In order to get to the router’s web interface, you need to open your Internet browser and type 192. 168.1.1 in the address bar, Username - admin , Password - admin(provided that the router has factory settings and its IP has not changed).

Setting up Wi-Fi on the router

In the router interface, you need to go to the tab on the left Extra options Wireless network .

We set the parameters as follows:

  1. Field SSID: Enter the name of the wireless network. The value in this field cannot be changed.
  2. Authentication method: WPA2-Personal
  3. WPA encryption: TKIP or AES
  4. WPA Preshared Key: you must enter any set of numbers from 8 to 63. They also need to be remembered so that you can specify them when connecting to the network.
  5. Click the button below Apply

Setting up an Internet connection

In the router interface, you need to select the tab on the left Extra options, in the list that opens, select WAN.

Setting up a PPPoE connection

  1. WAN connection type: PPPoE
  2. Get a WAN IP address automatically: Yes
  3. Username: Your login according to the contract
  4. Password: Your password according to the agreement
  5. MTU: 1472
  6. Save the settings with the button Apply.

Setting up an L2TP connection

  1. WAN connection type - L2TP
  2. YES
  3. automatically- put a point on YES
  4. Username and Password- login and password from the contract
  5. VPN server -
  6. The remaining parameters can be left unchanged. In the hostname, write something in English. Save settings.

Setting up PPTP (VPN) when automatically obtaining a local IP address

  1. WAN connection type: PPTP
  2. Enable WAN, Enable NAT, Enable UPnP - set it everywhere YES
  3. Get an IP address and connect to DNS automatically- put a point on YES
  4. Username: Your login according to the contract
  5. Password: Your password according to the agreement
  6. enter the IP address or name of the VPN server according to the contract
  7. Save the settings with the button Apply.

Setting up PPTP (VPN) with a static local IP address

  1. WAN connection type: PPTP
  2. Get an IP address and connect to DNS automatically- put a point on No
  3. IP address: We enter your IP address according to the contract
  4. Subnet mask: We hammer in the mask according to the contract
  5. Main gate: We drive in the gateway according to the contract
  6. DNS server 1: And DNS server 2: enter your provider's servers (Rostelecom Omsk DNS 1: 195.162.32.5 DNS 2: 195.162.41.8)
  7. Username: Your login according to the contract
  8. Password: Your password according to the agreement
  9. Heart-Beat or PPTP/L2TP(VPN) server: enter the IP address or name of the VPN server according to the contract
  10. Save the settings with the button Apply.

NAT when automatically obtaining an IP address (DHCP)

  1. WAN connection type: Dynamic IP
  2. Save the settings with the button Apply

Checking Internet connection status

Saving / restoring router settings

After setting up, it is recommended to save them so that if problems arise, you can restore them. To do this you need to go to the tab Additional settings, menu Administration;, Restore/Save/Load settings tab.

  • To save the current router settings, you must press the button Save. The settings file will be saved to the specified location on your hard drive.
  • To restore settings settings from a file, you must click the button Choose File, specify the path to the settings file, then click the button Send.

Attention! Button press Restore will restore factory settings!

Among manufacturers of network equipment for home users and small businesses ASUS company have always highlighted high-performance routers with the most extensive functionality and excellent design. If routers have a new useful feature, then with a high degree of probability we could say that it appeared in the ASUS router or will appear in the next generation of devices. So, for example, it happened with a USB host, to which you can connect not only a printer, but also flash drives or hard disks. Now there are many models on the market, from ASUS RT-G32 at a very affordable price with modest performance and functionality that is suitable for users who are undemanding in terms of Internet channel speed and therefore use tariffs with speeds of 1-10 Mbit/s, to ASUS RT-N66U, which will satisfy the needs of even the most demanding customers. Let's figure out how, in addition to processor performance, routers differ, but consider not the protocols and standards supported various devices, but something that, let’s say, is useful for home and family.

