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¨ WL-HDD2.5 (F or 802.11g W ireless Clients) User’ s Manual.
ii ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 Preface About this Manual This manual helps you install, set up and configure the ASUS WL-HDD2.5. Please preserve this manual for ready reference and use it to familiarize yourself with the product.
ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 iii Regulatory Information Federal Comm unications Commission S tatement This device comp lies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the followi ng conditions: .
iv ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 CE Conformity S tatement The CE symbol indicates complianc e of this equi pme nt to the EMC Directive and the Low V oltage Directive of the European Uni on.
ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 v MPE S tatement Y our device contains a low power transmitter . When device is connected and transmitting, it sends out Radio Freq uency (RF) signals.
vi ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 Customer Service Information ASUST eK COMP UTER INC. (Asia-Pacific) Address: 150 Li-T e Road, Peitou, T aipei, T aiwan 1 12 General T el: +886-2-2894-3447 General Fax: +886-2-2894-3449 W eb Site : www .
ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 vii T able of Content s Chapter 1 Introduction 1 Overview..................................................................................... 1 Features ..........................................................................
viii ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 Using the ASUS Utility ................................................ 26 Using Internet Explorer................................................. 28 Hard Drive Pre-scan Function ...........................................
ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 ix Status and Log ................................................................... 69 Status ............................................................................. 70 Wireless...........................................
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ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 1 1. Introduction Overview Thank you for purchasing the ASUS WL-HDD2.5. This device is a wireless local area network (WLAN) hard disk drive (HDD) with additional Access Point (AP) functiona lity . It is designed to be fully compliant with the IEEE 802.
2 ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 Features The ASUS WL-HDD2.5 has the following useful features: • 54 Mbps high speed WLAN access – Maximum available speed of 54 Mbps over the 2.
ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 3 System Requirement s T o begin using the ASUS WL-HDD2.5, your system must have the following minimum requirements: • An Ethernet (10BaseT or 10/100BaseT) adapter for wired client • At least one 802.1 1g (54Mbps) or one 802.
4 ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 Hardware Component s This section gives you a tour of the diff erent ports and status indica- tors of the ASUS WL-HDD2.5. Refer to this section when installing and operating your device. Port s and Buttons Connect the power adapter here.
ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 5 St atus Indicators POWER LED WLAN LED HDD LED USB LED LED Stat us Indication USB LED Off No USB device found Blinking (fast) Copying from the USB device to the hard di sk driv.
6 ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 Wireless Performance This section provides a few ideas to help you improve the perfor- mance of your WLAN. Site T opography For optimal performance, locate wi reless mobile clients and the ASUS WL-HDD2.
ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 7 Y ou can configure the data rates used by the ASUS WL-HDD2.5 to improve the performance. However , if you limit the range of data rates available to the ASUS WL-HDD2.5, you may reduce the effec- tive wireless range of the WLAN coverage.
8 ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 Roaming Guidelines • An ASUS WLAN card can only roam between APs of the same type. • All ASUS APs must have the same SSID.
ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 9 2. Getting S t arted This chapter provides important in formation about installing and con- necting your ASUS WL-HDD2.5. Read th ese instructions carefully to set up your device correctly . Setting up the ASUS WL-HDD2.5 Refer to this section to learn a bout installing and configuring the ASUS WL-HDD2.
10 ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 2. Remove the front cover and slid e out the internal circuit board. 3. Insert the hard drive into the slot. Make sure that the hard drive connecting pins and the connector are properly aligned for a sta- ble connection. 4. Insert the circuit board back inside the outer shell and replace the front cover .
ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 11 5. Replace the screws. 6. Attach the external antenna for improved performance..
12 ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 Location Tip s Determine the best location for th e device while keeping in mind the following considerations: • The length of the Ethernet cable that connects the device to the network must not exceed 100 meters.
ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 13 Making Connections Y ou can use your ASUS WL-HDD2.5 as an Access Point or as a wireless network storage device in an existing WLAN. When the ASUS WL-HDD2.5 is turned on, it se arches for othe r existing Access Points in its vicinity .
14 ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 Network Storage Mode T o use the ASUS WL-HDD2.5 as a WL AN storage device in an exist- ing network, no network cable connect ions to the device are required. The wireless network consisting of an AP and one or more wireless clients, uses the ASUS WL-HDD2.
ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 15 Connecting Po wer Attach one end of the AC power adapter , included in the product package, to the power jack on the device and the othe r end to a power outlet. The POWER LED lights up when the unit is powered ON. Wa r n i n g s : • Use the product only with th e power adapter supplied in the product packag e.
16 ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 Configuring the Wireless Client TCP/IP Settings In order to access the shared ha rd disk drive of the ASUS WL- HDD2.5 or to use the device as an AP , you may need to configure the TCP/IP settings. The TC P/IP settings should be on the IP subnet of the ASUS WL-HDD2.
ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 17 1. Right-click the My Network Places icon on the Desktop of your PC and select Properties . 2. In the Network and Dialup Connections window displayed, right-click the Local Area Connection that you created and select Properties .
18 ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 3. On the General tab, select Internet Pr o- tocol (TCP/IP) , and click Properties . 4. T o set the TCP/IP address manually , click Use the follow- ing IP address: , then type the IP address and Subnet mask as follows: • IP address 192.
ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 19 SSID Settings The SSID or the network name of the WLAN adapter must be config- ured correctly for proper operation. Click the LAN icon under Network and Dialup Connections and right-click to view its Properties . Click Config- ur e under the General tab.
20 ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 Using the Hard Disk Drive Now that you have installed the ASUS WL-HDD2.5 and connected it as required, you are ready to start us ing the hard drive as a network storage device as described in the following sections.
ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 21 2. Double-click Entire Network . 3. Click Sear ch for computers to start searching for the ASUS WL- HDD2.5..
22 ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 4. The search window opens. T ype the device name or SSID (WL- HDD) in the search field. Then click Sear ch Now . 5. The search results pane shows the Wl-hdd icon.
ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 23 The hard disk shows the configur ation folder and the partitions ( part1 , part2 , etc.) on the hard disk driv e. Y ou can set the access per- missions for the hard disk drive using the configuration utility described in Chapter 3 (see “Shared Nodes” on page 64).
24 ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 Locating the De vice Manuall y Follow this procedure to search for the ASUS WL-HDD2.5 manually by browsing the contents of the entire network: 1. Open Windows Explor er . Then click the My Network Places icon. 2. Double-click Entire Network .
ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 25 3. Click entire contents to view the components of the network. 4. Double-click the Microsoft W indows Network icon. 5. Search through the various network components displayed in the list until you locate the Wl-hdd device. Double-click the Wl-hdd icon to view the contents of the hard disk.
26 ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 Using the ASUS Utility W e recommend that you install the ASUS utility provided on the soft- ware CD included in your package. The utility enables you to search for the device and connect to the device to access the hard drive and configure the settings.
ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 27 3. The utility displays the ASUS WL-HDD2.5 and other available wireless devices in the device list. Select the ASUS WL-HDD2.5 and click Configure to access the device. 4. The ASUS WL-HDD2.5 web manager opens. Click Disk share to view the contents of the hard disk.
28 ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 The hard disk shows the configur ation folder and the partitions ( part1 , part2 , etc.) on the hard disk driv e. The access permissions for the hard disk drive can be set usi ng the configuration utility described in Chapter 3 (see “Shared Nodes” on page 64).
ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 29 3. Start Internet Explorer . T ype in http://192.168.1.220 in the Address box, then click Go . Note: The default IP address of the device is not applicable if there is a DHCP server in th e network. The DHCP server assigns IP addresses to the ASU S WL-HDD2.
