Asus AM604G - Wireless Router, User Manual

Page 1: ...ASUS 4 Port Wireless Ethernet Router User Manual Version 1 0 Version Date October 12 2005 Document BD AU0014 10 ...

Page 2: ...TALLATION DIAGRAM 7 MOUNTING THE ROUTER 8 CONFIGURING YOUR COMPUTER 9 Windows 2000 9 Windows XP 10 LOGGING INTO THE ROUTER 11 DEVICE INFO 12 Summary 12 WAN 13 STATISTICS 13 LAN Statistics 13 WAN Statistics 14 ATM Statistics 14 ADSL Statistics 15 ADSL BER Test 16 Route 17 ARP 17 QUICK SETUP 18 ATM PVC Configuration 18 ADVANCED SETUP 22 WAN 22 Connection Type 23 NAT 26 Virtual Servers 26 Port Trigge...

Page 3: ...9 Tone Settings 40 Port Mapping 40 WIRELESS 42 Basic 42 Security 42 MAC Filter 44 Wireless Bridge 45 Advanced 46 Station Info 48 TROUBLESHOOTING DIAGNOSTICS 49 MANAGEMENT 50 Settings 50 Backup Settings 50 Restore User Settings 51 Restore Default 51 System Log 52 Configure System Log 53 SNMP 54 Internet Times 55 Access Control 56 Services 56 IP Addresses 56 Passwords 57 Update Software 58 Reboot Ro...

Page 4: ...ent overheating do not obstruct the ventilation openings of this equipment Plug this equipment into a surge protector to reduce the risk of damage from power surges and lightning strikes Operate this equipment only from an electrical outlet with the correct power source as indicated on the adapter Do not open the cover of this equipment Opening the cover will void any warranties on the equipment U...

Page 5: ...c No light ADSL is not connected XDSL ACT Quick blinking There is ADSL traffic Solid Router is connected to the LAN No light No connection to the LAN Check if the LAN cable is connected to the router LAN1 LAN4 Blinking LAN traffic Solid red ADSL is not connected Alarm No light ADSL is connected Solid Router is powered on POWER No light Router is not powered Check if the router is plugged in and if...

Page 6: ...ettings press the button for 4 seconds or longer LAN1 LAN4 RJ 45 connects the unit to an Ethernet device such as a PC or a switch Console NOTE To be used by maintenance professionals only If the router needs repair bring it to a service professional Line RJ 11 cable connects to the splitter provided ASUS 4 Port Wireless Ethernet Router User Manual 5 Version 1 0 Document BD AU0014 10 ...

Page 7: ...ctly to the router Connect one end of the Ethernet cable to one of the ports labeled LAN on the rear panel of the router and connect the other end to the Ethernet port of your computer Attach any additional PCs to the router using RJ 45 cables to the port labeled LAN on the rear panel of the router Connect the Power Adapter Complete the process by connecting the AC power adapter to the POWER conne...

Page 8: ...Installation Diagram ASUS 4 Port Wireless Ethernet Router User Manual 7 Version 1 0 Document BD AU0014 10 ...

Page 9: ...rete wood or drywall Select an appropriate location free from obstructions or any possible interference Make sure the cables can be easily attached to the router without strain The illustration below shows how to mount the router horizontally on a wall ASUS 4 Port Wireless Ethernet Router User Manual 8 Version 1 0 Document BD AU0014 10 ...

Page 10: ...r click on the Start button and point to Settings Control Panel and Network and Dial up Connections in that order 2 Click on Local Area Connection When you have the Local Area Connection Status window open click on Properties 3 Listed in the window are the installed network components If the list includes Internet Protocol TCP IP then the protocol has already been enabled and you can skip to Step ...

Page 11: ... Mask field 11 Click on OK twice to save your changes and then close the Control Panel Windows XP 1 In the Windows taskbar click on the Start button and point to Settings and then click Network Connections 2 In the Network Connections window right click on the Local Area Connection icon and click on properties 3 Listed in the Local Area Connection window are the installed network components Make s...

Page 12: ...nect to the user interface 3 Enter your user name and password and then click on OK to display the user interface NOTE There are two default user name and password combinations The user user name and password combination can display device status but cannot change or save configurations The admin admin combination can perform all functions Passwords can be changed at any time ASUS 4 Port Wireless ...

Page 13: ...s the general status report from the router by clicking on Summary under Device Info It shows information about the router such as the version of the software bootloader etc It also displays the current status of your DSL connection as shown below ASUS 4 Port Wireless Ethernet Router User Manual 12 Version 1 0 Document BD AU0014 10 ...

