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Chapter : Network Configuration using the web GUI

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7. Select a user and assign the type of access rights for files or

folders located in the storage device:

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specific file/folder.

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. Assign a name for the user account and key in a password. Click

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Page 1: ...RT N14U Wireless N300 Router User Guide ...

Page 2: ...CHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR 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 ...

Page 3: ...ceed 15 A Disable any configured proxy servers 15 B Configure TCP IP settings 17 C Disable dial up networking 19 Logging into the web GUI 20 3 Network configuration 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 ...

Page 4: ...ring Advanced settings 43 Setting up the DHCP Server 43 Upgrading the firmware 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 59 Notices 59 ASUS Contact information 71 Networks Global Hotline In...

Page 5: ...less network This chapter details instructions on how to set up a wireless network Chapter 3 Network configuration 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 ...

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Page 7: ...issing 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 ...

Page 8: ...ted On Indicates a connection to a local area network LAN Wi Fi LED Off No wireless signal detected On Indicates that the wireless network is ready Flashing Indicates network activity via wireless connection WAN LED Off No power or no connection detected On Indicates a connection to a wide area network WAN Power LED Off No power On Device ready Flashing Indicates WPS activity 2 1 3 4 5 Front 5 2 4...

Page 9: ...orts 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 route...

Page 10: ...nt 12V with max 2A current Operating Temperature 0 40o C Storage 0 70o 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 S...

Page 11: ...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 i...

Page 12: ...P 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 ...

Page 13: ...sting 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 ...

Page 14: ...outer 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 ...

Page 15: ...ork refer to the section Setting up wireless security settings Before you proceed A Disable any configured proxy servers Windows 7 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 ...

Page 16: ...ork 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 ...

Page 17: ...k 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 ...

Page 18: ... wireless network RT N14U 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 ...

Page 19: ...2 Setting up your wireless network RT N14U C Disable dial up networking Windows 7 1 Click Start Internet Explorer 2 Click Tools Internet options Connections tab 3 Tick Never dial a connection 4 Click Apply then OK ...

Page 20: ...lows 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 3 Network configuration using the web GUI ...

Page 21: ... Internet connection for the first time press the Reset button on your wireless router to reset it to its factory default settings Quick Internet Setup QIS with auto detection The Quick Internet Setup QIS feature guides you in quickly setting up your Internet connection To use QIS with auto detection 1 Launch a web browser such as Internet Explorer Mozilla Firefox Safari or Google Chrome ...

Page 22: ...T N14U 2 Quick Internet Setup will launch automatically Click Next 3 Key in a new administrator password Click Next 4 Select Wireless router mode or Access Point AP mode Click Next To set up a wireless network with Internet access use Wireless router mode ...

Page 23: ...t to identify your connection type Obtain the necessary information about your Internet connection type and additional login information from your Internet Service Provider 6 Select the necessary connection type and key in any necessary information required such as your ISP username and password ...

Page 24: ...ime or when your wireless router is reset to its default settings If QIS fails you can select the connection type manually 7 Follow the setup wizard which will give you the option to specify a host name a MAC address and a DNS server Click Next 8 In the Wireless setting screen key in a network name SSID and assign a security key for your wireless connection Click Apply ...

Page 25: ... N14U Chapter 3 Network Configuration using the web GUI 9 A summary of your network settings will be displayed Click Next to continue 10 The Wireless Network ConnectionTutorial will be displayed Click Finish ...

Page 26: ...s router To set up wireless security settings 1 Key in 192 168 1 1 on your web browser 2 On the login screen key in the default user name admin and password admin then click OK 3 On the Network Map screen click the System Status icon to display the wireless security settings The System Status panel on the right will display the wireless network name authentication method and encryption settings Wi...

Page 27: ...ge device such as a USB hard disk or USB flash drive to the USB 2 0 port on the rear panel of your wireless router The USB storage device should be formatted and partitioned properly Refer to the Plug n Share Disk Support List for disk format file and partition size at http event asus com networks disksupport Monitoring your USB device The ASUS Wireless Router provides one USB 2 0 port for connect...

Page 28: ...e Network Map screen select the USB Disk Status icon to display information about your USB device The wireless router works with most USB HDDs Flash disks up to 2TB size and supports read write access for FAT16 FAT32 EXT2 EXT3 and NTFS formatted storage To safely remove your USB device 1 Click the USB icon on the upper right corner Click Eject USB disk To avoid data loss or damage to the USB stora...