30 ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 4. The ASUS WL-HDD2.5 web manager opens. Click Disk share to view the contents of the hard disk. The hard disk shows the configuration folder and the partitions ( part1 , part2 , etc.
ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 31 Hard Drive Pre-scan Function When the ASUS WL-HDD2.5 is firs t turned on, it performs a pre- scan of the hard disk drive to ensure that it is functioning correctly and does not have any corrupt data.
32 ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 3. A message is displayed on the screen to warn you that formatting will erase all data on the disk. Click OK to continue. 4. Formatting of the hard disk begins and the browser window dis- plays the formatting status. 5. After formatting is completed, you are asked to rest art the system.
ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 33 Note : If you view the di sk status using the sof tware configuration tool and if the disk is corrupted (s ee “S tatus” on page 70), the fol- lowing information is displayed.
34 ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 Setting up Permissions Y ou can set up the hard drive permissions so that only the specified users can access it a nd write data to hard drive. This is a useful feature so as to limit the data that is put on the network storage.
ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 35 Editing the User List The user list is a list of people w ho are allowed to access to the ASUS WL-HDD2.5. Y ou can add users and their passwords to the list and you can also specify how many users are allowe d simultaneous access to the hard drive for optimum perfor mance.
36 ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 Editing the Shared Nodes List The shared nodes list is a list of all the folders and partitions on the ASUS WL-HDD2.5 showing the shar ing and writing permissions for each node. Y ou can specify which folder or partition is shared and which can be written to.
ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 37 7. Select a folder or partition from the list and click Edit to modify permissions for the user in user list. The Access Ri ght screen is displayed. T ype in the Shared Name and any Comments if required. Set the user permissions for the Guest account and up to six user acc ounts.
38 ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 App l ying the per missions After adding users who can access the hard drive and setting up access rights for the hard drive’ s partitions and folders, use the Net- work Neighborhood Mode option to apply the permissions.
ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 39 Sharing Files The ASUS WL-HDD2.5 is primarily designed to help you share data, music, video, or other files over the wireless LAN. Y ou can set up this device in your house, office, or dormitory , such that anyone can access media files from it us ing a wireless connection.
40 ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 T o download files from the ASUS WL-HDD2.5: Locate the files that you wish to download and then copy them to your local drive as needed. Note that you can only acce ss folders that have been shared by the administra tor; see “Editing the Shared Nodes List” on page 36.
ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 41 3. Right-click the file(s) that you want to download to your local drive, to view the context menu. Select Copy from the context menu. 4. Using W indows Explorer , navigate to the location on your local drive where you want to download the selected file.
42 ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 T o directly play media files fr om the ASUS WL-HDD2.5: Y ou can also play back a music, vi deo or other media file directly from the ASUS WL-HDD2.5 without downloading it to your local drive. The client treats the media f ile as a shared network file and opens it using the appropria te application.
ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 43 3. Select the music file that you want to play and double-click it to start playing it with the default application (in this case, W indows Media Player). Alternatively , fo r W indows media files, click the Play button in the left pane to start playback.
44 ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 T ransferring Dat a from External Flash Memory The ASUS WL-HDD2.5 supports USB flash disks or external flash memory cards through a USB connection to enable you to transfer data. The device copies data automa tically from the flash memory to the hard disk when inserted into the USB slot.
ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 45 Locating the Copied Fil es on the Hard Disk Drive T o view the data transferred to th e hard disk from your flash memory , double-click the hard drive partition ( part1 ) icon (see “Accessing the Hard Disk Drive” on page 20 for more details).
46 ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 Shutting down th e ASUS WL-HDD2.5 Use the web manager tool to s hut down the ASUS WL-HDD2.5 after using it to prevent damage to the ha rd disk and loss of data. T o shut down the system, do the following: 1. Click Shutdown in the web manager window .
ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 47 3. Sof tware Configuration The ASUS WL-HDD2.5 can be configur ed to meet various usage sce- narios. Some of the factory default settings may suit your usage; how- ever , others may need to be changed. Configuring the ASUS WL-HDD2.
48 ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 Configuring the ASUS WL-HDD2.5 After logging in, the W ireless Hard Drive home page opens. Links to the various parameters that can be adjusted are shown in the left panel. Click a link to configure the ASUS WL-HDD2.5 as desired.
ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 49 Interface The Interface submenu has the following options: Region: Scroll through this drop-down box to select the appropriate region where you are located. SSID: The SSID is an identification string of up to 32 ASCII charac- ters unique to every AP .
50 ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 “WL-HDD”. All the wireless clients in the vicinity must have the same SSID in order to use the ASUS WL-HDD2.5. This field is also used as the device name when you are looking for the ASUS WL-HDD2.5 through the W indows Network Neighborhood function.
ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 51 Encryption: If the Open System or Shared Key or Shar ed Key authentication method is used, WE P (W ired Equivalent Privacy) encryption is applied. If the WP A-PSK method is used, a newly pro- posed TKIP or AES encryption in WP A is applied.
52 ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 or 128 bit in the WEP pull-down menu. T ype a combination of up to 64 letters, numbers, or symbols in th is field, which will be used to generate the four WEP keys. If you want to type in the keys manually , leave this field blank.
ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 53 WP A Re-key Timer: This f ield specifies the time interval after which the WP A group key is changed in seconds. 0 means no periodic key-change is required.
54 ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 The bridge or WDS (W ireless Distribution System) enables you to connect to one or many APs through a wireless connection. Choose an AP mode and configure the WDS settings as follows: AP Mode: AP Mode configures the ASUS WL-HDD2.
ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 55 Access Control For additional security , the ASUS WL-HDD2.5 has the ability to only associate with or not associate with wireless mobile c lients that have their MAC address specified in this menu.
56 ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 Access Control List: T o add a MAC address to the Access Control List, enter the 12 hexadecimal digits into the white box under MAC Address and click the Add button. The MAC address will be placed in the control list below . A total of 31 MAC addresses can be entered into this page.
ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 57 R TS Thr eshold (0~2347): The R TS/CTS (Request to Send/Clear to Send) function is used to minimize collisions among wireless stations. If you enable R TS/CTS, it will refrai n from sending a data frame until another R TS/CTS handshake in the air is completed.
58 ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 Client Mode This menu page enables you to connect to the AP using a wireless connection and has the following options: Become an AP if no AP can be connected? Click Ye s to enable the ASUS WL-HDD2.5 to be an Access Po int in a wireless network, if no other AP is detected.
ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 59 Prof ile List: Use this option to add the SSIDs of other APs in the WLAN, to which the ASUS WL-HDD 2.5 connects. T ype the SSID of the AP under the SSID field, then click Add to add it to the Profile List. Select an existing AP SSID, then click Del to remove it from the list and disable conn ection to it.
60 ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 SSID: T ype the SSID of the AP in this field. Channel: Scroll through this drop-down box to specify the channel for this AP .
ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 61 IP Config Click the IP Config option on the left panel to display its submenus. The IP Config submenus provide options for your LAN and DHCP set- tings as described in the following sections.
62 ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 DHCP ser ver The ASUS WL-HDD2.5 is set up to be a DHCP server by default. This enables it to support up to 254 IP addresses on the WLAN. The IP address for a wireless client can be designated by the network administrator or can be assigne d by the ASUS WL-HDD2.
ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 63 Lease T ime: T ype in the period of time over which a DHCP client can lease an IP address. Storage Setting Click the S torage Setting option on the left panel to display its submenus. The S torage Set- ting menus enable you to configure the various parameters of the hard disk drive that is shared on the WLAN.
64 ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 Shared No des.
ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 65 The Shared Nodes menu page enables you to set the sharing rights and privileges for the shared partit ions on the hard disk drive of the ASUS WL-HDD2.
