User Guide RT-N14U Wireless-N300 Router
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Table of contents About this guide........................................................................................... 5 Package contents......................................................................................... 7 1 Getting to know your router 7 Hardware features........................................................................................ 8 Mounting placement................................................................................10 Positioning your router...........
Using the USB application.......................................................................33 Using AiDisk for File Sharing...........................................................33 Using the Servers Center..................................................................36 Using the Network Place (Samba) Share service.....................37 Using the FTP Share service............................................................39 Using the Miscellaneous setting.......................................
About this guide This user guide contains information that you need to install and configure the ASUS Router. How this guide is organized This guide contains the following sections: • Chapter 1: Getting to know your router This chapter provides information on the package contents, hardware features, and LED indicators of the ASUS Router. • Chapter 2: Setting up your wireless network This chapter details instructions on how to set up a wireless network.
1 Getting to know your router Package contents RT-N14U Wireless Router Network cable (RJ-45) Power adapter Quick Start Guide Warranty card • If any of the items is damaged or missing, contact ASUS for technical inquiries and support, Refer to the ASUS Support Hotline list at the back of this user manual. • Keep the original packaging material in case you would need future warranty services such as repair or replacement.
Hardware features Front 1 2 3 4 5 1 USB LED Off: Indicates no power or no USB device connected. On: Indicates a connected USB devices. 2 LAN LED Off: No power or no connection detected. On: Indicates a connection to a local area network (LAN). 3 Wi-Fi LED Off: No wireless signal detected. On: Indicates that the wireless network is ready. Flashing: Indicates network activity via wireless connection 4 WAN LED Off: No power or no connection detected.
Rear 66 13 7 8 12 9 10 11 6 USB 2.0 port Insert USB 2.0 devices such as USB hard drives and desktop printers into this port. 7 WPS button Press this button to launch the WPS Wizard to set up wireless security. 8 LAN 1~4 ports Connect ethernet cables into these ports to establish a LAN connection. 9 WAN (Internet) port Connect a network cable into this port to establish a WAN connection. 10 Power button Press the power button to switch the device ON/OFF.
Mounting placement To mount the wireless router onto its stand: 1. Locate the two mounting holes at the bottom of the wireless router. 2. Latch the stand’s two mounting hooks to the wireless router’s mounting holes. 3. Slide the wireless router towards direction of the arrow to secure it to its stand. 2 2 3 • Use only the power adapter that came with your package. Using other adapters may damage the device. • Operating Specifications: DC Power adapter DC Output: +19V with max 1.
2 Setting up your wireless network Positioning your router To get the best wireless network performance from your ASUS router, follow the recommendations below: • Place the wireless router at the center of your network for maximum wireless coverage. • Keep the device away from metal obstructions and away from direct sunlight. • Keep the device away from 802.11g or 20MHz only Wi-Fi devices, 2.
What you need To set up your network, you need one or two computers that meet the following system requirements: • • • • Ethernet RJ-45 (LAN) port (10Base-T/100Base-TX) IEEE 802.11 b/g/n wireless capability An installed TCP/IP service Web browser such as Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, or Google Chrome • If your computer does not have built-in wireless capabilities, you may install an IEEE 802.11 b/g/n WLAN adapter to your computer to connect to the network.
Setting up your wireless router Use a wired connection in setting up your wireless router to avoid possible wireless setup issues. Before setting up your ASUS wireless router, do the following: • If you are replacing an existing router, disconnect it from your network. • Disconnect the cables/wires from your existing modem setup. If your modem has a backup battery, remove it as well. • Reboot your computer (recommended).
2. Using the bundled network cable, connect your computer to your wireless router’s LAN port. Once the ethernet cable is connected, check that the LAN LED is blinking. 3 Using another network cable, connect your modem to your wireless router’s WAN port. 4. Insert your modem’s AC adapter into the DC-In port and plug it to a power outlet. Wireless connection 3 Modem 2 1 To set up a wireless connection: 1. Insert your wireless router’s AC adapter into the DC-In port and plug it to a power outlet.
• For details on connecting to a wireless network, refer to the WLAN adapter’s user manual. • To set up the security settings for your network, refer to the section Setting up wireless security settings. Before you proceed Before configuring your wireless router, apply the steps described in this section to each computer on the network to avoid problems conneting to the wireless network. A. Disable any configured proxy servers. Windows® 7 1. Click Start > Internet Explorer. 2.
