Asus BRT-AC828 User manual

Quick Start Guide
BRT-AC828
Wireless-AC2600 Dual WAN VPN
Wireless Router
APAC11132 / First Edition / August 2016
SSD
failover
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Table of contents
English.............................................................................................3
繁體中文 ........................................................................................19
簡體中文 ........................................................................................35
한국어
Bahasa Indonesia.........................................................................67
Bahasa Malaysia...........................................................................83
ไทย ..................................................................................................99
tiếng Việt ........................................................................................115
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A quick look
* NOTES:
• UseLANports1to4forIPTVconnection.
• OnlyLANports5to8canbeconguredtofunctionasWANports.
PowerLED
LAN1~8LED
2.4GHzLED
5GHzLED
WAN(Internet)1/2LED
Red:NoIPornophysicalconnection.
On:Hasphysicalconnectiontoawide
areanetwork(WAN).
USBLED/EjectLED
FailoverLED
USBejectbutton
SSDLED
USB3.0port
WAN(Internet)1/2ports
WPSbutton
LAN1~8ports*
Resetbutton
Powerbutton
Power(DC-IN)port
M.2SSDsocket
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NOTES:
• Ifanyoftheitemsisdamagedormissing,contactyourretailer.
• USB External HDD/SSD/Flash disk:
 • ThewirelessrouterworkswithmostUSBHDDs/SSDs/Flashdisksup
to4TBandsupportsread-writeaccessforFAT16,FAT32,EXT2,EXT3,
EXT4,NTFS,andHFS+.
 • TosafelyremovetheUSBHDDs/Flashdisks:
  1. PresstheUSBejectbuttonontherearoftherouter.
  2. LaunchthewebGUI(http://router.asus.com),theninthe
Network Mappage'supperrightcorner,clicktheUSBicon
andclickEject USB 3.0 / USB 2.0.
 • TosafelyremovetheUSBSSDs,launchthewebGUI(http://router.
asus.com),thenintheNetwork Mappage'supperrightcorner,
clicktheUSBiconandclickEject USB 3.0 / USB 2.0.Donotusethe
USBejectbuttontoremoveM.2SSD.
 • IncorrectremovaloftheUSBdiskmaycausedatacorruption.
 • Forthelistoflesystemandharddiskpartitionsthatthe
wirelessroutersupports,visithttp://event.asus.com/networks/
disksupport
• Forthelistofprintersthatthewirelessroutersupports,visit
http://event.asus.com/networks/printersupport
Package contents
BRT-AC828WirelessRouter ACadapter
Networkcable(RJ-45) QuickStartGuide
SupportCD(UserManual)
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Installing your router
IMPORTANT:Beforeinstallingtherouter,ensurethatInternetconnec-
tionisavailable.
1. Position your wireless router.
Foroptimalwirelesstransmissionbetweenthewirelessrouterandconnected
wirelessdevices,ensurethatyou:
• Placethewirelessrouterinacentralizedareaforamaximumwirelesscoverage
forthenetworkdevices.
• Keepthewirelessrouterawayfrommetalobstructionsandawayfromdirect
sunlight.
• Keepthewirelessrouterawayfrom802.11gor20MHzonlyWi-Fidevices,
2.4GHzcomputerperipherals,Bluetoothdevices,cordlessphones,transformers,
heavy-dutymotors,uorescentlights,microwaveovens,refrigerators,andother
industrialequipmenttopreventsignalinterferenceorloss.
• Alwaysupdatetothelatestrmware.VisittheASUSwebsiteat
http://www.asus.comtogetthelatestrmwareupdates.
• Toensurethebestwirelesssignal,orientthefourdetachableantennasasshown
inthedrawingbelow.
45°45°
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2. Prepare your modem.
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!
a
b
c
WARNING!Beforedisconnectingthewires/cables,ensurethatyour
cable/ADSLmodemhasbeenturnedoforatleasttwominutes.Ifyour
modemhasabackupbattery,removeitaswell.
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3. Set up your wireless environment.
Wall Power Outlet
Modem
Power
LANWAN
Laptop
BRT-AC828
a
cbd
a. Insertyourwirelessrouter’sACadaptertotheDC-INportandplugittoa
poweroutlet.
b. Usinganothernetworkcable,connectyourmodemtoyourwirelessrouter’s
WAN1port.
c. Insertyourmodem’sACadaptertothetheDC-INportandplugittoapower
outlet.
d. Usingthebundlednetworkcable,connectyourcomputertoyourwireless
router’sLANport.EnsurethattheWANandLANLEDsareblinking.
4. 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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Mounting options
VESA mount
To mount your router to a wall using aVESA mount:
NOTES:
• TheVESAmountispurchasedseparately.
• OnlyVESAmountwithholespacingof10x10cmissupported.
1. Usingascrewdriver(torquevalue:4kg),
securetheVESAmounttothebottomofyour
routerwithM3xL9/M4xL9screws.
2. Mounttheassemblytoawall.
wall
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Aluminum stand mount
To mount your router to a server rack using an aluminum stand:
NOTE:Thealuminummountispurchasedseparately.
1. Slideyourrouterintothealuminumstand.
2. Usingascrewdriver(torquevalue:4kg),
securethealuminumstandwithtwo
M3xL9/M4xL9screws.
I/O side
3. Usefourscrewsfromyourserverpack-
agetosecuretherouterassemblytothe
serverrack.
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4. Inserttheextendedantennacablesinto
thetwoholesonthealuminumstand.
5. Installthebundledantennastothe
routerassembly.
Installing the antennas
To install the antennas:
1. Alignthescrewendoftheantennatothescrewholeontherearor
sideofyourrouter,andturnclockwisetotightenthescrew.
NOTE:Donotovertightenthescrews.
A
B
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