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RT-N15 Wireless Router User Manual

3. Getting started

The ASUS RT-N15 Wireless Router can meet various working scenarios with proper configuration.

The default settings of the wireless router may need change so as to meet your individual needs.

Therefore, before using the ASUS Wireless Router, check the basic settings to make sure they all

work in your environment.

ASUS provides a utility named WPS for fast wireless configuration. If you would like to use

EZSetup for your wireless network configuration, refer to chapter 5 for details.

Note: Wired connection for initial configuration is recommended to avoid possible

setup problems due to wireless uncertainty.

1) Wired connection

The RT-N15 Wireless Router is supplied with an Ethernet cable in the package. The wireless

router has an integrated auto-crossover function. Thus, you can either use straight-through or

crossover cable for wired connection. Plug one end of the cable to the LAN port on the rear

panel of the router and the other end to the Ethernet port on your PC.

2) Wireless Connection

For establishing wireless connection, you need an IEEE 802.11b/g/n compatible WLAN card.

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.

3) Setting IP address for wired or wireless client

To access the RT-N15 Wireless Router, you must have correct TCP/IP settings on your wired or

wireless clients. Set the IP addresses of the clients within the same subnet of RT-N15.

Getting an IP address automatically

The RT-N15 Wireless Router integrates DHCP server functions, thus, your PC gets an IP

address automatically.

Note: Before rebooting your PC, switch ON the

wireless router and make sure the router is in ready

state.

Setting up the IP address manually

To manually set the IP address, you need to know the

default settings of the wireless router:

• IP address 192.168.1.1

• Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0