3. From the Local Area Network (LAN) Settings window, uncheck Use a proxy server for your LAN. 4. Click OK then Apply. MAC OSX 1. From your Safari browser, click Safari > Preferences > Advanced. On the Proxies item, click Change Settings... 2. From the Network screen, deselect FTP Proxy and Web Proxy (HTTP). 3. Click OK then Apply.
B. Configure TCP/IP settings to automatically obtain an IP address. Windows® 7 1. Click Start > Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network and Sharing Center > Change adapter settings. 2. On the Network Connections window, click on Local Area Connection. 3. On the Local Area Connection Network Status window, click Properties. 4. Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) or Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6), then click Properties.
6. Tick Obtain an IP address automatically. 7. Click OK. MAC OSX 1. Click Apple Menu >System Preferences > Network 2. Click Ethernet on the left panel. 3. On the Configure IPv4, item select Using DHCP. 4. Cllick Apply.
C. Disable dial-up networking Windows® 7 1. Click Start > Internet Explorer. 2. Click Tools > Internet options > Connections tab. 3. Tick Never dial a connection. 4. Click Apply then OK.
3 Network configuration using the web GUI Logging into the web GUI Your ASUS Wireless Router uses a web-based user interface that allows you to configure the router using any web browser such as Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, or Google Chrome. To log in to the web GUI: 1. Launch your web browser and manually key in the wireless router’s default IP address: 192.168.1.1 2. On the login page, key in the default user name (admin) and password (admin).
3. The wireless router GUI provides access to various configuration settings. Setting up the Internet connection When setting the Internet connection for the first time, press the Reset button on your wireless router to reset it to its factory default settings. Quick Internet Setup (QIS) with auto-detection The Quick Internet Setup (QIS) feature guides you in quickly setting up your Internet connection. To use QIS with auto-detection: 1.
2. Quick Internet Setup will launch automatically. Click Next. 3. Key in a new administrator password. Click Next. 4. Select Wireless router mode or Access Point (AP) mode. Click Next. To set up a wireless network with Internet access, use Wireless router mode.
5. The wireless router will attempt to identify your connection type. 6. Select the necessary connection type and key in any necessary information required such as your ISP username and password. Obtain the necessary information about your Internet connection type and additional login information from your Internet Service Provider.
• Auto-detection of your ISP connection type takes place when you configure the wireless router for the first time or when your wireless router is reset to its default settings. • If QIS fails, you can select the connection type manually. 7. Follow the setup wizard, which will give you the option to specify a host name, a MAC address, and a DNS server. Click Next. 8. In the Wireless setting screen, key in a network name (SSID) and assign a security key for your wireless connection. Click Apply.
9. A summary of your network settings will be displayed. Click Next to continue. 10.The Wireless Network Connection Tutorial will be displayed. Click Finish.
Setting up the wireless security settings To protect your wireless network from unauthorized access, you need to configure the security settings of the wireless router. To set up wireless security settings: 1. Key in 192.168.1.1 on your web browser. 2. On the login screen, key in the default user name (admin) and password (admin), then click OK. 3. On the Network Map screen, click the System Status icon to display the wireless security settings.
Managing your network clients To manage your network clients: 1. On the Network Map screen, click the Client Status icon to list currently connected network clients. Monitoring your USB device The ASUS Wireless Router provides one USB 2.0 port for connecting USB devices such as a USB storage device or desktop printer. To use this feature, connect a USB storage device, such as a USB hard disk or USB flash drive, to the USB 2.0 port on the rear panel of your wireless router.
You first need to create user accounts to allow other network clients to access the USB device. For more details, refer to the section Using AiDisk for File Sharing in this user manual. To monitor your USB device: 1. On the Network Map screen, select the USB Disk Status icon to display information about your USB device. The wireless router works with most USB HDDs/Flash disks (up to 2TB size) and supports read-write access for FAT16, FAT32, EXT2, EXT3, and NTFS formatted storage.
Creating your Guest Network Setting up a Guest Network provides wireless Internet connectivity for temporary visitors while restricting access to your private network. To create your guest network: 1. Click Guest Network on the left navigation panel. 2. Click Enable. 3. To configure additional options, click Modify.
4. Click Yes on the Enable Guest Network? item. 5. Assign a wireless name for your temporary network on the Network Name (SSID) field. 6. Select an Authentication Method. 7. Select a WEP Encryption method. 8. Specify the Access time or click Limitless. 9. Select Disable or Enable on the Access Intranet item. 10. Click Apply.
