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WL-520g Wireless Router
User Manual
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WL-520g Wireless Router User Manual Index 1. Package Contents .....................................................................2 2. Connecting ADSL Modem and Wireless Router ....................3 1) Cable Connection ...................................................................3 2) Status Indicators ....................................................................3 3) Wall Mounting Option ..............................................................4 3. Configuring the Wireless R
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WL-520g Wireless Router User Manual 1. Package Contents • WL-520g wireless router*1 • Power adaptor*1 • External antenna*1 • Utility CD*1 • RJ45 cable*1 • Quick Start Guide*1 Manufacturer Contact Information ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (Asia-Pacific) Company address: 15 Li-Te Road, Beitou, Taipei 11259 General (tel): +886-2-2894-3447 Web site address: www.asus.com.tw General (fax): +886-2-2894-7798 General email: info@asus.com.tw ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America) Company address: 44370 Nobel Drive
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WL-520g Wireless Router User Manual 2. Connecting ADSL Modem and Wireless Router 1) Cable Connection Wall power outlet 1 Modem Power Phone Wall telephone outlet 2 Wall power outlet Modem ASUS Wireless Router LAN4 LAN3 LAN2 LAN1 WAN Power Phone Power WAN Wall telephone outlet 3 Wall power outlet 2) Status Indicators Modem ASUS Wireless Router LAN4 LAN3 LAN2 LAN1 WAN Power Phone Power LAN Wall telephone outlet WAN PWR (Power) Off No power 4 Wall power outlet On System ready Modem ASUS Wire
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11cm (4.33in) WL-520g Wireless Router User Manual 3) Wall Mounting 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. Install two screws onto a wall until only 0.6cm (1/4in) is showing. 2. Latch the upper two hooks of the bottom side onto the screws. Note: Readjust the screws if you cannot
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WL-520g Wireless Router User Manual 3. Configuring the Wireless Router Note: 1) Before you start, we recommend using a wired connection for initial configuration, which will avoid possible setup problem due to wireless uncertainty. 2) ASUS also provides an EZSetup button for fast wireless configuration. If you prefer EZSetup to arrange for your wireless network configuration, please refer to chapter 6 for more information. The ASUS Wireless Router can be configured to meet various usage scena
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WL-520g Wireless Router User Manual Note: Before rebooting your PC, the ASUS Wireless Router should be switched ON and in ready state. Setting IP Manually If you want to set your IP address manually, the following default settings of the ASUS Wireless Router should be known: • IP address 192.168.1.1 • Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0. If you set your computerʼs IP manually, it needs to be on the same segment. For example: • IP address 192.168.1.xxx (xxx can be any number between 2 and 254 that i
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WL-520g Wireless Router User Manual 4) Quick Setup To start quick setup, click Next to enter the “Quick Setup” page. Follow the instructions to setup the ASUS Wireless Router. Select your time zone or the closest 1 region. Click Next to continue. ASUS wireless router WL520g supports five 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 i
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WL-520g Wireless Router User Manual PPPoE User If you are PPPoE service user, pleae 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 IP address provided by your ISP. herk036@adsl-comfort 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,
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WL-520g Wireless Router User Manual After setting the connection type, you are 2 to set up your wireless interface,. First, give an SSID (Service Set Identifier), which is a unique identifier attached to packets sent over WLANs. This identifier emulates a password when a wireless device attempts communication on the WLAN. Because an SSID distinguishes WLANs from each other, access points and wireless devices trying to connect to a WLAN must use the same SSID. Also, if you want to protect
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WL-520g Wireless Router User Manual Select Connect to an existing wireless 6 LAN (Station) when the welcome window appears, then click Next. ASUS ONE TOUCH WIZARD searches 7 and displays all the available stations as shown in the picture. Select WL520g and press Next to continue. The setup wizard then asks for 8 encryption setup. Set Key Length as 64 bits (10digits) as we have previously set on WL-520g, then select Automatic Generation and input 11111 into the Passphrase box. Note: The
