ASUSTeK Computer WL500W MIMO WIRELESS ROUTER User Manual USERS MANUAL 4 OF 6

ASUSTeK Computer Inc MIMO WIRELESS ROUTER USERS MANUAL 4 OF 6

USERS MANUAL 4 OF 6

WL-500W Wireless Router User Manual21ASUS WL-500W Wireless Router provides two USB2.0 ports for connecting the USB storage, the USB camera, and the USB printer. Thus, you can monitor the working environment, share data and printer with both wired and wireless users in your network. Furthermore, WL-500W provides a download utility -- the Download Master -- to facilit ate and share the download les. Warning: Before unplugging the USB storage disk from WL-500W, you must eject the disk in Status & Log -> External USB Disk page to prevent data corruption.Note: Before applying change and rebooting WL-500W, make sure all USB applications are disabled, it would take more than 20 seconds for WL-500W to reboot.1) Sharing USB storageTo use this feature, you need to plug a USB hard disk to the USB2.0 port on the rear panel of WL-500W. Make sure the hard disk is formatted and partitioned properly.Note: FAT32 has a 2GB le size limitation and do not support les above that size. If you want to use les of above 2GB, you must format the disk to EXT2 le system.Creating user accountTo share the data in the USB storage, you need to create user accounts rst.2. I n pu t User Name a nd Password for the accounts. Click Add t o a d d t h e account to the list. 3. To d el et e a n a cc o un t, select the account from the list and click Del.4. Click Apply to apply the changes and restart the wireless router.Creating share folder and access rightYou can create a new share folder or share an existing folder in your hard disk. 1. Click USB Application -> User List in the left side menu to open the conguration page. 1. Click USB Application -> Share Nodes in the left side menu to open the conguration page. 5. Application features
WL-500W Wireless Router User Manual222. Click Add to add a share folder.3. Select the folder you want to share from Folder Manager and click Ok. To create a share folder, input the folder name in Add Folder field and press Add.4. Dene the access right for the share folder by appoint User Name and Access Right. Click Add to add the access right rule. When finished, click Apply to save the conguration.6. Click Finish.5. Set Network Neighbourhood Mode to Apply rules in shared node list, Work Group to WORKGROUP to enable all computers within WORKGROUP to access WL-500W USB storage.7. Click Save & Restart to restart the wireless router and activate the settings.8. Open My Network Place from a computer connected to WL-500W. Click view work group computers, you can see WL-500W in the Workgroup category. All les on the USB storage are ready for sharing.
WL-500W Wireless Router User Manual232) Setting up FTP siteWL-500W can also serve as an FTP site. You can make your FTP site accessible to all users, or set up an access policy to restrict anonymous login. To use this feature, you need to plug a USB storage disk to the USB2.0 port on the rear panel of WL-500W. Make sure the hard disk is formatted and partitioned properly.1. To allow anonymous login: Set Network Neighborhood Mode to Share all partitions in disk, FTP Mode to Login to first partition. The anonymous login directory is the root directory of rst partition. To allow account login only: Set Network Neighborhood Mode to Apply rules in shared node list, FTP Mode to Login to first matched shared node. Click Add in the Share Node List to specify the access directory and access right of FTP account.2. The Maximum Login User field specifies the maximum number of concurrent users. The default value is 6. 3. Click Finish to activate the settings and reboot. This process may take several minutes.4. Type ftp://192.168.1.1 into the address box of your Web browser and press Enter to login the FTP site.
WL-500W Wireless Router User Manual241. Click Basic Cong page in USB Application folder.2. Set Enable Download Master to Yes. If you want to share the downloaded file with your LAN user s, set Enable Download Share to Yes. Click Finish and save and restart the wireless router.3) Download MasterThe Download Master helps to manage the download tasks without turning your computer on. To use this function, you need to: 1) mount a USB storage to WL-500W Wireless Router; and 2) install ASUS Utilities from the support CD. Refer to chapter 6 for utility installation procedures.4. HTTP download (1) Right click the download link on the Web page and click Download using ASUS Download. A window in step 5 appears to indicate download progress. HTTP download (2) Right click the download link on the Web page and click Properties. Copy the download Address (URL).3. Open Download Master from Start -> All Programs -> ASUS Utility ->WL-500W Wireless Router -> Download Master. Click File -> Connect to associate with WL-500W.
