Asus 4G-N12 manual

U ser Guide 4G-N12 W ireless-N300 L TE Modem Router[...]

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3 C ontents 1 Getting to know your wir eless router 1.1 W elcome! ........................................................................................ 5 1.2 P ackage contents ......................................................................... 5 1.3 Y our wireless router .....................................................................[...]

4 C ontents 4.3.2 Mobile Connection Status ................................................. 32 4.3.3 Mobile Connection Scan .................................................... 34 4.3.4 UPnP ......................................................................................... 35 4.3.5 Virtual Ser ver / Port F or warding .......................[...]

5 1 Getting to know y our wireless rout er NO TES: • I fanyoftheitemsar edamagedormissing,contactASUSfor technical inquiries and support, R efer to the ASUS Support Hotline list at the back of this user guide. • Keeptheor iginalpackagingmaterialincaseyouwouldneedfutur e [...]

6 1.3 Y our wir eless router L TE signal strength LED 1~4 1 lit LED: V er y weak signal; 2 lit LEDs: W eak signal; 3 lit LEDs: Normal signal; 4 lit LEDs: Strong signal . Po wer LED O : No power . On : D evice is ready . Internet LED O : No L TE connec tion. Flashing : Establishing a L TE/Ethernet W AN connec tion. On : Has a proper L TE/Ether[...]

7 NO TES: • Useonlytheadapterthatcamewithyourpackage.Usingother adapters may damage the device . • Ensuretoinser ttheSIMcardintothecar dslotbeforepo weringon the router . • Sp ecications: DC Po wer adapter DC Output: +12V with max 1A current; Operating T emper[...]

8 1.4 P ositioning y our router F or the best wireless signal tr ansmission between the wireless router and the devic es connected to it, ensure that y ou: • Placethe W irelessL TERouternearawindowt oreceivethebest L TE signal quality for maximum upstream per formance with an L TE base station. • Keep?[...]

9 1.5 Setup requirements T o set up your wireless network, you need to meet the following requiremen ts: • AminiSIM/USIMcardwith WCDMAandL TEsubscription • AnADSL/cablemodemwithInternetsubscription • AcomputerwithEthernetRJ-45(LAN)port(10Base - T/100Base - T X) or a W i-F i-[...]

10 1.6 Router Setup W ARNING! • Avoidinstallingyour WirelessL TERouterduringanelectricalstorm. There ma y be a remote risk of electrical shock caused by lightning. • Donottr ytodisassembleorreassemblethisdevice . T amperingwith your W ireless L TE Router might void its warr[...]

11 a. Inser t the SIM/USIM card into the USIM car d slot. b. Inser t the AC adapter of your r outer to the DC-IN por t and plug it to a power outlet. c. Using a network cable, c onnec t your modem to the W AN/LAN port of your wireless r outer . d. Insert the AC adapter of your modem to the DC-IN port and plug it to a power outlet. e. T ur n on your[...]

12 2 Getting star ted 2.1 Logging int o the W eb GUI Y our ASUS Wireless Router c omes with an intuitive web g raphical user interface (GUI) that allows y ou to easily congure its various featur es through a web br owser such as Internet Explorer , F iref ox, Safari, or Google Chrome. NO TE: The fea tures may vary with dierent rm ware vers[...]

13 2.2 Quick Internet Setup ( QIS) with Aut o - detection The Quick Internet Setup (QIS) function guides you in quickly setting up your Internet connection. NO TE: When setting the Internet connection for the rst time, pr ess the Reset button on your wireless r outer to reset it t o its factor y default settings. T o use QIS with auto- detec tio[...]

14 3. Change the password f or the wireless r outer . When done, click Nex t . NO TE : W e recommend that y ou assign a unique administrator passw ord to protect your network fr om malicious attacks. 4. The wireless r outer automatically detects and applies the APN settings. When done, click WLAN Setting to congure the wireless LAN settings . 5.[...]

15 7. If the wizard failed to apply the APN settings or the PIN code of the SIM card is requir ed, you need t o manually complete the mobile broadband connection. Key in the necessary APN settings and the PIN code of your SIM car d. When done , click Connect . 6. Y our I nternet and wireless settings ar e displayed . Click Nex t to continue . NO TE[...]

16 3.2 SMS Shor t Message Ser vice (SMS) is a text messaging ser vice that allows y ou to send or receiv e messages from or on your wir eless router . 3 C onguring the General settings 3.1 Using the N etwork Map Network Map allows you to check the in ternet connection status, congure y our network ’ s security settings, and manage your netw[...]

