E2959 ® SL1200 Internet Security Router Quick Installation Guide
Introduction Thank you for buying the ASUS SL1200, the Internet Security Router! Your Local Area Network (LAN) will now be able to access the Internet using high-speed broadband connection such as those with ADSL or cable modem. This quick installation guide provides the basic instructions on connecting your ASUS SL1200 to your PC or LAN, and to the Internet.
Features Front Panel The front panel contains LED indicators that show the status of the unit. Label POWER Color green WAN green LAN1-LAN4 green Function On: Unit is powered on Off: Unit is powered off On: WAN link established and active Flashing: Data is transmitted via WAN connection Off: No WAN link On: LAN link is established Flashing: Data is transmitted via LAN connection Off: No LAN link Rear Panel The rear panel contains the ports and the power/WAN connectors.
Quick installation Hardware connection Before you begin, turn the power off for all devices. These include your computer(s), your LAN hub/switch (if applicable), and the ASUS SL1200. Figure 1. Overview of Hardware Connections Step 1: Connect an ADSL or a cable modem To connect the router Connect one end of the Ethernet cable to the port labeled WAN on the rear panel of the device. Connect the other end to the Ethernet port on the ADSL or cable modem.
Step 2: Connect computers or a LAN If your LAN has four or less than four computers, you can use an Ethernet cable to connect computers directly to the built-in switch on the device. You should attach one end of the Ethernet cable to any of the port labeled LAN1 – LAN4 on the rear panel of the device and connect the other end to the Ethernet port of a computer.
Configuring Your Computers This section provides instructions for configuring the Internet settings on your computers to work with the router. Before you begin By default, the ASUS SL1200 automatically assigns all required Internet settings to your PCs. You only need to configure the PCs to accept the information when it is assigned. In some cases, you may want to configure network settings manually to some or all of your computers rather than allow the Internet Security Router to do so.
Windows® 2000 PCs Check for the IP protocol and, if necessary, install it. 1. In the Windows task bar, click Start -> Settings -> Control Panel. 2. Double-click the Network and Dial-up Connections icon. 3. In the Network and Dial-up Connections window, right-click the Local Area Connection icon, and then select Properties. The Local Area Connection Properties dialog box displays a list of currently installed network components.
Windows® 95, 98, and Me PCs 1. In the Windows task bar, click Start -> Settings -> Control Panel. 2. Double-click the Network icon. In the Network dialog box, look for an entry started w/ “TCP/IP ->” and the name of your network adapter, and then click . You may have to scroll down the list to find this entry. If the list includes such an entry, then the TCP/IP protocol has already been enabled. Skip to step 8. 3.
Windows® NT 4.0 workstations Check for the IP protocol and, if necessary, install it. 1. In the Windows NT task bar, click Start -> Settings -> Control Panel. 2. In the Control Panel window, double click the Network icon. 3. In the Network dialog box, click the Protocols tab. The Protocols tab displays a list of currently installed network protocols. If the list includes TCP/IP Protocol, then the protocol has already been enabled. Skip to step 9. 4.
Assigning static IP addresses to your PCs In some cases, you may want to assign IP addresses to some or all of your PCs directly (often called “statically”), rather than allowing the ASUS SL1200 to assign them. This option may be desirable (but not required) if: • You have obtained one or more public IP addresses that you want to always associate with specific computers (for example, if you are using a computer as a public web server). • You maintain different subnets on your LAN.
Figure 2. LAN IP Address Configuration Page 2. Enter a LAN IP address and a subnet mask for the router. 3. Click to save the LAN IP address. The network connection will be terminated if you change the IP address while using an Ethernet connection for the current session. 4. Reconfigure your PCs, if necessary, so that their IP addresses place them in the same subnet as the new IP address of the LAN port. Refer to Configuring Your Computers on page 6 for instructions. 5.
Quick Configuration of ASUS SL1200 This section gives instructions on logging into the Configuration Manager, a preinstalled web-based program in the ASUS SL1200. This section also gives instructions on configuring the basic settings for your Internet connection. Your ISP should provide you with the necessary information to complete this step.
Figure 3. Login Screen If you have problems connecting to the router, you may either: check if your PC is configured to accept IP address assignment from the router, or set the IP address of your PC to any IP address in the 192.168.1.0 network such as 192.168.1.2. 3. Enter your user name and password, and then click to enter the Configuration Manager.
4. Click to enter the password configuration page as shown in Figure 5. Change the password, if desired. Otherwise, click to proceed to the next page. Figure 5. Setup Wizard - Password Configuration Page When changing passwords, make sure you enter the existing login password in the Login Password field, make any changes for the passwords and click to save the changes. 5. In the System Information setup page, enter the requested information and click to save the changes.
6. In the Date/Time Setup page, select your time zone from the Time Zone drop-down list. Click to save the settings and then click the to go to the next configuration page. Figure 7. Setup Wizard - Date/Time Configuration Page There is no real time clock inside the router. The system date and time are maintained by the external network time server. There is no need to set the date and time here unless you do not have access to a time server and you want the router to maintain its own time.
Figure 9. Setup Wizard - DHCP Server Configuration Page 8. It is recommended that you keep the default settings for DHCP server until after you have completed the rest of the configurations and confirm that your Internet connection is working. Click to proceed to the next configuration page. 9. In the WAN Configuration page, you configure the WAN settings for the router.
a) PPPoE Connection Mode (see Figure 10) • You do not need to enter primary/secondary DNS IP addresses. PPPoE is able to automatically obtain this information for you from your ISP. However, if you prefer to use your favorite DNS servers, you may enter them in the space provided. • Host name is optional. You may leave it empty if your ISP did not provide such information. • Enter the user name and password provided by your ISP. • Click to save the PPPoE settings.
c) Static IP Connection Mode (see Figure 12) • Enter WAN IP address in the IP Address field. This information should be provided by your ISP. • Enter Subnet Mask for the WAN. This information should be provided by your ISP. Typically, it is 255.255.255.0. • Enter gateway address provided by your ISP in the space provided. • Enter at least the primary DNS IP address provided by your ISP. Secondary DNS IP address is optional. Enter it in the space provided if you have such information from your ISP.
