Asus RT-N53 manual

R T -N53 Dual-band Wir eless-N Router The ultra-thin and stylish RT -N53 featur es a 2.4GHz and 5GHz dual bands for an unmatched concurren t wireless HD streaming; with its universal r epeater mode and multiple SSID featur e, you can easily create various wir eless environments to t your needs. User Guide[...]

2 Copyright © 2011 ASUST eK Computer Inc. All Rights Reserved. No part of this manual, including the products and sof tware described in it, may be repr oduced, transmitted , transcribed, stored in a retrieval sy stem, or translated int o any language in any form or b y any means, ex cept documentation kept by the pur chaser for backup purposes, w[...]

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

4 T able of contents Upgrading the rmw are .................................................................. 30 Restoring/Saving/Uploading settings ........................................ 31 4 Usingtheutilitie s Device Discov er y ....................................................................................... 32 F irmware Rest[...]

5 1 A quick look Y our wireless r outer P ack age cont ents 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 repl[...]

6 2 W AN LED O  : No power or no phy sical connection. On: Has ph ysical connection to a wide area network ( W AN). 3 5GHz LED / 2.4GHz LED O : No 5GHz or 2.4GH z signal. On: Wireless system is r eady. 4 Po wer LED O : No power . On: Device is ready . Flashing slow: Rescue mode F lashing quick: WPS is processing . 5 WPS button This button [...]

7 NO TES: • Use only the adapter that came with y our pack age. Using other adapters may damage the device . • Specications: DC Input (RT -N53) 12V with max 1A cur rent Operating T emper ature 0~40 o C Storage 0~70 o C Operating Humidity 50~90% Storage 20~90%[...]

8 Mounting options Mounting to the stand T o mount the wireless rout er into its stand: 1. Locat e the mounting holes at the bottom of the wireless rout er . 2. Align and insert the stand ’ s mounting hooks to the wireless r outer ’ s mounting holes. Dismount from the stand 1. Hold the wi reless r outer with o ne hand on the upside and the othe[...]

9 Mounting on the wall T o mount the wireless rout er on the wall: 1. Locat e the two holes on the stand and secure the stand to the wall with screws . 2. Locat e the mounting holes at the back of the wireless rout er . 3. Align and insert the stand ’ s mounting hooks to the wireless r outer ’ s mounting holes. Dismount from the wall 1. Hold th[...]

10 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 devic es. • Keep the device away fr om metal obstruc tions[...]

11 What y ou need T o set up your network, you need one or two computers that meet the following sy stem requiremen ts: • E thernet RJ-45 (LAN) por t (10Base - T/100Base - T X) • IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n wireless capability • An installed T CP/IP service • W eb br owser such as Internet Explorer , F irefo x, Safari, or Google Chrome NO TES: • I[...]

12 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 , disc onnec t it from your network. • Disc[...]

13 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 y our wireless rout er ’ s W AN por t. 4. Inser t your modem ’ s AC adapter t o the DC-In por t and plug it to a pow er outlet. 5. Switc[...]

14 NO TES: • F or details on connecting to a wireless network, refer to the WLAN adapter ’ s user manual. • T o set up the securit y settings for y our network , refer t o 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 Start &g[...]

15 3. F rom the L ocal Area Network (LAN) Settings screen, untick Use a pr oxy ser ver for y our LAN. 4. Click OK when done. MA C OS 1. F rom y our Safari brow ser , click Safari > Pr eferenc es > Advanced > Change Settings... 2. F rom the Network screen, deselect FTP Pr oxy and W eb Pr oxy (HT TP). 3. Cllick Apply Now when done. NO TE: Re[...]

16 3. T o obtain the IPv4 IP settings automatically , tick Obtain an IP address automatically . T o obtain the IPv6 IP settings automatically , tick Obtain an IPv6 address automatically . 4. Click OK when done. B. Set the T CP/IP settings to automatically obtain an IP address . Windo ws ® 7 1. Click Start > Control P anel > Network and Inter[...]

17 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 > I nternet Explo[...]

18 3 Conguring via the w eb GUI Logg ing into the web GUI Y our ASUS Wir eless Router comes with an intuitive w eb graphics user interface (GUI) that allows y ou to easily congure its various featur es through a web br owser such as Internet Explorer , Fir efox, Safari, or Google Chrome. T o log into the web GUI: 1. On your web br owser such [...]

