ASUS RTN10P User Manual

RT-N10P

Superspeed Wireless N Router

User Guide

E8145 First Edition

February 2013

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Table of contents

1 Overview 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

Wired connection ...............................................................................11

Wireless connection ..........................................................................12

Before you proceed ...........................................................................13

A. Disable any congured proxy servers. ..............................

B. Congure TCP/IP settings. .....................................................

C. Disable dial-up networking ..................................................

3 NetworkcongurationusingthewebGUI 19

Logging in to the web GUI .....................................................................19

Setting up the Internet connection ....................................................20

Quick Internet Setup (QIS) with auto-detection ..................... 21

Setting up wireless security ...................................................................26

Creating your Guest Network ...............................................................28

Using the Trac Manager .......................................................................30

Managing QoS (Quality of Service) Bandwidth ....................... 30

Monitoring Trac .............................................................................. 32

Conguring Advanced settings............................................................33

Setting up the DHCP Server ...........................................................33

Upgrading the rmware ..................................................................35

Restoring/Saving/Uploading settings ........................................36

13 15 18

Table of contents

4 Usingtheutilities 37

Device Discovery .......................................................................................37

Firmware Restoration ...............................................................................39

5 Troubleshooting 41

Troubleshooting ........................................................................................41

ASUS DDNS Service ..................................................................................45

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) ............................................45

Appendices 47

Notices ...........................................................................................................47

Networks Global Hotline Information ................................................61

ASUS Contact information .....................................................................64

1 Overview

Package contents

RT-N10P 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

system to its factory default settings.

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

Power

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

LAN1-LAN4

LAN connection.

Connect an RJ-45 Ethernet cable to this port to establish

WAN

WAN connection.

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

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

• 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

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Your wireless router supports both a straight-through or crossover cable when setting up a wired connection.

To set up a network using a 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.

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

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To set up your wireless network:

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.

• 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 wireless security.

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

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.

C. Disable dial-up networking

Windows® 7

1. Click Start > Internet Explorer.

2. Click

Tools > Internet

Options > Connections

tab.

3. Tick

Never dial a

connection.

4. Click

Apply then OK.

3 Network conﬁguration 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

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

admin) and

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

Setting up the Internet connection

When setting up the Internet connection for the ﬁrst time, press the Reset button on your wireless router to reset it to its factory default settings.

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