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Wireless WL-HDD

(For 802.11g/b Wireless Clients)

User’s Manual

E2013 / Mar 2005

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Страница 1: ...Wireless WL HDD For 802 11g b Wireless Clients User s Manual E2013 Mar 2005 ...

Страница 2: ...S 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 modified or altered unless such repair modification or alteration is authorized in writing byASUS or 2 the serial number of the product is defaced or missing Products and corporate na...

Страница 3: ...his Warranty Statement up to the listed contract price of each product ASUS will only be responsible for or indemnify you for loss damages or claims based in contract tort or infringement under this Warranty Statement This limit also applies toASUS suppliers and its reseller It is the maximum for whichASUS its suppliers and your reseller are collectively responsible UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES IS ASUS ...

Страница 4: ... APs 14 Roaming Guidelines 14 2 Getting Started 15 Location Tips 15 Making Connections 15 Connecting Power 17 Configuring the Wireless Client 17 TCP IP Settings 17 SSID Settings 19 Using the Hard Disk Drive 20 Accessing the Hard Disk Drive 20 Using the ASUS Utility 21 Hard Drive Pre scan Function 22 Formatting the Hard Disk 22 Setting up Permissions 24 Editing the User List 24 Editing the Shared N...

Страница 5: ...43 Disk Tool 45 System Setting 46 Change Password 46 Firmware Upgrade 47 Factory Default 48 Status and Log 49 Status 49 Wireless 50 DHCP Leases 51 4 Troubleshooting 52 5 Appendix 53 Specifications 53 Safety Statements 54 Federal Communications Commission 54 FCC Radio Frequency Exposure Caution Statement 56 Operation Channel for Different Domains 56 Canadian Department of Communications 56 FCC Radi...

Страница 6: ... Nobel Drive Fremont CA 94538 USA General Fax 1 510 608 4555 Web Site Address usa asus com General Email http vip asus com eservice techserv aspx Technical Support General Support 1 502 995 0883 Notebook Tel 1 510 739 3777 x5110 Support Email notebooktsd asus com Support Fax 1 502 933 8713 ASUS COMPUTER GmbH Germany Austria Company Address Harkort Str 25 D 40880 Ratingen Germany General Telephone ...

Страница 7: ...bility while maintaining continuous network connectivity to both corporate and home Intranets They add a new level of convenience for LAN users PC users stay connected to the network anywhere throughout a building without being bound by LAN cables This is accomplished through the Access Point functionality of the ASUS Wireless WL HDD The device also has the additional advantage of providing networ...

Страница 8: ...less CFCard WL 110 isaIEEE 802 11bwirelessLANadapter that fits into a Compact Flash Type II slot in a Portable Digital Assistant PDA The ASUS WLAN PC Card WL 107g is a wireless LAN adapterthatfitsintoaPCMCIA Type II slot in a Notebook PC and creates a wireless network using the IEEE 802 11g b wireless standards PCMCIA Client Compact Flash CF Client The illustrations are not to scale TheASUSWLAN Ga...

Страница 9: ...wireless standards and connects to any computer using USB2 0 connectivity USB Access Point Client USB Client 802 11g 54Mbps PCI Client Access Point File Server The ASUS WLAN 802 11g Access Point WL HDD creates a wireless network using the IEEE 802 11g and 802 11b wireless standards Also serves as a file server wireless network attached storage The ASUS WLAN PCI Card WL 138g is a wirelessLANadapter...

Страница 10: ...sk pre scan to scan hard disk functionality at startup Windows based utility to set up WLAN and hard disk data access Wireless profile enabling connectivity for home or office environments HarddiskaccessusingNetworkNeighborhoodinWindowsorSambainLinux UPnP Universal Plug and Play feature for Windows XPand Windows ME Firmware upgrade function using Ethernet or WLAN System Requirements To begin using...

