English dropdown-ico

Asus WL-566gM manual

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25

Go to page of

Similar user manuals

A good user manual

The rules should oblige the seller to give the purchaser an operating instrucion of Asus WL-566gM, along with an item. The lack of an instruction or false information given to customer shall constitute grounds to apply for a complaint because of nonconformity of goods with the contract. In accordance with the law, a customer can receive an instruction in non-paper form; lately graphic and electronic forms of the manuals, as well as instructional videos have been majorly used. A necessary precondition for this is the unmistakable, legible character of an instruction.

What is an instruction?

The term originates from the Latin word „instructio”, which means organizing. Therefore, in an instruction of Asus WL-566gM one could find a process description. An instruction's purpose is to teach, to ease the start-up and an item's use or performance of certain activities. An instruction is a compilation of information about an item/a service, it is a clue.

Unfortunately, only a few customers devote their time to read an instruction of Asus WL-566gM. A good user manual introduces us to a number of additional functionalities of the purchased item, and also helps us to avoid the formation of most of the defects.

What should a perfect user manual contain?

First and foremost, an user manual of Asus WL-566gM should contain:
- informations concerning technical data of Asus WL-566gM
- name of the manufacturer and a year of construction of the Asus WL-566gM item
- rules of operation, control and maintenance of the Asus WL-566gM item
- safety signs and mark certificates which confirm compatibility with appropriate standards

Why don't we read the manuals?

Usually it results from the lack of time and certainty about functionalities of purchased items. Unfortunately, networking and start-up of Asus WL-566gM alone are not enough. An instruction contains a number of clues concerning respective functionalities, safety rules, maintenance methods (what means should be used), eventual defects of Asus WL-566gM, and methods of problem resolution. Eventually, when one still can't find the answer to his problems, he will be directed to the Asus service. Lately animated manuals and instructional videos are quite popular among customers. These kinds of user manuals are effective; they assure that a customer will familiarize himself with the whole material, and won't skip complicated, technical information of Asus WL-566gM.

Why one should read the manuals?

It is mostly in the manuals where we will find the details concerning construction and possibility of the Asus WL-566gM item, and its use of respective accessory, as well as information concerning all the functions and facilities.

After a successful purchase of an item one should find a moment and get to know with every part of an instruction. Currently the manuals are carefully prearranged and translated, so they could be fully understood by its users. The manuals will serve as an informational aid.

Table of contents for the manual

  • Page 1

    User Manual WL-566gM Wireless Router E 2306/ Dec 2005 ®[...]

  • Page 2

    WL-566gM Wireless Router User Manual 2 Index 1. Package contents ................................................................................ 3 2. Connecting ADSL modem and wireless router ................................. 3 1) Cable connection ............................................................................... 3 2) Status indicator[...]

  • Page 3

    WL-566gM Wireless Router User Manual 3 1. Package contents • WL-566gM wireless router x 1 • Power adapter x 1 • Utility CD x 1 • RJ45 cable x 1 • Quick Start Guide x 1 1) Cable connection 1 3 2 Modem Wall telephone outlet Wall power outlet Phone Power Wall power outlet LAN Power ASUS Wireless Router Modem Wall telephone outlet Wall power [...]

  • Page 4

    WL-566gM Wireless Router User Manual 4 2) Status indicators PWR (Power) Off No power On System ready Flashing-slow Firmware upgrade failed Flashing-quick EZsetup processing AIR (Wireless Network) Off No power On Wireless system ready Flashing Transmitting or receiving data (wireless) W AN (W ide Area Network) Off No power or no physical connection [...]

  • Page 5

    WL-566gM Wireless Router User Manual 5 No t e: 1) Before you start, we recommend using a wired connection for initial configuration, wh ich may avo id possible setup pro blems due to wireless unce rtai nty . 2) ASUS also provid es an EZSet up button for fast wirel ess config urat ion. If you woul d like to use EZSe tup for you r wirele ss netw or[...]

  • Page 6

    WL-566gM Wireless Router User Manual 6 Setting IP Manually T o se t IP address manual ly , you need to know the default settings of the ASUS Wireless Router: • IP address 192.168.1.1 • Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 T o set up the connection with a manually assigned IP address, the address of your PC and the wireless router must be within the same s[...]

  • Page 7

    WL-566gM Wireless Router User Manual 7 Select your time zone and click Next . 4) Quick setup T o start quick setup, click Next to enter the “Quick Setup” page. Follow the instructions to setup the ASUS Wireless Router . AS U S w i re l es s ro u te r s u pp o rt s fi v e t y pe s of ISP services: cable, PPPoE, PPTP , static W AN IP , and T els[...]

  • Page 8

    WL-566gM Wireless Router User Manual 8 PPTP user If you are using PPTP services, select A D S L c o n n e c t i o n t h a t r e q u i r e s username, passwor d and IP address. It is kn ow as PPT P . Fi ll in the use rna me, pa ss wo rd an d IP ad dr es s p ro vi ded b y you r IS P int o t he fi eld s. Click Next to continue. Static IP user If you [...]

  • Page 9

    WL-566gM Wireless Router User Manual 9 Th e AS US w ir el es s ro ut er co nfi gu ra tio n pa ge pr ovi de s a co nve nie nt a ppr oac h to set up t he WEP Keys: you can set up a Passphrase an d let t he sys te m use c ert ai n alg ori th m to gener ate four WEP keys. Thus , instead of in put ti ng lo ng WE P k ey s, y ou ca n se t up th e en cry [...]

