® WL-520GU/GC Broad Range Wireless Family Router R User Manual E3188 First Edition March 2007
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, Fremont, CA 94538, USA General (fax): +1-510-608-4555 Web site address: usa.asus.
WL-520GU/GC Broad Range Wireless Family Router User Manual R Table of Contents Specification Summary.................................................................................2 1. Package Contents.................................................................................3 2. Connecting ADSL Modem and Wireless Router.................................3 1) Cable Connection...............................................................................3 2) Status Indicators..........................
R WL-520GU/GC Broad Range Wireless Family Router User Manual Specification Summary Network Standard IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.3, IEEE802.3x, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.11i, IPv4, IPv6, CSMA/CA, CSMA/CD, ICMP Operating Frequency 2.4G ~ 2.5GHz Date Rate 802.11g: 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54Mbps 802.11b: 1, 2, 5.5, 11Mbps Operational Channel 11 for N. America, 14 Japan, 13 Europe (ETSI) Port WAN x 1, LAN x 4 RJ45 for 10/100 BaseT, 1 x USB2.
WL-520GU/GC Broad Range Wireless Family Router User Manual R 1. Package Contents • WL-520GU/GC Wireless Router x 1 • Power Adapter x 1 • Utility CD x 1 • RJ45 Cable x 1 • External Antenna x 1 • Quick Start Guide x 1 2.
R WL-520GU/GC Broad Range Wireless Family Router User Manual 2) Status Indicators LAN PWR AIR WAN R WL-520GU 125M High Speed AIR WAN LAN1 LAN2 LAN3 LAN4 PWR (Power) Off On Flashing-slow Flashing-quick No power System ready Firmware upgrade failed/Rescure Mode EZsetup processing/Rescure Mode AIR (Wireless Network) Off On Flashing No power Wireless system ready/Radio-off Transmitting or receiving data (Through Wireless) WAN (Wide Area Network) Off On Flashing N
WL-520GU/GC Broad Range Wireless Family Router User Manual R 3. Getting Started The ASUS WL-520GU/GC 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.
WL-520GU/GC Broad Range Wireless Family Router User Manual R 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 WL520GU/GC) • Gateway: 192.168.1.1(IP address of WL-520GU/ GC) • DNS: 192.168.1.1 (WL-520GU/GC), or assign a known DNS server in your network.
WL-520GU/GC Broad Range Wireless Family Router User Manual R 5) Quick Setup To start quick setup, click Next to enter the “Quick Setup” page. Follow the instructions to setup the ASUS Wireless Router. 1. Select your time zone and click Next. 2. ASUS Wireless Router supports five types of ISP services: cable, PPPoE, PPTP, static WAN IP, and Telstra BigPond (only WL-520GU supports this function). Select your connection type and click Next to continue.
R WL-520GU/GC Broad Range Wireless Family Router User Manual 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. herk036@adsl-comfort 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.
WL-520GU/GC Broad Range Wireless Family Router User Manual R 4. Input four sets of WEP keys in the WEP Key fields (10 hexadecimal digits for WEP 64bits, 26 hexadecimal digits for WEP 128bits). You can also let the system generate the keys by inputting a Passphrase. Record the Passphrase and the WEP keys in your notebook, then click Finish. For example, if we select WEP 64bits encryption mode and input 11111 as the Passphrase, the WEP Keys are generated automatically. 5.
R WL-520GU/GC Broad Range Wireless Family Router User Manual 1) Select Connect to an existing wireless LAN (Station) radio button and click Next to continue. 2) One Touch Wizard searches and displays the available APs in the Available Networks list. Select WL-520GU/GC and press Next to continue. 3) Set the authentication and encryption of your WLAN card the same with those at WL-520GU/GC. In the previous steps the Key Length is 64 bits, Passphrase is 11111 Click Next to continue.
WL-520GU/GC Broad Range Wireless Family Router User Manual R Configuring WLAN card with Windows® WZC service If you use non-ASUS wireless card, you can set up the wireless connection with Windows® Wireless Zero Configuration (WZC) service. 1) Double-click the wireless network icon on the task bar to view available networks. Select your wireless router and click Connect. 2) Input the 10-digit keys you have set on the wireless router and click Connect. The connection is complete within several seconds.
R WL-520GU/GC Broad Range Wireless Family Router User Manual 4. Wireless Router Features This chapter provides setup examples of some frequentlly used router features. You can setup these features via your Web browser. 1) Choosing an Appropriate Operation Mode 1) Setting up Wireless Encryption WL-520GU/GC provides a set of encryption and authentication methods to meet the different demands of home, SOHO, and enterprise users.
WL-520GU/GC Broad Range Wireless Family Router User Manual R Encryption The encrytion modes supported by WL-520GU/GC are: WEP-64bits, WEP-128bits, WPA-Personal, WPA2-Personal, WPA-Auto-Personal(TKIP. AES. TKIP+AES), WPA-enterprise, WPA2-enterprise, WPA-Auto-Enterprise (TKIP. AES. TKIP+AES), Radius with 802.1x WEP stands for Wired Equivalent Privacy, it uses 64bits or 128bits static keys to encrypt the data for wireless transmission.