Routers are distinguished by maximum throughput of both wired networks and Wi-Fi. This should be taken into account if you have connected to a provider with a high-speed tariff or if local network will be transmitted frequently large files. If with a wired network everything is simple - either 100 Mbit/s or 1 Gbit/s - then with Wi-Fi everything is a little more complicated. It is usually believed that if a Wi-Fi network has a data transfer speed of, for example, 54 Mbit/s, then it is at this speed that data will be transmitted to all devices on the network, but in fact the speed will be divided by the number of connected devices; Let's add here the data redundancy when transmitting information over this interface and as a result we get a fast Internet line, limited by low Wi-Fi bandwidth. To avoid this bottleneck, you need to select a router with some margin in bandwidth Wi-Fi. It should be noted that some ASUS routers allow you to create up to four wireless networks with different access rights.

It is worth paying attention to the presence of routers USB port and its functionality. The most common option is to connect a printer for its sharing. There are also devices with the ability to connect USB drives and 3G/4G modems. A printer is, of course, good, but not everyone needs it, so the ability to connect a modem for a backup line or, if necessary, for using the Internet (for example, in the country) will be very useful. Separately, it is worth mentioning the ability to connect storage devices. In simple routers you can only provide general access to files and folders located on a flash drive or USB hard drive, which, of course, is convenient. However, you must agree: it is much more convenient when the router can independently download information from the Internet and write it to this drive. This function is also provided in ASUS routers.

The first thing any router user has to deal with is configuration. Usually this action causes difficulties for inexperienced users, so almost all manufacturers have provided special utility with profiles for a specific provider. U this method there is one significant drawback - quite often the selected provider is not on the list. In ASUS routers, automatic configuration is implemented differently. Having connected the router to the computer, you need to launch a browser, for example, Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox, where the settings page will automatically open. First of all, the router will try to configure everything automatically, and if this succeeds, all that remains is to enter the username and password. If there is an attempt to recognize the type of connection, a setup wizard will open, which will allow you to set up an Internet connection in a few steps, and then latest versions firmware and wireless Wi-Fi network.

The interface of modern ASUS routers has been completely translated into Russian and, in addition, can rightfully be considered the most intuitive.

In order to clearly show which ASUS router supports the functions mentioned above and which does not, we have compiled a table with the current ones. this moment models. Here we have added the last column - ASUS DSL-N55U - to demonstrate that ASUS wireless routers for ADSL channels are functionally no different from routers for a leased line.


Maximum speed
wired
connections
1000 Mbit/s1000 Mbit/s1000 Mbit/s1000 Mbit/s1000 Mbit/s1000 Mbit/s100 Mbit/s100 Mbit/s100 Mbit/s1000 Mbit/s
Maximum
total
Wi-fi speed
900 Mbit/s750 Mbit/s300 Mbit/s300 Mbit/s300 Mbit/s300 Mbit/s150 Mbit/s150 Mbit/s54 Mbit/s600 Mbit/s
Easy setup
using the Internet
browser
+ + + + + + + + - +
USB portTwo USB 2.0 portsTwo USB 3.0 portsTwo USB 2.0 ports - One USB 2.0 port - One USB 2.0 portOne USB 2.0 port - Two USB 2.0 ports
Devices,
supported
USB port/ports
External drives,
3G modems,
printers
External drives,
3G modems,
printers
External drives,
3G modems,
printers
- External drives,
3G modems,
printers
- 3G modemsExternal drives,
printers
- External drives,
3G modems,
printers
Downloading from the Internet
without participation
computer
+ + + - - - - - - -
Web interface
in Russian
+ + + + + + + + + +

After purchasing asus rt n12, you have a question: how to set up local wifi network. To answer, you need to understand the features of connecting through this router. This is exactly what we will do now.