WL-500W Wireless Router User Manual25 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. If you copy the download address, click Assign button in the utility. Paste the address into Getting File From box, select HTTP from Options, and click Download button to start. 7. Click Folder button to view the download le. Open the Complete folder to view or copy the nished files to your local hard disk. The unfin i shed t asks are kept in InComplete folder.4) Web cameraThe ASUS Wireless Router implements several applications for a USB Web camera, enabling you to capture images and send them over the Internet. For this function, you need to plug a USB camera onto WL-500W and enable ActiveX for your Web browser.Web camera1. Click Web Camera page in USB Application folder.2. Enable Web Camera - Selecting LAN Only enables Web Camera for LAN users. Selecting LAN and WAN enableds Web Camera for both LAN users and WAN users through rewall.5. FTP download Click Transfer b ut ton of th e Download Master and select FTP in the Options eld. Input the FTP site address, Port number, User Name, Password. Click Download to start.6. BT download S a v e t h e B T s e e d o n y o u r computer. Click Transfer button of the Download Master and select BT in the Options fie ld. Click Browse to locate the seed file. Click Download to start.
WL-500W Wireless Router User Manual26 Web Camera Mode - Select the appropriate camera mode from the drop down list. ActiveX Only enables user to execute ActiveX clients on an Windows® I E platform and get the best image quality. ActiveX and Refresh enables user to get a basic image on both IE and other browsers. Refresh Only provides to all users still images which are refreshed in a specied interval. 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. Image Size - Select the image size from the drop down list. 320 x 240 provides a larger image while 160 x 120 provides faster transmission. Click Preview to see the effect. Sense Level - This eld indicates the sensitivity at which image movement is detected. Refresh Time in Seconds - This eld indicates the time interval in seconds in which the system reloads images. The range of values is 1~65535. HTTP Port - This eld indicates the port that HTTP server listens on to communicate. For example, by default, you can connect to your web camera by using http://192.168.1.1:7776 without password checking. (The password checking eld is unchecked.) ActiveX Port - This eld indicates the port that server listens on to communicate with ActiveX clients.Enabling ActiveX for your IEIf 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 -> Internet Options.3. Select Security tab and click Custom Level button. 4. Enable the activeX controls and plug-ins. By default, these items are disabled.
WL-500W Wireless Router User Manual271. Enable Security Mode? -Select Yes to enable security function on the data and time you set below. Date to Enable Security Mode - This field defines the date that Security Mode is enabled. Time to Enable Security Mode - This eld denes the time interval that Security Mode is enabled. Send to - Input the E-mail address you wish WL-500W send the image to. Email Server - This eld indicates the E-mail server you use for exchanging E-mail. If you leave this eld blank, WL-500W uses the mail server of your E-mail address in Send to eld. Subject - This eld is for the subject of E-mail. Attach Image File? - This eld allows you to attach the captured image in the E-mail.Remote monitorsThis function allows you to monitor up to 6 Web Cameras in your LAN. You can enter the IP addresses of other ASUS Wireless Routers which have Web Camera attached.Note: When enabling "LAN and WAN" remote control in the Wireless Router, packets from Internet with destination ports 8081 to 8086 will be forwarded to WL-500W in Remote Control fields. To make sure packets from WL-500W are routed back to Internet, you need to set a static route entry for WL-500W. The IP address and gateway address are same as the address of WL-500W.Enable Web Camera to WAN usersWith proper setting to DDNS, you can monitor your working environment from anywhere on Internet, even if dynamic WAN IP address is used. If any motion is detected by the camera, WL-500W captures the images and send them to your appointed E-mail box. Refer to page 15-17 for DDNS setup procedures.5. By default, these three items are enabled. Enable them if changed.6. Click Yes to change the security settings.
WL-500W Wireless Router User Manual28 Remote Site 1-6 - Thi s fi el d stands for the IP address and port number of Remote Site. Th e v alu e o f t hi s f i el d i s [ IP Address]:[Connection Port]. Preview - Click Preview to see the view of all the Web Camera sites you set in Remote Site.5) Sharing USB printerYou can connect a compatible USB printer to the USB2.0 port of WL-500W to share the printer with your LAN users. Follow the procedures below to setup your computers to utilize the printer server function of WL-500W.Installing USB printerPlug your USB printer to the USB2.0 port on WL-500W rear panel. To verify whether your printer is properly installed and to WL-500W Wireless router, click Status & Log -> Status. If Printer Model is correct and Printer Status is On-Line, you can share this printer within your LAN.Note: Visit ASUS Website for compatible printer vendor and models.Setting up printer client under Windows XPFollow 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.

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