ASUS RT-N15 User Manual

User Manual

RT-N15 SuperSpeed N

E3515 /May 2008

Wireless Router

®

Manufacturer Contact Information

ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (Asia-Pacic)

Company address: 15 Li-Te Road, Beitou, Taipei 11259
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
Web site: http://www.asus.com.tw

ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America)

Company address: 44370 Nobel Drive, Fremont, CA 94538, USA
General (fax): [phone]

Web site address: http://usa.asus.com

Technical support

General support: [phone]
Support (fax): [phone]

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): [phone]
General (fax): [phone]
Web site address: http://www.asuscom.de

Online contact: http://www.asuscom.de/sales

Technical support

Components: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
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) Conguring 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. Congure RT-N15 under Vista OS ......................................................... 24

1) Conguring 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 conguration.

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 conguration. If you would like to use
EZSetup for your wireless network conguration, refer to chapter 5 for details.

Note:

Wired connection for initial conguration 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) Conguring the wireless router

Follow the steps below to enter the Web conguration 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 congure 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 Identier), which
is a unique identier attached to packets
sent over WLAN. This identier 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 Conguration 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.

Conguring 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. Conguring 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.

Conguring WLAN card with Windows® WZC service

If you use non-ASUS wireless card, you can set up the wireless connection with Windows®

Wireless Zero Conguration (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 conguration

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 ofce 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 conguration 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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2. Select

Yes

to enable virtual
server. For example, if
host 192.168.1.100 is the
FTP server that the user
will access, it means all
packets from Internet with
destination port as 21 are to
be directed to the host. Set
Well-known Application to
FTP. Port range to 21, Local
IP to the host IP, Local Port
to 21, Protocol to TCP.

3. Click

Finish

.

4. Click

Save & Restart

to
restart the wireless router
and activate the settings.

Authentication

The authentication methods supported by RT-N15 include: Open, shared key,
WPA-PSK, WPA, and Radius with 80.211x.

Open:

This option disables authentication protection for wireless network. Under

Open mode, any IEEE802.11b/g client can connect to your wireless network.

Shared:

This mode uses the WEP keys currently in use for authentication.

WPA/WPA2 and WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK:

WPA stands for WiFi-Protected
Access. WPA provides two security modes: WPA for enterprise network, and
WPA-PSK for home and SOHO users. For enterprise network, WPA uses the
already existing RADIUS server for authentication; for home and SOHO user,

it provides Pre-Shared Key (PSK) for user identication. The Pre-Shared Key

consists of 8 to 64 characters.

Radius with 802.1X:

Similar with WPA, this solution also uses RADIUS server
for authentication. The difference lays on the encryption methods: WPA adopts
TKIP or AES encryption methods, while Radius with 802.1X does not provide
encryption.

When authentication and encryption are set, click

Finish

to save the settings and

restart the wireless router.

3) Setting up virtual server in your LAN

Virtual server is a Network Address Translation
(NAT) function which turns a computer within a
LAN into a server by allowing data packets of
certain service, such as HTTP, from Internet.

1. Click

Virtual Server

in NAT Setting folder to open the

NAT conguration page.

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1. Click

Virtual DMZ

in the NAT Setting menu.

2. Enter the IP address of the
host and click

Finish

.

3. Click

Save & Restart

to
restart the wireless router
and activate the settings.

5) Setting up DDNS

DNS enables host who uses static IP address to associate with a domain name;
for dynamic IP users, they can also associate with a domain name via dynamic
DNS (DDNS). DDNS requires registering and account-creating at DDNS service
providers' website. The DDNS server updates your IP address information once
you are assigned to a new IP address. Thus, the Internet user can always access
your network.

1. Click

DDNS

from IP Cong folder.

2. Select

Yes

to enable the
DDNS service. If you do not
have a DDNS account, click

Free Trial

to register for a

trial account.

4) Setting up virtual DMZ in your LAN

To expose an internal host to the Internet and make all services provided by this
host available to outside users, enable Virtual DMZ function to open all ports of
the host. This function is useful when the host plays multiple roles such as HTTP
server and FTP server. However, in doing this, your network becomes less secure.

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3. After clicking Free Trial,
you are directed to the
homepage of www.DynDNS.
org, where you can register
and apply for DDNS service.

Read the policy and select

"

I have read...

".

