Asus RT-AC68R User Manual
U ser Guide R T-A C68R Wir eless-A C1900 Dual Band G igabit Router 8R
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3 T able of contents 1 Getting to know your wir eless router 6 1.1 W elcome! ........................................................................................ 6 1.2 P ack age cont ents ......................................................................... 6 1.3 Y our wireless rout er ..................................................................... 7 1.4 P ositioning your r outer .............................................................. 9 1.5 Setup Requirements ................................................................ 10 1.6 Router Setup ............................................................................... 11 1.6.1 Wir ed connection .................................................................. 11 1.6.2 Wir eless connection ............................................................. 12 2 Getting star ted 14 2.1 L ogging into the W eb GUI ..................................................... 14 2.2 Quick Internet Setup (QIS) with A uto - detection ........... 15 2.3 C onnec ting to your wir eless net work ................................ 19 3 C onîguring the General settings 20 3.1 Using the Network Map ......................................................... 20 3.1.1 Setting up the wireless security settings ...................... 21 3.1.2 Managing your network clients ....................................... 22 3.1.3 Monitoring your USB device ............................................. 23 3.2 Cr eating a Guest Net work ...................................................... 26 3.3 Using the T raîc Manager ...................................................... 28 3.3.1 Managing QoS (Quality of Ser vice) Bandwidth.......... 28 3.3.2 Monitoring T raîc ................................................................. 31 3.4 Setting up P arental C ontrol ................................................... 32 3.5 Using the USB Applica tion ..................................................... 33 3.5.1 Using AiDisk ............................................................................... 33 3.5.2 Using Ser vers Cen ter ............................................................ 35 3.5.3 3G/4G ........................................................................................ 41
4 T able of contents 3.6 Using AiCloud ............................................................................. 43 3.6.1 Cloud Disk ................................................................................ 44 3.6.2 Smar t Acc ess ........................................................................... 46 3.6.3 Smar t Sync ............................................................................... 47 4 C onîguring the Adv anced Settings 48 4.1 W ireless ......................................................................................... 48 4.1.1 General ...................................................................................... 48 4.1.2 WPS ............................................................................................ 51 4.1.3 Bridge ........................................................................................ 53 4.1.4 Wir eless MA C Filter ............................................................... 55 4.1.5 RADIUS Setting ...................................................................... 56 4.1.6 Pr ofessional ............................................................................. 57 4.2 LAN ................................................................................................. 59 4.2.1 LAN IP ........................................................................................ 59 4.2.2 DHCP Ser ver ............................................................................ 60 4.2.3 Route ......................................................................................... 62 4.2.4 IPT V ............................................................................................... 63 4.3 W AN ............................................................................................... 64 4.3.1 Internet Connection ............................................................. 64 4.3.2 P or t T rigger .............................................................................. 67 4.3.3 Virtual Ser ver/P or t F or warding ........................................ 69 4.3.4 DMZ............................................................................................ 72 4.3.5 DDNS ......................................................................................... 73 4.3.6 NA T P assthrough ................................................................... 74 4.4 IPv6 ................................................................................................. 75 4.5 VPN Ser ver ................................................................................... 76 4.6 F irew all .......................................................................................... 77 4.6.1 General ...................................................................................... 77 4.6.2 URL F ilter .................................................................................. 77 4.6.3 Keyword îlter ......................................................................... 78
5 T able of contents 4.6.4 Network Ser vices F ilter ....................................................... 79 4.7 A dministration ........................................................................... 81 4.7.1 Operation Mode .................................................................... 81 4.7.2 Syst em ....................................................................................... 82 4.7.3 F irmware Upg rade ................................................................ 83 4.7.4 Restore/Sav e/Upload Setting ........................................... 83 4.8 Sy stem Log .................................................................................. 84 5 Utilities 85 5.1 Device Disco ver y ....................................................................... 85 5.2 F irmwar e Restoration .............................................................. 86 5.3 Setting up your print er ser ver .............................................. 87 5.3.1 ASUS EZ Print er Sharing ..................................................... 87 5.3.2 Using LPR to Shar e Printer ................................................. 91 5.4 Download Master ...................................................................... 96 5.4.1 Conîguring Bit T orrent download settings ................. 97 5.4.2 NZB settings ............................................................................ 98 6 T roubleshooting 99 6.1 Basic T roubleshooting ............................................................. 99 6.2 F requen tly Asked Questions (F A Qs) ................................ 102 Appendic es 112 Notices ..................................................................................................... 112 ASUS Contact information .................................................................. 126 Networks Global Hotline Information............................................. 127
6 1 Getting to k now y our wireless rout er NO TES: ⢠If any of the items ar e damaged or missing, contact ASUS for technical inquiries and suppor t, Refer to the ASUS Support Hotline list at the back of this user manual. ⢠Keep the original packaging material in case you would need futur e warranty ser vices such as repair or r eplacement. RT -A C68R Wir eless R outer Network cable (RJ-45) P ow er adapter Quick Star t Guide Suppor t CD ( Manual) 1.1 W elcome! Thank y ou for purchasing an ASUS RT -AC68R Wir eless R outer! The ultra-thin and stylish RT -AC68R f eatures a 2.4GHz and 5GHz dual bands for an unma tched concurrent wir eless HD streaming; SMB ser ver , UPnP A V ser ver , and FTP ser ver f or 24/7 île shar ing; a capability to handle 300,000 sessions; and the ASUS Green Network T echnology , which pro vides up to 70% power -saving solution. 1.2 P ackage cont ents
7 1.3 Y our wireless r outer 8 9 12 10 7 8R 1 2 3 5 4 13 11 6 14 1 LAN 1~4 LED Off : No power or no ph ysical connection. On : Has physical connection to a local area network (LAN). 2 W AN (Internet) LED Off : No power or no ph ysical connection. On : Has physical connection to a wide area network ( W AN). 3 USB 3.0 / 2.0 LED Off : No power or no ph ysical connection. On : Has physical connection to USB 3.0 / 2.0 devices. 4 2.4GHz LED / 5GHz LED Off : No 2.4GHz or 5GHz signal. On: Wireless system is ready . Flashing : T ransmitting or receiving data via wireless c onnec tion. 5 P ower LED Off: No power . On: Device is ready . Flashing slo w : Rescue mode Flashing quick : WPS is processing. 6 WPS button This button launches the WPS Wizard.
8 NO TES: ⢠Use only the adapter that came with y our pack age. Using other adapters may damage the devic e. ⢠Speciîcations: DC P ower adapter DC Output: 19V with max 1.75A current; Operating T emperature 0~40 o C Storage 0~70 o C Operating Humidity 50~90% Storage 20~90% 7 WI-FI On/Off button Press this butt on to turn on /off the Wi-F i connection. 8 P ower button Pr ess this button to power on or off the stystem. 9 P ower (DC-IN) port Inser t the bundled AC adapt er into this por t and connect your router to a pow er source. 10 USB 3.0 / 2.0 por ts Inser t USB 3.0 / 2.0 devices such as USB hard disks or USB ï¬ash driv es into these por ts. Inser t your iP adâ s USB cable into one of these por ts to charge your iP ad. 11 W AN (Internet) por t Connect a network cable into this port to establish W AN connection. 12 LED On/Off button Press this butt on to turn on/off the back light LED on the panel. 13 LAN 1 ~ 4 por ts Connect network cables into these ports to establish LAN connection. 14 Reset button This button resets or r estores the system to its factory default settings. On Off
9 1.4 P ositioning y our router F or the best wireless sig nal transmission bet ween the wir eless rout er and the net work devices connected to it, ensur e that you: ⢠Place the wir eless router in a centraliz ed area for a maximum wireless co verage f or the network devices. ⢠Keep the device a way from metal obstructions and awa y from direct sunlight. ⢠Keep the device a way from 802.11g or 20MHz only Wi-F i devices , 2.4GHz computer peripherals , Bluetooth devices , cordless phones , transf or mers , heavy-dut y motors , ï¬uorescent lights , microwa ve ov ens, refrigerators , and other industrial equipment to pr event signal inter fer ence or loss. ⢠Alwa ys update to the lat est ï¬r mware . V isit the ASUS website at http://www .asus.com to get the la test ï¬rmware updates . ⢠T o ensure the best wireless signal, or ient the three detachable antennas as sho wn in the drawing below . 45 ° 90 ° 45 ° 8R
10 1.5 Setup Requirements T o set up your wir eless network , you need a comput er that meets the follo wing system requir ements: ⢠Ethernet RJ-45 (LAN) port (10Base - T/100Base - T X/ 1000Base T X) ⢠IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac wir eless capabilit y ⢠An installed T CP/IP ser vice ⢠W eb brow ser such as I nternet Explorer , F iref ox, Safari, or Google Chrome NO TES: ⢠If your c omputer doe s not hav e built-in w ireless capa bilities, y ou may install an IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac WLAN adapter to y our computer to connect to the network . ⢠With its dual band t echnology , your wireless r outer suppor ts 2.4GHz and 5GHz wireless signals simultaneously . This allow s you to do Internet-relat ed ac tivities such as Internet sur îng or reading/writing e -mail messages using the 2.4GH z band while simultaneously streaming high-deînition audio/video îles such as movies or music using the 5GHz band. ⢠Some IEE E 802.11n d evices th at you want t o connect t o your n et wo rk may or may not support 5GH z band. Ref er to the device's manual for speciîcations. ⢠The Ethernet RJ-45 cables that will be used to c onnec t the network devices should not ex ceed 100 meters.
11 1.6 Router Setup IMPORT ANT! ⢠Use a wired c onnec tion when setting up your wireless r outer to av oid possible setup problems. ⢠Befor e setting up your ASUS wireless rout er , do the following: ⢠If you are r eplacing an existing router , disconnec t it from y our network. ⢠Disconnect the cables/wires from y our existing modem setup. If your modem has a backup battery , remov e it as well. ⢠Reboot your cable modem and comput er (recommended). 1.6.1 W ired c onnec tion NO TE: Y ou can use either a straight-thr ough cable or a crossover cable for wir ed connection. T o set up your wireless r outer via wired connection: 1. Inser t your wireless rout er â s A C adapter to the DC-IN por t and plug it to a pow er outlet. RT -AC68R Computer Wall Power Outlet LAN Modem Power WAN 1 2 3 4
12 2. Using the bundled network cable, c onnec t your comput er to your wir eless router â s LAN por t. IMPORT ANT! Ensure that the LAN LED is blinking. 3 Using another network cable, c onnec t your modem to y our wireless r outer â s W AN por t. 4. Inser t your modem â s A C adapter to the DC-IN por t and plug it to a pow er outlet. 1.6.2 W ireless c onnec tion T o set up your wireless r outer via wireless connection: 1. Inser t your wireless rout er â s A C adapter to the DC-IN por t and plug it to a pow er outlet. 2 Using the bundled network cable, c onnec t your modem to your wir eless router â s W AN por t. RT -AC68R Wall Power Outlet Modem Power WAN 1 2 3
13 3. Inser t your modem â s A C adapter to the DC-IN por t and plug it to a pow er outlet. 4. Install an IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac WLAN adapter on your computer . NO TES: ⢠F or details on connecting to a wireless network, refer t o the WLAN adapter â s user manual. ⢠T o set up the security settings for your network, refer t o the sec tion Setting up the wireless security settings in Chapter 3 of this user manual.
14 2 Getting star ted 2.1 Logging in to the W eb GUI Y our ASUS Wir eless R outer comes with an in tuitive web gr aphical user inter face ( GUI) that allows you t o easily conîgure its various fea tures through a w eb browser such as Internet Explorer , F iref ox, Safari, or Google Chrome. NO TE: The f eatures may vary with diîerent îrm ware versions . T o log into the web GUI: 1. On your w eb browser , manually key in the wireless r outer â s default IP address: 192.168.1.1 or ent er http://router .asus.com. 2. On the login page , key in the default user name ( admin) and passwor d ( admin). 3. Y ou can now use the W eb GUI to conîgur e various settings of your ASUS Wir eless Router . NO TE: If you are logging int o the W eb GUI for the îrst time, y ou will be directed to the Quick Internet Setup (QIS) page automa tically . Navigation panel QIS T op command buttons Information banner middle column right column
15 2.2 Quick Internet Setup ( QIS) with Aut o - detection The Quick Internet Setup (QIS) function guides you in quickly setting up your Internet connection. NO TE: When setting the Internet connection for the îrst time, pr ess the Reset button on your wir eless router to r eset it to its fac tor y default settings. T o use QIS with auto-detec tion: 1. Log in to the W eb GUI. The QIS page launches automatically . NO TES : ⢠By default, the login username and passwor d for your wir eless router's W eb GUI is admin. F or details on changing your wir eless router's log in username and password, r efer to section 4.7.2 S ystem . ⢠The wireless r outer's login username and passwor d is diîerent fr om the 2.4GHz/5GH z network name (SSID) and security key . The wir eless router's log in username and password allow s you to log into y our wireless r outer's W eb GUI to conîgur e your wireless rout er's settings. The 2.4GHz/5GHz net work name (SSID) and security key allows Wi-F i devices to log in and c onnec t to your 2.4GHz/5GHz net work.
16 2. The wir eless router automatically det ec ts if your ISP connection type is D ynamic IP, PPP oE , PPTP , L2TP , and Static IP . Key in the necessar y information f or your ISP connection type. IMPORT ANT ! Obtain the necessar y information fr om your ISP about the Internet connection t ype. for A utomatic IP (DHCP) for PPP oE, PPTP , and L2TP
17 for S tatic IP NO TES : ⢠The auto- detection of your ISP connection type takes place when you conîgur e the wireless rout er for the îrst time or when your wireless r outer is reset to its default settings . ⢠If QIS failed to detect your Internet connection t ype, click Skip to manual setting and manually conîgure y our connection settings. 3. Assign the wir eless net work name (SSID) and security key for your 2.4GHz and 5 GHz wireless connection. Click Apply when done.
18 4. Y our I nternet and wireless settings ar e displayed . Click Next to continue . 5. Read the wireless network connection tutorial. When done, click F inish .
19 2.3 C onnec ting to y our wireless networ k After setting up your wir eless router via QIS, y ou can connec t your computer or other smart devices to your wir eless net work. T o connect to your networ k: 1. On your c omputer , click the network icon in the notiîcation area t o display the available wireless netw or ks. 2. Selec t the wireless network that y ou want to connect to , then click C onnec t . 3. Y ou may need to key in the network securit y key for a secur ed wireless network, then click OK. 4. W ait while your c omputer establishes connection to the wireless network succ essfully . The connection status is display ed and the net work icon displa ys the connected status. NO TES: ⢠Refer to the ne x t chapters for mor e details on conîguring your wireless network's settings . ⢠Refer to y our device's user manual for mor e details on connec ting it to your wir eless network .
20 3 C onîguring the General settings 3.1 U sing the Network Map Network Map allows you t o conîgure your netw or k â s security settings, manage y our net work clients , and monitor your USB device .
21 3.1.1 Setting up the wireless security settings T o protect your wireless netw or k from unauthorized acc ess, y ou need to conï¬gur e its secur ity settings. T o set up the wireless security settings: 1. F rom the naviga tion panel, go to General > Netw ork Map . 2. On the Netw ork M ap screen and under S ystem status , you can conï¬gure the wir eless secur ity settings such as SSID , security level, and encr yption settings. NO TE : Y ou can set up diîerent wir eless securit y settings for 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands. 2.4GHz security settings 5GHz security settings 3 . On the W ireless name (SSID) ï¬eld , key in a unique name for your wir eless net work.
22 4. F rom the Securit y Le vel dr opdown list, select the encr yption method for y our wireless network. IMPORT ANT! The IEEE 802.11n/ac standard pr ohibits using H igh Throughput with WEP or WP A- TKIP as the unicast cipher . I f you use these encr yption methods, your da ta rate will drop t o IEEE 802.11g 54Mbps connection. 5 . Key in y our securit y passkey . 6. Click Apply when done. 3.1.2 Managing your netw ork clients T o manage your networ k clients: 1. F rom the naviga tion panel, go to General > Netw ork Map tab. 2 . On the Netw ork M ap screen, select the Client Sta tus icon to display y our network client â s information. 3. T o block a client â s access to your netw ork, selec t the client and click block.
23 3.1.3 Monitoring y our USB device The ASUS Wireless Router provides tw o USB por ts for c onnec ting USB devices or USB printer t o allow you to shar e ï¬les and printer with clients in your netw ork. NO TES: ⢠T o use this featur e, you need t o plug a USB storage device , such as a USB hard disk or USB îash drive , to the USB 3.0/2.0 por ts on the rear panel of your wir eless router . Ensure that the USB storage device is formatt ed and par titioned properly . Refer to the Plug-n-Shar e Disk Suppor t List at http://ev ent.asus .com/networks/disksupport ⢠The USB ports suppor t two USB drives or one printer and one USB drive at the same time .
24 IMPORT ANT! Y ou îrst need to crea te a share accoun t and its permission /access rights to allo w other net work clients to ac cess the USB device via an FTP site/thir d-par t y FTP client utility , Ser vers Cent er , Samba, or AiCloud. F or more details, r efer to the section 3.5.Using the USB Application and 3.6 U sing AiCloud in this user manual. T o monitor your USB de vice: 1. F rom the naviga tion panel, go to General > Netw ork Map . 2. On the Netw ork M ap screen, select the USB Disk Status icon t o display y our USB device â s information. 3. On the AiDisk Wizard ï¬eld , click GO to set up an FTP ser ver f or Internet ï¬le sharing . NO TES : ⢠F or more details , refer to the section 3.5.2 Using Servers C enter in this user manual. ⢠The wir eless route r works with most USB HDDs/ Flash disks (up to 2TB size) and supports read-write access f or F A T16, F A T32, EX T2, EXT3, and NTFS.
25 Safely remo ving the USB disk IMPORT ANT : Incorrect removal of the USB disk ma y cause data corruption. T o safely remo ve the USB disk: 1. F rom the naviga tion panel, go to General > Netw ork Map . 2. In the upper right corner , click > Eject USB disk. When the USB disk is ejected successfully , the USB status shows Unmounted .
26 3.2 Cr eating a Guest Network The Guest Network pro vides temporar y visitors with Internet connectivit y via access t o separate SSIDs or networks without pro viding access to your priva te network . NO TE: RT -A C68R suppor ts up to six SSIDs (three 2.4GHz and three 5GHz SSIDs). T o create a guest netw ork: 1. F rom the naviga tion panel, go to General > Guest Netw ork . 2. On the Guest Network screen, select 2.4Ghz or 5Ghz frequency band for the guest network that y ou want to cr eate. 3. Click Enable.
27 4. T o conîgur e additional options, click Modify. 5. Click Y es on the Enable Guest Network screen. 6. Assign a wir eless name for your t emporar y net work on the Networ k Name (SSID) îeld. 7. Selec t an Authen tic ation Method . 8. Selec t an Encr yption method. 9. Specify the Ac cess time or choose Limitless . 10. Selec t Disable or Enable on the Ac cess Intranet it em. 11. When done, click Apply.
28 3.3 U sing the T raîc Manager 3.3.1 Managing QoS (Quality of S er vice) Bandwidth Quality of S er vice (QoS) allow s you to set the bandwidth priority and manage network traîc. T o set up bandwidth priority : 1. F rom the naviga tion panel, go to General > T raîc Manager > QoS tab . 2. Click ON to enable QoS. F ill in the upload and download bandwidth îelds. NO TE: Get the bandwidth information from y our ISP . 3. Click Sav e . NO TE: The User Specify Rule List is for adv anced settings. If you want to prioritize speciîc network applications and network ser vices, select User-deîned QoS rules or User-deîned Priority from the dr op - down list on the upper-right corner .
29 4. On the user-deîned QoS rules page, there ar e four default online ser vice types â web sur f , HT TPS and île transfers . Selec t your pr eferred ser vice , îll in the S ourc e IP or MA C , Destination P or t , Pr otocol , T ransferr ed and Priority , then click Apply. The inf or mation will be conîgur ed in the QoS rules screen. NO TES ⢠T o îll in the source IP or M AC, y ou can: a) Enter a speciîc IP addr ess, such as "192.168.122.1" . b) Enter IP addresses within one subnet or within the same IP pool, such as â192.168.123.*â , or â192.168.*.*â c) Enter all IP addr esses as â*.*.*.*â or leave the îeld blank. d) The f ormat for the MA C address is six gr oups of t wo hexadecimal digits , separated by colons (:), in tr ansmission order (e .g. 12:34:56:aa:bc:ef ) ⢠F or source or destina tion por t range, y ou can either: a) Enter a speciîc port, such as â95â . b) Enter por ts within a range, such as â103:315â , â>100â , or â<65535â . ⢠The T ransferr ed column contains information about the upstr eam and downstream tr aîc (outgoing and incoming network traîc) for one section. I n this column, you can set the network traîc limit (in KB) for a speciîc service to generate speciîc priorities f or the ser vice assigned to a speciîc port. F or example, if two network clients, PC 1 and PC 2, are both acc essing the I nternet (set at port 80), but PC 1 ex ceeds the net work traîc limit due t o some downloading tasks, PC 1 will hav e a lower priority . I f you do not wan t to set the traîc limit, leav e it blank .
30 5. On the User-deîned Priority page, y ou can prioritize the network applications or devices int o îve levels fr om the user- deîned QoS rules â dropdown list . Based on pr iority level, y ou can use the follo wing methods to send data packets: ⢠Change the or der of upstream network packets that are sent to the Internet. ⢠Under Upload Bandwidth table , set M inimum Reserved Bandwidth and Maximum Bandwidth Limit for multiple network applications with diîer ent priorit y levels . The perc entages indicate the upload bandwidth rates tha t are available f or speciîed network applications. NO TES: ⢠Lo w-priorit y packets are disregar ded to ensure the transmission of high-priority packets. ⢠Under Download Bandwidth table , set M aximum Bandwidth Limit for multiple network applications in c orresponding order . The higher priority upstream packet will cause the higher priority downstream packet . ⢠If there ar e no packets being sent fr om high-priority applications , the full transmission rat e of the I nternet connection is available f or low- priority packets. 6. Set the highest priorit y packet. T o ensure a smooth online gaming experience , you can set ACK, SYN, and ICMP as the highest priorit y packet. NO TE: Ensure to enable QoS îrst and set up the upload and download rate limits .