Page 14: ... router by clicking on WAN under Device Info STATISTICS LAN Statistics Access the LAN statistics from the router by clicking on the LAN item under Statistics ASUS 4 Port Wireless Ethernet Router User Manual 13 Version 1 0 Document BD AU0014 10 ...

Page 15: ...on the WAN item under Statistics The below screen shows a PPPoA WAN connection example ATM Statistics Access ATM statistics from the router by clicking on the ATM item under Statistics ASUS 4 Port Wireless Ethernet Router User Manual 14 Version 1 0 Document BD AU0014 10 ...

Page 16: ...tics by clicking on the ADSL item under Statistics Information contained in this screen is useful for troubleshooting and diagnostics of connection problems ASUS 4 Port Wireless Ethernet Router User Manual 15 Version 1 0 Document BD AU0014 10 ...

Page 17: ...ER Test button at the bottom of the ADSL Statistics page the following pop up screen will appear allowing you to set the tested time and to begin the test Below is an ADSL BER Test result screen displaying information about the test including the error bits and ratio ASUS 4 Port Wireless Ethernet Router User Manual 16 Version 1 0 Document BD AU0014 10 ...

Page 18: ...om the router by clicking on the Route item under Device Info ARP Access the ARP status report from the router by clicking on the ARP item under Device Info ASUS 4 Port Wireless Ethernet Router User Manual 17 Version 1 0 Document BD AU0014 10 ...

Page 19: ...will automatically detect the first usable PVC and automatically detect PPPoE PPPoA and Bridge Protocol with DHCP Server available To continue click on the Next button If you do not use DSL Auto connect then you may need to change the VPI and VCI numbers Quality of service can also be enabled on this screen Furthermore if you do not use DSL Auto connect then you will need to select the connection ...

Page 20: ...he connection type that was selected in the previous screen The next screen lets you decide if you want to enable NAT firewall IGMP multicast and WAN service ASUS 4 Port Wireless Ethernet Router User Manual 19 Version 1 0 Document BD AU0014 10 ...

Page 21: ...r the IP address subnet mask as well as enable or disable DHCP server The last screen under the Quick Start section allows you to set up the wireless feature of the router ASUS 4 Port Wireless Ethernet Router User Manual 20 Version 1 0 Document BD AU0014 10 ...

Page 22: ...When you click on Next the summary screen shows the settings made under WAN setup ASUS 4 Port Wireless Ethernet Router User Manual 21 Version 1 0 Document BD AU0014 10 ...

Page 23: ... want to add a new rule for the WAN interface The ATM PVC Configuration screen appears The ATM PVC Configuration screen allows you to configure an ATM PVC identifier VPI and VCI and select a service category Verify the following values with your ISP before you change them VPI Virtual Path Identifier The valid range is 0 to 255 VCI Virtual Channel Identifier The valid range is 32 to 65535 ASUS 4 Po...

Page 24: ... QoS service click on the Enable Quality Of Service check box Connection Type This screen shows the below types of network protocols and encapsulation modes PPP over ATM PPPoA PPP over Ethernet PPPoE MAC Encapsulation Routing MER IP over ATM IpoA Bridging Select the mode that your ISP has instructed you to use and click on Next Also available is the option to enable 802 1q a standard to allow mult...

Page 25: ...lowing you disable the bridge service if desired When the settings are complete the next screen shows a WAN Setup Summary screen displaying the WAN configurations made ASUS 4 Port Wireless Ethernet Router User Manual 24 Version 1 0 Document BD AU0014 10 ...

Page 26: ...ed with the settings and no changes are necessary click on the Finish button To remove any settings click on the Remove button After selecting the Finish button the below screen will appear At this point the router will reboot to save the changes made ASUS 4 Port Wireless Ethernet Router User Manual 25 Version 1 0 Document BD AU0014 10 ...

Page 27: ...iguration data but does not apply the configurations Select the Save Reboot button to save the LAN configuration data and reboot the router and apply the new configurations NAT If you enable NAT Network Address Translation you can configure the Virtual Server Port Triggering and DMZ Host Virtual Servers ASUS 4 Port Wireless Ethernet Router User Manual 26 Version 1 0 Document BD AU0014 10 ...

Page 28: ... complete the server IP address then click on the Save Apply button The following screen appears after you save your selection To add additional virtual servers click on the Add button If you need to remove any of the server names select the check box and click on the Remove button ASUS 4 Port Wireless Ethernet Router User Manual 27 Version 1 0 Document BD AU0014 10 ...

Page 29: ...ect the application that you want to set the port settings for After a selection has been made click on the Save Apply button The below screen appears after you save your selections You will be able to add or remove selections made by clicking on the Add and Remove buttons ASUS 4 Port Wireless Ethernet Router User Manual 28 Version 1 0 Document BD AU0014 10 ...

