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User Manual

RT-N13U 

ASUS Wireless N Router with All-in-One Printer Server

Summary of Contents for Eee PC 1005HAB

Page 1: ...User Manual RT N13U ASUS Wireless N Router with All in One Printer Server ...

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: ... 10 Setting up a wireless connection 11 Configuring the wireless router 12 Using the web GUI 12 Chapter 3 Configuring the network clients Accessing the wireless router 13 Setting an IP address for wired or wireless client 13 Chapter 4 Configuring via the web GUI Configuring via the web GUI 21 Using the Network Map 22 Setting up WAN using the Quick Internet Setup QIS 23 Using AiDisk 24 Managing EzQ...

Page 4: ...e features and LED indicators of the ASUS Wireless Router Connecting a USB printer 31 Chapter 5 Installing the utilities Installing the utilities 36 Device Discovery 38 Firmware Restoration 38 WPS Wizard 39 Using WPS Wizard 39 Download Master 45 Using the Download Master 45 Chapter 6 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting 47 ASUS DDNS Service 50 Frequently Asked Questions FAQs 50 Appendices Notices 52 Fe...

Page 5: ... utilities This chapter provides information on the utilities that are available from the support CD Chapter 6 Troubleshooting This chapter provides you with a troubleshooting guide for solving common problems you may encounter when using the ASUS Wireless Router Appendices This chapter provides you with the regulatory Notices and Safety Statements Conventions used in this guide WARNING Informatio...

Page 6: ... 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 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 t...

Page 7: ... no physical connection On Has physical connection to an Ethernet network Flashing Transmitting or receiving data through Ethernet cable Internet Off No power or no physical connection On Has physical connection to an Ethernet network Flashing Transmitting or receiving data through Ethernet cable Install the device at least 20cm from a person to insure that the product is operated in accordance wi...

Page 8: ...ection LAN1 LAN4 Connect RJ 45 Ethernet cables to these ports to establish LAN connection USB 2 0 Insert USB 2 0 devices such as USB hard disks and USB flash drives at least 2GB capacity into these ports Power Insert the AC adapter into this port to connect your router to a power source Buttons Button Indication WPS This button launches the WPS wizard ...

Page 9: ...AN Internet by PPPoE Automatic IP or Static IP and provides wireless radio NAT firewall and IP sharing services in LAN Repeater In this mode RT N13U extends your wireless network and provides higher quality wireless radio to users NAT firewall and IP sharing services are disabled automatically AP Access Point In this mode RT N13U receives the WAN IP address from the router connected to the WAN por...

Page 10: ... connection for initial configuration to avoid possible setup problems due to wireless uncertainty For more details on WPS refer to the section WPS Wizard in Chapter 5 of this user manual Setting up a wired connection The ASUS Wireless Router is supplied with an Ethernet cable in the package The wireless router has integrated auto crossover function so use either straight through or crossover cabl...

Page 11: ... modem 2 Using an Ethernet cable connect the modem to the router s Internet port 3 Connect an IEEE 802 11b g n compatible WLAN adapter Refer to your wireless adapter user manual for wireless connection procedures By default the SSID of ASUS Wireless Router is ASUS in upper case encryption is disabled and open system authentication is used ...

Page 12: ...ring your wireless router using the web GUI refer to Chapter 4 Configuring via the web GUI Configuring the wireless router The ASUS Wireless Router includes a web graphics user interface web GUI that allows you to configure the wireless router using your web browser on your computer Using the web GUI If your PC connects to the router using a cable launch your web browser and the login page of the ...

Page 13: ...ances 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 If you want to manually assign an IP address to your client we recommend that you use the following setti...

Page 14: ...el Network to display the Network setup window 2 Select TCP IP then click Properties 3 If you want your computer to automatically obtain an IP address click Obtain an IP address automatically then click OK Otherwise click Specify an IP address then key in the IP address and Subnet Mask ...

Page 15: ...iguring the clients RT N13U 4 Select the Gateway tab and key in New gateway then click Add 5 Select the DNS configuration tab and click Enable DNS Key in Host Domain and DNS Server Search Order then click Add 6 Click OK ...

