Asus WL-566gM User manual

User Manual
WL-566gM Wireless Router
E 2306/ Dec 2005
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Index
1. Package contents ................................................................................3
2. Connecting ADSL modem and wireless router .................................3
1) Cable connection ...............................................................................3
2) Status indicators ...............................................................................4
3) Wall mount option ..............................................................................4
3. Configuring the wireless router ..........................................................5
1) ASUS Wireless Router wired connection ...........................................5
2) Setting IP address for wired or wireless connection ..........................5
3) Configuring the wireless router ..........................................................6
4) Quick setup ........................................................................................7
4. Commonly used advanced features .................................................12
1) How to setup encryption ..................................................................12
2) Setting up a virtual server in your LAN ............................................12
3) Setting up vitual DMZ in your LAN ..................................................13
4) Setting up DDNS .............................................................................13
5) Setting up Bandwidth Management .................................................17
5. TroubleShooting .................................................................................19
6. Additional Information: EZSetup .........................................................21
1) Utility Installation for WL-566gM ......................................................21
2) EZSetup ...........................................................................................22
7. Appendix .............................................................................................24

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1. Package contents
• WL-566gM wireless router x 1
• Power adapter x 1
• Utility CD x 1
• RJ45 cable x 1
• Quick Start Guide x 1
1) Cable connection
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Modem
Wall telephone outlet
Wall power outlet
Phone
Power
Wall power outlet
LAN
Power
ASUS Wireless Router
Modem
Wall telephone outlet
Wall power outlet
LAN
Power
Phone
Power
ASUS Wireless Router
WAN
2. Connecting ADSL modem and wireless router

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2) Status indicators
PWR (Power)
Off No power
On System ready
Flashing-slow Firmware upgrade failed
Flashing-quick EZsetup processing
AIR (Wireless Network)
Off No power
On Wireless system ready
Flashing Transmitting or receiving data (wireless)
WAN (Wide Area Network)
Off No power or no physical connection
On Has physical connection to an Ethernet network
Flashing Transmitting or receiving data (through Ethernet cable)
LAN 1-4 (Local Area Network)
Off No power or no physical connection
On Has physical connection to an Ethernet network
Flashing Transmitting or receiving data (through Ethernet cable)
PWR AIR WAN
LAN
3) Wall mount option
Out of the box, the ASUS Wireless Router is
designed to sit on a raised flat surface like a
file 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
Router to a wall:
1. Look on the underside for the two mounting
hooks.
2. Mark two upper holes in a flat surface.
3. Tighten two screws until only 1/4'' is showing.
4. Latch the hooks of the ASUS Wireless Router onto the screws.
Note: Re-adjust the screws if you cannot latch the ASUS Wireless Router onto the
screws or if it is too loose.

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Note: 1) Before you start, we recommend using a wired connection for initial
configuration, which may avoid possible setup problems due to wireless
uncertainty.
2) ASUS also provides an EZSetup button for fast wireless configuration.
If you would like to use EZSetup for your wireless network configuration,
please refer to chapter 6 for more information.
The ASUS Wireless Router can meet various working scenarios with proper configuration. The
default settings of the wireless router may need change so as to meet the individual needs;
therefore, before using the ASUS Wireless Router, check the basic settings to make sure they all
work in your environment.
You can configue the ASUS Wireless Router via your web browser. Connect a notebook PC or
desktop PC to your ASUS Wireless Router (either directly or through a hub) with an Ethernet cable,
or to establish a wireless connection between the terminal and the wireless router.
For the wireless connection, you need an IEEE 802.11b/g compatible device, such as an ASUS
WLAN card. Disable encryption and set the SSID to “default” on your wireless card. If you want to
configure the ASUS Wireless Router so as to access the Internet, you must have correct TCP/IP
settings. Set the IP address of your terminal within the same subnet of your ASUS Wireless Router.
1) ASUS Wireless Router wired connection
The ASUS Wireless Router is supplied with an Ethernet cable in the package. Since the ASUS
Wireless Router 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 WAN port on the
rear panel of the router and the other end to the Ethernet port of your ADSL or Cable modem.
Wireless-Connection
Refer to your wireless adapter user manual for how to associate with a wireless router. The
default SSID of the ASUS Wireless Router is “default” (in lower case), encryption is disabled
and open system authentication is used.
Note: If configuration is done via wired connection, ignore this.
2) Setting IP address for wired or wireless connection
Getting IP address Automatically
The ASUS Wireless Router integrates DHCP server
functions, therefore, you can make your PC to get the IP
address automatically from the ASUS Wirelesss Router.
Note: Before rebooting your PC, the ASUS Wireless
Router should be switched ON and in ready state.
3. Configuring the wireless router

