Asus RT-AC56U- User Manual

Asus RT-AC56U

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Table of Contents:

  • Page 2 – Copyright © 2013 ASUSTeK Computer Inc. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 3 – Table of contents; Getting to know your wireless router
  • Page 4 – Configuring the Advanced Settings
  • Page 5 – Utilities
  • Page 6 – • If any of the items are damaged or missing, contact ASUS for; Thank; Package contents
  • Page 7 – Your wireless router
  • Page 9 – Positioning your router; For the best wireless signal transmission between the wireless
  • Page 10 – Setup Requirements; To set up your wireless network, you need a computer that meets; • If you are using only one computer with single band
  • Page 11 – To set up your wireless router via wired connection:; Insert your wireless router’s AC adapter to the DC-IN port and
  • Page 12 – Ensure that the LAN LED is blinking.; To set up your wireless router via wireless connection:
  • Page 13 – Insert your modem’s AC adapter to the DC-IN port and plug it; • For details on connecting to a wireless network, refer to the WLAN; Setting up the wireless security settings; in Chapter 3 of this user
  • Page 14 – Getting started; Logging into the Web GUI; The features may vary with different firmware versions.; To log into the web GUI:; If you are logging into the Web GUI for the first time, you will be
  • Page 15 – detection; The Quick Internet Setup (QIS) function guides you in quickly; When setting the Internet connection for the first time, press; Log into the Web GUI. The QIS page launches automatically.; NOTES; • By default, the login username and password for your wireless; admin; . For details on changing your wireless
  • Page 16 – type is; Dynamic IP; the necessary information for your ISP connection type.; IMPORTANT; Obtain the necessary information from your ISP about
  • Page 17 – for Static IP; • The auto-detection of your ISP connection type takes place when; Skip to; and manually configure your connection settings.; Assign the wireless network name (SSID) and security key for; Apply; when
  • Page 18 – Your Internet and wireless settings are displayed. Click; Next; to; Finish
  • Page 19 – Connecting to your wireless network; To connect to your network:; • Refer to the next chapters for more details on configuring your
  • Page 20 – Using the Network Map; Network Map allows you to configure your network’s security
  • Page 21 – Setting up the wireless security settings; To set up the wireless security settings:; On the Network Map screen and under; System status; configure the wireless security settings such as SSID, security; NOTE; : You can set up different wireless security settings for 2.4GHz and; GHz security settings; field, key in a unique name for
  • Page 22 – Security Level; The IEEE 802.11n/ac standard prohibits using High
  • Page 24 – USB Application; To monitor your USB device:; On the Network Map screen, select the; USB Disk Status; icon to; GO; to set up an FTP server for
  • Page 25 – Safely removing the USB disk; : Incorrect removal of the USB disk may cause data; To safely remove the USB disk:; the USB disk is ejected successfully, the USB status shows; Unmounted
  • Page 26 – Creating a Guest Network; The Guest Network provides temporary visitors with Internet; RT-AC56U supports up to six SSIDs (three 2.4GHz and three 5GHz; To create a guest network:; On the Guest Network screen, select 2.4Ghz or 5Ghz frequency; Enable
  • Page 28 – Using the Traffic Manager; Quality of Service (QoS) allows you to set the bandwidth priority; Get the bandwidth information from your ISP.; User-defined QoS rules; or; User-defined Priority
  • Page 30 – • Under; Download Bandwidth; for multiple network applications in corresponding order.
  • Page 31 – Packets from the Internet are evenly transmitted to the wired and
  • Page 32 – Setting up Parental Control; Ensure that the client name does not contain special characters
  • Page 33 – Using the USB Application; To use the server functions, you need to insert a USB; General
  • Page 35 – Using Media Server; : Before using the DLNA Media Server function, connect your
  • Page 36 – Using Network Place (Samba) Share service
  • Page 38 – USB disk may cause data corruption.; Safely removing; under
  • Page 39 – For more details, refer to the section
  • Page 40 – Miscellaneous setting
  • Page 41 – • Work Group; Assigns the name of the local RT-AC56U network as seen in; For; Device Name; and; • Character set on FTP Server; Select the appropriate encoding used during data exchange
  • Page 44 – login account and password. For better user experience, we; Google Chrome; Firefox
  • Page 45 – When accessing the devices that are connected to the network,
  • Page 46 – • You can create a domain name for your router with ASUS DDNS. For
  • Page 47 – to enable Smart Sync.; Add new account; Enter your ASUS WebStorage account password and select the
  • Page 48 – To configure the basic wireless settings:; : You can assign unique SSIDs for the 2.4 GHz and 5GHz frequency
  • Page 56 – : Please refer to section; field, key in your RADIUS server’s IP
  • Page 57 – We recommend that you use the default values on this page.
  • Page 59 – : Increasing the TX Power adjustment values may affect the
  • Page 62 – : We recommend that you do not change the default route
  • Page 63 – an ISP or a LAN. The IPTV tab provides the configuration settings
  • Page 66 – MAC Address
