Asus WL-330GE - Wireless Access Point User manual

Enhanced 802.11g
Pocket Wireless Access Point
(WL-330gE)
User Guide

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Table of contents
Notices ...........................................................................................................v
Safety statements..........................................................................................vi
About this guide........................................................................................... viii
ASUS contact information..............................................................................ix
WL-330gE specications summary ................................................................x
Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.1 Welcome! ....................................................................................... 1-2
1.2 Package contents........................................................................... 1-2
1.3 Features......................................................................................... 1-3
1.3.1 Top view .......................................................................... 1-3
1.3.2 Bottom view .................................................................... 1-4
1.3.3 Rear view ........................................................................ 1-4
1.4 LED indicators................................................................................ 1-5
1.5 Recommended network settings.................................................... 1-6
1.5.1 Router/Gateway mode .................................................... 1-6
1.5.2 Access Point (AP) mode ................................................. 1-6
1.5.3 Ethernet Adapter mode ................................................... 1-7
1.5.4 Repeater mode ............................................................... 1-7
Chapter 2: Hardware installation
2.1 System requirements ..................................................................... 2-2
2.2 Device installation .......................................................................... 2-2
2.2.1 Before you proceed......................................................... 2-2
2.2.2 Using DC power.............................................................. 2-3
2.3 Placement ...................................................................................... 2-5
2.4 Operating range ............................................................................. 2-5
2.5 Roaming information...................................................................... 2-6
Chapter 3: Utilities
3.1 Installing the utilities....................................................................... 3-2
3.1.1 Launching the utilities ..................................................... 3-3

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Table of contents
Chapter 4: Configuration
4.1 Overview ........................................................................................ 4-2
4.1.1 Adjusting the TCP/IP settings ......................................... 4-2
4.2 Operation modes............................................................................ 4-4
4.2.1 Router/Gateway mode .................................................... 4-4
4.2.2 Access Point (AP) mode ................................................. 4-5
4.2.3 Ethernet Adapter mode ................................................... 4-7
4.2.4 Repeater mode ............................................................... 4-8
4.3 Advance settings............................................................................ 4-9
4.3.1 Navigation menu ............................................................. 4-9
4.3.2 Quick Setup in AP mode ............................................... 4-10
4.3.3 Quick Setup in Home Gateway Mode............................4-11
4.3.4 Wireless ........................................................................ 4-14
4.3.5 IP Cong ....................................................................... 4-22
4.3.6 NAT Setting ................................................................... 4-25
4.3.7 Internet Firewall ............................................................ 4-26
4.3.8 System Setup................................................................ 4-28
4.3.9 Status & Log ................................................................. 4-33
Chapter 5: Using the device
5.1 Using the device in a local network................................................ 5-2
5.2 Replacing the computer Ethernet cables ....................................... 5-2
5.3 Replacing the cable connections of other devices......................... 5-3
5.4 Sharing Internet connection with other computers......................... 5-3
Appendix: Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting ..........................................................................................A-2

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Notices
Federal Communications Commission Statement
This device complies with Part 15 of the Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
• This device may not cause harmful interference, and
• This device must accept any interference received including interference that
may cause undesired operation.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class
B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed
to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential
installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with instructions, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this 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 to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the
receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
CAUTION! Changes or modications not expressly approved by the party
responsible for compliance could void your authority to operate the equipment.
Reprinted from the Code of Federal Regulations #47, part 15.193, 1993.
Washington DC: Ofce of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records
Administration, U.S. Government Printing Ofce.

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Safety statements
Regulatory Information/Disclaimers
Installation and use of this Wireless LAN device must be in strict accordance with
the instructions included in the user documentation provided with the product.
Any changes or modications (including the antennas) made to this device that
are not expressly approved by the manufacturer may void the user’s authority
to operate the equipment. The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or
television interference caused by unauthorized modication of this device, or the
substitution of the connecting cables and equipment other than the manufacturer
specied. It is the responsibility of the user to correct any interference caused
by such unauthorized modication, substitution or attachment. Manufacturer
and its authorized dealers or distributors will assume no liability for any damage
or violation of government regulations arising from failing to comply with these
guidelines.
CAUTION! To maintain compliance with FCC’s RF exposure guidelines, this
equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance [20cm]
between the radiator and your body. Use on the supplied antenna. Unauthorized
antenna, modication, or attachments could damage the transmitter and may
violate FCC regulations.
Safety Information
In order to maintain compliance with the FCC RF exposure guidelines, this
equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance [20cm]
between the radiator and your body. Use only with supplied antenna.
Unauthorized antenna, modication, or attachments could damage the transmitter
and may violate FCC regulations.
CAUTION! Any changes or modications not expressly approved in this manual
could void your authorization to use this device.
MPE Statement
Your device contains a low power transmitter. When device is transmitted it sends
out Radio Frequency (RF) signal.