Страница 11: ...ction Package List Your package contains the following items RJ 45 Ethernet cable straight through Quick start guide Support CD drivers utilities and manuals Power adapter 5 volts DC ASUS Wireless WL HDD with 2 4GHz dipole antenna Screw on to install 2 4GHz dipole antenna ...

Страница 12: ...wn the ASUS Wireless WL HDD Press this button for 30 seconds to reset the ASUS Wireless WL HDD 1 2 3 4 Status Indicators LED Status Indication Green Blinking Data is being transferred with a speed of 10Mbps Yellow Blinking Data is being transferred with a speed of 100Mbps POWER On Power adapter is plugged in and the device is powered on Blinking slow File system on the hard disk drive is inconsist...

Страница 13: ...re it is difficult to determine the exact range of your WLAN without testing in the specific environment However you can follow some of the guidelines described in this section to estimate the range of your network Radio signals may be reflected by some obstacles or absorbed by others depending on their construction For example with two 802 11b radios you may achieve clear reception over a distanc...

Страница 14: ...rk This is known as roaming MultipleASUSAPsconnectedtoacommonEthernetnetworkformanExtended Service Set ESS All members of an Extended Service Set are configured with anID knownastheSSIDorESSID Wirelessmobileclientsmustbeconfigured with the same SSID as the ASUS APs on the network a client can only roam betweenASUSAPs that share the same SSID Roaming Guidelines An ASUS WLAN card can only roam betwe...

Страница 15: ...sk drive to all of the wireless mobile devices in the area Use only the power supply that came with this unit Other power supplies may fit but the voltage and power may not be compatible Note It is the responsibility of the installer and users of the ASUS Wireless WL HDD to guarantee that the antenna is operated at least 20 centimeters from any person This is necessary to ensure that the product i...

Страница 16: ...ttach the other end to the RJ 45 port of a network hub switch router or patch panel represented by the INTERNET connection in the illustration Network Storage Mode To use the ASUS Wireless WL HDD as a WLAN storage device in an existing network no network cable connections to the device are required The wireless network consisting of anAP and one or more wireless clients uses the ASUS Wireless WL H...

Страница 17: ...less WL HDD for details Configuring the Wireless Client TCP IP Settings In order to access the shared hard disk drive of the ASUS Wireless WL HDD or to use the device as an AP you may need to configure the TCP IP settings The TCP IP settings should be on the IP subnet of the ASUS Wireless WL HDD Note Change the TCP IP settings only if the wireless network does not support automatic IP addresses or...

Страница 18: ...n the same segment as the ASUS Wireless WL HDD To set the TCP IP settings use the Network and Dialup Connections wizard to create a new LAN connection and configure its TCP IP settings as follows 1 Select My Network Places from Windows start 3 Right click the Local Area Connection 4 Double click Internet Protocol TCP IP 2 Click View network connections ...

Страница 19: ...Dialup Connections and right click to view its Properties Click Configure under the General tab Then select the Wireless Network tab Make sure that the Network Name is set to WL HDD and click OK Note Disable WEP and set the SSID to default for any existing wireless LAN device connected to your computer Note The procedure described here may be slightly different for various wireless adapter utiliti...

Страница 20: ...he Device The easiest method to locate the hard disk from the network is to search for all computers on the network and then locate the hard drive as follows 1 Select My Network Places from Windows start 2 Click the Search button on the toolbar 3 Enter WL HDD and click Search Windows may or may not have already found the WL HDD 4 WhenASUSWireless WL HDD is found double click to view the contents o...

Страница 21: ...ws click Start Programs ASUS Utility Wireless HD Device Discovery 2 The utility displays the ASUS Wireless WL HDD and other available wireless devices in the device list Select the ASUS Wireless WL HDD and click Configure to access the device Note You can also enter the WL HDD default IP address http 192 168 1 220 manually in Internet Explorer The default IP address is not applicable if a DHCP ser...