R WL-520GU/GC Broad Range Wireless Family Router User Manual Authentication The authentication methods supported by WL-520GU/GC include: Open, Shared key, WPA-Personal, WPA2-Personal, WPA-Auto-Personal (TKIP. AES. TKIP+AES), WPA-Enterprise, WPA2-Enterprise, WPA-Auto-Enterprise (TKIP. AES. TKIP+AES), and Radius with 802.1x. Open: This option disables authentication protection for wireless network. Shared Key: This mode uses the WEP keys currently in use for authentication.
WL-520GU/GC Broad Range Wireless Family Router User Manual R 4) Setting up Virtual DMZ in Your LAN To expose an internal host to Internet and make all services provided by this host available to outside users, enable Vitural DMZ function to open all ports of the host. This function is useful when the host plays multiple roles such as HTTP server and FTP server. However, in doing this, your network becomes less secure.
R WL-520GU/GC Broad Range Wireless Family Router User Manual 3. After clicking Free Trial, you are directed to the homepage of www.DynDNS. org, where you can register and apply for DDNS service. Read the policy and select "I have read...". 4. E n t e r y o u r u s e r n a m e , e-mail address, password, then click Create Account. 5. A m e s s a g e p r o m p t s out informing that your account has been created. An E-mail is sent to your mailbox. Open your mailbox and read the mail. 6.
WL-520GU/GC Broad Range Wireless Family Router User Manual R 9. After logging in, you can see this welcome message. 10. Select Services tab. 11. Click Add Dynamic DNS Host . 12. Enter the host name then click Add Host. 13. You can see this message when your hostname is successfully created.
R WL-520GU/GC Broad Range Wireless Family Router User Manual 14. Fill the account information into the DDNS setting fields of your wireless router. 15. Click Finish. 16. Click Save & Restart to restart the wireless router and activate the settings. 17. Verify whether DDNS is working. Click Start menu and select Run....Type cmd and click OK to open the CLI console. 18. T y p e p i n g a c c o u n t . dyndns.org (your DDNS domain name).
WL-520GU/GC Broad Range Wireless Family Router User Manual R 6) Setting up Bandwidth Management (for WL-520GU Only) Bandwidth Management provides a mechanism that controls the traffic of your network. To set up bandwidth management: 1. Click Basic Config page in Bandwidth Management folder. In this page you can see four buttons including Gaming Blaster, Internet Application, and VOIP/Video Streaming. In this page, you can click each item to set its priority higher.
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WL-520GU/GC Broad Range Wireless Family Router User Manual R 2. You can also configure the bandwidth manually by clicking "User Specify Services". Input the IP adress, destination port and choose the priority status from the dropdown list.
R WL-520GU/GC Broad Range Wireless Family Router User Manual 5. Application Features ASUS WL-520GU Wireless Router provides one USB2.0 port for printer sharing . 1) Sharing USB Printer (WL-520GU only) You can connect a comptible USB printer to the USB2.0 port of WL-520GU to share the printer with your LAN users. Follow the procedures below to setup your computers to utilize the printer server function of WL-520GU. Installing USB Printer Plug your USB printer to the USB2.0 port on WL-520GU rear panel.
WL-520GU/GC Broad Range Wireless Family Router User Manual R 3. Select Create a new port and set Type of port to Standard TCP/IP Port, then click Next. 4. Click Next to setup TCP/IP port for accessing the network printer. 5. Input the IP address of WL-520GU in the Printer Name of IP Address field and click Next. 6. Select Custom and click Settings... 7. S e t P r o t o c o l t o L P R a n d t y p e LPRServer in Queue Name field. Click Next to continue. 8.
R WL-520GU/GC Broad Range Wireless Family Router User Manual 9. Press Finish to complete the settings and return to Add Printer Wizard. 10. Install printer driver from the vendormodel list. If your printer is not in the list, click Have Disk to manually assign the location of driver. 11. Click Next to accpt the default name for the printer. 12. Select Yes to print a test page. Click Next to print. 13. The installation is complete. Click Finish to quit the Add Printer Wizard.
WL-520GU/GC Broad Range Wireless Family Router User Manual R 6. Setting up Using ASUS utility 1) Utility Installation for WL-520GU/GC 1. Click Install ASUS Wireless Router Utilities to run the setup installation program. 3. Click Next to install the utility in the designated location. 2. Click Next to continue. 4. Select a program folder and click Next. 5. Press Finish to quit the installation program.
R WL-520GU/GC Broad Range Wireless Family Router User Manual 2) EZSetup Wireless LAN setup will complete in two easy steps. Firstly open the EZSetup utility form Start menu, then push the EZSetup button on the rear panel for 3 seconds. 1 Push EZSetup over 3 sec. and release. 1) If the Setup button is pushed without running the EZsetup wizard utility, the PWR indicator will flash and Internet connections will pause for a short period but will then return to normal operation without change.
