¤ 11g WiFi ADSL Router WL-AM604g xDSL AP LINK ACT 4 3 LAN 2 1 ! User Manual E3654 / March 2008
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WL-AM604g 11g WiFi ADSL Router User Manual xDSL AP LINK ACT 4 3 LAN 2 1 ! Table of contents Package contents............................................................................3 Hardware overview..........................................................................4 Front panel........................................................................................ 4 Rear panel........................................................................................ 5 Product features....
xDSL AP LINK ACT 4 3 LAN 2 1 ! WL-AM604g 11g WiFi ADSL Router User Manual Setting up the static route............................................................... 29 Setting up mapping groups............................................................. 30 Management...................................................................................31 Configuration backup...................................................................... 31 Restore settings from a backup file..................
WL-AM604g 11g WiFi ADSL Router User Manual xDSL AP LINK ACT 4 3 LAN 2 1 ! Package contents • WL-AM604g 11g WiFi ADSL Router • AC power adapter (type varies by region) • Category 5 (CAT5) Ethernet cable • Telephone cable • Splitter (type varies by region) • Support CD (with User Guide included) • Quick Start Guide
xDSL AP LINK ACT 4 3 LAN 2 1 ! WL-AM604g 11g WiFi ADSL Router User Manual Hardware overview Front panel The WL-AM604g 11g WiFi ADSL Router front panel contains LED indicators which shows the status of WL-AM604g. xDSL AP LINK ACT AP xDSL 3 LAN 2 1 ! LAN1-LAN4 Power Alarm LED Activity Description AP Solid Wireless is enabled. No light Wireless is disabled. Blinking There is wireless traffic. Solid ADSL is connected. No light ADSL is not connected. The alarm LED will be red.
WL-AM604g 11g WiFi ADSL Router User Manual xDSL AP LINK ACT 4 3 LAN 2 1 ! Rear panel ON/OFF POWER ON/OFF switch Power connector RESET CONSOLE LINE LAN1-LAN4 ports Reset button Line port Console port Label ON/OFF Description Press to turn the router on and off. POWER Connects to a 15 VAC AC power adapter. RESET Restart—Using a pointed object such as a ballpen, press the button for less than four seconds.
xDSL AP LINK ACT 4 3 LAN 2 1 ! WL-AM604g 11g WiFi ADSL Router User Manual Hardware connections ADSL connection Use the ADSL splitter supplied in the package to split ADSL signal and telephone service. Connect your ASUS WL-AM604g 11g WiFi ADSL Router to the DSL port of the splitter with the telephone cable supplied in the package. Use another telephone cable to connect your telephone to the Phone port of the ADSL splitter.
WL-AM604g 11g WiFi ADSL Router User Manual xDSL AP LINK ACT 4 3 LAN 2 1 ! Connecting to the Internet Before you proceed Before proceeding, you need to: • Ensure the cable connections are correct and WL-AM604g is powered ON; and • Acquire an active Internet service, such as an ADSL account. We recommend using wired connection for initial configuration, which may help avoid possible setup problems due to wireless uncertainty.
xDSL AP LINK ACT 4 3 LAN 2 1 ! WL-AM604g 11g WiFi ADSL Router User Manual Getting dynamic IP address Open Control Panel -> Local Area Network Connection, double-click Local Connection icon, then double-click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP). Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically, then click OK.
WL-AM604g 11g WiFi ADSL Router User Manual xDSL AP LINK ACT 4 3 LAN 2 1 ! Quick setup Login to the WL-AM604g configuration page 1. Key in 192.168.1.1 in the address box of your web browser and press Enter. 2. A login window appears for the username and password. The default username is admin, password is admin (in lower case). 3. After logging in, you can see the WL-AM604g configuration page. ADSL setup 1. By default, the Quick Setup page pops up.
xDSL AP LINK ACT 4 3 LAN 2 1 ! WL-AM604g 11g WiFi ADSL Router User Manual * If your connection type is MER (DHCP) Click Next if your connection type is MER (DHCP). If your actual connection is not MER(DHCP), click Manual Setting to manually set up WL-AM604g. Refer to pages 11-14 for manual setting instructions. Wireless setup 1. Choose a Security Level. For detailed security information, refer to pages 17-18. 2. Enter a key in the Key field.
WL-AM604g 11g WiFi ADSL Router User Manual xDSL AP LINK ACT 4 3 LAN 2 1 ! Manual Setup If you encounter difficulty when configuring your ADSL connection with Quick Setup, click Manual Setting to manually set up your WL-AM604g. ADSL Setup 1. Select your Country and ISP and click Next. 2. If your country and ISP are not on the list, select Not list, key in your VPI and VCI values and click Next. You may ask your ISP for VPI/VCI values.
xDSL AP LINK ACT 4 3 LAN 2 1 ! WL-AM604g 11g WiFi ADSL Router User Manual 3. Select your connection type and click Next. You can get the connection type from your ISP. * If your connection type is PPPoA or PPPoE For dynamic IP users Key in your PPP username, password, and service name then click Next. For static IP users Check Use Static IP Address then key in your IP address, then click Next.
