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3.1.1 Setting up the wireless security settings
To protect your wireless network from unauthorized access, you
need to configure its security settings.
To set up the wireless security settings:
1.
From the navigation panel, go to
General
>
Network Map
.
2.
On the Network Map screen and under
System status
, you
can configure the wireless security settings such as SSID,
security level, and encryption settings.
NOTE
: You can set up different wireless security settings for 2.4GHz and
5GHz bands.
2.4GHz security settings
5GHz security settings
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3
.
On the
Wireless name (SSID)
field, key in a unique name for
your wireless network.
4.
From the
Authentication Method
dropdown list, select the
authentication method for your wireless network.
If you select WPA-Personal or WPA-2 Personal as the
authentication method,key in the WPA-PSK key or security
passkey.
IMPORTANT!
The IEEE 802.11n/ac standard prohibits using High
Throughput with WEP or WPA-TKIP as the unicast cipher. If you use these
encryption methods, your data rate will drop to IEEE 802.11g 54Mbps
connection.
5
Click
Apply
when done.
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3.1.2 Managing your network clients
To manage your network clients:
1.
From the navigation panel, go to
General
>
Network Ma
p
tab.
2.
On the
Network Map
screen, select the
Clients
icon to
display your network client’s information.
3.
To block a client’s access to your network, select the client and
click the open lock icon.
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3.1.3 Monitoring your USB device
The ASUS wireless router provides two USB ports for connecting
USB devices or USB printer to allow you to share files and printer
with clients in your network.
NOTES:
•
To use this feature, you need to plug a USB storage device, such as a
USB hard disk or USB flash drive, to the USB 3.0/2.0 ports on the rear
panel of your wireless router. Ensure that the USB storage device is
formatted and partitioned properly. Refer to the Plug-n-Share Disk
Support List at
•
The USB ports support two USB drives or one printer and one USB
drive at the same time.
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IMPORTANT!
You first need to create a share account and its
permission /access rights to allow other network clients to access the
USB device via an FTP site/third-party FTP client utility, Servers Center,
Samba, or AiCloud. For more details, refer to the section
3.5 Using the
USB Application
and
3.6 Using AiCloud
in this user manual.
To monitor your USB device:
1.
From the navigation panel, go to
General
>
Network Map
.
2.
On the Network Map screen,select the
USB Disk Status
icon
to display your USB device’s information.
3.
On the AiDisk Wizard field, click
GO
to set up an FTP server for
Internet file sharing.
NOTES
:
•
For more details, refer to the section
3.5.2 Using Servers Center
in
this user manual.
•
The wireless router works with most USB HDDs/Flash disks (up to
4TB size) and supports read-write access for FAT16, FAT32,
NTFS, and
HFS+.
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