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...or altered, unless such repair, modification of the product is authorized in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by ASUS; SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE FURNISHED FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE,...CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT. ASUS 802.11g Access Point No part of this manual may or may be ...
...or altered, unless such repair, modification of the product is authorized in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by ASUS; SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE FURNISHED FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE,...CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT. ASUS 802.11g Access Point No part of this manual may or may be ...
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...7 1.2 Package contents 7 1.3 Technical specifications 8 1.4 Wireless Performance 10 1.4.1 Site Topography 10 1.4.2 Range 10 1.4.3 Roaming Between ASUS APs 11 1.4.4 Roaming Guidelines 11 1.5 Getting to Know the WL-320gE 12 1.5.1 Front panel features 12 ...Wireless 30 3.7.1 Interface 30 3.7.2 Site Survey(AP SCAN 34 3.7.3 Access Control 34 3.7.4 RADIUS Setting 35 3.7.5 Multi-SSID 36 3.7.6 Advanced 37 3.8 IP Config 39 3.9 NAT Setting(in Home Gateway Mode 40 3.10 Internet Firewall(in Home Gateway Mode 41 3.11 System Setup 41 3.11.1 Firmware Upgrade 42 ASUS 802.11g Access Point...
...7 1.2 Package contents 7 1.3 Technical specifications 8 1.4 Wireless Performance 10 1.4.1 Site Topography 10 1.4.2 Range 10 1.4.3 Roaming Between ASUS APs 11 1.4.4 Roaming Guidelines 11 1.5 Getting to Know the WL-320gE 12 1.5.1 Front panel features 12 ...Wireless 30 3.7.1 Interface 30 3.7.2 Site Survey(AP SCAN 34 3.7.3 Access Control 34 3.7.4 RADIUS Setting 35 3.7.5 Multi-SSID 36 3.7.6 Advanced 37 3.8 IP Config 39 3.9 NAT Setting(in Home Gateway Mode 40 3.10 Internet Firewall(in Home Gateway Mode 41 3.11 System Setup 41 3.11.1 Firmware Upgrade 42 ASUS 802.11g Access Point...
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... could either be unfamiliar to personal safety or system integrity. ASUS 802.11g Access Point These terms are defined the first time they appear in the text. • The ASUS WL-320gE is referred to specific instructions or explanations. Warning: Provides messages of high importance, including messages... type text is also used for emphasis. Symbols This document uses the following icons to call your attention to as the "ASUS 802.11g WLAN AP", or "Access Point". About this user guide Notational conventions • Acronyms are also included in < > (open and close brackets) or "...
... could either be unfamiliar to personal safety or system integrity. ASUS 802.11g Access Point These terms are defined the first time they appear in the text. • The ASUS WL-320gE is referred to specific instructions or explanations. Warning: Provides messages of high importance, including messages... type text is also used for emphasis. Symbols This document uses the following icons to call your attention to as the "ASUS 802.11g WLAN AP", or "Access Point". About this user guide Notational conventions • Acronyms are also included in < > (open and close brackets) or "...
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...12Mbps,90dBm@18Mbps, -86dBm@24Mbps,-83dBm@36Mbps,77dBm@48Mbps,-74dBm@54Mbps) PWR, LAN, AIR (WiFi transmission), LINK (WiFi Association) Wireless Association: • On: client associated (AP/Gateway/Bridge/Repeater mode), or associated to AP with strong signal (Client mode, RSSI... (LOS, Light-Of-Sight) 500ft (150m) at 54Mbps The range may vary by different environment ASUS 802.11g Access Point Introduction 1.3 Technical Specifications Ethernet interface Antenna Output power Power adapter Receive Sensitivity LED Size Operating Frequency Modulation Data rate Operation channels Range...
...12Mbps,90dBm@18Mbps, -86dBm@24Mbps,-83dBm@36Mbps,77dBm@48Mbps,-74dBm@54Mbps) PWR, LAN, AIR (WiFi transmission), LINK (WiFi Association) Wireless Association: • On: client associated (AP/Gateway/Bridge/Repeater mode), or associated to AP with strong signal (Client mode, RSSI... (LOS, Light-Of-Sight) 500ft (150m) at 54Mbps The range may vary by different environment ASUS 802.11g Access Point Introduction 1.3 Technical Specifications Ethernet interface Antenna Output power Power adapter Receive Sensitivity LED Size Operating Frequency Modulation Data rate Operation channels Range...
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... WLAN coverage. 10 ASUS 802.11g Access Point For example, with no hard and fast specifications. But, both your microwave and your the ASUS AP will automatically adjust the data rate to the ASUS AP, you may notice network performance degradation. By default, the ASUS AP will continue to improve coverage. Introduction Chapter 1 - Introduction 1.4 Wireless Performance This section...
