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User Guide

4G-N12

Wireless-N300 LTE Modem Router

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Page 1: ...User Guide 4G N12 Wireless N300 LTE Modem Router ...

Page 2: ...TICULAR PURPOSE IN NO EVENT SHALL ASUS ITS DIRECTORS OFFICERS EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS LOSS OF BUSINESS LOSS OF USE OR DATA INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT SPECIFICAT...

Page 3: ...uick Internet Setup QIS with Auto detection 13 3 Configuring the General settings 3 1 Using the Network Map 16 3 2 SMS 16 3 2 1 New SMS 17 3 2 2 Inbox 18 3 2 3 Drafts 18 3 2 4 Phone Book 18 4 Configuring the Advanced Settings 4 1 Wireless 19 4 1 1 General 19 4 1 2 RADIUS Setting 22 4 1 3 Wireless MAC Filter 23 4 1 4 WPS Wi Fi Protected Setup 24 4 2 LAN 26 4 2 1 LAN Settings 26 4 2 2 DHCP Client Li...

Page 4: ...4 4 3 Intrusion Detection 42 4 4 4 Access Control 43 4 4 5 URL Filter 45 4 4 6 Schedule Rule 46 4 5 Administration 47 4 5 1 System 47 4 5 2 Firmware Upgrade 48 4 5 3 Restore Save Upload Setting 48 4 6 System Log 49 4 7 Network Tools 50 4 7 1 Ping 50 4 7 2 Traceroute 51 4 7 3 WAN Capture 52 5 Frequently Asked Questions FAQs Appendices Notices 56 ASUS Contact information 69 Networks Global Hotline I...

Page 5: ...nt 1 1 Welcome Thank you for buying an ASUS 4G N12 Wireless LTE Router ASUS 4G N12 Wireless LTE Router features a 4G network module letting you insert a SIM USIM card to access and share your 4G LTE or 3G network connection via a secure wireless network or any of the four Ethernet ports It offers a download speed of 100 Mbps and upload speed of 50 Mbps for fast Internet access seamless media strea...

Page 6: ...n Device is ready Internet LED Off No LTE connection Flashing Establishing a LTE Ethernet WAN connection On Has a proper LTE Ethernet WAN connection Data LED LTE EthernetWANTraffic Off No data activity On Data connection is ready Wi Fi LED Off No 2 4GHz signal On Wireless system is ready LAN LED Off No power or no physical connection On Ethernet connection is established WAN LAN ...

Page 7: ...operly USIM card slot Install a USIM card into this slot to establish a WAN LTE connection Power button Press this button to power on or off the stystem Power DC IN port Insert the bundled AC adapter into this port and connect your router to a power source Reset button Press this button for 5 seconds or longer to reset or restore the system to its factory default settings WAN LAN port Using an Eth...

Page 8: ... sunlight Do not place the Wireless LTE Router in a dusty or wet environment 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 Always update to the latest firmware Visit the AS...

Page 9: ... 2 4 GHz 802 11 b g n wireless interface Web browser such as Internet Explorer Firefox Safari or Google Chrome NOTE A standard SIM USIM card is a standard mini SIM card IMPORTANT Ensure that your SIM USIM card is subscribed to WCDMA and LTE services Contact your mobile service provider about these services CAUTION Use only a standard SIM USIM card on your router Using a different form of SIM card ...

Page 10: ...vice ensure to unplug the power cord from your Wireless LTE Router Keep your hands dry when handling your Wireless LTE Router to avoid any possible electrical shock NOTES 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 Do not plug a phone jack into an RJ 45 port This may damage the Wireless L...

Page 11: ...nnect your computer to the LAN port of your router g To manually connect to a wireless network 1 Enable the Wi Fi function on your wireless client for it to automatically scan for wireless networks 2 Select the wireless network named ASUS which is the default wireless network name SSID of ASUS wireless routers 3 When prompted key in the default password of the router which can be found on the stic...

Page 12: ...ey in the wireless router s default IP address 192 168 1 1 or enter http router asus com 2 On the login page key in the default user name admin and password admin 3 You can now use the Web GUI to configure various settings of your ASUS Wireless Router NOTES The default login password is admin You can manually set up a new password that contains 3 to 16 case sensitive alphanumeric characters If the...

Page 13: ...ting up your Internet connection NOTE When setting the Internet connection for the first time press the Reset button on your wireless router to reset it to its factory default settings To use QIS with auto detection 1 Log into the Web GUI The QIS page launches automatically 2 On the welcome page click Go to continue ...