WL-520GU/GC Broad Range Wireless Family Router User Manual R 4 If you need to configure the ISP settings for your wireless router, select Configure ISP settings, click Next and follow the instructions to complete the settings. 5 Setup is complete, press Print/Save Wireless LAN Settings button for future reference. Click Finish to exit the EZSetup utility. 7. Troubleshooting Cannot access to web browser for router configuration 1. Open a web browser and open "Internet Options" dialog box. 2.
R WL-520GU/GC Broad Range Wireless Family Router User Manual 3. Click Clear History. 4. Click Yes and then click the Connections tab. 5. Select the dial-up connection, and then click the Settings button. 6. Clear the Automatically detect settings and use proxcy server check boxes are not selected. 7. Click Ok to close the Internet Options dialog box. Cannot Establish Connection via Wireless Out of Range: • Put the router closer to the wireless client. • Try to change the channel setting.
WL-520GU/GC Broad Range Wireless Family Router User Manual R Internet is not accessible • Check the lights on ADSL modem and the Wireless Router • Check whether the "WAN" LED on the Wireless Router is ON. If the LED is not ON, change the cable and try again. When ADSL Modem "Link" light is ON (not blinking), this means Internet Access is Possible. • Restart your computer. • Refer to the Quick Setup Guide of the wireless router and reconfigure the settings.
R WL-520GU/GC Broad Range Wireless Family Router User Manual 8. Appendix FCC Warning Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference. (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules.
WL-520GU/GC Broad Range Wireless Family Router User Manual R Testing for electric safety according to EN 60950-1 has been conducted. These are considered relevant and sufficient. Protection requirements for electromagnetic compatibility – Article 3.1b Testing for electromagnetic compatibility according to EN 301 489-1 and EN 301 489-17 has been conducted. These are considered relevant and sufficient. Effective use of the radio spectrum – Article 3.
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R WL-520GU/GC Broad Range Wireless Family Router User Manual Configure WL-520GU/GC under Vista OS The Windows Simple Config function, which is preinstalled in the ASUS WL-520GU/GC, enables the device to be configured via WCN Net process of Windows Vista. Note: The WCN Net process of Windows Vista can only discover the deivce when the device is not configured and is in the default settings state. If the device is configured, you have to set up the device by WEB or EZsetup.
WL-520GU/GC Broad Range Wireless Family Router User Manual R A screen prompts you to enter the PIN of your device. The PIN is located on the sticker posted on the device. 4. Enter the PIN in the PIN box, then click Next. 4. Give the network a name and type it in the Network name box, then click Next.
R WL-520GU/GC Broad Range Wireless Family Router User Manual A Passphrase is generated for WPA security for the network. 5. Click Next from this screen. If you want to create a different passphrase, click create a different passphrase for me. If you want to use security method other than WPA-Personal, click Show advanced network security options. The “Create a different passphrase” and “Security methods” screens are shown below.
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R WL-520GU/GC Broad Range Wireless Family Router User Manual 6. Click Next from the above screens after the configuration is completed. The complete configuration screen appears as shown below. Click Close to finish the process and exit. 2) Setting up the network sharing center Follow the steps below to set up a sharing center to allow the network users to share printer, file and media. 1. Connect the device to your PC and power it on. 2. Click Network and Sharing Center in the navigation bar.
WL-520GU/GC Broad Range Wireless Family Router User Manual R 3. Click Set up a wireless router or network.
R WL-520GU/GC Broad Range Wireless Family Router User Manual 3. Choose Set up a wireless router or access point, then click Next. 4. Click Next.
WL-520GU/GC Broad Range Wireless Family Router User Manual R 5. In the screen that appears, type a network name in the Network name box, then click Next. A passphrase is generated for the WPA security. 6. Click Next. If you want to use security methods other than WPA-Personal, click Show advanced network security options.
R WL-520GU/GC Broad Range Wireless Family Router User Manual 7. Choose a security method and click Next. 8. A screen prompts you to enter the PIN for the device. Enter the PIN, which is located on the sticker posted on the device, then click Next.
WL-520GU/GC Broad Range Wireless Family Router User Manual R 9. Choose a file and printer sharing option and click Next. A screen appears showing that the set up is complete as shown below.
R WL-520GU/GC Broad Range Wireless Family Router User Manual 10. From the above screen you can choose to View settings or, Save settings to a USB flash drive. The respective screens are shown below.
WL-520GU/GC Broad Range Wireless Family Router User Manual R 11. When Save settings to a USB flash drive screen appears, plug a USB flash drive into your computer, then select the drive from the Save settings to box and click Next. The settings starts to be saved into the USB drive. After the saving process is completed, a screen appears to instruct you to add computer or other devices into the network. Follow the instructions to add computers and devices into your network.
