WAN

2

Software features

2.1

Installing ASUS utility for WL-700gE

2.

Insert the support CD into the optical drive of your computer

to run the utility installation program. Select your language

and click

Install ASUS Wireless Router Utilities

to install.

Follow the instructions to complete the utility installation.

2.2

Setting up the wireless router using EZSetup

Before start, prepare an Ethernet and wireless enabled computer with ASUS utility pre-installed.

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 want to use WPA, select

Yes

; to use WEP,

select

No

.

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 settings. Click

Next

to continue.

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. Refer to your ISP for detailed setup information.

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, and you

can see the screen below. Click

Print/Save wireless LAN

settings

for future reference. Click

Finish

to quit EZSetup.

Save and print network information is highly recommended for future wireless connection setup.

When configuration is complete, a

700gE share folder

icon appears on desktop.

2.3

Connecting WL-700gE from a wirless client

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. Select

WL-700gE and click

Connect

button.

2.

If you have setup WEP encryption for your wireless router,

you need to fill the WEP keys into the

Network Key

field for

connecting the router. Click

OK

to continue.

3.

For authentication setup, select

Authentication

tab. If you have

a RADIUS server in your network for authentication, check

Enable IEEE80.211X authentication to this network

.

2.4

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.

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.

1.

Plug the USB storage to the USB2.0 port of WL-700gE.

2.5

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

192.168.1.1

(the default IP address of WL-700gE) in the

address box and press Enter..

2.

Login to the WL-700gE Web configuration interface. Login

Name:

admin

; Password:

admin

(default).

3. Click

Configuration

to enter Web configuration page.

Step 4 and 5 are for first configuration. Skip step 4 and 5 if you have configured the wireless router via EZSetup.