Asus DSL-N10E, User Manual

Page 1: ...User Manual DSL N12E 11n Wireless Router ...

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Page 3: ... settings 21 Configuring the wireless network settings 21 Configuring the local area network LAN settings 27 Configuring the wide area network WAN settings 30 Configuring the Internet service settings 32 Configuring the DNS settings 32 Configure the firewall settings 34 Configuring the UPnP settings 38 Configuring the IGMP Configuration settings 39 Configuring the advanced settings 40 Configuring ...

Page 4: ... of contents Configuring the diagnostic settings 47 Checking your wireless router s status and basic settings 48 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting 49 Appendices Notices 52 ASUS Contact Information 60 ...

Page 5: ...et connection via the Quick Internet Setup QIS function Chapter 3 Configuring the network clients This chapter provides instructions on setting up the clients in your network to work with your ASUS Wireless Router Chapter 4 Configuring via the web GUI This chapter provides instructions on configuring the ASUS Wireless Router s Internet service settings advanced settings administration settings dia...

Page 6: ...injury to yourself when trying to complete a task CAUTION Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to complete a task IMPORTANT Instructions that you MUST follow to complete a task NOTE Tips and additional information to aid in completing a task ...

Page 7: ...ollowing requirements An Ethernet RJ 45 port 10Base T 100Base TX At least one IEEE 802 11b g n device with wireless capability An installed TCP IP and Internet browser Operating system Windows98 SE and higher Before you proceed Take note of the following guidelines before installing the ASUS Wireless Router The length of the Ethernet cable that connects the device to the network hub ADSL cable mod...

Page 8: ...ovide ideal coverage for all wireless mobile devices Install the device at least 20cm from a person to insure that the product is operated in accordance with the RF Guidelines for Human Exposure adopted by the Federal Communications Commission Hardware features Top panel LED Status Indication Off No power On Power on Slow Flash No signal detected Fast Flash The device is synchronizing with the DSL...

Page 9: ...net data is being transmitted Off No power or no physical connection On Has physical connection to an Ethernet network Flashing Transmitting or receiving data through Ethernet cable Off Inactive WLAN connection On Active WLAN connection Flashing Transmitting data through the WLAN interface Off Inactive WPS connection On WPS connection is successful Flashing WPS is active and the wireless router is...

Page 10: ...Connect RJ 45 Ethernet cables to these ports to establish LAN connection 4 Power DC In port Insert the AC adapter into this port to connect your router to a power source 5 Power switch Press this button to turn the power on off 6 Reset button Using a pointed blunt object press this button for more than one second to reset the system to its factory default settings Rear panel Note If you press the ...

Page 11: ...se the mounting hooks to mount your router on concrete or wooden surfaces using two round head screws 2 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 1 2 ...

Page 12: ...lso 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 on 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 Note Re adjust the screws if you cannot latch the ASUS Wireless Router onto it or if it is too loose ...

Page 13: ...ing started Setting up the wireless router The ASUS Wireless Router includes a web graphics user interface web GUI that allows you to configure the wireless router using your web browser on your computer Note For details on configuring your wireless router using the web GUI refer to Chapter 4 Configuring via the web GUI Note When you log in as the administrator the Quick Internet Setup QIS Wizard ...

Page 14: ... Click Next Important Obtain the necessary information about your Internet connection type from your ISP Using the Quick Internet Setup QIS The Quick Internet Setup QIS function guides you in quickly setting up your Internet connection Click Quick Internet Setup In Step 1 Web Account Setup page key in the necessary information and click Next 1 ...

Page 15: ...WLAN Interface Setup page set up the parameter for your WLAN network 5 Notes Do not include quotation marks or in your SSID or use spaces as the start of your SSID For WPA pre shared key and WEP key settings neither use quotation marks or angle brackets square brackets and spaces as the start of your key nor use two spaces in between ...

Page 16: ...16 DSL N12E Chapter 2 Getting started In Step 5 Configuration Saving page click Finish to save the configuration settings Click Back to modify the settings Click Reset to cancel the settings 6 ...

Page 17: ...e IP addresses to the clients in your network You may also manually assign the static IP addresses to selected clients in your network Note ASUS recommends the following settings in establishing a manually assigned IP addresses to your client in the Router mode IP address 192 168 1 xxx xxx can be any number between 2 and 254 Ensure that the IP address is not used by another device Subnet Mask 255 ...

Page 18: ... Select Obtain an IP address automatically if you want the IP settings to be assigned automatically Otherwise select Use the following IP address and key in 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 A...

Page 19: ...t Obtain an IP address automatically if you want the IP settings to be assigned automatically Otherwise select Use the following IP address and key in 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 Alterna...

Page 20: ...ck 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 and key in IP address and Subnet mask 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 Al...

Page 21: ... settings The Network page allows you to configure the settings of these three network types Wireless LAN and WAN Configuring the wireless network settings The Wireless page allows you to configure the wireless settings Configuring the basic wireless network settings To configure the wireless network settings Click Network Wireless tab In the Basic Setting page key in the necessary information to ...