Page 30: ...plication layer is a window between various application processes to allow open information exchange To use the Application Layer Gateway ALG the appropriate Application Layer Gateway definition was selected in the service configuration item ASUS 4 Port Wireless Ethernet Router User Manual 29 Version 1 0 Document BD AU0014 10 ...

Page 31: ...lick on the Add button to create filters The below screen will appear when you click on Add Input the filter name source information from the LAN side and destination information from the WAN side Then click on Save Apply ASUS 4 Port Wireless Ethernet Router User Manual 30 Version 1 0 Document BD AU0014 10 ...

Page 32: ...and information about the destination address to the LAN side Select the protocol and WAN interface and then click on Save Apply to add the setting MAC Filtering MAC filtering can forward or block traffic by MAC address You can change the policy or add settings to the MAC filtering table using the MAC Filtering Setup screen ASUS 4 Port Wireless Ethernet Router User Manual 31 Version 1 0 Document B...

Page 33: ...ge If you want to add a setting to the MAC filtering table enter the Source and Destination MAC address and select protocol type frame direction and WAN interface Then click on Save Apply to save it ASUS 4 Port Wireless Ethernet Router User Manual 32 Version 1 0 Document BD AU0014 10 ...

Page 34: ...t the day of the week certain computers can access the router Click on Add to set up the restrictions After you click on Add you will see the below screen You will be able to enter the MAC address of the PC that you wish to place on a time of day restriction Click on Save Apply to save the settings and to continue ASUS 4 Port Wireless Ethernet Router User Manual 33 Version 1 0 Document BD AU0014 1...

Page 35: ...n configure the Quality of Service to apply different priorities to traffic on the router On this screen you can view and delete QoS settings ASUS 4 Port Wireless Ethernet Router User Manual 34 Version 1 0 Document BD AU0014 10 ...

Page 36: ...ed default gateway to be enabled Click the Save Apply button to enable or disable this feature Static Route Use the Routing Static Route screen to add a static route to the routing table Enter the route information and click on Save Apply to make it active No reboot is required ASUS 4 Port Wireless Ethernet Router User Manual 35 Version 1 0 Document BD AU0014 10 ...

Page 37: ...n be configured as active or passive DNS DNS Server Use the DNS Server screen to request automatic assignment of a DNS or to specify a primary and secondary DNS ASUS 4 Port Wireless Ethernet Router User Manual 36 Version 1 0 Document BD AU0014 10 ...

Page 38: ...ur own permanent domain name linked to your dynamic IP address To configure a dynamic DNS click on Add If you have already created a dynamic DNS that you want to delete click on Remove The below screen allows you to set up the Dynamic DNS provider Note that you will have to first register at the Dynamic ASUS 4 Port Wireless Ethernet Router User Manual 37 Version 1 0 Document BD AU0014 10 ...

Page 39: ...nabled G lite Enabled T1 413 Enabled ADSL Enabled Annex L Enabled and ADSL2 Enabled Set this value only as directed by your ISP Phone Line Pair The 6211 ADSL router supports phone lines on pins 2 and 3 or pins 1 and 4 to connect your ADSL line If your phone system uses pins 2 and 3 attach a normal RJ11 cable to the router and select Inner pair on the screen if your phone system uses pins 1 and 4 a...

Page 40: ...tings The test mode can be selected from the DSL Advanced Settings page Test modes are as follows Normal Reverb Medley No retrain L3 ASUS 4 Port Wireless Ethernet Router User Manual 39 Version 1 0 Document BD AU0014 10 ...

Page 41: ...o 255 for downstream Do not change these settings unless instructed by your ISP Port Mapping Port mapping is a feature that allows you to open ports to allow certain Internet applications on the WAN side to pass through the firewall and enter your LAN To use this feature mapping groups need to be created To do this follow the below instructions 1 Click on the Add button as displayed below ASUS 4 P...

Page 42: ...ng the Add button the below configuration screen appears allowing you enter the groups and the interfaces they are associated with ASUS 4 Port Wireless Ethernet Router User Manual 41 Version 1 0 Document BD AU0014 10 ...

Page 43: ...g on the network authentication that is selected the screen will change accordingly so additional fields can be configured for the specific authentication method Network authentication methods include the following Open anyone can access the network The default is a disabled WEP encryption setting Shared WEP encryption is enabled and encryption key strength of 64 bit or 128 bit needs to be selecte...

Page 44: ...erprise environment The main difference is that the password is entered manually A group re key interval time is also required WPA2 Wi Fi Protected Access 2 second generation of WPA which uses AES Advanced Encryption Standard instead of TKIP as its encryption method Network re auth interval is the time in which another key needs to be dynamically issued WPA2 PSK Wi Fi Protected Access 2 Pre Shared...