Страница 22: ...been corrupted a message is displayed on the screen asking you to format the hard disk Note We recommend that you format the hard disk at least once before using it Formatting the Hard Disk To format the hard disk do the following 1 The pre scan function detects the unformatted disk and prompts you to start formatting Click OK 2 The Disk Tool from the Storage Setting menu opens in your browser Thi...

Страница 23: ... the ASUS Wireless WL HDD restarts Wait till the screen is refreshed before using the system Note If you view the disk status using the software configuration tool and if the disk is corrupted see Status the following infor mation is displayed 5 After formatting is completed you are asked to restart the system Click Save Restart to restart the system 4 Formatting of the hard disk begins and the br...

Страница 24: ... the changes and restart the device Editing the User List The user list is a list of people who are allowed to access to the ASUS Wireless WL HDD You can add users and their passwords to the list and you can also specify how many users are allowed simultaneous access to the hard drive for optimum performance To add users to the user list do the following 1 Under the User List on the Storage Settin...

Страница 25: ...s a specific folder or partition using their wireless clients and even map them as logical drives if needed 3 Click the Shared check box to enable the folder or partition to be shared between all users 4 Click the Write check box to enable all users to write data to the folder or partition 5 Click Add to add the folder or partition to the shared nodes list 6 Select a folder or partition from the l...

Страница 26: ...st from the field and click Finish to save the changes and restart the system The Access Right screen is displayed Type in the Shared Name and any Comments if required Set the user permissions for the Guest account and up to six user accounts Select the appropriate user account names from the drop downboxandchecktheShareandWritecheckboxestoenablesharing and writing to the folder Click Apply to app...

Страница 27: ... WL HDD supports USB flash disks or external flash memory cards through a USB connection to enable you to transfer data The device copies data automatically from the flash memory to the hard disk when inserted into the USB slot Auto copy Function To transfer data automatically from the flash memory connect the USB flash memory disk to the USB port of the ASUS Wireless WL HDD Alternatively to trans...

Страница 28: ...the Hard Disk Drive To view the data transferred to the hard disk from your flash memory double click the hard drive partition part1 icon see Accessing the Hard Disk Drive for more details The contents of the flash memory are stored under the USBpartxxx folder where xxx is a number from 001 to 999 indicating the order in which the data was transferred Shutting down the ASUS Wireless WL HDD Use the...

Страница 29: ...HDD After logging in the Wireless Hard Drive home page opens Links to the various parameters that can be adjusted are shown in the left panel Click a link to configure the ASUS Wireless WL HDD as desired Click Restore to clear the changes you have made and restore the previous settings Click Finish to confirm all your settings and restart the ASUS Wireless WL HDD ClickApply to confirm your setting...

Страница 30: ...tion on the left panel to display its submenus The wireless menu enables you to configure the wireless interface of the ASUS Wireless WL HDD to configure its bridge settings to set up access blocks or bypass and to enable theASUS Wireless WL HDD to act as an AP if no other AP is detected in its vicinity Interface ...

Страница 31: ...apping channels for radio communication Choose an appropriate channel for the operating radio frequencies or chooseAuto to select a channel automatically The available channels change according to the Region selected Data Rate Mbps This field allows you to specify the transmission rate Select Auto to maximize performance 54g Mode This field indicates the 802 11g interface mode SelectingAuto allows...

Страница 32: ...he 128 bit method is more secure than the 64 bit method 64 128 bits versus 40 104 bits You may be confused about configuring WEP encryption especially when using multiple wireless LAN products from different vendors There are two levels of WEP Encryption 64 bits and 128 bits 64 bit WEP and 40 bit WEP are the same encryption method and can interoperate in the wireless network This lower level of WE...

Страница 33: ...the four encryption keys you use to transmit data on your wireless LAN As long as the ASUS Wireless WL HDD or a wireless mobile client with which you are communicating has the same key in the same position you can use any of the keys as the default key If theASUS Wireless WL HDD andALLof its wireless clients use the same four WEP keys select key rotation to maximize security Otherwise choose one k...

