Asus RT-N65U manual

RT-N65U Dual-band Wireless-N750 Gigabit Rout er The ultra-thin and stylish RT-N65U features a 2.4GHz and 5GHz dual bands f or an unmatched concurrent wir eless HD streaming; SMB server , UPnP A V server , and FTP ser ver for 24/7 file sharing; a capability to handle 300,000 sessions; and the ASUS Green Network T echnology , which provides up to 70[...]

2 E7376 F irst Edition April 2012 Copyright © 2012 ASUST eK Computer Inc. A ll R ights Reser ved. No part of this manual, including the products and sof tware described in it, may be repr oduced, transmitted , transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translat ed into any language in any f orm or by any means, ex cept documentation kept by the[...]

3 T able of contents 1 A quick look P ack age contents ........................................................................................ 5 Y our wireless rout er .................................................................................... 5 Mounting placement ...........................................................................[...]

4 T able of contents Using the Network Place (Samba) Share service .................... 33 Using the FTP Share service............................................................ 34 Using the Miscellaneous setting ................................................... 36 Conguring the Adv anced settings .............................................[...]

5 1 A quick look Y our wireless router P ack age conten ts NO TES: • If any of the items is damaged or missing , contact ASUS for technical inquiries and support, R efer 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 repla[...]

6 2 LAN LED O: No power or no physical connection. On: Has physical connection to a local area network (LAN). 3 W AN LED O: No power or no physical connection. On: Has physical connection to a wide area network ( W AN). 4 5GHz LED O : No 5GHz signal. On: Wireless system is r eady. F lashing: T ransmitting or rec eiving data via wireless co[...]

7 Mounting placement NO TES: • Use only the adapter that came with y our pack age. Using other adapters may damage the device . • Specications: DC Po wer adapter DC Output: +19V with max 1.58A current Operating T emperature 0~40 o C Storage 0~70 o C Operating Humidity 50~90% Storage 20~90% T o mount the wireless r outer into its stand: 1. Lo[...]

8 2 Cr eating your network P ositioning your r outer F or the best wireless signal transmission between the wir eless router and the network devices c onnec ted to it, ensur e that you: • Place the wir eless router in a centraliz ed area for a maximum wireless co verage for the network devices . • Keep the device away from metal obstructions an[...]

9 What y ou need T o set up your network, you need one or t wo comput ers that meet the following sy stem requiremen ts: • Ethernet RJ-45 (LAN) por t (10Base - T/100Base - TX/ 1000Base T X) • IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n wireless capability • An installed TCP/IP service • W eb brow ser such as I nternet Explorer , F irefo x, Safari, or Google Chrome [...]

10 Setting up your wireless r outer Wir ed connection IMPORT ANT! • Use wired connection in setting up your wir eless router to avoid possible setup pr oblems due to wireless uncertainty. • Before setting up y our ASUS wireless router , do the following: • If you are replacing an existing r outer , disconnect it from your network. • Disconn[...]

11 2. Using the bundled network cable, c onnec t your computer t o your wireless r outer ’ s LAN por t. IMPORT ANT! Ensure that the LAN LED is blinking. 3 Using another network cable, c onnec t your modem to your wireless rout er ’ s W AN por t. 4. Inser t your modem ’ s AC adapter t o the DC-I n por t and plug it to a pow er outlet. Wir eles[...]

12 NO TES: • F or details on connecting to a wireless network, refer to the WLAN adapter ’ s user manual. • T o set up the security settings for your network, refer to the section Setting up the wireless security settings in this user manual. Befor e you proc eed A. Disable the pro x y ser ver , if enabled. Windo ws ® 7 1. Click Star t > [...]

13 3. Fr om the Local Ar ea Network (LAN) Settings screen, untick Use a pr oxy ser ver for y our LAN. 4. Click OK when done. MA C OS 1. Fr om your Safari brow ser , click Safari > Pr eferences > A dvanced > Change Settings... 2. Fr om the Network screen, deselect FTP Pr oxy and W eb Pro x y (HT TP). 3. Cllick Apply Now when done. NO TE: Re[...]

14 3. T o obtain the iPv4 IP settings automatically , tick Obtain an IP address automatically . T o obtain the iP v6 IP settings automatically , tick Obtain an IPv6 address automatically . 4. Click OK when done. B. Set the TCP/IP settings to aut omatically obtain an IP address . Windo ws ® 7 1. Click Start > Control P anel > Network and Inte[...]

15 MA C OS 1. Click the Apple icon located on the top left of your screen. 2. Click System P ref erences > Network > Congure ... 3. F rom the T CP/IP tab , select Using DHCP in the Congur e IPv4 dropdown list. 4. Cllick Apply Now when done. C. Disable the dial-up connection, if enabled. Windo ws ® 7 1. Click Star t > Internet Explor[...]

16 3 C onfiguring via the w eb GUI Logging int o the web GUI Y our ASUS Wireless Rout er comes with an intuitive web gr aphics user interface (GUI) that allows you to easily c onfigure its various featur es through a web browser such as In ternet Explorer , Firef ox, Safari, or Google Chrome. T o log into the web GUI: 1. On your web br owser such[...]

