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Chapter 1: Knowing your wireless router

DSL-N1U

Package contents

Check the following items in your ASUS Wireless ADSL Router package.

DSL-N1U Wireless ADSL Router x1

Power adapter x1

Support CD (manual, utilities) x1

RJ-45 cable x1

RJ-11 cable x1

Quick Start Guide x1

Warranty card x1

Note

: If any of the items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.

System requirements

Before installing the ASUS Wireless ADSL Router, ensure that your system/

network meets the following requirements:
•  An Ethernet RJ-45 port (10Base-T/100Base-TX), or
  at least one IEEE 80.11b/g/n device with wireless capability
•  An installed TCP/IP and Internet browser

Before you proceed

Take note of the following guidelines before installing the ASUS Wireless ADSL

Router:
• The length of the Ethernet cable that connects the device to the network (hub,

ADSL/cable modem, router, wall patch) must not exceed 100 meters.

• Place the device on a flat and stable surface as far from the ground as

possible.

• Keep the device clear from metal obstructions and away from direct sunlight.

Knowing your

wireless ADSL router

Summary of Contents for DSL-N12U

Page 1: ...User Manual DSL N12U 11N 300Mbps Wireless ADSL Modem Router DSL N12U 300M Wireless ADSL Modem Router POWER ADSL Internet Wireless 1 2 3 LAN 4 ...

Page 2: ...ES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies and are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners benefit without intent to infringe Offer to ...

Page 3: ...r 14 Chapter 3 Configuring the network clients Accessing the wireless ADSL router 19 Setting an IP address for wired or wireless clients 19 Chapter 4 Configuring via the web GUI Configuring via the web GUI 23 Using the Network Map 24 Creating multiple SSID profiles 25 Managing bandwidth with EzQoS 26 Upgrading the firmware 27 Restoring Saving Uploading settings 28 Chapter 5 Installing the utilitie...

Page 4: ...ess Point modes of the ASUS Wireless ADSL Router Chapter 3 Configuring the network clients This chapter provides instructions on setting up the clients in your network to work with your ASUS Wireless ADSL Router Chapter 4 Configuring via the web GUI This chapter provides instructions on configuring the ASUS Wireless ADSL Router using its web Graphical User Interface web GUI Chapter 5 Installing th...

Page 5: ...er provides you with the regulatory Notices and Safety Statements Conventions used in this guide WARNING Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task CAUTION Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to complete a task IMPORTANT Instructions that you MUST follow to complete a task NOTE Tips and additional information to aid in completing a task ...

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Page 7: ...ur system network meets the following requirements An Ethernet RJ 45 port 10Base T 100Base TX or at least one IEEE 802 11b g n device with wireless capability An installed TCP IP and Internet browser Before you proceed Take note of the following guidelines before installing the ASUS Wireless ADSL Router The length of the Ethernet cable that connects the device to the network hub ADSL cable modem r...

Page 8: ... connection Off No wireless connection LAN1 LAN4 Solid light Has physical connection to an Ethernet network Flashing Transmitting or receiving data through Ethernet cable Off No power or no physical connection Keep the device away from transformers heavy duty motors fluorescent lights microwave ovens refrigerators and other industrial equipment to prevent signal loss Install the device in a centra...

Page 9: ...nsert the AC adapter into this port to connect your router to a power source On Off Press this button to turn the power on off USB Insert a USB device into this port LAN1 LAN4 Connect RJ 45 Ethernet cables to these ports to establish LAN connection WPS Press this button to launch WPS function Wireless On Off switch Press this button to enable or disable the wireless function ADSL Connect to a spli...

Page 10: ...ks Use the mounting hooks to mount your router on concrete or wooden surfaces using two round head screws 2 Air vents These vents provide ventilation to your router Note For details on mounting your router on a wall or ceiling refer to the section Mounting options on the next page of this user manual ...

Page 11: ...so be converted for mounting to a wall or ceiling To mount the ASUS Wireless ADSL Router 1 Look on the underside for the two mounting hooks 2 Mark two upper holes in a flat surface 3 Tighten two screws until only 1 4 is showing 4 Latch the hooks of the ASUS Wireless ADSL Router onto the screws Note Re adjust the screws if you cannot latch the ASUS Wireless ADSL Router onto the screws or if it is t...