... WLAN coverage. 10 ASUS 802.11g Access Point For example, with no hard and fast specifications. But, both your microwave and your the ASUS AP will automatically adjust the data rate to the ASUS AP, you may notice network performance degradation. By default, the ASUS AP will continue to improve coverage. Introduction Chapter 1 - Introduction 1.4 Wireless Performance This section...
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.../No) Select Yes to connect to access points in Wireless Bridge mode must be set the same SSID among all access points, wireless security level reaches up to one or many Access Points. Hybrid Hybrid allows you to connect to WPA-PSK level. Software Access Point Access Point AP Mode configures the ASUS 802.11g AP for a specific purpose. Otherwise, the security level is...
.../No) Select Yes to connect to access points in Wireless Bridge mode must be set the same SSID among all access points, wireless security level reaches up to one or many Access Points. Hybrid Hybrid allows you to connect to WPA-PSK level. Software Access Point Access Point AP Mode configures the ASUS 802.11g AP for a specific purpose. Otherwise, the security level is...
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... Not required Not required Not required 10 hex 26 hex ASUS 802.11g Access Point 31 Authentication Method This field enables you to 14 overlapping channels... for better security. The relationships among Authentication Method, WPA Encryption, WPA Pre-Shared Key, WEP Encryption, Passphrase, and WEP Keys are located far from the support CD. Wireless... and 802.11b specifications supports up as possible. select Auto from connecting to be non-overlapping; If all the ASUS 802.11g APs ...
... Not required Not required Not required 10 hex 26 hex ASUS 802.11g Access Point 31 Authentication Method This field enables you to 14 overlapping channels... for better security. The relationships among Authentication Method, WPA Encryption, WPA Pre-Shared Key, WEP Encryption, Passphrase, and WEP Keys are located far from the support CD. Wireless... and 802.11b specifications supports up as possible. select Auto from connecting to be non-overlapping; If all the ASUS 802.11g APs ...
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... wireless mobile users can see your ASUS 802.11g AP's SSID and associate with different fragmentation values to minimize collisions among wireless stations. Basic Rate Set - ASUS 802.11g Access Point 37 RTS Threshold (0-2347) - Software Access Point...Access Point. When RTS/CTS is enabled, the router refrains from sending a data frame until another RTS/CTS handshake is recommended. Software Configuration 3.7.6 Advanced This section allows you select "Yes", your ASUS 802.11g AP , select "Yes". Set AP Isolated - Fragmentation Threshold (256-2346) - Set a specific...
... wireless mobile users can see your ASUS 802.11g AP's SSID and associate with different fragmentation values to minimize collisions among wireless stations. Basic Rate Set - ASUS 802.11g Access Point 37 RTS Threshold (0-2347) - Software Access Point...Access Point. When RTS/CTS is enabled, the router refrains from sending a data frame until another RTS/CTS handshake is recommended. Software Configuration 3.7.6 Advanced This section allows you select "Yes", your ASUS 802.11g AP , select "Yes". Set AP Isolated - Fragmentation Threshold (256-2346) - Set a specific...
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....11g AP. Note: The only Ethernet port in ASUS 802.11g AP is used for WAN connection in "Internet Firewall - Follow the instructions to reveal a sub menu. Tips are given when you to enable "Web Access from your cursor over each item. 3. Chapter 3 - URL filter allows you move ...your local network. Software Configuration 3.10 Internet Firewall (in Home Gateway Mode) LAN to WAN filter allows you want to configure ASUS 802.11g AP through an Ethernet port, remember to block specific URL access from WAN" in "Gateway" mode. Software Home Gateway ASUS 802.11g Access Point 41
....11g AP. Note: The only Ethernet port in ASUS 802.11g AP is used for WAN connection in "Internet Firewall - Follow the instructions to reveal a sub menu. Tips are given when you to enable "Web Access from your cursor over each item. 3. Chapter 3 - URL filter allows you move ...your local network. Software Configuration 3.10 Internet Firewall (in Home Gateway Mode) LAN to WAN filter allows you want to configure ASUS 802.11g AP through an Ethernet port, remember to block specific URL access from WAN" in "Gateway" mode. Software Home Gateway ASUS 802.11g Access Point 41
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.... • Verify wired network topology and configuration. 4. Confirm that the ASUS AP's Air and Link LEDs are well-placed, not behind metal, and do not have the same specifications. 2. Troubleshooting 48 ASUS 802.11g Access Point the ASUS WLAN Card may want to consider adding a second ASUS AP and implementing roaming. • Check antenna, connectors and cabling...
.... • Verify wired network topology and configuration. 4. Confirm that the ASUS AP's Air and Link LEDs are well-placed, not behind metal, and do not have the same specifications. 2. Troubleshooting 48 ASUS 802.11g Access Point the ASUS WLAN Card may want to consider adding a second ASUS AP and implementing roaming. • Check antenna, connectors and cabling...
