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Network Printer Setup

Network Printer Setup is a utility that allows you to set up a USB printer on your

wireless router and allow clients in your network to access the USB printer.

Note: To check if your USB printer is compatible with your ASUS wireless router, visit the ASUS

website at www.asus.com and click

Products

>

Networks

>

Printer Server support

.

To set up your USB Printer:

1.

Run the ASUS Wireless Utilities from the support CD, then click Run Network

Printer Setup Program.

±.

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

Next

.

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

Next

.

4. Click

Finish

to complete the installation.

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5. Follow the Windows

®

OS instructions to install the printer driver.

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After setting up the hardware and installing the printer driver, you can now see

the printer name in the wireless router’s web GUI.

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Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting

This troubleshooting guide provides solutions to some common problems that

you may encounter while installing or using the ASUS Wireless Router. These

problems require simple troubleshooting that you can perform by yourself. Contact

the ASUS Technical Support if you encounter problems not mentioned in this

chapter.

Problem

Action

I cannot access a web

browser for configuring the

router.

1.

Launch a web browser, then click

Tools

>

Internet Options...

±.

Under

Temporary Internet files

, click

Delete Cookies...

and

Delete Files...

The client cannot establish

a wireless connection with

the router.

Out of Range:

•

Put the router closer to the wireless client.

•

Try to change the channel settings.

Authentication:

•

Use wired connection to connect to the

router.

•

Check the wireless security settings.

•

Press the Restore button at the rear panel

for more than five seconds.

Cannot find the router:

•

Press the Restore button at the rear panel

for more than five seconds.

•

Check the setting in the wireless adapter

such as SSID and encryption settings.

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Problem

Action

Cannot access the Internet

via wireless LAN adapter

•

Move the router closer to the wireless client.

•

Check whether the wireless adapter is

connected to the correct wireless router.

•

Check whether the wireless channel in use

conforms to the channels available in your

country/ area.

•

Check the encryption settings.

•

Check if the ADSL or Cable connection is

correct.

•

Retry using another Ethernet cable.

Internet is not accessible

•

Check the status indicators on the ADSL

modem and the wireless router.

•

Check if the WAN LED on the wireless

router is ON. If the LED is not ON, change

the cable and try again.

When ADSL Modem “Link”

light is ON (not blinking),

this means Internet Access

is possible.

•

Restart your computer.

•

Refer to the Quick Start Guide of the

wireless router and re-configure the settings.

•

Check if the WAN LED on the wireless

router is ON.

•

Check the wireless encryption settings.

•

Check if the computer can get the IP

address (via both wired network and

wireless network).

•

Ensure that your web browser is configured

to use the local LAN, and is not configured

to use a proxy server.