Asus Router RT-N15 User Manual

							
RT-N15 Wireless Router User Manual


3) Set the authentication and encryption of your WLAN card the same with those at RT-N15. In the previous steps the Key Length is 64 bits, Passphrase is 11111 Click Next to continue.
1) Select Connect to an existing wireless LAN (Station) radio button and click Next to continue.2) 
One Touch Wizard searches and displays the available APs in the Available Networks list. Select RT-N15 and press Next to continue.
4)  It takes several seconds for the wireless 
card to associate with RT-N15. Press Next to setup TCP/IP for your WLAN Card.
5)  Setup the IP address of the WLAN Card 
according to your network condition. After the setup is complete, click Finish to exit the One Touch Wizard. 
						

							
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7. Configuring advanced features
To  view  and  adjust  other  settings  of  the  wireless  router, enter  the  Web  configuration  page  of  RT-N15.  Click  on items  on  the  menu  to  open  a  submenu  and  follow  the instructions  to  setup  the  router.  Tips  show  up  when  you move your cursor over each item.
 Configuring WLAN card with Windows® WZC service
If  you  use  non-ASUS  wireless  card,  you  can  set  up  the  wireless  connection  with  Windows® Wireless Zero Configuration (WZC) service. 
2) Input  the  10-digit  keys  you  have  set  on 
the  wireless  router  and  click Connect. T h e  c o n n e c t i o n  i s  c o m p l e t e  w i t h i n several seconds.
1)
 Double-click  the  wireless  network  icon  on 
the  task  bar  to  view  available  networks.S e l e c t  y o u r  w i r e l e s s  r o u t e r  a n d  c l i c k Connect. 
						

							
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4. Wireless router features
This chapter provides setup examples of some frequently used router features. 
You can set up these features via your Web browser.
1) Choosing an appropriate operation mode
ASUS RT-N15 Wireless Router supports three operation 
modes: home gateway, router, and access point. Click 
System Setup -> Operation mode to open the configuration 
page.
Home gateway mode is for home or SOHO users who want to connect to 
their ISPs for Internet services. In this operation mode, NAT, WAN connection, 
Internet firewall functions are supported.
Router mode is for office use where multiple routers and switches co-exist. 
You can set up routing policies in this mode; however, NAT function is disabled.
Access point mode works when you setup RT-N15 as a wireless bridge. In 
this mode, all Ethernet ports on RT-N15 (4 LAN ports and 1 WAN port) are 
recognized as LAN ports. WAN connection, NAT, and Internet firewall functions 
are disabled in access point mode.
Select a proper mode which complies to your network scenario and press Apply 
button, and then you can continue to set up the advanced features for yo\
ur 
RT-N15. 
						

							
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2) Setting up wireless encryption 
RT-N15 provides a set of encryption and authentication 
methods to meet the different demands of home, SOHO, 
and enterprise users. Before setting up encryption 
and authentication for RT-N15, contact your network 
administrator for advice.
Click Wireless -> Interface to open the configuration page.
Encryption
The encryption modes supported by RT-N15 are: WEP (64bits), WEP (128bits), 
TKIP, AES, and TKIP+AES.
WEP stands for Wired Equivalent Privacy, it uses 64bits or 128bits static keys 
to encrypt the data for wireless transmission. To setup WEP keys, set WEP 
Encryption to WEP-64bits or WEP-128bits, then manually type in four sets 
WEP Keys (10 hexadecimal digits for 64-bit key or 26 hexadecimal digits 
for 128-bit key). You can also let the system generate the keys by entering a 
Passphrase. 
TKIP stands for Temporal Key Integrity Protocol. TKIP dynamically generates 
unique keys to encrypt every data packet in a wireless session.
AES stands for Advanced Encryption Standard. This solution offers stronger 
protection and increases the complexity of wireless encryption.
TKIP+AES is used when both WPA and WPA2 clients co-exist in the wireless 
network.
Note: For 802.11n performance, select 40MHz bandwidth. Channel option  will 
depend on the bandwidth that you select. 
						

