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Hardware Components This section gives you a tour of the different ports and status indicators of the ASUS Wireless "WL-HDD". Refer to this section when installing and operating your device. Ports and Buttons 1 4 3 2 1 Power Connector: Connect the power adapter here. 2 USB Port: Insert a USB flash disk here. 3 LAN Port: Connect one end of the RJ-45 Ethernet cable here and the other end to the RJ-45 port of a network hub, switch, or router.
Connecting Power Attach one end of the AC power adapter, included in the product package, to the power jack on the device and the other end to a power outlet. The POWER LED lights up when the unit is powered ON. Warning: Use the product only with the power adapter supplied in the product package. Using another power supply may damage the device. Warning: To shut down the ASUS Wireless WL-HDD, click the Shutdown button on the web manager. This prevents damage to the hard disk.
If you set your computer’s (wireless client) IP manually, it needs to be on the same segment as the ASUS Wireless "WL-HDD". To set the TCP/IP settings, use the Network and Dialup Connections wizard to create a new LAN connection and configure its TCP/IP settings as follows: 1. Select “My Network Places” from 2. Click View network connections. Windows start. 3. Right-click the Local Area 4. Double-click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Connection.
4. Select “Use the following...” IP address: 192.168.1.xxx (xxx can be any number between 1 and 254 that is not used by another device except 192.168.1.220 which is used by the “WL-HDD”) Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 SSID Settings The SSID or the network name of the WLAN adapter must be configured correctly for proper operation. Click the LAN icon under “Network and Dialup Connections” and right-click to view its Properties. Click Configure under the General tab. Then select the Wireless Network tab.
Using the Hard Disk Drive Now that you have installed the ASUS Wireless "WL-HDD" and connected it as required, you are ready to start using the hard drive as a network storage device as described in the following sections. Accessing the Hard Disk Drive You can access the hard drive in any of the following ways: Searching for the Device The easiest method to locate the hard disk from the network is to search for all computers on the network and then locate the hard drive as follows: 1.
Using the ASUS Utility We recommend that you install the ASUS utility provided on the software 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. Follow these steps to use the ASUS utility: 1. Using Windows, click Start | Programs | ASUS Utility | Wireless HD | Device Discovery. 2. The utility displays the ASUS Wireless "WL-HDD" and other available wireless devices in the device list.
Hard Drive Pre-scan Function When the ASUS Wireless "WL-HDD" is first turned on, it performs a prescan of the hard disk drive to ensure that it is functioning correctly and does not have any corrupt data. If the hard drive is not working, has not been formatted, or has been corrupted, a message is displayed on the screen asking you to format the hard disk. Note: We recommend that you format the hard disk at least once before using it. Formatting the Hard Disk To format the hard disk, do the following: 1.
Setting up Permissions You can set up the hard drive permissions so that only the specified users can access it and write data to hard drive. This is a useful feature so as to limit the data that is put on the network storage. Click the Storage Setting icon in the left pane to display the hard disk settings. Refer to the next two sections to learn how to edit the user and shared file lists. Editing the User List The user list is a list of people who are allowed to access to the ASUS Wireless "WL-HDD".
1. Under the Shared Nodes List on the Storage Setting - Shared Nodes page, scroll to select the desired folder or partition from the Folders and Partitions drop-down box. 2. Type the desired name in the Shared Name field. This is the name by which users can access a specific folder or partition using their wireless clients and even map them as logical drives if needed. 3. Click the Shared check box to enable the folder or partition to be shared between all users. 4.
The Access Right screen is displayed. Type in the Shared Name and any Comments if required. Set the user permissions for the Guest account and up to six user accounts. Select the appropriate user account names from the drop-down box and check the Share and Write check boxes to enable sharing and writing to the folder. Click Apply to apply the changes to the access rights to the folder. 8. Click Apply to apply the changes or Finish to save the changes and restart the device.
Sharing files on the ASUS Wireless WL-HDD The ASUS Wireless "WL-HDD" is primarily designed to help you share data, music, video, or other files over the wireless LAN. You can set up this device in your house, office, or dormitory, such that anyone can access media files from it using a wireless connection. In order to share data from the ASUS Wireless WL-HDD, you must access the hard disk drive using a valid user name. See “Editing the User List” for more details about creating users.
Notes: If you remove the flash disk from the ASUS Wireless "WLHDD" and insert it again, the data is copied again to the hard disk in a new folder with the folder name incremented by 1. For instance, if the first time the data was copied under USBpart005, then after removing and inserting the disk, the data is copied again to a new folder named USBpart006.
System Setting Click the System Setting option on the left panel to display its submenus. This set of menus enables you to make changes to the system parameters of the ASUS Wireless "WL-HDD". You can change the password, upgrade the firmware from a file provided by ASUS, or restore the device to its default factory settings using this set of menus. Change Password The Change Password menu allows you to change the system password of the ASUS Wireless "WL-HDD". (The default password is admin.
