User Guide
Wireless-AC1900 Dual Band Gigabit Router
RT-AC68U
Copyright 2013 ASUSTeK Computer Inc. All Rights Reserved
E8119 First Edition March
Getting started
Table of contents
Configuring the General settings
Getting to know your wireless router
Configuring the Advanced Settings
Table of contents
Using AiCloud
IPv6
Utilities
Troubleshooting
Appendices
Table of contents
1.1 Welcome
1 Getting to know your wireless router
1.2 Package contents
5 Power LED
1.3 Your wireless router
Flashing slow Rescue mode
1 LAN 1~4 LED
8 Power button
Specifications
Press this button to power on or off the stystem
14 Reset button
1.4 Positioning your router
Ethernet RJ-45 LAN port 10Base-T/100Base-TX/ 1000BaseTX
1.5 Setup Requirements
IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac wireless capability An installed TCP/IP service
To set up your wireless router via wired connection
1.6 Router Setup
1.6.1 Wired connection
To set up your wireless router via wireless connection
1.6.2 Wireless connection
4. Install an IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac WLAN adapter on your computer
To log into the web GUI
2 Getting started
2.1 Logging into the Web GUI
To use QIS with auto-detection
2.2 Quick Internet Setup QIS with Auto- detection
for Automatic IP DHCP for PPPoE, PPTP, and L2TP
The auto-detection of your ISP connection type takes place when
for Static IP
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To connect to your network
2.3 Connecting to your wireless network
3.1 Using the Network Map
3 Configuring the General settings
2.4GHz security settings
3.1.1 Setting up the wireless security settings
To set up the wireless security settings
To manage your network clients
3.1.2 Managing your network clients
3.1.3 Monitoring your USB device
To monitor your USB device
To safely remove the USB disk
Safely removing the USB disk
To create a guest network
3.2 Creating a Guest Network
7. Select an Authentication Method
5. Click Yes on the Enable Guest Network screen
10. Select Disable or Enable on the Access Intranet item
4. To configure additional options, click Modify
To set up bandwidth priority
3.3 Using the Traffic Manager
3.3.1 Managing QoS Quality of Service Bandwidth
To fill in the source IP or MAC, you can
Change the order of upstream network packets that are sent to the Internet
3.3.2 Monitoring Traffic
To use the parental control function
3.4 Setting up Parental Control
To use AiDisk
3.5 Using the USB Application
3.5.1 Using AiDisk
5. Click Finish to complete the setting
Using Media Server
3.5.2 Using Servers Center
To use Samba share
Using Network Place Samba Share service
application Servers Center Media Servers tab. Refer to the
To add a folder
To create a new account
To delete an existing account
R/W Select this option to assign read/write access
Using the FTP Share service
R Select this option to assign read-only access
4. Click Apply to apply the changes
To use FTP Share service
To configure Miscellaneous settings
Miscellaneous setting
Maximum Login User
Device Name
Character set on FTP Server
3.5.3 3G/4G
Work Group
To set up 3G/4G internet access
To use AiCloud
3.6 Using AiCloud
2. Turn on Cloud Disk
3.6.1 Cloud Disk
To create a cloud disk
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3.6.2 Smart Access
3. Click Add new account
3.6.3 Smart Sync
To use Smart Sync
4.1 Wireless
4 Configuring the Advanced Settings
To configure the basic wireless settings
4.1.1 General
40MHz Select this bandwidth to maximize the wireless throughput
128-bit Enables improved WEP encryption 10.When done, click Apply
Radius with
Off Disables WEP encryption 64-bit Enables weak WEP encryption
4.1.2 WPS
To enable WPS on your wireless network
4. To set up WPS using the router’s WPS button, follow these steps
4.1.3 Bridge
6. On the Remote AP List, key in a MAC address and click the Add
To set up the Wireless MAC filter
4.1.4 Wireless MAC Filter
To set up wireless RADIUS settings
4.1.5 RADIUS Setting
4.1.6 Professional
Multicast rate Mbps Select the multicast transmission rate or click Disable to switch off simultaneous single transmission
4.2.1 LAN IP
4.2 LAN
To configure the DHCP server
To modify the LAN IP settings
2. In the Enable the DHCP Server field, tick Yes
4.2.2 DHCP Server
5. In the IP Pool Ending Address field, key in the ending IP address
2. On the Enable static routes field, choose Yes
To configure the LAN Routing table
4.2.3 Route
or Delete
4.2.4 IPTV
4.3.1 Internet Connection
To configure the WAN connection settings
4.3 WAN
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Contact your ISP and update the MAC address associated with your ISP service
4.3.2 Port Trigger
To set up Port Trigger
When connecting to an IRC server, a client PC makes an outgoing connection using the trigger port range 66660-7000. The IRC server responds by verifying the username and creating a new connection to the client PC using an incoming port
4.3.3 Virtual Server/Port Forwarding
To set up Port Forwarding
