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Asus WL-700gE User Manual

Multifunctional wireless storage router. for 802.11g and 802.11b wireless network
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  • Page 1 ® Multifunctional Wireless Storage Router WL-700gE User Manual (For 802.11g and 802.11b wireless network)
  • Page 2 WL-700gE Wireless Router User Manual E393 June 006 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.cn General (fax): +886-2-2890-7698 General email: info@asus.com.tw ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America)

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    WL-700gE Wireless Router User Manual Contents 1. Product introduction ..............5 1) System requirement ..............5 2) Package contents ..............5 3) Rear panel ................5 4) Front panel ................6 . Connecting ADSL modem & installing the utilities ....7 1) Installing the utilities ..............7 Setting up the wireless router using EZSetup ....
  • Page 4 • Chapter 1: Product introduction Through its simple and easy descriptions and illustrations, this chapter guides you to explore the excellent features of WL-700gE that endowed by ASUS. You will soon be mastering in ASUS WL-700gE's various functions and features, including the product's appearence, functions, and basic operating skills.

  • Page 5: Product Introduction

    4. The computer and the wireless client must have installed TCP/IP protocol component and a Web browser 2) Package contents • WL-700gE wireless router x 1 • White 2dbi antenna x 1 • Power cable x 1 • RJ-45 Ethernet cable (straight-through) x 1 •...

  • Page 6: Front Panel

    WL-700gE Wireless Router User Manual 4) Front panel READY LAN 1-4 USB 2.0 COPY PWR (Hard disk power indicator/ power switch) Hard disk unmounted or no power Hard disk mounted *Push this button and wait for 10 seconds to shut down the hard disk.

  • Page 7: Connecting Adsl Modem & Installing The Utilities

    WL-700gE Wireless Router User Manual . Connecting ADSL modem and installing the utilities 1) Installing the utilities 1. Connect your WL-700gE wireless router to your ADSL or Cable modem. Refer to the illustration below to wire your network devices. WL-700gE Wireless Router ADSL Modem 2.
  • Page 8 WL-700gE Wireless Router User Manual 3. On the Welcome window, click Next to start the installation. 4. Select the installation type, then click Next. (For non-advanced users, we suggest using “Complete” installation.
  • Page 9 WL-700gE Wireless Router User Manual 5. Click “Next” on the Choose Destination Location screen to continue installation, or click “Browse” to choose another destination location for the software that will be installed in your computer. 6. Select a folder among the folder list in the text box on the screen, or type a new folder name in the text bar, then click “Next”.
  • Page 10 WL-700gE Wireless Router User Manual 7. The program is being copied into your computer. This may takes several minutes to complete. 8. Click Finish to complete the installation process.

  • Page 11: Setting Up The Wireless Router Using Ezsetup

    1. Press the EZSetup button on the rear panel of the wireless router until the READY LED indicator is flashing. EZSETUP If you use wireless connection for EZSetup and find the connection is not stable, use wired connection instead EZSetup. 2. Launch the EZSetup utility by clicking Start -> ASUS Utility -> WL-700gE Wireless Router -> EZSetup Wizard.
  • Page 12 WL-700gE Wireless Router User Manual 3. Click the EZSetup button in the utility to search for WL-700gE Wireless Router. This action takes several seconds. 4. A window prompts out asking for the encryption mode you want to use. If you...
  • Page 13 WL-700gE Wireless Router User Manual 5. If it is the first time you set up the wireless router, the screen below appears. You can manually setup the SSID and network key for the wireless router or accept the automatically generated values. Click Next to continue. If you have configured the wireless router before, the screen below appears. You can choose to modify the SSID and network key or preserve the previous...
  • Page 14 WL-700gE Wireless Router User Manual 6. To connect your Internet Service Provider (ISP), select Config ISP settings. Click Next to set up ISP information. 7. Select the connection type of your ISP service and click Next to fill in the ISP information. According to the requirements of ISPs, you may need to input information such as IP address, username, and password.
  • Page 15 WL-700gE Wireless Router User Manual 8. This page is for setting up network mass storage. Specify a drive letter for the hard disk in WL-700gE and check Create shortcut on desktop, then click Next. 9. Wait for several seconds to complete the setup. Click Print/Save wireless LAN settings for future reference.
  • Page 16 WL-700gE Wireless Router User Manual You can connect to WL-700gE from a wireless-enabled computer. Make sure the wireless card driver is correctly installed and the card functions normally. 1. Click Control panel -> Network connection, right-click the wireless icon -> Property -> Wireless Network tab.

