Asus RT-AC85MR User manual

Quick Start Guide
RT-AC85MR
Wireless-AC2600 Dual Band Gigabit Router
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E15972 / First Edition / September 2019

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A quick look at RT-AC85MR
Package contents
RT-AC85MR Wireless Router AC adapter
Network cable (RJ-45) Quick Start Guide
LAN 1~4 LEDs WPS button
WAN LED Power (DC-IN) port
2.4GHz LED Power button
5GHz LED USB3.0 port
Power LED WAN (Internet) port
Reset button LAN 1 ~ 4 ports

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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.
NOTES:
• Useonlytheadapterthatcamewithyourpackage.Usingotheradapters
maydamagethedevice.
• Specications:
DC Power adapter DCOutput:+12Vwith2.5Acurrent
Operating Temperature 0~40oCStorage 0~70oC
Operating Humidity 50~90% Storage 20~90%

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Preparing your modem
1. Unplug the power cable/DSL modem. If it has a
battery backup, remove the battery.
NOTE:IfyouareusingDSLforInternet,you
willneedyourusername/passwordfromyour
Internet Service Provider (ISP) to properly
conguretherouter.
2. Connect your modem to the router with the
bundled network cable.
3. Power on your cable/DSL modem.
4. Check your cable/DSL modem LED lights to ensure
the connection is active.
Unplug

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Setting up your Router
You can set up your Router via wired or wireless connection.
A. Wired connection
1. Plug your router into a power outlet and power it on. Connect the network
cable from your computer to a LAN port on your router.
2. The web GUI launches automatically when you open a web browser. If it does
not auto-launch, enter http://router.asus.com.
3. Set up a password for your router to prevent unauthorized access.
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Internet
Modem
4
3
WAN
2
LAN
Laptop

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B. Wireless connection
1. Plug your router into a power outlet and power it on.
2. Connect to the network with SSID shown on the product label on the back side
of the router. For better network security, change to a unique SSID and assign
a password.
ASUS router
2.4G Wi-Fi Name (SSID): ASUS_XX_2G
5G Wi-Fi Name (SSID): ASUS_XX_5G
* XXreferstothelasttwodigitsof2.4GHz
MACaddress.Youcannditonthelabel
onthebackofyourRT-AC85MR.
Laptop
Tablet
Smart phone
1
Internet
Modem
3
2
WAN

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3. You can choose either the web GUI or ASUS Router app to set up your router.
a. Web GUI Setup
 •  Once connected, the web GUI launches automatically when you open a
web browser. If it does not auto-launch, enter http://router.asus.com.
• Set up a password for your router to prevent unauthorized access.
b. App Setup
Download ASUS Router App to set up your router via your mobile devices.
 •  Turn on Wi-Fi on your mobile devices and connect to your router’s
network.
 • Follow ASUS Router App setup instructions to complete the setup.
ASUS Router
ASUS
Router

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FAQ
1. WherecanIndmoreinformationaboutthewirelessrouter?
 • Technicalsupportsite:https://www.asus.com/support
 • Customerhotline:refertotheSupportHotlinesectioninthisQuickStart
Guide
 • Youcangettheusermanualonlineathttps://www.asus.com/support
Remembering your wireless router settings
• Rememberyourwirelesssettingsasyoucompletetheroutersetup.
Router Name: Password:
2.4 GHz network SSID: Password:
5GHz network SSID: Password:

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ASUS Recycling/Takeback Services
ASUSrecyclingandtakebackprogramscomefromourcommitmenttothe
higheststandardsforprotectingourenvironment.Webelieveinproviding
solutionsforyoutobeabletoresponsiblyrecycleourproducts,batteries,other
components,aswellasthepackagingmaterials.Pleasegotohttp://csr.asus.
com/english/Takeback.htmforthedetailedrecyclinginformationindierent
regions.
REACH
ComplyingwiththeREACH(Registration,Evaluation,Authorisation,and
RestrictionofChemicals)regulatoryframework,wepublishedthechemical
substances in our products at ASUS REACH website at http://csr.asus.com/
english/REACH.htm
Federal Communications Commission Statement
ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothe
followingtwoconditions:
• Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference.
• Thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterference
that may cause undesired operation.
Thisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaclass
Bdigitaldevice,pursuanttopart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesigned
toprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceinaresidential
installation.
Thisequipmentgenerates,usesandcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,if
notinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmful
interferencetoradiocommunications.However,thereisnoguaranteethat
interferencewillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoes
causeharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception,whichcanbe
determinedbyturningtheequipmentoandon,theuserisencouragedtotry
tocorrecttheinterferencebyoneormoreofthefollowingmeasures:

