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Device Discovery

Device Discovery is an ASUS WLAN utility that detects an ASUS wireless router device,

and enables you to configure the device.

To launch the Device Discovery utility:

•

From your computer’s desktop, click

Start

>

All Programs

>

ASUS Utility

>

RT-N13U Wireless Router

>

Device

Discovery

.

When you set the router to Access Point mode, you need to use Device Discovery to get the

router’s IP address.

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Firmware Restoration

Firmware Restoration is used on an ASUS Wireless Router after a failed firmware

upgrade. This utility uploads a firmware file to the wireless router. The process takes

about three to four minutes.

To launch rescue mode and use the Firmware Restoration utility:

1.

Unplug the wireless router from its power source.

±.

While holding down the Reset button at the back of the wireless router, plug the

wireless router into a power source. Release the Reset button when the Power

LED at the front panel begins to flash slowly, which indicates that the wireless

router is in rescue mode.

².

Use the following to set up your TCP/IP settings:

IP address

: 19±.168.1.x

Subnet mask

: ±55.±55.±55.0

³. From your computer’s desktop, click

Start

>

All Programs

>

ASUS Utility RT-N1

0

U Wireless Router

>

Firmware

Restoration

.

Launch rescue mode before using the Firmware Restoration utility.

The Firmware Restoration utility is not used to upgrade the firmware of a working ASUS Wireless

Router. Normal firmware upgrades must be done through the web GUI. Refer to

Upgrading the

firmware

on page ³³ for more details.

5.

Click Browse to navigate to a firmware file, then click

Upload

.

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Setting up your network printer

Use the Network Printer Setup utility to set up a USB printer on your wireless router and

share the printer with other devices on the network.

•

To check if your USB printer is compatible with your ASUS wireless router, refer to the Plug-

n-Share Disk Support List at

•

The wireless router's printer server function is not supported on Windows

®

2000.

To set up your USB Printer:

1. Click

USB application

from the left navigation panel, then click

Network

Printer Server

.

±. Click

Download Now!

to download the network printer utility.

3.

Unzip the downloaded file and click the Printer.exe file to run the network

printer setup program.

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³.

Follow the onscreen instructions to set up your hardware, then click

Next

.

5.

Wait for a few minutes for the initial setup to finish. Click

Next

.

6. Click

Finish

to complete the installation.

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7. Follow the Windows

®

OS instructions to install the printer driver.

8.

After printer driver installation is complete, computers on the network will now

be able to access the printer.