Asus N600 User Manual

User Guide

DSL-N55U-C1

Dual-band N600 Wireless ADSL Modem Router

E8624 First Edition Sept. 2013

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Table of contents

1 A quick look 5

Package contents ........................................................................................5

Your ADSL router ......................................................................................... 6

2 Creating your network 9

Positioning your router ............................................................................. 9

What you need ...........................................................................................10

Connecting your devices ........................................................................11

Before you proceed...................................................................................12

3 NetworkcongurationusingthewebGUI 17

Logging in to the web GUI .....................................................................17

Setting up the wireless security settings ..........................................19

Managing your network clients ...........................................................21

Monitoring your USB device ..................................................................22

Creating your Guest Network ...............................................................24

Using the Trafﬁc Manager .......................................................................25

Using the USB Extension ........................................................................26

Conﬁguring the Advanced settings ....................................................34

Setting up your network printer ..........................................................38

4 Usingtheutilities 43

Device Discovery .......................................................................................43

Firmware Restoration ...............................................................................44

5 Troubleshooting 45

Troubleshooting ........................................................................................45

ASUS DDNS Service ..................................................................................49

Appendices 51

Notices ...........................................................................................................51

Networks Global Hotline Information ................................................ 65

ASUS Contact information .....................................................................68

1 A quick look

Package contents

ADSL WiFi modem router

Network cable

AC adapter

Phone cable

Quick Start Guide

Support CD (User Manual/utilities)

• If any of the items is damaged or missing, contact ASUS for technical inquiries and support. Refer to the ASUS Support Hotline list at the back of this user manual.

• Keep the original packaging material in case you would need future warranty services such as repair or replacement.

Your ADSL router

DSL-N55U Dual-band N600 Wireless ADSL Modem Router

ADSL WAN

TOP features

Power LED Off: No power. On: Device is ready. Flashing slowly: Rescue mode Flashing quickly: WPS in progress.

WAN LED Off: No power or no physical connection. On: Has physical connection to a wide area network (WAN).

Internet LED Off: No power or no Internet connection. Flashing: Transmitting or receiving data. On: Internet connection is established.

LAN LED Off: No power or no physical connection On: Has physical connection to an Ethernet network Flashing: Transmitting or receiving data (through Ethernet cable)

2.4GHz LED

Off: No 2.4GHz signal. On: Wireless system is ready. Flashing: Transmitting or receiving data via wireless connection.

5GHz LED Off: No 5GHz signal. On: Wireless system is ready. Flashing: Transmitting or receiving data via wireless connection.

• Use only the power adapter that came with your package. Using other adapters may damage the device.

• Speciﬁcations:

DC Power adapter DC Output: +12V with max 2A current;

Operating Temperature

Operating Humidity 50~90% Storage 20~90%

0~40oC Storage 0~70oC

Rear features

Reset button

This button resets or restores the system to its factory default settings.

Power (DC-In) port

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

Power switch

Press to power on or off the system.

WPS button*

This button launches the WPS Wizard. * WPS button can work as a WiFi button by conﬁguring from Advanced

Settings > Administration page.

USB 2.0 ports

Insert USB 2.0 devices such as USB hard disks or USB ﬂash drives into these ports.

Insert your iPad’s USB cable into one of these ports to charge your iPad.

Ethernet WAN port

Connect to your network (other xDSL/Cable/Fiber modem) via an Ethernet cable.

LAN 1 ~ 4 ports

Connect network cables into these ports to establish LAN connection.

DSL WAN (ADSL) port

Connect to a splitter or to a telephone outlet via an RJ-11 cable.

2 Creating your network

45°45°

90°

ADSL WAN

Positioning your router

To get the best wireless network performance from your wireless router, follow the recommendations below:

• Place the wireless router at the center of your network for maximum wireless coverage.

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

• Keep the device away from 802.11g or 20MHz only Wi-Fi devices, 2.4GHz computer peripherals, Bluetooth devices, cordless phones, transformers, heavy-duty motors, ﬂuorescent lights, microwave ovens, refrigerators, and other industrial equipment to prevent signal interference or loss.

What you need

To set up your network, you need one or two computers that meet the following system requirements:

• Ethernet RJ-45 (LAN) port (10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T )

• IEEE 802.11b/g/n wireless capability

• An installed TCP/IP service

• Web browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, or Google Chrome

• If your computer does not have built-in wireless capabilities, install an IEEE 802.11b/g/n WLAN adapter to your computer to connect to the network.