19 3. The wireless r outer ’ s web GUI launches. Use the w eb GUI to congure various wir eless settings. Using the Network Map Network Map allows you to view the sta tus and congure the connection settings of the Internet, system, and clients in your network. I t enables you to quickly set up your Wide Ar ea Network ( W AN) using the Quick [...]

20 2. The wireless r outer automatically detects if your ISP connection type is D ynamic IP , PPP oE, PPTP , L2TP , and Static IP . Key in the nec essar y information for y our ISP connection type. IMPORT ANT! Obtain the necessary information about your Internet connection type from your ISP . Setting up the I nternet connection NO TE: When setting[...]

21 NO TES: • The auto-detec tion of your ISP connection type takes place when you congur e the wireless router f or the rst time or when your wireless r outer is reset to its default settings . • If QIS failed to detect your Internet connection type, click Skip to manual setting (see the screen capture in step 1) and manually congure y[...]

22 S elect your next preferred task fr om any of these options: 1. G oing to Internet: Click to start sur ng the Internet or do Internet-relat ed ac tivities such as chat, or read/ write e -mail messages. 2. Advanced Setting page: Click to go to the wireless router’ s Advanced Setting page and congure mor e advanced wireless settings . 3. A[...]

23 2. F ollow the onscreen instructions to complete the wir eless network setup . T o use WPS: 1. In the WPS eld, click the red button t o launch the WPS Wizar d. NO TE: Y ou may also press the WPS button on y our wireless router to launch the WPS W izard.[...]

24 Setting up the wireless security settings T o protect your wireless network fr om unauthorized access, y ou need to congur e its securit y settings. T o set up the wireless security settings: 1. Key in 192.168.1.1 on your web br owser . 2. On the login screen, key in the default user name (admin) and password (admin), then click OK. The wir e[...]

25 5GHz securit y settings 4. On the Wir eless name (SSID) eld, key in a unique name for y our wireless network. 5. F rom the Security Level dropdo wn list, select the encr yption method for y our wireless network. IMPORT ANT! The IEEE 802.11n standard pr ohibits using High Throughput with WEP or WP A- TKIP as the unicast cipher . If you use the[...]

26 Creating multiple SSID pr oles The wireless r outer allows y ou to create multiple SSID pr ole on 2.4GHz that meet various working scenarios. T o create an SSID pr ole: 1. Under System sta tus, click Add . 2. Congur e the prole settings, then click A dd.[...]

27 Managing your network clients T o manage your network clients: 1. Launch the wireless rout er ’ s web GUI. 2. On the Network Map screen, select the Client Status icon to display the inf ormation about your network clients. 3. In the Priority eld under the Client List, you can set the priority packet for each client as Normal, High, or Low .[...]

28 Managing EZ QoS Bandwidth EzQoS Bandwidth Management allows you to set the bandwidth priority and manage the net work trac. T o set up the bandwidth priority : 1. Click EzQoS Bandwidth Management from the navigation menu at the left side of your screen. 2. Click each of these four applications t o set the bandwidth priority : Icon Description[...]

29 Conguring the A dvanced settings Advanc ed Setting allows you to congur e the advanced fea tures 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 y our network clients can automatically obtain IP addresses from y our wireless rout er . NO TE: The ASUS W ireless Rout[...]

30 3. In the Enable the DHCP Ser ver? eld, tick Y es. 4. In the IP Pool Starting Address eld , key in the star ting IP address . 5. In the IP Pool Ending A ddress eld, key in the ending IP address . 6. In the Lease T ime eld, key in the time that the IP addresses expire and the wir eless router automatically assig ns new IP Addr esses f[...]

31 T o upgrade the rmwar e: 1. Click Advanc ed Setting from the navigation menu at the left side of your screen. 2. Under the Administra tion menu, click F irmware Upgr ade. 3. In the New Firm ware F ile eld, click Bro wse to locate the new rmwar e on your computer . 4. Click Upload. T he uploading process takes about three minutes. Upgrad[...]

32 Restoring/Saving/Uploading settings T o restor e/save/upload the settings: 1. Click Advanc ed Setting from the navigation menu at the left side of your screen. 2. Under the Administra tion menu, click Restore/Sav e/Upload Setting. 3. Select the tasks that you want to do: • T o restore to the default factory settings, click Restore, and click O[...]