WL-AM604g 11g WiFi ADSL Router User Manual xDSL AP LINK ACT 4 3 LAN 2 1 ! * If your connection type is MER For dynamic IP users Check Obtain an IP address automatically, Obtain default gateway automatically, and Obtain DNS server address automatically, then click Next. For static IP users Check Use the following IP Address, Use the following default gateway, and Use the following DNS server address, then key in the addresses in the corresponding fields.
xDSL AP LINK ACT 4 3 LAN 2 1 ! WL-AM604g 11g WiFi ADSL Router User Manual Wireless Setup 1. Designate an SSID (network name) for WL-AM604g. Choose the security level then enter a key. The number of digit of your key depends on the security level you choose. Refer to the note on the web page. When finished, click Next. 2. This page provides a summary of WAN and wireless configurations of your WLAM604g. Click Save/Reboot to save and activate your configuration. 3.
WL-AM604g 11g WiFi ADSL Router User Manual xDSL AP LINK ACT 4 3 LAN 2 1 ! Connecting WL-AM604g with ASUS WLAN Card Configuring ASUS WLAN Card with One Touch Wizard™ If you have installed ASUS wireless card together with its utilities and drives on your PC, click Start -> All Programs -> ASUS Utility-> WLAN Card -> One Touch Wizard to launch the One Touch Wizard utility. 1. Select Connect to an existing wireless LAN (Station) radio button and click Next to continue. 2.
xDSL AP LINK ACT 4 3 LAN 2 1 ! WL-AM604g 11g WiFi ADSL Router User Manual 5. Set up the IP address of the WLAN Card based to your network environment. After the setup is completed, click Finish to exit the One Touch Wizard. Configuring WLAN card with Windows® WZC service You can also use Windows® Wireless Zero Configuration service to set up the wireless connection with WL-AM604g. 1. Double-click the wireless network icon on the task bar to view available networks.
WL-AM604g 11g WiFi ADSL Router User Manual xDSL AP LINK ACT 4 3 LAN 2 1 ! Wireless settings This chapter describes how to configure the wireless features of your ASUS WLAM604g 11g ADSL Wireless Router. Setting up an SSID Service Set Identifier (SSID) is also known as the name of a wireless network. To connect a wireless router, or to form a wireless bridge system, all wireless routers or APs or clients must have the same SSID. To set up an SSID: 1.
xDSL AP LINK ACT 4 3 LAN 2 1 ! WL-AM604g 11g WiFi ADSL Router User Manual WPA/WPA2: WPA stands for WiFi-Protected Access. WPA provides two security modes for Home/SOHO user and enterprise network. The former solution adopts Pre-Shared Key for authentication, and the latter uses the existing 802.1X RADIUS server in the enterprise network to process the authentication requests. WPA - PSK/WPA2-PSK: WPA-PSK (Pre-Shared Key) is the solution for home and SOHO users who have no 802.
WL-AM604g 11g WiFi ADSL Router User Manual xDSL AP LINK ACT 4 3 LAN 2 1 ! 3. Select Enable in the WEP Encryption field to use WEP keys for data encryptions. Select 64-bit or 128-bit Encryption Strength for key length then click Set Encryption Keys button to set up the keys. If you do not want to encrypt data, select Disable in WEP Encryption and skip to Step 5. 4. After clicking the Set Encryption Keys button, you are directed to another page to set up the keys.
xDSL AP LINK ACT 4 3 LAN 2 1 ! WL-AM604g 11g WiFi ADSL Router User Manual 802.1X 1. Click Wireless -> Security in the navigation menu to open the configuration page. 2. Select 802.1X in the Network Authentication field to enable authentication using RADIUS server in your network. 3. Key in the RADIUS Server IP address, RADIUS port (the default value is 1812), and RADIUS Key. 4. You can choose to enable or disable data encryption.
WL-AM604g 11g WiFi ADSL Router User Manual xDSL AP LINK ACT 4 3 LAN 2 1 ! 3. Set the WPA2 Preauthentication to Enabled if you want to use this function. 4. By default, the Network Re-auth Interval is 36000 seconds. Set up this value based on your network environment. 5. To set up RADIUS server information, key in the WPA Group Rekey Interval, RADIUS server IP address, RADIUS port, and RADIUS Key. 6. Set up the WPA encryption methods.
xDSL AP LINK ACT 4 3 LAN 2 1 ! WL-AM604g 11g WiFi ADSL Router User Manual MAC filter You can set up MAC filters to allow or deny wireless clients with known MAC addresses. To set up MAC filter: 1. Click Wireless -> MAC Filter in the left side menu to open the configuration page. 2. Select the restriction mode for the filter: select Allow to allow the client and deny the rest; select Deny to deny the client and allow the rest. By default, the filter is set to Disable which allows all clients.
