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Multifunctional Wireless Storage Router

WL-700gE

User Manual

(For 802.11g and 802.11b wireless network)

Summary of Contents for WL-700GE - Wireless Router

Page 1: ... Multifunctional Wireless Storage Router WL 700gE User Manual For 802 11g and 802 11b wireless network ...

Page 2: ... CA 94538 USA General fax 1 510 608 4555 Web site address usa asus com Technical support General support 1 502 995 0883 Support fax 1 502 933 8713 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 de asus com General fax 49 2102 959911 Online contact de asus c...

Page 3: ... 17 3 Setting IP address for Wired or Wireless Connection 17 4 Configuring the wireless router 18 4 Wireless router features 24 1 Sett up wireless encryption 24 2 Setting up a virtual server in your LAN 25 3 Setting up a virtual DMZ in your LAN 26 4 Setting up DDNS 26 5 Setting up bandwidth management 30 5 Utilities feature 33 1 USB auto copy function 33 2 Wireless data sharing 34 3 Download machi...

Page 4: ...er features This chapter tells how to use the special features of WL 700gE Chapter 5 Application features This chapter tells how to use the software available along with the WL 700gE Where to find more information Refer to the following sources for additional information and for product and software updates 1 ASUS websites The ASUS website provides updated information on ASUS hardware and software...

Page 5: ...t for broadband service 2 A computer with a 10 Base T or 10 100Base TX Ethernet adapter with a RJ 45 LAN port pre installed for connecting the LAN 3 A wireless client such as a PDA or laptop computer that has build in 802 11g b wireless connection or has a 802 11g b wireless LAN card 4 The computer and the wireless client must have installed TCP IP protocol component and a Web browser RESET Push t...

Page 6: ...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...

Page 7: ...LorCablemodem Refer to the illustration below to wire your network devices ADSL Modem WL 700gE Wireless Router WAN 2 Insert the support CD into the optical drive of your computer to run the utility installation program Select your language and click Install ASUS Wireless Router Utilities to install Follow the instructions to complete the utility installation ...

Page 8: ... 700gE Wireless Router User Manual 3 On the Welcome window click Next to start the installation 4 Select the installation type then click Next For non advanced users we suggest using Complete installation ...

Page 9: ...ation or click Browse to choose another destination location for the software that will be installed in your computer 6 Select a folder among the folder list in the text box on the screen or type a new folder name in the text bar then click Next Setup will add program icons to the folder your choosed or created ...

Page 10: ...WL 700gE Wireless Router User Manual 10 7 The program is being copied into your computer This may takes several minutes to complete 8 Click Finish to complete the installation process ...

Page 11: ...S utility pre installed 1 Press the EZSetup button on the rear panel of the wireless router until the READY LED indicator is flashing EZSETUP If you use wireless connection for EZSetup and find the connection is not stable use wired connection instead EZSetup 2 Launch the EZSetup utility by clicking Start ASUS Utility WL 700gE Wireless Router EZSetup Wizard ...

Page 12: ...nual 12 3 ClicktheEZSetupbuttonintheutilitytosearchforWL 700gEWirelessRouter This action takes several seconds 4 Awindow prompts out asking for the encryption mode you want to use If you want to use WPA select Yes to use WEP select No ...

Page 13: ...appears You can manually setup the SSID and network key for the wireless router or accept the automatically generated values Click Next to continue If you have configured the wireless router before the screen below appears YoucanchoosetomodifytheSSIDandnetworkkeyorpreservetheprevious settings Click Next to continue ...

Page 14: ...SP settings Click Next to set up ISP information 7 Select the connection type of your ISP service and click Next to fill 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 ...

Page 15: ...ck Create shortcut on desktop then click Next 9 Wait for several seconds to complete the setup Click Print Save wireless LAN settings for future reference Click Finish to quit EZSetup Save and print network information is highly recommended for future wireless connection setup When configuration is complete a 700gE share folder icon appears on desktop ...