Page 16: ... Protocols tab 2 Select TCP IP Protocol from the Network Protocols list then click Properties 3 From the IP Address tab of the Microsoft TCP IP Properties window you can Select the type of network adapter installed in your system Set the router to assign IP address automatically Manually set up the IP address subnet mask and default gateway ...

Page 17: ... clients RT N13U 4 Select the DNS tab then click Add under the DNS Service Search Order and key in DNS Windows 2000 1 Click Start Control Panel Network and Dial up Connection Right click Local Area Connection then click Properties ...

Page 18: ...ollowing 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 DNS server 5 Click OK when done Windows XP 1 Click Start Control Panel Network Connection Right click Local Area Conn...

Page 19: ...gs 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 DNS server 5 Click OK when done ...

Page 20: ...operties 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 Alterna...

Page 21: ... features Network Map AiDisk and EZQoS Bandwidth Management To configure via the web GUI 1 After setting up a wired or wireless connection launch a web browser The login page automatically launches Note You may also manually key in the router s default IP address 192 168 1 1 to launch the router s web interface 2 On the login page key in the default user name admin and password admin ...

Page 22: ...PS Wizard in Chapter 5 of this user manual To view the status or configure the settings click any of these icons displayed on the main page Icon Description Internet status Click this icon to display information on the Internet connection status 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...

Page 23: ... the QIS field 2 Select your connection type from these types of ISP services Dynamic IP PPPoE PPTP L2TP and Static IP 3 Click Apply all settings to save the settings Icon Description Client status Click this icon to display information about the clients or computers in the network and allows you to block unblock a client USB disk status Click this icon to display information about the USB disk co...

Page 24: ... share the content of a USB disk to the clients in your network Note Before using AiDisk ensure that you have inserted a USB disk into the USB port of your wireless router To use AiDisk 1 Click AiDisk from the navigation menu at the left side of your screen 2 From the Welcome to AiDisk wizard screen click Go ...

Page 25: ...f you want to create your own domain name for your FTP site via the ASUS DDNS services select I will use the service and accept the Terms of service Otherwise select Skip ASUS DDNS setting Click Next to finish the setup 5 When done click Finish 6 To access the FTP site that you created launch a web browser and key in the ftp link ftp domain name ...

Page 26: ...ck 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 Th...

Page 27: ...mware Upgrade 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 the wireless router automatically enters the rescue mode and the power LED indicator at the front panel flashes slowly To recover or restore the system use the Firmware Restoration utility For more d...

Page 28: ... menu click Restore Save Upload Setting 3 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 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 wa...

Page 29: ...nsure that the USB storage device is formatted and partitioned properly Refer to the ASUS website at www asus com for the HD file system support table Creating a user account You need to create user accounts before you can share the files or data in the USB storage device To create a user account 1 Click Advanced Setting USB Application from the navigation menu at the left side of your screen 2 Cl...

Page 30: ... key in the ftp link ftp 192 168 1 1 from any computer in LAN To set up an FTP site 1 Click Advanced Setting USB Application from the navigation menu at the left side of your screen 2 From the FTP Share tab select the account that you want to assign access rights to 3 From the list of file folders select the type of access rights that you want to assign for specific file folders R W Select this op...

Page 31: ...r vendor and models To connect a USB printer 1 Plug your USB printer to the USB 2 0 port on the rear panel of the wireless router 2 Install the printer driver for your computer s operating system Note Refer to the section below to install the printer on Windows XP Installing the printer on Windows XP To install the printer on Windows XP 1 Run the Add Printer Wizard from Start Printers and Faxes Ad...

Page 32: ...ct Create a new port and set Type of port to Standard TCP IP Port then click Next 4 Click Next to set up the TCP IP port for accessing the network printer 5 Key in the IP address of the wireless router in the Printer Name of IP Address field and click Next ...

Page 33: ...4 Configuring via the web GUI RT N13U 6 Select Custom and click Settings 7 Set Protocol to LPR and type LPRServer in Queue Name field Click Next to continue 8 Press Next to finish the standard TCP IP port setting ...

