Asus RT-N12B1, User Manual

Page 1: ...User Manual RT N12 B1 SuperSpeed N Router RT N12 300M SuperSpeed ...

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Page 3: ...ng up the wireless router in Repeater mode 14 Setting up the wireless router in AP mode 16 Chapter 3 Configuring the network clients Accessing the wireless router 18 Setting an IP address for wired or wireless clients 18 Chapter 4 Configuring via the web GUI Configuring via the web GUI 26 Using the Network Map 28 Creating multiple SSID profiles 29 Managing bandwidth with EzQoS 30 Upgrading the fir...

Page 4: ...the Router Repeater and Access Point modes of the ASUS Wireless Router 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 using its web graphics user interface web GUI Chapter 5 In...

Page 5: ...provides you with the regulatory Notices and Safety Statements Conventions used in this guide WARNING Information to prevent 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 6: ... one IEEE 802 11b g n device with wireless capability An installed TCP IP and Internet browser 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 modem router wall patch must not exceed 100 meters Place the device on a flat and stable surface as far from the grou...

Page 7: ...no physical connection On Has physical connection to an Ethernet network Flashing Transmitting or receiving data through Ethernet cable 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 Install the device at least 20cm from a person to insure that the product is operated in a...

Page 8: ...se this selector to choose an operation mode Router IP Sharing mode In the Router mode the wireless router connects to the Internet via PPPoE Automatic IP PPTP L2TP or Static IP and provides you with wireless radio signals The NAT firewall and IP sharing services for LAN clients are enabled Repeater In this mode the wireless router extends your wireless network coverage and provides you with highe...

Page 9: ...Description 1 Mounting hooks Use 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 Mounting to the wall is not recommended as it reduces the wireless performance ...

Page 10: ...web GUI Note For details on configuring your wireless router using the web GUI refer to Chapter 4 Configuring via the web GUI Note To set up the wireless router in the AP mode use Device Discovery included in the support CD to access the web GUI Using the Quick Internet Setup QIS The Quick Internet Setup QIS function which is integrated in the wireless router s web GUI detects the Internet connect...

Page 11: ... L2TP or Static IP and provides you with wireless radio signals The NAT firewall and IP sharing services for LAN clients are enabled To set up the wireless router in Router mode 1 Choose the Router mode Router AP Repeater RT N12 B1 LAN1 LAN2 LAN3 LAN4 Internet Note We recommend that you use an Ethernet cable wired connection to connect your computer to the wireless router for initial configuration...

Page 12: ...er you launched your web browser disable the proxy settings on your web browser 4 Key in the user name and password Click Apply all settings Note The PPPoE Internet connection type is used in this setup case The setup screen varies with different Internet connection types Obtain the required information such as the username and password from your Internet Service Provider ISP ...

Page 13: ...t connection setup is completed Click Going to Internet to surf the Internet Click Advanced Setting page to manually configure advanced settings for the wireless router Click Add to Favorites to add this URL to your Favorites list for quick access to the web GUI ...

Page 14: ... IP sharing services are disabled To set up the wireless router in Repeater mode 1 Choose the Repeater mode RT N12 B1 LAN1 LAN2 LAN3 LAN4 Internet Router AP Repeater 2 Connect your devices LAN1 LAN2 LAN3 LAN4 Internet RT N12 B1 Client Modem Wireless Router Note We recommend that you use an Ethernet cable wired connection to connect your computer to the wireless router for initial configuration to ...

Page 15: ...your web browser and the QIS web page appears automatically Select the AP whose wireless signal you want to extend then click Connect Note If the QIS web page does not appear after you launched your web browser disable the proxy settings on your web browser ...

Page 16: ...rewall and IP sharing services are disabled To set up the wireless router in AP mode 1 Choose the AP mode Note To set up the wireless router in the AP mode use Device Discovery included in the support CD to access the web GUI 2 Connect your devices LAN1 LAN2 LAN3 LAN4 Internet Modem RT N12 B1 Client Router Note We recommend that you use an Ethernet cable wired connection to connect your computer t...

Page 17: ...e main page click the navigation menu or links to configure the various features of the wireless router 3 Launch the Device Discovery utility and click Configure to access the web GUI 4 On the login page key in the default user name admin and password admin ...

Page 18: ...u may 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 Note In the Router mode if you want to manually assign an IP address to your client we recommend that you use the foll...

Page 19: ...nel Network to display the Network setup window 2 Select TCP IP then click Properties 3 If you want your computer to automatically obtain an IP address click Obtain an IP address automatically then click OK Otherwise click Specify an IP address then key in the IP address and Subnet Mask ...

Page 20: ...er 3 Configuring the clients 4 Select the Gateway tab and key in New gateway then click Add 5 Select the DNS configuration tab and click Enable DNS Key in Host Domain and DNS Server Search Order then click Add 6 Click OK ...

Page 21: ...e Protocols tab 2 Select TCP IP Protocol from the Network Protocols list then click Properties 3 From the IP Address tab of the Microsoft TCP IP Properties window you can Select the type of network adapter installed in your system Set the router to assign IP address automatically Manually set up the IP address subnet mask and default gateway ...

