthisAPwillnotconnectwithotherAPsandthereforetheAP

modesettingwillreturnto“APOnly”.

2) Client Mode (Station)

Wirelessclient(Station)modeallowsWL-320gEworksasperformancewirelessclientcardas

longasthedevicesupportswiredconnection(withEthernetport),likeGameconsole,PCorNB.

Youneedtosetupthewirelesssettingandencryptionbeforeassociation.

Specify theSSIDand Encryption of targetAPaccordinglyunderWireless-Interfacesub

menuthenclickFinishbuttontoSaveandRestoresetting.Aftersystemrestarting,connect

theEthernetcabletoWL-320gEETHERNETportandotherdevice,thenWL-320gEwillwork

aswirelessclientcard.

3) Repeater Mode (URE)

Wireless RepeaterModeallows WL-320gEworksas range extender.Youcan set upthe

wirelesssettingunderWireless-Interfacesubmenu(sameasClientMode)thesameasroot

APthenthewirelesscoveragecanbeboost.

9) Wireless

1) Site Survey(AP SCAN)

SiteSurveywillhelpWL-320gEassociate appropriateAPwhileinStation(Client)or

URE(Repeater)mode.MakesureWL-320gEinClientorUREmode,click“APSCAN”button

inWireless->Interfacewill popupawindow.APScanwillcollectcompleteAParound

informationincludingMAC,SSID, Security,Channel andRSSI(APwirelesssignalstrength)

value.

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2) Access Control

Toaddsecurity,theASUS802.11gAPhastheabilitytoonlyassociatewithornotassociate

withwirelessmobileclientsthathavetheirMACaddress enteredintothispage.

Thedefaultsettingof“Disable”willallowanywirelessmobileclientto

connect.“Accept”willonly

allowthoseenteredintothispagetoconnect. “Reject”willpreventthoseenteredintothispage

fromconnecting.

Adding a MAC Address

KnowClientListcollectsMACaddressofknownclients,whichassociatetotheAP.Toadda

MACaddress,simplyselectMACaddressinthelistthenclick“Copy”buttontoaddtheMAC

addressintheAccessControlList.

Pull down menu items:

Disable(noinforequired)

Accept(needtoinputinformation)

Reject(needtoinputinformation)

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3) Multi-SSID and VLAN

TheAccessPointcan workwith a primary wireless network andup to three Virtual Local

AreaNetworks(VLAN).YoumustenableMulti-SSIDandVLANrstthensetupeachVLAN

property.EachVLANcanworkwithitsownVLANIDandsecuritylevelindependently.

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Note: Toensurethecompatibilityofvariousclientcardwhilesitesurvey,wesuggest

manuallyspecifytheSSIDofMulti-SSIDaccordingly.

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10) System Setup

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1) Global Settings

Thispagecanchangeloginpasswordandselectyourfavoritelanguage.

2) SNMP

SNMPisapopular network monitoringand management protocol. Itprovides network

administratorswiththeabilitytomonitorthestatusoftheAccessPointandreceivenotication

ofanycriticaleventsastheyoccurontheAccessPoint.YoucansetupAPpropertyforSNMP

control needed inSystem Setup-> SNMPwebpage thenclick Savetoapply yourchange.

PleaseinstallSNMPutilityandtheMIBleprovidedinutilityCD.

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