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Setting up the hardware

Setting up the wireless router

The ASUS Wireless Router meets various working scenarios with proper

configurations. You may need to change the wireless router’s default settings so

as to meet the requirements in your wireless environment. It also provides you with

EZSetup, a utility that enables you to easily set up a secure wireless network.

Notes:

•

We recommend that you use wired connection for initial configuration to avoid possible

setup problems due to wireless uncertainty.

•

For more details on EZSetup, refer to the section

EZSetup

in Chapter 4 of this user

manual.

Setting up a wired connection

The ASUS Wireless Router is supplied with an Ethernet cable in the package. The

wireless router has integrated auto-crossover function, so use either straight-through

or crossover cable for wired connection.

To set up the wired connection:

1.

Turn on your router and the modem.

2.

Using an Ethernet cable, connect the router’s WAN port to the modem.

3.

Using another Ethernet cable, connect the router’s LAN port to your PC’s LAN

port.

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Setting up a wireless connection

To set up a wireless connection:

1.

Turn on your router and the modem.

2.

Using an Ethernet cable, connect the modem to the router’s WAN port.

².

Connect an IEEE 80±.11b/g/n compatible WLAN card. Refer to your wireless

Refer to your wireless

adapter user manual for wireless connection procedures. By default, the SSID

of ASUS Wireless Router is “default” (in lower case), encryption is disabled and

open system authentication is used.

Configuring the wireless router

The ASUS Wireless Router includes a web graphics user interface (web GUI)

which allows you to configure the wireless router using a web browser on your

computer.

Using the web GUI

If your PC connects to the router using a cable, launch a web browser and the

login page of the router’s web GUI is automatically launched.

If your PC connects to the router wirelessly, you have to select the network first.

To select the network:

1. Click

Start

>

Control Panel

>

Network Connections

>

Wireless Network

Connection

.

±. Select a network from the

Choose a wireless network

window. Wait for it to

connect.

Note

: By default, the SSID of the

wireless router is

default

. Connect to this default SSID.

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After establishing a wireless connection, launch a web browser.

Notes

:

•

You may also manually key in the router's default IP address (

192.168.1.1

) to launch the

router's web interface.

•

For more details on configuring your wireless router using the web GUI, refer to

Chapter 4:

Configuring via the web GUI

.

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Configuring the

network clients

Accessing the wireless router

Setting an IP address for wired or wireless client

To access the ASUS Wireless Router, you must have the correct TCP/IP settings on

your wired or wireless clients. Ensure that the clients’ IP addresses are within the same

subnet as the ASUS Wireless Router.

By default, the ASUS Wireless Router integrates the DHCP server functions, which

automatically assigns IP addresses to the clients in your network.

But in some instances, you may want to manually assign static IP addresses on

some of the clients or computers in your network rather than automatically getting

IP addresses from your wireless router.

Follow the instructions below that correspond to the operating system installed on

your client or computer.

Note

: If you want to manually assign an IP address to your client, we recommend that you use

the following settings:

•

IP address

: 19±.1³8.1.xxx (xxx can be any number between ± and ±54. Ensure that the IP

address is not used by another device)

•

Subnet Mask

: ±55.±55.±55.0 (same as the ASUS Wireless Router)

•

Gateway

: 19±.1³8.1.1 (IP address of the ASUS Wireless Router)

•

DNS

: 19±.1³8.1.1 (ASUS Wireless Router) or assign a known DNS server in your network

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Windows

®

9x/ME

1. Click

Start

>

Control Panel

>

Network

to display the Network

setup window.

±. Select

TCP/IP

then click

Properties

.

². If you want your computer to

automatically obtain an IP address,

click

Obtain an IP address

automatically

then click OK.

Otherwise, click

Specify an

IP address

, then key in the

IP

address

and

Subnet Mask

.