Asus RT-N10 User Manual

User Guide

RT-N10 Wireless Router

E8064 First Edition

January 2013

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Table of contents

1 Getting to know your wireless router 5

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

Hardware features ....................................................................................... 6

2 Setting up your wireless network 9

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

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

Setting up your wireless router ............................................................ 10

Router mode ........................................................................................11

Repeater Mode ....................................................................................15

AP Mode ................................................................................................17

3 Conguringthenetworkclients 19

4 NetworkcongurationusingthewebGUI 2

Logging into the router web GUI .........................................................25

Using the Network Map ..........................................................................27

Creating multiple SSID proles .............................................................28

Managing bandwidth with EzQoS ......................................................29

Upgrading the rmware .........................................................................31

Restoring/Saving/Uploading settings ...............................................32

5 Usingtheutilities 33

Device Discovery .......................................................................................34

Firmware Restoration ...............................................................................35

WPS Wizard ..................................................................................................37

Adding network devices using a USB ash drive ....................43

Table of contents

6 Troubleshooting 45

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

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

Appendices 51

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

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

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

1 Getting to know your

wireless router

Package contents

RT-N10 wireless router

Network cable (RJ-45)

Power adapter

Quick Start Guide

Warranty card

• 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.

Hardware features

Front

Status indicators

LED Status Indication

Off No power

Power

Wireless

WPS Flashing WPS in progress

WAN

Wide Area

Network

LAN 1-4

Local Area

Network

On System ready

Flashing slowly Rescue mode

Off No power

On Wireless system ready

Flashing Transmitting or receiving data (wireless)

Off No power or no physical connection

On Has physical connection to an Ethernet

network

Flashing Transmitting or receiving data (through

Ethernet cable)

Off No power or no physical connection

On Has physical connection to an Ethernet

network

Flashing Transmitting or receiving data (through

Ethernet cable)

Rear

4 5 6321

Label Description

Press this button for more than ﬁve seconds to restore the

Reset

Power

LAN1-LAN4

WAN

WPS Press this button for more than four seconds to establish a

system to its factory default settings.

Press this button to power on/off the wireless router.

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

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

Connect an RJ-45 Ethernet cable to this port to establish WAN connection.

secure wireless connection with a WPS-supported wireless device.

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.

Mounting the wireless router to a wall is not recommended as it reduces wireless performance.

2 Setting up your wireless

network

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.

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

• For the best upward and downward wireless coverage, place the wireless router in an inclined position.

• Always update to the latest ﬁrmware. Visit the ASUS website at http://support.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)

• 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.

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

Setting up your wireless router

The ASUS RT-N10 uses a web Graphical User Interface (GUI) to conﬁgure wireless router settings. You can set up the wireless router to use any of these three operation modes:

• Router mode (IP Sharing)

• Repeater mode

• Access Point (AP) mode

You can conﬁgure your wireless router to use an operation mode via the Quick Internet Setup (QIS).

• Use a wired connection when setting up your wireless router

Client

RT-N10

Modem

LAN

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).

Router mode

In Router mode, the wireless router connects to the Internet either through PPPoE, Automatic IP, PPTP, L2TP, or Static IP, and provides wireless signals for your network. NAT, ﬁrewall, and IP sharing services for LAN clients are enabled.

To set up the wireless router in Router mode:

1. Connect your devices.

Use an Ethernet cable (wired connection) to connect your computer to the wireless router for initial conﬁguration to avoid possible wireless setup problems.

2. Launch your web browser and the QIS web page will appear automatically. Select IP Sharing mode, then click Next.

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

3. QIS will detect your Internet connection type.

4. Key in the username and password for your account. Click Apply all settings.

• A PPPoE Internet connection is shown on the example. The setup screen varies depending on the detected Internet connection type

• Obtain the required account information, such as the user name and password, from your Internet Service Provider (ISP).

5. Internet setup is complete.

• Click Going to Internet to browse the Internet.

• Click

Simply Wireless Security Setting to conﬁgure basic security settings for SSID, authentication method, and WEP encryption for the wireless router.

• Click Advanced Setting page to manually conﬁgure advanced settings for the wireless router.

• Click

Add to Favorites to add this URL to your Favorites or

Bookmarks on your browser for quick access to the web GUI.

Repeater Mode

Modem

Router

Client

RT-N10

In Repeater mode, the wireless router extends your wireless network coverage and provides you with higher quality wireless radio signals. NAT, Firewall, and IP sharing services are disabled.

To set up your wireless router in Repeater mode:

1. Connect your devices.

Use an Ethernet cable (wired connection) to connect your computer to the wireless router for initial conﬁguration to avoid possible wireless setup problems.

2. Launch your web browser and the QIS web page will appear automatically. Select Repeater mode, then click Next.

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

3. Select the wireless Access Point you would like to extend. Click Connect.

AP Mode

Modem

Router

Client

RT-N10

In AP mode, the wireless router receives the WAN IP address from the router connected to the WAN port and provides a wireless radio signal for your network. NAT, ﬁrewall, IP sharing services are disabled.

To set up your wireless router in AP mode:

1. Connect your devices.

Use an Ethernet cable (wired connection) to connect your computer to the wireless router for initial conﬁguration to avoid possible wireless setup problems.

2. Launch your web browser and the QIS web page will appear automatically. Select Access Point mode, then click Next.

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

3. Conﬁgure wireless security settings for SSID, authentication method, and WEP Encryption. Click Finish.

3 Conﬁguring the network clients

Accessing the wireless router

To access the ASUS Wireless Router, you must have the correct TCP/IP settings on your wired or wireless clients. Ensure that the clients’ IP addresses are within the same subnet as the ASUS Wireless Router.

Setting up an IP address for wired or wireless clients

By default, the ASUS Wireless Router uses DHCP to automatically assign IP addresses to the clients in your network.

You may, however, want to manually assign static IP addresses on some of the clients or computers in your network rather than automatically getting IP addresses from your wireless router.

Follow the instructions below that correspond to the operating system installed on your client or computer.

In Router mode, if you want to manually assign an IP address

to your client, we recommend that you use the following settings:

•

IP address: 192.168.1.xxx (xxx can be any number between 2 and 254. The IP address should not be used by another device)

•

Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 (same Subnet Mask 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.

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. Key in an 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.

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.

3. Select

Obtain an IP

address automatically if

you want the IP settings to be assigned automatically. Otherwise, select Use the following IP address. Key in an 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.

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