Asus RT-AC66W User manual

Quick Start Guide

RT-AC66W

Dual Band 3x3 802.11AC Gigabit Router

E9178/ First Edition / March 2014

NOTE: For more details, refer to the user manual included in the

support CD.

Package contents

RT-AC66W AC adapter

Network cable Quick Start Guide

Support CD (User Manual/utilities) Warranty card

Stand

A quick look

1) Power LED 5) 5GHz LED 9) USB 2.0 ports

2) LAN LED 6) USB 2.0 LED 10) Reset button

3) WAN LED 7) Power (DC-In) port 11) Internet & LAN ports

4) 2.4GHz LED 8) Power switch 12) WPS button

NOTE: If any of the items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.

RT-AC66W Dual Band 3x3

802.11ac Gibabit Router

1110987

NOTES:

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(http://192.168.1.1 or http://router.asus.com), then in the

Network Map page's upper right corner, click the USB icon and

click Eject USB 1.

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Positioning your wireless router

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Before you proceed

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a: Unplug the AC adapter from the power outlet and disconnect it from your

cable/ADSL modem.

b: Disconnect the network cable from your cable/ADSL modem.

c: Reboot your computer (recommended).

Modem

OFF!

WARNING! Before disconnecting the wires/cables, ensure that your

cable/ADSL modem has been turned oﬀ for at least two minutes. If your

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RT-AC66W

Computer

Modem

LAN

Power

Wall Power Outlet

Power

WAN

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power outlet.

b: Using the bundled network cable, connect your computer to your wireless

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outlet.

3. Disable some settings on your computer.

A. Disable the proxy server, if enabled.

B. Set the TCP/IP settings to automatically obtain an IP address.

C. Disable the dial-up connection, if enabled.

NOTE: For more details on disabling your computer settings, refer to

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).

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or Safari.

Getting started

NOTE: If QIS does not launch automatically, follow these steps to

manually launch QIS:

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Wizard again.

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settings to automatically obtain an IP address. For more details, refer

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if your ISP connection type is Dynamic IP, PPPoE, PPTP, L2TP, and Static IP.

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wireless router is reset to its default settings.

NOTE: You can assign a network name with up to 32 characters.

c: Assign the network name (SSID) and

security key for your 2.4GHz and

5GHz wireless connection. Click Ap-

ply when done.

d: Your Internet and wireless settings

are displayed. Click Next to con-

tinue.

e: Read the wireless network con-

nection tutorial. When done, click

Finish.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

After following the steps, I still cannot access the wireless router’s web

graphics user interface (web GUI) to conﬁgure the wireless router settings.

A. Disable the proxy server, if enabled.

Windows® 7/8

1. Click Start > Internet Explorer to launch the web

browser.

2. Click Tools > Internet options > Connections tab

> LAN settings.

3. From the Local Area Network (LAN) Settings

screen, untick Use a proxy server for your

LAN.

4. Click OK when done.

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