Asus WL-320gP - Wireless Access Point User manual

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Quick Start Guide
WL-320gP Access Point
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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): [phone] Websiteaddress: www.asus.com.tw
General(fax): [phone] Generalemail: [email protected]
ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America)
Companyaddress:44370NobelDrive,Fremont,CA94538,USA
General(fax): [phone] Websiteaddress: usa.asus.com
Technical support
Generalsupport:[phone] Support(fax): [phone]
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): [phone] Websiteaddress: www.asuscom.de
General(fax): [phone] Onlinecontact: www.asuscom.de/sales
Technical support
Components: [phone] Onlinesupport: www.asuscom.de/support
Notebook: [phone] Support(fax): [phone]
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1) Front panel
TheASUS WL-320gPAccessPointincludes LED indicatorswhichshowthe system, LAN,
wirelessnetwork,andlinkstatus.
2. Getting to know the Wireless Access Point
1. Package contents
•WL-320gPwirelessaccesspoint x1
•Poweradapterx1
•SupportCDx1(UtilitiesandUserManual)
•RJ45cablex1
•QuickStartGuidex1
•5dBidipoleantennax2
PWR LAN AIR LINK
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PWR (Power)
OFF  Nopowerorperformingbootsequence
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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3) Wall mount option
TheASUS WL-320gP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.
2) Back panel
TherearpanelcontainstheEthernet,theDCport,andtheResetbutton.
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.
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TheASUSWL-320gPAccessPointcanmeetvariousworkingscenarioswithproperconguration.
Thedefaultsettingsofthewirelessroutermayneedchangesoastomeetyourindividualneeds.
Therefore,beforeusingtheASUSAccessPoint,checkthebasicsettingstomakesure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) Wire connectionired connection
TheASUSWL-320gP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,youneedanIEEE802.11b/gcompatibleWLANcard.ReferRefer
toyourwirelessadapterusermanualforwirelessconnectionprocedures.Bydefault,the
SSIDofASUSAccessPointis“default”(inlowercase),encryptionisdisabledandopen
systemauthenticationisused.
3) Setting IP aress for wire or wireless client
ToaccesstheWL-320gPAccessPoint,youmusthavecorrectTCP/IPsettingsonyourwiredor
wirelessclients.SettheIPaddressesoftheclientswithinthesamesubnetofWL-320gP.
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:
• IPaddress: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-320gP)
• Gateway:192.168.1.1(IPaddressofWL-320gP)
• DNS:192.168.1.1(WL-320gP),orassignaknown
DNSserverinyournetwork.
3. Conguring the Wireless Access Point
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4) ASUS WLAN Utilities
Installing the Utility
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
disabled.
(2) ClickNext afterreadingthewelcome
screen.
(3) Click Next toaccept the default
destinationfolderorclickBrowseto
specifyanotherpath.
(4) Click Next toaccept the default
programfolderor enter another
name.
(1) ClickInstall...Utilities.
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(5) ClickFinish whensetupis
complete.
Launching the ASUS WLAN Utilities
Afterinstallation,youcanlaunchtheutilitiesfromtheStartmenu.
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If your computer’s IP is not on the same
subnetastheASUSWL-320gP(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.
Manually Entering the Address
TomanuallyenterthedefaultIPaddressoftheWL-320gP,enterthisURLinawebbrowser:
http://192.168.1.1
ASUS WLAN Device Discovery
TheASUSWLANDeviceDiscovery toolenablesyoutochangetheTCP/IPsettingsofthe
WL-320gP.
TolaunchtheASUSWLANDeviceDiscovery:
RuntheASUSWLANDevice Discovery fromtheStart menuandclickConfig on the
device.
(Thisisthecorrectsetting.)
(Thisisthewrongsetting.)
Note: YoucanalsochangeyourTCP/IPsettingsthroughWindowsnetwork
propertiesasshownearlier.
5) Accessing the web page
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Note:Ifyouarehavingproblemswith
theIPsettings,restoretheWL-320gP
’ssettingstoitsdefault.Todothis,
pushandholdforfivesecondsthe
Resetbuttonusingapointedobject.
RestartyourWindowsifyouareaskedto.
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-320gP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toAPorWDS(Bridge),
Station(Client)orURE(Repeater).
3. Settingupyourwirelessinterface.
Specifytoyourwirelessrouteran
SSID(Service Set Identier),whichis
auniqueidentierattachedtopackets
sentoverWLAN.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. Selecta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WPApre-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 moe
1.ClickSystem Setup -> Operation Mode -> Home Gateway.IntheHomeGatewaymode,
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WL320gP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-320gP.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.
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.
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)
accordingly.ClickSave&Restarttorestartthewirelessrouterandactivatethenewsettings.
ThischaptergivesinformationontheoperationmodesoftheASUSWL-320gPAccessPoint.
1) Bridge Mode (WDS)
Wirelessbridge,alsoknownasWirelessDistributionSystemorWDS,allowsyoutoconnect
tooneormanyAccess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.
8) Operation Moes
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 Brige 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.
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 Moe (Station)
Wirelessclient(Station)modeallowsWL-320gPworksasperformancewirelessclientcardas
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-320gPETHERNETportandotherdevice,thenWL-320gPwillwork
aswirelessclientcard.
3) Repeater Moe (URE)
WirelessRepeaterModeallowsWL-320gP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.
1) Site Survey(AP SCAN)
SiteSurveywillhelpWL-320gPassociateappropriateAPwhileinStation(Client)or
URE(Repeater)mode.MakesureWL-320gPinClientorUREmode,click“APSCAN”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.
9) Wireless
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2) Access Control
Toaddsecurity,theASUS802.11gAPhastheabilitytoonlyassociatewithor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enteredintothispagetoconnect. “Reject”willpreventthoseenteredintothispage
fromconnecting.
Adding a MAC Address
KnowClientListcollectsMACaddressofknownclients,whichassociatetotheAP.Toadda
MACaddress,simplyselectMACaddressinthelistthenclick“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 an 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.
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
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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