Asus RTN12B1 - Manuals

• Chapter 6: Troubleshooting This chapter provides 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 : In...

6 RT-N1 B1 Chapter 1: Knowing your wireless router 1 Knowing your wireless router Package contents Check the following items in your ASUS Wireless Router package. RT-N1 B1 Wireless Router x1 Power adapter x1 Support CD (manual, utilities) x1 RJ4 cable x1 Detachable antenna x Quick Start Guide x1 Not...

7 Chapter 1: Knowing your wireless router RT-N1 B1 Status indicators LED Status Indication (Power) Off No power or wireless signal is disabled On System ready Flashing-slow Rescue mode Flashing-quick WPS processing (Wireless) Off No power On Wireless system ready Flashing Transmitting or receiving d...

8 RT-N1 B1 Chapter 1: Knowing your wireless router Rear panel Label Description WAN Connect an RJ-4 Ethernet cable to this port to establish WAN connection. LAN1-LAN4 Connect RJ-4 Ethernet cables to these ports to establish LAN connection. DC IN Insert the AC adapter into this port to connect your r...

9 Chapter 1: Knowing your wireless router RT-N1 B1 Bottom panel 1 2 Item Description 1 Mounting hooks Use the mounting hooks to mount your router on concrete or wooden surfaces using two round head screws. 2 Air vents These vents provide ventilation to your router. Note: Mounting to the wall is not ...

10 RT-N1 B1 Chapter : Setting up the hardware 2 Getting started Setting up the wireless router The ASUS Wireless Router includes a web graphics user interface (web GUI) that allows you to configure the wireless router using your web browser on your computer. You can set up the wireless router in any...

11 Chapter : Setting up the hardware RT-N1 B1 LAN1 LAN2 LAN3 LAN4 Internet Modem RT-N12 B1 Client . Connect your devices. Setting up the wireless router in Router mode In the Router mode, the wireless router connects to the Internet via PPPoE, Automatic IP, PPTP, LTP, or Static IP, and provides you ...

1 RT-N1 B1 Chapter : Setting up the hardware 3. Launch your web browser and the QIS starts to detect your Internet connection type. Note: If the QIS web page does not appear after you launched your web browser, disable the proxy settings on your web browser. 4. Key in the user name and password. Cli...

13 Chapter : Setting up the hardware RT-N1 B1 . The Internet connection setup is completed. • Click Going to Internet to surf the Internet. • Click Advanced Setting page to manually configure advanced settings for the wireless router. • Click Add to Favorites to add this URL to your Favorites list f...

14 RT-N1 B1 Chapter : Setting up the hardware Setting up the wireless router in Repeater mode In the Repeater mode, the wireless router extends your wireless network coverage and provides you with higher quality wireless radio signals. The NAT, firewall, and IP sharing services are disabled. To set ...

1 Chapter : Setting up the hardware RT-N1 B1 3. Launch your web browser and the QIS web page appears automatically. Select the AP whose wireless signal you want to extend, then click Connect . Note: If the QIS web page does not appear after you launched your web browser, disable the proxy settings o...

16 RT-N1 B1 Chapter : Setting up the hardware Setting up the wireless router in AP mode RT-N12 B1 LAN1 LAN2 LAN3 LAN4 Internet Router AP Repeater In the AP mode, the wireless router receives the WAN IP address from the router connected to the WAN port and provides you with wireless radio signals. Th...

17 Chapter : Setting up the hardware RT-N1 B1 5. From the main page, click the navigation menu or links to configure the various features of the wireless router. 3. Launch the Device Discovery utility and click Configure to access the web GUI. 4. On the login page, key in the default user name ( adm...

18 RT-N12 B1 Chapter 3: Configuring the clients 3 Configuring the network clients Accessing the wireless router Setting an IP address for wired or wireless clients To access the ASUS Wireless Router, you must have the correct TCP/IP settings on your wired or wireless clients. Ensure that the clients...

19 Chapter 3: Configuring the clients RT-N12 B1 Windows ® 9x/ME 1. Click Start > Control Panel > Network to display the Network setup window. . Select TCP/IP then click Properties . 3. If you want your computer to automatically obtain an IP address, click Obtain an IP address automatically the...

0 RT-N12 B1 Chapter 3: Configuring the clients 4. Select the Gateway tab, and key in New gateway then click Add . . Select the DNS configuration tab and click Enable DNS . Key in Host , Domain , and DNS Server Search Order , then click Add . 6. Click OK .

1 Chapter 3: Configuring the clients RT-N12 B1 Windows ® NT4.0 1. Go to Control Panel > Network to display the Network setup window then select the Protocols tab. . Select TCP/IP Protocol from the Network Protocols list then click Properties . 3. From the IP Address tab of the Microsoft TCP/IP Pr...

RT-N12 B1 Chapter 3: Configuring the clients 4. Select the DNS tab then click Add under the DNS Service Search Order and key in DNS. Windows ® 2000 1. Click Start > Control Panel > Network and Dial-up Connection . Right-click Local Area Connection then click Properties .

6 RT-N12 B1 Chapter 4: Configuring via the web GUI 4 Configuring via the web GUI Configuring via the 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 ke...

7 Chapter 4: Configuring via the web GUI RT-N12 B1 3. From the main page, click the navigation menu or links to configure the various features of the ASUS Wireless Router.

8 RT-N12 B1 Chapter 4: Configuring via the web GUI Using the Network Map Network Map allows you to view the status and configure the connection settings of the Internet, system, and clients in your network. It enables you to quickly set up your Wide Area Network (WAN) using the Quick Internet Setup ...