So, first of all, let's look at the connectors on the back panel of the equipment and connect the cables correctly. There are 5 special ports on the back of the router: 1 of them is for WAN, to which the main provider cable is connected, and the remaining 4 are for LAN type cables.

After connecting all cables, further configuration is best done with personal computer, having a direct connection to the equipment. Next, we move on to setting up the router itself.

IMPORTANT! To connect a desktop computer or laptop, use a LAN cable, one end of which is connected to any LAN port on the router, and the other to the corresponding port on network card your personal computer or laptop.

This recommendation may seem funny and obvious to some, but still check the connection of the router to the outlet. And also make sure that the Internet connection is working and there are no problems with the provider. In addition, check that only the local network connection is active.

Initial router setup

We have already connected all the cables, checked the availability Internet connections and plugged the router into the outlet. Now we need to learn how to configure the route. And this is done as follows:


IMPORTANT! We write “admin” if we have not yet changed the factory settings.

  1. If you are setting up equipment for the first time and have logged in for the first time, automatic setup will start. With automatic setup, you only need to click on the “next” button and enter the required data.
  2. Then the router will determine the type of Internet connection. If it is successfully determined, enter the password and username that you usually use to access the Internet.
  3. Now you need to enter a personal name for the Wi-Fi wireless network and come up with a password for it.

If you cannot configure the equipment and establish correct operation using automatic settings, and the connection type was not detected automatically, you must make the settings manually.

Setting up a local network of various providers using a router

Internet settings from Beeline, Rostelecom and Dom.ru differ from each other. Next, we will consider the setup procedure for each provider.

First, let's look at the setup Asus RT-N 12 for the Beeline network: on the main router settings page (we accessed it through address bar browser using the IP address of the router) click the “Internet” section. A window opens in front of us, where we fill in some lines, as shown in the illustration below. The main thing is to select L2TP in the connection type and tp.internet.beeline.ru in the VPN server item. We put ticks in two places, as in the figure.

After that, save the entered data by clicking “Ok”. If all items are checked correctly, after 20-30 seconds the connection to the Beeline network will be disconnected. Then, after a few seconds, the connection will be restored, and you will be able to work with various sites and other Internet resources. Also, the Wi-Fi network will be correctly displayed and work on all devices: smartphones, tablets, and so on.

If you use the services of Rostelecom or Dom.ru, then we configure the router in the same way, but only for home page In the router settings, in the “Internet” section, we indicate other data: in the connection type item, we indicate PPPoE, and not L2TP, as before. We also enter your unique username and password. The remaining points remain unchanged. The illustration below shows what a completed section looks like.

Setting up a wireless Wi-Fi network using the Asus RT-N12 router

Open the menu and select “Wireless Network”. Next, fill in a number of points:

  • The first item is the SSID, or the name of the wireless network. Your network name will appear in the list Wi-Fi search on all devices within the network coverage area. The name is written in English letters.
  • In the “Authentication” section, select WPA2-Personal.
  • Next, enter the password in the “WPA Pre-Shared Key” section. The password must consist of at least 8 digits.
  • Save the settings.

The figure below shows what the “Wireless Network” section looks like.

Setting up a local network via asus rt n12

So, we figured out how to connect and configure the asus rt n12 router. Now let's look at how to set up a local wifi network via asus rt n12.

Go to the “Local Network” section.

We change the router address, which was set by default, do this in the “LAN IP address” tab.

Enter the IP address of your local network and click “Apply”. After this, the equipment will work for your local network.

Router Asus RT-N 12 – standard device with average characteristics, which should be sufficient to meet the needs of users. The presented model is compatible with IPTV, but iptv setup on an asus router it can only be done at the standard level: a port is allocated for this, but traffic is not recorded. Wi-Fi is fully supported by 802.11n, which, under ideal conditions, allows you to overclock the Internet to 300 Mbit. But in reality, of course, the speed is several times lower, although this is enough.

So how's Asus? Let's figure it out.