• With its dual band technology, your ADSL router supports

2.4GHz and 5GHz wireless signals simultaneously. This allows you to browse the Internet or access e-mail messages using the 2.4GHz band while streaming high-deﬁnition audio/video ﬁles such as movies or music using the 5GHz band.

• If you are using only one computer with a single band IEEE

802.11b/g/n WLAN adapter, you will only be able to use the

2.4GHz band.

• If you are using only one computer with a dual band IEEE

802.11a/b/g/n WLAN adapter, you will be able to use the

2.4GHz or 5GHz band.

• If you are using two computers with both IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n WLAN adapters, you will be able to use both 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands simultaneously.

• The Ethernet RJ-45 cables used to connect the network devices should not exceed 100 meters.

Connecting your devices

Client

Wall power outlet

Splitter

Phone

DSL

• Use a wired connection when setting up your wireless router to avoid possible wireless setup issues.

• Before setting up your ASUS wireless router, do the following:

• If you are replacing an existing router, disconnect it from

your network.

• Disconnect the cables/wires from your existing modem. If

your modem has a backup battery, remove it as well.

• Reboot your computer (recommended).

Wired connection

To set up your ADSL router using a wired connection:

1. Insert the splitter’s line connector to the phone outlet and connect your phone into the phone port.

2. Using the bundled phone cable, connect your DSL-N55U-C1’s ADSL port to the splitter’s DSL port.

3. Using the bundled network cable, connect your computer to the ADSL router’s LAN port.

Before you proceed

Before conﬁguring your wireless router, apply the steps described in this section to each computer on the network to avoid problems connecting to the wireless network.

A. Disable any conﬁgured proxy servers.

Windows® 7

1. Click Start > Internet Explorer.

2. Click Tools > Internet options > Connections tab > LAN settings.

3. From the Local Area Network (LAN) Settings window, uncheck Use a proxy server for your LAN.

4. Click OK then Apply.

MAC OSX

1. From your Apple Safari browser, click Safari > Preferences > Advanced. On the Proxies item, click Change Settings...

2. From the Network screen, uncheck FTP

Proxy and Web Proxy (HTTP).

3. Click OK then Apply.

B. Conﬁgure TCP/IP settings to automatically obtain

an IP address.

Windows® 7

1. Click Start > Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network and Sharing Center > Change adapter settings.

2. On the Network Connections window, click on Local Area Connection.

3. On the Local Area Connection Network Status window, click Properties.

4. Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) or Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6), then click Properties.

6. Tick Obtain an IP address

automatically.

7. Click OK.

MAC OSX

1. Click Apple Menu >System Preferences >

Network

2. Click Ethernet on the left panel.

3. On the Conﬁgure IPv4, item select Using DHCP.

4. Cllick Apply.

Setting up your ADSL router

1. Ensure that the ADSL LED on the DSL-N55U-C1 front panel is on and not ﬂashing.

2. Launch your web browser. The QIS web page appears automatically and starts detecting your connection type, VPI/VCI value and encapsulation mode.

If the QIS web page does not appear after you launched your web browser, disable the proxy settings on your web browser.

3 Network conguration using

the web GUI

Logging in to the web GUI

Your ASUS Wireless Router uses a web-based user interface that allows you to conﬁgure the router using any web browser such as Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, or Google Chrome.

To log in to the web GUI:

1. Launch your web browser and manually key in the wireless router’s default IP address: 192.168.1.1 or default domain name: http://router.asus.com.

2. On the login page, key in the default user name (admin) and password (admin).

3. The wireless router GUI provides access to various conﬁguration settings.

Setting up the wireless security settings

To protect your wireless network from unauthorized access, you need to conﬁgure its security settings.

To set up the wireless security settings:

1. Key in http://router.asus.com or http://192.168.1.1 on your web browser.

2. On the login screen, key in the default user name (admin) and password (admin), then click OK. The wireless router’s web GUI launches.

3. On the Network Map screen, select the System status icon to display the wireless security settings such as SSID, security level, and encryption settings.

You can set up different wireless security settings for 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands.

2.4GHz security settings

5GHz security settings

4. On the Wireless name (SSID) ﬁeld, key in a unique name for your wireless network.

5. From the Security Level dropdown list, select the encryption method for your wireless network.

The IEEE 802.11n/ac standard prohibits using High Throughput with WEP or WPA-TKIP as the unicast cipher. If you use these encryption methods, your data rate will drop to IEEE 802.11g 54Mbps connection.

6. Key in your security passkey.

7. Click Apply when done.

Managing your network clients

To manage your network clients:

1. Launch the wireless router’s web GUI.

2. On the Network Map screen, select the Client Status icon to display information about your network clients.

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