ASUS RT-N13U is a wireless access point router, a single device with dual function. You can configure the device as either a wireless access point or a wireless router.
I had many users asked me why their access point could not share their broadband connection with some computers within the household. I found that they connected the wireless access point to the modem (without the routing function). A real modem typically doesn’t support the routing function or doesn’t support the NAT (network address translation) function. The NAT is used to map / translate a single public IP address to one or many private IP addresses behind the firewall / the router. This way, the users (computers) behind the firewall / the router can share a single internet connection concurrently.
In homes, when you need to build a wireless network you should connect the wireless access point to your existing wired router – not a pure modem (modem without NAT feature). Or you need to connect a wireless router to a pure modem either Cable or DSL. For more detail explanation about the different between the wireless router and the access point – click the link. The wireless access point and the wireless router are two devices with different function regarding the architecture and the security features. But ASUS RT-N13U is a single device that can be configured as the wireless router, or as the wireless access point, or as the wireless repeater.
What this Product Does
Unlike other home wireless routers which are typically designed as single wireless router, the ASUS RT-N13U is designed differently. It is designed with multi function; the device is designed with EZ Switch modes to let you switch the device to operate in three different modes: the wireless router, the wireless access point or the wireless repeater modes.
When you build a wireless network in home, with your existing modem you can change the Switch to router mode. With the router mode, the router supports the dual firewall feature (NAT and SPI).
When your existing ADSL modem supports the routing function, you need to change the ASUS RT-N13U wireless access point router to operate as the wireless AP mode. Or if you already have wireless network in place, you can extend the network to reach the farthest corner of the building by adding the wireless repeater. You can change the ASUS RT-N13U as the wireless repeater.
AiDisk feature
ASUS RT-N13U includes an AiDisk feature and the ASUS DDNS service to let you create a meaningful FTP server thing like ftp://your-name.asuscomm.com instead of a hard to remember IP addresses or URLs. You can attach a shared storage to the USB port and let other users access the disk anywhere, any time even from the internet. The AiDisk quick installation guide will help you create an FTP server easily with meaningful FTP server name.
The USB port this wireless access point router device supports can be used to either host a shared storage or shared printer. Traditionally you share the printer by using the wireless print server, but with ASUS RT-N13U you can host a shared printer eliminating the wireless print server.
The figure shows a typical home wireless networking diagram that uses ASUS RT-N13U wireless access point router. You can connect the router to the modem and share the broadband internet connection with many computers within the household. A multifunction printer is connected to the USB port for sharing across the network.
Asus introduces new RT-N56U Black Diamond N600 dual band router with two USB ports to let you share both storage and printer concurrently. And if you frequently go travelling for businesses with your team, you may also consider new Asus WL330N3G – a compact and small design router with multi-function. Click here for Comparison between Asus WL330N3G with Apple Airport Express new generation.
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