9 Chapter 4: Configuring via the web GUI RT-N12 B1 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. Under System status , click Add . 2. Configure the profile settings, then click Add .

30 RT-N12 B1 Chapter 4: Configuring via the web GUI Managing bandwidth with EzQoS EzQoS Bandwidth Management enables you to set the bandwidth priority and manage the network traffic. To set up the bandwidth priority: 1. Click EzQoS Bandwidth Management from the navigation menu at the left side of yo...

31 Chapter 4: Configuring via the web GUI RT-N12 B1 Upgrading the firmware Note: Download the latest firmware from the ASUS website at http://www.asus.com. To upgrade the firmware: 1. Click Advanced Setting from the navigation menu at the left side of your screen. . Under the Administration menu, cl...

34 RT-N1 B1 Chapter : Installing the utilities 5 Installing the utilities . Click Next. Installing the utilities 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 Autoru...

3 Chapter : Installing the utilities RT-N1 B1 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. . Click Finish when setup is completed.

36 RT-N1 B1 Chapter : Installing the utilities Device Discovery Device Discovery is an ASUS WLAN utility that detects an ASUS wireless router and enables you to configure the device. To launch the Device Discovery utility: From your computer’s desktop, click Start > All Programs > ASUS Utility...

37 Chapter : Installing the utilities RT-N1 B1 Firmware Restoration Firmware Restoration is used on an ASUS Wireless Router that failed during its firmware upgrading process. It uploads the firmware that you specify. The process takes about three to four minutes. To launch the rescue mode and use th...

38 RT-N1 B1 Chapter 6: Troubleshooting 6 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting This troubleshooting guide provides solutions to some common problems that you may encounter while installing or using the ASUS Wireless Router. These problems require simple troubleshooting that you can perform by yourself. Co...

39 Chapter 6: Troubleshooting RT-N1 B1 Problem Action Cannot access the Internet via wireless LAN adapter. • Move the router closer to the wireless client.• Check whether the wireless adapter is connected to the correct wireless router. • Check whether the wireless channel in use conforms to the cha...

40 RT-N1 B1 Chapter 6: Troubleshooting Problem Action How to restore the system to its default settings? • Press the Restore button at the rear panel of the wireless router for more than five seconds. • Refer to the section Restoring/Saving/ Uploading settings in Chapter 4 of this user manual. The f...

41 Chapter 6: Troubleshooting RT-N1 B1 ASUS DDNS Service RT-N1 B1 supports the ASUS DDNS service. When exchanging devices at the service center, if you have registered the ASUS DDNS service and want to keep the original domain name, data transfer is a must. Visit your local service center for more i...

4 RT-N1 B1 Chapter 6: Troubleshooting 5. After restarting the router, why is it that I see different WAN IPs 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 configurati...

44 RT-N1 B1 Appendices Notices ASUS Recycling/Takeback Services ASUS recycling and takeback programs come from our commitment to the highest standards for protecting our environment. We believe in providing solutions for you to be able to responsibly recycle our products, batteries, other components...

4 Appendices RT-N1 B1 Country Code Statement For product available in the USA/Canada market, only channels 1~11 can be operated. Selection of other channels is not possible. Prohibition of Co-location This device and its antenna(s) must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other an...

46 RT-N1 B1 Appendices GNU General Public License Licensing information This product includes copyrighted third-party software licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License. Please see The GNU General Public License for the exact terms and conditions of this license. We include a copy o...

47 Appendices RT-N1 B1 Also, for each author’s protection and ours, we want to make certain that everyone understands that there is no warranty for this free software. If the software is modified by someone else and passed on, we want its recipients to know that what they have is not the original, s...

48 RT-N1 B1 Appendices you must cause it, when started running for such interactive use in the most ordinary way, to print or display an announcement including an appropriate copyright notice and a notice that there is no warranty (or else, saying that you provide a warranty) and that users may redi...

49 Appendices RT-N1 B1 accompanies the executable. If distribution of executable or object code is made by offering access to copy from a designated place, then offering equivalent access to copy the source code from the same place counts as distribution of the source code, even though third parties...

0 RT-N1 B1 Appendices made generous contributions to the wide range of software distributed through that system in reliance on consistent application of that system; it is up to the author/donor to decide if he or she is willing to distribute software through any other system and a licensee cannot i...

1 Appendices RT-N1 B1 1 IN NO EVENT UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR AGREED TO IN WRITING WILL ANY COPYRIGHT HOLDER, OR ANY OTHER PARTY WHO MAY MODIFY AND/OR REDISTRIBUTE THE PROGRAM AS PERMITTED ABOVE, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAM...

RT-N1 B1 Appendices ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (Asia Pacific) Address 1 Li-Te Road, Peitou, Taipei, Taiwan 119 Website www.asus.com.tw Technical Support Telephone +8868943447 Support Fax +8868907698 Online support support.asus.com ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America) Address 800 Corporate Way, Fremont, ...

3 Appendices RT-N1 B1 Manufacturer: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Tel: +886--894-3447 Address: No. 10, LI-TE RD., PEITOU, TAIPEI 11, TAIWAN Authorised representative in Europe: ASUS Computer GmbH Address: HARKORT STR. 1-3, 40880 RATINGEN, GERMANY Authorised distributors in Turkey: BOGAZICI BIL GISAYAR SAN. ...