Page 12: ...12 DSL N12U Chapter 1 Knowing your wireless router ...

Page 13: ...ternet Setup QIS The Quick Internet Setup QIS function which is integrated in the wireless ADSL router s web GUI detects the Internet connection type VPI VCI value ADSL connection type and Encapsulation mode automatically and guides you in setting up your network quickly The QIS web page appears automatically after you connected all your devices and launched your web browser You may also launch th...

Page 14: ...eet the requirements in your wireless environment Note We recommend that you use wired connection for initial configuration to avoid possible setup problems due to wireless uncertainty To set up the wireless ADSL router 1 Connect your devices To set up via wired connection a Insert the splitter s line connector to the phone outlet and connect your phone into the phone port A b Connect your wireles...

Page 15: ...ess network icon on the Windows task bar to view available networks Select your wireless router By default there is no security key for the wireless router Click Connect and the connection is completed within seconds 2 Before starting ADSL setting procedure ensure that the ADSL indicator on DSL N12U front panel becomes solid DSL N12U 300M Wireless ADSL Modem Router POWER ADSL Internet Wireless 1 2...

Page 16: ...rnet Service Provider ISP 3 Launch your web browser The QIS web page appears automatically and starts detecting your connection type VPI VCI value and encapsulation mode Note If the QIS web page does not appear after you launched your web browser disable the proxy settings on your web browser 4 Key in the user name and password Click Apply If the QIS cannot detect your Internet connection type cli...

Page 17: ...ompleted Click Going to Internet to surf the Internet Click Simple Wireless Security Setup to configure the basic security settings including the SSID authentication and encryption methods for the wireless router Click Back to main page page to go back to the main page of the web GUI ...

Page 18: ...18 DSL N12U Chapter 2 Setting up the hardware ...

Page 19: ...you may want to manually assign static IP addresses on some of the clients or computers in your network rather than automatically getting IP addresses from your wireless router Follow the instructions below that correspond to the operating system installed on your client or computer Note In the Router mode if you want to manually assign an IP address to your client we recommend that you use the fo...

Page 20: ...ect Obtain an IP address automatically if you want the IP settings to be assigned automatically Otherwise select Use the following IP address and key in IP address Subnet mask and Default gateway 4 Select Obtain DNS server address automatically if you want the DNS server settings to be assigned automatically Otherwise select Use the following DNS server addresses and key in the Preferred and Alter...

Page 21: ...tain an IP address automatically if you want the IP settings to be assigned automatically Otherwise select Use the following IP address and key in IP address Subnet mask and Default gateway 4 Select Obtain DNS server address automatically if you want the DNS server settings to be assigned automatically Otherwise select Use the following DNS server addresses and key in the Preferred and Alternate D...

Page 22: ...roperties 3 Select Obtain an IP address automatically if you want the IP settings to be assigned automatically Otherwise select Use the following IP address and key in IP address and Subnet mask 4 Select Obtain DNS server address automatically if you want the DNS server settings to be assigned automatically Otherwise select Use the following DNS server addresses and key in the Preferred and Altern...

Page 23: ...web GUI allows you to configure these features Network Map Quick Internet Setup EZQoS Bandwidth Management and other Advanced Setting To access the web GUI 1 Launch a web browser then key in the router s IP address http 192 168 1 1 The login page of the router s web GUI appears 2 On the login page key in the default user name admin and password admin ...

Page 24: ...tus WAN IP address DNS connection type and gateway address From the Internet status screen use the Quick Internet Setup QIS feature to quickly set up your WAN System status Click this icon to display information on the SSID authentication and encryption methods LAN IP or MAC address Enable the WPS mode from the System status screen Client status Click this icon to display information about the cli...

Page 25: ...L N12U Creating multiple SSID profiles The wireless router allows you to create multiple SSID profiles that meet various working scenarios To create an SSID profile 1 Under System status click Add 2 Configure the profile settings then click Add ...

Page 26: ...Click each of these four applications to set the bandwidth priority Icon Description Gaming Blaster The router handles gaming traffic at first priority Internet Application The router handles the e mail web browsing and other Internet applications traffic at first priority FTP The router handles at first priority the traffic of downloading uploading data to from the FTP server Voip Video Streaming...