17 3.2.1 New SMS This function allows you t o send shor t messages from your wireless rout er . T o send a new SMS message: 1. Enter the recipien t ’ s phone number . 2. Compose y our message. 3. Click T ransmit to send the message. T o save a SMS dr aft: 1. Enter the recipien t ’ s phone number . 2. Compose y our message. 3. Click Save t o Dra[...]

18 3.2.2 I nbo x Inbox allows y ou to view the receiv ed shor t messages saved in your device . Click Read to read a message , or click Delete to delete a message . 3.2.3 D rafts All the message drafts are sav ed in the Wir eless L TE Router and displayed her e. Click T ransmit to send a message, or click Delet e to delete a message. 3.2.4 Phone B [...]

19 4 C onguring the A dvanc ed Settings 4.1 W ireless The W ireless L TE Router operat es as a wireless access point , allowing wireless devic e to connect to the Internet. The GUI allo ws you to c ongure the radio channel, Service Set Identier (SSID), security and WPS settings. 4.1.1 General The General tab allows y ou to congur e the [...]

20 3. Assign a unique name con taining up to 32 characters for your SSID (Ser vice Set Identier) or network name to identify your wireless network. Wi-F i devices can identify and c onnect to the wireless network via your assig ned SSID . The SSIDs on the information banner ar e updated once new SSIDs are sa ved to the settings. 4. In the Hide S[...]

21 7. Select the operating channel for your wir eless router . Selec t Aut o to allow the wireless rout er to automatically select the channel that has the minimum interference . 8. Extension Channel : The extension channel that y ou can assign is based on the following: • WhenBandwidthissetto20MHz,theextensionchannel?[...]

22 RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial In User Service) Setting provides an extra lay er of security when you choose WP A- Enterprise, WP A2-Enterprise, or RADIUS with 802.1x as y our Authentication Mode . 4.1.2 R ADIUS Setting T o congure the wireless RADIUS settings: 1. F rom the navigation panel , go to Adv anced Settings > W ireless > R[...]

23 4.1.3 Wireless M AC F ilter Wir eless MAC lt er provides con trol over packets tr ansmitted to a specied MA C (Media Access C ontrol) address on y our wireless network. T o set up the W ireless MA C lter: 1. F rom the navigation panel , go to Adv anced Settings > W ireless > W ireless MA C F ilter tab . 2. In the Enable MAC F ilte[...]

24 4.1.4 WPS ( W i-F i Prot ec ted Setup) WPS ( W i-Fi P rotected Setup) allow s you easy creat e a secure wireless network via the PIN code or P ush Button Contr ol (PBC) featur e. Scroll down to displa y other items:[...]

25 T o create a secure netw ork using WPS: 1. F rom the navigation panel , go to Adv anced Settings > W ireless > WPS tab . 2. In the Enable WPS eld, select Enabled , then click Apply . 3. Set up WPS via the PIN code or PBC (Push Butt on Contr ol) method. Refer t o the succeeding steps f or more details. T o set up WPS via the PIN code met[...]

26 4.2 LAN 4.2.1 L AN Settings The LAN settings screen allo ws you to c ongure the local network IP address of the L TE Router and modify the DHCP server settings. To modify the LAN settings: 1. F rom the navigation panel , go to Adv anced Settings > LAN > LAN tab. 2. Enter the IP address and subnet mask of the wir eless router . 3. In the[...]

27 NO TES : • Werec ommendthatyouuseanIPaddressf ormatof192.168.1.xxx (where xxx can be an y number between 2 and 254) when specifying an IP address range . • AnIPPoolStartingAddressnshouldnotbegr eaterthantheIPP ool Ending Address . 6. In the Lease T ime dropdown lis[...]

28 4.2.2 DHCP Client List The DHCP Client List scr een displays the DHCP client inf ormation. Click Refresh to updat e the connected client list. 4.3 W AN The L TE Router is implemented with an L TE (L ong T erm Evolution) module. L TE network oers wide channel bandwidth fr om 5MHz to 20 MHz, and fast mobile data rates of up to 50 Mbps uplink an[...]

29 • W AN T ype-L TE/UMTS a. Set up the following: • PIN Code : Ent er the 3G/4G provider’ s PIN code. • Connection T ype : This eld allows y ou to dene your connection policies. W e r ecommend you select Aut o - T riggered by trac if y ou are not using all-y ou- can- eat data ser vice. • Location : Select yo[...]