							
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2. Select Yes to enable virtual server. For example, if host 192.168.1.100 is the FTP server that the user will access, it means all packets from Internet with destination port as 21 are to be directed to the host. Set Well-known Application to FTP. Port range to 21, Local IP to the host IP, Local Port to 21, Protocol to TCP.
3.  Click 
Finish.
4.  Click 
Save & Restart to restart the wireless router and activate the settings.
Authentication
The authentication methods supported by RT-N15 include: Open, shared key, 
WPA-PSK, WPA, and Radius with 80.211x.
Open: This option disables authentication protection for wireless network. Under 
Open mode, any IEEE802.11b/g client can connect to your wireless network.
Shared: This mode uses the WEP keys currently in use for authentication.
WPA/WPA2 and WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK: WPA stands for WiFi-Protected 
Access. WPA provides two security modes: WPA for enterprise network, and 
WPA-PSK for home and SOHO users. For enterprise network, WPA uses the 
already existing RADIUS server for authentication; for home and SOHO user, 
it provides Pre-Shared Key (PSK) for user identification. The Pre-Shared Key 
consists of 8 to 64 characters.
Radius with 802.1X: Similar with WPA, this solution also uses RADIUS server 
for authentication. The difference lays on the encryption methods: WPA adopts 
TKIP or AES encryption methods, while Radius with 802.1X does not provide 
encryption.
When authentication and encryption are set, click Finish to save the settings and 
restart the wireless router.
3) Setting up virtual server in your LAN
Virtual server is a Network Address Translation 
(NAT) function which turns a computer within a 
LAN into a server by allowing data packets of 
certain service, such as HTTP, from Internet. 
1. Click Virtual Server in NAT Setting folder to open the NAT configuration page. 
						

							
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1. Click Virtual DMZ in the NAT Setting menu.
2.  Enter the IP address of the 
host and click Finish.
3.  Click 
Save & Restart to restart the wireless router and activate the settings.
5) Setting up DDNS
DNS enables host who uses static IP address to associate with a domain name; 
for dynamic IP users, they can also associate with a domain name via dynamic 
DNS (DDNS). DDNS requires registering and account-creating at DDNS service 
providers' website. The DDNS server updates your IP address information once 
you are assigned to a new IP address. Thus, the Internet user can always access 
your network. 
1. Click DDNS from IP Config folder.
2.  Select 
Yes to enable the DDNS service. If you do not have a DDNS account, click Free Trial to register for a trial account.
4) Setting up virtual DMZ in your LAN
To expose an internal host to the Internet and make all services provided\
 by this 
host available to outside users, enable Virtual DMZ function to open all ports of 
the host. This function is useful when the host plays multiple roles such as HTTP 
server and FTP server. However, in doing this, your network becomes less secure. 
						

							
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3. After clicking Free Trial, you are directed to the homepage of www.DynDNS.org, where you can register and apply for DDNS service.
  Read the policy and select 
"I have read...".
4.  Enter your user name, 
e-mail address, password, then click Create Account.
5.  A message prompts 
out informing that your account has been created. An E-mail is sent to your mailbox. Open your mailbox and read the mail.
6.  You can find the activation 
letter in your E-mail box. Click the hyperlink.
7. The link directs you to a login page. Click login.
8. Enter the user name and password then click Login. 
						

							
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9.   After logging in, you can see this welcome message.
10.  Select 
Services tab.
11.  Click 
Add Dynamic DNS Host .
12.  Enter the host name then 
click Add Host.
13.  You can see this message 
when your hostname is successfully created. 
						

							
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14. Fill the account information into the DDNS setting fields of your wireless router. 
15.  Click 
Finish.
16.  Click 
Save & Restart to restart the wireless router and activate the settings.
17.  Verify whether DDNS is working. Click 
Start menu and select Run. Type  cmd and click OK to open the CLI console.
18.  Type 
ping account.dyndns.org (your DDNS domain name). If you can see the reply like what is shown in the right picture, DDNS is working correctly. 
						

							
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6) Setting up Bandwidth Management
Bandwidth Management provides a mechanism that controls the traffic of you 
network. To set up bandwidth management:
1. Click Basic Config page in Bandwidth Management folder. In this page you can see four buttons including Gaming Blaster, Internet Application, 500W FTP Server, and VOIP/Video Streaming . In this page, you can click each item to set its priority higher. After you click each item, the letters on the button turns yellow (see figures below) 
and the green bar behind it automatically grows longer, indicating its bandwith status is the first priority. Click Finish and Apply to complete the configuration. The following figures shows different bandwith priority settings:
Gaming Blaster
Internet Application