Asus Router RT-N15 User Manual

							
User Manual
RT-N15 SuperSpeed N
E3515 /May 2008
Wireless Router
® 
						

							
Manufacturer Contact Information
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (Asia-Pacific)
Company address:  15 Li-Te Road, Beitou, Taipei 11259
Telephone:    +886-2-2894-3447 
Fax:      +886-2-2890-7798
E-mail:    [email protected] 
Web site:    http://www.asus.com.tw
ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America)
Company address:  44370 Nobel Drive, Fremont, CA 94538, USA
General (fax):    +1-510-608-4555 
Web site address:  http://usa.asus.com
Technical support
General support: +1-502-995-0883 
Support (fax):    +1-502-933-8713
Online support:    http://vip.asus.com/eservice/techserv.aspx
ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Germany & Austria)
Company address:  Harkort Str. 25, D-40880 Ratingen, Germany
General (tel):    +49-2102-95990
General (fax):    +49-2102-959911
Web site address:  http://www.asuscom.de
Online contact:    http://www.asuscom.de/sales
Technical support
Components:   +49-2102-95990
Fax:      +49-2102-959911
Online support:    http://vip.asus.com/eservice/techserv.aspx?SLanguage=de-de 
						

							
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Table of contents
Manufacturer Contact Information ..........................................................2
Table of contents  ........................................................................\
..............1
1. Package contents  ........................................................................\
.........2
2. Connecting ADSL modem and wireless router  .................................2
1) Cable connection  ........................................................................\
.......2
2) Status indicators  ........................................................................\
........3
3. Getting started  ........................................................................\
..............4
1) Wired connection  ........................................................................\
.......4
2) Wireless Connection  ........................................................................\
..4
3) Setting IP address for wired or wireless client  ...................................4
4) Configuring the wireless router  ..........................................................5
5) Quick setup   ........................................................................\
...............6
4. Wireless router features  ....................................................................11
1) Choosing an appropriate operation mode  .......................................11
2) Setting up wireless encryption   ........................................................12
3) Setting up virtual server in your LAN  ...............................................13
4) Setting up virtual DMZ in your LAN  .................................................14
5) Setting up DDNS  ........................................................................\
.....14
6) Setting up Bandwidth Management  .................................................18
5. Setting up using ASUS utility  ................................................................20
1) Utility Installation for RT-N15  ...........................................................20
2) WPS utility  ........................................................................\
...............21
3) Firmware Restoration  ......................................................................23
6. Configure RT-N15 under Vista OS  .........................................................24
1) Configuring the device  .....................................................................24
2) Setting up the network sharing center  .............................................29
7. Troubleshooting  ........................................................................\
.........36
8. Appendix  ........................................................................\
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2. Connecting ADSL modem and wireless router
1. Package contents
• RT-N15 wireless router x 1
• Power adapter x 1
• Utility CD x 1
• RJ45 cable x 1
• Quick Start Guide x 1 
1) Cable connection
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Modem
Wall telephone outlet
Wall power outlet
PhonePower
Wall power outlet
ASUS Wireless Router
Modem
Wall telephone outlet
PhonePower
Power
LAN
Wall power outlet
Power
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2) Status indicators
PWR (Power)      
Off      No power
On       System ready
Flashing-slow  Firmware upgrade failed
Flashing-quick  WPS processing
AIR (Wireless Network)
Off      No power
On       Wireless system ready
Flashing    Transmitting or receiving data (wireless)
WAN (Wide Area Network)
Off      No power or no physical connection
On       Has physical connection to an Ethernet network
Flashing    Transmitting or receiving data (through Ethernet cable)
LAN 1-4 (Local Area Network)
Off      No power or no physical connection
On       Has physical connection to an Ethernet network
Flashing    Transmitting or receiving data (through Ethernet cable)
PWR
AIR
WAN
LAN 
						