4. Enter your user name,
e-mail address, password,
then click

Create Account

.

5. A message prompts
out informing that your
account has been created.
An E-mail is sent to your
mailbox. Open your mailbox
and read the mail.

6. You can nd the activation

letter in your E-mail box.
Click the hyperlink.

7. The link directs you to a
login page. Click

login

.

8. Enter the user name and
password then click

Login

.

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9. After logging in, you can
see this welcome message.

10. Select

Services

tab.

11. Click

Add Dynamic DNS

Host

.

12. Enter the host name then
click

Add Host

.

13. You can see this message
when your hostname is
successfully created.

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14. Fill the account information

into the DDNS setting elds

of your wireless router.

15. Click

Finish

.

16. Click

Save & Restart

to
restart the wireless router
and activate the settings.

17. Verify whether DDNS is working. Click

Start

menu and select

Run.

Type

cmd

and click OK to open the CLI console.

18. Type

ping account.

dyndns.org

(your DDNS
domain name). If you can
see the reply like what is
shown in the right picture,
DDNS is working correctly.

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6) Setting up Bandwidth Management

Bandwidth Management provides a mechanism that controls the trafc of you

network. To set up bandwidth management:

1. Click

Basic Cong

page in Bandwidth Management folder. In this page you can see

four buttons including

Gaming Blaster, Internet Application, 500W FTP Server

, and

VOIP/Video Streaming

. In this page, you can click each item to set its priority higher.

After you click each item, the letters on the button turns yellow (see gures below) and

the green bar behind it automatically grows longer, indicating its bandwith status is the

rst priority. Click

Finish

and

Apply

to complete the conguration. The following gures

shows different bandwith priority settings:

Gaming Blaster

Internet Application

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2. You can also congure the bandwith manually by clicking "

User Specify Services

". Input

the

IP adress, destination port

and choose the

priority status from

the drop-down list.

VOIP/Video Streaming

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1) Utility Installation for RT-N15

1. Click

Install ASUS Wireless Router

Utilities

to run the setup installation

program.

2. Click

Next

to continue.

3. Click

Next

to install the utility in the

designated location.

4. Select a program folder and click

Next

.

5. Press Finish to quit the installation program.

6. Open the

WPS Wizard

.

5. Setting up using ASUS utility

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Wireless settings, including Network name and passphrase, are generated automatically.

You can modify these settings manually. If your wireless router is already congured, select

Preserve original wireless router settings

to use the current value. Click

Next

to continue.

Follow the instructions to set up your
hardware. When done, click

Next

.

2) WPS utility

1) To use WPS, your should use a wireless router and a wireless LAN card with WPS
function.

2) Operating systems and wireless adapters that support WPS:

Note:

Use WPS Wizard with one
wireless client at a time. If the wireless
client computer cannot discover the
wireless router while in WPS mode,
shorten the distance between the
client and the router.

1

3

2

Push the WPS button on the wireless router
until its power LED is blinking. When done,
click Next to continue.

OS Support Wireless Adapter Support

Vista 32/64

Intel wireless LAN card
ASUS 167gv2 driver v3.0.6.0 or later
ASUS 160N/130N driver v2.0.0.0 or later

XP SP2

Intel wireless LAN card
ASUS 167gv2 driver v1.2.2.0 or later
ASUS 160N/130N driver v1.0.4.0 or later

XP SP1 and 2000

ASUS LAN card with ASUS WLAN Utility
ASUS 167gv2 driver v1.2.2.0 or later
ASUS 160N/130N driver v1.0.4.0 or later

Notes:

1) When running WPS, the Internet
connection pauses briey, then
reestablishes the connection.

2) If the WPS button is pushed
without running the WPS Wizard,
the PWR indicator ashes, and
the Internet connection pauses
briey and then reestablishes the
connection.

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5

You have connected to the wireless router. If

you need to congure the Internet settings,

click

Setup

to open the web browser. Click

Finish

to exit the

WPS Wizard

.

If you need to use a USB drive to add other devices to the network, click Save settings to a
USB ash drive.

1) Plug a USB ash drive into a USB port
on your computer, and then select the
drive from the dropdown list. When
done, click Next to continue.

2) Remove the USB ash drive from this

computer, and then plug to the
computer that you want to add to the
wireless network.

3) Locate the

SetupWireless.exe from the

USB drive, and double-click to run it.
Click Yes to add this computer to the
wireless network.