Page 22: ...uring the clients 4 Select the DNS tab then click Add under the DNS Service Search Order and key in DNS Windows 2000 1 Click Start Control Panel Network and Dial up Connection Right click Local Area Connection then click Properties ...

Page 23: ...ngs 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 Alternate DNS server 5 Click OK when done ...

Page 24: ...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 Alternate DNS server 5 Click OK when done Windows XP 1 Click Start Control Panel Network Connection Right click Local Area Con...

Page 25: ...roperties 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 Altern...

Page 26: ...ap and EZQoS Bandwidth Management To access the web GUI 1 Launch a web browser then key in the router s IP address The login page of the router s web GUI appears 2 On the login page key in the default user name admin and password admin Note In the Router mode the router s IP address is 192 168 1 1 In the Repeater and AP modes use Device Discovery included in the support CD to find the router s IP ...

Page 27: ...27 Chapter 4 Configuring via the web GUI RT N12 B1 3 From the main page click the navigation menu or links to configure the various features of the ASUS Wireless Router ...

Page 28: ...on Description Internet status Click this icon to display information on the Internet connection status WAN IP address DNS connection type and gateway address From the Internet status screen use the Quick Internet Setup QIS feature to quickly set up your network System status Click this icon to display information on the SSID authentication and encryption methods LAN IP MAC address or turn the wir...

Page 29: ... N12 B1 Creating multiple SSID profiles The wireless router allows you to create multiple SSID profiles that meet various working scenarios To create an SSID profile 1 Under System status click Add 2 Configure the profile settings then click Add ...

Page 30: ...Click each of these four applications to set the bandwidth priority Icon Description Gaming Blaster The router handles gaming traffic at first priority Internet Application The router handles the e mail web browsing and other Internet applications traffic at first priority FTP The router handles at first priority the traffic of downloading uploading data to from the FTP server Voip Video Streaming...

Page 31: ...he left side of your screen 2 Under the Administration menu click Firmware Upgrade 3 In the New Firmware File field click Browse to locate the new firmware on your computer 4 Click Upload The uploading process takes about three minutes Note If the upgrade process fails use the Firmware Restoration utility to restore the system For details on this utility refer to the section Firmware Restoration i...

Page 32: ...n menu click Restore Save Upload Setting 3 Select the tasks that you want to do To restore to the default factory settings click Restore and click OK in the confirmation message To save the current system settings click Save and click Save in the file download window to save the system file in your preferred path To restore previous system settings click Browse to locate the system file that you w...

Page 33: ...33 Chapter 4 Configuring via the web GUI RT N12 B1 ...

Page 34: ...ll the ASUS WLAN Utilities in Microsoft Windows insert the support CD in the CD drive If Autorun is disabled run setup exe from the root directory of the support CD To install the utilities 1 Click Install Utilities Note When you install the utilities the setup wizard automatically detects your computer s operating system If you are using Windows 7 Vista OS click Install on the confirmation messag...

Page 35: ...he utilities RT N12 B1 3 Click Next to accept the default destination folder or click Browse to specify another path 4 Click Next to accept the default program folder or enter another name 5 Click Finish when setup is completed ...

Page 36: ...ables you to configure the device To launch the Device Discovery utility From your computer s desktop click Start All Programs ASUS Utility RT N12 B1 Wireless Router Device Discovery Click Configure to access the web GUI and configure the wireless router Click Search to search for ASUS wireless routers within range Click Exit to exit the application ...

Page 37: ...g the wireless router into the power source Release the Restore button when the Power LED at the front panel flashes slowly which indicates that the wireless router is in the rescue mode 3 From your computer s desktop click Start All Programs ASUS Utility RT N12 B1 Wireless Router Firmware Restoration Important Launch the rescue mode before using the Firmware Restoration utility Note This is not a...

Page 38: ... a web browser then click Tools Internet Options 2 Under Temporary Internet files click Delete Cookies and Delete Files 3 Disable the proxy settings of the web browser 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 wi...

Page 39: ...k Start 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 s...

Page 40: ...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 I cannot use 192 168 1 1 to enter the web GUI Check the router s operation mode In the Router mode the default IP address is 192 168 1 1 In t...

Page 41: ...formation and the domain name may be registered by others 2 I did not register the ASUS DDNS for the router I bought six months ago Can I still register it Yes you can still register the ASUS DDNS service for your router The DDNS service is embedded in your router so you can register the ASUS DDNS service anytime Before registering click Query to check if the hostname has been registered or not If...

Page 42: ...l time between the ISP DNS server and ASUS DDNS results in different WAN IPs in MS DOS and in the router configuration page Different ISPs may have different interval time for IP updating 6 Is the ASUS DDNS service free or is it just a trial version The ASUS DDNS service is a free and embedded service in some ASUS routers Check your ASUS router if it supports the ASUS DDNS service ...

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Page 44: ...as 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...

Page 45: ...s been conducted These are considered relevant and sufficient 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 sufficient Effective use of the radio spectrum Article 3 2 Testing for radio test suites according to EN 300 328 2 has been cond...

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