17 3. The wireless rout er ’ s web GUI launches. Use the web GUI to configure v arious settings. Setting up the Internet connection NO TE : When setting the Internet connection for the first time , press the Reset button on your wir eless router to reset it to its factor y default settings. Quick Internet Setup (QIS) with auto-detection The Qui[...]

18 2. The wireless rout er automatically detects if your ISP connection type is D ynamic IP , PPPoE , PPTP , L2TP , and Static IP . Key in the necessary information for your ISP c onnec tion type. IMPORT ANT ! Obtain the necessary information about your Internet connection type from your ISP .[...]

19 NO TES : • The auto-detection of your ISP connection type 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 to detect your Internet connection type, click Sk ip to manual setting and manually configure y our connection settings. • If QIS[...]

20 4. Y our Internet and wireless settings are displayed . Click Next to continue . 5. Read the wireless network connection tutorial. W hen done, click Finish .[...]

21 Setting up the wireless security settings T o protect your wireless network from unauthorized acc ess, you need to configure its security 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 wi[...]

22 5GHz security settings 4. On the Wireless name (SSID) field , k ey in a unique name for your wireless netw ork. 5. F rom the Security Lev el dropdown list, selec t the encr yption method for y our wireless network. IMPORT ANT ! The IEEE 802.11n standard prohibits using High Throughput with WEP or WP A-TKIP as the unicast cipher . If you use the[...]

23 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 t o display the inf ormation about your network clients.[...]

24 NO TE: T o use this feature , you need to plug a USB storage device , such as a USB hard disk or USB flash drive, to the USB 3.0 por t on the rear panel of your wireless r outer . Ensure that the USB storage device is f ormatted and par titioned properly . Refer to the Plug-n-Share Disk Support List at http://ev ent.asus.c om/networks/disksuppo[...]

25 NO TES : • F or more deta ils, ref er to the section U sing the Netw ork Plac e (Samba) Share service and Using the FTP Share service in this user manual. • On USB External HDD/Flash disk: • The wireless rout er works with most USB HDDs/Flash disks (up to 2TB size) and supports read-write access for F A T16, F A T32, EXT2, EXT3, and NTFS. [...]

26 Crea ting your Guest Networ k The Guest Network pro vides Internet connectivit y for tempor ar y visitors without pro viding access to your priva te network. T o create your guest netw ork: 1. Launch the wireless router’ s web GUI. 2. On the Guest Network screen, click Create to crea te a network for y our visitors.[...]

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

28 Monitoring T raffic The traffic monitor function allows y ou to assess the bandwidth usage and speed of your Internet , LAN, Wir ed, WLAN (2.4GHz or 5GHz) connections. Using the USB Extension The USB Extension function provides AiDisk , S er vers C enter , Network P rinter Ser ver and Download Master submenus .[...]

29 Using AiDisk f or Files Sharing AiDisk allows you t o share files in the USB disk through the Internet. NO TE: Before using AiDisk, ensure that you hav e inser ted a USB disk into the USB port of your wireless router . T o use AiDisk: 1. Click the AiDisk icon in USB Extension. 2. F rom the W elcome to AiDisk wizard scr een, click Go .[...]

30 3. Select the access rights that you want to assign t o the clients accessing your shar ed data. 4. Create y our domain name via the ASUS DDNS ser vices, selec t I will use the service and accept the T erms of ser vice and key in your domain name . When done, click Next .[...]

31 5. Click F inish to finish the setup. 6. T o access the FTP site that you cr eated , launch a web browser or a third-part y FTP client utility and key in the f tp link ( ftp://<domain name> ) you have pr eviously created .[...]

32 Using the Servers C enter service Y our wireless router allows UP nP (Universal Plug and Pla y) multimedia devices , such as PS3 and XBox 360, to access multimedia files from the USB disk connected to y our wireless router . NO TE : Before using the UPnP Media Server function, install a wireless adapter on your UP nP device. T o use your router[...]

33 Using the Netw ork Place (Samba) Share service Network Place (Samba) Share allo ws you to set the account and permission for samba service. T o use S amba share: 1. Click the Network plac e (Samba) Share tab in the Ser vers Cent er of USB Ex tension. 2. Click Add , Delete or Modify to add, delete or modify the account. Click Apply when done.[...]

34 Using the FTP Shar e ser vice Sharing files via the FTP server The ASUS Wireless Router enables y ou to share files from your USB storage device via the FTP server with computers in LAN or through the Internet. IMPORT ANT ! T o use this feature , you need to inser t a USB storage device , such as a USB hard disk or USB flash drive , to the US[...]

35 4. F rom the list of files/folders , selec t the type of access rights that you want t o assign for specific files/folders: • R/W : Select this option to assign read/write access for a specific file/folder . • W : Select this option to assign write only access for a specific file/folder . • R : Select this option to assign read only[...]

36 Using the Miscellaneous setting Miscellaneous setting allows you to c onfigure other settings for the USB disk, including maximum login user , device name, work group and language on FTP server . T o use miscellaneous setting: 1. Click the Miscellaneous setting tab in the Ser vers C enter of USB Extension. 2. F ollow the instruction to key in t[...]