Setting up the router

The IP address on the network for the presented device is the most common - 192.168.1.1. To see the web interface, you need to enter the following into the browser line: http://192.168.1.1. It looks something like this:

Figure 1. Interface


The user name and password are standard – admin, admin. After the first login, the “Setup Wizard” will be displayed. The tool is useful for beginners as it allows you to configure the router in simple conditions. After clicking the “Next” button, an attempt will be made to automatically select the connection type. If unsuccessful, the device will give you the choice.

When setting up an asus rt router, L2TP is selected for Beeline, and PPPoE is selected for Rostelecom and other providers of a similar type. Click “Next”.

Advanced setup

How to set up a wifi router asus rt nt12 yourself without a program?
If the default is English language, then change it:


Figure 2. Changing the interface language


Below are the settings for popular Russian providers Nowadays.

These include:

  • Rostelecom;
  • Dom.ru;
  • Beeline.
It is worth noting that the setup for the first three is the same, since the technologies used are similar.

Setting up PPPoE for Rostelecom

In chapter additional settings you need to select the “WAN” subsection:


Figure 3. Select WAN


We use the parameters specified as follows:
  1. Type of WAN – connections – select PPPoE;
  2. Receiver digital television(IPTV STB parameter) – you should select exactly the port where the STB device is connected;
  3. UPnP – connect;
  4. Obtain an IP address offline – enable;
  5. DNS – server – enable offline retrieval;
  6. Login – information specified on the card or in the agreement concluded with the provider;
  7. Password – provided by the provider;
Other characteristics do not change. Click “Apply”.

VPN L2TP on Beeline

How to configure the Asus RT N12 router to work with Beeline?
  1. WAN – connection – L2TP;
  2. Port selection – where the device is connected;
  3. UPnP – enable;
  4. Automatic WAN acquisition – enable;
  5. Offline DNS server – enable;
  6. Login and password - the latter is issued by the provider, and the login is the phone number itself;
  7. L2TP server – resource tp.internet.beeline.ru.
Other characteristics for Beeline do not change.

Opening the port

In the additional settings section, go to “WAN” and click on the virtual server subsection:


Figure 4. Virtual server


We enable the “Virtual Server” service, that is, set it to “Yes”.

Fill in the service name line. Here you need to write the name of the program or application for which the port is opened.

In the “Port range” value we enter the one that opens for the application. The same is indicated in the value of the local port.

In line local IP address We enter the value of the specific PC for which it will be registered.

Confirm and apply the settings.

Setting up Wi-Fi

Setting up wifi is quite simple. How to set it up correctly? Let's go to the additional section. settings and in the wireless network subsection.


Figure 5. Wi-Fi setup


Step-by-step instructions for setting up the Asus RT N12 lx router to work with a wireless network:
  • "SSID". In this field we write the name (identifier) ​​of the network. It can be absolutely anything;
  • "Verification Method". Select the “WPA2-Personal” parameter;
  • "WPA Preshared Key". The Wi-Fi password is entered here. This can be either a letter or number combination. But the main rule is at least 8 characters.
After completing the Wi-Fi settings, click the “Finish” button.

Reset

How to configure the Asus RT N12 wifi router to reset settings? It is worth noting that this procedure is optional and is used if the user cannot connect to personal account due to hacking or intentional alteration of identification data.


Figure 6. Reset button


To reset the settings on the asus rt router, the router must be connected to power (anything can happen).

The button is located inside the case. Above it you can see an inscription, which from Asus means reset (in other models everything is simpler - Reset).

It is possible to press the button using a toothpick, pen, etc. You need to hold it for about 15 seconds. When the WPS button flashes, you can release it and wait a couple of minutes for the settings to reset.

Unfortunately, not every problem can be solved by resetting the router, since problems may not be related to the program, but to physical damage, incorrect network parameters, and much more.

Video with connection instructions


The video clearly and step-by-step explains and shows how to connect to the network, what settings are made and other necessary steps.

