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Chapter 5: Installing the utilities   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RT-N15U

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Installing  

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Installing the utilities

The support CD contains the utilities for configuring the ASUS Wireless Router. 

To install the ASUS WLAN Utilities in Microsoft

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 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: 

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Install...Utilities

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Summary of Contents for RT-N15U

Page 1: ...User Manual RT N15U Gigabit Wireless N Router ...

Page 2: ...S 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 P...

Page 3: ... without auto detection 15 Chapter 3 Configuring the network clients Accessing the wireless router 17 Setting an IP address for wired or wireless clients 17 Chapter 4 Configuring via the web GUI Configuring via the web GUI 21 Using the Network Map 22 Creating multiple SSID profiles 23 Managing bandwidth with EzQoS 24 Setting up the operation mode 25 Setting up the wireless router in Router mode 25...

Page 4: ...g started This chapter provides instructions on setting up the Router and Access Point modes of the ASUS Wireless 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 Router Chapter 5 Installing the utilities Installing the utilities 31 Device Discovery 33 Firmware Restoration 34 WPS Wizard 35 ...

Page 5: ...es 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 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 t...

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Page 7: ...apability 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 the device clear from me...

Page 8: ...m LED Status Indication 1 Power Off No power On System ready Flashing Rescue mode 2 WLAN Off No power On Wireless system ready Flashing Transmitting or receiving data wireless 3 WAN Wide Area Network Off No power or no physical connection On Has physical connection to an Ethernet network 4 LAN Local Area Network Off No power or no physical connection On Has physical connection to an Ethernet netwo...

Page 9: ... adapter into this port to connect your router to a power source 3 WAN port Connect an RJ 45 Ethernet cable to this port to establish WAN connection 4 LAN 1 4 ports Connect RJ 45 Ethernet cables to these ports to establish LAN connection 5 WPS button Press this button to establish wireless connection 6 USB 2 0 port Insert a USB device into this port WPS 6 3 4 2 1 5 ...

Page 10: ...ead screws 2 Air vents These vents provide ventilation to your router 3 Reset Button Press this button for more than five seconds to reset the system to its factory default settings 4 Stand Allows you to place the wireless router to an upright position 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 3 4 ...

Page 11: ...gn and insert the stand s mounting hooks to the wireless router s mounting holes Dismount from the stand 1 Hold the wireless router with one hand on the upside and the other hand under the stand ensuring that the I O ports facing you 2 Follow the direction of the arrow shown below to apply force and remove the stand NOTE It s normal if you hear squeaking while dismounting the RT N15U from the stan...

Page 12: ...cure the stand to the wall with screws 2 Locate the mounting holes at the back of the wireless router 3 Align and insert the stand s mounting hooks to the wireless router s mounting holes Dismount from the wall 1 Hold the edge of the front cover near the I O ports 2 Follow the direction of the arrow shown below to apply force and dismount the RT N15U or ...

Page 13: ...efer to Chapter 4 Configuring via the web GUI Using the Quick Internet Setup QIS Using QIS with auto detection The Quick Internet Setup QIS function guides you in quickly setting up your Internet connection To use QIS with auto detection 1 Launch a web browser The wireless router automatically detects if your ISP connection type is Dynamic IP PPPoE PPTP L2TP and Static IP Key in the necessary info...

Page 14: ... Skip to manual setting and manually configure your connection settings If QIS does not automatically launch key in http 192 168 1 1 in your web browser and manually launch QIS For more details refer to the next section Using QIS without auto detection 2 Assign the network name and network key for a secure wireless network Click Finish when done ...

Page 15: ...ck to go to the wireless router s Advanced Setting page and configure more advanced wireless settings 3 Add to Favorites Click to add the router s web interface to your Favorites 3 Select your connection type from these types of ISP services Dynamic IP PPPoE PPTP L2TP and Static IP Key in the necessary information for your ISP connection type 4 Click Apply all settings to save the settings Importa...

Page 16: ...16 RT N15U Chapter 2 Setting up the hardware ...

Page 17: ...c 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 following settings IP address 192 168 1...

Page 18: ...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 19: ...ain 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 DN...

Page 20: ...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 21: ...web GUI The router s web graphics user interface web GUI allows you to configure these features Network Map and EZQoS Bandwidth Management To access the web GUI 1 Launch a web browser then key in the router s IP address 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 3 From the main page click the navigation menu or links to ...

Page 22: ... 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 System status Click this icon to display information ...

Page 23: ...RT N15U 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 Click Add in the SSID field 2 Configure the profile settings then click Add ...

Page 24: ...lick 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 25: ...outer connects to the Internet via PPPoE Automatic IP PPTP L2TP or Static IP and provides you with wireless radio signals The NAT firewall and IP sharing services for LAN clients are enabled To set up the wireless router in Router mode 1 From the navigation menu click Operation Mode and select Router Mode 2 Select your connection type from these types of ISP services Dynamic IP PPPoE PPTP L2TP and...

Page 26: ...ends your wireless network coverage and provides you with higher wireless signal NAT firewall and IP sharing are disabled To set up the wireless router in Repeater mode 1 From the navigation menu click Operation Mode select Repeater mode and click Save 2 From the network list select the network that you want to connect to then click Connect ...