  • Page 68 – Trigger Port; : Specify a trigger port to open the incoming port.; : Specify an incoming port to receive inbound; Protocol
  • Page 69 – When port forwarding is enabled, the ASUS router blocks; To set up Port Forwarding:
  • Page 71 – work properly. Refer to section
  • Page 74 – Enable wildcard; : Enable wildcard if your DDNS service; DDNS service will not work under these conditions:; NAT Passthrough allows a Virtual Private Network (VPN); Advanced Settings; click
  • Page 75 – . The configuration options vary; : Please refer to your ISP regarding specific IPv6 information for
  • Page 76 – : Before setting up a VPN connection, you would need the IP; On the Enable PPTP Server field, select; : For advanced VPN server settings, click the; VPN Server; tab to
  • Page 77 – : The Firewall feature is enabled by default.; : The URL Filter is based on a DNS query. If a network client has
  • Page 79 – Enter a word or phrase and click the; Add; The Keyword Filter is based on a DNS query. If a network client has; The Network Services Filter blocks LAN to WAN packet exchanges
  • Page 81 – : The router will reboot when you change the modes.
  • Page 83 – : Download the latest firmware from the ASUS website at; • When the upgrade process is complete, wait for some time for the; Firmware Restoration; settings. Do not restore the router to its default settings.
  • Page 84 – System Log contains your recorded network activities.; System log resets when the router is rebooted or powered off.; To view your system log:; You can view your network activities in any of these tabs:
  • Page 85 – Utilities; • If Autorun is disabled, run; Device Discovery; Device Discovery is an ASUS WLAN utility that detects an ASUS; When you set the router to Access Point mode, you need to use
  • Page 86 – Firmware Restoration; Launch the rescue mode on the router before using the; To launch the rescue mode and use the Firmware Restoration
  • Page 87 – : This is not a firmware upgrade utility and cannot be used on; Chapter 4: Configuring the; Setting up your printer server; ASUS EZ Printing Sharing utility allows you to connect a USB
  • Page 88 – The print server function is supported on Windows® XP,; To set up the EZ Printer sharing mode:; to download the network printer utility.; Network printer utility is supported on Windows® XP, Windows®; Use; Unzip the downloaded file and click the Printer icon to run the
  • Page 89 – Wait a few minutes for the initial setup to finish. Click; to complete the installation.
  • Page 91 – You can share your printer with computers running on Windows®; Sharing your LPR printer; to run the
  • Page 94 – to finish setting up the standard TCP/IP port.; Have Disk; to manually install the
  • Page 95 – to accept the default name for the printer.
  • Page 96 – Download Master; You need a USB device connected to the wireless router to use; To use Download Master:; If you have more than one USB drive, select the USB device you; For details on Bit Torrent, refer to section; Bit Torrent download settings
  • Page 97 – Configuring Bit Torrent download settings
  • Page 99 – Troubleshooting; Basic Troubleshooting; Upgrade Firmware to the latest version.
  • Page 101 – Network Map; page, and hover the mouse pointer; Client Status
  • Page 102 – I cannot access the router GUI using a web browser; • The commands for deleting cookies and files vary with web
  • Page 103 – The client cannot establish a wireless connection with the; If you are having issues connecting to 5Ghz network, make; described in section
  • Page 105 – Internet is not accessible.
  • Page 107 – Firmware upgrade failed.; Launch the rescue mode and run the Firmware Restoration utility.; Firmware Restoration; on how to use the
  • Page 108 – Cannot access Web GUI; Windows; to launch the browser.
  • Page 109 – MAC OS; From your Safari; Refer to your browser's help feature for details on disabling the; B. Set the TCP/IP settings to automatically obtain an IP
  • Page 110 – Refer to your operating system’s help and support feature for
  • Page 112 – Appendices; Notices; ASUS Recycling/Takeback Services
  • Page 113 – Prohibition of Co-location; CAUTION; : Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by
  • Page 115 – Radio Frequency (RF) Exposure Information
  • Page 116 – NCC; 警語; GNU General Public License; Licensing information
  • Page 117 – Preamble
  • Page 124 – NO WARRANTY
  • Page 125 – For Turkey only; Authorised distributors in Turkey:; DUDULLU ORGANIZE SANAYI BOLGESI NATO
  • Page 126 – ASUS Contact information; Technical Support; Fax
  • Page 127 – Networks Global Hotline Information
  • Page 129 – ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
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RT-AC56U

Dual Band Wireless-AC1200 Gigabit Router

User Guide

The ultra-thin and stylish RT-AC56U features a 2.4GHz and 5GHz dual bands for
an unmatched concurrent wireless HD streaming; SMB server, UPnP AV server,
and FTP server for 24/7 file sharing; a capability to handle 300,000 sessions;
and the ASUS Green Network Technology, which provides up to 70% power-
saving solution.

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Page 2 - Copyright © 2013 ASUSTeK Computer Inc. All Rights Reserved.

2 Copyright © 2013 ASUSTeK Computer Inc. All Rights Reserved. No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except documentation kept...

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