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    RT-N12 Series Superspeed Wireless N Rout er U ser Guide[...]

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    2 E7901 F irst Edition November 2012 Cop yright © 2012 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 by [...]

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

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    4 T able of contents Conguring Adv anced settings............................................................ 37 Setting up the DHCP Ser ver ........................................................... 37 Upgrading the rmw are .................................................................. 39 Restoring/Saving/Uploading settings ............[...]

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    5 1 Overview P ackage conten ts NO TE: • The RT-N12 Series wireless router includes the RT-N12 D1 and RT-N12 HP models. This manual discusses f eatures for both models. • 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[...]

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    6 Hardwar e featur es F ront[...]

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    7 Status indicat ors LED Status Indication Po wer Off No power or wireless signal is disabled On System ready Flashing slowly Rescue mode Flashing quickly WPS in progress Wireless Off No power On Wireless system ready Flashing T ransmitting or receiving data (wir eless) W AN Wide Area Network Off No power or no ph ysical connection On Has physical [...]

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    8 Rear (RT-N12 D1) 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 e[...]

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    9 Rear (RT-N12 HP) Label Description WPS Press this butt on for more than four seconds t o establish a secure wireless connection with a WPS-supported wireless device. LAN1-LAN4 Connect RJ-45 Ethernet cables to these ports to establish LAN connection. W AN Connect an RJ-45 Ethernet cable to this port to establish W AN connection. Reset Press this b[...]

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    10 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 NO TE: Mounting the wireless rout er to a wall is not recommended as it reduc es wireless per formance. 2 1[...]

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    11 2 Setting up your wir eless network P ositioning y our router T o get the best wireless network per formance from y our wireless 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 sunlig[...]

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    12 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[...]

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    13 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 r outer ’ s AC adapter t o the DC-In por t and plug it to a pow er outlet. Wired c onnection NO TE : Y our wireless router supports both a straight-through or crossov er ca[...]

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    14 3 Using another network cable , connect your modem to your wireless router’ s W AN por t. 4. Inser t your modem ’ s AC adapter to the DC-In port and plug it to a pow er outlet. IMPORT ANT! Ensure that the LAN LED is blink ing. RT -N12 HP[...]

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    15 Wireless c onnection T o set up your wireless netw ork: 1. Inser t your wireless r outer ’ s AC adapter t o the DC-In por t 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. [...]

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    16 RT -N12 HP[...]

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    17 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. NO TE: Before configuring y our wireless router , apply the steps described in this section to each computer on the network to av oid problems con[...]

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    18 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[...]

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    19 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[...]

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

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    21 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 .[...]

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    22 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[...]

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    23 Setting up the Internet connection NO TE: When setting up the Int ernet connection for the first time, press the Reset button on your wireless rout er to reset it to its factor y default settings. 3. The wireless rout er GUI provides access t o various configuration settings .[...]

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    24 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[...]

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    25 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. NO TE: T o set up a wireless network with Internet access , use Wireless r outer mode.[...]

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    26 IMPORT ANT! O btain the necessary information about your Internet connection type and additional login information from your Internet Service Pro vider . NO TE: • 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. [...]

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    27 8. In the Wireless setting screen, key in a network name (SSID) and assign a security key for your wireless connection. Click Apply . 9. A summar y of your network settings will be displa yed . Click Next to continue .[...]

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    28 10. Read the Wireless Netw ork C onnec tion T utorial . Click Finish .[...]

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    29 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 [...]

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    30 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 y our wireless 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[...]

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    31 Tx P ow er adjustment (F or RT-N12 HP only) Tx P ower adjustment r efers to the milliW atts (mW ) needed to power the r adio signal output of the wireless router . The RT-N12 HP router can support a maximum transmission power of 200 mW . T o adjust T X P ower adjustmen t: 1. Click Wir eless on the navigation panel. 2. Click the Prof essional tab[...]

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    32 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 .[...]

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    33 4. Assign a wireless name f or your temporary network on the Network Name (SSID) field . 5. Select an Authen tication Method . 6. Select a WEP Encryption 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 .[...]

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    34 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 fea ture 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 enab[...]

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

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    36 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.[...]

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    37 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[...]

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    38 • 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 gr eater 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[...]

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    39 T o upgrade the firmware: 1. Click Administr ation from the na vigation panel. 2. Click the Fir mware 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[...]

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    40 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 . 4. 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[...]

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    41 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[...]

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    42 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. 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. [...]

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    43 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 . 2. While holding down the Reset button at the back o[...]

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    44 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[...]

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    45 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[...]

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    46 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[...]

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    47 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[...]

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    48 ASUS DDNS Ser vice RT-N12 Series routers suppor t the ASUS DDNS ser vice. If you hav e registered f or the ASUS DDNS ser vice but need to ex change 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[...]