Page 22: ...o configure the security settings Click Network Wireless tab Security In the Wireless Security Setup screen select a SSID its encryption method and fill in its authentication settings Click Apply Changes to apply the settings made 1 Note For WPA pre shared key and WEP key settings neither use quotation marks or angle brackets square brackets and spaces as the start of your key nor use two spaces i...

Page 23: ... clients from accessing your wireless network To control access to your wireless network Click Network Wireless tab Access Control In the Wireless Access Control Mode field select the access control type In the MAC Address field key in the client s MAC address and click Add to add it to the control list Click Apply Changes to apply the settings made 1 4 ...

Page 24: ...figure the multi SSID settings Click Network Wireless tab Multi SSID Tick Enable VAPX to enable a VAP In the SSID filed key in the SSID you want to use Select the Authentication type and select Enable or Disable to enable or disable SSID broadcast and Relay Blocking Click Apply Changes to apply the settings made 1 4 5 Note To change the authentication configuration for each SSID go to the Security...

Page 25: ...less networking If you are not an experienced or knowledgeable user we recommend that you keep the default values To configure the wireless advanced settings Click Network Wireless tab Advanced Setting In the Wireless Advanced Settings screen select the Authentication type fill in the threshold and interval settings select the data rate and preamble type and select Enable or Disable to enable or d...

Page 26: ...e that you use a wireless LAN adapter with WPS function To set up the WPS Press the WPS button on your router 1 Click Network Wireless tab WPS Press the WPS button on the wireless LAN card and click Start PBC You may also choose to key in the wireless LAN card s PIN code then click Start PIN Note Refer to the documentation that came with the wireless LAN card for the wireless LAN card s PIN code ...

Page 27: ...rea network LAN settings To configure the LAN settings Click Network LAN tab LAN IP In the LAN Interface Setup screen key in the Interface Name IP Address and Subnet Mask Click Apply Changes to apply the settings made 1 Configuring the LAN IP settings The LAN IP Interface Setup page allows you to configure the interface of your local area network ...

Page 28: ...ings Click Network LAN tab DHCP In the DHCP Mode dropdown list select None DHCP Relay or DHCP Server In the Interface field select the port you want to use In the IP Pool Range field key in the range of IP addresses that you want to use Key in the Default Gateway Max Lease Time Domain Name and DNS Server address Click Apply Changes to apply the settings made 1 4 5 6 ...

Page 29: ...HCP Static IP settings Click Network LAN tab DHCP Static IP In the IP Address field key in the specified IP address within the IP pool range which is assigned to the host In the MAC Address field key in the MAC address of the host on the LAN Click Add to add the IP address and MAC address to the DHCP Static IP Table To delete an entry of MAC address and IP address tick the selected entry from the ...

Page 30: ...n list select LLC or VC Mux In the Channel Mode dropdown list select 1483 Bridged 1483 MER PPPoE PPPoA 1483 Routed or IPoA Tick Enable NAPT to enable Network Address Port Translation function Tick Enable IGMP to enable Internet Group Management Protocol function 1 4 5 6 7 Configuring the WAN channel The Channel Configuration page allows you to configure the Internet settings in WAN channel To conf...

Page 31: ...able the IP unnumbered function Click Add to add the configured parameters into the Current ATM VC Table To modify the parameters on this page select from the Current ATM VC Table and modify the parameters After modifying click Modify to apply the settings to the PVC 1 4 5 Configuring the ADSL Settings The ADSL Settings page allows you to configure the ADSL settings To configure the ADSL settings ...

Page 32: ...net service configuration DNS Firewall UPnP IGMP Proxy TR 069 and ACL Configuring the DNS settings The DNS Domain Name System page allows you to automatically obtain the DNS server address from the DHCP server or manually assign an IP address for the DNS server 1 To configure the DNS settings Click Internet Service DNS tab DNS Select Obtain DNS Automatically or Set DNS Manually key in the IP addre...

Page 33: ...ynDNS or TZO To configure the DDNS settings Click Internet Service DNS tab DDNS In the DDNS provider dropdown list select the DDNS provider In the Host Name field assign the DDNS host name In the Interface dropdown list select the Internet connection type Key in the user name and password for the DDNS provider Click Add to add the DDNS settings to the DNS table 1 4 5 6 ...

Page 34: ...tream outgoing data packets or Downstream incoming data packets In the Source IP Address field key in the IP address where the data packets will be coming from In the Destination IP Address field key in the IP addresses where the data packages will be transferred to In the Subnet Mask fields key in the subnet mask addresses for both the source and destination IP addresses Key in the source and des...

Page 35: ...ld select Outgoing or Incoming In the Source MAC address field key in the MAC address of the network client where the data packets will be coming from In the Destination MAC address field key in the MAC address of the network client where the data packets will be going to Click Add to add the MAC filter settings to the Current MAC Filter table 1 4 5 Note If you want to restrict access to all outgo...

