Positioning your router | Asus RT-AC68R guide

1.4 Positioning your router

For the best wireless signal transmission between the wireless router and the network devices connected to it, ensure that you:

•Place the wireless router in a centralized area for a maximum wireless coverage for the network devices.

•Keep the device away from metal obstructions and away from direct sunlight.

•Keep the device away from 802.11g or 20MHz only Wi-Fi devices, 2.4GHz computer peripherals, Bluetooth devices, cordless phones, transformers, heavy-duty motors, fluorescent lights, microwave ovens, refrigerators, and other industrial equipment to prevent signal interference or loss.

•Always update to the latest firmware.Visit the ASUS website at http://www.asus.com to get the latest firmware updates.

•To ensure the best wireless signal, orient the three detachable antennas as shown in the drawing below.

90°

45°

45°

8R

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Asus RT-AC68R manual Positioning your router

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RT-AC68R Copyright 2013 ASUSTeK Computer Inc. All Rights Reserved Table of contents Configuring the Advanced Settings 112 Utilities Welcome Package contents LAN 1~4 LED Your wireless router Specifications Positioning your router Setup Requirements Router Setup Wired connectionTo set up your wireless router via wired connection To set up your wireless router via wireless connection Wireless connectionPage To log into the web GUI Logging 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 Auto-detection of your ISP connection type takes place when For Static IPPage To connect to your network Connecting to your wireless network Using the Network Map Configuring the General settings To set up the wireless security settings Setting up the wireless security settings Managing your network clients Key in your security passkey Click Apply when doneTo manage your network clients From the navigation panel, go to General Network Map tab Monitoring your USB device To monitor your USB device To safely remove the USB disk Safely removing the USB disk Creating a Guest Network Click EnableTo create a guest network From the navigation panel, go to General Guest Network Click Yes on the Enable Guest Network screen To configure additional options, click ModifySelect 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 Media Server Using Servers Center Application Servers Center Media Servers tab. Refer to To launch the Media Server setting page, go to General USBFollowing for the descriptions of the fields To use Samba share To create a new account Follow the steps below to add, delete, or modify an accountClick to add new account To delete an existing account Using the FTP Share service To use FTP Share service Configure the following settings To configure Miscellaneous settingsMaximum Login User Device Name 3 3G/4G Work GroupCharacter set on FTP Server Click Apply To set up 3G/4G internet access To use AiCloud Using AiCloud Cloud Disk Insert a USB storage device into the wireless routerTo create a cloud disk Turn on Cloud DiskPage Smart Access Smart Sync To use Smart SyncClick Add new account General WirelessPage Radius with 2 WPS To enable WPS on your wireless networkPage Bridge Page To set up the Wireless MAC filter Wireless MAC Filter To set up wireless Radius settings Radius Setting Professional Page LAN IP LAN To configure the Dhcp server To modify the LAN IP settingsEnable the Dhcp Server field, tick Yes Dhcp ServerPage On the Enable static routes field, choose Yes To configure the LAN Routing tableRoute On the Static Route List, enter the network information Iptv To configure the WAN connection settings WANInternet Connection Page Page Port Trigger To set up Port TriggerPage Virtual Server/Port Forwarding To set up Port ForwardingPage Differences between port trigger and port forwarding Local IP Key in the client’s LAN IP address To set up DMZ 4 DMZTo remove DMZ Ddns To set up Ddns NAT Passthrough Ddns service will not work under these conditions From the navigation panel, go to Advanced Settings IPv6 To set up IPv6Enter your IPv6 LAN and DNS settings Click Apply IPv6 VPN Server To set up access to a VPN server To set up basic Firewall settings FirewallURL Filter To set up a URL filter To set up a keyword filterKeyword filter Enter a word or phrase and click the Add button Click Apply Network Services Filter To set up a Network Service filter Operation Mode AdministrationTo 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 Restore/Save/Upload Setting Firmware UpgradeTo 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 Firmware Restoration Unplug the wireless router from the power source 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 To use Download Master Download Master Configuring Bit Torrent download settings Use the navigation panel to configure the advanced settingsTo configure BitTorrent download settings NZB settings Basic Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Restart your network in the following sequence 101 Cannot access the router GUI using a web browser Frequently Asked Questions FAQs Move the router closer to the wireless client Dhcp server has been disabledOut of Range 104 Internet is not accessible How to restore the system to its default settings? You forgot the Ssid network name or network password Firmware upgrade failed Cannot access Web GUI Click Tools Internet options Connections tab LAN settingsClick OK when done Cllick Apply Now when done SettingsWindows 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 Tick Never dial a connection Disable the dial-up connection, if enabled Windows Federal Communications Commission Statement Asus Recycling/Takeback Services Prohibition of Co-location Against harmful interference in a residential installation Safety Information Declaration of Conformity for R&TTE directive 1999/5/ECCE Mark Warning Radio Frequency RF Exposure Information Canada, Industry Canada IC NoticesCanada, 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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