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    49 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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    50 Appendic es Notices ASUS Recycling/T akeback Services ASUS recycling and takeback programs come from our commitment to the highest standar ds for protecting our envir onment. W e b elieve in pr oviding solutions for y ou to be able to responsibly recycle our products, batteries, other components, as well as the packaging materials. Please go to [...]

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    51 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[...]

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    52 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[...]

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    53 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 interference that may cause undesir ed 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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    54 NC C 警語 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?[...]

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    55 GNU General Public Lic ense Licensing informa tion This product includes copyrighted thir d-par ty sof tware licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License . Please see The GNU General Public License f or the exact terms and conditions of this license. W e include a copy of the GPL with e very CD shipped with our product. All future [...]

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    56 W e protect your rights with two st eps: (1) copyright the software, and (2) offer y ou this license which gives you legal permission to copy , distribute and/or modify the software. Also , for each author’ s protection and ours, we want to make certain that ever yone understands that there is no w arranty for this free software. If the sof tw[...]

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    57 Ac tivities other than copying , distribution and modific ation are not cov ered by this License; they are outside its scope. The act of running the Pr ogram is not restricted, and the output from the Pr ogram is cov ered only if its contents c onstitute a work based on the Pr ogram (independent of having been made b y running the Pr ogram). W [...]

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    58 c) I f the modified program normally reads commands interactively when run, you must cause it, when star ted running for such int eractive use in the most ordinar y way , to print or display an announcemen t including an appropriate copyright notice and a notice that ther e is no warranty (or else, saying that you pro vide a warranty) and that [...]

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    59 a) Accompan y it with the complete corr esponding machine- readable source c ode, which must be distributed under the terms of Sections 1 and 2 above on a medium customarily used for software inter change; or , b) A ccompan y it with a written offer , valid for a t least three years , to give an y third par ty , for a charge no more than y our c[...]

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    60 4. Y ou may not copy , modify , sublicense, or distribute the Program exc ept as expressly provided under this Lic ense. Any attempt other wise to copy , modify , sublicense or distribute the Program is void , and will automatically terminate your rights under this License. Howev er , par ties who have rec eived copies , or rights, from you unde[...]

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    61 I f any portion of this sec tion is held inv alid or unenforc eable under any particular circumstance, the balance of the section is intended to apply and the section as a whole is intended to apply in other circumstances. I t is not the purpose of this sec tion to induce you t o infringe any pat ents or other proper ty right claims or to contes[...]

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    62 Each version is given a distinguishing version number . If the Pr ogram specifies a version number of this License which applies to it and “an y later v ersion ” , y ou hav e the option of following the t erms and conditions either of that version or of any lat er version published by the F ree Software F oundation. If the Pr ogram does not[...]

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    63 12 IN NO EVENT UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LA W OR AGREED TO IN WRITING WILL ANY COPYRIGHT HOLDER, OR ANY O THER P ART Y WHO MA Y MODIFY AND/OR REDISTRIBUTE THE PROGRAM AS PERMIT TED ABOVE, BE LIABLE T O Y OU FOR DAMAGES, INCL UDING ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENT AL OR C ONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILIT Y T O USE THE PRO[...]

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    64 Area Hotline Number Support Languages W orking Hour W orking Day Australia 1300-2787-88 English 8:00-20:00 Mon. to F ri. Austria 0043-820240513 German 9:00-18:00 Mon. to F ri. Belgium 0032-78150231 Dutch /Fr ench 9:00-17:00 Mon. to F ri. China 400-620-6655 Simplified Chinese 9:00-18:00 Mon. to Sun. Denmark 0045-3832-2943 Denish/English 9:00-17:[...]

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    65 Area Hotline Number Support Languages W orking Hour W orking Day Russia +8-800-100-ASUS; +7- 495-231-1999 Russian/ English 9:00-18:00 Mon. to F ri. Singapore +65-6720-3835 (Check Repair Detail Status Only) -66221701 English 11:00-19:00 Mon. to F ri. Slovak 00421-232-162-621 Czech 8:00-17:00 Mon. to F ri. Spain 902-88-96-88 Spanish 9:00-18:00 Mon[...]

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    66 ASUS C ontact information ASUST eK COMPUTER INC. (Asia Pacific) Address 15 Li-T e Road, Peitou , T aipei, T aiwan 11259 W ebsite www .asus.com.tw T echnical Suppor t T elephone +886228943447 Suppor t F ax +886228907698 Online suppor t supp ort.asus.com ASUS C OMPUTER INTERNA TIONAL (America) Address 800 Corporat e W ay , Fremont, CA 94539, USA [...]

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    67 Manufacturer: ASUST eK Computer Inc . T el: +886-2-2894-3447 Address: 4F , No. 150, LI-TE RD ., PEITOU, T AIPEI 112, T AIW AN Authorised representa tive in Europe: ASUS C omputer GmbH Address: HARKORT STR. 21-23, 40880 RA TINGEN, GERMANY EEE Yönetmeliğine Uygundur .[...]

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