Asus RT-N14U User manual

RT-N14U

Wireless-N300 Router

User Guide

2

E7879

First Edition

November 2012

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Table of contents

About this guide .......................................................................................... 5

Package contents ........................................................................................ 7

1 Getting to know your router 7

Hardware features ....................................................................................... 8

Mounting placement ...............................................................................10

Positioning your router............................................................................11

2 Setting up your wireless network 11

What you need ...........................................................................................12

Setting up your wireless router ............................................................13

Wired connection ...............................................................................13

Wireless connection ..........................................................................14

Before you proceed ...........................................................................15

A. Disable any congured proxy servers. ..............................

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B. Congure TCP/IP settings. .....................................................

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C. Disable dial-up networking ..................................................

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Logging into the web GUI ......................................................................20

3 Network conguration using the web GUI 20

Setting up the Internet connection ....................................................21

Quick Internet Setup (QIS) with auto-detection .....................21

Setting up the wireless security settings ..........................................26

Managing your network clients ...........................................................27

Monitoring your USB device ..................................................................27

Creating your Guest Network ...............................................................29

Using the Trac Manager .......................................................................31

Managing QoS (Quality of Service) Bandwidth .......................31

Monitoring Trac ..............................................................................32

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Using the USB application ......................................................................33

Using AiDisk for File Sharing ..........................................................33

Using the Servers Center .................................................................36

Using the Network Place (Samba) Share service ....................37

Using the FTP Share service............................................................39

Using the Miscellaneous setting ...................................................42

Conguring Advanced settings............................................................43

Setting up the DHCP Server ...........................................................43

Upgrading the rmware ..................................................................44

Restoring/Saving/Uploading settings ........................................45

Setting up your network printer ..........................................................46

4 Using the utilities 49

Device Discovery .......................................................................................49

Firmware Restoration ...............................................................................50

5 Troubleshooting 53

Troubleshooting ........................................................................................53

ASUS DDNS Service ..................................................................................56

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) ............................................56

Appendices 5

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Notices ...........................................................................................................59

ASUS Contact information .....................................................................71

Networks Global Hotline Information ................................................72

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About this guide

This user guide contains information that you need to install and

congure the ASUS Router.

How this guide is organized

This guide contains the following sections:

• Chapter 1: Getting to know your router

This chapter provides information on the package contents,

hardware features, and LED indicators of the ASUS Router.

• Chapter 2: Setting up your wireless network

This chapter details instructions on how to set up a wireless

network.

• Chapter 3: Network conguration using the web GUI

This chapter discusses the steps to conﬁgure a wireless network

using the web GUI.

• Chapter 4: Using the utilities

This chapter provides instructions on using the utilities

included with the ASUS router.

• Chapter 5: Troubleshooting

This chapter contains a troubleshooting guide for solving

common problems you may encounter when using the ASUS

Router.

• Appendices

This chapter provides you with the regulatory Notices and

Safety Statements.

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Getting to know

your router

Package contents

• If any of the items is damaged or missing, contact ASUS for

technical inquiries and support, 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-N14U Wireless Router

Network cable (RJ-45)

Power adapter

Quick Start Guide

Warranty card

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Hardware features

USB LED

O: Indicates no power or no USB device connected.

On: Indicates a connected USB devices.

LAN LED

O: No power or no connection detected.

On: Indicates a connection to a local area network (LAN).

Wi-Fi LED

O: No wireless signal detected.

On: Indicates that the wireless network is ready.

Flashing: Indicates network activity via wireless connection

WAN LED

O: No power or no connection detected.

On: Indicates a connection to a wide area network (WAN).

Power LED

O: No power.

On: Device ready.

Flashing: Indicates WPS activity.

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Front

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USB 2.0 port

Insert USB 2.0 devices such as USB hard drives and desktop printers into

this port.

WPS button

Press this button to launch the WPS Wizard to set up wireless security.

LAN 1~4 ports

Connect ethernet cables into these ports to establish a LAN connection.

WAN (Internet) port

Connect a network cable into this port to establish a WAN connection.

Power button

Press the power button to switch the device ON/OFF.

Power (DC-IN) port

Insert the bundled AC adapter into this port.

Reset button

This button resets or restores the system to its factory default settings.

Wall-mount hooks

Use the wall-mount hooks to mount the ASUS router to a wall or raised

surface.

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Rear

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Mounting placement

• Use only the power adapter that came with your package.

Using other adapters may damage the device.

DC Power adapter DC Output:

+19V with max 1.58A current; +12V

with max 2A current

Operating Temperature 0~40

o

C Storage 0~70

o

C

Operating Humidity 50~90% Storage 20~90%

To mount the wireless router onto

its stand:

1. Locate the two mounting holes

at the bottom of the wireless

router.

2. Latch the stand’s two mounting

hooks to the wireless router’s

mounting holes.

3. Slide the wireless router towards

direction of the arrow to secure

it to its stand.