Page 16: ...ight click the wireless icon Property Wireless Network tab Select WL 700gE and click Connect button 2 If you have setup WEP encryption for your wireless router you need to fill the WEP keys into the Network Key field for connecting the router Click OK to continue 3 For authentication setup select Authentication tab If you have a RADIUS server in your network for authentication check Enable IEEE80 ...

Page 17: ...wireless LAN device If you want to configure the ASUS Wireless Router or want to access the Internet through the ASUS Wireless Router TCP IP settings must be correct Normally the TCP IP setting should be on the IP subnet of the ASUS Wireless Router Note Before rebooting your computer the ASUS Wireless Router should be switched ON and in ready state 1 Wired connection One RJ 45 cable is supplied wi...

Page 18: ...n the same segment For example IP address 192 168 1 xxx xxx can be any number between 2 and 254 that is not used by another device Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 same as the ASUS Wireless Router Gateway 192 168 1 1 this is the ASUS Wireless Router DNS 192 168 1 1 ASUS Wireless Router IP address or your own 4 Configuring the wireless router Defaults User name admin Password admin Enter the following add...

Page 19: ...standards therefore during the setup process there are different identity settings demanded by WL 700gE Select the correct connection type 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 ...

Page 20: ...ng PPTP services you would be asked to input the username password as well as IP address provided by your ISP 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 herk03...

Page 21: ...t approach to setup the WEP Keys with only a few taps on your keyboard to define the Passphrase the system will automatically generate four strings of WEP Keys For ASUS wireless adaptor users it is no longer necessary to input long and complicated WEP Keys when connecting the router with the wireless client the Passphrase provides an easy way for setting up your wireless environment For example if...

Page 22: ...d then asks for encryption setup Set Key Length as 64 bits 10digits as we have previously set on WL 700gE then select Automatic Generation and input 11111 into the Passphrase box 4 Wait for several seconds to get the client connected to the wireless router Then a screen informing the result of the connection would appear Press Next to continue 5 Then you will see the IP configuration screen Setup ...

Page 23: ...ireless router with Windows Zero Configure function 1 Right click the My Network Places on the desktop of your client and click Property then in the Network Connection window double click Wireless Network Connection icon a window with all available stations appears Select WL700gE and click Connect 2 The connection process would take about several seconds Then a window prompts out asking you to inp...

Page 24: ...ed Equivalent Privacy it uses 64bits or 128bits static keys to encrypt the data for wireless transmission To setup WEP keys set WEP Encryption to WEP 64bits or WEP 128bits then manually type in four sets WEP Keys 10 hexadcimal digits for 64 bit key or 26 hexadcimal digits for 128 bit key You can also let the system generate the keys by entering a Passphrase TKIP stands for Temporal Key Integrity P...

Page 25: ...disables authentication protection for wireless network Under Open mode any IEEE802 11b g client can connect to your wireless network Shared This mode uses the WEP keys currently in use for authentication WPA and WPA PSK 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 exi...

Page 26: ...on you must first register at DDNS service provider such as DynDNS org 1 Enter the Web configuration page of WL 700gE and click Advanced Settings at the upper right corner Then click IPConfig Miscellaneous in the left side menu Select Yes to enable DDNS client and select a DDNS server See figure on next page 2 If you do not have a DDNS account you can apply for a free trial account at DynDNS org C...

Page 27: ... After you click Free Trail you are directed to registration page of DynDNS Check the two checkboxes as shown in the picture below 4 ScrolldownandentertheUsernameyouwanttouseforyouraccount suchas account Enter your E mail address to receive the confirmation letter from DynDNS Enter the Password for your account Then press Create Account button ...

Page 28: ... sent to your e mail address Open your mail box to check the mail 6 Check your mail box for the confirmation letter open the mail and click the link to re enter the DynDNS registration page and activate your account 7 Click Login 8 Input username and password to login 9 After logging in you can see this welcome message 10 Select Services tab ...

Page 29: ... Enter the host name then click Add Host 13 Your hostname is successfully created 14 Return to WL 700gE DDNS configuration page Enable DDNS Client set Server to WWW DYNDNS ORG and input your user name password and host name to the fields Click Apply to activate the settings ...