  • Page 10

    WL-566gM Wireless Router User Manual 10 3. Next, we are to set up the encryption for the wireless adapter . Set Key Length to 64 bits (10digits) , select Automatic Generation radio button and input 1 11 1 1 into the Passphrase box and click Next . Note: The encryption settings on your WLAN Card and your wireless router must be the same. 1. Select C[...]

  • Page 11

    WL-566gM Wireless Router User Manual 1 1 T o adjust other settings of the wireless router , click on items on the menu to open a submenu and follow the instructions to setup the router . Tips are given when you move your cursor over each item. Windows ® Wireless Zero Configuration service For non-ASUS wireless adaptor user , you can set up the wi[...]

  • Page 12

    WL-566gM Wireless Router User Manual 12 4. Commonly used advanced features The following pages are setup examples of commonly used advanced features. Y ou can setup these features via a web browser . 1) How to setup encryption WL-566gM encryption setup Please refer to Page 9-1 1 for encryption setup information or to use ASUS EZSetup features which[...]

  • Page 13

    WL-566gM Wireless Router User Manual 13 2 3 Click Virtual DMZ in the NA T Setting menu. Enter the IP address of the host and click Finish . Click Save & Restart t o restart the wireless router and activate the settings. 4) Setting up DDNS 1 2 Dynamic DNS (DDNS) allows user to expose host to Internet through DDNS service provider. This function [...]

  • Page 14

    WL-566gM Wireless Router User Manual 14 3 4 5 6 A f t e r c l i c k i n g F r e e T r i a l , y o u are directed to the homepage of www .DynDNS.org, where you can register and apply for DDNS services. Read the policy and select " I have read... ". Enter your user name, e-mail address, password, then click Create Account . A message prompt[...]

  • Page 15

    WL-566gM Wireless Router User Manual 15 9 1 1 12 13 After logging in, you can see this welcome message. Select Services tab. C l i c k A d d D y n a m i c D N S Host . Enter the host name the n click Add Hos t . Y o u can se e t his me ssa ge w hen your hostname is successfully cr eat ed . 10[...]

  • Page 16

    WL-566gM Wireless Router User Manual 16 15 16 17 18 14 Fill the account information into the DDNS setting fields of your wireless router . Click Finish . Click Save & Restart to restart the wireless router and activate the settings. Now we are to verify whether D D N S is w o r k i n g . C l i c k St a r t menu and select Run... . Ty p e cmd a[...]

  • Page 17

    WL-566gM Wireless Router User Manual 17 5) Setting up Bandwidth Management Bandwidth Management provides a mechanism to setup bandwidths according to IP address or port or both. Y ou can define the bandwidth policy , including minimum bandwidth and maximum bandwidth, to a fixed IP address or a fixed port or both for controlling the download traf?[...]

  • Page 18

    WL-566gM Wireless Router User Manual 18 4 4. T o s e t u p d o w n l o a d bandwidth policy for the all hosts in your LAN, leave the IP address and port fields blank, define the speeds (the speeds are higher than their counterparts in other entries), then click Add . Upload stream If you want to set up upload traffic control policy , for example, [...]

  • Page 19

    WL-566gM Wireless Router User Manual 19 5. T roubleshooting 1. C an no t ac ce ss t o we b br ow se r fo r ro ut er co nfi gu ra ti on 1. Open a web browser and open "Internet Options" dialog box. 2. Click on "Delete Cookies" and "Delete Files". 2. Cannot Establish Connection via Wireless Out of Range: • Put the rou[...]

  • Page 20

    WL-566gM Wireless Router User Manual 20 4.Internet is not accessible • Check the lights on ADSL modem and the Wireless Router • Check whether the "W AN" LED on the Wireless Router is ON. If the LED is not ON, change the cable and try again. 4.1. When ADSL Modem "Link" light is ON (not blinking), this means Internet Access is[...]

  • Page 21

    WL-566gM Wireless Router User Manual 21 6. Add iti ona l I nfo rm ati on: E ZSe tup 1) Utility Installation for WL-566gM 1 . C l i c k I n s t a l l A S U S W i r e l e s s R o u t e r U t i l i t i e s t o r u n t h e s e t u p i n s t a l l a t i o n program. 2. Click Next to continue. 3. Click Next to install the utility in the desi gnated loca [...]

  • Page 22

    WL-566gM Wireless Router User Manual 22 Wireless settings, including network name an d network ke ys, are gen erated automatically . Y ou can modify these settings manually . Note if your wireless router is configured before, select Preserve original wireless router settings to use the current value. Click Next to continue. Click the EZSetup butto[...]

  • Page 23

    WL-566gM Wireless Router User Manual 23 If you need to configure the ISP settings for your wireless router , select Configure ISP settings , click Next and follow the instructions to complete the settings. Setup is complet e, press Print/Save Wireless LAN Settings button for future reference. Click Finish to exit the EZSetup utility . 4 5[...]

  • Page 24

    WL-566gM Wireless Router User Manual 24 7. Appendix FCC W arning Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interferenc e received, including interference that may cause undesired operation[...]

  • Page 25

    WL-566gM Wireless Router User Manual 25 T esting for electric safety according to EN 60950-1 has been conducted. These are considered relevant and sufficient. Protection requirements for electromagnetic compatibility – Article 3.1b T esting for electromagnetic compatibility according to EN 301 489-1 and EN 301 489-17 has been conducted. These ar[...]