® RT-N15 SuperSpeed N Wireless Router User Manual E3515 /May 2008
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RT-N15 Wireless Router User Manual 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.........................................................
RT-N15 Wireless Router User Manual 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 2.
RT-N15 Wireless Router User Manual 2) Status indicators LAN WAN AIR PWR PWR (Power) Off On Flashing-slow Flashing-quick No power System ready Firmware upgrade failed WPS processing AIR (Wireless Network) Off On Flashing No power Wireless system ready Transmitting or receiving data (wireless) WAN (Wide Area Network) Off On Flashing No power or no physical connection Has physical connection to an Ethernet network Transmitting or receiving data (through Ethernet cable)
RT-N15 Wireless Router User Manual 3. Getting started 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.
RT-N15 Wireless Router User Manual 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.
RT-N15 Wireless Router User Manual 5) Quick setup To start quick setup, click Next to enter the “Quick Setup” page. Follow the instructions to setup the ASUS Wireless Router. 1. Select your time zone and click Next. 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.
RT-N15 Wireless Router User Manual 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.
RT-N15 Wireless Router User Manual 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.
RT-N15 Wireless Router User Manual 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. 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.
RT-N15 Wireless Router User Manual 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. 1) Double-click the wireless network icon on the task bar to view available networks. Select your wireless router and click Connect. 2) Input the 10-digit keys you have set on the wireless router and click Connect. The connection is complete within several seconds. 7.
RT-N15 Wireless Router User Manual 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.
RT-N15 Wireless Router User Manual 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. Note: For 802.11n performance, select 40MHz bandwidth. Channel option will depend on the bandwidth that you select.
RT-N15 Wireless Router User Manual 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.
RT-N15 Wireless Router User Manual 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. 1. Click Virtual DMZ in the NAT Setting menu. 2. Enter the IP address of the host and click Finish. 3.
RT-N15 Wireless Router User Manual 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.
RT-N15 Wireless Router User Manual 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.
RT-N15 Wireless Router User Manual 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.
RT-N15 Wireless Router User Manual 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.
RT-N15 Wireless Router User Manual VOIP/Video Streaming 2. You can also configure the bandwith manually by clicking "User Specify Services". Input the IP adress, destination port and choose the priority status from the drop-down list.
RT-N15 Wireless Router User Manual 5. Setting up using ASUS utility 1) Utility Installation for RT-N15 1. Click Install ASUS Wireless Router Utilities to run the setup installation program. 20 2. Click Next to continue. 3. Click Next to install the utility in the designated location. 4. Select a program folder and click Next. 5. Press Finish to quit the installation program. 6. Open the WPS Wizard.
RT-N15 Wireless Router User Manual 2) WPS utility 1) To use WPS, your should use a wireless router and a wireless LAN card with WPS function. 2) Operating systems and wireless adapters that support WPS: OS Support Vista 32/64 XP SP2 XP SP1 and 2000 1 2 Wireless Adapter Support Intel wireless LAN card ASUS 167gv2 driver v3.0.6.0 or later ASUS 160N/130N driver v2.0.0.0 or later Intel wireless LAN card ASUS 167gv2 driver v1.2.2.0 or later ASUS 160N/130N driver v1.0.4.
RT-N15 Wireless Router User Manual 4 Setup is complete, press Save or print Settings, or Save settings to a USB drive button for future reference. Click Next to connect to the Internet. If you need to use a USB drive to add other devices to the network, click Save settings to a USB flash drive. 1) Plug a USB flash drive into a USB port on your computer, and then select the drive from the dropdown list. When done, click Next to continue.
RT-N15 Wireless Router User Manual 3) Firmware Restoration This utility will automatically search out fialed ASUS Wireless Routers and upload a firmware that you specify. The process takes about 3 to 4 minutes and during this process the PWR, AIR, and WAN LEDs will remain lit while the LAN LED will flash slowly. The Fireware Restoration utility is an emergency rescue tool to restore a ASUS Wireless Router which has failed during a previous firmware upload.