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Safety statements
Caution Statement of the FCC Radio Frequency
Exposure
This Wireless LAN radio device has been evaluated under FCC Bulletin OET 65C
and found compliant to the requirements as set forth in CFR 47 Sections 2.1091,
2.1093, 15.247(b)(4) addressing RF Exposure from radio frequency devices. 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 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 prohibited. When using this device, a
certain separation distance between antenna and nearby persons has to be kept
to ensure RF exposure compliance. In order to comply with the RF exposure limits
established in the ANSI C95.1 standards, the distance between the antennas and
the user should not be less than 20cm.
RF Exposure
The antenna(s) used for this transmitter must not be co-located or operating in
conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

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About this guide
This user guide contains information that you need to install and congure your
ASUS Portable Wireless AP.
How this guide is organized
This guide contains the following parts:
• Chapter 1: Product introduction
This chapter describes the physical features of the ASUS Portable Wireless
AP. This part also presents the package contents, LED indicators, and
recommended network settings.
• Chapter 2: Hardware installation
This chapter provides information on how to install the ASUS Portable Wireless
AP.
• Chapter 3: Utilities
This chapter provides information on how to configure the ASUS Portable
Wireless AP using the utilities available from the support CD.
• Chapter 4: Configuration
This chapter provides instructions on how to configure the ASUS Portable
Wireless AP using the Web Configuration Manager.
• Chapter 5: Using the device
This chapter provides instructions on how to use the ASUS Portable Wireless
AP on various network setups.
• Appendix: Troubleshooting
The Appendix features a troubleshooting guide for solving common problems
you may encounter when using the ASUS Portable Wireless AP.
Conventions used in this guide
WARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to
complete a task.
CAUTION: Information to prevent damage to the components when
trying to complete a task.
IMPORTANT: Instructions that you MUST follow to complete a task.
NOTE: Tips and additional information to aid in completing a task.

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Address 15 Li-Te Road, Beitou, Taipei 11259
Telephone [phone]
Web site www.asus.com.tw
Technical support
Telephone
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Notebook [phone] (English)
Server [phone] (English)
Networking [phone] (English)
Support fax [phone] (English)
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Address 44370 Nobel Drive, Fremont, CA 94538, USA
Fax [phone]
Email [email protected]
Web site usa.asus.com
Technical support
Telephone
General [phone]
Notebook [phone]
Support fax [phone]
Support email [email protected]
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Address Harkort Str. 25, D-40880 Ratingen, Germany
Telephone [phone]
Fax [phone]
Online contact www.asus.com.de/sales
Technical support
Telephone [phone]
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Online support www.asus.com.de/support
Web site www.asus.com.de/news
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Address P.O. Box 64133, Dubai, U.A.E.
Telephone [phone]
Fax [phone]
Web site www.ASUSarabia.com
ASUS contact information