Page 27: ...vigation menu at the left side of your screen 2 Click the Firmware Upgrade tab 3 In the New Firmware File field click Browse to locate the new firmware on your computer 4 Click Upload The uploading process takes about three minutes Note If the upgrade process fails use the Firmware Restoration utility to restore the system For details on this utility refer to the section Firmware Restoration in Ch...

Page 28: ... the default factory settings click Restore and click OK in the confirmation message To save the current system settings click Save and click Save in the file download window to save the system file in your preferred path To restore previous system settings click Browse to locate the system file that you want to restore then click Upload For more information about Advanced Setting click the hyperl...

Page 29: ...es The support CD contains the utilities for configuring the ASUS Wireless ADSL Router To install the ASUS WLAN Utilities in Microsoft Windows insert the support CD in the CD drive If Autorun is disabled run setup exe from the root directory of the support CD To install the utilities 1 Click Install Utilities ...

Page 30: ...talling the utilities 3 Click Next to accept the default destination folder or click Browse to specify another path 4 Click Next to accept the default program folder or enter another name 5 Click Finish when setup is completed ...

Page 31: ...ables you to configure the device To launch the Device Discovery utility From your computer s desktop click Start All Programs ASUS Utility DSL N12U Wireless ADSL Router Device Discovery Click Configure to access the web GUI and configure the wireless router Click Search to search for ASUS wireless routers within range Click Exit to exit the application ...

Page 32: ...iguring via the web GUI for more details To launch the rescue mode and use the Firmware Restoration utility 1 Unplug the wireless router from the power source 2 Hold the Restore button at the rear panel and simultaneously re plug the wireless router into the power source Release the Restore button when the Power LED at the front panel flashes slowly which indicates that the wireless router is in t...

Page 33: ... v 2 0 0 0 or later Windows XP SP2 SP3 Windows 2003 32 bit SP2 SP3 ASUS Intel wireless LAN card not support WL 167g and WL 160W ASUS WL 167g v2 driver v 1 2 2 0 or later ASUS WL 160N WL 130N driver v 1 0 4 0 or later Windows XP 2003 64 bit Windows XP 32 bit SP1 XP 32 bit Windows 2003 32 bit SP1 2003 32 bit Windows 2000 SP4 ASUS wireless LAN card with ASUS WLAN Utility ASUS WL 167g v2 driver v 1 2 ...

Page 34: ...he ADSL Setting Wizard click Next to continue Notes When running WPS the Internet connection pauses briefly then reestablishes the connection If the WPS button is pushed without running the ADSL Setting Wizard the Power LED indicator flashes and Internet connection pauses briefly and then reestablishes the connection ANT ANT Reset Power On Off USB LAN4 LAN3 LAN2 LAN1 WPS On Off ADSL Wireless WPS b...

Page 35: ... SSID service set identifier When done click Next 5 Create and key in a passphrase consisting of 8 63 characters or use the automatically generated passphrase then click Next A passphrase is a sentence phrase or sequence of alpha numeric characters used to generate a security key ...

Page 36: ...add other devices to the network Click Next to connect to the Internet 7 You have connected to the wireless router If you want to configure the Internet WAN settings click Quick Internet Setup Note For more details on adding devices to the network using a USB flash drive refer to the section Adding network devices using a USB flash drive on the next page ...

Page 37: ...e utilities DSL N12U 8 For Internet WAN settings refer to section Using the Quick Internet Setup QIS in Chapter 2 of this manual If you are a Russian user follow the onscreen instructions to finish the ADSL Internet WAN settings ...

Page 38: ...tting Wizard you can add devices to your network using a USB flash drive To add network devices using a USB flash drive 1 In the ADSL Setting Wizard click Save settings to a USB flash drive 2 Insert a USB flash drive into your computer s USB port then select the drive from the dropdown list When done click Next ...

Page 39: ...om your computer then insert it to the other computer that you want to add to your wireless network 4 Locate SetupWireless exe from the USB drive and double click to run it Click Yes to add the computer to the wireless network 5 Click OK to exit the Wireless Network Setup Wizard ...

Page 40: ...eck if your USB printer is compatible with your ASUS wireless router visit the ASUS website at ww asus com and click Products Networks Printer Support List You may also go to this link http event asus com networks printersupport To set up your USB Printer 1 Run the ASUS Wireless Utilities from the support CD then click Run Network Printer Setup Program 2 Follow the onscreen instructions to set up ...