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WL-520g Wireless Router User Manual For non-ASUS wireless adaptor users, you 5 can set up the wireless connection between your computer and the wireless router ® with Windows Zero-Configure function. Right click the Network Neighbour on the desktop of your client and click Property, then in the Network Connection window, double-click Wireless Network Connection icon, a window with all available stations appears. Select WL520g and click Connect. The connection process would take about s
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WL-520g Wireless Router User Manual 4. Commonly Used Advanced Features The following pages are setup examples of commonly used advanced features. You could setup these features in web browser. 1) How to Setup Encryption WL-520g Encryption Setup Please refer to P.7 for encryption setup information or to use ASUS EZSetup features which enable a quick encryption setup through several clicks (Page 25-26). 2) Setting up a Server in Your LAN Virtual Server is a kind of technology which enables a c
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WL-520g Wireless Router User Manual 3) Setting up Switching Hub & Pure AP (Non IP Share NAT) Connect the LAN port from 1 a DSL or Cable modem to DSL or Cable Modem one of the LAN ports on the wireless router. WAN LAN4 LAN3 LAN2 LAN1 WAN ASUS Wireless Router Select DHCP Server in IP 2 Config folder. Disable the DHCP Server 3 function. Click Finish 4 Click Save & Restart. 5 4) Setting up Net Meeting, MSN, Online Gaming, and Remote Control Programs Virtual DMZ allows you to expose o
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WL-520g Wireless Router User Manual Click View network connections. 2 Right click Local Area Connection 3 and select Properties. Double-click Internet Protocol 4 (TCP/IP). Get the current TCP/IP settings. 5 Click Virtual DMZ in the NAT 6 Settings menu. Enter the IP address of the host 7 and click Finish. Click Save & Restart. 8 14
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WL-520g Wireless Router User Manual 5) Setting up DDNS Dynamic DNS (DDNS) allows user to export host name to Internet through DDNS service provider. Each time the ASUS Wireless Router connect to Internet and get an IP address from ISP, this function will update your IP address to DDNS service provider automatically, so that any user on Internet can access the wireless network or servers behind it through a predefined name registered in DDNS service provider. Click Miscellaneous from IP Config
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WL-520g Wireless Router User Manual Open your e-mail to find the 7 activation letter. Click the hyperlink to activate your account. 9 10 Then press login. 8 Enter your user name and 9 password you have set when you 11 were applying for the account. 12 After logging in, you would see 10 the welcome message. Select Services tab. 11 Click Add Host. 12 13 14 Name your hostname and click 13 Add Host. 15 14 You will see this message when your hostname is successfully created. 16
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WL-520g Wireless Router User Manual Fill your DDNS account data 15 in the DDNS Setting page of your router. Click Finish. 16 Click Save & Restart. 17 Now we are to verify whether DDNS is working. Click Start menu and select Run... Type in cmd and click OK to open the 18 DOS console. Type ping wl520g.dyndns. 19 org (your host name). If reply information is displayed, the DDNS is working correctly. 6) Setting up WDS Wireless bridge, also known as Wireless Distribution System or WDS, allows
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WL-520g Wireless Router User Manual First, we are to set up AP1. Choose Bridge in the 1 Wireless folder. Set the SSID as WL520g and 2 WEP Encryption as None. We suggest AP1 and AP2 using the same SSID. Select WAN & LAN in the IP Config folder. 3 Confirm that the IP address 4 of AP1 is 192.168.1.1. Enter the Bridge page again. 5 Select Hybrid as AP mode. 6 Thus, AP1 will be both AP and WDS. If you want to use wireless function only, please choose WDS Only. When you choose WDS or Hybrid mo
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WL-520g Wireless Router User Manual Enable Connect to APs in 9 Remote Bridge List to connect to the other APs in your list. If you want to allow anonymous user to login your network, you can select Yes in Allow anonymous field. In this example, we do not allow anonymous users. Enter the MAC address of 10 AP2, i.e. 000ea6a13f87. Press Add button to add the MAC address to your list. Press Finish button. 11 Press Save & Start botton. 12 Then, we are to setup AP2. 13 Enter the web-based configur
