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Asus WL-520gU

details: 802.11g Wireless Router
hardware type: Wireless Router
date added: 2009-09-23
updated: 2015-10-10
The WL-520gU is a wireless router with a single 10/100Base-T WAN port, four 10/100Base-T Ethernet LAN ports, and an USB 2.0 port.

The router supports "auto switching" function, which enables multiple users to use multifuntion printer wirelessly. After plugging in the USB printer into ASUS wireless router, it switches automatically, allowing different users to use the printer simultaneously.

The integrated access point supports WEP, WPA/WPA2 wireless encryption and 802.1x authentication.
 
 
 
 WL-520gU Features
 General
 Availability: currently available
 Street price: $33
 LAN / WAN Connectivity
 WAN ports: 1
 WAN port(s) type: 10/100 Base-TX (RJ-45)
 LAN ports: 4
 LAN ports type: 10/100 Base-TX (RJ-45)
 USB port(s): 1
storage, printer
 USB port type: USB 2.0
 Router
 NAT routing: yes
 Multihomed: yes
 DMZ: yes
 Port forwarding: yes
 Port triggering: yes
 DHCP server: yes
 DHCP client: yes
 DNS proxy: yes
 Dynamic DNS client: yes
 QoS: yes
 UPnP: yes
 Wireless
 Maximum Wireless Speed: 108 Mbps
 WiFi standards supported: 802.11b (Wi-Fi 1)
802.11g (Wi-Fi 3)
802.11g+ (108 Mbps+)
 Wifi security/authentication: WEP
WPA (TKIP)
WPA2 (AES)
802.1X (EAP-MD5/TLS/TTLS/PEAP)
Wireless MAC Address filtering
 WiFi modes: Access point
 internal antenna(s): 1
 external antenna(s): 1
 ext antenna(s) removable ?: yes
 Default SSID: default
 WDS compatible: yes
 VPN
  IPSec
 IPSec passthrough: yes
  PPTP
 PPTP passthrough: yes
 Firewall
 SPI firewall: yes
 Filtering: Domain/URL blocking, MAC Address filtering
 Device Management
 Default IP address: 192.168.1.1
 Default admin username: admin
 Default admin password: admin
 Administration: Web-based (LAN)
Quick Setup Wizard
 Firmware upgradeable: yes
 Configuration backup/restore: yes
 Misc hardware info
 Chipset: Broadcom5354, 240MHz
 RAM: 16 Mb
 Flash Memory: 4 Mb
 NTP client: yes
 Print Server: yes
 Third-party firmware support: yes
DD-WRT
 Links
 Product page: https://www.asus.com/Networking/WL520gU/

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