Page 29: ...work Setting up a Guest Network provides wireless Internet connectivity for temporary visitors while restricting access to your private network To create your guest network 1 Click Guest Network on the left navigation panel 2 Click Enable 3 To configure additional options click Modify ...

Page 30: ...le Guest Network item 5 Assign a wireless name for your temporary network on the Network Name SSID field 6 Select an Authentication Method 7 Select a WEP Encryption method 8 Specify the Access time or click Limitless 9 Select Disable or Enable on the Access Intranet item 10 Click Apply ...

Page 31: ...S and click Save Your bandwidth information is available from your ISP 3 If you want to prioritize specific network applications and network services click User define QoS rules on the upper right hand corner Using the Traffic Manager Managing QoS Quality of Service Bandwidth The Quality of Service feature allows you to set the bandwidth priority and manage network traffic ...

Page 32: ... Online service types source IP addresses ports and protocols can be added and configured in the QoS rules screen MonitoringTraffic Click the Traffic Monitor tab to view real time or historical bandwidth information of your Internet Wired and Wireless connections ...

Page 33: ...ge device through the network Before using AiDisk connect a USB storage device such as a USB hard disk or USB flash drive to the USB 2 0 port on the rear panel of your wireless router The USB storage device should be formatted and partitioned properly Refer to the Plug n Share Disk Support List for disk format file and partition size at http event asus com networks disksupport To avoid data loss o...

Page 34: ...e left navigation panel and click the AiDisk icon 2 From the Welcome to AiDisk wizard screen click Go 3 Assign access rights to the USB storage device Select limitless access rights limited access rights and admin access to define read right privileges to files stored in the USB storage device Click Next ...

Page 35: ...web browser or a third party FTP client utility and key in the ftp link ftp domain name you previously created 4 To set up your domain name via the ASUS DDNS service select I will use the service and acceptTerms of service and key in your preferred domain name Your domain name will follow the format xxx asuscomm com where xxx is your host name 5 Click Next ...

Page 36: ...ess multimedia files from the USB disk connected to your wireless router To make use of the UPnP Media Server feature wirelessly your UPnP device should have a wireless adapter To set up your wireless router as a Server center for UPnP devices 1 Click USB application on the left navigation panel and click the Servers Center icon 2 Slide the Enabled DLNA media server switch to ON to stream multimed...

Page 37: ...and Linux clients to access files on the USB storage device To use Samba share 1 Click USB application on the left navigation panel and click the Servers Center icon 2 Click the Network place Samba Share tab 3 Click the Enable Share and Share with account 4 Click the Add button to create user accounts for users who will be accessing the USB storage device via Samba ...

Page 38: ...s option to assign read write access for a specific file folder R Select this option to assign read only access for a specific file folder No Select this option if you do not want to share a specific file folder 5 Assign a name for the user account and key in a password Click Add 6 Use the Modify and Delete buttons to modify the password or remove the user account 8 Click Apply ...

Page 39: ...as an FTP server To set up the FTP Share service 1 Configure file sharing using the steps in Using AiDisk for File Sharing 2 Enable the DDNS service for FTP server access a Click WAN on the left navigation panel then click the DDNS tab b In the Enable the DDNS Client field tick Yes c Select your DDNS Server from the list d Key in your Host Name e Click Apply ...

Page 40: ...r icon 4 Click the FTP Share tab 5 Click the Enable FTP and Share with account 6 Click the Add button to create accounts for users who will be accessing the USB storage device via FTP Server Assign a name for the user account and key in a password Click Add 7 Use the Modify and Delete buttons to modify the password or remove the user account ...

Page 41: ...ed key in the account username and password you set up in Step 6 8 Select the type of access rights for the storage device R W Select this option to assign read write access for a specific file folder W Select this option to assign write only access for a specific file folder R Select this option to assign read only access for a specific file folder No Select this option if you do not want to shar...

Page 42: ... can change the maximum number of users who can access the USB storage device assign a device name and work group or specify the language settings for the FTP server To configure additional USB device settings 1 Click USB application on the left navigation panel and click Servers Center 2 Click the Miscellaneous setting tab 3 Specify or change configuration settings as needed 3 Click Apply ...

