ASUS DSL-N10E User Manual

DSL-N10E

11n Wireless Router

User Manual

E7255 Second Edition

March 2012

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Table of contents

About this guide .................................................................................... 5

Chapter 1: Knowing your wireless router

Package contents .................................................................................. 7

System requirements ............................................................................ 7

Before you proceed ............................................................................... 7

Hardware features ................................................................................. 8

Mounting options ................................................................................. 12

Chapter 2: Getting started

Setting up the wireless router ............................................................ 13

Accessing the router’s web GUI ...................................................... 13

Using the Quick Internet Setup (QIS) .............................................. 14

Chapter 3: Conguring the network clients

Managing your network clients .......................................................... 17

Chapter 4: Conguring via the web GUI

Conguring the network settings ...................................................... 21

Conguring the wireless network settings ....................................... 21

Conguring the local area network (LAN) settings .......................... 27

Conguring the wide area network (WAN) settings ........................ 30

Conguring the Internet service settings .......................................... 32

Conguring the DNS settings .......................................................... 32

Congure the rewall settings ......................................................... 34

Conguring the UPnP settings ........................................................ 38

Conguring the IGMP Conguration settings .................................. 39

Conguring the advanced settings .................................................... 40

Conguring the administration settings ........................................... 41

Restoring the wireless router’s settings .......................................... 41

Upgrading the rmware ................................................................... 42

Backing up/Restoring the settings ................................................... 43

Conguring the System Logs .......................................................... 44

Conguring the user account settings ............................................. 45

Conguring the system time settings .............................................. 46

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Conguring the diagnostic settings .................................................. 47

Checking your wireless router’s status and basic settings ............ 48

Chapter 5: Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting ................................................................................... 49

Appendices

Notices .................................................................................................. 52

ASUS Contact Information .................................................................. 60

About this guide

This user guide contains information that you need to install and congure the

ASUS Wireless Router.

How this guide is organized

This guide contains the following parts:

• Chapter 1: Knowing your wireless router

This chapter provides information on the package contents, system

requirements, hardware features, and LED indicators of the ASUS Wireless Router.

• Chapter 2: Getting started

This chapter provides instructions on accessing the router’s web GUI and

quickly setting up the Internet connection via the Quick Internet Setup (QIS) function.

• Chapter 3: Conguring the network clients

This chapter provides instructions on setting up the clients in your network to

work with your ASUS Wireless Router.

• Chapter 4: Conguring via the web GUI

This chapter provides instructions on conguring the ASUS Wireless Router’s

Internet service settings, advanced settings, administration settings, diagnostic

settings, and your router’s working status.

• Chapter 5: Troubleshooting

This chapter provides you with a troubleshooting guide for solving common

problems you may encounter when using the ASUS Wireless Router.

• Appendices

This chapter provides you with the regulatory Notices and Safety Statements.

Conventions used in this guide

WARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to

complete a task.

CAUTION: Information to prevent damage to the components when

trying to complete a task.

IMPORTANT: Instructions that you MUST follow to complete a task.

NOTE: Tips and additional information to aid in completing a task.

Knowing your

wireless router

Package contents

Check the following items in your ASUS Wireless Router package.

DSL-N10E Wireless Router x1 External splitter x1 Power adapter x1 RJ11 cable x2 Support CD x1 RJ45 cable x1 Quick Start Guide x1

Note: If any of the items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.

System requirements

Before installing the ASUS Wireless Router, ensure that your system/network meets the following requirements:

• An Ethernet RJ-45 port (10Base-T/100Base-TX)

• At least one IEEE 802.11b/g/n device with wireless capability

• An installed TCP/IP and Internet browser

• Operating system: Windows98®SE and higher

Before you proceed

Take note of the following guidelines before installing the ASUS Wireless Router:

• The length of the Ethernet cable that connects the device to the network (hub, ADSL/cable modem, router, wall patch) must not exceed 100 meters.

• Place the device on a at and stable surface as far from the ground as

possible.

• Keep the device clear from metal obstructions and away from direct sunlight.

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• Keep the device away from transformers, heavy-duty motors, uorescent lights,

microwave ovens, refrigerators, and other industrial equipment to prevent signal loss.

• Install the device in a central area to provide ideal coverage for all wireless mobile devices.

• Install the device at least 20cm from a person to insure that the product is operated in accordance with the RF Guidelines for Human Exposure adopted by the Federal Communications Commission.

Hardware features

Top panel

LED Status Indication

Off No power

On Power on

Slow Flash No signal detected

Fast Flash The device is synchronizing with the DSL

device

On The device is connected to the DSL

device.

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Status indicators

LED Status Indication

Off No connection or in bridge mode.

Flashing Internet data is transmitted in the routing

On The Internet connection is normal in the

Off No power or no physical connection

On Has physical connection to an Ethernet

Flashing Transmitting or receiving data (through

Off Inactive WLAN connection

On Active WLAN connection

Flashing Transmitting data through the WLAN

Off Inactive WPS connection

On WPS connection is successful

Flashing WPS is active and the wireless router

mode.

routing mode and no Internet data is being transmitted.

network.

