Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto RT-N16 del fabbricante Asus
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RT-N16 Multi-functional Gigabit W ireless N Router The elegant white and gre y 2.4GHz RT-N16 features powerful CPU, providing a high-per formance throughput; supports up to 3000,000 sessions for extensive P2P clients; most widespread application with USB 2.
2 E7709 Third Edition September 2012 Cop yright © 2012 ASUST eK C omputer Inc. All Rights Reserved . No part of this manual, including the products and sof tware described in it, ma y be reproduced ,.
3 T able of contents 1 A quick look P ack age conten ts ........................................................................................ 5 Y our wireless router ..................................................................................
4 T able of contents Using the Network Place (Samba) Share service .................... 32 Using the FTP Share service............................................................ 33 Using the Miscellaneous setting .....................................
5 1 A quick look Y our wireless router P ackage conten ts NO TES : • If any of the items is damaged or missing , contact ASUS for technical inquiries and suppor t, Refer to the ASUS Support Hotline list at the back of this user manual.
6 1 Po wer LED Off : No power . On: Device is ready . Flashing slow : Rescue mode Flashing quick : WPS is processing . 2 2.4GHz LED Off : No 2.4GHz signal. On : Wir eless system is ready . Flashing : T ransmitting or receiving data via wireless connection.
7 Item Description 1 Mounting hooks Use the mounting hooks to mount your r outer on concrete or wooden surfaces using two round head screws. 2 Air vents These vents pro vide ventilation to your r outer .
8 Mounting Options NO TES : • Re-adjust the screws if you cannot lat ch the ASUS Wireless Router onto the screws or if it is t oo loose. • Use only the adapter that came with y our pack age. Using other adapters may damage the devic e. • Specifications : DC Po wer adapter DC Output: +12V with max 1.
9 2 Crea ting y our network P ositioning your router F or the best wireless signal transmission between the wir eless router and the network devic es connected to it, ensure that you: • Place the wireless r outer in a centraliz ed area for a maximum wireless co verage f or the network devices.
10 Wha t you need T o set up your network, you need one or two computers tha t meet the following sy stem requirements: • E thernet RJ-45 (LAN) por t (10Base-T/100Base-T X/ 1000BaseT X) • IEEE 802.
11 Setting up your wireless r outer Wired c onnec tion IMPORT ANT! • Use wired connection in setting up your wireless r outer to av oid possible setup problems due to wireless uncertainty . • Before setting up y our ASUS wireless router , do the following: • If you are r eplacing an existing router , disconnect it from your network.
12 2. Using the bundled network cable , connect your computer to your wireless r outer ’ s LAN por t. IMPORT ANT! Ensure that the LAN LED is blinking. 3 Using another network cable , connect your modem to your wireless router’ s W AN por t. 4. Inser t your modem ’ s AC adapter to the DC-In port and plug it to a pow er outlet.
13 NO TES : • F or details on connecting to a wireless network, refer to the WLAN adapter ’ s user manual. • T o set up the securit y settings for your netw ork, refer t o the section Setting up the wireless security settings in this user manual.
14 3. F rom the Local Area Network (LAN) Settings screen, untick Use a pr oxy server for y our LAN . 4. Click OK when done. MA C OS 1. F rom your Safari browser , click Safari > Pref erences > A dvanc ed > Change Settings... 2. F rom the Network screen, deselect FTP Pro x y and W eb Pro x y (HT TP) .
15 3. T o obtain the iPv4 IP settings automatically , tick Obtain an IP address automatically . T o obtain the iPv6 IP settings automatically , tick Obtain an IPv6 address automatically . 4. Click OK when done. B . Set the T CP/IP settings to automatically obtain an IP address.
16 MA C OS 1. Click the Apple icon located on the top left of your screen. 2. Click Sy stem Pref erences > Netw ork > C onfigure... 3. F rom the T CP/IP tab, select Using DHCP in the C onfigure IPv4 dropdown list. 4. Cllick Apply Now when done.
17 3 C onfiguring via the web GUI Logging int o the web GUI Y our ASUS Wireless Router comes with an intuitive web gr aphics user interface (GUI) that allows you to easily c onfigure its various featur es through a web bro wser such as Internet Explorer , Firef ox, Safari, or G oogle Chrome .
18 3. The wireless rout er ’ s web GUI launches. Use the web GUI t o configure v arious settings. Setting up the Internet connection NO TE : When setting the Internet connection for the first time , press the Reset button on your wir eless router to reset it t o its factor y default settings.