Page 45: ...t you want to use to manage them You can disable this feature or you can allow or deny access to the MAC addresses that you add to the list The following screen appears when you want to add a MAC address to the filter When completed click on the Save Apply button ASUS 4 Port Wireless Ethernet Router User Manual 44 Version 1 0 Document BD AU0014 10 ...

Page 46: ...s Bridge In this next screen you can select which mode you want the router to be in either access point or wireless bridge ASUS 4 Port Wireless Ethernet Router User Manual 45 Version 1 0 Document BD AU0014 10 ...

Page 47: ...e rate at which a message is sent to a specified group of recipients Basic Rate the set of data transfer rates that all the stations will be capable of using to receive frames from a wireless medium Fragmentation Threshold used to fragment packets which help improve performance in the presence of radio frequency RF interference RTS Threshold Request to Send Threshold determines the packet size of ...

Page 48: ...ection method so 802 11g and 802 11b devices can co exist in the same network without speaking at the same time Do not disable 54g Protection if there is a possibility that a 802 11b device may need to use your wireless network In Auto Mode the wireless device will use RTS CTS Request to Send Clear to Send to improve 802 11g performance in mixed 802 11g 802 11b networks Turn protection off to maxi...

Page 49: ...on Info The Station Info page shows stations that have been authorized access to the router through its wireless function ASUS 4 Port Wireless Ethernet Router User Manual 48 Version 1 0 Document BD AU0014 10 ...

Page 50: ...agnostics screen allows you to run diagnostic tests to check your DSL connection In addition you can test the connection to your DSL service provider ASUS 4 Port Wireless Ethernet Router User Manual 49 Version 1 0 Document BD AU0014 10 ...

Page 51: ...em log maintaining access control updating software etc Settings Backup Settings To save a copy of the configurations that you have made on your router click on the Backup Settings button The below pop up screen will appear with a prompt to open or save the file to your computer ASUS 4 Port Wireless Ethernet Router User Manual 50 Version 1 0 Document BD AU0014 10 ...

Page 52: ...s The router will restore settings and reboot to activate the restored settings Restore Default Restore Default will erase all current settings and restore the router to factory default settings To restore the router to factory default settings select Management Settings Restore Default ASUS 4 Port Wireless Ethernet Router User Manual 51 Version 1 0 Document BD AU0014 10 ...

Page 53: ... and reboot System Log The System Log dialog allows you to view the System Log and configure the System Log options To view the System Log click on the View System Log button to check the log file ASUS 4 Port Wireless Ethernet Router User Manual 52 Version 1 0 Document BD AU0014 10 ...

Page 54: ... the system will log selected events Emergency Alert Critical Error Warning Notice Informational and Debugging All events above or equal to the selected log level will be logged and displayed ASUS 4 Port Wireless Ethernet Router User Manual 53 Version 1 0 Document BD AU0014 10 ...

Page 55: ... the desired values and click on the Save Apply button to configure the system log options SNMP SNMP is Simple Network Management Protocol that provides a means to monitor status and performance as well as set configuration parameters It enables a management station to configure monitor and receive trap messages from network devices ASUS 4 Port Wireless Ethernet Router User Manual 54 Version 1 0 D...

Page 56: ...cally synchronize with Internet time servers then click on the box and the below fields appear Select from the list of NTP Network Time Protocol time servers Then select the time zone that you are in and click on Save Apply to save and complete your time settings ASUS 4 Port Wireless Ethernet Router User Manual 55 Version 1 0 Document BD AU0014 10 ...

Page 57: ...re FTP HTTP ICMP SNMP SSH Telnet and TFTP IP Addresses Web access to the router can be limited when Access Control Mode is enabled The IP addresses of allowed hosts can be added using Access Control IP Address Add the IP address to the IP address list by clicking on the Add button then select Enabled to enable Access Control Mode ASUS 4 Port Wireless Ethernet Router User Manual 56 Version 1 0 Docu...

Page 58: ...n the box and click on the Save Apply button Passwords Access the Passwords screen under the Access Control section to change a password Select an account and enter the current password and the new password and then click on the Save Apply button ASUS 4 Port Wireless Ethernet Router User Manual 57 Version 1 0 Document BD AU0014 10 ...

Page 59: ...cation or click on the Browse button to locate the image file 3 Click the Update Software button once to upload the new image file Reboot Router Select Management Reboot Router to reboot the router using the web interface The router will save the current configuration and reboot itself using the new configuration ASUS 4 Port Wireless Ethernet Router User Manual 58 Version 1 0 Document BD AU0014 10...