33 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 directory of the suppor t CD . Device Discov er y Device Discov er y is an ASUS WLAN utility that detects an ASUS wireless rout er device, and enables y ou to congure the devi[...]

34 F irmwar e Restoration F irmware Restor ation is used on an ASUS Wir eless Router that failed during its rmware upg rading process . I t uploads the rmwar e that you specify . T he process takes about three t o four minutes. T olaunchtherescuemodeandusetheFirmware Restoration utility: 1. Unplug the wireless rout [...]

35 NO TE: This is not a rmwar e upgrade utility and cannot be used on a working ASUS Wireless Router . Normal rmware upgrades must be done through the w eb inter face. Ref er to Chapter 3: Conguring via the w eb GUI for more details. 5. Specify a rmwar e le, then click Upload.[...]

36 5 T roubleshooting NO TE: If you encounter pr oblems that are not mentioned in this chapter , contac t the ASUS T echnical Suppor t. T roubleshooting Icannotaccessawebbrowserforconguringtherouter . • Delete the cook ies and les in your web br owser . T o do this, follow these st eps: 1. Launch your web bro wser[...]

37 Cannot nd the rout er: • Press the Reset button at the back side f or more than ve seconds. • Check the setting in the wireless adapter such as SSID and encr yption settings. CannotaccesstheInternetviawirelessLANadapter . • Move the router closer to the wir eless client. • Check whether the wireless adapter is [...]

38 Ifthe ADSL “LINK”lightblinkscontinuouslyorstaysoff, Internetaccessisnotpossible-theRouterisunableto establishaconnectionwiththe ADSL network. • Ensure that all your cables are all pr operly connected . • Disconnec t the power c ord from the ADSL or cable mod[...]

39 ASUS DDNS Ser vice RT -N53 supports the ASUS DDNS ser vice. When ex changing devices at the service center , if you have r egistered the ASUS DDNS ser vice and want to keep the original domain name , data transf er is a must. Visit y our local ser vice center for mor e information. NO TES: • If there is no activity in the domain - such as reco[...]

40 3. I have r egistered a domain name bef ore and it has been working well until 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 pr oblems in accessing your domain name , conta[...]

41 Appendices Notices ASUS Rec ycling/T akeback Ser vices ASUS recycling and takeback progr ams come from our commitment to the highest standar ds for prot ec ting our envir onment. W e believe in pro viding solutions for you t o be able to responsibly r ec ycle our products, batt eries, other components, as well as the packaging materials. Please [...]

42 by one of the follo wing measures: - Reorient or relocat e the receiving antenna. - Increase the separation between the equipmen t and receiver . - Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit di erent from that to which the r eceiver is connected . - C onsult the dealer or an experienced radio/T V technician for help . This device compl[...]

43 Industr y Canada statement: This device complies with RSS-210 of the Industr y Canada Rules. Operation is subject to the follo wing two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference , and (2) this device must accept an y inter ferenc e received , including inter ferenc e that may cause undesired oper ation. Ce dispositif est con[...]

44 High power radars ar e allocated as primar y users (meaning they have priority) of 5250-5350 MHz and 5650-5850 MH z and these radars could cause int er ference and/or damage to LE-LAN devic es. NO TE IMPORT ANTE: (Pour l’utilisation de dispositifs mobiles) Déclaration d’ exposition aux radiations: Cet équipement est c onforme aux limites d[...]

45 Pr ohibition of Co-location This device and its ant enna(s) must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other ant enna or transmitter 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 . Us[...]

46 CE Mark W arning This is a Class B product, in a domestic envir onment, this product may cause radio int er ference , in which case the user may be required t o take adequate measures . 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?[...]

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55 ASUS Contact information ASUST eK COMPUTER INC. ( Asia P acic) Address 15 Li- T e Road, P eitou, T aipei, T aiwan 11259 W ebsite w ww.asus .com.tw T echnical Suppor t T elephone +886228943447 Suppor t F ax +886228907698 Online suppor t suppor t.asus.com ASUS C OMPUTER INTERNA TIONAL (America) Address 800 Corporate W a y , Fr emont, CA 94539, [...]

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