31 3.3.2 Monitoring T raîc The traîc monit or func tion allows y ou to access the bandwidth usage and speed of your Internet, wir ed, and wireless networks . I t allows y ou to monitor network traîc ev en on a daily basis. Note: P ackets from the Internet are ev enly transmitted to the wir ed and wireless devices .
32 3.4 Setting up Par ental C ontr ol P arental C ontrol allow s you to contr ol the I nternet acc ess time. Users can set the time limit f or a client â s network usage. T o use the parental con trol func tion: 1. F rom the naviga tion panel, go to General > P arental c ontrol . 2. Click ON to enable P aren tal Control . 3. Selec t the client whose network usage you wan t to control . Y ou may also key in the client â s MA C address in the Client M AC Addr ess column. NO TE: Ensure that the client name does not c ontain special charac ters or spaces as this may cause the r outer to function abnormally . 4. Click or to add or delete the clien t â s proîle . 5. Set up the allowed time limit in T ime M anagement map . Drag and drop a desir ed time zone to allow clientâ s network usage. 6. Click OK. 7. Click Apply to sa ve the settings.
33 3.5 U sing the USB Application The USB Applications function pro vides AiDisk , Ser vers C enter , Network Print er S er ver and Download Master submenus . IMPORT ANT! T o use the ser ver functions, y ou need to inser t a USB storage device , such as a USB hard disk or USB îash drive , in the USB 2.0 por t on the rear panel of your wir eless router . Ensure that the USB storage device is f ormatted and par titioned properly . Refer to the ASUS website a t http://event.asus .com/2009/networks/disksuppor t/ for the île system support table. 3.5.1 Using A iDisk AiDisk allow s you to share îles st ored on a connected USB device through the Internet. AiDisk also assists y ou with setting up ASUS DDNS and an FTP ser ver . T o use AiDisk: 1. F rom the naviga tion panel, go to General > USB application, then click the AiDisk icon. 2. F rom the W elcome to AiDisk wizar d screen, click Go.
34 4. Crea te your domain name via the ASUS DDNS ser vices, r ead the T erms of Ser vice and then select I will use the ser vice and acc ept the T erms of ser vice and key in your domain name . When done , click Next. Y ou can also selec t Skip ASUS DDNS settings then click Next to skip the DDNS setting. 5. Click F inish to complete the setting . 6. T o acc ess the FTP site that you cr eated, launch a w eb browser or a third-part y FTP client utility and key in the f tp link ( ftp://<domain name>.asuscomm.com) y ou have previously creat ed. 3. Selec t the access rights that y ou want to assign t o the clients accessing y our shared data.
35 3.5.2 Using Servers C enter Ser vers Cent er allows you t o share the media îles from the USB disk via a Media Ser ver dir ec tor y , Samba share ser vice , or FTP share service. Y ou can also conîgure other settings for the USB disk in the Ser vers Cent er . Using Media Server Y our wireless router allo ws DLNA-suppor ted devices to acc ess multimedia îles from the USB disk c onnec ted to your wir eless rout er . NO TE : Before using the DLNA Media Ser ver function, connect your device to the RT -A C68R â s network .
36 T o launch the Media Ser ver setting page, go to Gener al > USB application > Ser vers C enter > Media Servers tab . Refer to the follo wing for the descriptions of the îelds: ⢠Enable DLNA Media Ser v er : S elect ON/OFF to enable/ disable the DLNA Media Ser ver . Enable iT unes S er v er? : S elect ON/OFF to enable/disable the iT unes Ser ver . ⢠Media server director y: Selec t your media server director y and click Apply to shar e îles from the USB disk to media devices in the network. ⢠Media Ser v er Status : Displays the sta tus of the media ser ver . Using N et wor k Place (Samba) Share ser vice Network Place (Samba) Share allo ws you to set up the ac counts and permissions for the Samba ser vice . T o use S amba share: 1. F rom the naviga tion panel, go to General > USB application > Ser vers C enter . NO TE : Network Place (Samba) Share is enabled by default .
37 T o delete an e xisting accoun t: a) Selec t the account tha t you want to delet e. b) Click . c) When prompt ed, click Delete to conîrm the ac count deletion. T o add a folder : a) Click . b) Enter the f older name, and click A dd . The f older that you creat ed will be added to the folder list. 2. F ollow the steps belo w to add, delete , or modify an account. T o create a ne w account: a) Click to add new acc ount. b) In the Ac count and P assword îelds , key in the name and passwor d of your network client. Retype the password t o conîrm. Click A dd to add the account to the list .
38 3. F rom the list of f olders, select the t ype of access permission that you w ant to assign f or speciîc folders: ⢠R/W : Selec t this option to assign r ead/write access . ⢠R: Select this option to assign read-only access . ⢠No: Select this option if you do not want t o share a speciîc île folder . 4. Click Apply to apply the changes . Using the FTP S hare ser vice FTP share enables an FTP server to share îles fr om USB disk to other devices via y our local area network or via the I nternet. IMPORT ANT : ⢠Ensure that y ou safely remo ve the USB disk. I ncorrect removal of the USB disk may cause data c or ruption. ⢠T o safely r emove the USB disk, refer t o the sec tion Safely removing the USB disk under 3.1.3 Monitoring your USB de vice .
39 T o use FTP Share service: NO TES: Ensure that y ou have set up y our FTP ser ver thr ough AiDisk. F or more details, ref er to the section 3.5.1 Using AiDisk. 1. F rom the navigation panel , click General > USB application > Ser vers C enter > FTP Shar e tab. 2. F rom the list of folders , selec t the type of access rights that y ou want to assig n for speciîc folders: ⢠R/W: Select to assign read/writ e access for a speciîc f older . ⢠W: Select to assign write only acc ess for a speciîc folder . ⢠R: Select to assign read only ac cess for a speciîc f older . ⢠No: Select this option if you do not want t o share a speciîc folder . 3. Click Apply to conîrm the changes . 4. T o access the FTP server , key in the f tp link ftp://<hostname>.asuscomm.com and y our user name and passwor d on a web bro wser or a third-par ty FTP utilit y .
40 2. Conîgur e the following settings: ⢠Maximum Login U ser Set the maximum number of concurrent c onnec tions of the Network Neighborhood or FTP Ser ver . NO TE: Some FTP clients may establish more than one connection. Setting this number too low will lead to log in failures. ⢠Devic e Name Assigns the name of the devic e as shown on the network . F or example, f or a device with the name ABC, enter //ABC on the Internet Explorer addr ess bar to access the Network Place ser vice. Miscellaneous setting Miscellaneous setting allows y ou to conîgure other settings f or the USB disk, including the maximum number of user logins, the device name , work group , and character set used on the FTP ser ver . T o conîgure Miscellaneous settings: 1. F rom the naviga tion panel, click General > USB application > Ser vers C enter > Miscellaneous setting tab .
41 ⢠W ork Group Assigns the name of the local RT -AC68R network as seen in Network Neighborhood. NO TE: F or Device Name and W ork Group , the standard input characters include letters (a-z, A-Z), digits (0-9), spac e, underscores(_), and hyphens(-). The îrst and last character should not contain an y spaces. A n invalid workgr oup name makes it harder for other devic es to înd your device in the network. ⢠Character set on FTP Ser ver Selec t the appropriate encoding used during data e xchange on the FTP ser ver . 3.5.3 3G/4G 3G/4G USB modems can be connected to RT -A C68R to allow Internet access . NO TE: F or a list of veriîed USB modems, please visit: http://even t.asus.com/2009/networks/3gsuppor t/
42 T o set up 3G/4G internet acc ess: 1. F rom the navigation panel , click General > USB application > 3G/4G . 2. In the Enable USB M odem îeld, select Y es . 3. Set up the following: ⢠L oc ation: Select your 3G/4G ser vice pro vider â s location from the dropdo wn list. ⢠ISP: Selec t your Internet Ser vice P rovider (ISP) from the dropdo wn list. ⢠APN ( Acc ess P oint Name) ser vice (optional) : C ontac t your 3G/4G ser vice pro vider for detailed information. ⢠Dial Number and PIN code: The 3G/4G pro vider â s access number and PIN code f or connec tion. NO TE: PIN code may vary from diîer ent providers . ⢠Username / P assw ord: The username and passwor d will be pro vided by the 3G/4G network carr ier . ⢠USB Adapt er : Choose your USB 3G / 4G adapter from the dropdo wn list. I f you ar e not sure of your USB adapter â s model or the model is not listed in the options , selec t Auto. 4. Click Apply. NO TE: The r outer will reboot for the settings t o take eîect.
43 3.6 U sing AiCloud AiCloud is a cloud ser vice application that allo ws you to sa ve, sync , share , and access your îles . T o use AiCloud: 1. F rom Google Play S tore or Apple Stor e, download and install the ASUS AiCloud app to y our smar t device . 2. Connect your smar t device to y our network . F ollow the instructions to complete the AiCloud setup pr ocess.
44 3.6.1 Cloud Disk T o create a cloud disk: 1. Inser t a USB storage device into the wir eless router . 2. T urn on Cloud Disk. 3. Go to https://r outer .asus.com and en ter the router log in accoun t and password. F or better user experience , we rec ommend that you use Google Chrome or F irefo x .
45 4. Y ou can now star t accessing Cloud Disk îles on devices connected to the network. NO TE: When accessing the devic es that are connected to the network, you need to en ter the device â s user name and password manually , which will not be sav ed by AiCloud for security reason.
46 3.6.2 Smar t Ac cess The Smar t Ac cess func tion allows y ou to easily access y our home network via your r outer â s domain name. NO TES: ⢠Y ou can crea te a domain name for your r outer with ASUS DDNS. F or more details , refer to section 4.3.5 DDNS. ⢠By default, AiCloud pro vides a secure HT TPS connection. Key in https://[yourASUSDDNSname].asusc omm.com for a very secure Cloud Disk and Smar t Acc ess usage.
47 3.6.3 Smar t Sync T o use Smar t Sync: 1. Launch AiCloud, click Smart Sync > Go. 2. Selec t ON to enable Smar t Sync . 3. Click Add ne w accoun t . 4. Enter y our ASUS W ebStorage ac count passwor d and selec t the director y that you wan t to sync with W ebStor age. 5. Click Apply.
48 4 C onîguring the A dvanc ed Settings 4.1 W ireless 4.1.1 General The General tab allow s you to conîgur e the basic wireless settings. T o conï¬gure the basic wireless settings: 1. F rom the naviga tion panel, go to A dvanced Settings > W ireless > General tab . 2. Selec t 2.4GHz or 5GH z as the frequency band for your wir eless network . 3. Assign a unique name c ontaining up to 32 characters for y our SSID (Ser vice Set Identiîer) or net work name to iden tify your wireless network. Wi-F i devices can identify and connect to the wireless network via y our assigned SSID . The SSIDs on the information banner ar e updated once new SSIDs ar e saved to the settings. NO TE : Y ou can assign unique SSIDs f or the 2.4 GH z and 5GHz frequenc y bands.
49 4. In the Hide SSID îeld, select Y es to pr event wireless devic es from det ec ting your SSID . When this func tion is enabled, y ou would need t o enter the SSID manually on the wireless device to acc ess the wireless network . 5. Selec t any of these wir eless mode options to determine the types of wireless devices that can c onnec t to your wir eless rout er : Aut o : S elect Auto to allo w 802.11AC, 802.11n, 802.11g , and 802.11b devices to c onnec t to the wireless r outer . Legacy : Selec t Legacy to allow 802.11b/g/n devices to connect to the wireless r outer . Hardwar e that suppor ts 802.11n natively , however , will only run at a maximum speed of 54Mbps. N only : Selec t N only to maximize wir eless N per formance . This setting pr events 802.11g and 802.11b devices fr om connecting to the wireless r outer . 6. Selec t the operating channel f or your wireless r outer . S elec t Aut o to allow the wireless r outer to automatically select the channel that has the least amount of int er ferenc e. 7. Selec t any of these channel bandwidth to accommoda te higher transmission speeds: 40MHz: Selec t this bandwidth to maximize the wir eless throughput. 20MHz (default): Selec t this bandwidth if you encoun ter some issues with your wir eless connec tion. 8. Selec t any of these authen tication methods: ⢠Open S ystem : This option provides no security . ⢠Shar ed Key : Y ou must use WEP encr yption and enter at least one shared key . ⢠⢠â¢
50 ⢠WP A/WP A2 P ersonal/WP A Auto-P ersonal : This option pro vides strong securit y . Y ou can use either WP A (with TKIP) or WP A2 (with AES). If you select this option, you must use TKIP AES encr yption and enter the WP A passphrase (network key). ⢠WP A/WP A2 Enterprise/WP A A uto -Enterprise : This option pro vides ver y strong security . I t is with integr ated EAP ser ver or an external RADIUS back- end authentication ser ver . ⢠Radius with 802.1x NO TE: Y our wireless rout er suppor ts the maximum transmission rat e of 54Mbps when the W ireless Mode is set to A uto and encr yption method is WEP or TKIP . 9. Selec t any of these WEP ( W ired Equivalent P rivac y) Encr yption options for the da ta transmitted over y our wireless network: ⢠Oî: Disables WEP encr yption ⢠64-bit: Enables w eak WEP encr yption ⢠128-bit: Enables impr oved WEP encr yption. 10.When done , click Apply.
51 4.1.2 WPS WPS ( Wi-F i Pr otected Setup) is a wireless security standard that allows y ou to easily connect devices to a wireless network. Y ou can conîgur e the WPS func tion via the PIN code or WPS button. NO TE : Ensure that the devices support WPS. T o enable WPS on your wir eless network: 1. F rom the naviga tion panel, go to A dvanced Settings > W ireless > WPS tab . 2. In the Enable WPS îeld, mov e the slider to ON. 3. WPS uses 2.4GHz by default. If you want to change the frequency to 5GHz, tur n OFF the WPS func tion, click Switch F requenc y in the C urrent F requency îeld, and turn WPS ON again.
52 NO TE: WPS suppor ts authentication using Open Syst em, WP A-P ersonal, and WP A2-Personal . WPS does not suppor t a wireless network that uses a Shared Key , WP A-Enterprise, WP A2-Enterprise, and RADIUS encr yption method. 3. In the WPS Method îeld, select Push Button or Client PIN code . I f you select Push Button, go to st ep 4. I f you select Client PIN code , go to step 5. 4. T o set up WPS using the router â s WPS button, follow these steps: a. Click Start or press the WPS button f ound at the rear of the wireless r outer . b . P ress the WPS button on your wireless devic e. This is normally identiîed by the WPS logo . Note: Check y our wireless device or its user manual for the loca tion of the WPS button. c. The wireless rout er will scan for any a vailable WPS devices . If the wireless rout er does not înd any WPS devices, it will switch to standb y mode. 5. T o set up WPS using the Client â s PIN code , follow these steps: a. L ocate the WPS PIN code on y our wireless device â s user manual or on the device itself . b . Key in the Client PIN code on the t ex t box. c. Click Start to put your wireless r outer into WPS sur vey mode. The r outer â s LED indicators quickly îash three times until the WPS setup is completed .
53 4.1.3 Bridge Bridge or WDS ( Wireless Distribution S ystem) allows y our ASUS wireless r outer to connect to another wireless ac cess point ex clusively , preventing other wir eless devices or stations to acc ess your ASUS wir eless router . I t can also be considered as a wir eless repeat er where your ASUS wir eless router communicat es with another access poin t and other wireless devices. T o set up the wireless bridge: 1. F rom the naviga tion panel, go to A dvanced Settings > W ireless > Bridge tab . 2. Selec t the frequency band for the wireless bridge . 3. In the AP Mode îeld, selec t any of these options: ⢠AP Only : Disables the W ireless Bridge func tion. ⢠WDS Only : Enables the W ireless Bridge featur e but prevents other wireless devic es/stations from connecting to the rout er .
54 ⢠H YBRID : Enables the Wir eless Br idge fea ture and allows other wireless devic es/stations to connect to the router . NO TE: In H ybrid mode, wireless devic es connec ted to the ASUS wir eless router will only r eceive half the connection speed of the Ac cess P oint. 4. In the Connect to AP s in list îeld, click Y es if you want to connect to an Ac cess P oint listed in the Remote AP List. 5. In the Contr ol Channel îeld, select the operating channel for the wir eless bridge. Selec t Aut o to allow the rout er to automatically select the channel with the least amount of inter fer ence. NO TE: Channel availability varies per country or region. 6. On the Remote AP List, key in a MA C address and click the A dd button to ent er the MAC addr ess of other available Ac cess P oints. NO TE: Any A ccess P oint added to the list should be on the same Con trol Channel as the ASUS wireless r outer . 7. Click Apply.
55 4.1.4 W ireless MA C Filter W ireless MA C îlter provides c ontrol ov er packets transmitted to a speciîed MA C (Media Access C ontrol) addr ess on your wireless network . T o set up the W ireless MA C îlter: 1. F rom the naviga tion panel, go to A dvanced Settings > W ireless > W ireless MA C Filter tab . 2. In the Fr equenc y îeld, select the frequenc y band that you want to use f or the W ireless MA C îlter . 3. In the MA C Filter Mode dr opdown list, selec t either A ccept or Rejec t . ⢠Select Ac cept to allow devic es in the MAC îlt er list to access to the wir eless net work. ⢠Select Rejec t to prev ent devices in the MA C îlter list to access t o the wireless network . 4. On the MA C îlter list, click the A dd button and key in the MA C address of the wireless devic e. 5. Click Apply.
56 4.1.5 RADIUS S etting RADIUS (Remote Authentica tion Dial I n User Ser vice) Setting pro vides an ex tra lay er of secur ity when you choose WP A- Enterprise, WP A2-Enterprise , or R adius with 802.1x as your Authen tication M ode. T o set up wireless RADIUS settings: 1. Ensure that the wir eless router â s authentication mode is set t o WP A-Enterprise, WP A2-Enterprise, or Radius with 802.1x. NO TE : Please ref er to section 4.1.1 G eneral section for c onîguring your wireless r outer â s Authentication Mode. 2. F rom the naviga tion panel, go to A dvanced Settings > W ireless > RADIUS Setting . 3. Selec t the frequency band. 4. In the S er v er IP Address îeld , key in your RADIUS ser ver â s IP Addr ess. 5. In the Connection Secret îeld, assign the passw ord to acc ess your RADIUS ser ver . 6. Click Apply.
57 In the Prof essional S ettings screen, y ou can conîgure the follo wing: ⢠F requency : Selec t the frequency band that the professional settings will be applied to . ⢠Enable Radio: Selec t Y es to enable wireless networking. Selec t No to disable wir eless net working. ⢠Da te to Enable Radio (week day s) : Y ou can specify which days of the w eek wireless network ing is enabled. ⢠T ime of Day t o Enable R adio : Y ou can specify a time range when wireless networking is enabled during the week . 4.1.6 Pr ofessional The P rofessional scr een provides adv anced conîguration options . NO TE: W e recommend tha t you use the default values on this page.
58 ⢠Da te to Enable Radio (week end) : Y ou can specify which days of the w eekend wireless network ing is enabled. ⢠T ime of Day t o Enable R adio : Y ou can specify a time range when wireless networking is enabled during the weekend. ⢠Set AP isolat ed : The Set AP isolated item pr events wir eless devices on y our net work from c ommunicating with each other . This f eature is useful if many guests fr equently join or leav e your network . Selec t Y es to enable this featur e or selec t No to disable . ⢠Multicast r ate (Mbps) : Selec t the multicast transmission rate or click Disable t o switch oî simultaneous single transmission. ⢠P reamble T ype : Preamble T ype deînes the length of time that the rout er spent for CRC (C yclic Redundanc y Check). CRC is a method of detecting errors during data transmission. Selec t Shor t for a busy wir eless network with high net work traîc. Select Long if your wir eless network is composed of older or legac y wireless devic es. ⢠RT S Thr eshold : S elect a lower value f or R TS (Request to Send) Threshold to impr ove wireless c ommunication in a busy or noisy wireless network with high network traîc and numerous wir eless devices. ⢠D TIM Inter val : D TIM (Deliver y T raîc I ndication Message) Inter val or Data Beacon Rate is the time interval before a signal is sent t o a wireless device in sleep mode indicating that a data packet is a waiting deliver y . The default value is three millisec onds. ⢠Beacon In ter val : Beacon Inter val is the time between one D TIM and the next. The default value is 100 milliseconds . Lo wer the Beacon Inter val value f or an unstable wireless connection or for r oaming devices. ⢠Enable T X Bursting : Enable T X Bursting improv es transmission speed between the wir eless router and 802.11g devices .
59 ⢠W ireless multicast for war ding : S elect Enable to allow the wireless r outer to forward multicast traîc to other wir eless devices that support multicast. S elect Disable to prevent the rout er from for war ding multicast transmissions. ⢠Enable WMM APSD : Enable WMM APSD ( Wi-F i Multimedia Aut omatic P ower Sav e D elivery) to improv e power management between wireless devic es. Selec t Disable to switch oî WMM APSD . ⢠TX P ower adjustmen t : T X P ower adjustment r efers to the milliW atts (mW ) needed to power the radio sig nal output of the wireless r outer . Enter a value between 0 t o 100. NO TE : Increasing the T X P ower adjustment v alues may aîect the stability of the wireless network. 4.2 LAN 4.2.1 LAN IP The LAN IP scr een allows you to modify the LAN IP settings of y our wireless r outer . NO TE: Any changes to the LAN IP addr ess will be reîected on your DHCP settings.
