Asus RT-N10P manual

RT-N10P Superspeed Wireless N Rout er U ser Guide[...]

2 E8145 F irst Edition F ebruar y 2013 Cop yright © 2013 ASUST eK Comput er Inc. All R ights Reserved . No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced , transmitted , transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into an y language in any form or b y any means, exc ept documentation kept b[...]

3 T able of contents 1 Overview 5 P ack age contents ........................................................................................ 5 Hardwar e features ....................................................................................... 6 2 Setting up your wireless network 9 P ositioning your router ...................................[...]

4 T able of contents 4 Usingtheutilities 3 7 Device Discov er y ....................................................................................... 37 F irmware Restor ation ............................................................................... 39 5 T roubleshooting 4 1 T roubleshooting ...............................[...]

5 1 Overview P ackage conten ts • 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. RT-N10P wireless router Net[...]

6 Hardwar e featur es F ront P Status indicat ors LED Status Indication Po wer Off No power On System ready Flashing slowly Rescue mode Wireless Off No power On Wireless system ready Flashing T ransmitting or receiving data (wir eless) WPS Flashing WPS in progress W AN Wide Area Network Off No power or no ph ysical connection On Has physical connec[...]

7 Rear Label Description Reset Press this butt on for more than five seconds t o restore the system to its factory default settings. Po wer Press this butt on to power on/off the wireless rout er . Insert the AC adapter into this port to connect your router to a power source . LAN1-LAN4 Connect RJ-45 Ethernet cables to these ports to establish LAN[...]

8 Item Description 1 Mounting hooks Use the mounting hooks to mount y our router on concrete or wooden surfaces using two round head screws. 2 Air vents These vents pr ovide ventilation to y our router . Bottom panel Mounting the wireless router t o a wall is not recommended as it reduces wireless performance. 2 1[...]

9 2 Setting up your wir eless network P ositioning y our router T o get the best wireless network per formance from your wir eless router , f ollow the recommenda tions below : • Place the wireless r outer at the center of y our network for maximum wireless co verage. • Keep the device awa y from metal obstructions and away fr om direct sunligh[...]

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 service • W eb browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer , M ozilla F irefo x, Apple Safari, or Google Chro[...]

11 2. Using the bundled network cable , connect your computer to your wireless r outer ’ s LAN por t. T o set up a network using a wired connection: 1. Inser t your wireless rout er ’ s AC adapter to the DC-In port and plug it to a pow er outlet. Wired c onnection Y our wireless router supports both a straight-through or crossov er cable when s[...]

12 Wireless c onnection T o set up your wireless netw ork: 1. Inser t your wireless rout er ’ s AC adapter to the DC-In port and plug it to a pow er outlet. 2 Using the bundled network cable , connect your modem to y our wireless router’ s W AN por t. 3. Inser t your modem ’ s AC adapter to the DC-In port and plug it to a pow er outlet. 4. In[...]

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

14 3. F rom the Local Ar ea Network (LAN) Settings window , uncheck Use a pro xy ser ver for y our 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 xy and W eb Pr oxy (HT TP) . 3. C[...]

15 B . C onfigure T CP/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 onnec tion . 3. On the Local Area C onnection Network Status window , cli[...]

16 6. Tick Obtain an IP address automatically . 7. Click OK .[...]

17 MA C OSX 1. Click Apple Menu > Sy stem Pref erences > Network 2. Click Ethernet on the left panel. 3. On the Configure IPv4, item select Using DHCP . 4. Cllick Apply .[...]

18 C. Disable dial-up networking Windo ws ® 7 1. Click Start > Internet Explorer . 2. Click T ools > Internet Options > C onnec tions tab . 3. Tick Nev er dial a connection . 4. Click Apply then OK .[...]

19 3 Networ k configur ation using the web GUI Logging in to the w eb GUI Y our ASUS Wireless Rout er uses a web-based user interface that allows you t o configure the router using an y web bro wser such as Internet Explorer , Mo zilla F irefo x, Apple Safari, or Goo gle Chrome . T o log in to the web GUI: 1. Launch your web br owser and manually[...]

20 Setting up the Internet connection When setting up the Internet connection for the first time , press the Reset button on your wireless r outer to reset it to its factory default settings. 3. The wireless rout er GUI provides access t o various configuration settings .[...]

21 Quick Internet Setup (QIS) with auto-detection The Quick Internet Setup (QIS) fea ture guides you in quickly setting up your Internet c onnec tion. T o use QIS with auto-detection: 1. Launch a web bro wser such as Internet Explorer , Mozilla F irefo x, Apple Safari, or Google Chrome. 2. Quick Internet Setup will launch automatically . Click Next[...]

22 3. Key in a new administrator passw ord to prev ent unauthorized access to the rout er . Click Next. 4. Select Wir eless router mode , Repeater mode, or Access P oint (AP) mode. Click Next. T o set up a wireless network with Internet access, use Wireless router mode .[...]

23 Obtain the necessary information about your Internet connection type and additional login information from your Internet Ser vice Pr ovider . • Auto-det ection of your ISP connection t ype takes place when you configure the wir eless router for the first time or when your wireless rout er is reset to its default settings. • If QIS failed t[...]

24 6. In the Wireless setting screen, key in a network name (SSID) and assign a security key for your wireless connection. Click Apply . 7. A summar y of your network settings will be display ed. Click Next to continue .[...]

25 8. Read the Wireless Netw ork C onnec tion T utorial . Click F inish .[...]