Page 30: ...d streams You could also define upload bandwidth through proper configuration to NAT settings 1 Enter the Basic Config page in Bandwidth Management folder in WL700gE web based configuration interface 2 Enable Bandwidth Management function 15 To test whether DDNS functions or not ping the domain name to see whether your host is accessible Click Start Run type cmd and enter the command line interfac...

Page 31: ... least 1 If we are to define the FTP download speed on all clients we are just to leave IP address box blank fill the Port with 21 and define proper speeds Port 21 is reserved for FTP downloading Then click Add to apply 2 For setting up bandwidth policy for web access please input 80 as the port number and define proper speeds 3 For defining a bandwidth rule for a particular client please input th...

Page 32: ...n 10 80kbps we shall first set up NAT policy by entering Virtual Server Page in NAT folder Enable the Virtual Server and then add the rule to Virtual Server list Press Apply button Then get back to the Upload Policy List in Bandwidth Management setting page define the port as 2100 Max as 80 Min as 10 Press Finish button Press Save Restart to reboot the system and apply the settings ...

Page 33: ...gE The files are saved under the USBCopy directory 1 Plug the USB storage to the USB2 0 port of WL 700gE 2 WaitforseveralsecondsuntiltheREADYLEDindicatorflashesslowly Press the COPY button on the front panel and the LED flashes quickly This means WL 700gE is copying data from your USB storage When the LED stops flashing and stays ON it means data duplication is complete ...

Page 34: ...x and press Enter 2 Login to the WL 700gE Web configuration interface Login Name admin Password admin default 3 Click Configuration to enter Web configuration page Step 4 and 5 are for first configuration Skip step 4 and 5 if you have configured the wireless router via EZSetup 4 Click Advance Setting and select Basic If you want to disable encryption set Wireless Mode to Auto and WEPEncryption to ...

Page 35: ...e the WEP keys by inputting a Passphrase Take down all keys and passphrase in your note 6 Double click the 700gE share folder short cut on your desktoptoaccessWL 700gEsharespace Copythefiles you want to share into the share folder How to download the shared documents 1 Connect your computer to WL 700gE open My Network place and click view workgroup computers make sure WL 700gE and your computer ar...

Page 36: ...thin the same workgroup you cannot find WL 700gE from your computer Set WL 700gE within your workgroup by modifying the workgroup settings in Share Management Windows Setup page 2 Double click the WL700gE icon to enter the share folder The files you copied from the USB storage are saved in USBCopy directory and are listed by time date ...

Page 37: ...S Utility to organize HTTP FTP and BT download tasks 1 Open Download Master from Start All Programs ASUS Utility WL 700gE Wireless Router Download Master Click File Connect to associate with WL 700gE 2 HTTP download 1 Right click the download link on the Web page and select Download using ASUS Download ...

Page 38: ...d Address URL If you select Download using ASUS Download you can see the download task is added to the Transfer list The blue bars indicate the progress of download tasks If you copy the download address click Assign button in the utility Paste the address into Getting File From box select HTTP from Option and click Download button to start ...

Page 39: ...ick Download to start 4 BT download Save the BT seed on your computer Click Transfer button of the Download Master and select BT in the Options field Click Browse to locate the seed file and click Download to start 5 Click Folder button to view the download file Open the Complete folder to view or copy the finished files to your local hard disk The incomplete tasks are kept in InComplete folder ...

Page 40: ...tos to WL 700gE to share them with your friends 1 Click Start All Programs ASUS Utility WL 700gE Wireless Router Photo Album Exporter to open the photo upload utility 2 Name your new album and add descriptions to the album Click Next to continue 3 Click Add to add photos from your local hard drive ...

Page 41: ...ocatethephotosyouwanttouploadandbrowsetheminthepreviewwindow Select the photos you want to upload and click Add 5 The photos you have selected appear in the lower window click the arrows to adjust the sequence of the photos Click OK to continue ...

