Asus DSL-N12E C1 manual

DSL-N12E_C1 300Mbps Wi-F i ADSL Modem Router U ser Guide[...]

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3 T able of contents 1 A quick look 5 P ack age contents ........................................................................................ 5 Y our ADSL router ......................................................................................... 6 2 Creating your network 9 P ositioning your router .........................................[...]

4 Notices ........................................................................................................... 36 Networks Global Hotline Information ................................................ 50 ASUS Contact information ..................................................................... 53 T able of contents[...]

5 1 A quick look P ack age con tents • If any of the items is damaged or missing , contact ASUS for technical inquiries and suppor t. 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. ADSL WiF i modem route[...]

6 Y our ADSL router T OP features Po wer LED Off : No power . On: Device is ready . Flashing slowly: Rescue mode Flashing quickly: WPS in progress / Restore to default settings . ADSL LED Off : No ADSL link or unable to establish ADSL link. Flashing : ADSL is initializing / waiting for initializing. On: ADSL link is established. Internet LED Off : [...]

7 • Use only the power adapt er that came with your pack age. Using other adapters ma y damage the device. • Specifications: DC Po wer adapter DC Output: +12V with max 1.0A current; Operating T emp eratur e 0~40 o C Storage 0~70 o C Operating Humidity 50~90% Storage 20~90% Wireless LED Off : No wireless signal. On: Wireless sy stem is ready . [...]

8 Reset button This button resets or rest ores the system to its factor y default settings. Po wer switch Press t o power on or off the system. Po wer (DC-In) por t Insert the bundled AC adapter into this port and connect your router to a power source . LAN 1 ~ 4 por ts Connect network cables into these ports to establish LAN connection. DSL port C[...]

9 2 Crea ting your netw ork P ositioning your rout er T o get the best wireless network per formance from your wir eless router , follow the recommendations belo w : • Place the wireless r outer at the center of your netw ork for maximum wireless co verage . • Keep the device awa y from metal obstructions and away from direct sunlight. • Keep[...]

10 Wha t you need T o set up your network, you need one or two computers that meet the following sy stem requirements: • Ethernet RJ-45 (LAN) por t (10Base-T/100Base-T X) • IEEE 802.11b/g/n wireless capability • An installed T CP/IP ser vice • W eb browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer , Mozilla F irefox, Apple Safar i, or Google Chro[...]

11 C onnec ting your de vices Wired c onnec tion T o set up your ADSL router using a wired c onnec tion: 1. Insert the splitter ’ s line connector to the phone outlet and connect your phone into the phone port. 2. Using the bundled phone cable , connect your DSL-N12E_C1’ s ADSL por t to the splitter’ s DSL port. 3. Using the bundled network c[...]

12 Before y ou proceed Before configuring y our wireless router , apply the steps described in this section to each computer on the network to av oid problems connecting to the wireless network. A. Disable any c onfigured pro x y ser vers . Windo ws ® 7 1. Click Start > Internet Explorer . 2. Click T ools > Internet options > C onnectio[...]

13 3. F rom the Local Area Network (LAN) Settings window , uncheck Use a pro x y ser ver f or your LAN . 4. Click OK then Apply . MA C OSX 1. F rom your Apple Safari browser , click Safari > Prefer ences > Adv anced . On the Pro xies item, click Change Settings ... 2. F rom the Network screen, uncheck FTP Pro x y and W eb Pro xy (HT TP) . 3. [...]

14 B . C onfigure TCP/IP settings t o automatically obtain an IP address. Windo ws ® 7 1. Click Start > Contr ol Panel > Network and Int ernet > Network and Sharing Cen ter > Change adapter settings . 2. On the Network Connections window , click on Local Area C onnection . 3. On the Local Ar ea Connection Network Status window , click[...]

15 6. Tick Obtain an IP address automatically . 7. Click OK . MA C OSX 1. Click Apple Menu > Sy stem Preferenc es > Network 2. Click Ethernet on the left panel. 3. On the Configure IPv4, item select Using DHCP . 4. Cllick Apply .[...]

16 1. Ensure that the ADSL LED on the DSL-N12E_C1 front panel is on and not flashing or off . 2. Launch your web br owser . The QIS (Quick Install Setup) web page appears automatically and starts detecting your connection type. If the QIS web page does not appear after you launched your web brow ser , disable the proxy settings on your web br owse[...]

17 3 Netw ork c onguration using the w eb GUI Logging in to the w eb GUI (Graphical User Inter face) Y our ASUS Wireless Router uses a web-based user interface that allows you t o configure the router using any w eb browser such as Internet Explorer , Mozilla Fir efox, Apple Safari, or G oogle Chrome . T o lo g in to the web GUI: 1. Launch your[...]

18 3. The wireless rout er GUI provides access to v ar ious configuration settings .[...]

19 Setting up the wireless security settings T o protect your wireless network from unauthorized access , you need to configure its security settings. T o set up the wireless security settings: 1. Key in http://router .asus.com or http://192.168.1.1 on y our web bro wser . 2. On the login screen, key in the default user name ( admin ) and password[...]

20 4. On the Wireless name (SSID) field , key in a unique name for your wireless netw ork. 5. F rom the Authentication Method dropdown list , select the encr yption method for y our wireless network. The IEEE 802.11n standard prohibits using High Thr oughput with WEP or WP A-TKIP as the unicast cipher . I f you use these encr yption methods, your [...]

21 Managing your netw ork clients T o manage your network clients: 1. Launch the wireless router’ s web GUI. 2. On the Network Map screen, select the Client Status icon to display inf or mation about your network clients .[...]