This step-by-step instruction is dedicated to how to configure the Asus RT-N12 Wi-Fi router to work with providers:

  • Beeline (L2TP)
  • Rostelecom, Dom.ru (PPPoE).

The guide will include the following important setup steps: correct connection router, how to enter the Asus RT-N12 settings, setting up an Internet connection, setting up wireless network security (Wi-Fi password).

How to connect Asus RT-N12

Despite the fact that this seems obvious, I start all instructions with exactly how to connect the router correctly, because even here there are mistakes that can later lead to Wi-Fi connection does not work.

There are five ports on the back of your router - four LAN ports and one WAN (Internet) port. It is to the last one, which differs from the other four ports, that you should connect the cable of your Internet provider - Beeline, Rostelecom or any other.

In addition, I recommend setting up a wireless router from a computer or laptop that has a wired connection to it, for which you should connect one of the LAN ports on the router to the same port on the PC’s network card.

And the last point: it is advisable to check the connection settings in Windows () - you can skip this step now, but if you are unable to access the router settings, return to it first.

Don't forget to plug the device into a power outlet. And also, for all subsequent steps, turn off the Internet on your computer (if you have a “High-Speed ​​Connection” or “Beeline” running on the PC itself), only the local network connection should be active.

How to enter the router settings

On the back of the Asus RT-N12 (as well as on other routers) there is information about the address, login (username) and password - they must be used to enter the settings web interface. In order to log in, launch your browser and enter the specified address in the address bar; for Asus routers it is 192.168.1.1.

When you are asked to enter your username and password, enter admin for both (provided that you did not change them during previous attempts to set everything up).

Now attention: If this is the first time you have come here after purchasing or if you have just reset the router, automatic setup will begin - you will need to click “Next” and fill out the fields provided.

You will be asked to change the password to enter the “admin panel” of the router (the one that was admin), after which an attempt will be made to determine the type of connection and, if it is determined, you will be asked to enter your Internet login and password, and then set a name Wi-Fi networks and Wi-Fi password.

I won't describe automatic setup. If it is successful (and this may be the case for Rostelecom and Dom.ru), then you do not need my instructions - as a result you will be taken to the main page manual settings Asus RT-N12, and the Internet will work. If after this the Internet does not work, then next I will tell you how to configure everything manually.

Setting up a Beeline connection

In order to set up Beeline Internet on the Asus RT-N12, on the main settings page, click “Internet” on the left, and on the page that opens, fill in the parameters of your connection as follows:

  • WAN connection type - L2TP
  • Username - your Beeline login
  • VPN server - tp.internet.beeline.ru

And save the settings. If you entered everything correctly, and the Beeline connection on your computer is disconnected (this is necessary), in half a minute the router will establish a connection to the Internet and in a separate browser tab you will be able to open any sites, and those connected via Wi-Fi phones, tablets and laptops will also have access to the Internet.

You can go to settings wireless wifi network if you want to change something in its parameters (below in these instructions).

Setting up a connection to Rostelecom, Dom.ru (PPPoE)

To set up Rostelecom or Dom.ru Internet on this router, click “Internet” in the menu on the left, then fill out the suggested fields as follows:

  • WAN connection type - PPPoE
  • Obtain an IP address automatically - Yes
  • Connect to DNS server automatically - Yes
  • Username - your Rostelecom or Dom.ru login (for the Internet)
  • Password - your password for the Internet.

There is no need to change any other parameters. Save the settings and, if everything was done correctly, then after a short time the Internet will be connected to the router, and you will be able to open the site and everything else with of this computer, as well as from other devices connected to the router (in this case, the High-speed connection on the computer must be disabled).

If required, also configure the wireless network settings - its name and password.

Configuring Wi-Fi wireless network settings


To set up Wi-Fi, select “Wireless Network” in the menu on the left, and then set the necessary parameters.