• Operating Speciﬁcations:

•

2

3

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Positioning your router

To get the best wireless network performance from your ASUS

router, follow the recommendations below:

• Place the wireless router at the center of your network for

maximum wireless coverage.

• Keep the device away from metal obstructions and away from

direct sunlight.

• Keep the device away from 802.11g or 20MHz only Wi-Fi

devices, 2.4GHz computer peripherals, Bluetooth devices,

cordless phones, transformers, heavy-duty motors, ﬂuorescent

lights, microwave ovens, refrigerators, and other industrial

equipment to prevent signal interference or loss.

• For the best front-to-rear coverage, place the wireless router in

an upright position.

• For the best up-and-down coverage, place the wireless router

in an inclined position.

• Always update to the latest ﬁrmware. Visit the ASUS website at

http://www.asus.com to get the latest ﬁrmware updates.

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Setting up your

wireless network

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What you need

To set up your network, you need one or two computers that meet

the following system requirements:

• Ethernet RJ-45 (LAN) port (10Base-T/100Base-TX)

• IEEE 802.11 b/g/n wireless capability

• An installed TCP/IP service

• Web browser such as Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, or

Google Chrome

• If your computer does not have built-in wireless capabilities,

you may install an IEEE 802.11 b/g/n WLAN adapter to your

computer to connect to the network.

• If you are using only one computer with a single band

IEEE 802.11 b/g/n WLAN adapter, you will be limited to using

only the 2.4GHz frequency.

• Ethernet RJ-45 cables used to connect the network devices

should not exceed 100 meters.

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Setting up your wireless router

Wired connection

Use a wired connection in setting up your wireless router to

avoid possible wireless setup issues.

Before setting up your ASUS wireless router, do the following:

• If you are replacing an existing router, disconnect it from

your network.

• Disconnect the cables/wires from your existing modem

setup. If your modem has a backup battery, remove it as

well.

• Reboot your computer (recommended).

Your wireless router has an integrated auto-crossover feature

that allows the use of either a straight-through or crossover

cable when setting up a wired connection.

Modem

1

2

3

4

To set up a wired connection:

1. Insert your wireless router’s AC adapter into the DC-In port and

plug it to a power outlet.

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2. Using the bundled network cable, connect your computer to

your wireless router’s LAN port.

Once the ethernet cable is connected, check that the LAN LED is

blinking.

3 Using another network cable, connect your modem to your

wireless router’s WAN port.

4. Insert your modem’s AC adapter into the DC-In port and plug it

to a power outlet.

Wireless connection

Modem

1

2

3

To set up a wireless connection:

1. Insert your wireless router’s AC adapter into the DC-In port and

plug it to a power outlet.

2 Using the bundled network cable, connect your modem to your

wireless router’s WAN port.

3. Insert your modem’s AC adapter to the DC-In port and plug it

to a power outlet.

4. Install an IEEE 802.11 b/g/n WLAN adapter on your computer.

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• For details on connecting to a wireless network, refer to the

WLAN adapter’s user manual.

• To set up the security settings for your network, refer to the

section Setting up wireless security settings.

Before you proceed

A. Disable any congured proxy servers.

Windows

®

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1. Click Start > Internet

Explorer.

2. Click

Tools >

Internet options >

Connections tab >

LAN settings.

Before conﬁguring your wireless router, apply the steps

described in this section to each computer on the network to

avoid problems conneting to the wireless network.

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3. From the Local Area

Network (LAN) Settings

window, uncheck Use a

proxy server for your LAN.

4. Click

OK then Apply.

MAC OSX

1. From your Safari

browser, click Safari

> Preferences >

Advanced. On the

Proxies item, click

Change Settings...

2. From the Network

screen, deselect FTP

Proxy and Web Proxy

(HTTP).

3. Click

OK then Apply.

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B. Congure TCP/IP settings to automatically

obtain an IP address.

Windows

®

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1. Click Start > Control Panel

> Network and Internet

> Network and Sharing

Center > Change adapter

settings.

2. On the Network Connections

window, click on Local Area

Connection.

3. On the Local Area Connection

Network Status window, click

Properties.

4. Select Internet Protocol

Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) or

Internet Protocol Version

6 (TCP/IPv6), then click

Properties.

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MAC OSX

1. Click Apple Menu

>System Preferences >

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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C. Disable dial-up networking

Windows

®

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1. Click Start > Internet

Explorer.

2. Click

Tools > Internet

options > Connections

tab.

3. Tick

Never dial a

connection.

4. Click

Apply then OK.

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Chapter 3: Network Conﬁguration using the web GUIRT-N14U

Logging into the web GUI

Your ASUS Wireless Router uses a web-based user interface that

allows you to conﬁgure the router using any web browser such as

Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, or Google Chrome.

To log in to the web GUI:

1. Launch your web browser and manually key in the wireless

router’s default IP address: 192.168.1.1

2. On the login page, key in the default user name (

admin) and

password (admin).

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