Asus WL-HDD2.5 - Manual (Page 4)

4 ASUS Wireless "WL-HDD" User’s Manual
Copyright Information ................................................................................. 2
Limitation of Liability ................................................................................... 3
1. Introduction .......................................................................................... 7
Overview ................................................................................................ 7
The ASUS Wireless Family ................................................................... 8
Features .............................................................................................. 10
System Requirements ......................................................................... 10
Power Requirements ........................................................................... 10
Package List ........................................................................................ 11
Hardware Components ............................................................................ 12
Ports and Buttons ................................................................................ 12
Status Indicators .................................................................................. 12
Wireless Performance .............................................................................. 13
Site Topography ................................................................................... 13
Range .................................................................................................. 13
Site Surveys ........................................................................................ 14
Roaming Between ASUS APs ............................................................. 14
Roaming Guidelines ............................................................................ 14
2. Getting Started ................................................................................... 15
Location Tips ................................................................................... 15
Making Connections ....................................................................... 15
Connecting Power ........................................................................... 17
Configuring the Wireless Client ........................................................... 17
TCP/IP Settings ............................................................................... 17
SSID Settings .................................................................................. 19
Using the Hard Disk Drive ............................................................... 20
Accessing the Hard Disk Drive ....................................................... 20
Using the ASUS Utility .................................................................... 21
Hard Drive Pre-scan Function ......................................................... 22
Formatting the Hard Disk ................................................................ 22
Setting up Permissions ................................................................... 24
Editing the User List ........................................................................ 24
Editing the Shared Nodes List ........................................................ 24
Applying permissions ...................................................................... 26
Sharing files on the ASUS Wireless WL-HDD ................................ 27
Transferring Data from External Flash Memory .............................. 27
Auto-copy Function ......................................................................... 27
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