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WL-330gE specications summary
(continued on the next page)
Ethernet Port
Wireless Port
Power Adapter
Buttons
Size
Weight
Wireless
LAN, 1 x RJ45 for 10/100 BaseT
Support Ethernet and 802.3 with max bit rate 10/100Mbps and
auto cross-over function (MDI-X)
Transmit Power: 11b 19+-1.5dBm, 11g 17+-1.5 dBm at
nominal temperature
Receiver Sensitivity: -95+-1dBm@1Mbps,
-85+-1dBm@11Mbps, -73+-1dBm@54Mbps
Antenna Gain in 1.25dBi
2 x internal IFA antenna
Range: Indoor 130ft (40m), semi-open 330ft (100m), outdoor
(LOS, Line of Sight) 1500ft (457m)
Range and throughput may vary by different environment.
AC input: 100V~240V (50~60Hz)
DC output: 5V with max 2A current
Reset Button: Push for 5 seconds to restore to factory default
settings
86mm x 62mm x 17mm (LxWxH)
62g (2.187oz, not including power adapter and cables)
802.11g/802.11b compliant
Operation Channels: Ch1~11 for N. America, Ch1~14 Japan,
Ch1~13 Europe (ETSI)
Wi-Fi Security: 64/128-bit WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPA-
Enterprise, WPA2-Enterprise, Radius with 802.1x
WMM: WMM (Wi-Fi Multimedia) support
MAC Access Control
RADIUS Setting: Required in Radius with 802.1x, WPA, WPA2
mode.
SSID Isolation: Support SSID hiding.Z
Wireless Separation: Prevent wireless clients from
communicating with each other.
Guest Account: Provide a second SSID for wireless access in
Gateway mode.
Infrastructure Mode
- AP Only
- WDS
- Hybrid
- Client
- URE
AfterBurner
BroadRange

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WL-330gE specications summary
• The ASUS Portable Wireless AP operating distance may be shorter
if there are walls, barriers, or interferences in the home layout or
operating environment.
• Specicationsaresubjecttochangewithoutpriornotice.
NAT
Firewall
Routing
Management
Utility
Standard
Certification
Port Trigger
- Open certain TCP or UDP ports to communicate with the
computers connected to the ASUS WL-330gE.
Virtual Server
- Provides services like WWW, FTP by a server in the local
network accessible for outside users
Virtual DMZ
- Expose one computer to the Internet, so that all
the inbounds packets will be redirected to the exposed
computer.
ALG: FTP, SIP, VPN Passthrough-IPSec(1), PPTP/L2TP(4)
NAT and SPI (Stateful Packet Inspection) Firewall
Filtering
- Single Port and Port Range
- URL based
Static Route
Internet connection type: Automatic IP, Static IP, PPPoE
(MPPE supported), PPTP, Bigpond Service
Support UPnP IGD
DHCP Server
- Supports up to 253 IP addresses
- Changeable DHCP lease time, IP pool, domain name
DNS Proxy
NTP Client
DDNS: DynDNS, ZoneEdit, TZO
Web-based Administration
- Managed from LAN and Internet
- Password Setting
System Event Log
Firmware Upgrade: Web Interface, Bootloader
Save/Restore Conguration File
Device Discovery, supports Windows XP, 2000, Vista
Firmware Restoration, supports Windows XP, 2000, Vista
IEEE802.11g, IEEE802.11b, IEEE802.11d, IEEE802.3,
IEEE802.3, u, IEEE802.1X, WPA, WMM, IPv4, IPv6
WiFi, WPA, WMM, UPnP IGD
** GPL open source is included in the utility CD

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Product introduction
This chapter describes the physical
features of the ASUS Portable
Wireless AP. This part presents the
package contents, LED indicators, and
recommended network settings.
Chapter 1

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1.1 Welcome!
Thank you for choosing the ASUS Portable Wireless AP!
The ASUS Portable Wireless AP is a compact easy-to-install and use as access
point (AP), router, universal repeater, and Ethernet adapter in one. Implementing
the IEEE 802.11g standard for wireless LAN (WLAN) with BroadRange™ and125
HSM enhanced wireless technologies, the ASUS Portable Wireless AP is capable
of up to 125Mbps data transmission rate using the Direct Sequence Spread
Spectrum (DSSS) and the Octogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM)
technologies. This AP is backward compatible with the earlier IEEE 802.11b
standard allowing seamless interfacing of both wireless LAN standards.
The ASUS Portable Wireless AP also supports several wireless network
conguration including AP, Infrastructure, and Ad-hoc modes giving you exibility
on your existing or future wireless network congurations.
To provide efcient security to your wireless communication, ASUS Portable
Wireless AP comes with a 64-bit/128-bit Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)
encryption and Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) features.
With these and many more, ASUS Portable Wireless AP is sure to keep you ahead
in the world of wireless computing.
1.2 Package contents
Check the following items in your ASUS Portable Wireless AP package. Contact
your retailer if any item is damaged or missing.
ASUS Portable Wireless AP (WL-330gE)
Universal power adapter and plug (100V ~ 240V)
USB power cord
RJ45 cable
Support CD (manual, utilities, GPL)
Quick Start Guide
Unless otherwise specied, the term “device” in this User Guide refers to the
ASUS Portable Wireless AP.