Page 41: ...41 Chapter 5 Installing the utilities DSL N12U 3 Wait for a few minutes for the initial setup to finish Click Next 4 Click Finish to complete the installation ...

Page 42: ...DSL N12U Chapter 5 Installing the utilities 5 Follow the Windows OS instructions to install the printer driver 6 After the printer s driver installation is completed network clients can now use the printer ...

Page 43: ...nder Temporary Internet files click Delete Cookies and Delete Files 3 Disable the proxy settings of the web browser The client cannot establish a wireless connection with the router Out of Range Put the router closer to the wireless client Try to change the channel settings Authentication Use wired connection to connect to the router Check the wireless security settings Press the Restore button at...

Page 44: ...s router Check if the WAN LED on the wireless router is ON If the LED is not ON change the cable and try again Check if the wireless indicator on the front panel is off Press the Wireless On Off button at the rear panel If the ADSL indicator 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 yo...

Page 45: ... of this user manual The following are the factory default settings User Name admin Password admin Enable DHCP Yes if WAN cable is plugged in IP address 192 168 1 1 Domain Name Blank Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 DNS Server 1 192 168 1 1 DNS Server 2 Blank SSID ASUS I cannot use 192 168 1 1 to enter the web GUI Check the router s operation mode In the Router mode the default IP address is 192 168 1 1 ...

Page 46: ...ormation and the domain name may be registered by others 2 I did not register the ASUS DDNS for the router I bought six months ago Can I still register it Yes you can still register the ASUS DDNS service for your router The DDNS service is embedded in your router so you can register the ASUS DDNS service anytime Before registering click Query to check if the hostname has been registered or not If ...

Page 47: ... time between the ISP DNS server and ASUS DDNS results in different WAN IPs in MS DOS and in the router configuration page Different ISPs may have different interval time for IP updating 6 Is the ASUS DDNS service free or is it just a trial version The ASUS DDNS service is a free and embedded service in some ASUS routers Check your ASUS router if it supports the ASUS DDNS service ...

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Page 49: ...as been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference...

Page 50: ...rmed by the registration number The abbreviation IC before the registration number signifies that registration was performed based on a Declaration of Conformity indicating that Industry Canada technical specifications were met It does not imply that Industry Canada approved the equipment The Ringer Equivalence Number REN for this terminal equipment is 01 The REN assigned to each terminal equipmen...

Page 51: ...nue your service temporarily If possible they will notify you in advance But if advance notice is not practical you will be notified as soon as possible You will be informed of your right to file a complaint with the FCC Your telephone company may make changes in its facilities equipment operations or procedures that could affect the proper functioning of your equipment If they do you will be noti...

Page 52: ...censing information This product includes copyrighted third party software licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License Please see The GNU General Public License for the exact terms and conditions of this license We include a copy of the GPL with every CD shipped with our product All future firmware updates will also be accompanied with their respective source code Please visit our w...

Page 53: ...te and or modify the software Also for each author s protection and ours we want to make certain that everyone understands that there is no warranty for this free software If the software is modified by someone else and passed on we want its recipients to know that what they have is not the original so that any problems introduced by others will not reflect on the original authors reputations Fina...

Page 54: ... licensed as a whole at no charge to all third parties under the terms of this License c If the modified program normally reads commands interactively when run you must cause it when started running for such interactive use in the most ordinary way to print or display an announcement including an appropriate copyright notice and a notice that there is no warranty or else saying that you provide a ...

Page 55: ...he scripts used to control compilation and installation of the executable However as a special exception the source code distributed need not include anything that is normally distributed in either source or binary form with the major components compiler kernel and so on of the operating system on which the executable runs unless that component itself accompanies the executable If distribution of ...

Page 56: ...rpose of this section to induce you to infringe any patents or other property right claims or to contest validity of any such claims this section has the sole purpose of protecting the integrity of the free software distribution system which is implemented by public license practices Many people have made generous contributions to the wide range of software distributed through that system in relia...

Page 57: ...SE STATED IN WRITING THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND OR OTHER PARTIES PROVIDE THE PROGRAM AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PROGRAM IS WITH YOU SHOULD THE PROGRAM PROVE DEFECTIVE YOU ASSUME THE COST OF ALL NECESS...

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