Port Range If you want to specify a Port Range for clients on the same network, enter the Service Name, the Port Range e.g. 1020010300, the LAN IP address, and leave the Local Port empty. Port range accepts various formats such as Port Range 300350, individual ports 566,789 or Mix 10151024,3021
Differences between port trigger and port forwarding
To remove DMZ
To set up DMZ
4.3.4 DMZ
4.3.5 DDNS
To set up DDNS
Enable wildcard Enable wildcard if your DDNS service requires one
4.3.6 NAT Passthrough
4.4 IPv6
To set up IPv6
4.5 VPN Server
To set up access to a VPN server
4.6 Firewall
To set up basic Firewall settings
4.6.1 General
4.6.2 URL Filter
4.6.3 Keyword filter
To set up a URL filter
To set up a keyword filter
3. Enter a word or phrase and click the Add button 4. Click Apply
4.6.4 Network Services Filter
To set up a Network Service filter
To set up the operating mode
4.7 Administration
4.7.1 Operation Mode
4.7.2 System
To set up the System settings
4.7.4 Restore/Save/Upload Setting
4.7.3 Firmware Upgrade
To upgrade the firmware
To restore/save/upload wireless router settings
To view your system log
4.8 System Log
To launch the Device Discovery utility
5 Utilities
5.1 Device Discovery
5.2 Firmware Restoration
To launch the rescue mode and use the Firmware Restoration utility
5.3.1 ASUS EZ Printer Sharing
5.3 Setting up your printer server
To set up the EZ Printer sharing mode
6. Click Finish to complete the installation
5. Wait a few minutes for the initial setup to finish. Click Next
7. Follow the Windows OS instructions to install the printer driver
Sharing your LPR printer
5.3.2 Using LPR to Share Printer
To share your LPR printer
2. Select Add a local printer and then click Next
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5. Select Custom then click Settings
7. Click Next to finish setting up the standard TCP/IP port
10. Click Finish to complete the installation
9. Click Next to accept the default name for the printer
To use Download Master
5.4 Download Master
To configure BitTorrent download settings
5.4.1 Configuring Bit Torrent download settings
5.4.2 NZB settings
Upgrade Firmware to the latest version
6 Troubleshooting
6.1 Basic Troubleshooting
Restart your network in the following sequence
Check if your network settings are correct
Check if your Ethernet cables are plugged properly
1. Turn off the modem 2. Unplug the modem
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I cannot access the router GUI using a web browser
6.2 Frequently Asked Questions FAQs
Out of Range
The client cannot establish a wireless connection with the router
DHCP server has been disabled
If you are using a wireless LAN adapter, check if the wireless channel in use conforms to the channels available in your country/area. If not, adjust the channel, channel bandwidth, and wireless mode
Internet is not accessible
How to restore the system to its default settings?
You forgot the SSID network name or network password
Go to Administration Restore/Save/Upload Setting, and click Restore
Password
Firmware upgrade failed
A. Disable the proxy server, if enabled Windows
Cannot access Web GUI
2. Click Tools Internet options Connections tab LAN settings
1. Click Start Internet Explorer to launch the browser
B. Set the TCP/IP settings to automatically obtain an IP address
Settings
MAC OS
Windows 1. Click Start Control Panel Network and Internet
2. Click System Preferences Network Configure
To obtain the IPv6 IP settings automatically, tick
MAC OS
Obtain an IPv6 address automatically
3. Tick Never dial a connection
C. Disable the dial-up connection, if enabled Windows
2. Click Tools Internet options Connections tab
1. Click Start Internet Explorer to launch the browser
Appendices
ASUS Recycling/Takeback Services
Notices
REACH
against harmful interference in a residential installation
Prohibition of Co-location
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna
Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver
CE Mark Warning
Safety Information
Declaration of Conformity for R&TTE directive 1999/5/EC
Canada, avis d’Industry Canada IC
Canada, Industry Canada IC Notices
Radio Frequency RF Exposure Information
GNU General Public License
NCC 警語
Licensing information
GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
Preamble
Terms & conditions for copying, distribution, & modification
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Authorised distributors in Turkey
For Turkey only
BOGAZICI BIL GISAYAR SAN. VE TIC. A.S Tel. No Address
A.S Tel. No Address
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. Asia Pacific
ASUS Contact information
ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL America
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Region
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Europe
Country
Networks Global Hotline Information
Service Hours
Region
Asia-Pacific Americas
ASUSTeK Computer Inc
Manufacturer
+886-2-2894-3447
TAIPEI 112, TAIWAN
