Asus WL-AM604g User manual

User Manual
E3654 / January 2008
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11g WiFi ADSL Router
WL-AM604g
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ASUS Contact Information
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (Asia-Pacic)
Company address: 15 Li-Te Road, Beitou, Taipei 11259
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [email protected]
Web site: http://www.asus.com.tw
Technical support
General support: [phone]
Support (fax): [phone]
Online support: http://support.asus.com/techserv/techserv.aspx
ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America)
Company address: 44370 Nobel Drive, Fremont, CA 94538, USA
General (fax): [phone]
Web site address: http://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]
General (fax): [phone]
Web site address: http://www.asus.de
Online contact: http://www.asus.de/sales
Technical support
Components: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Online support: http://support.asus.com/techserv/techserv.aspx

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Table of contents
Package contents...........................................................................3
Hardware overview.........................................................................4
Front panel....................................................................................... 4
Rear panel ....................................................................................... 5
Product features............................................................................... 5
Hardware connections ..................................................................... 6
Connecting to the Internet.............................................................7
Before you proceed.......................................................................... 7
Preparing your WAN ........................................................................ 7
Preparing your LAN ......................................................................... 7
Login to the Web conguration interface ......................................... 8
Quick setup ...................................................................................... 9
Manual Setup................................................................................. 11
Connecting WL-AM604g with ASUS WLAN Card.......................... 15
Wireless settings..........................................................................17
Setting up an SSID ........................................................................ 17
Setting up a wireless security ........................................................ 17
MAC lter ....................................................................................... 22
Wireless bridge .............................................................................. 22
Wireless advanced settings ........................................................... 26
Network security...........................................................................27
Setting up the access rights to WL-AM604g.................................. 27
Advanced settings........................................................................28
WAN............................................................................................... 28
LAN ............................................................................................... 28

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Setting up the default gateway....................................................... 29
Setting up the static route .............................................................. 29
Setting up mapping groups ............................................................ 30
Management..................................................................................31
Conguration backup ..................................................................... 31
Restore settings from a backup le................................................ 31
Restore to factory default settings ................................................. 31
Setting up the time server .............................................................. 32
Firmware update ............................................................................ 32

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• WL-AM604g 11g WiFi ADSL Router
• AC power adapter (type varies by region)
• Categroy 5 (CAT5) Ethernet cable
• Telephone cable
• Splitter (type varies by region)
• Support CD (with User Guide included)
• Quick Start Guide
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Hardware overview
Front panel
The WL-AM604g 11g WiFi ADSL Router front panel contains LED indicators which
shows the status of WL-AM604g.
LED Activity Description
AP Solid Wireless is enabled.
No light Wireless is disabled.
Blinking There is wireless trafc.
xDSL link Solid ADSL is connected.
No light ADSL is not connected. The alarm LED will be red.
Blinking The router is connected to ADSL.
xDSL ACT Solid ADSL is connected, and there is no ADSL trafc.
No light ADSL is not connected.
Quick blinking There is ADSL trafc.
LAN1-
LAN4
Solid Router is connected to the LAN.
No light No connection to the LAN. Check if the LAN cable is
connected to the router.
Blinking LAN trafc
! (Alarm) Solid (red) ADSL is not connected.
No light ADSL is connected.
(Power) Solid Router is powered on
No light Router is not turned ON. Check if the router is plugged
in and if the power switch is turned ON.
Power
Alarm
LAN1-LAN4
xDSL
AP