60 T o modify the L AN IP settings: 1. F rom the naviga tion panel, go to A dvanced Settings > LAN > LAN IP tab . 2. Modify the IP address and Subnet Mask. 3. When done , click Apply. 4.2.2 DHCP Ser ver Y our wireless router uses DHCP t o assign IP addresses automatically on y our net work. Y ou can specify the IP address range and lease time f or the clients on your network. T o conîgure the DHCP server: 1. F rom the naviga tion panel, go to A dvanced Settings > LAN > DHCP Ser ver tab . 2. In the Enable the DHCP S er v er îeld, tick Y es .
61 3. In the Domain Name text box, enter a domain name f or the wireless r outer . 4. In the IP Pool S tar ting Addr ess îeld, key in the star ting IP address . 5. In the IP Pool Ending A ddress îeld, key in the ending IP address . 6. In the Lease Time îeld , specify in seconds when an assigned IP address will expir e. Once it r eaches this time limit, the DHCP ser ver will then assign a new IP addr ess. NO TES: ⢠W e recommend tha t you use an IP address f or mat of 192.168.1.xxx (where xxx can be an y number bet ween 2 and 254) when specifying an IP address range . ⢠An IP P ool Star ting Address should not be g reater than the IP P ool Ending Addr ess. 7. In the DNS and S er v er S ettings section, key in your DNS Ser ver and WINS Ser ver IP address if needed . 8. Y our wireless router can also manually assig n IP addresses to devices on the network. On the Enable Manual Assignment îeld, choose Y es to assign an IP addr ess to speciîc MA C addresses on the network. Up to 32 MA C Addresses can be added to the DHCP list f or manual assignment.
62 4.2.3 Route If your network makes use of more than one wir eless router , you can conîgur e a routing table to share the same Internet ser vice . NO TE : W e recommend tha t you do not change the default route settings unless you ha ve advanced knowledge of routing tables. T o conîgure the LAN Routing table: 1. F rom the naviga tion panel, go to A dvanced Settings > LAN > Route tab . 2. On the Enable static r outes îeld, choose Y es . 3. On the Static Rout e List , enter the network information of other access poin ts or nodes. Click the Add or Delete button to add or r emove a device on the list . 4. Click Apply.
63 4.2.4 IPT V The wir eless router suppor ts connection to IPT V ser vices through an ISP or a LAN. The IPT V tab provides the c onîguration settings needed to set up IPT V , V oIP , multicasting, and UDP f or your ser vice. C ontac t your ISP f or speciîc information r egarding your ser vice.
64 4.3 W AN 4.3.1 Internet C onnec tion The Internet Connection screen allo ws you to conîgur e the settings of various W AN connection t ypes. T o conîgure the W AN connec tion settings: 1. F rom the naviga tion panel, go to A dvanced Settings > W AN > Internet C onnec tion tab . 2. Conîgur e the following settings belo w . When done , click Apply . W AN Connection T yp e : Choose your Internet Ser vice P rovider type. The choices ar e Automatic IP, PPP oE , PPTP , L2TP or îx ed IP . Consult your ISP if the r outer is unable to obtain a valid IP address or if y ou are unsure the W AN connection t ype. Enable W AN : Selec t Y es t o allow the router Internet acc ess. Selec t No to disable Internet acc ess. ⢠â¢
65 Enable NA T : NA T (Network Addr ess T ranslation) is a syst em where one public IP ( W AN IP) is used to provide Internet access t o net work clients with a privat e IP address in a LAN. The privat e IP address of each network client is saved in a NA T table and is used to r oute incoming data packets. Enable UPnP : UPnP (Univ ersal Plug and Play) allo ws several devices (such as r outers, televisions , stereo syst ems, game consoles , and cellular phone), to be contr olled via an IP-based network with or without a central c ontrol through a gat eway . UP nP connec ts PCs of all form factors, pr oviding a seamless network for r emote conîguration and data tr ansfer . Using UP nP , a new network device is disco vered aut omatically . Once connected to the network, devices can be remot ely conîgur ed to suppor t P2P applications, inter ac tive gaming , video conf erencing, and w eb or pro x y ser vers. Unlike P or t forwarding , which involv es manually conîguring por t settings, UP nP automatically conîgur es the router to ac cept incoming connections and direct requests to a speciîc PC on the local network . Connect to DNS Ser ver : Allo ws this router to get the DNS IP address fr om the ISP automatically . A DNS is a host on the Internet that translates Internet names t o numer ic IP addresses . Authen tication : This item may be speciîed by some ISP s. Check with your ISP and îll them in if r equired. Host Name: This îeld allows y ou to pro vide a host name for your r outer . I t is usually a special requir ement from your ISP . If your ISP assigned a host name to y our computer , enter the host name here . ⢠⢠⢠⢠â¢
66 MA C Addr ess : MAC (Media A ccess Con trol) address is a unique identiîer f or your network ing device. Some ISP s monitor the M AC address of networking devices that connect to their ser vice and reject any unr ecognized devic e that attempt t o connec t. T o avoid c onnec tion issues due to an unreg istered MA C address , you can: ⢠C ontac t your ISP and updat e the MA C address associated with your ISP service. ⢠Clone or change the MAC address of the ASUS wir eless router to mat ch the MAC addr ess of the previous network ing device rec ognized by the ISP . â¢
67 4.3.2 P or t T rigger P or t range triggering opens a predetermined incoming por t for a limited period of time whenever a clien t on the local area network makes an outgoing connection to a speciîed por t. P or t trigger ing is used in the follo wing scenarios: More than one local client needs por t forwarding f or the same application at a diî erent time . An application r equires speciîc incoming por ts that are diîer ent from the outgoing ports. ⢠⢠T o set up Port T rigger: 1. F rom the naviga tion panel, go to A dvanced Settings > W AN > P or t T rigger tab. 2. Conîgur e the following settings belo w . When done , click Apply . Enable P or t T rigger : Choose Y es to enable P or t T r igger . W ell-Known Applications : Select popular games and web ser vices to add to the P or t T rigger List. Description: Enter a shor t name or description for the ser vice. ⢠⢠â¢
68 T rigger Port : Specify a trigger por t to open the incoming port. Pr otocol : Selec t the protoc ol, T CP , or UDP . Incoming P or t : Specify an incoming por t to r eceive inbound data from the Internet. Pr otocol : Selec t the protoc ol, T CP , or UDP . NO TES: ⢠When connecting to an IRC ser ver , a client PC makes an outgoing connection using the trigger por t range 66660-7000. The IRC ser ver responds by v erifying the username and creating a new connection to the client PC using an incoming port. ⢠If Port T rigger is disabled, the router dr ops the connec tion because it is unable to determine which PC is r equesting for IRC access . When P or t T rigger is enabled, the router assig ns an incoming por t to receiv e the inbound data. This incoming por t closes once a speciîc time period has elapsed because the router is unsur e when the application has been terminated . ⢠P or t trigger ing only allows one clien t in the net work to use a par ticular ser vice and a speciîc incoming por t at the same time. ⢠Y ou cannot use the same application to trigger a port in more than one PC at the same time. The router will only f or ward the por t back to the last comput er to send the router a request/trigger . ⢠⢠⢠â¢
69 4.3.3 V ir tual Ser ver/P or t F or warding P or t for warding is a method t o direc t network traîc from the Internet to a speciîc por t or a speciîc range of por ts to a device or number of devices on y our local net work. S etting up P or t F or warding on y our router allow s PCs outside the net work to access speciîc services provided b y a PC in your network . NO TE: When por t forwarding is enabled, the ASUS r outer blocks unsolicited inbound traîc fr om the I nternet and only allow s replies from outbound r equests from the LAN. The net work client does not hav e access to the Internet directly , and vice v ersa. T o set up Port F or warding: 1. F rom the naviga tion panel, go to A dvanced Settings > W AN > V ir tual Ser ver / P or t F or warding tab .
70 2. Conîgur e the following settings belo w . When done , click Apply . Enable P or t F or warding : Choose Y es to enable P or t F or warding . F amous S er v er List : D etermine which type of ser vice you want to ac cess. F amous G ame List : This item lists por ts requir ed for popular online games to w or k correctly . FTP Ser ver P or t : A void assigning the por t range 20:21 f or your FTP server as this would conîict with the router â s nativ e FTP ser ver assignment . Ser vice Name: Enter a service name. P or t R ange : If you want to specify a P or t R ange for clients on the same network , enter the Ser vice Name , the Port Range (e.g. 10200:10300), the LAN IP addr ess, and leav e the Local P or t empty . P or t range accepts various f ormats such as P or t R ange (300:350), individual por ts (566,789) or M ix (1015:1024,3021). NO TES: ⢠When your networkâ s îrewall is disabled and you set 80 as the HT TP ser ver â s por t range for y our W AN setup , then your http ser ver/web ser ver would be in c onîic t with the router â s web user int er face. ⢠A network makes use of por ts in order to ex change data, with each por t assig ned a port number and a sp eciîc task. F or example , por t 80 is used for HT TP . A speciîc por t can only be used by one application or ser vice at a time . Hence, two PCs attempting t o access data through the same port at the same time would fail. F or example, you cannot set up P or t F or warding f or por t 100 for two PCs at the same time. ⢠⢠⢠⢠⢠â¢
71 Local IP: Key in the clientâ s LAN IP address. NO TE : Use a static IP address f or the local client to make por t forwarding work properly . Refer to section 4.2 LAN for inf or mation. Local P or t : Enter a speciîc por t to rec eive forwarded packets. Lea ve this îeld blank if you wan t the incoming packets to be redir ec ted to the speciîed por t range . Pr otocol : Selec t the protoc ol. If you are unsur e, select BO TH . T o check if Port F or warding has been conîgur ed successfully: Ensure that y our ser ver or application is set up and running . Y ou will need a client outside your LAN but has Internet access (r eferred t o as âInternet client â). This client should not be connected to the ASUS rout er . On the Internet client, use the rout er â s W AN IP to access the ser ver . I f por t for warding has been suc cessful, y ou should be able to acc ess the îles or applications. Diîerenc es between por t trigger and por t for war ding: P or t trigger ing will work ev en without setting up a speciîc LAN IP address . Unlike por t for warding , which requires a static LAN IP address , por t trigger ing allows dynamic port forwarding using the rout er . Pr edetermined por t ranges are conîgur ed to accept incoming connections for a limit ed period of time. P or t triggering allows multiple computers to run applications that w ould normally require manually forwarding the same por ts to each PC on the network. P or t trigger ing is more secur e than por t for warding since the incoming por ts are not open all the time . They ar e opened only when an application is making an outgoing connection through the trigger por t. ⢠⢠⢠⢠⢠⢠⢠â¢
72 4.3.4 DMZ V ir tual DMZ exposes one client to the Internet, allowing this client to r eceive all inbound packets directed to y our Local Ar ea Network . Inbound traîc from the Internet is usually discarded and r outed to a speciîc client only if port for warding or a por t trigger has been conîgur ed on the net work. I n a DMZ conîguration, one network client rec eives all inbound packets. Setting up DMZ on a network is useful when you need incoming por ts open or you want t o host a domain, web , or e -mail ser ver . Caution: Opening all the ports on a client to the Internet makes the network vulnerable to outside attacks . Please be aware of the security risks inv olved in using DMZ. T o set up DMZ: 1. F rom the naviga tion panel, go to A dvanced Settings > W AN > DMZ tab . 2. Conîgur e the setting below . When done, click A pply . IP address of Exposed Sta tion: Key in the client â s LAN IP address that will pr ovide the DMZ ser vice and be exposed on the Internet. Ensure that the server client has a static IP address . T o remov e DMZ: 1. Delete the clientâ s LAN IP address from the IP A ddress of Exposed Station t ex t box. 2. When done , click Apply. â¢
73 4.3.5 DDNS Setting up DDNS (D ynamic DNS) allows y ou to access the r outer from outside y our net work through the pr ovided ASUS DDNS Ser vice or another DDNS ser vice. T o set up DDNS: 1. F rom the naviga tion panel, go to A dvanced Settings > W AN > DDNS tab . 2. Conîgur e the following settings belo w . When done , click Apply . Enable the DDNS Client: Enable DDNS to ac cess the ASUS rout er via the DNS name rather than W AN IP address. Ser ver and Host Name: Choose ASUS DDNS or other DDNS. If you want to use ASUS DDNS, îll in the Host Name in the format of xxx.asusc omm.com (xxx is your host name). If you want to use a diî erent DDNS service, click FREE TRIAL and reg ister online îrst. F ill in the User Name or E-mail Addr ess and P assword or DDNS Key îelds . ⢠⢠â¢
74 Enable wildcard: Enable wildcard if y our DDNS ser vice requir es one. NO TES : DDNS ser vice will not work under these conditions: ⢠When the wireless r outer is using a private W AN IP address (192.168. x.x, 10.x.x.x, or 172.16.x.x), as indicated by a y ellow text. ⢠The rout er may be on a network that uses multiple NA T tables. 4.3.6 NA T P assthrough NA T Passthr ough allows a Vir tual P r ivat e Net work ( VPN) connection to pass through the r outer to the network clients. PPTP P assthrough, L2TP P assthrough, IP sec P assthrough and RTSP P assthrough are enabled b y default. T o enable / disable the NA T P assthrough settings, go to the Adv anced Settings > W AN > NA T Passthr ough tab. When done, click Apply. â¢
75 4.4 IPv6 This wir eless router suppor ts IPv6 addressing , a system that suppor ts more IP addresses . This standard is not yet widely available . Contact your ISP if your Internet service suppor ts IP v6. T o set up IP v6: 1. F rom the naviga tion panel, go to A dvanced Settings > IPv6 . 2. Selec t your C onnec tion T ype . The conîgur ation options var y depending on your selected connection type. 3. Enter y our IPv6 LAN and DNS settings. 4. Click Apply. NO TE : Please ref er to your ISP regar ding speciîc IPv6 information for your Internet ser vice .
76 4.5 VPN Ser ver VPN ( Vir tual Privat e Net work) pr ovides a secure communication to a r emote computer or remot e net work using a public network such as the Internet. NO TE : Before setting up a VPN connection, you would need the IP address or domain name of the VPN ser ver you are trying to access . T o set up access t o a VPN ser ver: 1. F rom the naviga tion panel, go to A dvanced Settings > VPN Ser ver . 2. On the Enable PPTP Ser ver îeld, select Y es . 3. On the Network Place (Samba) Suppor t îeld, select Y es . 4. Enter the user name and passw ord for ac cessing the VPN ser ver . Click the button. 5. Click Apply. NO TE : F or advanced VPN ser ver settings , click the VPN S er ver tab t o conîgure br oadcast suppor t, authentication, MPPE Encr yption, and Client IP address r ange.
77 4.6 F irew all The wir eless router can ser ve as a har dware îrewall f or your network . NO TE : The F irewall f eature is enabled b y default. 4.6.1 General T o set up basic Fir ewall settings: 1. F rom the naviga tion panel, go to A dvanced Settings > F irewall > General tab . 2. On the Enable F irewall îeld , selec t Y es. 3. On the Enable DoS prot ec tion, selec t Y es to protect your network from DoS (Denial of Ser vice) attacks though this may aîect your r outer â s per formance . 4. Y ou can also monitor packets exchanged between the LAN and W AN connection. On the Logged packets type, select Dropped , Ac cepted , or Both . 5. Click Apply. 4.6.2 URL F ilter Y ou can specify key words or w eb addresses to pr event access t o speciîc URLs. NO TE : The URL F ilter is based on a DNS query . I f a network client has already acc essed a website such as http://www .abcxxx.com, then the website will not be blocked (a DNS cache in the sy stem stores pr eviously visited websit es). T o resolve this issue , clear the DNS cache befor e setting up the URL F ilter .
78 T o set up a URL îlter: 1. F rom the naviga tion panel, go to A dvanced Settings > F irewall > URL F ilter tab . 2. On the Enable URL F ilter îeld, select Enabled. 3. Enter a URL and click the button. 4. Click Apply. 4.6.3 K ey wor d îlter Keyword îlter blocks ac cess to webpages c ontaining speciîed keywords . T o set up a keyword îlt er: 1. F rom the naviga tion panel, go to A dvanced Settings > F irewall > K eyword F ilter tab . 2. On the Enable Keyword F ilter îeld, select Enabled.
79 3. Enter a w ord or phrase and click the A dd button. 4. Click Apply. NO TES: ⢠The Keyword F ilter is based on a DNS quer y . I f a network client has already acc essed a website such as http://www .abcxxx.com, then the website will not be blocked (a DNS cache in the sy stem stores previous ly visited websit es). T o r esolve this issue , clear the DNS cache befor e setting up the Key wor d Filter . ⢠W eb pages compressed using HT TP compression cannot be îlt ered. HT TPS pages also cannot be blocked using a keyword îlter . 4.6.4 Networ k S er vices F ilter The Network Ser vices F ilter blocks LAN to W AN packet ex changes and restricts net work clients fr om accessing speciîc web services such as T elnet or FTP .
80 T o set up a Network Ser vice îlt er: 1. F rom the naviga tion panel, go to A dvanced Settings > F irewall > Netw ork Ser vice F ilter tab . 2. On the Enable Network Ser vices F ilter îeld, select Y es . 3. Selec t the F ilter table type. Black List blocks the speciîed network ser vices. W hite List limits access to only the speciîed network ser vices. 4. Specify the day and time when the îlters will be active . 5. T o specify a Network Ser vice to îlter , enter the Source IP , Destination IP , P or t Range, and Pr otocol. Click the button. 6. Click Apply.
81 4.7 A dministration 4.7.1 Operation Mode The Opera tion M ode page allows y ou to selec t the appropriat e mode for y our net work. T o set up the operating mode: 1. F rom the naviga tion panel, go to A dvanced Settings > Administr ation > Operation Mode tab . 2. Selec t any of these oper ation modes: ⢠W ireless router mode (default) : In wireless r outer mode, the wireless r outer connects to the Internet and provides Internet access to a vailable devices on its own local network. ⢠M edia Bridge: This setup requir es t wo wir eless routers. The second r outer ser ves as a media bridge where multiple devices such as Smar t T Vs and gaming c onsoles can be connected via ethernet. ⢠Acc ess Poin t mode : I n this mode, the r outer creates a new wireless network on an exising network. 3. Click Apply. NO TE : The r outer will reboot when you change the modes .
82 4.7.2 S ystem The S ystem page allo ws you to c onîgure your wir eless router settings. T o set up the Sy stem settings: 1. F rom the naviga tion panel, go to A dvanced Settings > Administr ation > S ystem tab . 2. Y ou can conîgure the follo wing settings: ⢠Change r outer login passwor d : Y ou can change the passwor d and login name for the wir eless router by ent ering a new name and passwor d. ⢠WPS button beha vior : The physical WPS button on the wireless r outer can be used to activate WPS or switch oî wireless networking. ⢠T ime Zone : Select the time zone for y our net work. ⢠NTP Server: The wireless r outer can access a NTP (Network time P rotocol) ser ver in or der to synchronize the time . ⢠Enable T elnet : Click Y es to enable T elnet ser vices on the network . Click No to disable T elnet. ⢠A uthentication Method : Y ou can select HT TP , HT TPS, or both prot ocols to secure r outer access . ⢠Enable W eb Acc ess from W AN : Selec t Y es to allow devices outside the network to access the wir eless router GUI settings. Select No to to pr event access . ⢠Only allow speciîc IP: Click Y es if you w ant to specify the IP addresses of devic es that are allow ed access to the wireless rout er GUI settings from W AN. ⢠Clien t List : Enter the W AN IP addresses of network ing devices allow ed to access the wir eless router settings . This list will be used if you clicked Y es in the Only allow speciîc IP item. 3. Click Apply.
83 4.7.3 F irmw are Upgrade NO TE : Download the latest îrmw are from the ASUS w ebsite at http://ww w .asus.c om T o upgrade the îrm ware: 1. F rom the naviga tion panel, go to A dvanced Settings > Administr ation > F irmw are Upgrade tab . 2. In the New F irmwar e File îeld , click Brow se to locate the downloaded île . 3. Click Upload. NO TES : ⢠When the upgrade pr ocess is complete , wait for some time f or the system t o reboot. ⢠If the upgrade process fails , the wireless rout er automatically enters rescue mode and the pow er LED indicator on the fron t panel star ts îashing slowly . T o reco ver or restor e the system, ref er to section 5.2 F irmwar e Restoration . 4.7.4 Restore/Sa ve/Upload Setting T o restore/sa ve/upload wir eless router settings: 1. F rom the naviga tion panel, go to A dvanced Settings > Administr ation > Restor e/S av e/Upload Setting tab. 2. Selec t the tasks that you w ant to do: ⢠T o restor e to the default fac tor y settings, click Restor e , and click OK in the conîrmation message . ⢠T o save the curren t system settings, click Sa ve , navigat e to the folder wher e you intend t o save the île and click Sav e . ⢠T o restor e from a saved sy stem settings île, click Br owse t o locate y our île, then click Upload. If issues occur , upload the latest îrmw are version and conîgur e new settings. Do not rest ore the router t o its default settings.
84 4.8 S yst em Log Syst em Log contains y our recor ded net work activities. NO TE: System log r esets when the router is r ebooted or power ed oî . T o view your sy stem log: 1. F rom the naviga tion panel, go to A dvanced Settings > Sy stem Log . 2. Y ou can view your network ac tivities in any of these tabs: ⢠General L og ⢠DHCP L eases ⢠W ireless L og ⢠P or t F or warding ⢠Routing T able
85 5 Utilities NO TES: ⢠Install the wireless router's utilities fr om the bundled suppor t CD . ⢠If Autorun is disabled , run setup .ex e from the root directory of the suppor t CD . ⢠The utilities are not supported on MA C OS. 5.1 Devic e Discov er y Device Discov er y is an ASUS WLAN utility that detec ts an ASUS wireless r outer device, and allo ws you to c onîgure the wireless network ing settings. T o launch the Device Disco very utility : ⢠F rom your c omputer â s desktop , click Star t > All P rograms > ASUS Utility > RT -A C68R W ireless Router > Devic e Discov er y . RT -AC68R R NO TE: When you set the r outer to Ac cess P oint mode, you need to use Device Discov er y to get the router â s IP address .