Page 42: ... 6 Click Description to add description for individual photos Click Next to continue 7 The utility starts to upload the photos this action takes several seconds 8 Login your Web configuration interface Login Name admin Password admin default ...

Page 43: ...ess Router User Manual 43 9 Click Personal Webpage 10 You can see the album is already added to you personal website To view the photos click the album 11 Your friends can view these photos and leave comments to them ...

Page 44: ...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 website home page again 3 Click the Message Board tab and click New topic ...

Page 45: ...WL 700gE Wireless Router User Manual 45 4 Input the subject for discussion and click Add 5 When finished click Add Message to enter the subject and leave a message ...

Page 46: ...WL 700gE Wireless Router User Manual 46 6 Input your information to the fields and write your message in the Message box Click Submit to send out the message 7 Your message board is ready ...

Page 47: ...es which are refreshed in a specified interval Web Camera Driver When you plug a supported Web Camera into the USB2 0 port in the wireless router the appropriate driver is selected automatically Refer to the USB Web Camera support list on ASUS Website www asus com for supported Web Camera models Image Size Select the image size from the drop down list 320 x 240 provides a larger image while 160 x ...

Page 48: ...nts using Netscape or other browsers ignore this part 1 Open Internet Explorer 5 0 or above on your computer click Tools Internet Options 3 Select Security tab and click Custom Level button 4 Enable the activeX controls and plug ins By default these items are disabled 5 By default these three items are enabled Enable them if changed 6 Click Yes to change the security settings ...

Page 49: ... in your LAN You can enter the IP addresses of other ASUS Wireless Routers which have Web Camera attached Note When enabling LAN and WAN remote control in the Wireless Router packets from Internet with destination ports 8081 to 8086 will be forwarded to WL 700gE in Remote Control fields To make sure packets from WL 700gE are routed back to Internet you need to set a static route entry for WL 700gE...

Page 50: ...ork Follow the steps below to setup your shared printer on your 1 ConnectaUSBprintertotheUSB2 0portofWL 700gE Makesuretheprinter is powered ON 2 EntertheWebconfigurationpageofWL 700gE ClickApplications Printer You can see your printer is recognized by WL 700gE 3 Open a Web browser window and type 192 168 1 1 then press Enter You can see the printer icon Double click the printer icon ...

Page 51: ...Setting up printer client under Windows XP Follow the steps below to install network printer on your clients 1 Run Add Printer Wizard from Start Printers and Faxes Add a printer 2 Select Local printer attached to this computer and click Next ...

Page 52: ...ng window prompts out Click OK to continue 4 Select the printer driver from the vendor model list and click Next to install If your printer is not in the list click Have Disk to locate the driver 5 Click Next to accept the default name for the printer ...

Page 53: ...WL 700gE Wireless Router User Manual 53 8 The printer is ready for share 7 The installation is complete Click Finish to quit the Add Printer Wizard 6 Select Yes to print a test page Click Next to print ...

Page 54: ...he hard restore on the router and search again Check the settings in the wireless adapter such as SSID and encryption setting 3 Cannot get access to the Internet via wireless LAN adapter Move the router closer to the client Check whether the wireless adapter is connected to the correct AP Check whether the wireless channel in use conforms to the channels available in your country area Check the en...

Page 55: ...k that your cables are connected properly Disconnect the power cable from the modem wait a few minutes then reconnect the cable If the ADSL light continues to blink or stays off contact your ADSL service provider 5 Network name or encryption keys are unknown Try to setup the wired connection for setup the wireless encryption again Do the hard reset to the router 6 How to reset to defaults The foll...

Page 56: ...t up normally 2 Make sure the ASUS Wireless Router Utility is correctly installed 3 PingWL 700gEatyourcomputer ClickStartonthedesktopandselectRun type cmd and press OK Then type ping 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 router if you do not remember the IP address ...

Page 57: ...e RESET button on the rear panel for more than 5 seconds 5 Check whether you can access the Web configuration page of WL 700gE and set up features via Web interface 6 Check whether you can configure the wireless router and access Internet via wireless ...

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