ASUS RT-N16, NA7709 User Manual

User Guide

RT-N16

Multi-functional Gigabit Wireless N Router

The elegant white and grey 2.4GHz RT-N16 features powerful CPU, providing a high-performance throughput; supports up to 3000,000 sessions for extensive P2P clients; most widespread application with USB 2.0 port - All-in-1 printer server and FTP ﬁles sharing; ultra-fast and convenient downloads with the Revolutionary Download Master.

NA7709

Third Edition November 2012

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Table of contents

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1 A quick look

PWR 2.4GHz

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Package contents

RT-N16 Wireless Router Network cable (RJ-45)

Power adapter Quick Start Guide

Support CD (Manual, utility software) Warranty card

NOTES:

• 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 wireless router

Power LED

Off: No power. On: Device is ready. Flashing slow: Rescue mode Flashing quick: WPS is processing.

2.4GHz LED

Off: No 2.4GHz signal.

On: Wireless system is ready.

Flashing: Transmitting or receiving data via wireless connection.

LAN LED

Off: No power or no physical connection.

On: Has physical connection to a local area network (LAN).

Flashing: Transmitting or receiving data via Ethernet cable.

WAN LED

Off: No power or no physical connection.

On: Has physical connection to a wide area network (WAN).

Flashing: Transmitting or receiving data via Ethernet cable.

Power (DC-In) port

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

WPS button

This button launches the WPS Wizard.

USB 2.0 ports

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

Reset button

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

WAN (Internet) port

Connect a network cable into this port to establish WAN connection. Flashing: Transmitting or receiving data via wired connection.

LAN 1 ~ 4 ports

Connect network cables into these ports to establish LAN connection.

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.

To avoid signal interference among the three antennas, we recommend that you orient them as the following illustration shows:

Mounting Options

Out of the box, the ASUS Wireless Router is designed to sit on a raised ﬂat surface like a ﬁle 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 in a ﬂat surface.

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

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

NOTES:

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

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

• Speciﬁcations:

DC Power adapter DC Output: +12V with max 1.25A current

Operating Temperature

Operating Humidity 50~90% Storage 20~90%

0~40oC Storage 0~70oC

2 Creating your network

Positioning your router

For the best wireless signal transmission between the wireless router and the network devices connected to it, ensure that you:

• Place the wireless router in a centralized area for a maximum wireless coverage for the network devices.

• 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.

• For the best front-to-rear coverage, place the wireless router in an upright position.

• For the best up-and-down coverage, place the wireless router in an inclined position.

• Always update to the latest ﬁrmware. Visit the ASUS website at http://www.asus.com to get the latest ﬁrmware updates.

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/ 1000BaseTX)

• IEEE 802.11b/g/n wireless capability

• An installed TCP/IP service

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

NOTES:

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

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

Setting up your wireless router

IMPORTANT!

• Use wired connection in setting up your wireless router to avoid possible setup problems due to wireless uncertainty.

• 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

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

• Reboot your computer (recommended).

Wired connection

NOTE: Your wireless router has an integrated auto-crossover

function, so use either straight-through or crossover cable for wired connection.

To set up your wireless router via wired connection:

1. Insert your wireless router’s AC adapter to the DC-In port and plug it to a power outlet.

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

IMPORTANT! Ensure that the LAN LED is blinking.

3 Using another network cable, connect your modem to your

wireless router’s WAN port.

4. Insert your modem’s AC adapter to the DC-In port and plug it to a power outlet.

Wireless connection

To set up your wireless router via wired connection:

1. Insert your wireless router’s AC adapter to the DC-In port and plug it to a power outlet.

2 Using the bundled network cable, connect your modem to your

wireless router’s WAN port.

3. Insert your modem’s AC adapter to the DC-In port and plug it to a power outlet.

4. Install an IEEE 802.11b/g/n WLAN adapter on your computer.

NOTES:

• For details on connecting to a wireless network, refer to the WLAN adapter’s user manual.

• To set up the security settings for your network, refer to the section Setting up the wireless security settings in this user manual.

Before you proceed

NOTE: Before conﬁguring your wireless router, do the steps

described in this section for your host computer and network clients.

A. Disable the proxy server, if enabled.

Windows® 7

1. Click Start > Internet Explorer to launch the browser.

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

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

4. Click OK when done.

MAC OS

1. From your Safari browser, click Safari > Preferences > Advanced > Change Settings...

2. From the Network screen, deselect FTP Proxy and Web Proxy (HTTP).

3. Cllick Apply Now when done.

NOTE: Refer to your browser's help feature for details on disabling the proxy server.

B. Set the TCP/IP settings to automatically obtain an IP

address.

Windows® 7

1. Click Start > Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network and Sharing

Center > Manage network connections.

2. Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4), then

click Properties.

3. To obtain the iPv4 IP settings automatically, tick Obtain an IP address automatically.

To obtain the iPv6 IP

settings automatically, tick

Obtain an IPv6 address automatically.

4. Click OK when done.

MAC OS

1. Click the Apple icon located on the top left of your screen.

2. Click System Preferences > Network > Conﬁgure...

3. From the TCP/IP tab, select Using DHCP in the Conﬁgure IPv4 dropdown list.

4. Cllick Apply Now when done.

NOTE: Refer to your operating system’s help and support feature for details on conﬁguring your computer’s TCP/IP settings.

C. Disable the dial-up connection, if enabled.

Windows® 7

1. Click Start > Internet Explorer to launch the browser.

2. Click Tools > Internet options > Connections tab.

3. Tick Never dial a connection.

4. Click OK when done.

NOTE: Refer to your browser's help feature for details on disabling the dial-up connection.