4) Click OK to exit the Wireless Network Setup
Wizard.

Setup is complete, press

Save or print

Settings, or Save settings to a USB drive

button for future reference. Click

Next

to

connect to the Internet.

4

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3) Firmware Restoration

This utility will automatically search out aled ASUS Wireless Routers and upload

a rmware that you specify. The process takes about 3 to 4 minutes and during this

process the PWR, AIR, and WAN LEDs will remain lit while the LAN LED will ash

slowly.

The Fireware Restoration utility is an emergency rescue tool to restore a ASUS

Wireless Router which has failed during a previous rmware upload. A failed

rmware upgrade will cause the ASUS Wireless Router to enter a failure mode,

waiting for the user to use the Firware Restoration utility to nd and upload a new

rmware. This is not a rmware upgrade utility and cannot be used on a working

ASUS Wireless Router. Normal rmware upgrades must be done through the web

manager.

Using a Hub

If you have problems upload a rmware while using a network hub, try connecting

your computer directly to the LAN port. Either 10Base-T or 100Base-TX

connections will work.

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6. Congure RT-N15 under Vista OS

The Windows Simple Cong function, which is preinstalled in the ASUS RT-N15,
enables the device to be congured via WCN Net process of Windows Vista.

Note: The WCN Net process of Windows Vista can only discover the device
when it is not congured and is in the default settings state. If the device is
congured, you have to set up the device by WEB or EZsetup. You can also

push the Reset button and then begin WCN-NET setup.

1) Conguring the device

Follow the steps below to congure the device using WCN-Net process of Windows

Vista:

1. Connect the device to your PC and power on it.

2. Click

Start > Network

from the Vista desktop. The Network screen appears.

3. Double-click

ASUS Wireless Router

.

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4. A screen prompts you to enter the PIN, which is located on the sticker posted on the
device. Enter the PIN in the

PIN

box, then click

Next

.

5. Give the network a name and type it in the

Network name

box, then click

Next

.

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6. A Passphrase is generated for WPA security for the network. Click

Next

from this screen.

If you want to create a different passphrase, click

create a different passphrase

for me

. If you want to use security method other than WPA-Personal, click

Show

advanced network security options

.

The screens for

Create a different passphrase

and

Security methods

are shown

in the next page.

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Create a different passphrase

Four security methods

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7. Click

Next

from the above screens after the conguration is completed. The complete

conguration screen appears as shown below. Click

Close

to nish the process and exit.

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2) Setting up the network sharing center

Follow the steps below to set up a sharing center to allow the network users to

share printer, le and media.

1. Connect the device to your PC and power it on.

2. Click

Network and Sharing Center

in the navigation bar. The

Network and Sharing

Center

screen appears.

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3. Click

Set up a wireless router or network

.

4. Choose

Set up a wireless router or access point

, then click

Next

.

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5. Click

Next

.

6. In the screen that appears, type a network name in the

Network name

box, then click

Next

. A passphrase is generated for the WPA security.

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7. Click

Next

. If you want to use security methods other than WPA-Personal, click

Show

advanced network security options

.

8. Choose a security method and click

Next.

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9. A screen prompts you to enter the PIN for the device. Enter the PIN, which is located on
the sticker posted on the device, then click

Next

.

10. Choose a le and printer sharing option and click

Next.

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A screen appears showing that the set up is complete as shown below.

11. From the above screen you can choose to

View settings

or,

Save settings to a USB

ash drive

. The respective screens are shown below.

View settings screen

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Save settings to a USB ash drive screen

12. When

Save settings to a USB ash drive screen

appears, plug a USB ash drive into

your computer, then select the drive from the

Save settings to

box and click

Next

. The

settings starts to be saved into the USB drive.

After the saving process is completed, a screen appears to instruct you to add computer

or other devices into the network. Follow the instructions to add computers and devices
into your network.

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7. Troubleshooting

Cannot access to web browser for router conguration

1. Open a web browser and open
"Internet Options" dialog box.

2. Click on "Delete Cookies" and "Delete
Files".

Cannot Establish Connection via Wireless

Out of Range:

• Put the router closer to the wireless client.

• Try to change the channel setting.

Authentication:

• Use wired connection to connect to router.

• Check the wireless security setting.

• Do the hard reset on the wireless router by pressing the Reset button on the rear panel
for more than 5 seconds.