Using the Traffic Manager Managing QoS (Quality of Service) Bandwidth The Quality of Service feature allows you to set the bandwidth priority and manage network traffic. To set up QoS: 1. Click Traffic Manager on the left navigation panel and click the QoS tab. 2. Click ON to enable QoS and click Save. Your bandwidth information is available from your ISP. 3. If you want to prioritize specific network applications and network services, click User-define QoS rules on the upperright hand corner.
3. Online service types, source IP addresses, ports, and protocols can be added and configured in the QoS rules screen. Monitoring Traffic Click the Traffic Monitor tab to view real-time or historical bandwidth information of your Internet, Wired, and Wireless connections.
Using the USB application The USB application menu displays several options including AiDisk, Servers Center, and Network Printer Server. Using AiDisk for File Sharing AiDisk allows you to share files stored in a connected USB storage device through the network. Before using AiDisk, connect a USB storage device, such as a USB hard disk or USB flash drive, to the USB 2.0 port on the rear panel of your wireless router. The USB storage device should be formatted and partitioned properly.
To use AiDisk: 1. Click USB application on the left navigation panel and click the AiDisk icon. 2. From the Welcome to AiDisk wizard screen, click Go. 3. Assign access rights to the USB storage device. Select limitless access rights, limited access rights, and admin access to define read-right privileges to files stored in the USB storage device. Click Next.
4. To set up your domain name via the ASUS DDNS service, select I will use the service and accept Terms of service and key in your preferred domain name. Your domain name will follow the format xxx.asuscomm.com, where xxx is your host name. 5. Click Next. 6. Click Finish. 7. To access the USB storage device via FTP from a client on the network, launch a web browser or a third-party FTP client utility and key in the ftp link (ftp://) you previously created.
Using the Servers Center Your ASUS wireless router supports UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) multimedia devices, such as the Sony Playstation 3 and Microsoft XBox360. Setting up the Servers Center feature allows UPnP devices to access multimedia files from the USB disk connected to your wireless router. To make use of the UPnP Media Server feature wirelessly, your UPnP device should have a wireless adapter. To set up your wireless router as a Server center for UPnP devices: 1.
Using the Network Place (Samba) Share service The Network Place (Samba) Share feature allows Mac OSX, Windows, and Linux clients to access files on the USB storage device. To use Samba share: 1. Click USB application on the left navigation panel and click the Servers Center icon. 2. Click the Network place (Samba) Share tab. 3. Click the Enable Share and Share with account. 4. Click the Add button to create user accounts for users who will be accessing the USB storage device via Samba.
5. Assign a name for the user account and key in a password. Click Add. 6. Use the Modify and Delete buttons to modify the password or remove the user account. 7. Select a user and assign the type of access rights for files or folders located in the storage device: • R/W: Select this option to assign read/write access for a specific file/folder. • R: Select this option to assign read only access for a specific file/folder. • No: Select this option if you do not want to share a specific file/folder. 8.
Using the FTP Share service Your ASUS wireless router can set up the connected USB storage device as an FTP server. To set up the FTP Share service: 1. Configure file sharing using the steps in Using AiDisk for File Sharing. 2. Enable the DDNS service for FTP server access: a. Click WAN on the left navigation panel, then click the DDNS tab. b. In the Enable the DDNS Client? field, tick Yes. c. Select your DDNS Server from the list. d. Key in your Host Name. e. Click Apply.
3. Click USB application on the left navigation panel and click the Servers Center icon. 4. Click the FTP Share tab. 5. Click the Enable FTP and Share with account. 6. Click the Add button to create accounts for users who will be accessing the USB storage device via FTP Server. Assign a name for the user account and key in a password. Click Add. 7. Use the Modify and Delete buttons to modify the password or remove the user account.
8. Select the type of access rights for the storage device: • R/W: Select this option to assign read/write access for a specific file/folder. • W: Select this option to assign write only access for a specific file/folder. • R: Select this option to assign read only access for a specific file/folder. • No: Select this option if you do not want to share a specific file/folder. 9. Click Apply. 10.To access the FTP server from a client on the network, key in ftp://.asuscomm.
Using the Miscellaneous setting The Miscellaneous settings page allows you to configure additional properties for the USB disk. You can change the maximum number of users who can access the USB storage device, assign a device name and work group, or specify the language settings for the FTP server. To configure additional USB device settings: 1. Click USB application on the left navigation panel and click Servers Center. 2. Click the Miscellaneous setting tab. 3.