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WARNING!Anychangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedby
thepartyresponsibleforcompliancecouldvoidtheuser’sauthorityto
operate the equipment.
• Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.
• Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.
• Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdierentfromthatto
which the receiver is connected.
• Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.
Prohibition of Co-location
Thisdeviceanditsantenna(s)mustnotbeco-locatedoroperatingin
conjunctionwithanyotherantennaortransmitter.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
Radiation Exposure Statement: This equipment complies with FCC radiation
exposurelimitssetforthforanuncontrolledenvironment.Endusersmust
followthespecicoperatinginstructionsforsatisfyingRFexposurecompliance.
TomaintaincompliancewithFCCexposurecompliancerequirement,please
followoperationinstructionasdocumentedinthismanual.
WARNING! This equipment must be installed and operated in
accordancewithprovidedinstructionsandtheantenna(s)usedforthis
transmittermustbeinstalledtoprovideaseparationdistanceofat
least20cmfromallpersonsandmustnotbeco-locatedoroperatingin
conjunctionwithanyotherantennaortransmitter.
Compliance Statement of Innovation, Science and Economic Development
Canada (ISED)
This device complies with Innovation, Science and Economic Development
CanadalicenceexemptRSSstandard(s).Operationissubjecttothefollowing
twoconditions:(1)thisdevicemaynotcauseinterference,and(2)thisdevice
mustacceptanyinterference,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesired
operationofthedevice.

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Operationintheband5150–5250MHzisonlyforindoorusetoreducethe
potentialforharmfulinterferencetoco-channelmobilesatellitesystems.
CAN ICES-3(B)/NMB-3(B)
Radio Frequency (RF) Exposure Information
TheradiatedoutputpoweroftheASUSWirelessDeviceisbelowtheInnovation,
ScienceandEconomicDevelopmentCanadaradiofrequencyexposurelimits.
The ASUS Wireless Device should be used in such a manner such that the
potentialforhumancontactduringnormaloperationisminimized.
Thisequipmentshouldbeinstalledandoperatedwithaminimumdistanceof
20cmbetweentheradiatoranypartofyourbody.
ThisdevicehasbeencertifiedforuseinCanada.Statusofthelistingin
theInnovation,ScienceandEconomicDevelopmentCanada’sREL(Radio
EquipmentList)canbefoundatthefollowingwebaddress:
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ceb-bhst.nsf/eng/h_tt00020.html
AdditionalCanadianinformationonRFexposurealsocanbefoundatthe
followingweb:
https://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt-gst.nsf/eng/sf08792.html
Déclaration de conformité de Innovation, Sciences et Développement
économique Canada (ISED)
LeprésentappareilestconformeauxCNRd’Innovation,Scienceset
DéveloppementéconomiqueCanadaapplicablesauxappareilsradioexempts
delicence.L’exploitationestautoriséeauxdeuxconditionssuivantes:(1)
l’appareilnedoitpasproduiredebrouillage,et(2)l’utilisateurdel’appareil
doitacceptertoutbrouillageradioélectriquesubi,mêmesilebrouillageest
susceptibled’encompromettrelefonctionnement.
La bande 5150 – 5250 MHz est réservée uniquement pour une utilisation à
l’intérieuranderéduirelesrisquesdebrouillagepréjudiciableauxsystèmesde
satellitesmobilesutilisantlesmêmescanaux.
CAN ICES-3(B)/NMB-3(B)

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Informations concernant l’exposition aux fréquences radio (RF)
Lapuissancedesortieémiseparcetappareilsanslestinférieureàlalimite
d'expositionauxfréquencesradiod'Innovation,SciencesetDéveloppement
économiqueduCanada(ISED).Utilisezl'appareilsansldefaçonàminimiser
lescontactshumainslorsd'unfonctionnementnormal.
Cetéquipementdoitêtreinstalléetutiliséavecunminimumde20cmde
distance entre la source de rayonnement et votre corps.
L'utilisation de cet appareil est autorisée au Canada. Pour consulter l'entrée
correspondant à l'appareil dans la liste d'équipement radio (REL - Radio
Equipment List) d'Innovation, Sciences et Développement économique du
Canada, rendez-vous sur :
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ceb-bhst.nsf/eng/h_tt00020.html
Pourdesinformationssupplémentairesconcernantl'expositionauxfréquences
radio au Canada, rendez-vous sur : https://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt-gst.nsf/
eng/sf08792.html