Couldn't nd the router:

• Do the hard reset on the wireless router by pressing the Reset button on the rear panel for
more than 5 seconds.

• Check the setting in the wireless adapter such as SSID and encryption setting.

Cannot get access to the Internet via wireless LAN adapter

• Move the router closer to the wireless client.

• Check whether the wireless adapter is connected to the correct AP.

• Check whether the wireless channel in use conforms to the channels available in your
country/ area.

• Check encryption setting.

• Check whether the ADSL or Cable connection is correct.

• Retry using another Ethernet cable.

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Internet is not accessible

• Check the lights on ADSL modem and the Wireless Router.

• Check whether the "WAN" LED on the Wireless Router is ON. If the LED is not ON,
change the cable and try again.

When ADSL Modem "Link" light is ON (not blinking), this means Internet

Access is Possible.

• Restart your computer.

• Refer to the Quick Setup Guide of the wireless router and reconfigure the settings.

• Check whether the WAN LED on the router is ON or not.

• Check wireless encryption settings.

• Check whether the computer can get the IP address or not (via both wired network and
wireless network).

• Make sure your Web browser is configured to use the local LAN, and is not configured to
use a proxy server.

If the ADSL "LINK" light blinks continuously or stays off, Internet access is
not possible - the Router is unable to establish a connection with the ADSL
network.

• Make sure your cables are all correctly connected .

• Disconnect the power cord from the ADSL or Cable modem, wait a few minutes, then
reconnect the cord.

• If the ADSL light continues to blink or stays OFF, contact your ADSL service provider.

Network name or encryption keys are forgotten

• Try to setup the wired connection for setup the wireless encryption again.

• Do the hard reset on the wireless router by pressing the Reset button on the rear panel for
more than 5 seconds.

How to reset to defaults

The following are factory default values. If you push the Restore button on the back of the
ASUS Wireless Router for over 5 seconds, or click the “Restore” button on the “Factory Default
”
page under “ Advanced Setup”, the following default settings overwrite the old settings on your
wireless router.

User Name: admin Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0

Password: admin DNS Server 1: 192.168.1.1

Enable DHCP: Yes (if plug in Wan cable) DNS Server 2: (Blank)

IP address: 192.168.1.1 SSID: default

Domain Name: (Blank)

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8. Appendix

FCC Warning Statement

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two
conditions:

(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and

(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause

undesired operation.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital
device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.

This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed
and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular
installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception,
which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to
correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver
is connected.

- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

CAUTION:

Any changes or modications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance

could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

Prohibition of Co-location

This device and its antenna(s) must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other
antenna or transmitter.

Safety Information

To maintain compliance with FCC’s RF exposure guidelines, this equipment should be
installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator and your body. Use
on the supplied antenna.

Declaration of Conformity for R&TTE directive 1999/5/EC

Essential requirements – Article 3

Protection requirements for health and safety – Article 3.1a

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Testing for electric safety according to EN 60950-1 has been conducted. These are

considered relevant and sufcient.

Protection requirements for electromagnetic compatibility – Article 3.1b

Testing for electromagnetic compatibility according to EN 301 489-1 and EN 301 489-17 has

been conducted. These are considered relevant and sufcient.

Effective use of the radio spectrum – Article 3.2

Testing for radio test suites according to EN 300 328- 2 has been conducted. These are

considered relevant and sufcient.

CE Mark Warning

This is a Class B product, in a domestic environment, this product may cause radio
interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.

GNU general public license

Licensing information

This product includes copyrighted third-party software licensed under the terms of the GNU
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and conditions of this license. We include a copy of the GPL with every CD shipped with our

product. All future rmware updates will also be accompanied with their respective source

code. Please visit our web site for updated information. Note that we do not offer direct
support for the distribution.

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DGT warning

經型式認證合格之低功率射頻電機，非經許可，公司、商號或使用者均不得擅自變
更頻率、加大功率或變更原設計之特性及功能。

低功率射頻電機之使用不得影響飛航安全及干擾合法通信；經發現有干擾現象時，
應立即停用，並改善至無干擾時方得繼續使用。

前項合法通信，指依電信法規定作業之無線電通信。

低功率射頻電機須忍受合法通信或工業、科學及醫療用電波輻射性電機設備之干擾。

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