26 Setting up wireless security T o protect your wireless network from unauthorized acc ess, you need to configure y our router’ s secur ity settings. T o set up the wireless security settings: 1. Key in 192.168.1.1 on your w eb browser . 2. On the login screen, k ey in the default user name ( admin ) and password ( admin ), then click OK . The [...]

27 4. On the Wireless name (SSID) field , key in a unique name for your wireless netw ork. 5. F rom the Authen tication Method dropdown list, selec t the encr yption method for your wir eless network. 6. Key in your security passkey . 7. Click Apply . The IEEE 802.11n standard prohibits using High Throughput with WEP or WP A-TKIP as the unicast ci[...]

28 Crea ting your Guest Netw ork Setting up a Guest Network provides wireless Int ernet connectivity for temporary visitors while restric ting access to y our private netw ork. T o create your guest netw ork: 1. Click Guest Network on the na vigation panel. 2. Click Enable . 3. T o configure additional options , click any of the items listed .[...]

29 4. Assign a wireless name f or your temporary network on the Network Name (SSID) field . 5. Select an Authentication Method . 6. Select a WEP Encr yption method. 7. Specify the Acc ess time or click Limitless . 8. Select D isable or Enable on the Acc ess Intranet item. 9. Click Apply .[...]

30 Y our bandwidth information is av ailable from your ISP . Using the T raffic Manager Managing QoS (Quality of S ervice) Bandwidth The Quality of Ser vice featur e allows you t o set the bandwidth priority and manage net work traffic. T o set up QoS: 1. Click T raffic Manager on the navigation panel and click the QoS tab . 2. Click ON to enabl[...]

31 3. If you want to prioritize specific netw ork applications and network ser vices, click User-defined Prior ity on the upper- right hand corner . 4. Adjust the v alues as needed. Click Apply .[...]

32 Monitoring T raffic Click the T raffic Monitor tab to view real-time or historical bandwidth information of y our Internet, Wir ed, and Wireless connections.[...]

33 C onfiguring Adv anc ed settings Setting up the DHCP Ser ver Y our wireless router uses DHCP to assign IP addresses automatically on your netw ork. Y ou can specify the IP address range and lease time for the clien ts on your network. T o configure the DHCP server: 1. Click LAN on the navigation panel. 2. Click the DHCP Ser ver tab . 3. In the[...]

34 • ASUS recommeds that y ou use an IP address format of 192.168.1.xxx (where xxx can be any number between 2 and 254) when specifying an IP address range . • An IP P ool Star ting Address should not be grea ter than the IP P ool Ending Address. 6. In the Lease Time field, specify in seconds when an assigned IP address will expire . Once it r[...]

35 T o upgrade the firmware: 1. Click Administr ation from the na vigation panel. 2. Click the F irmware Upgrade tab . 3. In the New F irmware F ile item, click Browse . Navigate t o 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 upg[...]

36 Restoring/Saving/U ploading settings T o restore/sa ve/upload wireless r outer settings: 1. Click Administr ation on the naviga tion 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 cu[...]

37 4 U sing the utilities Devic e Disco very Device Discov er y is an ASUS WLAN utility that detects any ASUS wireless routers a vailable on the wir eless network and allows you to configure the devic e. ASUS wireless router utilities can be do wnloaded from http://support.asus.com After downloading and installing the setup file f or the ASUS wir[...]

38 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 addr ess. T o launch the Device Disco very utility: • Click Star t > All Programs > ASUS Utility > R T-N10P Wireless Router > Devic e Discov ery .[...]

39 F irmware Rest oration F irmware Restoration is used on an ASUS W ireless 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 om[...]

40 The F irmware Restoration utility is not used to upgrade the firmware of a working ASUS Wireless Router . Nor mal firmware upgrades must be done through the web GUI. Refer to Upgrading the firmwar e for more details. 5. Click Brow se to navigat e to the firmware file , then click Upload . 4. F rom your comput er ’ s desktop , click Start [...]

41 5 T roubleshooting If you encounter pr oblems that are not mentioned in this chapter , contact ASUS T echnical Suppor t. 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 owse[...]

42 Cannot find the rout er: • Pr ess the Reset button at the rear panel for mor e 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 ada[...]

43 The ADSL Modem“Link”lightisON(steadyandnot blinking)andmeansInternetaccessispossible,butIstill cannotbrowsetheInternet. • Restar t your computer . • Check if the W AN LED on the wireless router is on. • Check the wireless encryption settings. • Check if the computer[...]

44 User name: admin Passw ord: admin Enable DHCP: Y es (if W AN cable is plugged in) 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 Reset button at the rear panel of the wireles[...]

45 ASUS DDNS Ser vice RT-N10P Series routers suppor t the ASUS DDNS ser vice. If you hav e registered f or the ASUS DDNS ser vice but need to exchange devices at the service center , inform the service center that you want to keep the original domain name and retain the DDNS ser vice. Visit your local ser vice center f or more information. • If t[...]

46 3. I hav e register ed a domain name before and it has been working well un til my friends told me tha t they c ould not access m y domain name. Check the follo wing: 1. Internet c onnection is available. 2. The DNS server is working properly . 3. The last time y ou updated the domain name. If there are still problems in accessing y our domain n[...]

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48 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 b y the par ty responsible for compliance c ould void the user ’ s authority to operate the equipmen t. This equipment genera tes, uses and c[...]

49 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 directive 1999/5/EC Essential requirements – A r ticle 3 Pr otection requirement[...]

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

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