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Setting IP Manually
To set IP address manually, you need to know the
default settings of the ASUS Wireless Router:
• 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 segment:
• IP address of your PC is 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 is 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).
3) Configuring the wireless router
Defaults
User name: admin Password: admin
Enter the following address in your
web browser: http://192.168.1.1
After logging in, you can see the ASUS Wireless Router home page.
The homepage displays quick links to configure the main features of the wireless router.
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Select your time zone and click Next.
4) Quick setup
To start quick setup, click Next to enter the “Quick Setup”
page. Follow the instructions to setup the ASUS Wireless
Router.
ASUS wireless router supports five types
of ISP services: cable, PPPoE, PPTP,
static WAN IP, and Telstra BigPond.
Select the correct connection type and
click Next to continue.
Cable user
If you are using services provided by
cable ISP, select Cable Modem or other
connection that gets IP automatically.
If your ISP provides you hostname, MAC
address, and heartbeat server address,
fill 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 use PPPoE service, select ADSL
connection that requires username
and password. It is know as PPPoE.
You need to input the username and
password provided by your ISP. Click
Next to continue.

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PPTP user
If you are using PPTP services, select
AD S L co n n e c t io n th a t req ui r e s
username, password and IP address.
It is know as PPTP. Fill in the username,
password and IP address provided by your
ISP into the fields. Click Next to continue.
Static IP user
If you are using ADSL or other connection
type that uses static IP addresses,
select ADSL or other connection type
that uses static IP address. Input the
IP address, subnet mask, and default
gateway provided by your ISP. You can
choose to specify DNS servers, or select
to get DNS information automatically.
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After the connection type setting is
complete, you are to set up your wireless
interface. Specify to your wireless router
an SSID (Service Set Identifier), which
is a unique identifier attached to packets
sent over WLAN. This identifier emulates
a password when a device attempts to
communicate with your wireless router via
WLAN. To connect to a wireless router,
your wireless card must use the same
SSID.
If you want to protect transmitted data, select a middle or high 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.