Page 27: ...ss from the router connected to the WAN port and provides you with wireless radio signals The NAT firewall and IP sharing services are disabled To set up the wireless router in AP mode 1 From the navigation menu click Operation Mode select AP mode and click Save 2 From the network list select the network that you want to connect to then click Connect ...

Page 28: ...e left side of your screen 2 Under the Administration menu click Firmware 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 use the Firmware Restoration utility to restore the system For details on this utility refer to the section Firmware Restoration in...

Page 29: ... 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 30: ...30 RT N15U Chapter 4 Configuring via the web GUI ...

Page 31: ...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 32: ...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 33: ...ables you to configure the device To launch the Device Discovery utility From your computer s desktop click Start All Programs ASUS Utility RT N15U Wireless 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 34: ...ring 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 the ...

Page 35: ...SUS 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...

Page 36: ...zard 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 WPS WPS button ...

Page 37: ... 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 38: ...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 settings click Setup Click Finish to close the WPS Wizard 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 39: ... WPS utility 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 Insert a USB flash drive into your computer s USB port then select the drive from the dropdown list When done click Next ...

Page 40: ...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 41: ...to access the USB printer Note To check 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 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 your hardware then click Next ...

Page 42: ...42 RT N15U Chapter 5 Installing the utilities 3 Wait for a few minutes for the initial setup to finish Click Next 4 Click Finish to complete the installation ...

Page 43: ...Chapter 5 Installing the utilities RT N15U 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 44: ...44 RT N15U Chapter 5 Installing the utilities ...

Page 45: ...a web browser then click Tools Internet Options 2 Under 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 wir...

Page 46: ... Start Guide of the wireless router and re configure the settings Check if the WAN LED on the wireless router is ON Check the wireless encryption settings Check if the computer can get the IP address via both wired network and wireless network Ensure that your web browser is configured to use the local LAN and is not configured to use a proxy server If the ADSL LINK light blinks continuously or st...

Page 47: ...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 I...

Page 48: ...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 49: ... 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 ...

Page 50: ...50 RT N15U Chapter 6 Troubleshooting ...

Page 51: ...s 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 52: ... use of the radio spectrum Article 3 2 Testing for radio test suites according to EN 300 328 2 has been conducted These are considered relevant and sufficient CE Mark Warning 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 Operation Channels Ch1 11 for N America Ch1 14 Japan Ch1 13 Europe...

Page 53: ...e Software Foundation s software and to any other program whose authors commit to using it Some other Free Software Foundation software is covered by the GNU Library General Public License instead You can apply it to your programs too When we speak of free software we are referring to freedom not price Our General Public Licenses are designed to make sure that you have the freedom to distribute co...

Page 54: ... term modification Each licensee is addressed as you Activities other than copying distribution and modification are not covered by this License they are outside its scope The act of running the Program is not restricted and the output from the Program is covered only if its contents constitute a work based on the Program independent of having been made by running the Program Whether that is true ...

Page 55: ... another work not based on the Program with the Program or with a work based on the Program on a volume of a storage or distribution medium does not bring the other work under the scope of this License 3 You may copy and distribute the Program or a work based on it under Section 2 in object code or executable form under the terms of Sections 1 and 2 above provided that you also do one of the follo...

Page 56: ...am or works based on it 6 Each time you redistribute the Program or any work based on the Program the recipient automatically receives a license from the original licensor to copy distribute or modify the Program subject to these terms and conditions You may not impose any further restrictions on the recipients exercise of the rights granted herein You are not responsible for enforcing compliance ...

Page 57: ...ion is given a distinguishing version number If the Program specifies a version number of this License which applies to it and any later version you have the option of following the terms and conditions either of that version or of any later version published by the Free Software Foundation If the Program does not specify a version number of this License you may choose any version ever published b...

Page 58: ...RAM INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF DATA OR DATA BEING RENDERED INACCURATE OR LOSSES SUSTAINED BY YOU OR THIRD PARTIES OR A FAILURE OF THE PROGRAM TO OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER PROGRAMS EVEN IF SUCH HOLDER OR OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES END OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS NCC Warning Safety Warning SAFE TEMP This wireless router should be only used in environments with...

Page 59: ...ate Way Fremont CA 94539 USA Telephone 15029550883 Fax 15029338713 Website usa asus com Online support support asus com ASUS COMPUTER GmbH Germany and Austria Address Harkort Str 21 23 D 40880 Ratingen Germany Fax 492102959911 Website www asus de Online contact www asus de sales Technical Support Telephone Component 491805010923 Telephone System Notebook Eee LCD 491805010920 Fax 492102959911 Onlin...

Page 60: ...ter GmbH Address HARKORT STR 21 23 40880 RATINGEN GERMANY Authorised distributors in Turkey BOGAZICI BIL GISAYAR SAN VE TIC A S Tel 90 212 3311000 Address AYAZAGA MAH KEMERBURGAZ CAD NO 10 AYAZAGA ISTANBUL CIZGI Elektronik San Tic Ltd Sti Tel 0090 2123567070 Address CEMAL SURURI CD HALIM MERIC IS MERKEZI No 15 C D 5 6 34394 MECIDIYEKOY ISTANBUL EEE Yönetmeliğine Uygundur ...

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