86 5.2 F irm ware Rest oration F irmwar e Restoration is used on an ASUS Wireless Router tha t failed during its îrmwar e upgrading process . I t uploads the îrmwar e that you specify . The process takes about thr ee to four minutes . IMPORT ANT : Launch the rescue mode on the r outer befor e using the F irmware Rest oration utility . NO TE: This f eature is not suppor ted on MA C OS. T o launch the rescue mode and use the Firm ware Restora tion utility: 1. Unplug the wireless r outer from the pow er source . 2. Hold the Reset button at the r ear panel and simultaneously replug the wir eless router into the po wer sourc e. Release the Reset button when the P ower LED a t the front panel îashes slowly , which indicates that the wir eless router is in the r escue mode.
87 3. Set a static IP on your comput er and use the following to set up your TCP/IP settings: IP address: 192.168.1.x Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 4. F rom your c omputer â s desktop , click Star t > All P rograms > ASUS Utility RT -A C68R W ireless Router > F irmw are Restora tion . 5. Specify a îrmwar e île, then click Upload. NO TE : This is not a îrmwar e upgrade utility and cannot be used on a working ASUS Wir eless R outer . Normal îr mw are upgrades must be done through the w eb inter face. Refer t o Chapter 4: Conîguring the Adv anced Settings for more details . 5.3 Setting up your prin ter ser ver 5.3.1 ASUS EZ Prin ter Sharing ASUS EZ P r inting Sharing utility allows you t o connec t a USB printer to y our wireless rout er â s USB por t and set up the print ser ver . This allo ws your network clients to print and scan îles wirelessly .
88 NO TE: The print server func tion is suppor ted on Windows® XP , Windo ws® Vista, and Windo ws® 7. T o set up the EZ Printer sharing mode: 1. F rom the naviga tion panel, go to General > USB Applica tion > Networ k Printer Ser ver . 2. Click Download No w! to download the network printer utility . NO TE: Network printer utility is suppor ted on Window s® XP , W indows® Vista, and Windo ws® 7 only . T o install the utilit y on Mac OS, selec t Use LPR protoc ol for sharing printer . 3. Unzip the downloaded île and click the P rinter icon to run the network printer setup prog ram.
89 4. F ollow the onscr een instruc tions to set up your har dware, then click Next. 5. W ait a few minut es for the initial setup to înish. Click Ne x t . 6. Click F inish to complete the installation. R T -AC68R
90 8. After the printer â s driver installation is c omplete, network clients can now use the print er . 7. F ollow the Windo ws ® OS instructions to install the printer driver .
91 5.3.2 Using LPR t o Share Prin ter Y ou can share your printer with c omputers running on Windo ws® and MA C operating system using LPR/LPD (Line P rinter Remote/ Line P r inter Daemon). Sharing y our LPR printer T o share your LPR prin ter: 1. F rom the Window s® desktop , click Star t > Devices and Print ers > Add a printer t o run the Add Prin ter W izard . 2. Selec t Add a local print er and then click Next .
92 3. Selec t Crea te a new por t then set T ype of P or t to Standard T CP/IP P or t . Click New P or t . 4. In the Hostname or IP address îeld, key in the IP addr ess of the wireless r outer then click Next.
93 5. Selec t C ustom then click Settings . 6. Set Prot o col t o LPR. I n the Queue Name îeld, key in LPRSer ver then click OK to c ontinue.
94 7. Click Next to înish setting up the standar d T CP/IP por t. 8. Install the printer driver from the v endor-model list. If your printer is not in the list, click Ha ve Disk to manually install the printer drivers fr om a CD -ROM or île.
95 9. Click Next to acc ept the default name for the printer . 10. Click F inish to complete the installation.
96 5.4 Download Master Download Master is a utility that helps you download îles ev en while your lapt ops or other devices are switched oî . NO TE: Y ou need a USB device connected to the wir eless router to use Download Master . T o use Download Master: 1. Click General > USB application > Do wnload Master to download and install the utility automatically . NO TE: If you have mor e than one USB drive, select the USB device you want to do wnload the îles to . 2. After the download pr ocess is înished, click the Download Master icon to start using the utilit y . 3. Click Add t o add a download task . 4. Selec t a download type such as BitT orrent , HT TP , or FTP . Pro vide a torren t île or a URL to begin downloading . NO TE: F or details on Bit T orrent, r efer to section 5.4.1 Conîguring the Bit T orrent do wnload settings .
97 5. Use the naviga tion panel to conîgure the advanc ed settings. T o conîgure BitT orrent do wnload settings: 1. F rom Download Master â s naviga tion panel, click Bit T orrent t o launch the Bit T orren t S etting page. 2. Selec t a speciîc por t for y our download task . 3. T o prev ent network congestion, you can limit the maximum upload and download speeds under Speed Limits. 4. Y ou can limit the maximum number of allowed peers and enable or disable île encr yption during downloads. 5.4.1 C onîguring Bit T orrent do wnload settings
98 5.4.2 NZB settings Y ou can set up a USENE T ser ver to do wnload NZB îles. After entering USENET settings, Apply.
99 6 T roubleshooting This chapter pr ovides solutions for issues y ou may encount er with your r outer . If you encounter pr oblems that are not mentioned in this chapter , visit the ASUS suppor t site at: http://suppor t.asus.c om/ for more pr oduc t information and contact details of ASUS T echnical Suppor t. 6.1 Basic T roubleshooting If you are ha ving problems with your r outer , tr y these basic steps in this section before looking for fur ther solutions. Upgrade F irmwar e to the latest v ersion. 1. Launch the W eb GUI. G o to A dvanced Settings > Administr ation > F irmw are Upgrade tab . Click Check to verify if the lat est îr mw are is available . 2. If the latest îrmwar e is available , visit the ASUS global website at http://ww w .asus.com/Networks/W ireless_Routers/RT A C68U/ #download to do wnload the latest îrmwar e. 3. F rom the F irmw are Upgrade page , click Brow se to locate the îrmwar e île. 4. Click Upload to upgr ade the îr mw are.
100 Restar t your netw ork in the following sequenc e: 1. T urn oî the modem. 2. Unplug the modem. 3. T urn oî the router and comput ers. 4. Plug in the modem. 5. T urn on the modem and then wait for 2 minutes . 6. T urn on the router and then wait f or 2 minutes. 7. T urn on computers. Check if y our Ethernet cables are plugged properly . ⢠When the Ethernet cable connecting the router with the modem is plugged in properly , the W AN LED will be on. ⢠When the Ethernet cable connecting your pow ered- on computer with the r outer is plugged in properly , the corresponding LAN LED will be on. Check if the wireless setting on y our computer ma tches that of your c omputer . ⢠When you c onnec t your comput er to the router wir elessly , ensure that the SSID (wir eless network name), encr yption mehtod , and password ar e correct. Check if y our net wor k settings are correct. ⢠Each client on the network should hav e a valid IP address. ASUS rec ommends that you use the wireless r outer â s DHCP ser ver t o assign IP addr esses to computers on your network.
101 ⢠Some cable modem ser vice providers r equire you t o use the MA C address of the comput er initially register ed on the accoun t. Y ou can view the MA C address in the web GUI, Networ k M ap > Clients page , and hover the mouse point er ov er your device in Client S tatus .
102 6.2 F requently A sked Questions (F A Qs) I cannot acc ess the router GUI using a w eb brow ser ⢠If your computer is wir ed, check the Ethernet cable connection and LED status as described in the previous section. ⢠Ensure that y ou are using the correct login inf ormation. The default factor y login name and password is â admin/admin â . Ensure that the C aps Lock key is disabled when you en ter the login inf ormation. ⢠Delete the cookies and îles in your web br owser . F or I nternet Explorer 8, f ollow these steps: 1. Launch Internet Explorer 8, then click T ools > Internet Options . 2. In the General tab , under Bro wsing history , click Delete ⦠, selec t T emp orary Internet F iles and C o okies then click Delete. NO TES: ⢠The commands f or deleting cook ies and îles var y with web brow sers. ⢠Disable pro x y ser ver settings, canc el the dial-up connec tion, and set the TCP/IP settings to obtain IP addr esses automatically . F or more details , refer t o Chapter 1 of this user manual. ⢠Ensure that y ou use CA T5e or CA T6 ethernet cables.
103 The clien t cannot establish a wireless connection with the router . NO TE: If you are having issues c onnec ting to 5Ghz network , make sure that y our wireless device supports 5Ghz or features dual band capabilities. ⢠Out of R ange: ⢠Move the r outer closer to the wireless client . ⢠T r y to adjust antennas of the rout er to the best direction as described in sec tion 1.4 P ositioning your r outer . ⢠DHCP ser ver has been disabled: 1. Launch the web GUI. Go to Gener al > Network Map > Clients and sear ch for the device that y ou want to connect to the r outer . 2. If you cannot înd the device in the Netw ork Map , go to Adv anced Settings > LAN > DHCP S er v er , B asic C onîg list, select Y es on the Enable the DHCP Ser v er .
104 ⢠SSID has been hidden. If your device can înd SSIDs fr om other rout ers but cannot înd your router â s SSID , go to Adv anced Settings > W ireless > General , select No on Hide SSID , and select Auto on C ontrol Channel . ⢠If you are using a wir eless LAN adapter , check if the wireless channel in use conf orms to the channels available in your country/area. If not, adjust the channel, channel bandwidth, and wireless mode . ⢠If you still cannot connect to the router wir elessly , you can r eset your r outer to factor y default settings. In the router GUI,click Administr ation > Restor e/S av e/Upload Setting and click Restore .
105 Internet is not ac cessible . ⢠Check if your r outer can connect to your ISP â s W AN IP address. T o do this , launch the web GUI and go to General> Netw ork Map , and check the Internet Sta tus . ⢠If your rout er cannot connec t to your ISPâ s W AN IP address, tr y restar ting your network as described in the section Restar t your netw ork in following sequenc e under Basic T roubleshooting . ⢠The device has been blocked via the P arental Con trol function. Go to General > P arental C ontrol and see if the devic e is in the list. If the device is listed under Client Name, r emove the device using the Delete butt on or adjust the Time Management Settings.
106 ⢠If there is still no Internet access , tr y to reboot y our computer and verify the network â s IP address and ga teway addr ess. ⢠Check the status indicators on the ADSL modem and the wireless r outer . If the W AN LED on the wireless router is not ON, check if all cables are plugged pr operly . Y ou for got the SSID (net w ork name) or network passw ord ⢠Setup a new SSID and encr yption key via a wired connection (Ethernet cable). Launch the web GUI, go to N et w ork Map , click the rout er icon, enter a new SSID and encr yption key , and then click Apply. ⢠Reset your r outer to the default settings. Launch the w eb GUI, go to A dministration > Restor e/S av e/Upload Setting , and click Restore. The default login accoun t and password ar e both â admin â . How t o restore the sy stem to its default settings? ⢠Go to Administr ation > Restor e/S av e/Upload Setting , and click Restore. The f ollowing are the factor y default settings: User Name: admin P assword: admin Enable DHCP: Y es (if W AN cable is plugged in) IP address: 192.168.1.1 Domain Name: (Blank) Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 DNS Ser ver 1: 192.168.1.1 DNS Ser ver 2: (Blank) SSID (2.4GHz): ASUS SSID (5GHz): ASUS_5G
107 F irmw are upgrade failed . Launch the rescue mode and run the F ir mw are Restoration utility . Refer to section 5.2 F irmw are Restora tion on how to use the F irmwar e Restoration utility .
108 Cannot ac cess W eb GUI A. Disable the pro x y ser ver , if enabled. W indow s ® 7 1. Click Start > Internet Explorer to launch the br owser . 2. Click T ools > Internet options > C onnec tions tab > LAN settings . Befor e conîguring your wireless r outer , do the steps described in this section for your host c omputer and net work clients . 3. F rom the L ocal Area Network (LAN) Settings screen, untick U se a pro x y ser ver f or your LAN . 4. Click OK when done.
109 MA C OS 1. F rom y our Safar i bro wser , click Safari > Pr eferences > Adv anced > Change Settings... 2. F rom the Network screen, deselect FTP Pr oxy and W eb Pro x y (HT TP) . 3. Cllick Apply No w when done. NO TE: Refer to y our browser's help f eature for details on disabling the pro x y ser ver . B. S et the TCP/IP settings t o automatically obtain an IP address . W indow s ® 7 1. Click Start > Contr ol Panel > Networ k and I nternet > Networ k and Sharing C enter > Manage network connections. 2. Selec t Internet P rotocol V ersion 4 ( T CP/IP v4) or Internet P rotocol V ersion 6 ( T CP/IPv6) , then click Pr op er ties .
110 3. T o obtain the IPv4 IP settings automatically , tick Obtain an IP address automatically . T o obtain the IPv6 IP settings automatically , tick Obtain an IPv6 address automatically . 4. Click OK when done. MA C OS 1. Click the Apple icon located on the t op lef t of your scr een. 2. Click Sy stem Pr eferences > N et w ork > C onîgure... 3. F rom the T CP/IP tab, select Using DHCP in the C onîgure IPv4 dropdo wn list. 4. Cllick Apply No w when done. NO TE: Refer to y our operating system â s help and suppor t featur e for details on conîguring your c omputer â s TCP/IP settings .
111 C. Disable the dial-up c onnec tion, if enabled. W indow s ® 7 1. Click Start > Internet Explorer to launch the br owser . 2. Click T ools > Internet options > C onnec tions tab. 3. Tick N ever dial a c onnec tion . 4. Click OK when done. NO TE: Refer to y our browser's help f eature for details on disabling the dial-up connection.
112 Appendic es Notic es ASUS Rec y cling/T akeback Ser vices ASUS recycling and takeback prog rams come from our commitment t o the highest standards for pr otec ting our envir onment. W e believe in providing solutions f or you to be able to r esponsibly rec ycle our pr oduc ts, batteries , other components, as well as the packaging materials. P lease go to http://csr .asus. com/english/T akeback.htm for the detailed r ec ycling information in diîer ent regions . REA CH Complying with the REA CH (Registration, Ev aluation, Authorisation, and Restriction of Chemicals) regulatory framework, we published the chemical substances in our products at ASUS REA CH website at http://csr .asus.c om/english/index.asp x F ederal C ommunications C ommission Statemen t This device c omplies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules . Operation is subject to the following two c onditions: ⢠This device ma y not cause harmful inter ference . ⢠This device must ac cept any int er ferenc e receiv ed, including inter fer ence that may cause undesir ed operation. This equipment has been t ested and found to c omply with the limits for a class B dig ital device, pursuant t o par t 15 of the FC C Rules. These limits are designed to pr ovide reasonable pr otection
113 Pr ohibition of Co-loc ation This device and its an tenna(s) must not be co -located or oper ating in conjunction with any other ant enna or transmitter CA UTION : Any changes or modiîcations not expr essly approv ed by the par ty responsible for complianc e could void the user â s authority to operate the equipmen t. IMPORT ANT ! This device within the 5.15 ~ 5.25 GHz is restricted to indoor operations to r educe any poten tial for harmful inter fer ence to co- channel MSS operations. against harmful inter fer ence in a residential installation. This equipment gener ates, uses and can radiat e radio frequency energy and , if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful inter fer ence to radio communications . Howev er , there is no guarantee tha t inter ferenc e will not occur in a par ticular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful inter fer ence to radio or television r eception, which can be determined by turning the equipment oî and on, the user is encouraged t o tr y to correct the inter fer ence by one or more of the follo wing measures: ⢠Reorient or relocat e the receiving antenna. ⢠Increase the separation between the equipment and r eceiver . ⢠Connect the equipment into an outlet on a cir cuit diîeren t from that t o which the receiver is c onnec ted. ⢠Consult the dealer or an experienc ed radio/T V technician for help .
114 Safety Information T o maintain complianc e with FCCâ s RF exposure guidelines , this equipment should be installed and operat ed with minimum distance 20cm between the radia tor and your body . Use on the supplied antenna. Declara tion of Conf ormity for R&T TE direc tiv e 1999/5/EC Essential requir ements â Ar ticle 3 P rotection requirements f or health and safety â Ar ticle 3.1a T esting f or elec tric safety accor ding to EN 60950-1 has been conducted. These are consider ed relevant and suîcient. P rotection requirements f or elec tromag netic compatibility â Ar ticle 3.1b T esting f or elec tromagnetic c ompatibilit y accor ding to EN 301 489-1 and EN 301 489-17 has been conducted. These are consider ed relevant and suîcient. Eîective use of the radio spectrum â Ar ticle 3.2 T esting f or radio test suites acc ording to EN 300 328 & EN 301 893 hav e been conduc ted. These are consider ed relevant and suîcient. Operate the devic e in 5150-5250 MH z frequency band for indoor use only . CE Mark W arning This is a Class B pr oduc t, in a domestic envir onment, this product may cause radio in ter fer ence, in which case the user ma y be requir ed to take adequate measures . This equipment ma y be operated in A T , BE, CY , CZ, DK , EE, FI, FR, DE, GR, HU , IE, IT , L U, M T , NL, PL, PT , SK , SL, ES, SE, GB, IS, LI, NO , CH, BG, RO , RT .
