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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)

3) Wall mount option

Out of the box, ASUS WL-500gP 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.

PWR

AIR

WAN

LAN

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The ASUS WL-500gP Wireless Router can meet various working scenarios with proper

configuration. The default settings of the wireless router may need change so as to meet your

individual needs. Therefore, before using the ASUS Wireless Router, check the basic settings to

make sure they all work in your environment.

ASUS provides a utility named EZSetup for fast wireless configuration. If you would like to use

EZSetup for your wireless network configuration, refer to chapter 6 for details.

Note:

Wired connection for initial configuration is recommended to avoid possible

setup problems due to wireless uncertainty.

1) Wired connection

The ASUS WL-500gP 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 LAN

port on the rear panel of the router and the other end to the Ethernet port on your PC.

2) Wireless Connection

For establishing wireless connection, you need an IEEE 802.11b/g compatible WLAN card. Refer

to your wireless adapter user manual for wireless connection procedures. By default, the

SSID of ASUS Wireless Router is “default” (in lower case), encryption is disabled and open

system authentication is used.

3) Setting IP address for wired or wireless client

To access WL-500gP Wireless Router, you must have correct TCP/IP settings on your wired or

wireless clients. Set the IP addresses of the clients within the same subnet of WL-500gP.

Getting IP address Automatically

The ASUS Wireless Router integrates DHCP server functions, therefore, you can make your

PC get IP address automatically from the ASUS Wirelesss Router.

Note:

Before rebooting your PC, switch ON the

wireless router and make sure the router is in ready

state.

Setting up IP address 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

3. Getting started

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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 subnet:

• 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 (same as WL-

500gP)

•

Gateway: 192.168.1.1 (IP address of WL-500gP)

• DNS: 192.168.1.1 (WL-500gP), or assign a

known DNS server in your network.

4) Configuring the wireless router

Follow the steps below to enter the Web configuration interface of WL-500gP.

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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1. Select your time zone and click

Next

.

5) Quick setup

To start quick setup, click

Next

to enter the “Quick Setup”

page. Follow the instructions to setup the ASUS Wireless

Router.

2. ASUS wireless router supports

five types of ISP services: cable,

PPPoE, PPTP, static WAN IP,

and Telstra BigPond.

Select your

connection type and click

Next

to

continue.

Cable or dynamic IP 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.

PPPoE user

If you use PPPoE service, select

ADSL

connection that requires username

and password.

It is known 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

ADSL

connection that requires username,

password and IP address.

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 address, 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 specify DNS servers, or get

DNS information automatically.

herk036@adsl-comfort

3. 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.

If you want to protect transmitted data, select a

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.