  • Page 17: Configuring The Wireless Router

    ASUS Wireless Router so you can use either straight-through or crossover Ethernet cable. Plug one end of the cable into the WAN port on the rear of the ASUS Wireless Router and the other end into the Ethernet port of your ADSL or Cable modem.

  • Page 18: Configuring The Wireless Router

    • DNS 192.168.1.1 (ASUS Wireless Router IP address or your own). 4) Configuring the wireless router Enter the following address in your web browser: http://192.168.1.1 Defaults User name: admin Password: admin After logging in, you will see the ASUS Wireless Router home page. The homepage displays quick links to configure the main features of the router.
  • Page 19 (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-700gE. Select the correct connection type. Click Next to continue. Cable user...
  • Page 20 WL-700gE Wireless Router User Manual 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 IP address provided by your ISP.
  • Page 21 Next we are to setup encrypted wireless connection for wireless router and wireless client. If you have installed ASUS wireless adaptor as well as the utility, click Start -> Programs -> ASUS Utility-> WLAN Card -> One Touch Wizard to open the connection...
  • Page 22 WL-700gE Wireless Router User Manual 1. Select Connect to an existing wireless LAN (Station) when the welcome window appears, then click Next. 2. ASUS ONE TOUCH WIZARD searches and displays all the available stations as shown in the picture. Select WL700gE and press Next to continue.
  • Page 23 7. Configuring advanced features To adjust other settings, click on items on the menu to reveal a submenu and follow the instructions to setup the ASUS Wireless Router. Tips are given when you move your cursor over each item. Note: To setup your wireless router, please refer to the user’s manual in the...

  • Page 24: Wireless Router Features

    Click Wireless -> Interface to open the configuration page. Encryption The encryption modes supported by WL-700gE are: WEP (64bits), WEP (128bits), TKIP, AES, and TKIP+AES. WEP stands for Wired Equivalent Privacy, it uses 64bits or 128bits static keys to encrypt the data for wireless transmission. To setup...

  • Page 25: Setting Up A Virtual Server In Your Lan

    WL-700gE Wireless Router User Manual Authentication The authentication methods supported by WL-700gE include: Open, shared key, WPA-PSK, WPA, and Radius with 80.211x. Open: This option disables authentication protection for wireless network. Under Open mode, any IEEE802.11b/g client can connect to your wireless network.

  • Page 26: Setting Up A Virtual Dmz In Your Lan

    IP user cannot map their address to DNS server because their IP addresses keep changing. To solve this problem, WL-700gE provides Dynamic DNS (DDNS) function. DDNS enables dynamic IP users to map the domain name to dynamic IP address by a registered account. To realize this function, you must first register at DDNS service provider, such as...
  • Page 27 WL-700gE Wireless Router User Manual Note: Before rebooting your computer, the ASUS Wireless Router should be switched ON and in ready state. 3. After you click Free Trail, you are directed to registration page of DynDNS. Check the two checkboxes as shown in the picture below.
  • Page 28 WL-700gE Wireless Router User Manual 5. After pressing Create Account you can see a message telling you that a confirmation letter has been sent to your e-mail address. Open your mail box to check the mail. 6. Check your mail box for the confirmation letter, open the mail and click the link to re- enter the DynDNS registration page and activate your account. 7. Click Login. 8. Input username and password to login.
  • Page 29 WL-700gE Wireless Router User Manual 11. Click Add Dynamic DNS Host. 12. Enter the host name then click Add Host. 13. Your hostname is successfully created. 14. Return to WL-700gE DDNS configuration page. Enable DDNS Client, set “Server” to WWW.DYNDNS.ORG and input your user name, password and host name to the fields. Click Apply to activate the settings.