115 Canada, Industry Canada (IC) Notices This Class B digital appar atus complies with Canadian ICES-003 and RSS-210. Operation is subject to the follo wing t wo c onditions: (1) this device may not cause in ter fer ence, and (2) this device must ac cept any in ter fer ence, including int er ferenc e that may cause undesired operation of the device . Radio Fr equenc y (RF) Exposure Information The radia ted output power of the ASUS Wir eless Device is below the Industr y Canada (IC) radio frequency exposure limits. The ASUS Wireless Device should be used in such a manner such that the potential f or human contact during normal operation is minimized . This device has been ev aluated for and sho wn compliant with the IC Speciîc Absorption Rate (âSARâ) limits when installed in speciîc host products operated in portable exposure conditions (antennas ar e less than 20 centimeters of a person â s body). This device has been c er tiîed for use in C anada. Status of the listing in the Industr y Canada â s REL (Radio Equipment List) can be found a t the following w eb address: http://ww w .ic.gc.ca/app/sitt/ relt el/srch/nwRdSrch.do?lang=eng Additional C anadian information on RF exposure also can be found a t the following w eb: http://w ww .ic.gc.ca/eic/sit e/smt-gst. nsf/eng/sf08792.html Canada, a vis dâIndustr y Canada (IC) Cet appar eil numérique de classe B est conforme aux normes
116 canadiennes ICES-003 et RSS-210. Son fonctionnement est soumis aux deux conditions suivant es: (1) cet appar eil ne doit pas causer d â inter férence et (2) c et appareil doit accept er toute inter fér ence, notamment les in ter fér ences qui peuvent a ecter son f onc tionnement. NC C è¦èª ç¶åå¼èªèåæ ¼ä¹ä½åçå°é »é»æ©ï¼éç¶è¨±å¯ï¼å ¬å¸ãåèæ 使ç¨è åä¸å¾æ èªè®æ´é »çãå 大åçæè®æ´åè¨è¨ä¹ç¹æ§å åè½ãä½åçå°é »é»æ©ä¹ä½¿ç¨ä¸å¾å½±é¿é£èªå®å ¨åå¹²æ¾åæ³é ä¿¡ï¼ç¶ç¼ç¾æå¹²æ¾ç¾è±¡æï¼æç«å³åç¨ï¼ä¸¦æ¹åè³ç¡å¹²æ¾ææ¹ å¾ç¹¼çºä½¿ç¨ãåé åæ³éä¿¡ï¼æä¾é»ä¿¡æ³è¦å®ä½æ¥ä¹ç¡ç·é»é ä¿¡ãä½åçå°é »é»æ©é å¿ååæ³éä¿¡æå·¥æ¥ãç§å¸åé«çç¨é» 波輻å°æ§é»æ©è¨åä¹å¹²æ¾ã GNU General P ublic License Licensing inf ormation This pr oduc t includes copyrighted thir d-par t y soft ware licensed under the terms of the GNU General P ublic License. Please see The GNU General Public Lic ense for the exact terms and conditions of this license . W e include a copy of the GPL with ev er y CD shipped with our product. All future îrm ware updates will also be accompanied with their r espec tive sour ce code. P lease visit our web sit e for updated inf ormation. Note that we do not oî er direct suppor t for the distribution. GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE V ersion 2, June 1991 Cop yr ight ( C ) 1989, 1991 Fr ee Sof tware F oundation, Inc. 59 T emple Place , Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
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129 NO TE : F or more information, visit the ASUS support site at: http://suppor t.asus .com Manufac turer: ASUST eK Computer Inc . T el: 886-2-2894-3447 Addr ess: 4F , No . 150, LI- TE RD ., PEITOU , T AIPEI 112, T AIW AN Authorised repr esentative in Eur ope: ASUS C omputer GmbH Addr ess: HARK OR T STR. 21-23, 40880 RA TINGEN, GERM ANY Region Coun tr y Hotline Numbers Service Hours Middle East Africa Egypt 800-2787349 09:00-18:00 Sun- Thu Saudi Arabia 800-1212787 09:00-18:00 Sat-W ed U AE 00971-42958941 09:00-18:00 Sun- Thu T urkey 0090-2165243000 09:00-18:00 Mon-Fri South Africa 0861-278772 08:00-17:00 Mon-Fri Israel *6557/00972-39142800 08:00-17:00 Sun- Thu *9770/00972-35598555 08:30-17:30 Sun- Thu Balkan Coun tries Romania 0040-213301786 09:00-18:30 Mon-F ri Bosnia Herzegovina 00387-33773163 09:00-17:00 Mon-F ri Bulgaria 00359-70014411 09:30-18:30 Mon-F ri 00359-29889170 09:30-18:00 Mon-F ri Croatia 00385-16401111 09:00-17:00 Mon-F ri Montenegro 00382-20608251 09:00-17:00 Mon-F ri Serbia 00381-112070677 09:00-17:00 Mon-Fri Slovenia 00368-59045400 08:00-16:00 Mon-Fri 00368-59045401 Estonia 00372-6671796 09:00-18:00 Mon-F ri Latvia 00371-67408838 09:00-18:00 Mon-F ri Lithuania-Kaunas 00370-37329000 09:00-18:00 Mon-Fri Lithuania-V ilnius 00370-522101160 09:00-18:00 Mon-Fri Netw orks Global Hotline Information
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3 T able of contents 1 Getting to know your wir eless router 6 1.1 W elcome! ........................................................................................ 6 1.2 P ack age cont ents ......................................................................... 6 1.3 Y our wireless rout er ..................................................................... 7 1.4 P ositioning your r outer .............................................................. 9 1.5 Setup Requirements ................................................................ 10 1.6 Router Setup ............................................................................... 11 1.6.1 Wir ed connection .................................................................. 11 1.6.2 Wir eless connection ............................................................. 12 2 Getting star ted 14 2.1 L ogging into the W eb GUI ..................................................... 14 2.2 Quick Internet Setup (QIS) with A uto - detection ........... 15 2.3 C onnec ting to your wir eless net work ................................ 19 3 C onîguring the General settings 20 3.1 Using the Network Map ......................................................... 20 3.1.1 Setting up the wireless security settings ...................... 21 3.1.2 Managing your network clients ....................................... 22 3.1.3 Monitoring your USB device ............................................. 23 3.2 Cr eating a Guest Net work ...................................................... 26 3.3 Using the T raîc Manager ...................................................... 28 3.3.1 Managing QoS (Quality of Ser vice) Bandwidth.......... 28 3.3.2 Monitoring T raîc ................................................................. 31 3.4 Setting up P arental C ontrol ................................................... 32 3.5 Using the USB Applica tion ..................................................... 33 3.5.1 Using AiDisk ............................................................................... 33 3.5.2 Using Ser vers Cen ter ............................................................ 35 3.5.3 3G/4G ........................................................................................ 41
4 T able of contents 3.6 Using AiCloud ............................................................................. 43 3.6.1 Cloud Disk ................................................................................ 44 3.6.2 Smar t Acc ess ........................................................................... 46 3.6.3 Smar t Sync ............................................................................... 47 4 C onîguring the Adv anced Settings 48 4.1 W ireless ......................................................................................... 48 4.1.1 General ...................................................................................... 48 4.1.2 WPS ............................................................................................ 51 4.1.3 Bridge ........................................................................................ 53 4.1.4 Wir eless MA C Filter ............................................................... 55 4.1.5 RADIUS Setting ...................................................................... 56 4.1.6 Pr ofessional ............................................................................. 57 4.2 LAN ................................................................................................. 59 4.2.1 LAN IP ........................................................................................ 59 4.2.2 DHCP Ser ver ............................................................................ 60 4.2.3 Route ......................................................................................... 62 4.2.4 IPT V ............................................................................................... 63 4.3 W AN ............................................................................................... 64 4.3.1 Internet Connection ............................................................. 64 4.3.2 P or t T rigger .............................................................................. 67 4.3.3 Virtual Ser ver/P or t F or warding ........................................ 69 4.3.4 DMZ............................................................................................ 72 4.3.5 DDNS ......................................................................................... 73 4.3.6 NA T P assthrough ................................................................... 74 4.4 IPv6 ................................................................................................. 75 4.5 VPN Ser ver ................................................................................... 76 4.6 F irew all .......................................................................................... 77 4.6.1 General ...................................................................................... 77 4.6.2 URL F ilter .................................................................................. 77 4.6.3 Keyword îlter ......................................................................... 78
5 T able of contents 4.6.4 Network Ser vices F ilter ....................................................... 79 4.7 A dministration ........................................................................... 81 4.7.1 Operation Mode .................................................................... 81 4.7.2 Syst em ....................................................................................... 82 4.7.3 F irmware Upg rade ................................................................ 83 4.7.4 Restore/Sav e/Upload Setting ........................................... 83 4.8 Sy stem Log .................................................................................. 84 5 Utilities 85 5.1 Device Disco ver y ....................................................................... 85 5.2 F irmwar e Restoration .............................................................. 86 5.3 Setting up your print er ser ver .............................................. 87 5.3.1 ASUS EZ Print er Sharing ..................................................... 87 5.3.2 Using LPR to Shar e Printer ................................................. 91 5.4 Download Master ...................................................................... 96 5.4.1 Conîguring Bit T orrent download settings ................. 97 5.4.2 NZB settings ............................................................................ 98 6 T roubleshooting 99 6.1 Basic T roubleshooting ............................................................. 99 6.2 F requen tly Asked Questions (F A Qs) ................................ 102 Appendic es 112 Notices ..................................................................................................... 112 ASUS Contact information .................................................................. 126 Networks Global Hotline Information............................................. 127
6 1 Getting to k now y our wireless rout er NO TES: ⢠If any of the items ar e damaged or missing, contact ASUS for technical inquiries and suppor t, Refer to the ASUS Support Hotline list at the back of this user manual. ⢠Keep the original packaging material in case you would need futur e warranty ser vices such as repair or r eplacement. RT -A C68R Wir eless R outer Network cable (RJ-45) P ow er adapter Quick Star t Guide Suppor t CD ( Manual) 1.1 W elcome! Thank y ou for purchasing an ASUS RT -AC68R Wir eless R outer! The ultra-thin and stylish RT -AC68R f eatures a 2.4GHz and 5GHz dual bands for an unma tched concurrent wir eless HD streaming; SMB ser ver , UPnP A V ser ver , and FTP ser ver f or 24/7 île shar ing; a capability to handle 300,000 sessions; and the ASUS Green Network T echnology , which pro vides up to 70% power -saving solution. 1.2 P ackage cont ents
7 1.3 Y our wireless r outer 8 9 12 10 7 8R 1 2 3 5 4 13 11 6 14 1 LAN 1~4 LED Off : No power or no ph ysical connection. On : Has physical connection to a local area network (LAN). 2 W AN (Internet) LED Off : No power or no ph ysical connection. On : Has physical connection to a wide area network ( W AN). 3 USB 3.0 / 2.0 LED Off : No power or no ph ysical connection. On : Has physical connection to USB 3.0 / 2.0 devices. 4 2.4GHz LED / 5GHz LED Off : No 2.4GHz or 5GHz signal. On: Wireless system is ready . Flashing : T ransmitting or receiving data via wireless c onnec tion. 5 P ower LED Off: No power . On: Device is ready . Flashing slo w : Rescue mode Flashing quick : WPS is processing. 6 WPS button This button launches the WPS Wizard.
8 NO TES: ⢠Use only the adapter that came with y our pack age. Using other adapters may damage the devic e. ⢠Speciîcations: DC P ower adapter DC Output: 19V with max 1.75A current; Operating T emperature 0~40 o C Storage 0~70 o C Operating Humidity 50~90% Storage 20~90% 7 WI-FI On/Off button Press this butt on to turn on /off the Wi-F i connection. 8 P ower button Pr ess this button to power on or off the stystem. 9 P ower (DC-IN) port Inser t the bundled AC adapt er into this por t and connect your router to a pow er source. 10 USB 3.0 / 2.0 por ts Inser t USB 3.0 / 2.0 devices such as USB hard disks or USB ï¬ash driv es into these por ts. Inser t your iP adâ s USB cable into one of these por ts to charge your iP ad. 11 W AN (Internet) por t Connect a network cable into this port to establish W AN connection. 12 LED On/Off button Press this butt on to turn on/off the back light LED on the panel. 13 LAN 1 ~ 4 por ts Connect network cables into these ports to establish LAN connection. 14 Reset button This button resets or r estores the system to its factory default settings. On Off
9 1.4 P ositioning y our router F or the best wireless sig nal transmission bet ween the wir eless rout er and the net work devices connected to it, ensur e that you: ⢠Place the wir eless router in a centraliz ed area for a maximum wireless co verage f or the network devices. ⢠Keep the device a way from metal obstructions and awa y from direct sunlight. ⢠Keep the device a way from 802.11g or 20MHz only Wi-F i devices , 2.4GHz computer peripherals , Bluetooth devices , cordless phones , transf or mers , heavy-dut y motors , ï¬uorescent lights , microwa ve ov ens, refrigerators , and other industrial equipment to pr event signal inter fer ence or loss. ⢠Alwa ys update to the lat est ï¬r mware . V isit the ASUS website at http://www .asus.com to get the la test ï¬rmware updates . ⢠T o ensure the best wireless signal, or ient the three detachable antennas as sho wn in the drawing below . 45 ° 90 ° 45 ° 8R
10 1.5 Setup Requirements T o set up your wir eless network , you need a comput er that meets the follo wing system requir ements: ⢠Ethernet RJ-45 (LAN) port (10Base - T/100Base - T X/ 1000Base T X) ⢠IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac wir eless capabilit y ⢠An installed T CP/IP ser vice ⢠W eb brow ser such as I nternet Explorer , F iref ox, Safari, or Google Chrome NO TES: ⢠If your c omputer doe s not hav e built-in w ireless capa bilities, y ou may install an IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac WLAN adapter to y our computer to connect to the network . ⢠With its dual band t echnology , your wireless r outer suppor ts 2.4GHz and 5GHz wireless signals simultaneously . This allow s you to do Internet-relat ed ac tivities such as Internet sur îng or reading/writing e -mail messages using the 2.4GH z band while simultaneously streaming high-deînition audio/video îles such as movies or music using the 5GHz band. ⢠Some IEE E 802.11n d evices th at you want t o connect t o your n et wo rk may or may not support 5GH z band. Ref er to the device's manual for speciîcations. ⢠The Ethernet RJ-45 cables that will be used to c onnec t the network devices should not ex ceed 100 meters.
11 1.6 Router Setup IMPORT ANT! ⢠Use a wired c onnec tion when setting up your wireless r outer to av oid possible setup problems. ⢠Befor e setting up your ASUS wireless rout er , do the following: ⢠If you are r eplacing an existing router , disconnec t it from y our network. ⢠Disconnect the cables/wires from y our existing modem setup. If your modem has a backup battery , remov e it as well. ⢠Reboot your cable modem and comput er (recommended). 1.6.1 W ired c onnec tion NO TE: Y ou can use either a straight-thr ough cable or a crossover cable for wir ed connection. T o set up your wireless r outer via wired connection: 1. Inser t your wireless rout er â s A C adapter to the DC-IN por t and plug it to a pow er outlet. RT -AC68R Computer Wall Power Outlet LAN Modem Power WAN 1 2 3 4
12 2. Using the bundled network cable, c onnec t your comput er to your wir eless router â s LAN por t. IMPORT ANT! Ensure that the LAN LED is blinking. 3 Using another network cable, c onnec t your modem to y our wireless r outer â s W AN por t. 4. Inser t your modem â s A C adapter to the DC-IN por t and plug it to a pow er outlet. 1.6.2 W ireless c onnec tion T o set up your wireless r outer via wireless connection: 1. Inser t your wireless rout er â s A C adapter to the DC-IN por t and plug it to a pow er outlet. 2 Using the bundled network cable, c onnec t your modem to your wir eless router â s W AN por t. RT -AC68R Wall Power Outlet Modem Power WAN 1 2 3
13 3. Inser t your modem â s A C adapter to the DC-IN por t and plug it to a pow er outlet. 4. Install an IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac WLAN adapter on your computer . NO TES: ⢠F or details on connecting to a wireless network, refer t o the WLAN adapter â s user manual. ⢠T o set up the security settings for your network, refer t o the sec tion Setting up the wireless security settings in Chapter 3 of this user manual.
14 2 Getting star ted 2.1 Logging in to the W eb GUI Y our ASUS Wir eless R outer comes with an in tuitive web gr aphical user inter face ( GUI) that allows you t o easily conîgure its various fea tures through a w eb browser such as Internet Explorer , F iref ox, Safari, or Google Chrome. NO TE: The f eatures may vary with diîerent îrm ware versions . T o log into the web GUI: 1. On your w eb browser , manually key in the wireless r outer â s default IP address: 192.168.1.1 or ent er http://router .asus.com. 2. On the login page , key in the default user name ( admin) and passwor d ( admin). 3. Y ou can now use the W eb GUI to conîgur e various settings of your ASUS Wir eless Router . NO TE: If you are logging int o the W eb GUI for the îrst time, y ou will be directed to the Quick Internet Setup (QIS) page automa tically . Navigation panel QIS T op command buttons Information banner middle column right column
15 2.2 Quick Internet Setup ( QIS) with Aut o - detection The Quick Internet Setup (QIS) function guides you in quickly setting up your Internet connection. NO TE: When setting the Internet connection for the îrst time, pr ess the Reset button on your wir eless router to r eset it to its fac tor y default settings. T o use QIS with auto-detec tion: 1. Log in to the W eb GUI. The QIS page launches automatically . NO TES : ⢠By default, the login username and passwor d for your wir eless router's W eb GUI is admin. F or details on changing your wir eless router's log in username and password, r efer to section 4.7.2 S ystem . ⢠The wireless r outer's login username and passwor d is diîerent fr om the 2.4GHz/5GH z network name (SSID) and security key . The wir eless router's log in username and password allow s you to log into y our wireless r outer's W eb GUI to conîgur e your wireless rout er's settings. The 2.4GHz/5GHz net work name (SSID) and security key allows Wi-F i devices to log in and c onnec t to your 2.4GHz/5GHz net work.
16 2. The wir eless router automatically det ec ts if your ISP connection type is D ynamic IP, PPP oE , PPTP , L2TP , and Static IP . Key in the necessar y information f or your ISP connection type. IMPORT ANT ! Obtain the necessar y information fr om your ISP about the Internet connection t ype. for A utomatic IP (DHCP) for PPP oE, PPTP , and L2TP
17 for S tatic IP NO TES : ⢠The auto- detection of your ISP connection type takes place when you conîgur e the wireless rout er for the îrst time or when your wireless r outer is reset to its default settings . ⢠If QIS failed to detect your Internet connection t ype, click Skip to manual setting and manually conîgure y our connection settings. 3. Assign the wir eless net work name (SSID) and security key for your 2.4GHz and 5 GHz wireless connection. Click Apply when done.
18 4. Y our I nternet and wireless settings ar e displayed . Click Next to continue . 5. Read the wireless network connection tutorial. When done, click F inish .
19 2.3 C onnec ting to y our wireless networ k After setting up your wir eless router via QIS, y ou can connec t your computer or other smart devices to your wir eless net work. T o connect to your networ k: 1. On your c omputer , click the network icon in the notiîcation area t o display the available wireless netw or ks. 2. Selec t the wireless network that y ou want to connect to , then click C onnec t . 3. Y ou may need to key in the network securit y key for a secur ed wireless network, then click OK. 4. W ait while your c omputer establishes connection to the wireless network succ essfully . The connection status is display ed and the net work icon displa ys the connected status. NO TES: ⢠Refer to the ne x t chapters for mor e details on conîguring your wireless network's settings . ⢠Refer to y our device's user manual for mor e details on connec ting it to your wir eless network .
20 3 C onîguring the General settings 3.1 U sing the Network Map Network Map allows you t o conîgure your netw or k â s security settings, manage y our net work clients , and monitor your USB device .
21 3.1.1 Setting up the wireless security settings T o protect your wireless netw or k from unauthorized acc ess, y ou need to conï¬gur e its secur ity settings. T o set up the wireless security settings: 1. F rom the naviga tion panel, go to General > Netw ork Map . 2. On the Netw ork M ap screen and under S ystem status , you can conï¬gure the wir eless secur ity settings such as SSID , security level, and encr yption settings. NO TE : Y ou can set up diîerent wir eless securit y settings for 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands. 2.4GHz security settings 5GHz security settings 3 . On the W ireless name (SSID) ï¬eld , key in a unique name for your wir eless net work.
22 4. F rom the Securit y Le vel dr opdown list, select the encr yption method for y our wireless network. IMPORT ANT! The IEEE 802.11n/ac standard pr ohibits using H igh Throughput with WEP or WP A- TKIP as the unicast cipher . I f you use these encr yption methods, your da ta rate will drop t o IEEE 802.11g 54Mbps connection. 5 . Key in y our securit y passkey . 6. Click Apply when done. 3.1.2 Managing your netw ork clients T o manage your networ k clients: 1. F rom the naviga tion panel, go to General > Netw ork Map tab. 2 . On the Netw ork M ap screen, select the Client Sta tus icon to display y our network client â s information. 3. T o block a client â s access to your netw ork, selec t the client and click block.
23 3.1.3 Monitoring y our USB device The ASUS Wireless Router provides tw o USB por ts for c onnec ting USB devices or USB printer t o allow you to shar e ï¬les and printer with clients in your netw ork. NO TES: ⢠T o use this featur e, you need t o plug a USB storage device , such as a USB hard disk or USB îash drive , to the USB 3.0/2.0 por ts on the rear panel of your wir eless router . Ensure that the USB storage device is formatt ed and par titioned properly . Refer to the Plug-n-Shar e Disk Suppor t List at http://ev ent.asus .com/networks/disksupport ⢠The USB ports suppor t two USB drives or one printer and one USB drive at the same time .
24 IMPORT ANT! Y ou îrst need to crea te a share accoun t and its permission /access rights to allo w other net work clients to ac cess the USB device via an FTP site/thir d-par t y FTP client utility , Ser vers Cent er , Samba, or AiCloud. F or more details, r efer to the section 3.5.Using the USB Application and 3.6 U sing AiCloud in this user manual. T o monitor your USB de vice: 1. F rom the naviga tion panel, go to General > Netw ork Map . 2. On the Netw ork M ap screen, select the USB Disk Status icon t o display y our USB device â s information. 3. On the AiDisk Wizard ï¬eld , click GO to set up an FTP ser ver f or Internet ï¬le sharing . NO TES : ⢠F or more details , refer to the section 3.5.2 Using Servers C enter in this user manual. ⢠The wir eless route r works with most USB HDDs/ Flash disks (up to 2TB size) and supports read-write access f or F A T16, F A T32, EX T2, EXT3, and NTFS.
25 Safely remo ving the USB disk IMPORT ANT : Incorrect removal of the USB disk ma y cause data corruption. T o safely remo ve the USB disk: 1. F rom the naviga tion panel, go to General > Netw ork Map . 2. In the upper right corner , click > Eject USB disk. When the USB disk is ejected successfully , the USB status shows Unmounted .
26 3.2 Cr eating a Guest Network The Guest Network pro vides temporar y visitors with Internet connectivit y via access t o separate SSIDs or networks without pro viding access to your priva te network . NO TE: RT -A C68R suppor ts up to six SSIDs (three 2.4GHz and three 5GHz SSIDs). T o create a guest netw ork: 1. F rom the naviga tion panel, go to General > Guest Netw ork . 2. On the Guest Network screen, select 2.4Ghz or 5Ghz frequency band for the guest network that y ou want to cr eate. 3. Click Enable.
27 4. T o conîgur e additional options, click Modify. 5. Click Y es on the Enable Guest Network screen. 6. Assign a wir eless name for your t emporar y net work on the Networ k Name (SSID) îeld. 7. Selec t an Authen tic ation Method . 8. Selec t an Encr yption method. 9. Specify the Ac cess time or choose Limitless . 10. Selec t Disable or Enable on the Ac cess Intranet it em. 11. When done, click Apply.
28 3.3 U sing the T raîc Manager 3.3.1 Managing QoS (Quality of S er vice) Bandwidth Quality of S er vice (QoS) allow s you to set the bandwidth priority and manage network traîc. T o set up bandwidth priority : 1. F rom the naviga tion panel, go to General > T raîc Manager > QoS tab . 2. Click ON to enable QoS. F ill in the upload and download bandwidth îelds. NO TE: Get the bandwidth information from y our ISP . 3. Click Sav e . NO TE: The User Specify Rule List is for adv anced settings. If you want to prioritize speciîc network applications and network ser vices, select User-deîned QoS rules or User-deîned Priority from the dr op - down list on the upper-right corner .
29 4. On the user-deîned QoS rules page, there ar e four default online ser vice types â web sur f , HT TPS and île transfers . Selec t your pr eferred ser vice , îll in the S ourc e IP or MA C , Destination P or t , Pr otocol , T ransferr ed and Priority , then click Apply. The inf or mation will be conîgur ed in the QoS rules screen. NO TES ⢠T o îll in the source IP or M AC, y ou can: a) Enter a speciîc IP addr ess, such as "192.168.122.1" . b) Enter IP addresses within one subnet or within the same IP pool, such as â192.168.123.*â , or â192.168.*.*â c) Enter all IP addr esses as â*.*.*.*â or leave the îeld blank. d) The f ormat for the MA C address is six gr oups of t wo hexadecimal digits , separated by colons (:), in tr ansmission order (e .g. 12:34:56:aa:bc:ef ) ⢠F or source or destina tion por t range, y ou can either: a) Enter a speciîc port, such as â95â . b) Enter por ts within a range, such as â103:315â , â>100â , or â<65535â . ⢠The T ransferr ed column contains information about the upstr eam and downstream tr aîc (outgoing and incoming network traîc) for one section. I n this column, you can set the network traîc limit (in KB) for a speciîc service to generate speciîc priorities f or the ser vice assigned to a speciîc port. F or example, if two network clients, PC 1 and PC 2, are both acc essing the I nternet (set at port 80), but PC 1 ex ceeds the net work traîc limit due t o some downloading tasks, PC 1 will hav e a lower priority . I f you do not wan t to set the traîc limit, leav e it blank .
