ASUS RT-N15 User Manual
User Manual
RT-N15 SuperSpeed N
E3515 /May 2008
Wireless Router
®
Manufacturer Contact Information
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (Asia-Pacic)
Company address: 15 Li-Te Road, Beitou, Taipei 11259
Telephone: +886-2-2894-3447
Fax: +886-2-2890-7798
E-mail: info@asus.com.tw
Web site: http://www.asus.com.tw
ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America)
Company address: 44370 Nobel Drive, Fremont, CA 94538, USA
General (fax): +1-510-608-4555
Web site address: http://usa.asus.com
Technical support
General support: +1-502-995-0883
Support (fax): +1-502-933-8713
Online support: http://vip.asus.com/eservice/techserv.aspx
ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Germany & Austria)
Company address: Harkort Str. 25, D-40880 Ratingen, Germany
General (tel): +49-2102-95990
General (fax): +49-2102-959911
Web site address: http://www.asuscom.de
Online contact: http://www.asuscom.de/sales
Technical support
Components: +49-2102-95990
Fax: +49-2102-959911
Online support: http://vip.asus.com/eservice/techserv.aspx?SLanguage=de-de
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Table of contents
Manufacturer Contact Information ..........................................................2
Table of contents ...................................................................................... 1
1. Package contents .................................................................................2
2. Connecting ADSL modem and wireless router .................................2
1) Cable connection ............................................................................... 2
2) Status indicators ................................................................................3
3. Getting started ...................................................................................... 4
1) Wired connection ...............................................................................4
2) Wireless Connection .......................................................................... 4
3) Setting IP address for wired or wireless client ................................... 4
4) Conguring the wireless router .......................................................... 5
5) Quick setup ....................................................................................... 6
4. Wireless router features ....................................................................11
1) Choosing an appropriate operation mode ....................................... 11
2) Setting up wireless encryption ........................................................ 12
3) Setting up virtual server in your LAN ...............................................13
4) Setting up virtual DMZ in your LAN .................................................14
5) Setting up DDNS .............................................................................14
6) Setting up Bandwidth Management ................................................. 18
5. Setting up using ASUS utility ................................................................ 20
1) Utility Installation for RT-N15 ........................................................... 20
2) WPS utility .......................................................................................21
3) Firmware Restoration ......................................................................23
6. Congure RT-N15 under Vista OS ......................................................... 24
1) Conguring the device ..................................................................... 24
2) Setting up the network sharing center .............................................29
7. Troubleshooting .................................................................................36
8. Appendix .............................................................................................38
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2. Connecting ADSL modem and wireless router
1. Package contents
• RT-N15 wireless router x 1
• Power adapter x 1
• Utility CD x 1
• RJ45 cable x 1
• Quick Start Guide x 1
1) Cable connection
1
3
2
Modem
Wall telephone outlet
Wall power outlet
Phone
Power
Wall power outlet
ASUS Wireless Router
Modem
Wall telephone outlet
Phone
Power
Power
LAN
Wall power outlet
Power
WAN
LAN
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2) Status indicators
PWR (Power)
Off No power
On System ready
Flashing-slow Firmware upgrade failed
Flashing-quick WPS processing
AIR (Wireless Network)
Off No power
On Wireless system ready
Flashing Transmitting or receiving data (wireless)
WAN (Wide Area Network)
Off No power or no physical connection
On Has physical connection to an Ethernet network
Flashing Transmitting or receiving data (through Ethernet cable)
LAN 1-4 (Local Area Network)
Off No power or no physical connection
On Has physical connection to an Ethernet network
Flashing Transmitting or receiving data (through Ethernet cable)
PWR
AIR
WAN
LAN
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The ASUS RT-N15 Wireless Router can meet various working scenarios with proper conguration.
The default settings of the wireless router may need change so as to meet your individual needs.
Therefore, before using the ASUS Wireless Router, check the basic settings to make sure they all
work in your environment.
ASUS provides a utility named WPS for fast wireless conguration. If you would like to use
EZSetup for your wireless network conguration, refer to chapter 5 for details.
Note:
Wired connection for initial conguration is recommended to avoid possible
setup problems due to wireless uncertainty.