  • Page 30: Setting Up Bandwidth Management

    WL-700gE Wireless Router User Manual 15. To test whether DDNS functions or not, ping the domain name to see whether your host is accessible. Click Start -> Run... -> type cmd, and enter the command line interface. 16. Type ping account.dyndns.org and press Enter. If you get reply from a certain IP address, it means your host is accessible from Internet.
  • Page 31 WL-700gE Wireless Router User Manual 3. Download stream If we want to limit the download bandwidth of 192.168.1.6 within a range from 100 to 200kbps, we just need to fill in the IP address, the maximum and the minimum speeds in the download policy list. The minimum bandwidth applies when the network is crowded with streams of other users. If the minimum speed is defined, the client...
  • Page 32 WL-700gE Wireless Router User Manual 4. Upload stream About upload stream control on certain port, for example, we are to limit the upload bandwidth of port 2100 of 192.168.1.2 within 10-80kbps, we shall first set up NAT policy by entering Virtual Server Page in NAT folder. Enable the Virtual Server and then add the rule to Virtual Server list.

  • Page 33: Utilities Feature

    USB auto copy function Follow the steps below to copy files from your USB storage to the hard disk in WL-700gE. The files are saved under the USBCopy directory. 1. Plug the USB storage to the USB2.0 port of WL-700gE. 2. Wait for several seconds until the READY LED indicator flashes slowly. Press the COPY button on the front panel and the LED flashes quickly. This means WL-700gE is copying data from your USB storage. When the LED stops flashing and stays ON, it means data duplication is complete.

  • Page 34: Wireless Data Sharing

    WL-700gE Wireless Router User Manual Wireless data sharing This sections describes how to share the files in WL-700gE hard disk to your LAN users. 1. Connect a computer to WL-700gE and open the Web browser. Input 19.16.1.1 (the default IP address of WL-700gE) in the address box and press Enter.. 2. Login to the WL-700gE Web configuration interface.
  • Page 35 How to download the shared documents 1. Connect your computer to WL-700gE, open My Network place and click view workgroup computers (make sure WL-700gE and your computer are within the same workgroup, the default workgroup of WL-700gE is...
  • Page 36 WL-700gE Wireless Router User Manual The default workgroup setting of WL-700gE is Workgroup. If your computer and WL-700gE are not within the same workgroup, you cannot find WL-700gE from your computer. Set WL-700gE within your workgroup by modifying the workgroup settings in Share Management -> Windows Setup page.

  • Page 37: Download Machine

    You can use Download Master function in ASUS Utility to organize HTTP, FTP, and BT download tasks. 1. Open Download Master from Start -> All Programs -> ASUS Utility -> WL-700gE Wireless Router -> Download Master. Click File -> Connect to associate with WL- 700gE.
  • Page 38 Right click the download link on the Web page and select Properties. Copy the download Address (URL). If you select Download using ASUS Download, you can see the download task is added to the Transfer list. The blue bars indicate the progress of download tasks.
  • Page 39 WL-700gE Wireless Router User Manual 3. FTP download Click Transfer button of the Download Master and select FTP in the Options field. Input the FTP site address, Port number, User Name, Password. Click Download to start. 4. BT download Save the BT seed on your computer. Click Transfer button of the Download Master and select BT in the Options field. Click Browse to locate the seed file and click...

  • Page 40: Sharing Photos On Your Website

    You can upload your photos to WL-700gE to share them with your friends. Click Start -> All Programs -> ASUS Utility -> WL-700gE Wireless Router -> Photo Album Exporter to open the photo upload utility. 2. Name your new album and add descriptions to the album. Click Next to continue.
  • Page 41 WL-700gE Wireless Router User Manual 4. Locate the photos you want to upload and browse them in the preview window. Select the photos you want to upload and click Add. 5. The photos you have selected appear in the lower window, click the arrows...
  • Page 42 WL-700gE Wireless Router User Manual 6. Click Description to add description for individual photos. Click Next to continue. 7. The utility starts to upload the photos, this action takes several seconds. 8. Login your Web configuration interface. Login Name: admin; Password:...
  • Page 43 WL-700gE Wireless Router User Manual 9. Click Personal Webpage. 10. You can see the album is already added to you personal website. To view the photos, click the album. 11. Your friends can view these photos and leave comments to them.