Page 36: ...isable or Enable In the Keyword field enter the keyword that you want to block Click Add Keyword to add the keyword to the URL Blocking Table 1 4 Configuring the NAT Exclude IP settings The NAT Exclude IP page allows you to configure the IP range to be excluded from your router s NAT pool To configure the NAT Exclude IP settings Click Internet Service Firewall tab NAT EXCLUDE IP In the IP Range fi...

Page 37: ...Passthrough page allows you to allow certain protocols or applications to pass through your network s firewall To configure the ALG settings Click Internet Service Firewall tab ALG Setting Select the protocols or applications that you want to enable Click Apply Changes to save the settings made 1 ...

Page 38: ...allows you to access the media of the UPnP devices found in your network To configure the UPnP settings Click Internet Service UPnP tab In the UPnP field tick Enable to enable UPnP connection In the WAN Interface dropdown list choose a network protocol group to enable the UPnP connection Click Apply Changes to save the settings 1 4 ...

Page 39: ...options In the Robust Count and Last Member Query Count fields key in their variables The default values are 2 and 1 respectively In the Query Interval field key in the amount of time in seconds between IGMP general query messages sent by the router The default value is 125 seconds In the Query Response Interval field key in the maximum time value that the IGMP waits to receive a response to a gen...

Page 40: ... Advanced Setting page allows you to configure your ASUS WIreless Router s advanced settings such as Bridge Setting Routing Port Mapping QoS SNMP and other miscellaneous settings NOTE Configure the Advanced settings only if you are an experienced user and has vast knowledge about networking ...

Page 41: ...eless router s settings The Commit Reboot page allows you to restore the wireless router to its default settings or to a previously saved configuration settings To configure the Commit Reboot settings Click Administration Commit Reboot tab In the Reboot from dropdown list you can save the current configuration or restore back to its default setting by selecting from the options Save the current co...

Page 42: ... s firmware version NOTE Download the latest firmware from the ASUS Support site at http support asus com To upgrade the firmware Click Administration Upgrade tab Upgrade Firmware In the Select File field click Browse to locate the new firmware file on your computer Click Upload Wait for a few minutes for the uploading process to complete 1 ...

Page 43: ... restore the wireless router s settings using the saved configuration file To backup the settings Click Administration Upgrade tab Backup Restore In the Save Settings to File field click Save to save the configuration settings to your preferred path To restore the settings Click Administration Upgrade tab Backup Restore In the Load Settings from File field click Browse to locate the saved configur...

Page 44: ...he system logs in the Events Log Table To configure the system log settings Click Administration System Log tab Check the Error and Notice boxes to view the system event logs Click Apply Changes The log information Error and Notice logs will be shown in the Events Log Table Click Save Log to File to save a copy of logs information to your local drive Click Clear Log Table to clear the system logs ...

Page 45: ...fields Click Add to add your new account to the User Account Table To modify a user account Click Administration Password tab In the User Account Table tick the user account to be modified Key in your old password in the Old Password field Key in your password to the New Password and Confirm Password fields Click Modify to modify the selected user account NOTE You can only modify the user account ...

Page 46: ...configure the system time manually Click Administration Time Zone tab In the System Time field key in the necessary information Click Apply Changes to save the settings made To obtain the system time automatically Click Administration Time Zone tab In the State field under NTP Configuration tick Enable to enable the Network Time Protocol NTP function Key in the necessary information Click Apply Ch...

Page 47: ...47 Chapter 4 Configuring via the web GUI DSL N12E Configuring the diagnostic settings The Diagnostic page allows you to detect isolate and troubleshoot problems with your network ...

Page 48: ...downstream speed LAN tab The LAN Status page displays some basin LAN settings of the wireless router the LAN IP address DHCP server status MAC address and DHCP table Wireless tab The WLAN Status page displays the basic settings and status of wireless LAN WLAN WAN tab The WAN page displays the basic status of WAN and DNS server of the router Port Mapping tab The Port Mapping page displays the relat...

Page 49: ... not mentioned in this chapter Problem Action The client cannot establish a wireless connection with the router Out of Range Put the router closer to the wireless client Try to change the channel settings Authentication Use wired connection to connect to the router Check the wireless security settings Press the Restore button at the rear panel for more than five seconds Cannot find the router Inse...

Page 50: ...rt Guide of the wireless router and re configure the settings Check if the WAN LED on the wireless router is ON Check the wireless encryption settings Check if the computer can get the IP address via both wired network and wireless network Ensure that 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 ...

Page 51: ...eless router for more than five seconds Refer to the section Backing up Restoring the settings in Chapter 4 of this user manual The following are the factory default settings User Name admin Password admin Enable DHCP Yes if WAN cable is plugged in IP address 192 168 1 1 Domain Name Blank Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 DNS Server 1 192 168 1 1 DNS Server 2 Blank SSID ASUS ...

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