1) Wired connection
The RT-N15 Wireless Router is supplied with an Ethernet cable in the package. The wireless
router has an integrated auto-crossover function. Thus, you can either use straight-through or
crossover cable for wired connection. Plug one end of the cable to the LAN port on the rear
panel of the router and the other end to the Ethernet port on your PC.
2) Wireless Connection
For establishing wireless connection, you need an IEEE 802.11b/g/n compatible WLAN card.
Refer to your wireless adapter user manual for wireless connection procedures. By default,
the SSID of ASUS Wireless Router is “default” (in lower case), encryption is disabled and
open system authentication is used.
3) Setting IP address for wired or wireless client
To access the RT-N15 Wireless Router, you must have correct TCP/IP settings on your wired or
wireless clients. Set the IP addresses of the clients within the same subnet of RT-N15.
Getting an IP address automatically
The RT-N15 Wireless Router integrates DHCP server functions, thus, your PC gets an IP
address automatically.
Note:
Before rebooting your PC, switch ON the
wireless router and make sure the router is in ready
state.
Setting up the IP address manually
To manually set the IP address, you need to know the
default settings of the wireless router:
• IP address 192.168.1.1
• Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0
3. Getting started
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To set up the connection with a manually assigned
IP address, the address of your PC and the wireless
router must be within the same subnet:
• IP address: 192.168.1.xxx (xxx can be any number
between 2 and 254. Make sure the IP address is
not used by other device)
• Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 (same as RT-N15)
• Gateway: 192.168.1.1 (IP address of
RT-N15)
• DNS: 192.168.1.1 (
RT-N15), or assign a known
DNS server in your network.
4) Conguring the wireless router
Follow the steps below to enter the Web conguration interface of RT-N15.
Defaults
User name:
admin
Password:
admin
Enter the following address in your
web browser: http://192.168.1.1
After logging in, you can see the ASUS Wireless Router home page.
The homepage displays quick links to congure the main features of the wireless router.
1
3
2
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1. Select your time zone and click
Next
.
5) Quick setup
To start quick setup, click
Next
to enter the “Quick Setup” page.
Follow the instructions to setup the ASUS Wireless Router.
2. ASUS wireless router supports ve
types of ISP services: cable, PPPoE,
PPTP, static WAN IP, and Telstra
BigPond. Select your connection type
and click
Next
to continue.
Cable or dynamic IP user
If you are using services provided by
cable ISP, select
Cable Modem or other
connection that gets IP automatically
. If
your ISP provides you with the hostname,
the MAC address, and the heartbeat server
address, ll these information into the boxes
on the setting page; if not, click
Next
to skip
this step.
PPPoE user
If you use PPPoE service, select
ADSL
connection that requires username and
password.
It is known as PPPoE. You
need to input the username and password
provided by your ISP. Click
Next
to
continue.
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3. To set up your wireless interface, specify
an SSID (Service Set Identier), which
is a unique identier attached to packets
sent over WLAN. This identier emulates
a password when a device attempts to
communicate with your wireless router
via WLAN.
If you want to protect transmitted data, select a Security Level to enable encryption
methods.
Medium: Only users with the same WEP key settings can connect to your wireless router
and transmit data using 64bits or 128bits WEP key encryption.
High: Only users with the same WPA pre-shared key settings can connect to your wireless
router and transmit data using TKIP encryption.
PPTP user
If you are using PPTP services, select ADSL
connection that requires username,
password and IP address. Fill in the
username, password and IP address
provided by your ISP into the elds. Click
Next to continue.
Static IP user
If you are using ADSL or other connection
type that uses static IP address, select ADSL
or other connection type that uses static
IP address. Input the IP address, subnet
mask, and default gateway provided by your
ISP. You can specify DNS servers, or get
DNS information automatically.
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4. Input four sets of WEP keys in the WEP
Key elds (10 hexadecimal digits for
WEP 64bits, 26 hexadecimal digits
for WEP 128bits). You can also let the
system generate the keys by inputting
a Passphrase. Record the Passphrase
and the WEP keys in your notebook, then
click Finish.
For example, if we select WEP 64bits
encryption mode and input 11111 as
the Passphrase, the WEP Keys are
generated automatically.
5. Click
Save&Restart to restart the
wireless router and activate the new
settings.