Ethernet cable)

interface

is waiting for the client to successfully connect to it.

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Rear panel

Item Description

WPS button

Press this button for more than ve seconds to enable the WPS

function.

Note: If you press the button for one to ve seconds, no function takes effect.

ADSL port

Connect an RJ-11 telephone cable to this port or a splitter connected from this port.

LAN 1 ~ 4 ports

Connect RJ-45 Ethernet cables to these ports to establish LAN connection.

Power (DC-In) port

Insert the AC adapter into this port to connect your router to a power source.

Power switch

Press this button to turn the power on/off.

Reset button

Using a pointed blunt object, press this button for more than one second to reset the system to its factory default settings.

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Bottom panel

Item Description

Mounting hooks

Use the mounting hooks to mount your router on concrete or wooden surfaces using two round head screws.

Air vents

These vents provide ventilation to your router.

Note: For details on mounting your router on a wall or ceiling, refer to the section Mounting options on the next page of this user manual.

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Mounting options

The ASUS Wireless Router is designed to sit on a raised at surface like a le

cabinet or book shelf. The unit may also be converted for mounting to a wall or ceiling.

To mount the ASUS Wireless Router:

1. Look on the underside for the two mounting hooks.

2. Mark two upper holes on a at surface.

3. Tighten two screws until only 1/4'' is showing.

4. Latch the hooks of the ASUS Wireless Router onto the screws.

Note: Re-adjust the screws if you cannot latch the ASUS Wireless Router onto it or if it is too loose.

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Getting started

Setting up the wireless router

The ASUS Wireless Router includes a web graphics user interface (web GUI)

that allows you to congure the wireless router using your web browser on your

computer.

Note: For details on conguring your wireless router using the web GUI, refer to Chapter 4:

Conguring via the web GUI.

Accessing the router’s web GUI

To access the router’s web GUI:

In your web browser, key in http://192.168.1.1.

1. Key in the user name and password. You may choose to log in as

2. administrator (user name/password: admin) or as an ordinary user (user name/password: user/user).

Note: When you log in as the administrator, the Quick Internet Setup (QIS) Wizard is displayed. For details about the QIS Wizard, refer to the next section Using the Quick Internet Setup

(QIS).

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Using the Quick Internet Setup (QIS)

The Quick Internet Setup (QIS) function guides you in quickly setting up your Internet connection.

Important: Obtain the necessary information about your Internet connection type from your ISP.

Click Quick Internet Setup.

In Step 1: Web Account Setup page, key in the necessary information

and click Next.

In Step 2: Time Zone Setup page, tick Enable to enable the NTP

function, and key in the necessary information. Click Next.

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In Step 3: WAN Interface Setup page, ll in the necessary information,

and click Next.

In Step 4: WLAN Interface Setup page, set up the parameter for your

5. WLAN network.

Notes:

• Do not include quotation marks (" or ') in your SSID or use spaces as the start of your SSID.

• For WPA pre-shared key and WEP key settings, neither use quotation marks (" or '), angle brackets (>), square brackets (]) and spaces as the start of your key nor use two spaces in between.

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In Step 5: Conguration Saving page, click Finish to save the

conguration settings. Click Back to modify the settings. Click Reset to cancel the settings.

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Conguring the

network clients

Managing your network clients

To manage your network clients to your ASUS Wireless Router, you must have the correct parameters for wireless, LAN, and WAN connection types. Ensure that the

clients’ IP addresses are within the same subnet as the ASUS Wireless Router.

By default, the ASUS Wireless Router integrates the DHCP server function that automatically assigns the IP addresses to the clients in your network. You may also manually assign the static IP addresses to selected clients in your network.

Note: ASUS recommends the following settings in establishing a manually assigned IP addresses to your client in the Router mode:

• IP address: 192.168.1.xxx (xxx can be any number between 2 and 254. Ensure that the IP address is not used by another device)

• Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 (same as the ASUS Wireless Router)

• Gateway: 192.168.1.1 (IP address of the ASUS Wireless Router)

• DNS: 192.168.1.1 (ASUS Wireless Router) or assign a known DNS server in your network

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Windows® 2000

1. Click Start > Control Panel > Network and Dial-up Connection.

Right-click Local Area Connection, then click Properties.

2. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), then click Properties.

3. Select Obtain an IP address automatically if you want the IP settings to be assigned automatically. Otherwise, select Use the following IP address: and key in IP address, Subnet mask, and Default gateway.

4. Select Obtain DNS server address automatically if you want the DNS server settings to be assigned automatically. Otherwise, select Use the following DNS

server addresses: and key in the Preferred and Alternate DNS server.

5. Click OK when done.

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Windows® XP

1. Click Start > Control Panel > Network Connection. Right-click Local Area Connection, then

select Properties.

2. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), then click Properties.

4. Select Obtain DNS server address automatically if you want the DNS server settings to be assigned automatically. Otherwise, select Use the following DNS

server addresses: and key in the Preferred and Alternate DNS server.

5. Click OK when done.

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