19 2. The wireless rout er automatically detects if your ISP connection type is D ynamic IP , PPPoE , PPTP , L2TP , and Static IP . Key in the necessary information for your ISP c onnection t ype. IMPORT ANT ! Obtain the necessary information about your Internet connection type from your ISP .
20 NO TES : • The auto-detection of your ISP connection type takes place when you configure the wir eless router for the first time or when your wireless rout er is reset to its default settings. • If QIS failed to detect your Internet connection type, click Skip to manual setting and manually configure y our connection settings.
21 4. Y our Internet and wireless settings are displa yed . Click Next to continue . 5. Read the wireless network connection tutorial. When done, click Finish .
22 Setting up the wireless security settings T o protect your wireless network from unauthorized access , you need to configure its security settings. T o set up the wireless security settings: 1. Key in 192.168.1.1 on your w eb browser . 2. On the login screen, key in the default user name ( admin ) and password ( admin ), then click OK .
23 Managing your netw ork clients T o 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 inf ormation about your network clients.
24 NO TE: T o 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 por t on the rear panel of your wir eless router . Ensure that the USB storage device is f ormatted and partitioned properly .
25 NO TES : • F or more d etails, refer t o the section U sing the Netw ork Plac e (Samba) Share service and Using the FTP Share service in this user manual.
26 Crea ting your Guest Netw ork The Guest Network pro vides Internet connectivity for temporary visitors without pro viding access to your priv ate network. T o create your guest netw ork: 1. Launch the wireless router’ s web GUI. 2. On the Guest Network screen, click Creat e to create a network for y our visitors.
27 Using the T raffic Manager Managing QoS (Quality of S ervice) Bandwidth The Quality of Ser vice (QoS) allows you t o set the bandwidth priority and manage the net work traffic . T o set up the bandwidth priorit y: 1. Launch the wireless router’ s web GUI.
28 Monitoring T raffic The traffic monitor function allows y ou to assess the bandwidth usage and speed of your Internet , LAN, Wired, WLAN connections. Using the USB Extension The USB Extension function provides AiDisk , Ser vers C enter , Network P rinter Server and Download Master submenus.
29 Using AiDisk f or Files S haring AiDisk allows you t o share files in the USB disk through the Internet. NO TE: Before using AiDisk, ensure that you have inserted a USB disk into the USB port of your wireless router . T o use AiDisk: 1. Click the AiDisk icon in USB Extension.
30 3. Select the access rights that you want to assign t o the clients accessing your shar ed data. 4. Create y our domain name via the ASUS DDNS ser vices, selec t I will use the service and accept the T erms of ser vice and key in your domain name .
31 5. Click F inish to finish the setup . 6. T o access the FTP site that you crea ted , launch a web browser or a third-part y FTP client utility and key in the f tp link ( ftp://<domain name> ) you have pr eviously created .
32 Using the Servers C enter service Y our wireless router allo ws UPnP (Univ ersal Plug and Play) multimedia devices , such as PS3 and XBox 360, to access multimedia files from the USB disk connected to y our wireless router . NO TE : Before using the UPnP Media Server function, install a wireless adapter on your UP nP device.
33 Using the Netw ork Place (Samba) Share service Network Place (Samba) Share allo ws you to set the accoun t and permission for samba service. T o use S amba share: 1. Click the Network plac e (Samba) Share tab in the Ser vers Cent er of USB Extension.
34 Using the FTP Shar e ser vice Sharing files via the FTP server The ASUS Wireless Router enables you to shar e files from your USB storage device via the FTP server with computers in LAN or through the Internet.
35 4. F rom the list of files/folders , select the t ype of access rights that you want t o assign for specific files/folders: • R/W : S elect this option to assign read/write access for a specific file/folder . • W : S elect this option to assign write only access for a specific file/folder .
36 Using the Miscellaneous setting Miscellaneous setting allows you to c onfigure other settings for the USB disk, including maximum login user , device name , work group and language on FTP server . T o use miscellaneous setting: 1. Click the Miscellaneous setting tab in the Ser vers C enter of USB Extension.
37 C onfiguring the Ad vanc ed settings Adv anced Setting allows you t o configure the adv anced features of your wireless r outer . Setting up the DHCP Ser ver Y ou may enable the DHCP Server function in your wireless router so your network clients can automa tically obtain IP addresses from your wir eless router .
