Asus OPTUS DSL-AX5400 User manual

Modem Router
Quick Start Guide
Quick Start Guide
DSL-AX5400 AX5400 WiFi 6 / NBN Ready
E17460 / First Edition
October 2020

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Table of contents
A quick look at your router 3
Setting up your router 4
Button function 5
LED indications 6
FAQs 7

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• NBN ready Wireless Router
• Australian Plug
• Quick Start Guide
• Power adapter
• Ethernet cable (RJ-45 cable)
• DSL cable (RJ-11 cable)
Package contents
A quick look at your router
1Power LED 7Reset button
2WiFi LED 8DSL port
3LAN LED 9USB 3.1 Gen 1 port
4DSL/WAN LED 10 LAN 1~4 ports
5Aura LEDs/WPS/WiFi combo button 11 WAN port
6Aura LEDs 12 Power switch
13 Power (DCIN) port
12 3 4 5 6 78910 11 12 13
NOTE If any of the items are damaged or missing, please contact Optus.

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1. Attach the Australian plug onto the power adapter.
2. Plug the DC connector end of the power adapter into the DCIN port
of yourrouter, and the plug end into a wall power outlet.
3. If you have a NBN connection box for your service:
Connect the Ethernet cable from the blue WAN port on your router
to the LAN or data port on the NBN device.
If you are not supplied with a NBN connection box for your service:
Connect the DSL cable from the grey DSL port on your router to a
NBN FTTN/B wall socket.
4. Switch on both the wall power outlet and the router to start internet
connection automatically. Wait a few minutes until the DSL/WAN LED
turnssolid white, indicating that the internet is up and running.
Setting up your router
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wall socket
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Wall Power
Outlet
DSL LAN WAN
Power

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Use only the adapter that came with your package. Using other
adapters may damage the device.
Ensure that the correct cabling is connected to receive the NBN service
for your premises. Failure to do so will result in no internetservice.
Considering only one type of NBN is made available to each
premises,you will only need to connect either the DSL or WAN
toreceive internet connection. Refer to step 3 above for details.
Refer to the white label at the bottom of the DSL-AX5400 router
forthe default WiFi SSID and password.
Speciications:
DC Power adapter DC Output: +12V with max. 2.5A current
Operating Temperature 0-40oCStorage 0-70oC
Operating Humidity 50-90% Storage 20-90%
Button function
Press the button on the top cover
for about 2 seconds to perform the
following action:
• Starting the WiFi Protected
Setup(WPS)
You can also change the default action
to either of the following in the router
admin page:
• Turning on or off the Aura LEDs
(pressfor 1 second to change the
Auralighting effects)
• Turning on or off the WiFi connection
Aura LEDs/WPS/
WiFi combo button
2 sec
NOTE

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LED Status Indications
Power
LED
Off No power
Solid white Device is working normally
Solid red Device is working abnormally
Flashing red slowly Rescue mode
Flashing white slowly WPS or irmware upgrade in progress
WiFi
LED
Off No WiFi signal
On WiFi connection is ready
Flashing Transmitting or receiving data
via wireless connection
LAN
LED Off No data activity or no physical
connection
On Ethernet connection is established
DSL/
WAN
LED
Off Both DSL and WAN cables are
unplugged
Flashing red slowly DSL/WAN is attempting to connect
tothe NBN
Solid red
Device is ready for coniguration
butinternet connection has not been
established yet
Solid white Internet connection is established
LED indications

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FAQs
1. What should I do if there is no internet connection?
• If all indicator LEDs are OFF:
Check if the power adapter is properly connected. Ensure the power
switches on both the wall socket and the router are turned ON, and
check on a different wall outlet if possible.
• If DSL/WAN LED is OFF:
Check if you have wired up the DSL-AX5400 router to your NBN source
via either of the methods below.
(a) If you are also supplied with a NBN connection box for your service,
connect the Ethernet cable from the blue WAN port on your router to
the LAN or data port on the NBN device.
(b) If you are not supplied with a NBN connection box for your service,
connect the DSL cable from the grey DSL port on your router to a NBN
FTTN/B wall socket.
• If DSL/WAN LED is in any colour outside solid white:
Wait a few minutes for the internet to be connected. The DSL-AX5400
router may take up to ive minutes for the irst internet connection
fromnew or factory reset restoration.
• If WiFi is not discoverable from all devices or if all wired devices are not
receiving a valid IP:
Press and hold the reset button until the power LED blinks, and wait up
to ive minutes for the router to be reset to its default settings.
2. Where can I ind the default SSID and password for the
DSL-AX5400 router?
You can ind the default SSID and password from the white label located
at the bottom of your router.

FAQs (continued)
3. How do I access my routers admin page?
Enter either "router.asus.com" or "192.168.0.1" in your preferred browser
toenter the admin page.
Default login: optus
Default password: Same as your default WiFi password on the white
label at the bottom of your router.
4. How do I customize the SSID (WiFi name) and password?
Enter the router admin page, go to Network Map > System Status,
andmake your changes then apply to save settings.
5. How do I change the lighting effect on the DSL-AX5400 router?
Enter the router admin page, then click on Aura RGB option under
System Status to set your preferred lighting effect.
6. How do I link the DSL-AX5400 router to Alexa?
Enter the router web GUI, then click the Alexa & IFTTT tab at the left
navigation panel, and follow onscreen instructions to complete the
linkingprocess. Alexa router skills can be found from:
https://www.asus.com/us/support/FAQ/1033393/.
7. How can I give a speciic device priority access to internet trafic?
Enter the router web GUI, then click the Game tab at the left navigation
panel. Click Add to choose the device, then click +to add devices into the
Game Device List, and Apply to apply changes.
8. What do I do if my game or console reports “Double NAT Detected”?
Enter the router web GUI, then click the Open NAT tab at the left
navigation panel. On the Open NAT screen, click +Add to add your
desirablegame to a speciic gaming device, and OK to save changes.