22 Using the T raffic Manager Managing QoS (Quality of S ervice) Bandwidth The Quality of Ser vice (QoS) allows you t o set the bandwidth priority and manage the net work traffic . T o set up the band width priority: 1. Launch the wireless router’ s web GUI. 2. On the T raffic Manager screen, select the QoS tab. 3. Click ON to enable the defau[...]

23 Monitoring T raffic The traffic monitor function allows y ou to assess the bandwidth usage and speed of your Internet , LAN, Wired c onnec tions.[...]

24 C onfiguring the Adv anced settings The Adv anced Settings items allows you t o configure the advanc ed featur es of your wireless r outer . Setting up the DHCP Ser ver Y ou may enable the DHCP Ser v er function in your wireless router so your network clients can automa tically obtain IP addresses from your wir eless router . The ASUS Wireless[...]

25 3. In the Enable the DHCP Ser ver? field , tick Y es . 4. In the IP P ool Star ting Address field , k ey in the star ting IP address. 5. In the IP P ool E nding Addr ess field , key in the ending IP address. 6. In the Lease Time field , key in the time that the IP addresses expire and the wireless r outer automatically assigns new IP Address[...]

26 T o up grade the firmwar e: 1. Click Administr ation from the navigation panel. 2. Click the F irmware Upgrade tab . 3. In the New F irmware File it em, click Bro wse . Navigate to the downloaded firmware file . 4. Click Upload . Upgrading the firmw are Download the latest firmware fr om the ASUS website at http://support.asus.com If the up[...]

27 Restoring/Saving/U ploading settings T o restore/sav e/upload wireless router settings: 1. Click Administr ation on the navigation panel. 2. Click the Restore/Sa ve/Upload Setting tab . 3. Select a task from the configuration options: • T o restore to default factory settings, click Restore , and click OK once prompted . • T o save the curr[...]

28 4 U sing the utilities • Install the wireless router's utilities fr om the bundled suppor t CD . • If Autorun is disabled , run setup .ex e from the root directory of the suppor t CD . When you set the rout er to Access P oint mode, you need to use Device Discov er y to get the router ’ s IP address. DSL-N12E DSL-N12E Devic e D isco v[...]

29 F irmware Restor ation F ir mware Restor ation is used on an ASUS Wireless Router after a failed firmware upgrade . This utility uploads a firmware file to the wireless router . The process takes about three to f our minutes. T olaunchrescuemodeandusetheFirmwareRestoration utility: 1. Unplug the wireless router fr o[...]

30 5 T roubleshooting If you encounter pr oblems that are not mentioned in this chapter , contact ASUS T echnical Support. T roubleshooting IcannotaccesstherouterGUIforconguringtherouter . • Delete the cookies and temporar y files in your web br owser . T o do this in Internet Explorer 8: 1. Launch your web br owser[...]

31 Cannot find the rout er: • Pr ess the R eset button at the rear panel f or more than five seconds. • Check the settings in the wireless adapter such as SSID and encr yption method. CannotaccesstheInternetusingawirelessLANadapter . • Place the rout er closer to the wireless client. • Check whether the wireless ad[...]

32 The ADSLlightisON(steadyandnotblinking)and meansInternetaccessispossible,butIstillcannot browsetheInternet. • Restart your computer . • Check if the Interen t LED on the wireless router is on. • Check the wireless encryption settings. • Check if the computer can get an IP add[...]

33 User name: admin Passw ord: admin Enable DHCP: Y es IP address: 192.168.1.1 Domain name: (Blank) Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 DNS Ser ver 1: 192.168.1.1 DNS Ser ver 2: (Blank) SSID: ASUS Howdoyourestorethesystemtoitsdefaultsettings? • Pr ess the R eset button at the rear panel of the wir eless router f or more than fiv[...]

34 ASUS DDNS Ser vice The ASUS DSL-N12E_C1 WiF i M odem Router suppor ts the ASUS DDNS ser vice. If you have r egistered for the ASUS DDNS service but need to ex change devices at the ser vice center , inform the ser vice cent er that you wan t to keep the original domain name and retain the DDNS service. V isit your local service center for more i[...]

35 3. I hav e registered a domain name befor e and it has been working well un til my friends told me that the y could not access m y domain name. Check the follo wing: 1. Internet connection is available . 2. The DNS ser ver is working properly . 3. The last time you updated the domain name . If there are still problems in accessing y our domain n[...]

36 Appendic es Notices ASUS Recycling/T akeback Ser vices ASUS recycling and takeback programs come from our commitment to the highest standar ds for prot ec ting our envir onment. W e believe in pr oviding solutions for you to be able to responsibly recycle our products, batteries, other components , as well as the packaging materials. Please go t[...]

37 Prohibition of C o-location This device and its ant enna(s) must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or tr ansmitter Any changes or modifications not expr essly approved by the par ty responsible for compliance c ould void the user ’ s authority to operate the equipmen t. This equipment genera tes, uses and ca[...]

38 Safety Information T o maintain compliance with FC C ’ s RF exposure guidelines, this equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiat or and your body . Use on the supplied antenna. Declaration of C onformity for R&TTE direc tive 1999/5/EC Essential requirements – A r ticle 3 Pr otec tion requirem[...]

39 Operation is subject to the follo wing two conditions: (1) this device may not cause in ter ferenc e, and (2) this device must accept any int er ferenc e, including inter ference tha t may cause undesired operation of the device . Radio Fr equenc y (RF) Exposure Information The radiat ed output p ower of the Wireless Device is belo w the Industr[...]

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