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ASUS Pocket Wireless Access Point (WL-330g)

English

Wireless Setting Utility

The Wireless Setting Utility allows you to configure the WL-330g settings. You
can launch this utility directly from the support CD or from the Windows

®

desktop.

Launching the Wireless Setting Utility

From the support CD

To launch the Wireless Setting Utility from the support CD:

1. Insert the support CD to the optical drive.

2. Click the Run Wireless Setting Utility option when the installation

window appears. Refer to the illustration on the previous page.

3. The Wireless Setting Utility window appears.

From the Windows

®

 desktop

To launch the Wireless Setting Utility from the Windows

®

 desktop:

1. Install the WL-330g utilities

following the steps in the
previous section.

2. From the Windows

®

 desktop,

click Start All Programs >
ASUS Utility Wireless AP >
Wireless Setting.

or

Double-click the ASUS Wireless
Setting 
icon.

3. The Wireless Setting Utility

window appears.

Summary of Contents for WL-330G

Page 1: ...English 54Mbps Pocket Wireless Access Point WL 330g Copyright 2004 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC All Rights Reserved ...

Page 2: ... configuration 13 Changing the Ethernet adapter configuration 17 Device setup 19 Using the device in a local network 19 Replacing the computer Ethernet cables 19 Replacing the cable connections of other devices 20 Sharing Internet access with other computers 20 Conventions To make sure that you perform certain tasks properly take note of the following symbols used throughout this guide WARNING Inf...

Page 3: ... device System requirements Before installing the ASUS WL 330g Pocket Wireless AP make sure that your computer meets the following requirements An Ethernet RJ 45 port 10Base T 100Base TX At least one IEEE 802 11b g device with wireless capability An installed TCP IP and Internet browser Welcome Thank you for choosing the ASUS WL 330g Pocket Wireless AP The WL 330g is a pocket size access point and...

Page 4: ...witch or router power adapter to a wall socket Using USB bus power 1 Insert one end of the supplied RJ 45 cable to the WL 330g Ethernet port 2 Insert the other end of the RJ 45 cable to the Ethernet port on your computer notebook network hub switch router or wall patch panel 3 Insert one end of the supplied USB cable to the DC IN socket of the device 4 Insert the other end of the USB cable to any ...

Page 5: ... with an AP or other wireless device Off AP The device is off Off EA The device is not associated with an AP or other wireless device Blinking AP EA The device is transmitting or receiving data Power On AP EA The device in on and ready Off AP EA The device is off or performing boot sequence Blinking AP EA Firmware upgrade failed USB WL 330g 4 2 1 6 5 3 Switch Wall socket After installation check t...

Page 6: ...the Wireless Setting Utility ReRead Install Quick Start Guide and User s Manual Click to view the installation and quick setup guides in PDF format Explore this CD Click this option to explore the support CD contents Browse our Web Site Click this option to visit the ASUS website Installation Language Click the arrow down button to select the installation language Click EXIT to close the installat...

Page 7: ...the support CD to the optical drive 2 Click the Run Wireless Setting Utility option when the installation window appears Refer to the illustration on the previous page 3 The Wireless Setting Utility window appears From the Windows desktop To launch the Wireless Setting Utility from the Windows desktop 1 Install the WL 330g utilities following the steps in the previous section 2 From the Windows de...

Page 8: ...r my password option then click OK 3 Enter the Network Name SSID and channel you wish to use Click the Encryption link or tab to set the encryption settings Otherwise click OK to finish setting up the AP To establish connection a wireless client must have the same SSID channel and encryption settings as that of the WL 330g Checking the Remember my password option allows the utility to auto fill th...

Page 9: ... to finish setting up the AP 5 If necessary adjust the WL 330g network settings then click OK to finish the setup Otherwise click the Web Configuration Utility button to launch the configuration utility 6 The WL 330g applies your specified settings 7 After applying your settings the utility displays the WL 330g access point information Click Finish to close the utility ...

Page 10: ...u wish to connect to another wireless device Ad hoc mode select a network with the station icon Click Add to connect to another wireless network not listed in the field Setting up your Ethernet adapter Follow these instructions to set up your WL 330g when in Ethernet adapter mode Make sure that you switched the WL 330g to Ethernet adapter mode before launching the Wireless Setting Utility Use the ...

Page 11: ... Select the network then click OK 6 The WL 330g connects to the selected wireless network 7 The utility displays the WL 330g status when connection is established Click Finish to close the utility If the selected network has enabled encryption use the Encryption tab to set the WL 330g encryption settings the same with the selected network The encryption settings of the network and the WL 330g must...

Page 12: ...d password admin then click OK 4 Disable your proxy settings if any 5 Click the Advanced tab then click the Web Configuration Utility button Using an Internet browser To launch the Web Configuration utility using an Internet web browser 1 Open a web browser 2 Disable your proxy settings if any 3 Type http 192 168 1 1 on the address bar of the browser then press Enter This option requires you to ch...

Page 13: ... 330g Use this page to set the AP channel operation mode and security You can change a setting by clicking the button to display available options If you wish to load the default settings press the device reset button for more than five seconds then refresh your browser to display the default values Refer to the User Guide in the support CD for the location of the reset button ...

Page 14: ...ss devices This method uses the Temporal Key Integrity Protocol TKIP encryption to enhance the Wired Equivalent Privacy WEP encryption To enable WPA PSK 1 Select WPA PSK as the Authentication Method 2 Type 8 63 alpha numeric characters in the Passphrase field 3 Set the WPA Re key Timer 1 2147483647 seconds The re key timer allows you to set the time interval before the WPA group key is changed A s...

Page 15: ...g To specify the wireless clients allowed to establish connection to the WL 330g 1 Click then select the option Only allow Stations with MAC listed below to access this device from the drop down menu The MAC Address fields are activated 2 Type the MAC address es of the wireless clients allowed to establish connection to the WL 330g then click Apply Selecting Accept association requests from any st...

Page 16: ...D blinks continuously when the firmware is corrupted or when the firmware upgrade fails Visit the ASUS website to download the latest firmware for this device To upgrade the WL 330g firmware 1 Download and save the latest firmware from the ASUS website 2 Launch the Web Configuration Utility then go to the Firmware Upgrade page 3 Click the Browse button to locate the new firmware file 4 Click Upgra...

Page 17: ...s you to change the basic Ethernet adapter settings You can use this page when setting the WL 330g SSID station mode transmission rate security and MAC cloning feature You can also use the Simple Setup page to enable the Button Scan Mode feature This feature allows the WL 330g to automatically connect to a specified wireless network using the device reset button Refer to the User Guide in the supp...

Page 18: ...ct to available wireless networks within the WL 330g range This page also allows you to save a wireless network as profile for the Button Scan Mode feature Firmware Upgrade page Refer to page 16 for details on the Firmware Upgrade page Refer to the User Guide in the support CD for details on the Button Scan Mode feature ...

Page 19: ...5 Set the IP configuration of the computer to establish connection to the local network Verify your connection Replacing the computer Ethernet cables You can use the WL 330g to replace your WLAN enabled computer cable connection to an ADSL or cable modem To do this 1 Switch the WL 330g to AP mode Default SSID AP_xxxxxx then turn on the device 2 Connect one end of the supplied RJ 45 cable to the Et...

Page 20: ... support CD for details Sharing Internet access with other computers Refer to the typical network configuration and table below for information on sharing an Internet access with other computers in your office or home network 1 xDSL ADSL Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line or DSL Digital Subscriber Line 2 PPPoE Point to Point over Ethernet 3 DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol xDSL1 with dynam...

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