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Configuring via

the web GUI

Configuring via the web GUI

The router’s web graphics user interface (web GUI) allows you to configure these

features:

Network Map

,

EZQoS Bandwidth Management

, and other

Advanced

Setting

.

To configure via the web GUI:

1.

After setting up a wired or wireless connection, launch a web browser. The

login page is automatically launched.

Note

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

192.168.1.1

) to launch the

router’s web interface.

±.

On the login page, key in the default user name (

admin

) and password

(

admin

).

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3.

From the main page, click the navigation menu or links to configure the various

features of the ASUS Wireless Router.

Using the Network Map

Network Map

allows you to view the status and configure the connection settings

of the Internet, system, and clients in your network. It enables you to quickly set up

your Wide Area Network (WAN) using the Quick Internet Setup (QIS) feature, or to

quickly set up your Local Area Network (LAN) using the EZSetup utility.

Note

: For more details on EZSetup, refer to the section

EZSetup

in Chapter 5 of this user

manual.

To view the status or configure the settings, click on any of these icons displayed

on the main page:

Icon

Description

Internet status

Click this icon to display information on the Internet

connection status, WAN IP address,

DNS, connection

type, and gateway address.

From the Internet status

screen, use the Quick Internet Setup (QIS) feature to

quickly set up your WAN.

Note: For more details on the QIS feature, refer to the

section

Setting up WAN using the Quick Internet Setup

(QIS)

on the next page.

System status

Click this icon to display information on the SSID,

authentication method, WEP encryption, LAN IP, PIN

code, MAC address, or turn the wireless radio on/off.

Launch the EZSetup

function from the System status

screen.

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Icon

Description

Client status

Click this icon to display information about the clients or

computers in the network, and allows you to block/unblock

a client.

USB printer status

Click this icon to display information about the USB printer

connected to the wireless router.

Setting up WAN using the Quick Internet Setup (QIS)

The Quick Internet Setup (QIS) function automatically detects the Internet

connection type. It guides you in setting up your WAN when encountering special

Internet connection types.

To set up your WAN using QIS:

1. Under

Internet status

, click

GO

in the

QIS

field.

±.

Select your connection type from these types of ISP services:

Automatic IP

,

PPPoE

,

PPTP

,

L2TP

, and

Static IP

.

². Click

Apply all settings

to save the settings.

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Managing EzQoS bandwidth

EzQoS Bandwidth Management enables you to set the bandwidth priority and

Bandwidth Management enables you to set the bandwidth priority and

manage the network traffic.

To set up the bandwidth priority:

1. Click

EzQoS Bandwidth Management

from the navigation menu at the left

side of your screen.

±.

Click each of these four applications to set the bandwidth priority:

Icon

Description

Gaming Blaster

The router handles gaming traffic at first priority.

Internet Application

The router handles the e-mail, web browsing and other

Internet applications traffic at first priority.

AiDisk

The router handles at first priority the traffic of downloading/

uploading data to/from the FTP server.

Voip/Video Streaming

The router handles the audio/video traffic at first priority.

². Click

Save

to save the configuration settings.

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Upgrading the firmware

Note

: Download the latest firmware from the ASUS website at

To upgrade the firmware:

1. Click

Advanced Setting

from the navigation menu at the left side of your

screen.

±. Under the

Administration

menu, click

Firmware Upgrade

.

². 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.

Note

: If the upgrade process fails, the wireless router automatically enters the emergency or

failure mode and the power LED indicator at the front panel flashes slowly. To recover or restore

the system, use the Firmware Restoration utility. For more details on this utility, refer to the

section

Firmware Restoration

in Chapter 5 of this user manual.