WL-AM604g 11g WiFi ADSL Router User Manual xDSL AP LINK ACT 4 3 LAN 2 1 ! WDS setup (WL-AM604g) 1. Setting up encryption If you want to use the encryption function, select a Network Authentication mode. If not, select Disabled. Click Wireless -> Security to open the configuration page. In this example, set authentication to Open and encryption to Enabled, select 128bit for Encryption Strength, then click Set Encryption Keys.
xDSL AP LINK ACT 4 3 LAN 2 1 ! WL-AM604g 11g WiFi ADSL Router User Manual You can check Enable ASUS PassPhrase and key in a string in the Passphrase field to let the system generate the Network Keys. You can also disable Passphrase and enter four keys manually. When finished, click Save/Apply. 2. Setting up channel Click Wireless -> Advanced. Set Channel to 11 and click Save/Apply.
WL-AM604g 11g WiFi ADSL Router User Manual xDSL AP LINK ACT 4 3 LAN 2 1 ! 3. Setting IP address Click Advanced Setup -> LAN. Set the WL-AM604g IP address to 192.168.1.1, select Enable DHCP Server, and set Start IP address to 192.168.1.4. Click Save/ Reboot. 4. Setting WDS Click Wireless -> Wireless Bridge. Select Wireless Bridge. You can select Enabled(Scan) to find WL-500gD and WL-500gP. If the stations are on the list, check the checkbox and click Save/Apply.
xDSL AP LINK ACT 4 3 LAN 2 1 ! WL-AM604g 11g WiFi ADSL Router User Manual WDS setup (WL-500gD and WL-500gP) Refer to the table on page 22 to set up WL-500gD and WL-500gP. 1. Wireless Setting Assign the same wireless channel, authentication, encryption, and keys to WL500gD and WL-500gP as that in WL-AM604g. 2. Set IP address to 192.168.1.2 (WL-500gD), 192.168.1.3 (WL-500gP) 3. Disable DHCP Server and set default gateway to 192.168.1.1, 4.
WL-AM604g 11g WiFi ADSL Router User Manual xDSL AP LINK ACT 4 3 LAN 2 1 ! Network security This chapter shows how to set up security defence for your local area network. Setting up the access rights to WL-AM604g To protect your wired and wireless LAN, we recommend setting up access protection so as to prevent WL-AM604g from being viewed or modified by unauthenticated users.
xDSL AP LINK ACT 4 3 LAN 2 1 ! WL-AM604g 11g WiFi ADSL Router User Manual Advanced settings This chapter shows how to configure other advanced router features of WL-AM604g. WAN Click Advanced Setup -> WAN in the navigation menu to enter the WAN setup page. This page allows you to edit the WAN settings. LAN 1. Click Advanced Setup -> LAN in the navigation menu to enter the Local Area Network (LAN) Setup page.
WL-AM604g 11g WiFi ADSL Router User Manual xDSL AP LINK ACT 4 3 LAN 2 1 ! Setting up the default gateway This section allows you to manually set up the default gateway of Internet connection. 1. Click Advanced Setup -> Routing -> Default Gateway to open the configuration page. 2. By default, automatic assigned default gateway is enabled, that is, the router accepts the first received gateway assignment from ISP.
xDSL AP LINK ACT 4 3 LAN 2 1 ! WL-AM604g 11g WiFi ADSL Router User Manual Setting up mapping groups Port Mapping enables you to create mapping groups with appropriate LAN and WAN interfaces. To set up a mapping group: 1. Click Advanced Setup -> Port Mapping to open the configuration page. 2. Click the Add button and enter the appropriate information. The new group is displayed on the list.
WL-AM604g 11g WiFi ADSL Router User Manual xDSL AP LINK ACT 4 3 LAN 2 1 ! Management This chapter describes how to maintain your WL-AM604g wireless ADSL router. Configuration backup You can backup the configuration file and store it on your computer. Click Management -> Settings to open the configuration page and click the Backup Settings button. Click Save and define the destination folder. The default name for backup file is backupsettings.conf.
xDSL AP LINK ACT 4 3 LAN 2 1 ! WL-AM604g 11g WiFi ADSL Router User Manual Setting up the time server You can configure the time setting so that WL-AM604g can always synchronize with a time server from the Internet. Click Management -> Time settings and check Automatically synchronize with International servers. Select a time server from the drop-down list and set your time zone. When finished, click Save/Apply. Firmware update To update the firmware, click Management -> Update Software.