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1.3 Features
The ASUS Portable Wireless AP employs the DSSS and OFDM technologies to
transmit and receive signals through radio waves on the 2.4 GHz band.
Here are other ASUS Portable Wireless AP features:
• Reliable data transfer rates of up to 135% of 54Mbps
• Secure data transmission via Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) and WiFi
Protected Access (WPA) encryptions
• Operating distance of up to 130ft (40m) indoors and 1000 ft (310m) outdoors
• Dual power mode (DC or USB bus-powered)
• Equipped with a mounting hook for wall installation
• Supports Infrastructure and Ad-hoc network types in Ethernet adapter mode
• Windows® 98SE/Me/2000/XP/Vista compatible
1.3.1 Top view
LEDs. The ASUS Portable
Wireless AP comes with three LED
indicators (Ethernet, Wireless, and
Power). Refer to section 1.4 “LED
indicators” for details.
LEDs

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1.3.2 Bottom view
Mounting hook: Use the mounting
hook to install the device on
concrete or wooden surfaces
using a roundhead screw.
Air vents: These vents provide
ventilation to the device.
1.3.3 Rear view
Ethernet port: This port connects the supplied
RJ-45 plug and cable.
DC IN socket: This socket connects the power
adapter plug.
Reset button: Press this button for more than
ve seconds (in AP or Ethernet mode) to load
the default values. In Ethernet adapter mode,
press this button for less than ve seconds to
connect to the rst saved wireless connection
in the prole table. See page 3-15 for the reset
button function in Ethernet mode.
Mounting
hook
Air vents
Ethernet port
DC IN socket
Reset button

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1.4 LED indicators
The ASUS Portable Wireless AP
comes with Ethernet, Wireless, and
Power LED indicators. Refer to the
table below for LED indicators.
*Modes: AP: Access Point mode
EA: Ethernet adapter mode
URE: Universal repeater mode
LED Status Mode* Indication
Ethernet On
Off
Router/AP/EA/
URE
The RJ-45 cable is connected and the
WL-330gE is connected to an Ethernet
network.
The WL-330gE is off or is not connected
to an Ethernet network.
Wireless On
Flashing
Off
Router/AP/URE
EA
EA
Router/AP/URE
EA
Associated.
Associated with an AP.
Associating.
Not associated.
Associated with an AP.
Power On
Flashing
Off
Router/AP/EA/
URE
Router/AP/EA/
URE
Router/AP/EA/
URE
The WL-330gE is on and ready.
The WL-330gE is under “reset to default”
mode.
The device is off.

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1.5 Recommended network settings
Internet Hub
˝
Network Printer
Client 1
Client 2
Client 3
Client 4
WL-330gE
MODE
1.5.2 Access Point (AP) mode
When in access point (AP) mode the ASUS Portable Wireless AP connects WLAN-
enabled computers and/or devices to a wired or wireless LAN.
Wireless computer Internet
˝
ADSL/Cable modem
WL-330gE
In the Quick Setup Wizard, you can only congure WEP for security (open
system). You can complete the share key and advanced security setup in the
Advanced Settings page.
The ASUS Portable Wireless AP can be congured in one of these modes:
1. Router/Gateway mode
2. Access Point (AP) mode
3. Ethernet Adapter mode
4. Universal Repeater mode
By default, the ASUS WL-330gE is set in the Router/Gateway mode.
1.5.1 Router/Gateway mode
In the Router/Gateway mode, the ASUS WL-330gE connects to the Internet via an
ADSL or a cable modem, and your network environment has multi-users using the
same IP to ISP.

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1.5.3 Ethernet Adapter mode
In the Ethernet Adapter mode, you can enable any Ethernet-capable device to go
wireless.
WL-330gE Internet
˝
1.5.4 Repeater mode
In the Repeater mode, you can use the ASUS WL-330gE to connect with your root
router at home to extend your wireless coverage.
WL-330gE Internet
˝

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