6. To connect the wireless router from a
wireless client, you can use Windows®
Wireless Zero Conguration service to set up the connection. If you use ASUS Wireless
Card on your computer, you can use the One Touch Wizard utility supplied in WLAN Card
support CD for wireless connection.
Conguring ASUS WLAN Card with One Touch Wizard
If you have installed ASUS wireless card together with its utilities and drives on your PC, click
Start -> All Programs -> ASUS Utility-> WLAN Card -> One Touch Wizard to launch the One
Touch Wizard utility.
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3) Set the authentication and encryption of
your WLAN card the same with those at
RT-N15. In the previous steps the
Key
Length
is
64 bits, Passphrase
is 11111
Click
Next
to continue.
1) Select
Connect to an existing wireless
LAN (Station)
radio button and click
Next
to continue.
2) One Touch Wizard searches and displays
the available APs in the
Available
Networks
list. Select RT-N15 and press
Next
to continue.
4) It takes several seconds for the wireless
card to associate with RT-N15. Press
Next
to setup TCP/IP for your WLAN Card.
5) Setup the IP address of the WLAN Card
according to your network condition. After
the setup is complete, click
Finish
to exit
the One Touch Wizard.
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7. Conguring advanced features
To view and adjust other settings of the wireless router,
enter the Web configuration page of RT-N15. Click on
items on the menu to open a submenu and follow the
instructions to setup the router. Tips show up when you
move your cursor over each item.
Conguring WLAN card with Windows® WZC service
If you use non-ASUS wireless card, you can set up the wireless connection with Windows®
Wireless Zero Conguration (WZC) service.
2) Input the 10-digit keys you have set on
the wireless router and click
Connect
.
The con n e c t i o n i s c o m p le t e w it h i n
several seconds.
1) Double-click the wireless network icon on
the task bar to view available networks.
Sele ct yo ur wi rel ess r outer and cli ck
Connect
.
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4. Wireless router features
This chapter provides setup examples of some frequently used router features.
You can set up these features via your Web browser.
1) Choosing an appropriate operation mode
ASUS RT-N15 Wireless Router supports three operation
modes: home gateway, router, and access point. Click
System Setup -> Operation mode
to open the conguration
page.
Home gateway
mode is for home or SOHO users who want to connect to
their ISPs for Internet services. In this operation mode, NAT, WAN connection,
Internet rewall functions are supported.
Router
mode is for ofce use where multiple routers and switches co-exist.
You can set up routing policies in this mode; however, NAT function is disabled.
Access point
mode works when you setup RT-N15 as a wireless bridge. In
this mode, all Ethernet ports on RT-N15 (4 LAN ports and 1 WAN port) are
recognized as LAN ports. WAN connection, NAT, and Internet rewall functions
are disabled in access point mode.
Select a proper mode which complies to your network scenario and press
Apply
button, and then you can continue to set up the advanced features for your
RT-N15.
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2) Setting up wireless encryption
RT-N15 provides a set of encryption and authentication
methods to meet the different demands of home, SOHO,
and enterprise users. Before setting up encryption
and authentication for RT-N15, contact your network
administrator for advice.
Click
Wireless -> Interface
to open the conguration page.
Encryption
The encryption modes supported by RT-N15 are: WEP (64bits), WEP (128bits),
TKIP, AES, and TKIP+AES.
WEP
stands for Wired Equivalent Privacy, it uses 64bits or 128bits static keys
to encrypt the data for wireless transmission. To setup WEP keys, set
WEP
Encryption
to
WEP-64bits
or
WEP-128bits
, then manually type in four sets
WEP Keys
(10 hexadecimal digits for 64-bit key or 26 hexadecimal digits
for 128-bit key). You can also let the system generate the keys by entering a
Passphrase
.
TKIP
stands for Temporal Key Integrity Protocol. TKIP dynamically generates
unique keys to encrypt every data packet in a wireless session.
AES
stands for Advanced Encryption Standard. This solution offers stronger
protection and increases the complexity of wireless encryption.
TKIP+AES
is used when both WPA and WPA2 clients co-exist in the wireless
network.
Note: For 802.11n performance, select 40MHz bandwidth. Channel option will
depend on the bandwidth that you select.
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