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Rear panel
Product features
The WL-AM604g 11g WiFi ADSL Router provides the following features:
• Built-in ADSL modem
• Built-in firewall
• IEEE802.11g standard-based wireless network, backward compatible with
802.11b devices
• Easy-to-use Web-based configuration interface: Quick Setup for ADSL connection,
wireless, and security configuration
• Extensive routing protocol support: RIP v1, v2
• Content-based filter
LINE
RESET CONSOLE
POWER
ON/OFF
LAN1-LAN4 ports
Label Description
ON/OFF Press to turn the router on and off.
POWER Connects to a 15 VAC AC power adapter.
RESET Restart—Using a pointed object such as a ballpen, press the
button for less than four seconds.
Default settings— Using a pointed object such as a ballpen, press
the button for four seconds or longer.
LAN1-LAN4 RJ-45 connects the unit to an Ethernet device such as a PC or a
switch.
CONSOLE NOTE: To be used by maintenance professionals only. If the router
needs repair, bring it to a service professional.
Line RJ-11 cable connects to the splitter provided.
ON/OFF switch
Power connector
Reset button
Line port
Console port

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Hardware connections
ADSL connection
Use the ADSL splitter supplied in the package to split ADSL signal and telephone
service. Connect your ASUS WL-AM604g 11g WiFi ADSL Router to the DSL port of the
splitter with the telephone cable supplied in the package. Use another telephone cable
to connect your telephone to the Phone port of the ADSL splitter.
Ethernet connection
Use Category 5 (CAT5) Ethernet cable to build up your wired LAN connections. The
ASUS WL-AM604g 11g WiFi ADSL Router is a Fast Ethernet device that provides
100Mbps network connection. To ensure the connection quality, use CAT5 Ethernet
cable to connect your network devices, such as desktop computers and network
printers.
Wireless connection
To access Internet via wireless connection, you need to install an IEEE802.11b/g
wireless adapter on your computer, such as ASUS WL-167g, WL-100gE, WL-100gD,
WL-169gE, and WL-106gM.

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Before you proceed
Before proceeding, you need to:
• Ensure the cable connections are correct and WL-AM604g is powered ON; and
• Acquire an active Internet service, such as an ADSL account.
We recommend using wired connection for initial conguration, which may
help avoid possible setup problems due to wireless uncertainty. Use a
CAT5 cable to connect an Ethernet-enabled computer to a LAN port of WL-
AM604g.
Preparing your WAN
Based on the requirements of your Internet Service Provider (ISP), ensure that you
have the following information for setting up the Internet connection on your WL-
AM604g:
• Virtual Path Identifier (VPI)
• Virtual Channel Identifier (VCI)
• Host name
• Domain name
• ISP login user name and password
• ISP Domain Name System (DNS) server address
• Static IP address
Preparing your LAN
To use WL-AM604g on your network, you need to install a network interface card (NIC) or an
IEEE802.11b/g wireless network card to your computer.
LAN conguration requirement
For the initial configuration, we recommend that you connect a computer to one of
the LAN port of WL-AM604g and congure the TCP/IP settings of your computer. The
default IP settings of WL-AM604g are:
IP address: 192.168.1.1
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
DHCP server: enabled
To access WL-AM604g, you must set your computer in the same subnet with the ADSL
router. You can set the computer to accept a dynamic IP address assigned by the
DHCP server of WL-AM604g, or manually set up an IP address for your computer.
Connecting to the Internet

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Getting dynamic IP address
Open Control Panel -> Local Area Network Connection, double-click Local
Connection icon, then double-click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP). Select Obtain an IP
address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically, then click OK.
Assigning IP address manually
Open Control Panel -> Local Area Network
Connection, double-click Local Connection
icon, then double-click Internet Protocol (TCP/
IP). Follow the descriptions below to set up the
TCP/IP on your computer.
• 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
• Gateway: 192.168.1.1
• DNS: 192.168.1.1
Login to the Web conguration interface
To change the ADSL and wireless settings, you need to login to the Web conguration
interface.
2. A login window appears. The default
username is admin, password is
admin (in lower case).
1. Key in 192.168.1.1 (default IP
address of WL-AM604g) into the
address box of the Web browser and
press Enter.
3. When logged in, you can see the
home page of WL-AM604g Web
configuration interface. To set up the
router, refer to Quick Setup in the
next section. To set up the advanced
functions, refer to the next chapters for
detailed information.