Page 14: ... a unique administrator password to protect your network from malicious attacks 4 The wireless router automatically detects and applies the APN settings When done click WLAN Setting to configure the wireless LAN settings 5 Assign a unique network name SSID and a network security key When done click Apply ...

Page 15: ...ection Key in the necessary APN settings and the PIN code of your SIM card When done click Connect 6 Your Internet and wireless settings are displayed Click Next to continue NOTE The auto detection of your ISP connection takes place when you configure the wireless router for the first time or when your wireless router is reset to its default settings ...

Page 16: ... allows you to send or receive messages from or on your wireless router 3 Configuring the General settings 3 1 Using the Network Map Network Map allows you to check the internet connection status configure your network s security settings and manage your network clients ...

Page 17: ...your wireless router To send a new SMS message 1 Enter the recipient s phone number 2 Compose your message 3 Click Transmit to send the message To save a SMS draft 1 Enter the recipient s phone number 2 Compose your message 3 Click Save to Draft to save the message draft ...

Page 18: ...ete to delete a message 3 2 3 Drafts All the message drafts are saved in the Wireless LTE Router and displayed here Click Transmit to send a message or click Delete to delete a message 3 2 4 Phone Book Phone Book allows you to save your frequent contacts phone numbers To add a phone number enter the name and phone number and click ...

Page 19: ...lows you to configure the radio channel Service Set Identifier SSID security and WPS settings 4 1 1 General The General tab allows you to configure the basic wireless settings To configure the basic wireless settings 1 From the navigation panel go to Advanced Settings Wireless General tab 2 Wireless Enable Disable Select Enable to use your router as a wireless access point ...

Page 20: ... and 802 11b devices to connect to the wireless router Legacy Select Legacy to allow 802 11b g n devices to connect to the wireless router Hardware that supports 802 11n natively however will only run at a maximum speed of 54Mbps N only Select N only to maximize wireless N performance This setting prevents 802 11g and 802 11b devices from connecting to the wireless router b g Protection In most si...

Page 21: ...nction allows you to differentiate WMM Wi Fi Multimedia traffic and provide it with high priority forwarding service 10 Select any of these authentication methods Open System This option provides no security WPA WPA2 Personal WPA Auto Personal This option provides strong security You can use either WPA with TKIP or WPA2 with AES If you select this option you must use TKIP AES encryption and enter ...

Page 22: ...S settings 1 From the navigation panel go to Advanced Settings Wireless RADIUS Setting tab 2 Server IP Address Enter the RADIUS server s IP Address in this field 3 Server Port Enter the RADIUS server s port number in this field 4 Connection Secret Enter the password to access your RADIUS server 5 Network Key Rotation Interval Define the renewal period that the RADIUS server sends a new encryption ...

Page 23: ...ngs Wireless Wireless MAC Filter tab 2 In the Enable MAC Filter field select Yes to enable Wireless MAC filter 3 In the MAC Filter Mode dropdown list select either Accept or Reject Select Accept to allow devices in the MAC filter list to access the wireless network Select Reject to prevent devices in the MAC filter list to access the wireless network 4 On the MAC filter list click and key in the M...

Page 24: ...24 4 1 4 WPS Wi Fi Protected Setup WPS Wi Fi Protected Setup allows you easy create a secure wireless network via the PIN code or Push Button Control PBC feature Scroll down to display other items ...

Page 25: ...e client device and click Enroll NOTE The PIN code can be found either at the bottom of the packaging case or on the user interface of the client device 3 Start the WPS PIN process on the client device NOTE For details refer to the user manual of the client device 4 If you want to change the wireless router PIN code click Generate PIN or Restore PIN to create or restore the PIN To set upWPS via th...

Page 26: ...AN settings 1 From the navigation panel go to Advanced Settings LAN LAN tab 2 Enter the IP address and subnet mask of the wireless router 3 In the Enable the DHCP Server field select Yes or No By default the DHCP Server function is enabled 4 In the IP Pool Starting Address field key in the starting IP address 5 In the IP Pool Ending Address field key in the ending IP address ...

Page 27: ...nding Address 6 In the LeaseTime dropdown list select the schedule when an IP address will expire Once it reaches this specified schedule the DHCP server will then assign a new IP address Static DHCP is a useful function which allows you to bind specific client device with static IP address on your LAN The IP address on DHCP server will be reserved for unique MAC address of a DHCP client device ba...

Page 28: ... wide channel bandwidth from 5MHz to 20 MHz and fast mobile data rates of up to 50 Mbps uplink and 100 Mbps downlink The supported bands show as below LTE Band FDD B3 7 20 LTE Cat 3 DL 100Mbps UL 50Mbps UMTS B1 8 HSPA DL 42Mbps UL 5 76Mbps 4 3 1 Internet Connection To configure the Internet Connection settings 1 From the navigation panel go to Advanced Settings WAN Internet Connection tab 2 In the...