Страница 34: ... a wired Ethernet network Choose WDS only for communicating with other APs Hybrid allows you to use the device both as an AP as well as a wireless bridge Channel All the Access Points in a Wireless Bridge mode must be set to the same channel The channel is set to 1 for WDS and Hybrid AP modes Bridge The bridge or WDS Wireless Distribution System enables you to connect to one or many APs through a ...

Страница 35: ...omatically to AP Only Remote Bridge List Use the remote bridge list to set up the MAC addresses of the devices in the wireless bridge Enter the MAC address of the target APs in order to designate partners for your device Click Add to add the address or click Del to delete a selected address Access Control For additional security theASUS Wireless WL HDD has the ability to only associate with or not...

Страница 36: ...cess Control List To add a MAC address to theAccess Control List enter the 12 hexadecimal digits into the white box under MAC Address and click the Add button The MAC address will be placed in the control list below A total of 31 MAC addresses can be entered into this page For optimum use determine which will be the lesser value addresses you wish to accept connections from or addresses you wish t...

Страница 37: ... completed This field allows you to enable RTS CTS by setting a specific packet size threshold Default value 2347 is recommended DTIM Interval 1 255 DTIM Delivery Traffic Indication Message is a kind of wireless message used to inform clients in Power Saving Mode when to wake up to receive broadcast and multicast messages This field indicates the time interval in multiples of the Beacon Interval t...

Страница 38: ...ode Select Disabled if you do not want to connect to other APs in the network Select Connect to AP in profiles to enable the device to connect to the APs specified in the Profile List Preferred AP Scroll through this drop down box to specify which AP from the Profile List should be given preference when connecting to other APs Client Mode This menu page enables you to connect to the AP using a wir...

Страница 39: ... to it Select an existing AP SSID and click Edit to modify its connection parameters as follows SSID Type the SSID of the AP in this field Channel Scroll through this drop down box to specify the channel for this AP Auto is the default option Network Type Specify if the network consists of other APs by selecting the Infrastructure option or choose Ad Hoc if the network consists of direct connectio...

Страница 40: ...ess WL HDD see Encryption Passphrase Type in the passphrase that will be used to create one to four WEPencryption keys A password with 8 to 63 characters is required If you leave this field blank the WEP keys are randomly generated WEP Keys 1 4 The WEP keys are generated randomly or based on your passphrase A WEP key is either 10 or 26 hexadecimal digits 0 9 a f and A F based on whether you select...

Страница 41: ... The DHCP server automatically assigns the ASUS Wireless WL HDD an IP address when it is powered up To determine what settings have been assigned to the ASUS Wireless WL HDD check the Status page see Status If you select No theASUS Wireless WL HDD accepts a static IPaddress You can manually configure the IP address and subnet mask in this case Enter an IP address and a subnet mask in the field pro...

Страница 42: ... this page Enable the DHCP Server Automatically Select Yes to enable the DHCP server and No to disable it automatically Domain Name Type a domain name that will be used by the DHCP clients IP Pool Starting Address Type the IP address of the first device in the group of DHCP clients Make sure that it is on the same subnet mask as the ASUS Wireless WL HDD IP Pool Ending Address Type the IP address o...

Страница 43: ...ion Storage Setting Click the Storage Setting option on the left panel to display its submenus The Storage Setting menus enable you to configure the various parameters of the hard disk drive that is shared on the WLAN Refer to the following sections for more details Shared Nodes ...

Страница 44: ... partitions on the hard disk drive The partitions are all Linux partitions Enter in the path for a folder or partition to be shared under Path Type in a name for the partition under Shared Name that will be used by wireless clients when accessing the hard disk drive Click the Shared check box to enable sharing of the selected folder Click the Write check box to enable writing access of the selecte...