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The ASUS wireless router configuration page
provides a convenient approach to setup the
WEP Keys: you can set up a Passphrase
and let the system use certain algorithm to
generate four WEP keys. Thus, instead of
inputting long WEP keys, you can set up the
encryption by fill in a single Passphrase.
For example, if we select WEP 64bits
encryption mode and input 11111 as the
Passphrase, the WEP Keys are generated
as shown in the right picture. Record the
Passphrase and the WEP keys in your
notebook, then click Finish. A window
prompts out asking you to save the
settings. Click Save&Restart to activate
the new settings.
After the settings on the wireless router are complete, we are to setup encrypted wireless
connection between the wireless router and your PCs pre-installed with wireless cards. If your use
ASUS Wireless Card, you can use ASUS One Touch Wizard to setup the connection.You can also
choose Windows® XP Wireless Zero Configuration service to configure the wireless connection.
Note: We recommend using 240 MIMO wireless adpaters to connect WL-566gM so
as to achieve high speed data transmission.
Configure WLAN Card with ASUS One Touch Wizard
If you have installed ASUS wireless card together with its utilities and drives on your PC, click Start
-> Programes -> ASUS Utility-> WLAN Card -> One Touch Wizard to launch the One Touch
Wizard utility.
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3. Next, we are to set up the encryption for
the wireless adapter. Set Key Length
to 64 bits (10digits), select Automatic
Generation radio button and input 11111
into the Passphrase box and click Next.
Note: The encryption settings on your
WLAN Card and your wireless router
must be the same.
1. Select Connect to an existing wireless
LAN (Station) radio button and click
Next to continue.
2. ASUS One Touch Wizard searches and
displays all the available stations in the
Available Networks window as shown
in the picture. Select your wireless router
and press Next to continue.
4. Wait for several seconds to get the
wireless adapter connected to the
wireless router. Press Next to continue.
5. An IP configuration screen prompts
out. Setup the IP address of your PC
according to your network condition.
After the setup is complete, click Finish
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To adjust other settings of the wireless router, click
on items on the menu to open a submenu and follow
the instructions to setup the router. Tips are given
when you move your cursor over each item.
Windows® Wireless Zero Configuration service
For non-ASUS wireless adaptor user, you can set up the wireless connection via Windows®
Wireless Zero Configuration (WZC) service.
2. A window prompts out asking for the
encryption keys. Input the 10-digit keys
you have set on the wireless router
and click Connect. The connection is
complete.
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1. Double-click the wireless network icon on
the task bar to view available networks.
Select your wireless router and click
Connect.
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4. Commonly used advanced features
The following pages are setup examples of commonly used advanced features.
You can setup these features via a web browser.
1) How to setup encryption
WL-566gM encryption setup
Please refer to Page 9-11 for encryption setup information or to use ASUS EZSetup features
which enable a quick encryption setup through several mouse clicks (Chapter 6).
2) Setting up a virtual server in your LAN
Virtual Server is a kind of technology which enables a computer within a local area network
(LAN) to receive specialized packets from network, for example, when you need to make a
host into an FTP server or Web server for outside user to access. Virtual DMZ is quite similar
to Virtual Server, but it allows all incoming data packets instead of using policy to filter the
packets.
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Click Virtual Server in NAT Setting folder to open the NAT
configuration page.
Select Yes to enable virtual
server. For example, if host
192.168.1.100 need to be
set to FTP server (Virtual
server) which is accessible by
outside user, we shall direct
all incoming packets with 21
as the destination ports to the
host. Therefore, FTP access
request from outside users are
forwarded to the host.
Click Finish.
Click Save & Restart to restart
the wireless router and activate
the settings.

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Click Virtual DMZ in the NAT Setting menu.
Enter the IP address of the
host and click Finish.
Click Save & Restart to
restart the wireless router and
activate the settings.
4) Setting up DDNS
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Dynamic DNS (DDNS) allows user to expose host to Internet through DDNS service provider.
This function facilitates users who use dynamic IP service, i.e. the router receives a new IP
address once the IP address release is expired. If you set up DDNS service on the wireless
router, each time the wireless router connect to the Internet and get an IP address from ISP
IP address pool, this function automatically updates your IP address information to DDNS
service provider so that user on Internet can access the hosts and servers in your local area
network through a predefined domain name registered at the DDNS service provider.
Click Miscellaneous from IP Config folder.
Select Ye s to enable the
DDNS service. If you have not
a DDNS account, click Free
Trial to apply for one.
3) Setting up virtual DMZ in your LAN
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You can enable all internet service such as Netmeeting, MSN and online games by enabling
Virtual DMZ on the hosts in your LAN.

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After clicking Free Trial, you
are directed to the homepage
of www.DynDNS.org, where
you can register and apply for
DDNS services.
Read the policy and select "I
have read...".
Enter your user name, e-mail
address, password, then click
Create Account.
A message prompts out
informing that you account has
been created. An e-mail is sent
to your mailbox entered in the
last step. Open your mailbox
and read the mail.
Open your e-mail to find the
activation letter. Click the
hyperlink to activate your
account.
The link directs you to a login
page. Clink login.
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E n t e r t h e u s e r n a m e a n d
password then click Login.
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After logging in, you can see
this welcome message.
Select Services tab.
Cli c k Add Dynam i c DNS
Host .
Enter the host name then click
Add Host.
You can see this message when
your hostname is successfully
created.
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Fill the account information into
the DDNS setting fields of your
wireless router.
Click Finish.
Click Save & Restart to restart
the wireless router and activate
the settings.
Now we are to verify whether
DDNS is working. Click Start
menu and select Run....Type
cmd and click OK to open the
CLI console.
Type ping account.dyndns.org
(your DDNS domain name). If
you can see the reply like what
is shown in the right picture,
DDNS is working correctly.