38 3. In the Enable the DHCP Ser ver? field , tick Y es . 4. In the IP P ool Star ting Addr ess field, key in the star ting IP address. 5. In the IP P ool Ending Address field , k ey in the ending IP address.
39 T o up grade the firmw are: 1. Click Adv anced Setting from the navigation menu at the left side of your screen. 2. Under the Administr ation menu, click Firmwar e Upgrade . 3. In the New F irmware F ile field, click Browse to locate the new firmware in your c omputer .
40 Restoring/Saving/U ploading settings T o restore/sav e/upload the settings: 1. Click Adv anced Setting from the navigation menu at the left side of your screen.
41 Setting up your networ k printer Use the Network P rinter Setup utility to set up a USB printer on your wireless r outer and allow network clients to acc ess the USB printer . NO TES : • T o check if your USB printer is compatible with your ASUS wireless router , refer to the Plug-n-Share Disk Support List at http://ev ent.
42 4. F ollow the onscreen instructions to set up your har dware , then click Next . 3. Unzip the downloaded file and click the P rinter icon to run the network printer setup program.
43 5. W ait for a few minutes f or the initial setup to finish. Click Next . 6. Click F inish to complete the installation..
44 8. After the printer ’ s dr iver installation is c ompleted , network clients can now use the printer . 7. F ollow the Windows ® OS instructions to install the printer driver .
45 4 U sing the utilities NO TES: • Install the wireless router's utilities fr om the bundled suppor t CD . • If Autorun is disabled , run setup .
46 F irmware Rest oration F irmware Restoration is used on an ASUS Wireless Router that failed during its firmware upgrading process . It uploads the firmware that you specify . The process takes about three to four minutes. T olaunchtherescuemodeandusetheFirmware Restoration utility: 1.
47 NO TE : This is not a firmware upgrade utility and cannot be used on a working ASUS Wireless Router . Normal firmware upgrades must be done through the web in ter face. Refer to Chapter 3: Configuring via the w eb GUI for more details . 5. Specify a firmware file , then click Upload .
48 5 T roubleshooting NO TE : If you encounter problems tha t are not mentioned in this chapter , contact the ASUS T echnical Suppor t. T roubleshooting Icannotaccessawebbrowserforconguringtherouter . • Delete the cook ies and files in your w eb browser .
49 Cannot find the rout er: • Press the Reset button at the r ear panel for more than fiv e seconds. • Check the setting in the wireless adapter such as SSID and encr yption settings. CannotaccesstheInternetviawirelessLANadapter .
50 Ifthe ADSL“LINK”lightblinkscontinuouslyorstaysoff, Internetaccessisnotpossible-theRouterisunableto establishaconnectionwiththe ADSLnetwork. • Ensure that all your cables are all properly c onnected .
51 ASUS DDNS Ser vice RT-N16 suppor ts the ASUS DDNS ser vice. When ex changing devices at the service center , if you have r egistered the ASUS DDNS ser vice and want t o keep the original domain name, data transf er is a must. Visit your local ser vice center f or more information.
52 3. I hav e registered a domain name before and it has been working well un til my friends t old me that they c ould not access m y domain name. Check the following: 1. The internet is working well. 2. The DNS ser ver is working well. 3. The last time you updated the domain name .
53 Appendic es Notices ASUS Recycling/T akeback Ser vices ASUS recycling and takeback programs come from our commitment to the highest standar ds for protecting our envir onment. We believ e in providing solutions f or you to be able to responsibly recycle our products, batteries, other components, as well as the packaging materials.
54 Prohibition of C o-loc ation This device and its ant enna(s) must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or tr ansmitter Caution : Any changes or modifications not expressly appr oved by the part y responsible for c ompliance could void the user’ s authority to operate the equipment.
55 Safety Information T o maintain compliance with FC C’ s RF exposure guidelines , this equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiat or and your body .
56 and RSS-210. Operation is subject to the follo wing two conditions: (1) this device may not cause in ter ference , and (2) this device must accept any int er ference , including interference that may cause undesir ed operation of the device .
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Se non hai ancora comprato il Asus RT-N16 è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del Asus RT-N16 - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Asus RT-N16 imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Asus RT-N16 ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Asus RT-N16, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del Asus RT-N16.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il Asus RT-N16. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Asus RT-N16 insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