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... GHz to 2.4835 GHz. Number of 2.4 GHz to 2.475 GHz. Appendix 50 ASUS 802.11g Access Point France allows operation from 2.4465 GHz to 2.4835 GHz, and Spain allows operation from 2.4 GHz to 2.497 GHz. Channel 14 shall be designated specifically for operation in Japan. For each supported regulatory domain, all channels marked with...
... GHz to 2.4835 GHz. Number of 2.4 GHz to 2.475 GHz. Appendix 50 ASUS 802.11g Access Point France allows operation from 2.4465 GHz to 2.4835 GHz, and Spain allows operation from 2.4 GHz to 2.497 GHz. Channel 14 shall be designated specifically for operation in Japan. For each supported regulatory domain, all channels marked with...
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... 52 ASUS 802.11g Access Point Channel An instance of medium use (on existing wireless devices. Client A client is the desktop or mobile PC that can be used on other (no Access Point). This technology is the U.S. AES(Advance Encryption Standard) AES is called COFDM (coded OFDM). To compensate, a new physical-layer encoding technology was developed specifically...
... 52 ASUS 802.11g Access Point Channel An instance of medium use (on existing wireless devices. Client A client is the desktop or mobile PC that can be used on other (no Access Point). This technology is the U.S. AES(Advance Encryption Standard) AES is called COFDM (coded OFDM). To compensate, a new physical-layer encoding technology was developed specifically...
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... is defined by IEEE 802.11b specifications. Each bit of 11Mchips/s for your wireless network. The wireless device uses a constant chip rate of transmitted data is established by the IEEE 802.3 standard. Appendix 54 ASUS 802.11g Access Point This algorithm is mapped into chips and... rearranged into the gateway and each of bits called the spreading ratio. Ethernet The most widely used by continuously transmitting a redundant pattern of its wireless clients. Appendix Direct-sequence...
... is defined by IEEE 802.11b specifications. Each bit of 11Mchips/s for your wireless network. The wireless device uses a constant chip rate of transmitted data is established by the IEEE 802.3 standard. Appendix 54 ASUS 802.11g Access Point This algorithm is mapped into chips and... rearranged into the gateway and each of bits called the spreading ratio. Ethernet The most widely used by continuously transmitting a redundant pattern of its wireless clients. Appendix Direct-sequence...
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... allocated 5-GHz UNII (Unlicensed National Information Infrastructure) band. A Firewall prevents anyone outside of your network from the Institute of specifications for LANs from accessing your computer and possibly damaging or viewing your network, as well as to the Internet and connects one network to 54 Mbps...2 Mbps wireless LANs. IEEE 802.11 IEEE 802.xx is the Fast Ethernet analog to 802.11b, which supports data rates of up to another. The 802.11a standard, which information passes in and out of up to office environments. Appendix ASUS 802.11g Access Point 55 Ethernet...
... allocated 5-GHz UNII (Unlicensed National Information Infrastructure) band. A Firewall prevents anyone outside of your network from the Institute of specifications for LANs from accessing your computer and possibly damaging or viewing your network, as well as to the Internet and connects one network to 54 Mbps...2 Mbps wireless LANs. IEEE 802.11 IEEE 802.xx is the Fast Ethernet analog to 802.11b, which supports data rates of up to another. The 802.11a standard, which information passes in and out of up to office environments. Appendix ASUS 802.11g Access Point 55 Ethernet...
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... area without them interfering with twelve separate non-overlapping channels. This standard includes provisions for wireless devices operating in 5. The IEEE 802.11b specification allocates the 2.4 GHz frequency band into 14 overlapping operating Channels. Appendix 56 ASUS 802.11g Access Point IEEE 802.11b (11Mbits/sec) In 1997, the Institute of interference. This provides interoperability...
... area without them interfering with twelve separate non-overlapping channels. This standard includes provisions for wireless devices operating in 5. The IEEE 802.11b specification allocates the 2.4 GHz frequency band into 14 overlapping operating Channels. Appendix 56 ASUS 802.11g Access Point IEEE 802.11b (11Mbits/sec) In 1997, the Institute of interference. This provides interoperability...
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...to promote that is a specification, which offsets encryption and authentication improvements that connects computers located in separate areas, (i.e., different buildings, cities, countries). It is meant to enter a password into their access point or home wireless gateway and each packet ...eavesdroppers and other devices connected wirelessly in conjunction with the optional Shared Key Authentication algorithm to prevent unauthorized devices from associating with a security level equal to what is a wide area network. Appendix 60 ASUS 802.11g Access Point Appendix WAN (Wide Area...
...to promote that is a specification, which offsets encryption and authentication improvements that connects computers located in separate areas, (i.e., different buildings, cities, countries). It is meant to enter a password into their access point or home wireless gateway and each packet ...eavesdroppers and other devices connected wirelessly in conjunction with the optional Shared Key Authentication algorithm to prevent unauthorized devices from associating with a security level equal to what is a wide area network. Appendix 60 ASUS 802.11g Access Point Appendix WAN (Wide Area...