Configuring Advanced settings Setting up the DHCP Server You wireless router uses DHCP to assign IP addresses automatically on your network. You can specify the IP address range and lease time for the clients on your network. To configure the DHCP server: 1. Click LAN on the left navigation panel. 2. Click the DHCP Server tab. 3. In the Enable the DHCP Server? field, tick Yes. 4. In the IP Pool Starting Address field, key in the starting IP address. 5.
6. In the Lease Time field, specify in seconds when an assigned IP address will expire. Once it reaches this time limit, the DHCP server will then assign a new IP address. • ASUS recommeds that you use an IP address format of 192.168.1.xxx (where xxx can be any number between 2 and 254) when specifying an IP address range. • An IP Pool Starting Address should not be greater than the IP Pool Ending Address. Upgrading the firmware Download the latest firmware from the ASUS website at http:// www.asus.
Restoring/Saving/Uploading settings To restore/save/upload the settings: 1. Click Advanced Setting from the left navigation panel. 2. Click the Restore/Save/Upload Setting tab. 3. Select the tasks that you want to do: • To restore to the default factory settings, click Restore, and click OK once prompted. • To save the current system settings, click Save, navigate to the folder where you intend to save the file and click Save.
Setting up your network printer Use the Network Printer Setup utility to set up a USB printer on your wireless router and share the printer with other devices on the network. • To check if your USB printer is compatible with your ASUS wireless router, refer to the Plug-n-Share Disk Support List at http://event.asus.com/networks/printersupport • The wireless router's printer server function is not supported on Windows® 2000. To set up your USB Printer: 1.
4. Follow the onscreen instructions to set up your hardware, then click Next. 5. Wait for a few minutes for the initial setup to finish. Click Next. 6. Click Finish to complete the installation.
7. Follow the Windows® OS instructions to install the printer driver. 8. After printer driver installation is complete, computers on the network will now be able to access the printer.
4 Using the utilities Device Discovery Device Discovery is an ASUS WLAN utility that detects an ASUS wireless router device, and enables you to configure the device. To launch the Device Discovery utility: • From your computer’s desktop, click Start > All Programs > ASUS Utility > RT-N14U Wireless Router > Device Discovery. When you set the router to Access Point mode, you need to use Device Discovery to get the router’s IP address.
Firmware Restoration Firmware Restoration is used on an ASUS Wireless Router after a failed firmware upgrade. This utility uploads a firmware file to the wireless router. The process takes about three to four minutes. Launch rescue mode before using the Firmware Restoration utility. To launch rescue mode and use the Firmware Restoration utility: 1. Unplug the wireless router from its power source. 2.
5. Click Browse to navigate to a firmware file, then click Upload. The Firmware Restoration utility is not used to upgrade the firmware of a working ASUS Wireless Router. Normal firmware upgrades must be done through the web GUI. Refer to Upgrading the firmware for more details.
RT-N14U Chapter 4: Using the Utilities
5 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting I cannot access the router GUI for configuring the router. • Delete the cookies and temporary files in your web browser. To do this in Internet Explorer 8, follow these steps: 1. Launch your web browser, then click Tools > Internet Options. 2. On the General tab, click Delete under Browsing history. 3. Tick Temporary Internet Files and Cookies. Click Delete. The commands for deleting cookies and files vary with the web browser.
Cannot find the router: • Press the Reset button at the rear panel for more than five seconds. • Check the setting in the wireless adapter such as SSID and encryption settings. Cannot access the Internet via wireless LAN adapter. • Place the router closer to the wireless client. • Check whether the wireless adapter is connected to the correct wireless network. • Check whether the wireless channel in use conforms to the channels available in your country/area. • Check the encryption settings.
If the ADSL “LINK” light blinks continuously or stays off, Internet access is not possible - the Router is unable to establish a connection with the ADSL network. • Ensure that all your cables are all properly connected . • Disconnect the power cord from the ADSL or cable modem, wait a few minutes, then reconnect the cord. • If the ADSL light continues to blink or stays OFF, contact your Internet service provider. Network name or encryption keys are forgotten.
ASUS DDNS Service RT-N14U 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, you must transfer your data in order to retain the DDNS service. Visit your local service center for more information. • If there is no activity in the domain - such as reconfiguring the router or accessing the registered domain name - within 90 days, the system automatically deletes the registered information.
3. I have registered a domain name before and it has been working well until my friends told me that they could not access my domain name. Check the following: 1. The internet is working properly. 2. The DNS server is working properly. 3. The last time you updated the domain name. If there are still problems in accessing your domain name, contact the service center. 4. Can I register two domain names to access my http and ftp servers separately? No, you cannot.
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