3 Conﬁguring via the web GUI

Logging into the web GUI

Your ASUS Wireless Router comes with an intuitive web graphics user interface (GUI) that allows you to easily conﬁgure its various features through a web browser such as Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, or Google Chrome.

To log into the web GUI:

1. On your web browser such as Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, or Google Chrome, manually key in the wireless router’s default IP address: 192.168.1.1

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

NOTES:

• For your network clients, ensure that you set the TCP/IP settings to obtain IP addresses automatically, disable the proxy server settings, disable the dial-up settings, and cancel the dial-up connection.

• For more details, refer to the section Before you proceed in this user manual.

3. The wireless router’s web GUI launches. Use the web GUI to conﬁgure various settings.

Setting up the Internet connection

NOTE: When setting the Internet connection for the ﬁrst time,

press the Reset button on your wireless router to reset it to its factory default settings.

Quick Internet Setup (QIS) with auto-detection

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

To use QIS with auto-detection:

1. Launch a web browser such as Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, or Google Chrome.

2. The wireless router automatically detects if your ISP connection type is Dynamic IP, PPPoE, PPTP, L2TP, and Static IP. Key in the necessary information for your ISP connection type.

IMPORTANT! Obtain the necessary information about your Internet connection type from your ISP.

NOTES:

• The auto-detection of your ISP connection type takes place when you conﬁgure the wireless router for the ﬁrst time or when your wireless router is reset to its default settings.

• If QIS failed to detect your Internet connection type, click Skip to manual setting and manually conﬁgure your connection settings.

• If QIS failed to launch automatically, manually launch your wireless router's web GUI to access the QIS page. To do this, follow these steps:

• On your web browser, key in http://192.168.1.1

• On the login page, key in the default username admin and

password admin.

• Click the Quick Internet Setup icon from the upper left

corner of the Network Map page.

3. Assign the network name (SSID) and security key for your

2.4GHz wireless connection. Click Apply when done.

4. Your Internet and wireless settings are displayed. Click Next to continue.

5. Read the wireless network connection tutorial. When done, click Finish.

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 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.

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.

IMPORTANT! The IEEE 802.11n 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 the information about your network clients.

Monitoring your USB device

The ASUS Wireless Router provides two USB 2.0 ports for connecting USB devices such as a USB storage device and USB printer, to allow you to monitor the working environment, share ﬁles, and printer with clients in your network.

NOTE: To use this feature, you need to plug a USB storage device, such as a USB hard disk or USB ﬂash drive, to the USB 2.0 port on the rear panel of your wireless router. Ensure that the USB storage device is formatted and partitioned properly. Refer to the Plug-n-Share Disk Support List at

http://event.asus.com/networks/disksupport

IMPORTANT! You ﬁrst need to create a user account to

allow other network clients to access the USB device. For more details, refer to the section Using AiDisk for sharing ﬁles in this user manual.

To monitor your USB device:

1. Launch the wireless router’s web GUI.

2. On the Network Map screen, select the USB Disk Status icon to display the information about your USB device.

3. On the AiDisk Wizard ﬁeld, click GO to set up an FTP server for Internet ﬁle sharing.

NOTES:

• For more details, refer to the section Using the Network Place (Samba) Share service and Using the FTP Share service in this user manual.

• On USB External HDD/Flash disk:

• The wireless router works with most USB HDDs/Flash disks

(up to 2TB size) and supports read-write access for FAT16, FAT32, EXT2, EXT3, and NTFS.

• To safely remove the USB disk, launch the web GUI

(http://192.168.1.1), then in the upper right corner of Network Map page click the USB icon > click Eject USB1.

• Incorrect removal of the USB disk may cause data

corruption.

Creating your Guest Network

The Guest Network provides Internet connectivity for temporary visitors without providing access to your private network.

To create your guest network:

1. Launch the wireless router’s web GUI.

2. On the Guest Network screen, click Create to create a network for your visitors.

Using the Trafﬁc Manager

Managing QoS (Quality of Service) Bandwidth

The Quality of Service (QoS) allows you to set the bandwidth priority and manage the network trafﬁc.

To set up the bandwidth priority:

1. Launch the wireless router’s web GUI.

2. On the Trafﬁc Manager screen, select the QoS tab.

3. Click ON to enable the default rule and ﬁll in the upload and download bandwidth ﬁelds.

NOTE:

• Get the bandwidth information from your ISP.

• If you want to prioritize speciﬁc network applications and network devices, select your preferred priority from the Userdeﬁned QoS rules.

Monitoring Trafﬁc

The trafﬁc monitor function allows you to assess the bandwidth usage and speed of your Internet, LAN, Wired, WLAN connections.

Using the USB Extension

The USB Extension function provides AiDisk, Servers Center, Network Printer Server and Download Master submenus.

Using AiDisk for Files Sharing

AiDisk allows you to share ﬁles in the USB disk through the Internet.

NOTE: Before using AiDisk, ensure that you have inserted a USB disk into the USB port of your wireless router.

To use AiDisk:

1. Click the AiDisk icon in USB Extension.

2. From the Welcome to AiDisk wizard screen, click Go.

3. Select the access rights that you want to assign to the clients accessing your shared data.

4. Create your domain name via the ASUS DDNS services, select I will use the service and accept the Terms of service and key in your domain name. When done, click Next.

5. Click Finish to ﬁnish the setup.

6. To access the FTP site that you created, launch a web browser or a third-party FTP client utility and key in the ftp link (ftp://<domain name>) you have previously created.

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