30 5. On the User-deîned Priority page, y ou can prioritize the network applications or devices int o îve levels fr om the user- deîned QoS rules â dropdown list . Based on pr iority level, y ou can use the follo wing methods to send data packets: ⢠Change the or der of upstream network packets that are sent to the Internet. ⢠Under Upload Bandwidth table , set M inimum Reserved Bandwidth and Maximum Bandwidth Limit for multiple network applications with diîer ent priorit y levels . The perc entages indicate the upload bandwidth rates tha t are available f or speciîed network applications. NO TES: ⢠Lo w-priorit y packets are disregar ded to ensure the transmission of high-priority packets. ⢠Under Download Bandwidth table , set M aximum Bandwidth Limit for multiple network applications in c orresponding order . The higher priority upstream packet will cause the higher priority downstream packet . ⢠If there ar e no packets being sent fr om high-priority applications , the full transmission rat e of the I nternet connection is available f or low- priority packets. 6. Set the highest priorit y packet. T o ensure a smooth online gaming experience , you can set ACK, SYN, and ICMP as the highest priorit y packet. NO TE: Ensure to enable QoS îrst and set up the upload and download rate limits .
31 3.3.2 Monitoring T raîc The traîc monit or func tion allows y ou to access the bandwidth usage and speed of your Internet, wir ed, and wireless networks . I t allows y ou to monitor network traîc ev en on a daily basis. Note: P ackets from the Internet are ev enly transmitted to the wir ed and wireless devices .
32 3.4 Setting up Par ental C ontr ol P arental C ontrol allow s you to contr ol the I nternet acc ess time. Users can set the time limit f or a client â s network usage. T o use the parental con trol func tion: 1. F rom the naviga tion panel, go to General > P arental c ontrol . 2. Click ON to enable P aren tal Control . 3. Selec t the client whose network usage you wan t to control . Y ou may also key in the client â s MA C address in the Client M AC Addr ess column. NO TE: Ensure that the client name does not c ontain special charac ters or spaces as this may cause the r outer to function abnormally . 4. Click or to add or delete the clien t â s proîle . 5. Set up the allowed time limit in T ime M anagement map . Drag and drop a desir ed time zone to allow clientâ s network usage. 6. Click OK. 7. Click Apply to sa ve the settings.
33 3.5 U sing the USB Application The USB Applications function pro vides AiDisk , Ser vers C enter , Network Print er S er ver and Download Master submenus . IMPORT ANT! T o use the ser ver functions, y ou need to inser t a USB storage device , such as a USB hard disk or USB îash drive , in the USB 2.0 por t on the rear panel of your wir eless router . Ensure that the USB storage device is f ormatted and par titioned properly . Refer to the ASUS website a t http://event.asus .com/2009/networks/disksuppor t/ for the île system support table. 3.5.1 Using A iDisk AiDisk allow s you to share îles st ored on a connected USB device through the Internet. AiDisk also assists y ou with setting up ASUS DDNS and an FTP ser ver . T o use AiDisk: 1. F rom the naviga tion panel, go to General > USB application, then click the AiDisk icon. 2. F rom the W elcome to AiDisk wizar d screen, click Go.
34 4. Crea te your domain name via the ASUS DDNS ser vices, r ead the T erms of Ser vice and then select I will use the ser vice and acc ept the T erms of ser vice and key in your domain name . When done , click Next. Y ou can also selec t Skip ASUS DDNS settings then click Next to skip the DDNS setting. 5. Click F inish to complete the setting . 6. T o acc ess the FTP site that you cr eated, launch a w eb browser or a third-part y FTP client utility and key in the f tp link ( ftp://<domain name>.asuscomm.com) y ou have previously creat ed. 3. Selec t the access rights that y ou want to assign t o the clients accessing y our shared data.
35 3.5.2 Using Servers C enter Ser vers Cent er allows you t o share the media îles from the USB disk via a Media Ser ver dir ec tor y , Samba share ser vice , or FTP share service. Y ou can also conîgure other settings for the USB disk in the Ser vers Cent er . Using Media Server Y our wireless router allo ws DLNA-suppor ted devices to acc ess multimedia îles from the USB disk c onnec ted to your wir eless rout er . NO TE : Before using the DLNA Media Ser ver function, connect your device to the RT -A C68R â s network .
36 T o launch the Media Ser ver setting page, go to Gener al > USB application > Ser vers C enter > Media Servers tab . Refer to the follo wing for the descriptions of the îelds: ⢠Enable DLNA Media Ser v er : S elect ON/OFF to enable/ disable the DLNA Media Ser ver . Enable iT unes S er v er? : S elect ON/OFF to enable/disable the iT unes Ser ver . ⢠Media server director y: Selec t your media server director y and click Apply to shar e îles from the USB disk to media devices in the network. ⢠Media Ser v er Status : Displays the sta tus of the media ser ver . Using N et wor k Place (Samba) Share ser vice Network Place (Samba) Share allo ws you to set up the ac counts and permissions for the Samba ser vice . T o use S amba share: 1. F rom the naviga tion panel, go to General > USB application > Ser vers C enter . NO TE : Network Place (Samba) Share is enabled by default .
37 T o delete an e xisting accoun t: a) Selec t the account tha t you want to delet e. b) Click . c) When prompt ed, click Delete to conîrm the ac count deletion. T o add a folder : a) Click . b) Enter the f older name, and click A dd . The f older that you creat ed will be added to the folder list. 2. F ollow the steps belo w to add, delete , or modify an account. T o create a ne w account: a) Click to add new acc ount. b) In the Ac count and P assword îelds , key in the name and passwor d of your network client. Retype the password t o conîrm. Click A dd to add the account to the list .
38 3. F rom the list of f olders, select the t ype of access permission that you w ant to assign f or speciîc folders: ⢠R/W : Selec t this option to assign r ead/write access . ⢠R: Select this option to assign read-only access . ⢠No: Select this option if you do not want t o share a speciîc île folder . 4. Click Apply to apply the changes . Using the FTP S hare ser vice FTP share enables an FTP server to share îles fr om USB disk to other devices via y our local area network or via the I nternet. IMPORT ANT : ⢠Ensure that y ou safely remo ve the USB disk. I ncorrect removal of the USB disk may cause data c or ruption. ⢠T o safely r emove the USB disk, refer t o the sec tion Safely removing the USB disk under 3.1.3 Monitoring your USB de vice .
39 T o use FTP Share service: NO TES: Ensure that y ou have set up y our FTP ser ver thr ough AiDisk. F or more details, ref er to the section 3.5.1 Using AiDisk. 1. F rom the navigation panel , click General > USB application > Ser vers C enter > FTP Shar e tab. 2. F rom the list of folders , selec t the type of access rights that y ou want to assig n for speciîc folders: ⢠R/W: Select to assign read/writ e access for a speciîc f older . ⢠W: Select to assign write only acc ess for a speciîc folder . ⢠R: Select to assign read only ac cess for a speciîc f older . ⢠No: Select this option if you do not want t o share a speciîc folder . 3. Click Apply to conîrm the changes . 4. T o access the FTP server , key in the f tp link ftp://<hostname>.asuscomm.com and y our user name and passwor d on a web bro wser or a third-par ty FTP utilit y .
40 2. Conîgur e the following settings: ⢠Maximum Login U ser Set the maximum number of concurrent c onnec tions of the Network Neighborhood or FTP Ser ver . NO TE: Some FTP clients may establish more than one connection. Setting this number too low will lead to log in failures. ⢠Devic e Name Assigns the name of the devic e as shown on the network . F or example, f or a device with the name ABC, enter //ABC on the Internet Explorer addr ess bar to access the Network Place ser vice. Miscellaneous setting Miscellaneous setting allows y ou to conîgure other settings f or the USB disk, including the maximum number of user logins, the device name , work group , and character set used on the FTP ser ver . T o conîgure Miscellaneous settings: 1. F rom the naviga tion panel, click General > USB application > Ser vers C enter > Miscellaneous setting tab .
41 ⢠W ork Group Assigns the name of the local RT -AC68R network as seen in Network Neighborhood. NO TE: F or Device Name and W ork Group , the standard input characters include letters (a-z, A-Z), digits (0-9), spac e, underscores(_), and hyphens(-). The îrst and last character should not contain an y spaces. A n invalid workgr oup name makes it harder for other devic es to înd your device in the network. ⢠Character set on FTP Ser ver Selec t the appropriate encoding used during data e xchange on the FTP ser ver . 3.5.3 3G/4G 3G/4G USB modems can be connected to RT -A C68R to allow Internet access . NO TE: F or a list of veriîed USB modems, please visit: http://even t.asus.com/2009/networks/3gsuppor t/
42 T o set up 3G/4G internet acc ess: 1. F rom the navigation panel , click General > USB application > 3G/4G . 2. In the Enable USB M odem îeld, select Y es . 3. Set up the following: ⢠L oc ation: Select your 3G/4G ser vice pro vider â s location from the dropdo wn list. ⢠ISP: Selec t your Internet Ser vice P rovider (ISP) from the dropdo wn list. ⢠APN ( Acc ess P oint Name) ser vice (optional) : C ontac t your 3G/4G ser vice pro vider for detailed information. ⢠Dial Number and PIN code: The 3G/4G pro vider â s access number and PIN code f or connec tion. NO TE: PIN code may vary from diîer ent providers . ⢠Username / P assw ord: The username and passwor d will be pro vided by the 3G/4G network carr ier . ⢠USB Adapt er : Choose your USB 3G / 4G adapter from the dropdo wn list. I f you ar e not sure of your USB adapter â s model or the model is not listed in the options , selec t Auto. 4. Click Apply. NO TE: The r outer will reboot for the settings t o take eîect.
43 3.6 U sing AiCloud AiCloud is a cloud ser vice application that allo ws you to sa ve, sync , share , and access your îles . T o use AiCloud: 1. F rom Google Play S tore or Apple Stor e, download and install the ASUS AiCloud app to y our smar t device . 2. Connect your smar t device to y our network . F ollow the instructions to complete the AiCloud setup pr ocess.
44 3.6.1 Cloud Disk T o create a cloud disk: 1. Inser t a USB storage device into the wir eless router . 2. T urn on Cloud Disk. 3. Go to https://r outer .asus.com and en ter the router log in accoun t and password. F or better user experience , we rec ommend that you use Google Chrome or F irefo x .
45 4. Y ou can now star t accessing Cloud Disk îles on devices connected to the network. NO TE: When accessing the devic es that are connected to the network, you need to en ter the device â s user name and password manually , which will not be sav ed by AiCloud for security reason.
46 3.6.2 Smar t Ac cess The Smar t Ac cess func tion allows y ou to easily access y our home network via your r outer â s domain name. NO TES: ⢠Y ou can crea te a domain name for your r outer with ASUS DDNS. F or more details , refer to section 4.3.5 DDNS. ⢠By default, AiCloud pro vides a secure HT TPS connection. Key in https://[yourASUSDDNSname].asusc omm.com for a very secure Cloud Disk and Smar t Acc ess usage.
47 3.6.3 Smar t Sync T o use Smar t Sync: 1. Launch AiCloud, click Smart Sync > Go. 2. Selec t ON to enable Smar t Sync . 3. Click Add ne w accoun t . 4. Enter y our ASUS W ebStorage ac count passwor d and selec t the director y that you wan t to sync with W ebStor age. 5. Click Apply.
48 4 C onîguring the A dvanc ed Settings 4.1 W ireless 4.1.1 General The General tab allow s you to conîgur e the basic wireless settings. T o conï¬gure the basic wireless settings: 1. F rom the naviga tion panel, go to A dvanced Settings > W ireless > General tab . 2. Selec t 2.4GHz or 5GH z as the frequency band for your wir eless network . 3. Assign a unique name c ontaining up to 32 characters for y our SSID (Ser vice Set Identiîer) or net work name to iden tify your wireless network. Wi-F i devices can identify and connect to the wireless network via y our assigned SSID . The SSIDs on the information banner ar e updated once new SSIDs ar e saved to the settings. NO TE : Y ou can assign unique SSIDs f or the 2.4 GH z and 5GHz frequenc y bands.
49 4. In the Hide SSID îeld, select Y es to pr event wireless devic es from det ec ting your SSID . When this func tion is enabled, y ou would need t o enter the SSID manually on the wireless device to acc ess the wireless network . 5. Selec t any of these wir eless mode options to determine the types of wireless devices that can c onnec t to your wir eless rout er : Aut o : S elect Auto to allo w 802.11AC, 802.11n, 802.11g , and 802.11b devices to c onnec t to the wireless r outer . Legacy : Selec t Legacy to allow 802.11b/g/n devices to connect to the wireless r outer . Hardwar e that suppor ts 802.11n natively , however , will only run at a maximum speed of 54Mbps. N only : Selec t N only to maximize wir eless N per formance . This setting pr events 802.11g and 802.11b devices fr om connecting to the wireless r outer . 6. Selec t the operating channel f or your wireless r outer . S elec t Aut o to allow the wireless r outer to automatically select the channel that has the least amount of int er ferenc e. 7. Selec t any of these channel bandwidth to accommoda te higher transmission speeds: 40MHz: Selec t this bandwidth to maximize the wir eless throughput. 20MHz (default): Selec t this bandwidth if you encoun ter some issues with your wir eless connec tion. 8. Selec t any of these authen tication methods: ⢠Open S ystem : This option provides no security . ⢠Shar ed Key : Y ou must use WEP encr yption and enter at least one shared key . ⢠⢠â¢
50 ⢠WP A/WP A2 P ersonal/WP A Auto-P ersonal : This option pro vides strong securit y . Y ou can use either WP A (with TKIP) or WP A2 (with AES). If you select this option, you must use TKIP AES encr yption and enter the WP A passphrase (network key). ⢠WP A/WP A2 Enterprise/WP A A uto -Enterprise : This option pro vides ver y strong security . I t is with integr ated EAP ser ver or an external RADIUS back- end authentication ser ver . ⢠Radius with 802.1x NO TE: Y our wireless rout er suppor ts the maximum transmission rat e of 54Mbps when the W ireless Mode is set to A uto and encr yption method is WEP or TKIP . 9. Selec t any of these WEP ( W ired Equivalent P rivac y) Encr yption options for the da ta transmitted over y our wireless network: ⢠Oî: Disables WEP encr yption ⢠64-bit: Enables w eak WEP encr yption ⢠128-bit: Enables impr oved WEP encr yption. 10.When done , click Apply.
51 4.1.2 WPS WPS ( Wi-F i Pr otected Setup) is a wireless security standard that allows y ou to easily connect devices to a wireless network. Y ou can conîgur e the WPS func tion via the PIN code or WPS button. NO TE : Ensure that the devices support WPS. T o enable WPS on your wir eless network: 1. F rom the naviga tion panel, go to A dvanced Settings > W ireless > WPS tab . 2. In the Enable WPS îeld, mov e the slider to ON. 3. WPS uses 2.4GHz by default. If you want to change the frequency to 5GHz, tur n OFF the WPS func tion, click Switch F requenc y in the C urrent F requency îeld, and turn WPS ON again.
52 NO TE: WPS suppor ts authentication using Open Syst em, WP A-P ersonal, and WP A2-Personal . WPS does not suppor t a wireless network that uses a Shared Key , WP A-Enterprise, WP A2-Enterprise, and RADIUS encr yption method. 3. In the WPS Method îeld, select Push Button or Client PIN code . I f you select Push Button, go to st ep 4. I f you select Client PIN code , go to step 5. 4. T o set up WPS using the router â s WPS button, follow these steps: a. Click Start or press the WPS button f ound at the rear of the wireless r outer . b . P ress the WPS button on your wireless devic e. This is normally identiîed by the WPS logo . Note: Check y our wireless device or its user manual for the loca tion of the WPS button. c. The wireless rout er will scan for any a vailable WPS devices . If the wireless rout er does not înd any WPS devices, it will switch to standb y mode. 5. T o set up WPS using the Client â s PIN code , follow these steps: a. L ocate the WPS PIN code on y our wireless device â s user manual or on the device itself . b . Key in the Client PIN code on the t ex t box. c. Click Start to put your wireless r outer into WPS sur vey mode. The r outer â s LED indicators quickly îash three times until the WPS setup is completed .
53 4.1.3 Bridge Bridge or WDS ( Wireless Distribution S ystem) allows y our ASUS wireless r outer to connect to another wireless ac cess point ex clusively , preventing other wir eless devices or stations to acc ess your ASUS wir eless router . I t can also be considered as a wir eless repeat er where your ASUS wir eless router communicat es with another access poin t and other wireless devices. T o set up the wireless bridge: 1. F rom the naviga tion panel, go to A dvanced Settings > W ireless > Bridge tab . 2. Selec t the frequency band for the wireless bridge . 3. In the AP Mode îeld, selec t any of these options: ⢠AP Only : Disables the W ireless Bridge func tion. ⢠WDS Only : Enables the W ireless Bridge featur e but prevents other wireless devic es/stations from connecting to the rout er .
54 ⢠H YBRID : Enables the Wir eless Br idge fea ture and allows other wireless devic es/stations to connect to the router . NO TE: In H ybrid mode, wireless devic es connec ted to the ASUS wir eless router will only r eceive half the connection speed of the Ac cess P oint. 4. In the Connect to AP s in list îeld, click Y es if you want to connect to an Ac cess P oint listed in the Remote AP List. 5. In the Contr ol Channel îeld, select the operating channel for the wir eless bridge. Selec t Aut o to allow the rout er to automatically select the channel with the least amount of inter fer ence. NO TE: Channel availability varies per country or region. 6. On the Remote AP List, key in a MA C address and click the A dd button to ent er the MAC addr ess of other available Ac cess P oints. NO TE: Any A ccess P oint added to the list should be on the same Con trol Channel as the ASUS wireless r outer . 7. Click Apply.
55 4.1.4 W ireless MA C Filter W ireless MA C îlter provides c ontrol ov er packets transmitted to a speciîed MA C (Media Access C ontrol) addr ess on your wireless network . T o set up the W ireless MA C îlter: 1. F rom the naviga tion panel, go to A dvanced Settings > W ireless > W ireless MA C Filter tab . 2. In the Fr equenc y îeld, select the frequenc y band that you want to use f or the W ireless MA C îlter . 3. In the MA C Filter Mode dr opdown list, selec t either A ccept or Rejec t . ⢠Select Ac cept to allow devic es in the MAC îlt er list to access to the wir eless net work. ⢠Select Rejec t to prev ent devices in the MA C îlter list to access t o the wireless network . 4. On the MA C îlter list, click the A dd button and key in the MA C address of the wireless devic e. 5. Click Apply.
56 4.1.5 RADIUS S etting RADIUS (Remote Authentica tion Dial I n User Ser vice) Setting pro vides an ex tra lay er of secur ity when you choose WP A- Enterprise, WP A2-Enterprise , or R adius with 802.1x as your Authen tication M ode. T o set up wireless RADIUS settings: 1. Ensure that the wir eless router â s authentication mode is set t o WP A-Enterprise, WP A2-Enterprise, or Radius with 802.1x. NO TE : Please ref er to section 4.1.1 G eneral section for c onîguring your wireless r outer â s Authentication Mode. 2. F rom the naviga tion panel, go to A dvanced Settings > W ireless > RADIUS Setting . 3. Selec t the frequency band. 4. In the S er v er IP Address îeld , key in your RADIUS ser ver â s IP Addr ess. 5. In the Connection Secret îeld, assign the passw ord to acc ess your RADIUS ser ver . 6. Click Apply.
57 In the Prof essional S ettings screen, y ou can conîgure the follo wing: ⢠F requency : Selec t the frequency band that the professional settings will be applied to . ⢠Enable Radio: Selec t Y es to enable wireless networking. Selec t No to disable wir eless net working. ⢠Da te to Enable Radio (week day s) : Y ou can specify which days of the w eek wireless network ing is enabled. ⢠T ime of Day t o Enable R adio : Y ou can specify a time range when wireless networking is enabled during the week . 4.1.6 Pr ofessional The P rofessional scr een provides adv anced conîguration options . NO TE: W e recommend tha t you use the default values on this page.
58 ⢠Da te to Enable Radio (week end) : Y ou can specify which days of the w eekend wireless network ing is enabled. ⢠T ime of Day t o Enable R adio : Y ou can specify a time range when wireless networking is enabled during the weekend. ⢠Set AP isolat ed : The Set AP isolated item pr events wir eless devices on y our net work from c ommunicating with each other . This f eature is useful if many guests fr equently join or leav e your network . Selec t Y es to enable this featur e or selec t No to disable . ⢠Multicast r ate (Mbps) : Selec t the multicast transmission rate or click Disable t o switch oî simultaneous single transmission. ⢠P reamble T ype : Preamble T ype deînes the length of time that the rout er spent for CRC (C yclic Redundanc y Check). CRC is a method of detecting errors during data transmission. Selec t Shor t for a busy wir eless network with high net work traîc. Select Long if your wir eless network is composed of older or legac y wireless devic es. ⢠RT S Thr eshold : S elect a lower value f or R TS (Request to Send) Threshold to impr ove wireless c ommunication in a busy or noisy wireless network with high network traîc and numerous wir eless devices. ⢠D TIM Inter val : D TIM (Deliver y T raîc I ndication Message) Inter val or Data Beacon Rate is the time interval before a signal is sent t o a wireless device in sleep mode indicating that a data packet is a waiting deliver y . The default value is three millisec onds. ⢠Beacon In ter val : Beacon Inter val is the time between one D TIM and the next. The default value is 100 milliseconds . Lo wer the Beacon Inter val value f or an unstable wireless connection or for r oaming devices. ⢠Enable T X Bursting : Enable T X Bursting improv es transmission speed between the wir eless router and 802.11g devices .
