ASUS RT-N56U Padavan Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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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. Key in

192.168.1.1

on your web browser.

2. On the login screen, key in the default user name (

admin

) and

password (

admin

), then click

OK

.The wireless router’s web GUI

launches.

3. On the Network Map screen, select the

System status

icon to

display 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

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5GHz security settings

4. On the

Wireless name (SSID)

ﬁeld, key in a unique name for

your wireless network.

5. From the

Authentication Method

and

WPA Encryption

dropdown lists, select the authentication and encryption

methods for your wireless network.

IMPORTANT

!

The IEEE 802.11n 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.

6. Key in your security passkey.

7. Click

Apply

when done.

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Managing your network clients

To manage your network clients:

1. Launch the wireless router’s web GUI.

2. On the Network Map screen, select the

Client Status

icon to

display the information about your network clients.

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NOTE:

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 2.0

port 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

http://event.asus.com/networks/disksupport

IMPORTANT!

You ﬁrst need to create a user account to

allow other network clients to access the USB device. For more

details, refer to the section

Using AiDisk for sharing ﬁles

in this

user manual.

To monitor your USB device:

1. Launch the wireless router’s web GUI.

2. On the Network Map screen, select the

USB Disk Status

icon to

display the information about your USB device.

Monitoring your USB device

The ASUS Wireless Router provides two USB 2.0 ports for

connecting USB devices such as a USB storage device and USB

printer, to allow you to monitor the working environment, share

ﬁles, and printer with clients in your network.

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NOTES

:

• For more details, refer to the section

Using the Network Place

(Samba) Share service

and

Using the FTP Share service

in

this user manual.

• On USB External HDD/Flash disk:

•

The wireless router works with most USB HDDs/Flash disks

(up to 2TB size) and supports read-write access for FAT16,

FAT32, EXT2, EXT3, and NTFS.

•

To safely remove the USB disk, launch the web GUI

(http://192.168.1.1), then in the upper right corner of

Network Map page click the

USB

icon >

Eject USB1

.

•

Incorrect removal of the USB disk may cause data

corruption.

3. On the AiDisk Wizard ﬁeld, click

GO

to set up an FTP server for

Internet ﬁle sharing.

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