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5) Setting up Bandwidth Management
Bandwidth Management provides a mechanism to setup bandwidths according to IP address
or port or both. You can define the bandwidth policy, including minimum bandwidth and
maximum bandwidth, to a fixed IP address or a fixed port or both for controlling the download
traffic. You could also define upload bandwidth by setting up the NAT.
Click Basic Config page in Bandwidth Management folder.
Select Yes to enable Bandwidth
Management function.
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Download stream
If we want to limit the download bandwidth of a host within a speed range, for example,
100 to 200kbps, we need to fill in the host IP address, the maximum and the minimum data
speeds into the download policy field. If the minimum speed is defined, the host can transmit
data at a minimum data speed of 100kbps regardless of the network conditions.
1. To apply on all host an FTP
download speed policy,
leave the IP address field
blank, input "20" in the Port
field and define the speeds,
then click Add.
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2. To s e t u p w e b a c c e s s
download policy, input "80"
in the Port field, define the
speeds and click Add.
3. To s e t u p d o w n l o a d
bandwidth policy of a certain
service for a host, input the
host IP address and the
port number of the service,
define the speeds and click
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4. To s e t u p d o w n l o a d
bandwidth policy for the all
hosts in your LAN, leave the
IP address and port fields
blank, define the speeds
(the speeds are higher than
their counterparts in other
entries), then click Add.
Upload stream
If you want to set up upload traffic control policy, for example, to
limit the upload bandwidth of port 2100 of 192.168.1.2 within 10 to
80kbps, we shall first set up NAT policy.
1. Select Yes to enable the
Virtual Server. In the Vitual
Server List field, fill the port,
IP address into the fields
and press Add.
2. Press Apply button.
3. Return to the Upload Policy List in Bandwidth
Management setting page.
4. Set the Port as "2100", Max
(kbps) as "80", Min.(kbps)
as "10", then click Add.
Press Finish button.
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Click Save & Restart to restart
the wireless router and activate
the settings.
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5. Troubleshooting
1. Cannot access to web browser for router configuration
1. Open a web browser and open
"Internet Options" dialog box.
2. Click on "Delete Cookies" and "Delete
Files".
2. Cannot Establish Connection via Wireless
Out of Range:
• Put the router closer to the wireless client.
• Try to change the channel setting.
Authentication:
• Use wired connection to connect to router.
• Check the wireless security setting.
• Do the hard reset on the wireless router by pressing the Reset button on the rear panel
for more than 5 seconds.
Couldn't find the router:
• Do the hard reset on the wireless router by pressing the Reset button on the rear panal for
more than 5 seconds.
• Check the setting 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 wireless 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 encryption setting.
• Check whether the ADSL or Cable connection is correct.
• Retry using another Ethernet cable.

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4.Internet is not accessible
• Check the lights on ADSL modem and the Wireless Router
• Check whether the "WAN" LED on the Wireless Router is ON. If the LED is not ON,
change the cable and try again.
4.1. When ADSL Modem "Link" light is ON (not blinking), this means
Internet Access is Possible.
• Restart your computer.
• Refer to the Quick Setup Guide of the wireless router and reconfigure the settings.
• Check whether the WAN LED on the router is ON or not.
• Check wireless encryption settings.
• Check whether the computer can get the IP address or not (via both wired network and
wireless network).
• Make sure your Web browser is configured to use the local LAN, and is not configured to
use a proxy server.
4.2. If the ADSL "LINK" light blinks continuously or stays off, Internet
access is not possible - the Router is unable to establish a connection
with the ADSL network.
• Make sure your cables are all correctly connected .
• Disconnect the power cord from the ADSL or Cable modem, wait a few minutes, then
reconnect the cord.
• If the ADSL light continues to blink or stays OFF, contact your ADSL service provider.
5.Network name or encryption keys are forgotten
• Try to setup the wired connection for setup the wireless encryption again.
• Do the hard reset on the wireless router by pressing the Reset button on the rear panel for
more than 5 seconds.
6.How to reset to defaults
The following are factory default values. If you push the Restore button on the back of the
ASUS Wireless Router for over 5 seconds, or click the “Restore” button on the “Factory Default”
page under “ Advanced Setup”, the following default settings overwrite the old settings on your
wireless router.
User Name: admin Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Password: admin DNS Server 1: 192.168.1.1
Enable DHCP: Yes (if plug in Wan cable) DNS Server 2: (Blank)
IP address: 192.168.1.1 SSID: default
Domain Name: (Blank)