37 C onfiguring the Adv anced settings Adv anced Setting allows you to c onfigure the advanced f eatures of your wireless r outer . Setting up the DHCP Ser ver Y ou may enable the DHCP Ser ver function in your wireless router so your network clients can automa tically obtain IP addresses from your wir eless router . NO TE : The ASUS Wireless Rout[...]

38 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 Ending Address 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 Addresses [...]

39 T o upgrade the firmware: 1. Click Adv anced Setting from the na vigation menu at the left side of your screen. 2. Under the Administr ation menu, click Firmwar e Upgrade . 3. In the New F irmware F ile field, click Browse t o locate the new firmware in your c omputer . 4. Click Upload . The uploading process takes about three minutes. Upgrad[...]

40 Restoring/Saving/U ploading settings T o restore/sa ve/upload the settings: 1. Click Adv anced Setting from the na vigation menu at the left side of your screen. 2. Under the Administra tion menu, click R estore/Sav e/Upload Setting. 3. Select the tasks that you want to do: • T o restore to the default factory settings, click Restore , and cli[...]

41 Setting up your networ k printer Use the Network P rinter Setup utility to set up a USB printer on your wireless r outer and allow network clients to access the USB printer . NO TES : • T o check if your USB printer is compatible with y our ASUS wireless router , refer to the Plug-n-S hare Disk Suppor t List at http://ev ent.asus.c om/networks[...]

42 4. F ollow the onscreen instructions to set up your hardw are, then click Next . 3. Unzip the downloaded file and click the P rinter icon to run the network printer setup program.[...]

43 5. W ait for a f ew minutes for the initial setup to finish. Click Next . 6. Click F inish to complete the installation.[...]

44 8. After the printer ’ s dr iver installation is complet ed, network clients can now use the printer . 7. F ollow the Windows ® OS instructions to install the printer driver .[...]

45 4 Using the utilities NO TES: • Install the wireless router's utilities fr om the bundled suppor t CD . • If Autorun is disabled , run setup .ex e from the root director y of the suppor t CD . Devic e Discov ery Device Discov er y is an ASUS WLAN utilit y that detects an ASUS wireless router devic e, and enables you to configure the de[...]

46 F irmware Restor ation F irmware Restoration is used on an ASUS Wireless Router tha t failed during its firmware upgrading process . I t uploads the firmware that you specify . T he process takes about three to four minutes. T olaunchtherescuemodeandusetheFirmware Restoration utility: 1. Unplug the wireless router fr[...]

47 NO TE : This is not a firmware upgrade utility and cannot be used on a working ASUS Wireless Router . Normal fir mware upgrades must be done through the web in ter face. Refer to Chapter 3: C onfiguring via the web GUI for mor e details. 5. Specify a firmware file , then click Upload .[...]

48 5 T roubleshooting NO TE : If you encounter problems that ar e not mentioned in this chapter , contact the ASUS T echnical Suppor t. T roubleshooting Icannotaccessawebbrowserforconguringtherouter . • D elete the cookies and files in your web bro wser . T o do this, follow these st eps: 1. Launch your w eb browser[...]

49 Cannot find the rout er: • Pr ess the Reset button at the rear panel for more than fiv e seconds. • Check the setting in the wireless adapter such as SSID and encr yption settings. CannotaccesstheInternetviawirelessLANadapter . • M ove the r outer closer to the wireless client. • Check whether the wireless adapter [...]

50 Ifthe ADSL“LINK”lightblinkscontinuouslyorstayso ff, Internetaccessisnotpossible-theRouterisunableto establishaconnectionwiththe ADSLnetwork. • Ensure that all your cables are all properly connected . • Disconnec t the power cor d from the ADSL or cable modem[...]

51 ASUS DDNS Ser vice RT-N65U suppor ts the ASUS DDNS ser vice. When exchanging devices at the service center , if you ha ve registered the ASUS DDNS ser vice and want to keep the original domain name , data transf er is a must. V isit your local service center for mor e information. NO TES : • If there is no activity in the domain - such as reco[...]

52 3. I ha ve r egistered a domain name before and it has been working well un til my friends told me tha t they could not access m y domain name. Check the following: 1. The internet is working well. 2. The DNS ser ver is working well. 3. The last time you updated the domain name . I f there are still problems in accessing y our domain name, conta[...]

53 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 believe in pro viding solutions for you to be able to responsibly recycle our products, batteries, other components, as well as the packaging materials. Please go to ht[...]

54 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 Caution : Any changes or modifications not expr essly approved by the part y responsible for complianc e could void the user ’ s authority to operate the equipment. IMPORT ANT ! This device with[...]

55 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[...]

56 and RSS-210. 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 ferenc e, including inter ference that ma y cause undesired operation of the device . Radio Fr equenc y (RF) Exposure Information The radiat ed output power of the Dell Wireless Device is b[...]

57 doit accepter tout e inter férence , notamment les inter férences qui peuvent a ecter son fonctionnement. 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[...]

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