Page 29: ...ou select Auto Triggered by traffic if you are not using all you can eat data service Location Select your 3G 4G service provider s location from the dropdown list APN services optional Enter the APN Access Point Name service information here Contact your 3G 4G service provider for the detailed information Dial Number Enter the 3G 4G provider s access number for connection ...

Page 30: ...ter the time in minutes when the router goes into the sleep mode when there is no activity in the network MTU Sets the MTU Maximum Transmission Unit b Click Apply to connect to the 3G 4G network The connection status will be displayed on Mobile Connection Status screen NOTE The PIN code may vary with different providers WANType WAN ...

Page 31: ... Connect to DNS Server Allows this router to get the DNS IP address from the ISP automatically A DNS is a host on the Internet that translates Internet names to numeric IP addresses Authentication This item may be specified by some ISPs Check with your ISP and fill them in if required Host Name This field allows you to provide a host name for your router It is usually a special requirement from yo...

Page 32: ... The Mobile Connection Status screen displays the detailed Mobile Broadband connection status Clone or change the MAC address of the ASUS wireless router to match the MAC address of the previous networking device recognized by the ISP ...

Page 33: ...Connection Status tab 2 Data traffic limit Select Enable to allow setting a limit for your Internet traffic usage 3 Data usage limit Set a monthly upper limit for the Internet usage When your data usage reaches the limit the Internet access will be blocked 4 Click Apply Scroll down to display other items ...

Page 34: ...able mobile networks 3 Select a mobile network and click Apply to connect to it NOTES The LTE Router can detect your ISP based on the IMSI information of your SIM card If the mobile network from your ISP is not found connect to a roaming network of other ISPs Using a roaming service will incur additional charges Inquire from your mobile service provider before using the roaming service ...

Page 35: ...ng a seamless network for remote configuration and data transfer Using UPnP a new network device is discovered automatically Once connected to the network devices can be remotely configured to support P2P applications interactive gaming video conferencing and web or proxy servers Unlike Port forwarding which involves manually configuring port settings UPnP automatically configures the router to ac...

Page 36: ...n the requested service TCP UDP port number the LTE Router redirects the external service request to the appropriate server located at another internal IP address For example if you set Type Public Port to TCP 80 Http or web and the Private IP Port to 192 168 2 2 80 then all HTTP requests from outside users will be transferred to 192 168 2 2 on port 80 Therefore by just entering the IP address pro...

Page 37: ... only if port forwarding or a port trigger has been configured on the network In a DMZ configuration one network client receives all inbound packets Setting up DMZ on a network is useful when you need incoming ports open or you want to host a domain web or e mail server CAUTION Opening all the ports on a client to the Internet makes the network vulnerable to outside attacks Please be aware of the ...

Page 38: ...figure the setting below When done click Apply Enable DMZ Key in the last digit of the client s LAN IP address that will provide the DMZ service and be exposed on the Internet Ensure that the server client has a static IP address Tick Enable To remove DMZ 1 Untick Enable and click Apply ...

Page 39: ...an host a website an email server an FTP site and other Internet apps in your local area network even when using dynamic IP addresses for the domain names To set up DDNS 1 Select DDNS Setting from the dropdown list and click Web Site to go to the DynDNS org web site 2 Complete the registration on the DDNS web site 3 Enter the username password and domain name of your DDNS settings 4 Click Update D...

Page 40: ...ice DoS attacks DoS attacks disable a device or network to deny users access to network resources To set up basic Firewall settings 1 From the navigation panel go to Advanced Settings Firewall General tab 2 On the Enable Firewall field select Enable 3 On the Respond Ping Request fromWAN field select Yes to block hackers from pinging devices in your network from the Internet 4 Click Apply ...

Page 41: ...resses in the list are allowed or denied access to your network To set up a MAC filter 1 From the navigation panel go to Advanced Settings Firewall MAC Filter tab 2 On the Enable MAC Filter field select Enable 3 Enter an MAC address and click the button 4 Click Apply ...

Page 42: ...trusion Detection Feature SPI and Anti DoS firewall protection When this item is enabled all the incoming packets from the WAN services are blocked except for those types selected in the Stateful Packet Inspection SPI section RIP defect When this item is enabled the router will not block RIP request packets from the WAN services preventing the overflow of input queues due to packet accumulation St...