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Networks Global Hotline Information
Area Country/ Region Hotline Number Service Hours
Europe
Cyprus 800-92491 09:00-13:00 ;
14:00-18:00 Mon-Fri
France 0033-170949400 09:00-18:00 Mon-Fri
Germany
0049-1805010920
09:00-18:00 Mon-Fri
10:00-17:00 Mon-Fri
0049-1805010923
(component support)
0049-2102959911(Fax)
Hungary 0036-15054561 09:00-17:30 Mon-Fri
Italy 199-400089 09:00-13:00 ;
14:00-18:00 Mon-Fri
Greece 00800-44142044 09:00-13:00 ;
14:00-18:00 Mon-Fri
Austria 0043-820240513 09:00-18:00 Mon-Fri
Netherlands/
Luxembourg 0031-591570290 09:00-17:00 Mon-Fri
Belgium 0032-78150231 09:00-17:00 Mon-Fri
Norway 0047-2316-2682 09:00-18:00 Mon-Fri
Sweden 0046-858769407 09:00-18:00 Mon-Fri
Finland 00358-969379690 10:00-19:00 Mon-Fri
Denmark 0045-38322943 09:00-18:00 Mon-Fri
Poland 0048-225718040 08:30-17:30 Mon-Fri
Spain 0034-902889688 09:00-18:00 Mon-Fri
Portugal 00351-707500310 09:00-18:00 Mon-Fri
Slovak Republic 00421-232162621 08:00-17:00 Mon-Fri
Czech Republic 00420-596766888 08:00-17:00 Mon-Fri
Switzerland-Ger-
man 0041-848111010 09:00-18:00 Mon-Fri
Switzer-
land-French 0041-848111014 09:00-18:00 Mon-Fri
Switzerland-Ital-
ian 0041-848111012 09:00-18:00 Mon-Fri
UnitedKingdom 0044-1442265548 09:00-17:00 Mon-Fri
Ireland 0035-31890719918 09:00-17:00 Mon-Fri
Russia and CIS 008-800-100-ASUS 09:00-18:00 Mon-Fri
Ukraine 0038-0445457727 09:00-18:00 Mon-Fri

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Networks Global Hotline Information
Area Country/
Region Hotline Numbers Service Hours
Asia-Pacic
Australia 1300-278788 09:00-18:00 Mon-Fri
New Zealand 0800-278788 09:00-18:00 Mon-Fri
Japan 0800-1232787 09:00-18:00 Mon-Fri
09:00-17:00 Sat-Sun
0081-570783886
( Non-Toll Free )
09:00-18:00 Mon-Fri
09:00-17:00 Sat-Sun
Korea 0082-215666868 09:30-17:00 Mon-Fri
Thailand 0066-24011717 09:00-18:00 Mon-Fri
1800-8525201
Singapore 0065-64157917 11:00-19:00 Mon-Fri
0065-67203835 11:00-19:00 Mon-Fri
( Repair Status Only ) 11:00-13:00 Sat
Malaysia 1300-88-3495 9:00-18:00 Mon-Fri
Philippine 1800-18550163 09:00-18:00 Mon-Fri
India 1800-2090365 09:00-18:00 Mon-Sat
India(WL/NW) 09:00-21:00 Mon-Sun
Indonesia 0062-2129495000 09:30-17:00 Mon-Fri
500128 (Local Only) 9:30 – 12:00 Sat
Vietnam 1900-555581 08:00-12:00
13:30-17:30 Mon-Sat
HongKong 00852-35824770 10:00-19:00 Mon-Sat
Taiwan 0800-093-456;
02-81439000
9:00-12:00 Mon-Fri;
13:30-18:00 Mon-Fri
Americas
USA 1-812-282-2787 8:30-12:00 EST Mon-Fri
Canada 9:00-18:00 EST Sat-Sun
Mexico 001-8008367847 08:00-20:00 CST Mon-Fri
08:00-15:00 CST Sat
Brazil
4003 0988 (Capital)
0800 880 0988
(demais localidades)
9:00am-18:00 Mon-Fri

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Networks Global Hotline Information
Area Country/ Region Hotline Numbers Service Hours
Middle
East +
Africa
Egypt 800-2787349 09:00-18:00 Sun-Thu
Saudi Arabia 800-1212787 09:00-18:00 Sat-Wed
UAE 00971-42958941 09:00-18:00 Sun-Thu
Turkey 0090-2165243000 09:00-18:00 Mon-Fri
SouthAfrica 0861-278772 08:00-17:00 Mon-Fri
Israel *6557/00972-39142800 08:00-17:00 Sun-Thu
*9770/00972-35598555 08:30-17:30 Sun-Thu
Balkan
Countries
Romania 0040-213301786 09:00-18:30 Mon-Fri
Bosnia
Herzegovina 00387-33773163 09:00-17:00 Mon-Fri
Bulgaria 00359-70014411 09:30-18:30 Mon-Fri
00359-29889170 09:30-18:00 Mon-Fri
Croatia 00385-16401111 09:00-17:00 Mon-Fri
Montenegro 00382-20608251 09:00-17:00 Mon-Fri
Serbia 00381-112070677 09:00-17:00 Mon-Fri
Slovenia 00368-59045400 08:00-16:00 Mon-Fri
00368-59045401
Baltic
Countries
Estonia 00372-6671796 09:00-18:00 Mon-Fri
Latvia 00371-67408838 09:00-18:00 Mon-Fri
Lithua-
nia-Kaunas 00370-37329000 09:00-18:00 Mon-Fri
Lithuania-Vil-
nius 00370-522101160 09:00-18:00 Mon-Fri
NOTES:
• UKsupporte-mail:[email protected]
• Formoreinformation,visittheASUSsupportsiteat:
https://www.asus.com/support/