Page 34: ... to complete the settings and return to the Add Printer Wizard 10 Install printer driver from the vendor model list If your printer is not in the list click Have Disk to manually assign the location of driver 11 Click Next to accept the default name for the printer ...

Page 35: ...con and select Property Port tab to add a standard TCP IP port Click Add Port then select Standard TCP IP Port and click New Port button Refer to steps 5 8 for setting procedures Note If you use Windows 98 or ME which does not support Standard TCP IP port you need to use Remote Port which is supported by the ASUS Wireless Router 14 After connecting your USB printer and installing the printer drive...

Page 36: ...ties The support CD contains the utilities for configuring the ASUS Wireless 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 37: ...the utilities RT N13U 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 38: ...utility that searches for an ASUS Wireless Router that failed during its firmware upgrading process then restores or re uploads the firmware that you specify The process takes about three to four minutes To launch the Firmware Restoration utility From your computer s desktop click Start All Programs ASUS Utility RT N13U Wireless Router Firmware Restoration Note This is not a firmware upgrade utili...

Page 39: ... 167gv2 driver v3 0 6 0 or later ASUS 160N 130N driver v2 0 0 0 or later XP SP2 Intel wireless LAN card ASUS 167gv2 driver v1 2 2 0 or later ASUS 160N 130N driver v1 0 4 0 or later XP SP1 and 2000 ASUS LAN card with ASUS WLAN Utility ASUS 167gv2 driver v1 2 2 0 or later ASUS 160N 130N driver v1 0 4 0 or later To use WPS Wizard 1 Follow the onscreen instructions to set up your hardware When done cl...

Page 40: ... five seconds WPS button 3 On the WPS 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 WPS Wizard the PWR indicator flashes and Internet connection pauses briefly and then reestablishes the connection ...

Page 41: ...ing the utilities RT N13U 4 Assign a name to your network then click Next 5 Use the auto generated passphrase as your network s security key or manually assign a passphrase containing between 8 and 63 characters Click Next ...

Page 42: ...other devices to the network Click Next to connect to the Internet 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 7 You have connected to the wireless router If you want to configure the Internet settings click Setup Click Finish to close the WPS Wizard ...

Page 43: ...ty you can add devices to your network using a USB flash drive To add network devices using a USB flash drive 1 In the WPS Wizard click Save settings to a USB flash drive 2 Plug a USB flash drive into the USB port on your computer and then select the drive from the dropdown list When done click Next to continue ...

Page 44: ...from this computer and then plug to the computer that you want to add to the wireless network 4 Locate the 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 45: ...m for the HD file system support table 1 Launch the Download Master from Start All Programs ASUS Utility RT N13U Wireless Router Download Master Click File Connect to connect to the wireless router 2 Follow the instructions below to organize the download tasks that you want to perform HTTP download To perform an HTTP download do any of the following Right click the download link on the web page an...

Page 46: ...t FTP in the Options field Key in the FTP site address Port number User Name Password Click Download to start BT download Save the BT seed on your computer Click the Assign button of the Download Master and select BT in the Options field Click Browser to locate the seed file and click Download to start 3 Click the Folder button to view the download file Open the Complete folder to view or copy the...

Page 47: ...ng the router 1 Launch a web browser then click Tools Internet Options 2 Under Temporary Internet files click Delete Cookies and Delete Files 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 P...

Page 48: ...sible Check the status indicators on the ADSL modem and the wireless router Check if the Internet LED on the wireless router is ON If the LED is not ON change the cable and try again When ADSL Modem Link light is ON not blinking this means Internet Access is possible Restart your computer Refer to the Quick Start Guide of the wireless router and re configure the settings Check if the Internet LED ...

Page 49: ...n keys are forgotten Try setting up the wired connection and configuring the wireless encryption again Press the Restore button at the bottom panel of the wireless router for more than five seconds How to restore the system to its default settings Press the Restore button at the bottom panel of the wireless router for more than five seconds Refer to the section Restoring Saving Uploading settings ...

Page 50: ...rmation 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 n...

Page 51: ... 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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