Page 43: ... to the WAN port service The access control rules are executed with the specified schedules To set up a network service filter 1 From the navigation panel go to Advanced Settings Firewall Access Control tab 2 On the Enable Filtering Function field select Enable 3 Click the button to launch the Add New Rule screen ...

Page 44: ... specify the day and time when the filters will be active 7 To specify a network service to filter select a network service and check Blocking on Client PC Service to block the pre defined network service 8 On the User defined services field select a protocol type and enter the clients IP ranges to manually define the clients that will be blocked 9 Click Apply ...

Page 45: ...s already accessed a website such as http www abcxxx com then the website will not be blocked a DNS cache in the system stores previously visited websites To resolve this issue clear the DNS cache before setting up the URL Filter To set up a URL filter 1 From the navigation panel go to Advanced Settings Firewall URL Filter tab 2 Enter a URL keyword 3 Click Apply ...

Page 46: ...46 4 4 6 Schedule Rule Each access control rule can be activated at a pre defined scheduled time You can define the schedule rule in the Schedule Rule page and apply the rule in the Access Control page ...

Page 47: ...en session is holding onto memory Time andTime Zone Select the time and time zone for your network Time Zone Adjust time zone according to the location of the router Daylight SavingTime DST If your region adopts daylight saving time DST enable this option NTP Server The wireless router can access a NTP Network time Protocol server in order to synchronize the time Web Access fromWAN EnableWeb Acces...

Page 48: ... time for the system to reboot 4 5 3 Restore Save Upload Setting To restore save upload wireless router settings 1 From the navigation panel go to Advanced Settings Administration Restore Save Upload Setting tab 2 Select the tasks that you want to do To restore to the default factory settings click Restore and click OK in the confirmation message To save the current system settings click Save navi...

Page 49: ...ctivities NOTE System log resets when the router is rebooted or powered off To view your system log 1 From the navigation panel go to Advanced Settings System Log 2 You can view your network activities in this page 3 Optional Click Save to export the system logs ...

Page 50: ...SUS router and another server such as www google com on a network by sending multiple ICMP packets and listening for the replies Enter a host name or IP address to perform a Ping The test results display the shortest the average and the maximum round trip times and packet loss rate between hosts ...

Page 51: ...r The test results provide a list of hosts or IP addresses showing the route taken by the test packets starting from the selected monitoring location to the destination Domain or IP such as www google com Common uses of the Traceroute test are network troubleshooting and to help identify routing problems or firewalls that may be blocking access to a web site ...

Page 52: ...kets 1 To start capturing the packets click Start The browser starts to download the pktDump cap file to your computer 2 To stop capturing the packets click Stop The browser terminates capturing the packets and completes downloading the pktDump cap file NOTE An external application like Wireshark is required to view the captured packets in the file ...

Page 53: ...bled when you enter the login information DNS Cache result to wrong DNS Delete the cookies and files in your web browser Previous connection settings Disable the proxy server if enabled Set the TCP IP settings to automatically obtain an IP address Disable the dial up connection from browser if enabled NOTES The commands for deleting cookies and files vary with web browsers Disable proxy server set...

Page 54: ...SSID If you are using a wireless LAN adapter check if the wireless channel in use conforms to the channels available in your country area You can adjust the channel channel bandwidth and wireless mode available in your country area If you still cannot connect to the router wirelessly you can reset your router to factory default settings In the router GUI click Administration Restore Save Upload Se...

Page 55: ... encryption key and click Apply Reset your router to the default settings Launch the web GUI go to Administration Restore Save Upload Setting and click Restore The default login account and password are both admin How to restore the system to its default settings Go to Administration Restore Save Upload Setting and click Restore The following are the factory default settings User Name admin Passwo...

Page 56: ...nsibly recycle our products batteries other components as well as the packaging materials Please go to http csr asus com english Takeback htm for the detailed recycling information in different regions REACH Complying with the REACH Registration Evaluation Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals regulatory framework we published the chemical substances in our products at ASUS REACH website at h...

Page 57: ...g for radio test suites according to EN 300 328 EN 301 893 have been conducted These are considered relevant and sufficient CE MarkWarning This is a Class B product in a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures This equipment may be operated in AT BE CY CZ DK EE FI FR DE GR HU IE IT LU MT NL PL PT SK SL ES SE GB...

Page 58: ...d in specific host products operated in portable exposure conditions antennas are less than 20 centimeters of a person s body This device has been certified for use in Canada Status of the listing in the Industry Canada s REL Radio Equipment List can be found at the following web address http www ic gc ca app sitt reltel srch nwRdSrch do lang eng Additional Canadian information on RF exposure also...

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