Wireless, General | Asus RT-AC68R specs

4Configuring the Advanced Settings

4.1 Wireless

4.1.1 General

The General tab allows you to configure the basic wireless settings.

To configure the basic wireless settings:

1.From the navigation panel, go to Advanced Settings > Wireless > General tab.

2.Select 2.4GHz or 5GHz as the frequency band for your wireless network.

3.Assign a unique name containing up to 32 characters for your SSID (Service Set Identifier) or network name to identify your wireless network. Wi-Fi devices can identify and connect to the wireless network via your assigned SSID. The SSIDs on the information banner are updated once new SSIDs are saved to the settings.

NOTE: You can assign unique SSIDs for the 2.4 GHz and 5GHz frequency bands.

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RT-AC68R Copyright 2013 ASUSTeK Computer Inc. All Rights Reserved Table of contents Configuring the Advanced Settings Utilities 112 Package contents Welcome Your wireless router LAN 1~4 LED Specifications Positioning your router Setup Requirements Router Setup Wired connectionTo set up your wireless router via wired connection Wireless connection To set up your wireless router via wireless connectionPage Logging into the Web GUI To log into the web GUI Quick Internet Setup QIS with Auto- detection To use QIS with auto-detectionLog into the Web GUI. The QIS page launches automatically For Automatic IP Dhcp For PPPoE, PPTP, and L2TP For Static IP Auto-detection of your ISP connection type takes place whenPage Connecting to your wireless network To connect to your network Configuring the General settings Using the Network Map Setting up the wireless security settings To set up the wireless security settings Key in your security passkey Click Apply when done Managing your network clientsTo manage your network clients From the navigation panel, go to General Network Map tab Monitoring your USB device To monitor your USB device Safely removing the USB disk To safely remove the USB disk Click Enable Creating a Guest NetworkTo create a guest network From the navigation panel, go to General Guest Network To configure additional options, click Modify Click Yes on the Enable Guest Network screenSelect an Authentication Method Select Disable or Enable on the Access Intranet item Using the Traffic Manager Managing QoS Quality of Service BandwidthTo set up bandwidth priority Enter all IP addresses as *.*.*.* or leave the field blank Page Monitoring Traffic Setting up Parental Control Click OK Click Apply to save the settingsTo use the parental control function Using the USB Application Using AiDiskTo use AiDisk Page Using Servers Center Using Media Server To launch the Media Server setting page, go to General USB Application Servers Center Media Servers tab. Refer toFollowing for the descriptions of the fields To use Samba share Follow the steps below to add, delete, or modify an account To create a new accountClick to add new account To delete an existing account Using the FTP Share service To use FTP Share service To configure Miscellaneous settings Configure the following settingsMaximum Login User Device Name 3 3G/4G Work GroupCharacter set on FTP Server To set up 3G/4G internet access Click Apply Using AiCloud To use AiCloud Insert a USB storage device into the wireless router Cloud DiskTo create a cloud disk Turn on Cloud DiskPage Smart Access Smart Sync To use Smart SyncClick Add new account Wireless GeneralPage Radius with To enable WPS on your wireless network 2 WPSPage Bridge Page Wireless MAC Filter To set up the Wireless MAC filter Radius Setting To set up wireless Radius settings Professional Page LAN LAN IP To modify the LAN IP settings To configure the Dhcp serverEnable the Dhcp Server field, tick Yes Dhcp ServerPage To configure the LAN Routing table On the Enable static routes field, choose YesRoute On the Static Route List, enter the network information Iptv To configure the WAN connection settings WANInternet Connection Page Page To set up Port Trigger Port TriggerPage To set up Port Forwarding Virtual Server/Port ForwardingPage Local IP Key in the client’s LAN IP address Differences between port trigger and port forwarding To set up DMZ 4 DMZTo remove DMZ To set up Ddns Ddns Ddns service will not work under these conditions NAT Passthrough To set up IPv6 From the navigation panel, go to Advanced Settings IPv6Enter your IPv6 LAN and DNS settings Click Apply IPv6 To set up access to a VPN server VPN Server To set up basic Firewall settings FirewallURL Filter To set up a URL filter To set up a keyword filterKeyword filter Network Services Filter Enter a word or phrase and click the Add button Click Apply To set up a Network Service filter Administration Operation ModeTo set up the operating mode Select any of these operation modes To set up the System settings SystemTime Zone Select the time zone for your network Firmware Upgrade Restore/Save/Upload SettingTo upgrade the firmware To restore/save/upload wireless router settings System Log System Log contains your recorded network activitiesTo view your system log Device Discovery To launch the Device Discovery utilityFrom your computer’s desktop, click Unplug the wireless router from the power source Firmware Restoration Setting up your printer server Asus EZ Printer SharingSpecify a firmware file, then clickUpload To set up the EZ Printer sharing mode RT-AC68R Page Using LPR to Share Printer To share your LPR printerSelect Add a local printer and then click Next Page Select Custom then click Settings Click Next to finish setting up the standard TCP/IP port Page Download Master To use Download Master Configuring Bit Torrent download settings Use the navigation panel to configure the advanced settingsTo configure BitTorrent download settings NZB settings Troubleshooting Basic Troubleshooting Restart your network in the following sequence 101 Frequently Asked Questions FAQs Cannot access the router GUI using a web browser Move the router closer to the wireless client Dhcp server has been disabledOut of Range 104 Internet is not accessible You forgot the Ssid network name or network password How to restore the system to its default settings? Firmware upgrade failed Cannot access Web GUI Click Tools Internet options Connections tab LAN settingsClick OK when done Settings Cllick Apply Now when doneWindows Click Start Control Panel Network and Internet Internet Protocol Version 6 TCP/IPv6, then click Properties Click the Apple icon located on the top left of your screen Disable the dial-up connection, if enabled Windows Tick Never dial a connection Asus Recycling/Takeback Services Federal Communications Commission Statement Against harmful interference in a residential installation Prohibition of Co-location Safety Information Declaration of Conformity for R&TTE directive 1999/5/ECCE Mark Warning Canada, Industry Canada IC Notices Radio Frequency RF Exposure InformationCanada, avis d’Industry Canada IC Cet appareil numérique de classe B est conforme aux normes NCC 警語 GNU General Public LicenseVersion 2, June Preamble Terms & conditions for copying, distribution, & modification 119 Page Page Page 123 No Warranty For Turkey only Authorised distributors in TurkeyTel. 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