RT-N15 Wireless Router User Manual 6. Configure RT-N15 under Vista OS The Windows Simple Config function, which is preinstalled in the ASUS RT-N15, enables the device to be configured via WCN Net process of Windows Vista. Note: The WCN Net process of Windows Vista can only discover the device when it is not configured and is in the default settings state. If the device is configured, you have to set up the device by WEB or EZsetup. You can also push the Reset button and then begin WCN-NET setup.
RT-N15 Wireless Router User Manual 4. A screen prompts you to enter the PIN, which is located on the sticker posted on the device. Enter the PIN in the PIN box, then click Next. 5. Give the network a name and type it in the Network name box, then click Next.
RT-N15 Wireless Router User Manual 6. A Passphrase is generated for WPA security for the network. Click Next from this screen. If you want to create a different passphrase, click create a different passphrase for me. If you want to use security method other than WPA-Personal, click Show advanced network security options. The screens for Create a different passphrase and Security methods are shown in the next page.
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RT-N15 Wireless Router User Manual 7. Click Next from the above screens after the configuration is completed. The complete configuration screen appears as shown below. Click Close to finish the process and exit.
RT-N15 Wireless Router User Manual 2) Setting up the network sharing center Follow the steps below to set up a sharing center to allow the network users to share printer, file and media. 1. Connect the device to your PC and power it on. 2. Click Network and Sharing Center in the navigation bar. The Network and Sharing Center screen appears.
RT-N15 Wireless Router User Manual 3. Click Set up a wireless router or network. 4. Choose Set up a wireless router or access point, then click Next.
RT-N15 Wireless Router User Manual 5. Click Next. 6. In the screen that appears, type a network name in the Network name box, then click Next. A passphrase is generated for the WPA security.
RT-N15 Wireless Router User Manual 7. Click Next. If you want to use security methods other than WPA-Personal, click Show advanced network security options. 8. Choose a security method and click Next.
RT-N15 Wireless Router User Manual 9. A screen prompts you to enter the PIN for the device. Enter the PIN, which is located on the sticker posted on the device, then click Next. 10. Choose a file and printer sharing option and click Next.
RT-N15 Wireless Router User Manual A screen appears showing that the set up is complete as shown below. 11. From the above screen you can choose to View settings or, Save settings to a USB flash drive. The respective screens are shown below.
RT-N15 Wireless Router User Manual Save settings to a USB flash drive screen 12. When Save settings to a USB flash drive screen appears, plug a USB flash drive into your computer, then select the drive from the Save settings to box and click Next. The settings starts to be saved into the USB drive. After the saving process is completed, a screen appears to instruct you to add computer or other devices into the network. Follow the instructions to add computers and devices into your network.
RT-N15 Wireless Router User Manual 7. Troubleshooting Cannot access to web browser for router configuration 1. Open a web browser and open "Internet Options" dialog box. 2. Click on "Delete Cookies" and "Delete Files". Cannot Establish Connection via Wireless Out of Range: • Put the router closer to the wireless client. • Try to change the channel setting. Authentication: • Use wired connection to connect to router. • Check the wireless security setting.
RT-N15 Wireless Router User Manual Internet is not accessible • Check the lights on ADSL modem and the Wireless Router. • Check whether the "WAN" LED on the Wireless Router is ON. If the LED is not ON, change the cable and try again. When ADSL Modem "Link" light is ON (not blinking), this means Internet Access is Possible. • Restart your computer. • Refer to the Quick Setup Guide of the wireless router and reconfigure the settings. • Check whether the WAN LED on the router is ON or not.
RT-N15 Wireless Router User Manual 8. Appendix FCC Warning Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules.
RT-N15 Wireless Router User Manual Testing for electric safety according to EN 60950-1 has been conducted. These are considered relevant and sufficient. Protection requirements for electromagnetic compatibility – Article 3.1b Testing for electromagnetic compatibility according to EN 301 489-1 and EN 301 489-17 has been conducted. These are considered relevant and sufficient. Effective use of the radio spectrum – Article 3.2 Testing for radio test suites according to EN 300 328- 2 has been conducted.
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