							
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The ASUS RT-N15 Wireless Router can meet various working scenarios with proper configuration. The default settings of the wireless router may need change so as to meet your individual needs. Therefore, before using the ASUS Wireless Router, check the basic settings to make sure they all work in your environment. 
ASUS provides a utility named WPS for fast wireless configuration. If you would like to use EZSetup for your wireless network configuration, refer to chapter 5 for details.
Note: Wired connection for initial configuration is recommended to avoid possible setup problems due to wireless uncertainty. 
1) Wired connection
The RT-N15 Wireless Router is supplied with an Ethernet cable in the package. The  wireless router has an integrated auto-crossover function. Thus, you can either use straight-through or crossover cable for wired connection. Plug one end of the cable to the LAN port on the rear panel of the router and the other end to the Ethernet port on your PC.
2) Wireless Connection
For establishing wireless connection, you need an IEEE 802.11b/g/n compatible WLAN card. Refer to your wireless adapter user manual for wireless connection proce\
dures. By default, the SSID of ASUS Wireless Router is “default” (in lower case), encryption is\
 disabled and open system authentication is used. 
3) Setting IP address for wired or wireless client
To access the RT-N15 Wireless Router, you must have correct TCP/IP settings on your wired or wireless clients. Set the IP addresses of the clients within the same subnet of RT-N15.
Getting an IP address automatically
The RT-N15 Wireless Router integrates DHCP server functions, thus, your PC gets an IP address automatically.
Note: Before rebooting your PC, switch ON the wireless router and make sure the router is in ready state. 
Setting up the IP address manually
To manually set the IP address, you need to know the default settings of the wireless router:
• IP address 192.168.1.1
•  Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0
3. Getting started 
						

							
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To set up the connection with a manually assigned IP address, the address of your PC and the wireless router must be within the same subnet:
• IP address: 192.168.1.xxx (xxx can be any number 
between 2 and 254. Make sure the IP address is not used by other device)
•  Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 (same as RT-N15)
•  Gateway: 192.168.1.1 (IP address of 
RT-N15)
•  DNS: 192.168.1.1 (
RT-N15), or assign a known DNS server in your network.
4) Configuring the wireless router
Follow the steps below to enter the Web configuration interface of RT-N15.
Defaults
User name: admin      Password: admin
Enter the following address in your web browser: http://192.168.1.1
After logging in, you can see the ASUS Wireless Router home page.
The homepage displays quick links to configure the main features of the wireless  router.
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1. Select your time zone and click Next.
5) Quick setup 
To start quick setup, click Next to enter the “Quick Setup” page. Follow the instructions to setup the ASUS Wireless Router.
2.  ASUS wireless router supports five 
types of ISP services: cable, PPPoE, PPTP, static WAN IP, and Telstra BigPond.  Select your connection type and click Next to continue. 
Cable or dynamic IP user
If you are using services provided by cable ISP, select Cable Modem or other connection that gets IP automatically. If your ISP provides you with the hostname, the MAC address, and the heartbeat server address,  fill these information into the boxes on the setting page; if not, click Next to skip this step.
PPPoE user
If you use PPPoE service, select ADSL connection that requires username and password. It is known as PPPoE. You need to input the username and password provided by your ISP. Click Next to continue. 
						

							
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3. To set up your wireless interface, specify an SSID (Service Set Identifier), which is a unique identifier attached to packets sent over WLAN. This identifier emulates a password when a device attempts to communicate with your wireless router 
via WLAN. 
If you want to protect transmitted data, select a Security Level to enable encryption methods. 
Medium: Only users with the same WEP key settings can connect to your wireless router and transmit data using 64bits or 128bits WEP key encryption. 
High: Only users with the same WPA pre-shared key settings can connect to your wireless router and transmit data using TKIP encryption.
PPTP user
If you are using PPTP services, select ADSL connection that requires username, password and IP address. Fill in the username, password and IP address provided by your ISP into the fields. Click Next to continue.
Static IP user
If you are using ADSL or other connection type that uses static IP address, select ADSL or other connection type that uses static IP address. Input the IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway provided by your ISP. You can specify DNS servers, or get DNS information automatically. 
						

							
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4. Input four sets of WEP keys in the WEP Key fields (10 hexadecimal digits for WEP 64bits, 26 hexadecimal digits for WEP 128bits). You can also let the system generate the keys by inputting a Passphrase. Record the Passphrase and the WEP keys in your notebook, then click Finish.
  For example, if we select WEP 64bits 
encryption mode and input 11111 as the Passphrase, the WEP Keys are generated automatically. 
5.  Click 
Save&Restart to restart the wireless router and activate the new settings.
6.  To connect the wireless router from a 
wireless client, you can use Windows® Wireless Zero Configuration service to set up the connection. If you use  ASUS Wireless Card on your computer, you can use the One Touch Wizard utility supplied in WLAN Card support CD for wireless connection.
Configuring ASUS WLAN Card with One Touch Wizard
If you have installed ASUS wireless card together with its utilities and drives on your PC, click  Start -> All Programs -> ASUS Utility-> WLAN Card -> One Touch Wizard to launch the One Touch Wizard utility.