Page 43: ...y on your network You can specify the IP address range and lease time for the clients on your network To configure the DHCP server 1 Click LAN on the left navigation panel 2 Click the DHCP Server tab 3 In the Enable the DHCP Server field tick Yes 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 44: ...grade tab 3 In the New Firmware File item click Browse Navigate to the downloaded firmware file 4 Click Upload Upgrading the firmware Download the latest firmware from the ASUS website at http www asus com 6 In the LeaseTime field specify in seconds when an assigned IP address will expire Once it reaches this time limit the DHCP server will then assign a new IP address If the upgrade process fails...

Page 45: ...anel 2 Click the Restore Save Upload Setting tab 3 Select the tasks that you want to do To restore to the default factory settings click Restore and click OK once prompted To save the current system settings click Save navigate to the folder where you intend to save the file and click Save To restore from a saved system settings file click Browse to locate your file then click Upload ...

Page 46: ... with your ASUS wireless router refer to the Plug n Share Disk Support List at http event asus com networks printersupport The wireless router s printer server function is not supported on Windows 2000 To set up your USB Printer 1 Click USB application from the left navigation panel then click Network Printer Server 2 Click Download Now to download the network printer utility 3 Unzip the downloade...

Page 47: ...twork Configuration using the web GUI 4 Follow the onscreen instructions to set up your hardware then click Next 5 Wait for a few minutes for the initial setup to finish Click Next 6 Click Finish to complete the installation ...

Page 48: ...k Configuration using the web GUI RT N14U 7 Follow the Windows OS instructions to install the printer driver 8 After printer driver installation is complete computers on the network will now be able to access the printer ...

Page 49: ...router device and enables you to configure the device To launch the Device Discovery utility From your computer s desktop click Start All Programs ASUS Utility RT N14UWireless Router Device Discovery When you set the router to Access Point mode you need to use Device Discovery to get the router s IP address 4 Using the utilities ...

Page 50: ...ts power source 2 While holding down the Reset button at the back of the wireless router plug the wireless router into a power source Release the Reset button when the Power LED at the front panel begins to flash slowly which indicates that the wireless router is in rescue mode 3 Use the following to set up your TCP IP settings IP address 192 168 1 x Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 4 From your computer ...

Page 51: ...storation utility is not used to upgrade the firmware of a working ASUS Wireless Router Normal firmware upgrades must be done through the web GUI Refer to Upgrading the firmware for more details 5 Click Browse to navigate to a firmware file then click Upload ...

Page 52: ...52 RT N14U Chapter 4 Using the Utilities ...

Page 53: ...ands for deleting cookies and files vary with the web browser Disable the proxy server settings cancel the dial up connection and set the TCP IP settings to obtain IP addresses automatically For more details refer to the section Before you proceed in this user manual The client cannot establish a wireless connection with the router Out of Range Place the router closer to the wireless client Change...

Page 54: ...ection is connected Use a different Ethernet cable Internet is not accessible Check the status indicators on the ADSL modem and the wireless router Check if the WAN LED on the wireless router is ON If the LED is not ON switch the ethernet cable and try again When the ADSL Modem Link light is ON steady and not blinking this means Internet Access is possible Restart your computer Refer to the Quick ...

Page 55: ...ption keys are forgotten Set up a wired connection and configure the wireless encryption again Press the Reset button at the rear panel of the wireless router for more than five seconds How to restore the system to its default settings Press the Reset button at the rear panel of the wireless router for more than five seconds Refer to the section Restoring Saving Uploading settings in Chapter 3 of ...

Page 56: ... or difficulty in using your device contact the service center Frequently Asked Questions FAQs 1 Will the registered information be lost or registered by others If you have not updated the registered information in 90 days the system automatically deletes the registered information and the domain name may be registered by others 2 I did not register the ASUS DDNS for the router I bought six months...

Page 57: ...u cannot You can only register one domain name for one router Use port mapping to implement security in the network 5 After restarting the router why is it that I see a different WAN IP address in MS DOS and in the router configuration page This is normal The interval time between the ISP DNS server and ASUS DDNS results in different WAN IPs in MS DOS and in the router configuration page Different...

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Page 59: ...e chemical substances in our products at ASUS REACH website at http csr asus com english index aspx Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions This device may not cause harmful interference This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operati...

Page 60: ...ed to indoor operations to reduce any potential for harmful interference to co channel MSS operations the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment of...

Page 61: ... 328 2 has 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 Canada Industry Canada IC Notices This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 and RSS 210 Operation is subject to the following two cond...

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