Страница 45: ... the size in MB for each of the desired partitions in the Disk Space of Partition x where x goes from 1 through 4 fields Warnings Any data on the hard disk will be lost after creating new partitions Make sure that the data is backed up before using this tool The hard disk is formatted using Linux partitions EXT2 It cannot be connected directly to a Windows system without reformatting Reformatting ...

Страница 46: ...s using this set of menus Change Password The Change Password menu allows you to change the system password of the ASUS Wireless WL HDD The default password is admin To change the password enter the new password in the New Password field and enter it again for confirmation in the Retype New Password field Click Save to confirm your changes You can enter any password between 1 16 characters long ca...

Страница 47: ...urrent Flash Code Firmware version installed in the device under Firmware Version Periodically a new flash code is available for the ASUS 802 11g APs on ASUS s Web site Click Browse to specify the location of the new firmware file provided by the manufacturer Click Upload to start uploading Firmware Upgrade Note The firmware upgrade takes approximately 80 seconds The device reboots after the uploa...

Страница 48: ... restore theASUS Wireless WL HDD to its default factory settings Click the Restore button to clear all settings and restore the factory defaults The device reboots after this function Note You can also clear all settings and restore factory default values by pressing and holding down the Reset button for 5 sec onds ...

Страница 49: ...bmenus These submenus enable you to view the status and a log report of the ASUS Wireless WL HDD Various system parameters are displayed on the Status page Status The Status submenu displays the following settings System Time This field displays the current system time of theASUSWireless WL HDD Click Sync to synchronize the system with that of your wireless client ...

Страница 50: ...ck File System Check under Action to check the status of the file system This verifies that the file system on the hard disk drive is intact and not corrupt The screen displays the status while the file system is being checked LAN Interface The LAN Interface displays the IP Address Subnet Mask and Default Gateway if any for the ASUS Wireless WL HDD Wireless The Wireless submenu 11g Interface displ...

Страница 51: ...r 3 Software Configuration DHCP Leases The DHCP Leases log file shows a list of devices clients that access the ASUS Wireless WL HDD when DHCP is enabled The MAC address of each device along with its IP address and lease time are displayed in this log file ...

Страница 52: ...r client to the same subnet If the ASUS Wireless WL HDD is not found using Device Discovery please check your network connection Only the Configuration folder found on the WL HDD Check if the hard disk drive is mounted correctly on the ASUS Wireless WL HDD Check if the hard disk drive is formatted Check if the partitions and folders are shared using the Shared Nodes utility see Shared Nodes Shared...

Страница 53: ...adapter AC input 100V 240V 50 60 Hz DC output 5V with maximum 2A current Emissions CE mark FCC Part 15 Size 180 mm x 90 mm x 25 mm Weight 200g Operating frequency 2 4 2 5 GHz Spreading OFDM and DSSS Modulation OFDM CCK DQPSK DBPSK Data rate 802 11g 6 9 12 18 24 26 54 Mbps 802 11b 1 2 5 5 11 Mbps Operation channels 11 for North America 14 for Japan 13 for Europe 3 for non overlapping Range 11 Mbps ...

Страница 54: ...atic IP Auto IP Folder access Shared Password setting Read or Read and Write System tools Reboot Shutdown Format Scan disk Firmware upgrade HDD functionality and limitations Supported file systems FAT FAT32 NTFS read only EXT2 Supported disk size Less than 40GB Supported file size Less than 2GB System tool File system check for EXT2 only Format and partition for EXT2 only Supported USB flash USB f...

Страница 55: ...s equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different fr...

Страница 56: ... The radiation output power of this Wireless LAN device is far below the FCC radio frequency exposure limits Nevertheless this device shall be used in such a manner that the potential for human contact during normal operation as a mobile or portable device but use in a body worn way is strictly prohibit When using this device a certain separation distance between antenna and nearby persons has to ...

Страница 57: ...its authorized resellers or distributors will assume no liability for any damage or violation of government regulations arising from failing to comply with these guidelines Canadian Department of Communications This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Commun...

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