59 ⢠W ireless multicast for war ding : S elect Enable to allow the wireless r outer to forward multicast traîc to other wir eless devices that support multicast. S elect Disable to prevent the rout er from for war ding multicast transmissions. ⢠Enable WMM APSD : Enable WMM APSD ( Wi-F i Multimedia Aut omatic P ower Sav e D elivery) to improv e power management between wireless devic es. Selec t Disable to switch oî WMM APSD . ⢠TX P ower adjustmen t : T X P ower adjustment r efers to the milliW atts (mW ) needed to power the radio sig nal output of the wireless r outer . Enter a value between 0 t o 100. NO TE : Increasing the T X P ower adjustment v alues may aîect the stability of the wireless network. 4.2 LAN 4.2.1 LAN IP The LAN IP scr een allows you to modify the LAN IP settings of y our wireless r outer . NO TE: Any changes to the LAN IP addr ess will be reîected on your DHCP settings.
60 T o modify the L AN IP settings: 1. F rom the naviga tion panel, go to A dvanced Settings > LAN > LAN IP tab . 2. Modify the IP address and Subnet Mask. 3. When done , click Apply. 4.2.2 DHCP Ser ver Y our wireless router uses DHCP t o assign IP addresses automatically on y our net work. Y ou can specify the IP address range and lease time f or the clients on your network. T o conîgure the DHCP server: 1. F rom the naviga tion panel, go to A dvanced Settings > LAN > DHCP Ser ver tab . 2. In the Enable the DHCP S er v er îeld, tick Y es .
61 3. In the Domain Name text box, enter a domain name f or the wireless r outer . 4. In the IP Pool S tar ting Addr ess îeld, key in the star ting IP address . 5. In the IP Pool Ending A ddress îeld, key in the ending IP address . 6. In the Lease Time îeld , specify in seconds when an assigned IP address will expir e. Once it r eaches this time limit, the DHCP ser ver will then assign a new IP addr ess. NO TES: ⢠W e recommend tha t you use an IP address f or mat of 192.168.1.xxx (where xxx can be an y number bet ween 2 and 254) when specifying an IP address range . ⢠An IP P ool Star ting Address should not be g reater than the IP P ool Ending Addr ess. 7. In the DNS and S er v er S ettings section, key in your DNS Ser ver and WINS Ser ver IP address if needed . 8. Y our wireless router can also manually assig n IP addresses to devices on the network. On the Enable Manual Assignment îeld, choose Y es to assign an IP addr ess to speciîc MA C addresses on the network. Up to 32 MA C Addresses can be added to the DHCP list f or manual assignment.
62 4.2.3 Route If your network makes use of more than one wir eless router , you can conîgur e a routing table to share the same Internet ser vice . NO TE : W e recommend tha t you do not change the default route settings unless you ha ve advanced knowledge of routing tables. T o conîgure the LAN Routing table: 1. F rom the naviga tion panel, go to A dvanced Settings > LAN > Route tab . 2. On the Enable static r outes îeld, choose Y es . 3. On the Static Rout e List , enter the network information of other access poin ts or nodes. Click the Add or Delete button to add or r emove a device on the list . 4. Click Apply.
63 4.2.4 IPT V The wir eless router suppor ts connection to IPT V ser vices through an ISP or a LAN. The IPT V tab provides the c onîguration settings needed to set up IPT V , V oIP , multicasting, and UDP f or your ser vice. C ontac t your ISP f or speciîc information r egarding your ser vice.
64 4.3 W AN 4.3.1 Internet C onnec tion The Internet Connection screen allo ws you to conîgur e the settings of various W AN connection t ypes. T o conîgure the W AN connec tion settings: 1. F rom the naviga tion panel, go to A dvanced Settings > W AN > Internet C onnec tion tab . 2. Conîgur e the following settings belo w . When done , click Apply . W AN Connection T yp e : Choose your Internet Ser vice P rovider type. The choices ar e Automatic IP, PPP oE , PPTP , L2TP or îx ed IP . Consult your ISP if the r outer is unable to obtain a valid IP address or if y ou are unsure the W AN connection t ype. Enable W AN : Selec t Y es t o allow the router Internet acc ess. Selec t No to disable Internet acc ess. ⢠â¢
65 Enable NA T : NA T (Network Addr ess T ranslation) is a syst em where one public IP ( W AN IP) is used to provide Internet access t o net work clients with a privat e IP address in a LAN. The privat e IP address of each network client is saved in a NA T table and is used to r oute incoming data packets. Enable UPnP : UPnP (Univ ersal Plug and Play) allo ws several devices (such as r outers, televisions , stereo syst ems, game consoles , and cellular phone), to be contr olled via an IP-based network with or without a central c ontrol through a gat eway . UP nP connec ts PCs of all form factors, pr oviding a seamless network for r emote conîguration and data tr ansfer . Using UP nP , a new network device is disco vered aut omatically . Once connected to the network, devices can be remot ely conîgur ed to suppor t P2P applications, inter ac tive gaming , video conf erencing, and w eb or pro x y ser vers. Unlike P or t forwarding , which involv es manually conîguring por t settings, UP nP automatically conîgur es the router to ac cept incoming connections and direct requests to a speciîc PC on the local network . Connect to DNS Ser ver : Allo ws this router to get the DNS IP address fr om the ISP automatically . A DNS is a host on the Internet that translates Internet names t o numer ic IP addresses . Authen tication : This item may be speciîed by some ISP s. Check with your ISP and îll them in if r equired. Host Name: This îeld allows y ou to pro vide a host name for your r outer . I t is usually a special requir ement from your ISP . If your ISP assigned a host name to y our computer , enter the host name here . ⢠⢠⢠⢠â¢
66 MA C Addr ess : MAC (Media A ccess Con trol) address is a unique identiîer f or your network ing device. Some ISP s monitor the M AC address of networking devices that connect to their ser vice and reject any unr ecognized devic e that attempt t o connec t. T o avoid c onnec tion issues due to an unreg istered MA C address , you can: ⢠C ontac t your ISP and updat e the MA C address associated with your ISP service. ⢠Clone or change the MAC address of the ASUS wir eless router to mat ch the MAC addr ess of the previous network ing device rec ognized by the ISP . â¢
67 4.3.2 P or t T rigger P or t range triggering opens a predetermined incoming por t for a limited period of time whenever a clien t on the local area network makes an outgoing connection to a speciîed por t. P or t trigger ing is used in the follo wing scenarios: More than one local client needs por t forwarding f or the same application at a diî erent time . An application r equires speciîc incoming por ts that are diîer ent from the outgoing ports. ⢠⢠T o set up Port T rigger: 1. F rom the naviga tion panel, go to A dvanced Settings > W AN > P or t T rigger tab. 2. Conîgur e the following settings belo w . When done , click Apply . Enable P or t T rigger : Choose Y es to enable P or t T r igger . W ell-Known Applications : Select popular games and web ser vices to add to the P or t T rigger List. Description: Enter a shor t name or description for the ser vice. ⢠⢠â¢
68 T rigger Port : Specify a trigger por t to open the incoming port. Pr otocol : Selec t the protoc ol, T CP , or UDP . Incoming P or t : Specify an incoming por t to r eceive inbound data from the Internet. Pr otocol : Selec t the protoc ol, T CP , or UDP . NO TES: ⢠When connecting to an IRC ser ver , a client PC makes an outgoing connection using the trigger por t range 66660-7000. The IRC ser ver responds by v erifying the username and creating a new connection to the client PC using an incoming port. ⢠If Port T rigger is disabled, the router dr ops the connec tion because it is unable to determine which PC is r equesting for IRC access . When P or t T rigger is enabled, the router assig ns an incoming por t to receiv e the inbound data. This incoming por t closes once a speciîc time period has elapsed because the router is unsur e when the application has been terminated . ⢠P or t trigger ing only allows one clien t in the net work to use a par ticular ser vice and a speciîc incoming por t at the same time. ⢠Y ou cannot use the same application to trigger a port in more than one PC at the same time. The router will only f or ward the por t back to the last comput er to send the router a request/trigger . ⢠⢠⢠â¢
69 4.3.3 V ir tual Ser ver/P or t F or warding P or t for warding is a method t o direc t network traîc from the Internet to a speciîc por t or a speciîc range of por ts to a device or number of devices on y our local net work. S etting up P or t F or warding on y our router allow s PCs outside the net work to access speciîc services provided b y a PC in your network . NO TE: When por t forwarding is enabled, the ASUS r outer blocks unsolicited inbound traîc fr om the I nternet and only allow s replies from outbound r equests from the LAN. The net work client does not hav e access to the Internet directly , and vice v ersa. T o set up Port F or warding: 1. F rom the naviga tion panel, go to A dvanced Settings > W AN > V ir tual Ser ver / P or t F or warding tab .
70 2. Conîgur e the following settings belo w . When done , click Apply . Enable P or t F or warding : Choose Y es to enable P or t F or warding . F amous S er v er List : D etermine which type of ser vice you want to ac cess. F amous G ame List : This item lists por ts requir ed for popular online games to w or k correctly . FTP Ser ver P or t : A void assigning the por t range 20:21 f or your FTP server as this would conîict with the router â s nativ e FTP ser ver assignment . Ser vice Name: Enter a service name. P or t R ange : If you want to specify a P or t R ange for clients on the same network , enter the Ser vice Name , the Port Range (e.g. 10200:10300), the LAN IP addr ess, and leav e the Local P or t empty . P or t range accepts various f ormats such as P or t R ange (300:350), individual por ts (566,789) or M ix (1015:1024,3021). NO TES: ⢠When your networkâ s îrewall is disabled and you set 80 as the HT TP ser ver â s por t range for y our W AN setup , then your http ser ver/web ser ver would be in c onîic t with the router â s web user int er face. ⢠A network makes use of por ts in order to ex change data, with each por t assig ned a port number and a sp eciîc task. F or example , por t 80 is used for HT TP . A speciîc por t can only be used by one application or ser vice at a time . Hence, two PCs attempting t o access data through the same port at the same time would fail. F or example, you cannot set up P or t F or warding f or por t 100 for two PCs at the same time. ⢠⢠⢠⢠⢠â¢
71 Local IP: Key in the clientâ s LAN IP address. NO TE : Use a static IP address f or the local client to make por t forwarding work properly . Refer to section 4.2 LAN for inf or mation. Local P or t : Enter a speciîc por t to rec eive forwarded packets. Lea ve this îeld blank if you wan t the incoming packets to be redir ec ted to the speciîed por t range . Pr otocol : Selec t the protoc ol. If you are unsur e, select BO TH . T o check if Port F or warding has been conîgur ed successfully: Ensure that y our ser ver or application is set up and running . Y ou will need a client outside your LAN but has Internet access (r eferred t o as âInternet client â). This client should not be connected to the ASUS rout er . On the Internet client, use the rout er â s W AN IP to access the ser ver . I f por t for warding has been suc cessful, y ou should be able to acc ess the îles or applications. Diîerenc es between por t trigger and por t for war ding: P or t trigger ing will work ev en without setting up a speciîc LAN IP address . Unlike por t for warding , which requires a static LAN IP address , por t trigger ing allows dynamic port forwarding using the rout er . Pr edetermined por t ranges are conîgur ed to accept incoming connections for a limit ed period of time. P or t triggering allows multiple computers to run applications that w ould normally require manually forwarding the same por ts to each PC on the network. P or t trigger ing is more secur e than por t for warding since the incoming por ts are not open all the time . They ar e opened only when an application is making an outgoing connection through the trigger por t. ⢠⢠⢠⢠⢠⢠⢠â¢
72 4.3.4 DMZ V ir tual DMZ exposes one client to the Internet, allowing this client to r eceive all inbound packets directed to y our Local Ar ea Network . Inbound traîc from the Internet is usually discarded and r outed to a speciîc client only if port for warding or a por t trigger has been conîgur ed on the net work. I n a DMZ conîguration, one network client rec eives all inbound packets. Setting up DMZ on a network is useful when you need incoming por ts open or you want t o host a domain, web , or e -mail ser ver . Caution: Opening all the ports on a client to the Internet makes the network vulnerable to outside attacks . Please be aware of the security risks inv olved in using DMZ. T o set up DMZ: 1. F rom the naviga tion panel, go to A dvanced Settings > W AN > DMZ tab . 2. Conîgur e the setting below . When done, click A pply . IP address of Exposed Sta tion: Key in the client â s LAN IP address that will pr ovide the DMZ ser vice and be exposed on the Internet. Ensure that the server client has a static IP address . T o remov e DMZ: 1. Delete the clientâ s LAN IP address from the IP A ddress of Exposed Station t ex t box. 2. When done , click Apply. â¢
73 4.3.5 DDNS Setting up DDNS (D ynamic DNS) allows y ou to access the r outer from outside y our net work through the pr ovided ASUS DDNS Ser vice or another DDNS ser vice. T o set up DDNS: 1. F rom the naviga tion panel, go to A dvanced Settings > W AN > DDNS tab . 2. Conîgur e the following settings belo w . When done , click Apply . Enable the DDNS Client: Enable DDNS to ac cess the ASUS rout er via the DNS name rather than W AN IP address. Ser ver and Host Name: Choose ASUS DDNS or other DDNS. If you want to use ASUS DDNS, îll in the Host Name in the format of xxx.asusc omm.com (xxx is your host name). If you want to use a diî erent DDNS service, click FREE TRIAL and reg ister online îrst. F ill in the User Name or E-mail Addr ess and P assword or DDNS Key îelds . ⢠⢠â¢
74 Enable wildcard: Enable wildcard if y our DDNS ser vice requir es one. NO TES : DDNS ser vice will not work under these conditions: ⢠When the wireless r outer is using a private W AN IP address (192.168. x.x, 10.x.x.x, or 172.16.x.x), as indicated by a y ellow text. ⢠The rout er may be on a network that uses multiple NA T tables. 4.3.6 NA T P assthrough NA T Passthr ough allows a Vir tual P r ivat e Net work ( VPN) connection to pass through the r outer to the network clients. PPTP P assthrough, L2TP P assthrough, IP sec P assthrough and RTSP P assthrough are enabled b y default. T o enable / disable the NA T P assthrough settings, go to the Adv anced Settings > W AN > NA T Passthr ough tab. When done, click Apply. â¢
75 4.4 IPv6 This wir eless router suppor ts IPv6 addressing , a system that suppor ts more IP addresses . This standard is not yet widely available . Contact your ISP if your Internet service suppor ts IP v6. T o set up IP v6: 1. F rom the naviga tion panel, go to A dvanced Settings > IPv6 . 2. Selec t your C onnec tion T ype . The conîgur ation options var y depending on your selected connection type. 3. Enter y our IPv6 LAN and DNS settings. 4. Click Apply. NO TE : Please ref er to your ISP regar ding speciîc IPv6 information for your Internet ser vice .
76 4.5 VPN Ser ver VPN ( Vir tual Privat e Net work) pr ovides a secure communication to a r emote computer or remot e net work using a public network such as the Internet. NO TE : Before setting up a VPN connection, you would need the IP address or domain name of the VPN ser ver you are trying to access . T o set up access t o a VPN ser ver: 1. F rom the naviga tion panel, go to A dvanced Settings > VPN Ser ver . 2. On the Enable PPTP Ser ver îeld, select Y es . 3. On the Network Place (Samba) Suppor t îeld, select Y es . 4. Enter the user name and passw ord for ac cessing the VPN ser ver . Click the button. 5. Click Apply. NO TE : F or advanced VPN ser ver settings , click the VPN S er ver tab t o conîgure br oadcast suppor t, authentication, MPPE Encr yption, and Client IP address r ange.
77 4.6 F irew all The wir eless router can ser ve as a har dware îrewall f or your network . NO TE : The F irewall f eature is enabled b y default. 4.6.1 General T o set up basic Fir ewall settings: 1. F rom the naviga tion panel, go to A dvanced Settings > F irewall > General tab . 2. On the Enable F irewall îeld , selec t Y es. 3. On the Enable DoS prot ec tion, selec t Y es to protect your network from DoS (Denial of Ser vice) attacks though this may aîect your r outer â s per formance . 4. Y ou can also monitor packets exchanged between the LAN and W AN connection. On the Logged packets type, select Dropped , Ac cepted , or Both . 5. Click Apply. 4.6.2 URL F ilter Y ou can specify key words or w eb addresses to pr event access t o speciîc URLs. NO TE : The URL F ilter is based on a DNS query . I f a network client has already acc essed a website such as http://www .abcxxx.com, then the website will not be blocked (a DNS cache in the sy stem stores pr eviously visited websit es). T o resolve this issue , clear the DNS cache befor e setting up the URL F ilter .
78 T o set up a URL îlter: 1. F rom the naviga tion panel, go to A dvanced Settings > F irewall > URL F ilter tab . 2. On the Enable URL F ilter îeld, select Enabled. 3. Enter a URL and click the button. 4. Click Apply. 4.6.3 K ey wor d îlter Keyword îlter blocks ac cess to webpages c ontaining speciîed keywords . T o set up a keyword îlt er: 1. F rom the naviga tion panel, go to A dvanced Settings > F irewall > K eyword F ilter tab . 2. On the Enable Keyword F ilter îeld, select Enabled.
79 3. Enter a w ord or phrase and click the A dd button. 4. Click Apply. NO TES: ⢠The Keyword F ilter is based on a DNS quer y . I f a network client has already acc essed a website such as http://www .abcxxx.com, then the website will not be blocked (a DNS cache in the sy stem stores previous ly visited websit es). T o r esolve this issue , clear the DNS cache befor e setting up the Key wor d Filter . ⢠W eb pages compressed using HT TP compression cannot be îlt ered. HT TPS pages also cannot be blocked using a keyword îlter . 4.6.4 Networ k S er vices F ilter The Network Ser vices F ilter blocks LAN to W AN packet ex changes and restricts net work clients fr om accessing speciîc web services such as T elnet or FTP .
80 T o set up a Network Ser vice îlt er: 1. F rom the naviga tion panel, go to A dvanced Settings > F irewall > Netw ork Ser vice F ilter tab . 2. On the Enable Network Ser vices F ilter îeld, select Y es . 3. Selec t the F ilter table type. Black List blocks the speciîed network ser vices. W hite List limits access to only the speciîed network ser vices. 4. Specify the day and time when the îlters will be active . 5. T o specify a Network Ser vice to îlter , enter the Source IP , Destination IP , P or t Range, and Pr otocol. Click the button. 6. Click Apply.
81 4.7 A dministration 4.7.1 Operation Mode The Opera tion M ode page allows y ou to selec t the appropriat e mode for y our net work. T o set up the operating mode: 1. F rom the naviga tion panel, go to A dvanced Settings > Administr ation > Operation Mode tab . 2. Selec t any of these oper ation modes: ⢠W ireless router mode (default) : In wireless r outer mode, the wireless r outer connects to the Internet and provides Internet access to a vailable devices on its own local network. ⢠M edia Bridge: This setup requir es t wo wir eless routers. The second r outer ser ves as a media bridge where multiple devices such as Smar t T Vs and gaming c onsoles can be connected via ethernet. ⢠Acc ess Poin t mode : I n this mode, the r outer creates a new wireless network on an exising network. 3. Click Apply. NO TE : The r outer will reboot when you change the modes .
82 4.7.2 S ystem The S ystem page allo ws you to c onîgure your wir eless router settings. T o set up the Sy stem settings: 1. F rom the naviga tion panel, go to A dvanced Settings > Administr ation > S ystem tab . 2. Y ou can conîgure the follo wing settings: ⢠Change r outer login passwor d : Y ou can change the passwor d and login name for the wir eless router by ent ering a new name and passwor d. ⢠WPS button beha vior : The physical WPS button on the wireless r outer can be used to activate WPS or switch oî wireless networking. ⢠T ime Zone : Select the time zone for y our net work. ⢠NTP Server: The wireless r outer can access a NTP (Network time P rotocol) ser ver in or der to synchronize the time . ⢠Enable T elnet : Click Y es to enable T elnet ser vices on the network . Click No to disable T elnet. ⢠A uthentication Method : Y ou can select HT TP , HT TPS, or both prot ocols to secure r outer access . ⢠Enable W eb Acc ess from W AN : Selec t Y es to allow devices outside the network to access the wir eless router GUI settings. Select No to to pr event access . ⢠Only allow speciîc IP: Click Y es if you w ant to specify the IP addresses of devic es that are allow ed access to the wireless rout er GUI settings from W AN. ⢠Clien t List : Enter the W AN IP addresses of network ing devices allow ed to access the wir eless router settings . This list will be used if you clicked Y es in the Only allow speciîc IP item. 3. Click Apply.
83 4.7.3 F irmw are Upgrade NO TE : Download the latest îrmw are from the ASUS w ebsite at http://ww w .asus.c om T o upgrade the îrm ware: 1. F rom the naviga tion panel, go to A dvanced Settings > Administr ation > F irmw are Upgrade tab . 2. In the New F irmwar e File îeld , click Brow se to locate the downloaded île . 3. Click Upload. NO TES : ⢠When the upgrade pr ocess is complete , wait for some time f or the system t o reboot. ⢠If the upgrade process fails , the wireless rout er automatically enters rescue mode and the pow er LED indicator on the fron t panel star ts îashing slowly . T o reco ver or restor e the system, ref er to section 5.2 F irmwar e Restoration . 4.7.4 Restore/Sa ve/Upload Setting T o restore/sa ve/upload wir eless router settings: 1. F rom the naviga tion panel, go to A dvanced Settings > Administr ation > Restor e/S av e/Upload Setting tab. 2. Selec t the tasks that you w ant to do: ⢠T o restor e to the default fac tor y settings, click Restor e , and click OK in the conîrmation message . ⢠T o save the curren t system settings, click Sa ve , navigat e to the folder wher e you intend t o save the île and click Sav e . ⢠T o restor e from a saved sy stem settings île, click Br owse t o locate y our île, then click Upload. If issues occur , upload the latest îrmw are version and conîgur e new settings. Do not rest ore the router t o its default settings.