30 • Username / P asswor d : Enter the username and password provided b y the 3G/4G network carrier . • Dial on demand (with idle timeout timer) : Enter the time (in minutes) when the rout er goes into the sleep mode when there is no activity in the net work. • MTU : Sets the MTU (Maximum T ransmission Unit). b . Click Apply to conne[...]

31 a. Congure the f ollowing settings below . W hen done, click Apply . • W AN C onnec tion T ype : Choose your Internet Ser vice Pr ovider type. The choices are Aut omatic IP , PPP oE or xed IP . Consult y our ISP if the router is unable to obtain a valid IP address or if you ar e unsure the W AN connection type. • Enable W AN : Se[...]

32 4.3.2 M obile Connection Status The Mobile Connection Status screen displa ys the detailed Mobile Broadband connection status. • CloneorchangetheMA Caddressofthe ASUSwirelessrouter to match the M AC address of the pr evious networking device recog nized by the ISP .[...]

33 T o congure the Data U sage settings: 1. F rom the navigation panel , go to Adv anced Settings > WA N > Mobile Connection Status tab . 2. Data trac limit : Select Enable to allow setting a limit f or your Internet trac usage. 3. Data usage limit : Set a monthly upper limit for the Internet usage. When your data usage reaches the l[...]

34 4.3.3 M obile Connection Scan T o selec t your pref erred mobile broadband c onnection: 1. On the Pref erred network type eld, select a UMT S frequency band. 2. Click Scan to show all the available mobile networks . 3. Select a mobile net work and click Apply to connect to it. NO TES : • TheL TERoutercandetectyourISP[...]

35 4.3.4 UPnP UPnP (Univ ersal Plug and Play) allow s several devices (such as routers , televisions, ster eo systems , game consoles, and cellular phones), to be con trolled via an IP-based network with or without a central c ontrol through a gat eway . UPnP connects PCs of all form factors, pr oviding a seamless network for remot e conguration[...]

36 4.3.5 Virtual S erver / P or t F or warding Virtual Ser ver is a method to direct network trac from the Internet to a specic por t or a specic range of ports to a device or number of devices on your local network. If you congure the L TE Router as a virtual ser ver , remote users accessing services such as web or FTP at your local si[...]

37 4.3.6 DMZ Virtual DMZ exposes one client to the Internet, allowing this client to rec eive all inbound packets directed to y our Local Ar ea Network. Inbound trac from the Internet is usually discarded and r outed to a specic client only if port for warding or a port trigger has been congured on the network. In a DMZ conguration, one[...]

38 T o set up DMZ: 1. F rom the navigation panel , go to Adv anced Settings > WA N > DMZ tab . 2. Congur e the setting below . When done , click Apply . • Enable DMZ: Key in the last digit of the client’ s LAN IP address that will pr ovide the DMZ ser vice and be exposed on the Internet. Ensure that the server client has a static IP[...]

39 4.3.7 DDNS Setting up DDNS (Dynamic D omain Name System) allo ws you to access the r outer outside your network through the pr ovided DDNS ser vice. The DDNS ser vice, which maps a domain name to a static or dynamic IP address , is power ed by DynDNS.org. With a DDNS c onnec tion, you can host a w ebsite, an email server , an FTP site, and other[...]

40 4.4 F irew all 4.4.1 General The wireless r outer can ser ve as a hardw are rewall f or your network. S et up the rewall to pr otect your network from malicious attacks such as Denial of Ser vice (DoS) attacks. DoS attacks disable a device or network to den y users access to network resourc es. T o set up basic Fire wall settings: 1. F rom[...]

41 4.4.2 MAC F ilter When MA C F ilter is enabled, only those M AC addresses in the list are allow ed or denied access to y our network . T o set up a MAC lt er: 1. F rom the navigation panel , go to Adv anced Settings > Fir ewall > MA C F ilter tab . 2. On the Enable MA C Filt er eld, select Enable . 3. Enter an MA C address and click [...]

42 4.4.3 I ntrusion Detection Intrusion Detection blocks and prevents malicious attacks or intrusions from harming your netw ork and the devices connected to it. Y our wireless rout er prevents Dos attachs such as IP Spoong , Ping of Death, IP with Z ero L ength, Smur f Attack, UDP por t loopback, Snork Attack , T CP null scan, and TCP SYN oo[...]

