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To upgrade the firmware:
1. Click Advanced Setting from the navigation menu at the
left side of your screen.
2. Under the Administration menu, click Firmware Upgrade.
3. In the New Firmware File field, click Browse to locate the
new firmware on your computer.
4. Click Upload. The uploading process takes about three
minutes.
Upgrading the firmware
NOTE:
Download the latest firmware from the ASUS website
NOTE:
If the upgrade process fails, the wireless router
automatically enters the rescue mode and the power LED
indicator at the front panel flashes slowly. To recover or
restore the system, use the Firmware Restoration utility.
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Restoring/Saving/Uploading settings
To restore/save/upload the settings:
1. Click Advanced Setting from the navigation menu at the
left side of your screen.
2. Under the Administration menu, click Restore/Save/Upload
Setting.
3. Select the tasks that you want to do:
•
To restore to the default factory settings, click Restore,
and click OK in the confirmation message.
•
To save the current system settings, click Save, and click
Save in the file download window to save the system file
in your preferred path.
•
To restore previous system settings, click Browse to
locate the system file that you want to restore, then click
Upload.
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Using the utilities
NOTES:
• Install the wireless router's utilities from the bundled support
CD.
• If Autorun is disabled, run setup.exe from the root directory
of the support CD.
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-N53 Wireless
Router > Device Discovery.
NOTE:
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 that
failed during its firmware upgrading process. It uploads the
firmware that you specify. The process takes about three to four
minutes.
To launch the rescue mode and use the Firmware
Restoration utility:
1. Unplug the wireless router from the power source.
2. Hold the Reset button at the back side and simultaneously
press the power switch to power off the wireless router. Release
the Reset button when the Power LED at the front panel flashes
slowly, which indicates that the wireless router is in the rescue
mode.
3. Use the following to set up your TCP/IP settings:
IP address: 192.168.1.x
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
4. From your computer’s desktop, click
Start > All Programs > ASUS Utility RT-N53 Wireless
Router > Firmware Restoration.
IMPORTANT: Launch the rescue mode before using the
Firmware Restoration utility.
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NOTE:
This is not a firmware upgrade utility and cannot be
used on a working ASUS Wireless Router. Normal firmware
upgrades must be done through the web interface. Refer to
Chapter 3: Configuring via the web GUI for more details.
5. Specify a firmware file, then click Upload.
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