66 ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 Disk T ool The Disk T ool enables you to specify the sizes of the partitions on the hard disk drive. Y ou can create up to 4 partitions on the hard disk drive.
ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 67 System Setting Click the System Setting option on the left panel to display its subm enus. This set of menus enables you to make changes to the system parameters of the ASUS WL-HDD2.
68 ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 Fir mwar e Upg rade The Firmware Upgrade menu enable s you to upload new firmware upgrades to the ASUS WL-HDD2.5. Follow the instructions on the screen to upgrade the firmware.
ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 69 Factor y Default Use this menu to restore the ASUS WL-HDD2.5 to its default factory settings. Click the Restor e button to clear all se ttings and restore the factory defaults. The device reboots after this function. St atus and Log Click the S tatus and Log option on the left panel to display its submenus.
70 ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 Status The Status submenu displays the following settings: System T ime: This field displays the cu rrent syste m time of the ASUS WL-HDD2.5. Click Sync to synchronize the system with that of your wireless client. Disk: The disk properties of the hard disk drive are displayed in this part of the menu page.
ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 71 LAN Interface: The LAN Interface displays the IP Addr ess , Subnet Mask , and Default Gateway (if any) for the ASUS WL-HDD2.5. Wi r e l e s s The W ireless submenu (1 1g Interface) displays a log of activities per- formed on the device.
72 ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 4. T r oubleshooting Refer to the following tips to resolve any problems that you may encounter when using the ASUS WL-HDD2.5. 1. The ASUS WL-HDD2.5 cannot be found using the Search for computer technique. –U s e t h e Device Discovery tool of the wire less utility on your wireless client to search for the WL-HDD.
ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 73 5. Appendix Specifications LAN Ethernet port Support Ethernet a nd 802.3 w ith maximum bit rate 10/ 100 Mbps and auto cross-over function (MDI/MDI-X) Connector 1 x RJ-45 for .
74 ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 Operation channels 1 1 for North America, 14 for Japan, 13 for Europe, 3 for non-overlap- ping Range • Indoor 130 ft. (40m), outdoor (Line-of-Sight) 300 ft. (100m) at 11 M b p s . • Indoor 80 ft. (25m), outdoor (Line-of-Sight) 200 ft.
ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 75 HDD functionality and limitations Supported file systems F A T , F A T32, NTFS (read-only), EXT2, EXT3 Supported disk size Less than 40GB Supported file size Less than 2GB System tool • File system check for EXT2 only • Format and partition for EXT2 only Supported USB flash USB flash identified as USB mass storage.
Index 76 ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 Numerics 11g Interface page 71 54g field 50 A Access Control List 56 Access Control page 55–56 access point 1, 2 Access Right page 37 accessing data 2 accessing hard .
ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 77 contents of disk 23, 25, 28, 30 corrupt disk 33 D data rate 6 Data Rate field 50 Default Key field 52 device discovery 26 device ID, see SSID DHCP Leases page 71 DHCP server .
78 ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 partitioning 31 pre-scanning 2, 31 shutting down 46 status of 33 hardware components 4–5 hardware installation 9–11 HDD, see hard disk drive Hide SSID field 52 hot-swappable 9 Hybrid 54 I IEEE 802.
ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 79 field 38, 65 network storage 1, 39–43 network storage mode 14 Network Type field 60 Ad Hoc option 60 Infrastructure option 60 O OFDM 1 Open System or Shared Key 50 operatin.
80 ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 Disk field 70 LAN Interface field 71 Status page 33, 70 System Time field 70 Wireless page 71 Storage Setting menu 34, 63–66 Access Right page 37 Disk Space field 66 Disk T.
ASUS 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 81 Basic Rate Set field 52 Beacon Interval field 57 Become an AP field 58 Bridge page 53–54 Channel field 50, 54, 60 Client Mode field 58 Client Mode page 58–60 Connect to A.
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