43 4.4.4 Access C ontr ol Acc ess Control allo ws you to specify the clien ts or ser vices that are allowed or blocked t o the W AN por t ser vice. The access control rules are ex ecuted with the specied schedules. T o set up a network service lter: 1. F rom the navigation panel , go to Adv anced Settings > Fir ewall > A ccess C ontrol [...]

44 4. Enter a description of the clients . 5. Enter the clients ’ IP range to block the specied clients . 6. Dene a scheduling rule. Y ou can select Always Blocking or specify the day and time when the lters will be active . 7. T o specify a net work ser vice to lter , select a network ser vice and check Blocking on Client PC Ser vice[...]

45 4.4.5 URL Filter Y ou can specify key words or w eb addresses to pr event access t o specic URLs. NO TE: The URL F ilter is based on a DNS query . If a net work client has already accessed a w ebsite such as http://www .abcxxx.com, then the website will not be blocked (a DNS cache in the syst em stores previously visited websites). T o resolv[...]

46 4.4.6 S chedule Rule Each access con trol rule can be activated at a pre- dened scheduled time. Y ou can dene the schedule rule in the S chedule Rule page, and apply the rule in the Ac cess C ontrol page.[...]

47 4.5 Administr ation 4.5.1 Sy stem The S ystem page allow s you to congur e your wireless r outer settings. T o set up the Sy stem settings: 1. F rom the navigation panel , go to Adv anced Settings > Administr ation > Sy stem tab . 2. Y ou can congure the follo wing settings: • Administr ator P assword : Y ou can change the passw[...]

48   •   P ort of W eb A ccess fr om W AN : Specify the por t number of the web server allowed to ac cess the wireless rout er settings. 3. Click Apply . 4.5.2 Firm ware Upgrade NO TE : Download the latest rmwar e from the ASUS websit e at http://ww w .asus.c om T o upgrade the rmw are: 1. F rom the navigation panel , go to A[...]

49 4.6 Sy stem L og System L og contains y our recorded network activities. NO TE: System log r esets when the router is reboot ed or powered o . T o view your sy stem log: 1. F rom the navigation panel , go to Adv anced Settings > Sy stem Log . 2. Y ou can view your network activities in this page: 3. (Optional) Click Save to export the syst[...]

50 4.7 Networ k T ools 4.7.1 Ping A ping test determines the latency (communication delay) between ASUS router and another server (such as ww w .google . com) on a network by sending multiple ICMP packets and listening for the r eplies. Enter a host name or IP addr ess to per form a Ping . The t est results display the shortest, the aver age and th[...]

51 4.7.2 T racer oute The T racerout e test (also known as trace route or tr acer t) will trace the r oute that test packets take from one server destination to another . The test r esults provide a list of hosts or IP addr esses showing the rout e taken by the test packets starting from the selected monitoring location to the destination Domain or[...]

52 4.7.3 W AN Captur e The W AN Captur e allows you to captur e all packets that pass through the Mobile Broadband Network. T o capture your rout er ’ s W AN packets: 1. T o star t captur ing the packets, click Start . The br owser starts to download the pktDump .cap le to your comput er . 2. T o stop capturing the packets, click Stop . The br[...]

53 5 F requen tly Ask ed Questions (F A Qs) Cannot ac cess the router GUI using a w eb bro wser . • Hardwar eCongur ation: •  Ifyourcomput eriswired,checktheEthernetcable connection and LED status. • F ailedtologin: •  Ensur ethatyouareusingthec orrectlogin?[...]

54 The client cannot establish a wir eless connection with the router . • OutofRange: • Movether outerclosertothewirelessclient. •  T r ytoadjustantennasoftheroutert othebestdirectionas described in section 1.4 Positioning your r outer . • DHCPserverha[...]

55 • Checkthestatusindicatorsonthewir elessrouter .Ifthe Internet LED on the wireless rout er is not ON, check if all cables are plugged properly . F orgot the SSID (network name) or netw ork passwor d: •  SetupanewSSIDandencryptionkeyviaawiredconnection (Ethernet cable)[...]

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58 Radio Frequency (RF) Exposure Informa tion The radiat ed output power of the ASUS W ireless Device is below the Industr y Canada (IC ) radio frequency exposure limits . The ASUS W ireless Device should be used in such a manner such that the potential f or human contact during normal operation is minimized. This device has been evalua ted for and[...]

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