84 4.8 S yst em Log Syst em Log contains y our recor ded net work activities. NO TE: System log r esets when the router is r ebooted or power ed oî . T o view your sy stem log: 1. F rom the naviga tion panel, go to A dvanced Settings > Sy stem Log . 2. Y ou can view your network ac tivities in any of these tabs: ⢠General L og ⢠DHCP L eases ⢠W ireless L og ⢠P or t F or warding ⢠Routing T able
85 5 Utilities NO TES: ⢠Install the wireless router's utilities fr om the bundled suppor t CD . ⢠If Autorun is disabled , run setup .ex e from the root directory of the suppor t CD . ⢠The utilities are not supported on MA C OS. 5.1 Devic e Discov er y Device Discov er y is an ASUS WLAN utility that detec ts an ASUS wireless r outer device, and allo ws you to c onîgure the wireless network ing settings. T o launch the Device Disco very utility : ⢠F rom your c omputer â s desktop , click Star t > All P rograms > ASUS Utility > RT -A C68R W ireless Router > Devic e Discov er y . RT -AC68R R NO TE: When you set the r outer to Ac cess P oint mode, you need to use Device Discov er y to get the router â s IP address .
86 5.2 F irm ware Rest oration F irmwar e Restoration is used on an ASUS Wireless Router tha t failed during its îrmwar e upgrading process . I t uploads the îrmwar e that you specify . The process takes about thr ee to four minutes . IMPORT ANT : Launch the rescue mode on the r outer befor e using the F irmware Rest oration utility . NO TE: This f eature is not suppor ted on MA C OS. T o launch the rescue mode and use the Firm ware Restora tion utility: 1. Unplug the wireless r outer from the pow er source . 2. Hold the Reset button at the r ear panel and simultaneously replug the wir eless router into the po wer sourc e. Release the Reset button when the P ower LED a t the front panel îashes slowly , which indicates that the wir eless router is in the r escue mode.
87 3. Set a static IP on your comput er and use the following to set up your TCP/IP settings: IP address: 192.168.1.x Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 4. F rom your c omputer â s desktop , click Star t > All P rograms > ASUS Utility RT -A C68R W ireless Router > F irmw are Restora tion . 5. Specify a îrmwar e île, then click Upload. NO TE : This is not a îrmwar e upgrade utility and cannot be used on a working ASUS Wir eless R outer . Normal îr mw are upgrades must be done through the w eb inter face. Refer t o Chapter 4: Conîguring the Adv anced Settings for more details . 5.3 Setting up your prin ter ser ver 5.3.1 ASUS EZ Prin ter Sharing ASUS EZ P r inting Sharing utility allows you t o connec t a USB printer to y our wireless rout er â s USB por t and set up the print ser ver . This allo ws your network clients to print and scan îles wirelessly .
88 NO TE: The print server func tion is suppor ted on Windows® XP , Windo ws® Vista, and Windo ws® 7. T o set up the EZ Printer sharing mode: 1. F rom the naviga tion panel, go to General > USB Applica tion > Networ k Printer Ser ver . 2. Click Download No w! to download the network printer utility . NO TE: Network printer utility is suppor ted on Window s® XP , W indows® Vista, and Windo ws® 7 only . T o install the utilit y on Mac OS, selec t Use LPR protoc ol for sharing printer . 3. Unzip the downloaded île and click the P rinter icon to run the network printer setup prog ram.
89 4. F ollow the onscr een instruc tions to set up your har dware, then click Next. 5. W ait a few minut es for the initial setup to înish. Click Ne x t . 6. Click F inish to complete the installation. R T -AC68R
90 8. After the printer â s driver installation is c omplete, network clients can now use the print er . 7. F ollow the Windo ws ® OS instructions to install the printer driver .
91 5.3.2 Using LPR t o Share Prin ter Y ou can share your printer with c omputers running on Windo ws® and MA C operating system using LPR/LPD (Line P rinter Remote/ Line P r inter Daemon). Sharing y our LPR printer T o share your LPR prin ter: 1. F rom the Window s® desktop , click Star t > Devices and Print ers > Add a printer t o run the Add Prin ter W izard . 2. Selec t Add a local print er and then click Next .
92 3. Selec t Crea te a new por t then set T ype of P or t to Standard T CP/IP P or t . Click New P or t . 4. In the Hostname or IP address îeld, key in the IP addr ess of the wireless r outer then click Next.
93 5. Selec t C ustom then click Settings . 6. Set Prot o col t o LPR. I n the Queue Name îeld, key in LPRSer ver then click OK to c ontinue.
94 7. Click Next to înish setting up the standar d T CP/IP por t. 8. Install the printer driver from the v endor-model list. If your printer is not in the list, click Ha ve Disk to manually install the printer drivers fr om a CD -ROM or île.
95 9. Click Next to acc ept the default name for the printer . 10. Click F inish to complete the installation.
96 5.4 Download Master Download Master is a utility that helps you download îles ev en while your lapt ops or other devices are switched oî . NO TE: Y ou need a USB device connected to the wir eless router to use Download Master . T o use Download Master: 1. Click General > USB application > Do wnload Master to download and install the utility automatically . NO TE: If you have mor e than one USB drive, select the USB device you want to do wnload the îles to . 2. After the download pr ocess is înished, click the Download Master icon to start using the utilit y . 3. Click Add t o add a download task . 4. Selec t a download type such as BitT orrent , HT TP , or FTP . Pro vide a torren t île or a URL to begin downloading . NO TE: F or details on Bit T orrent, r efer to section 5.4.1 Conîguring the Bit T orrent do wnload settings .
97 5. Use the naviga tion panel to conîgure the advanc ed settings. T o conîgure BitT orrent do wnload settings: 1. F rom Download Master â s naviga tion panel, click Bit T orrent t o launch the Bit T orren t S etting page. 2. Selec t a speciîc por t for y our download task . 3. T o prev ent network congestion, you can limit the maximum upload and download speeds under Speed Limits. 4. Y ou can limit the maximum number of allowed peers and enable or disable île encr yption during downloads. 5.4.1 C onîguring Bit T orrent do wnload settings
98 5.4.2 NZB settings Y ou can set up a USENE T ser ver to do wnload NZB îles. After entering USENET settings, Apply.
99 6 T roubleshooting This chapter pr ovides solutions for issues y ou may encount er with your r outer . If you encounter pr oblems that are not mentioned in this chapter , visit the ASUS suppor t site at: http://suppor t.asus.c om/ for more pr oduc t information and contact details of ASUS T echnical Suppor t. 6.1 Basic T roubleshooting If you are ha ving problems with your r outer , tr y these basic steps in this section before looking for fur ther solutions. Upgrade F irmwar e to the latest v ersion. 1. Launch the W eb GUI. G o to A dvanced Settings > Administr ation > F irmw are Upgrade tab . Click Check to verify if the lat est îr mw are is available . 2. If the latest îrmwar e is available , visit the ASUS global website at http://ww w .asus.com/Networks/W ireless_Routers/RT A C68U/ #download to do wnload the latest îrmwar e. 3. F rom the F irmw are Upgrade page , click Brow se to locate the îrmwar e île. 4. Click Upload to upgr ade the îr mw are.
100 Restar t your netw ork in the following sequenc e: 1. T urn oî the modem. 2. Unplug the modem. 3. T urn oî the router and comput ers. 4. Plug in the modem. 5. T urn on the modem and then wait for 2 minutes . 6. T urn on the router and then wait f or 2 minutes. 7. T urn on computers. Check if y our Ethernet cables are plugged properly . ⢠When the Ethernet cable connecting the router with the modem is plugged in properly , the W AN LED will be on. ⢠When the Ethernet cable connecting your pow ered- on computer with the r outer is plugged in properly , the corresponding LAN LED will be on. Check if the wireless setting on y our computer ma tches that of your c omputer . ⢠When you c onnec t your comput er to the router wir elessly , ensure that the SSID (wir eless network name), encr yption mehtod , and password ar e correct. Check if y our net wor k settings are correct. ⢠Each client on the network should hav e a valid IP address. ASUS rec ommends that you use the wireless r outer â s DHCP ser ver t o assign IP addr esses to computers on your network.
101 ⢠Some cable modem ser vice providers r equire you t o use the MA C address of the comput er initially register ed on the accoun t. Y ou can view the MA C address in the web GUI, Networ k M ap > Clients page , and hover the mouse point er ov er your device in Client S tatus .
102 6.2 F requently A sked Questions (F A Qs) I cannot acc ess the router GUI using a w eb brow ser ⢠If your computer is wir ed, check the Ethernet cable connection and LED status as described in the previous section. ⢠Ensure that y ou are using the correct login inf ormation. The default factor y login name and password is â admin/admin â . Ensure that the C aps Lock key is disabled when you en ter the login inf ormation. ⢠Delete the cookies and îles in your web br owser . F or I nternet Explorer 8, f ollow these steps: 1. Launch Internet Explorer 8, then click T ools > Internet Options . 2. In the General tab , under Bro wsing history , click Delete ⦠, selec t T emp orary Internet F iles and C o okies then click Delete. NO TES: ⢠The commands f or deleting cook ies and îles var y with web brow sers. ⢠Disable pro x y ser ver settings, canc el the dial-up connec tion, and set the TCP/IP settings to obtain IP addr esses automatically . F or more details , refer t o Chapter 1 of this user manual. ⢠Ensure that y ou use CA T5e or CA T6 ethernet cables.
103 The clien t cannot establish a wireless connection with the router . NO TE: If you are having issues c onnec ting to 5Ghz network , make sure that y our wireless device supports 5Ghz or features dual band capabilities. ⢠Out of R ange: ⢠Move the r outer closer to the wireless client . ⢠T r y to adjust antennas of the rout er to the best direction as described in sec tion 1.4 P ositioning your r outer . ⢠DHCP ser ver has been disabled: 1. Launch the web GUI. Go to Gener al > Network Map > Clients and sear ch for the device that y ou want to connect to the r outer . 2. If you cannot înd the device in the Netw ork Map , go to Adv anced Settings > LAN > DHCP S er v er , B asic C onîg list, select Y es on the Enable the DHCP Ser v er .
104 ⢠SSID has been hidden. If your device can înd SSIDs fr om other rout ers but cannot înd your router â s SSID , go to Adv anced Settings > W ireless > General , select No on Hide SSID , and select Auto on C ontrol Channel . ⢠If you are using a wir eless LAN adapter , check if the wireless channel in use conf orms to the channels available in your country/area. If not, adjust the channel, channel bandwidth, and wireless mode . ⢠If you still cannot connect to the router wir elessly , you can r eset your r outer to factor y default settings. In the router GUI,click Administr ation > Restor e/S av e/Upload Setting and click Restore .
105 Internet is not ac cessible . ⢠Check if your r outer can connect to your ISP â s W AN IP address. T o do this , launch the web GUI and go to General> Netw ork Map , and check the Internet Sta tus . ⢠If your rout er cannot connec t to your ISPâ s W AN IP address, tr y restar ting your network as described in the section Restar t your netw ork in following sequenc e under Basic T roubleshooting . ⢠The device has been blocked via the P arental Con trol function. Go to General > P arental C ontrol and see if the devic e is in the list. If the device is listed under Client Name, r emove the device using the Delete butt on or adjust the Time Management Settings.
106 ⢠If there is still no Internet access , tr y to reboot y our computer and verify the network â s IP address and ga teway addr ess. ⢠Check the status indicators on the ADSL modem and the wireless r outer . If the W AN LED on the wireless router is not ON, check if all cables are plugged pr operly . Y ou for got the SSID (net w ork name) or network passw ord ⢠Setup a new SSID and encr yption key via a wired connection (Ethernet cable). Launch the web GUI, go to N et w ork Map , click the rout er icon, enter a new SSID and encr yption key , and then click Apply. ⢠Reset your r outer to the default settings. Launch the w eb GUI, go to A dministration > Restor e/S av e/Upload Setting , and click Restore. The default login accoun t and password ar e both â admin â . How t o restore the sy stem to its default settings? ⢠Go to Administr ation > Restor e/S av e/Upload Setting , and click Restore. The f ollowing are the factor y default settings: User Name: admin P assword: admin Enable DHCP: Y es (if W AN cable is plugged in) IP address: 192.168.1.1 Domain Name: (Blank) Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 DNS Ser ver 1: 192.168.1.1 DNS Ser ver 2: (Blank) SSID (2.4GHz): ASUS SSID (5GHz): ASUS_5G
107 F irmw are upgrade failed . Launch the rescue mode and run the F ir mw are Restoration utility . Refer to section 5.2 F irmw are Restora tion on how to use the F irmwar e Restoration utility .
108 Cannot ac cess W eb GUI A. Disable the pro x y ser ver , if enabled. W indow s ® 7 1. Click Start > Internet Explorer to launch the br owser . 2. Click T ools > Internet options > C onnec tions tab > LAN settings . Befor e conîguring your wireless r outer , do the steps described in this section for your host c omputer and net work clients . 3. F rom the L ocal Area Network (LAN) Settings screen, untick U se a pro x y ser ver f or your LAN . 4. Click OK when done.
109 MA C OS 1. F rom y our Safar i bro wser , click Safari > Pr eferences > Adv anced > Change Settings... 2. F rom the Network screen, deselect FTP Pr oxy and W eb Pro x y (HT TP) . 3. Cllick Apply No w when done. NO TE: Refer to y our browser's help f eature for details on disabling the pro x y ser ver . B. S et the TCP/IP settings t o automatically obtain an IP address . W indow s ® 7 1. Click Start > Contr ol Panel > Networ k and I nternet > Networ k and Sharing C enter > Manage network connections. 2. Selec t Internet P rotocol V ersion 4 ( T CP/IP v4) or Internet P rotocol V ersion 6 ( T CP/IPv6) , then click Pr op er ties .
110 3. T o obtain the IPv4 IP settings automatically , tick Obtain an IP address automatically . T o obtain the IPv6 IP settings automatically , tick Obtain an IPv6 address automatically . 4. Click OK when done. MA C OS 1. Click the Apple icon located on the t op lef t of your scr een. 2. Click Sy stem Pr eferences > N et w ork > C onîgure... 3. F rom the T CP/IP tab, select Using DHCP in the C onîgure IPv4 dropdo wn list. 4. Cllick Apply No w when done. NO TE: Refer to y our operating system â s help and suppor t featur e for details on conîguring your c omputer â s TCP/IP settings .
111 C. Disable the dial-up c onnec tion, if enabled. W indow s ® 7 1. Click Start > Internet Explorer to launch the br owser . 2. Click T ools > Internet options > C onnec tions tab. 3. Tick N ever dial a c onnec tion . 4. Click OK when done. NO TE: Refer to y our browser's help f eature for details on disabling the dial-up connection.
112 Appendic es Notic es ASUS Rec y cling/T akeback Ser vices ASUS recycling and takeback prog rams come from our commitment t o the highest standards for pr otec ting our envir onment. W e believe in providing solutions f or you to be able to r esponsibly rec ycle our pr oduc ts, batteries , other components, as well as the packaging materials. P lease go to http://csr .asus. com/english/T akeback.htm for the detailed r ec ycling information in diîer ent regions . REA CH Complying with the REA CH (Registration, Ev aluation, Authorisation, and Restriction of Chemicals) regulatory framework, we published the chemical substances in our products at ASUS REA CH website at http://csr .asus.c om/english/index.asp x F ederal C ommunications C ommission Statemen t This device c omplies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules . Operation is subject to the following two c onditions: ⢠This device ma y not cause harmful inter ference . ⢠This device must ac cept any int er ferenc e receiv ed, including inter fer ence that may cause undesir ed operation. This equipment has been t ested and found to c omply with the limits for a class B dig ital device, pursuant t o par t 15 of the FC C Rules. These limits are designed to pr ovide reasonable pr otection
113 Pr ohibition of Co-loc ation This device and its an tenna(s) must not be co -located or oper ating in conjunction with any other ant enna or transmitter CA UTION : Any changes or modiîcations not expr essly approv ed by the par ty responsible for complianc e could void the user â s authority to operate the equipmen t. IMPORT ANT ! This device within the 5.15 ~ 5.25 GHz is restricted to indoor operations to r educe any poten tial for harmful inter fer ence to co- channel MSS operations. against harmful inter fer ence in a residential installation. This equipment gener ates, uses and can radiat e radio frequency energy and , if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful inter fer ence to radio communications . Howev er , there is no guarantee tha t inter ferenc e will not occur in a par ticular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful inter fer ence to radio or television r eception, which can be determined by turning the equipment oî and on, the user is encouraged t o tr y to correct the inter fer ence by one or more of the follo wing measures: ⢠Reorient or relocat e the receiving antenna. ⢠Increase the separation between the equipment and r eceiver . ⢠Connect the equipment into an outlet on a cir cuit diîeren t from that t o which the receiver is c onnec ted. ⢠Consult the dealer or an experienc ed radio/T V technician for help .
114 Safety Information T o maintain complianc e with FCCâ s RF exposure guidelines , this equipment should be installed and operat ed with minimum distance 20cm between the radia tor and your body . Use on the supplied antenna. Declara tion of Conf ormity for R&T TE direc tiv e 1999/5/EC Essential requir ements â Ar ticle 3 P rotection requirements f or health and safety â Ar ticle 3.1a T esting f or elec tric safety accor ding to EN 60950-1 has been conducted. These are consider ed relevant and suîcient. P rotection requirements f or elec tromag netic compatibility â Ar ticle 3.1b T esting f or elec tromagnetic c ompatibilit y accor ding to EN 301 489-1 and EN 301 489-17 has been conducted. These are consider ed relevant and suîcient. Eîective use of the radio spectrum â Ar ticle 3.2 T esting f or radio test suites acc ording to EN 300 328 & EN 301 893 hav e been conduc ted. These are consider ed relevant and suîcient. Operate the devic e in 5150-5250 MH z frequency band for indoor use only . CE Mark W arning This is a Class B pr oduc t, in a domestic envir onment, this product may cause radio in ter fer ence, in which case the user ma y be requir ed to take adequate measures . This equipment ma y be operated in A T , BE, CY , CZ, DK , EE, FI, FR, DE, GR, HU , IE, IT , L U, M T , NL, PL, PT , SK , SL, ES, SE, GB, IS, LI, NO , CH, BG, RO , RT .
115 Canada, Industry Canada (IC) Notices This Class B digital appar atus complies with Canadian ICES-003 and RSS-210. Operation is subject to the follo wing t wo c onditions: (1) this device may not cause in ter fer ence, and (2) this device must ac cept any in ter fer ence, including int er ferenc e that may cause undesired operation of the device . Radio Fr equenc y (RF) Exposure Information The radia ted output power of the ASUS Wir eless Device is below the Industr y Canada (IC) radio frequency exposure limits. The ASUS Wireless Device should be used in such a manner such that the potential f or human contact during normal operation is minimized . This device has been ev aluated for and sho wn compliant with the IC Speciîc Absorption Rate (âSARâ) limits when installed in speciîc host products operated in portable exposure conditions (antennas ar e less than 20 centimeters of a person â s body). This device has been c er tiîed for use in C anada. Status of the listing in the Industr y Canada â s REL (Radio Equipment List) can be found a t the following w eb address: http://ww w .ic.gc.ca/app/sitt/ relt el/srch/nwRdSrch.do?lang=eng Additional C anadian information on RF exposure also can be found a t the following w eb: http://w ww .ic.gc.ca/eic/sit e/smt-gst. nsf/eng/sf08792.html Canada, a vis dâIndustr y Canada (IC) Cet appar eil numérique de classe B est conforme aux normes
116 canadiennes ICES-003 et RSS-210. Son fonctionnement est soumis aux deux conditions suivant es: (1) cet appar eil ne doit pas causer d â inter férence et (2) c et appareil doit accept er toute inter fér ence, notamment les in ter fér ences qui peuvent a ecter son f onc tionnement. NC C è¦èª ç¶åå¼èªèåæ ¼ä¹ä½åçå°é »é»æ©ï¼éç¶è¨±å¯ï¼å ¬å¸ãåèæ 使ç¨è åä¸å¾æ èªè®æ´é »çãå 大åçæè®æ´åè¨è¨ä¹ç¹æ§å åè½ãä½åçå°é »é»æ©ä¹ä½¿ç¨ä¸å¾å½±é¿é£èªå®å ¨åå¹²æ¾åæ³é ä¿¡ï¼ç¶ç¼ç¾æå¹²æ¾ç¾è±¡æï¼æç«å³åç¨ï¼ä¸¦æ¹åè³ç¡å¹²æ¾ææ¹ å¾ç¹¼çºä½¿ç¨ãåé åæ³éä¿¡ï¼æä¾é»ä¿¡æ³è¦å®ä½æ¥ä¹ç¡ç·é»é ä¿¡ãä½åçå°é »é»æ©é å¿ååæ³éä¿¡æå·¥æ¥ãç§å¸åé«çç¨é» 波輻å°æ§é»æ©è¨åä¹å¹²æ¾ã GNU General P ublic License Licensing inf ormation This pr oduc t includes copyrighted thir d-par t y soft ware licensed under the terms of the GNU General P ublic License. Please see The GNU General Public Lic ense for the exact terms and conditions of this license . W e include a copy of the GPL with ev er y CD shipped with our product. All future îrm ware updates will also be accompanied with their r espec tive sour ce code. P lease visit our web sit e for updated inf ormation. Note that we do not oî er direct suppor t for the distribution. GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE V ersion 2, June 1991 Cop yr ight ( C ) 1989, 1991 Fr ee Sof tware F oundation, Inc. 59 T emple Place , Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
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