WL-500W Wireless Router User Manual

3. Getting started

The ASUS WL-500W 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 WL-500W Wireless Router is supplied with an Ethernet cable in the package. The wireless router has an integrated auto-crossover function. Thus, you can either use 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 the WL-500W 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-500W.

Getting an IP address automatically

The WL-500W Wireless Router integrates DHCP server functions, thus, your PC gets an IP address automatically.

Note: Before rebooting your PC, switch ON the wireless router and make sure the router is in ready state.

Setting up the IP address manually

To manually set the IP address, you need to know the default settings of the wireless router:

•IP address 192.168.1.1

•Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0