  • Page 44: Setting Up The Message Board

    WL-700gE Wireless Router User Manual Setting up the Message Board You can create your own Blog site by setting up the Message Board to share you stories to your friend. 1. Click Login at the lower left corner. 2. Login Name: admin; Password: admin. Click Login to enter the website home page again.
  • Page 45 WL-700gE Wireless Router User Manual 4. Input the subject for discussion and click Add. 5. When finished, click Add Message to enter the subject and leave a message.
  • Page 46 WL-700gE Wireless Router User Manual 6. Input your information to the fields and write your message in the Message box. Click Submit to send out the message. 7. Your message board is ready.

  • Page 47: Webcam

    Web Camera Driver - When you plug a supported Web Camera into the USB2.0 port in the wireless router, the appropriate driver is selected automatically. Refer to the USB Web Camera support list on ASUS Website (www.asus.com) for supported Web Camera models.
  • Page 48 WL-700gE Wireless Router User Manual Enabling ActiveX for your IE If you use Internet Explorer ® , you need to enable ActiveX or the Web Camera cannot function properly. For clients using Netscape or other browsers, ignore this part. 1. Open Internet Explorer 5.0 or above on your computer, click Tools ->...
  • Page 49 Security Mode is enabled. Time to Enable Security Mode - This field defines the time interval that Security Mode is enabled. Send to - Input the E-mail address you wish WL-700gE send the image to. Email Server - This field indicates the E-mail server you use for exchanging E-mail. If you leave this field blank, WL-700gE uses the mail server of your E-mail address in Send to field. Subject - This field is for the subject of E-mail. Attach Image File? - This field allows you to attach the captured image in the E-mail.

  • Page 50: Setting Up Shared Printer

    Wireless Router and share the printer within your network. Follow the steps below to setup your shared printer on your . 1. Connect a USB printer to the USB2.0 port of WL-700gE. Make sure the printer is powered ON. 2. Enter the Web configuration page of WL-700gE. Click Applications -> Printer.
  • Page 51 WL-700gE Wireless Router User Manual Setting up printer client under Windows XP Follow the steps below to install network printer on your clients. 1. Run Add Printer Wizard from Start -> Printers and Faxes -> Add a printer. 2. Select Local printer attached to this computer and click Next.
  • Page 52 WL-700gE Wireless Router User Manual 3. A warning window prompts out. Click OK to continue. 4. Select the printer driver from the vendor-model list and click Next to install. If your printer is not in the list, click Have Disk to locate the driver.
  • Page 53 WL-700gE Wireless Router User Manual 6. Select Yes to print a test page. Click Next to print. 7. The installation is complete. Click Finish to quit the Add Printer Wizard. 8. The printer is ready for share.

  • Page 54: Troubleshooting

    WL-700gE Wireless Router User Manual 5. Troubleshooting 1). Cannot access to web browser for router configuration 1. Open a web browser and open "Internet 2. Click on "Delete Cookies" and "Delete Options" dialog box. Files". 2). Cannot Establish Connection via Wireless Out of Range: Put the router closer to the client.
  • Page 55 The following are factory default values. These values will be present when you first receive your ASUS Wireless Router, or if you push the restore button on the back of the ASUS Wireless Router over 5 seconds, or if you click the “Restore” button on the “Factory Default” page under “ Advanced Setup” in the Web Management interface.
  • Page 56 2. Make sure the ASUS Wireless Router Utility is correctly installed. 3. Ping WL-700gE at your computer. Click Start on the desktop and select Run..., type cmd and press OK. Then type ping 19.16.1.1 and press Enter. If ping times out, it means the router could not been reached by your computer.
  • Page 57 WL-700gE Wireless Router User Manual 4. Press the RESET button on the rear panel for more than 5 seconds. 5. Check whether you can access the Web configuration page of WL-700gE and set up features via Web interface. 6. Check whether you can configure the wireless router and access Internet via wireless.

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