While trying to get my Asus RT-N12 router to work in Repeater mode, I spent quite a lot of time and stumbled upon some methods that seem to work for me (and my version of router). Particular thanks goes to information found at the following two links:
Select your router's Wi-Fi network name from the list. Enter your router's Wi-Fi password and click or tap Connect. If your range extender supports 5GHz networks and your router is set up with one, you will be asked to connect to that as well. Select the Wi-Fi network. Enter your router's Wi-Fi password for that network and click or tap Connect. WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) provides easy and secure establishment of a wireless network. SSID: Firmware Version: 1.0.0.6 Operation Mode: Router: Language. The ASUS RT-N12 300Mbps wireless-n router provides 30,000 sessions for high speed downloads. 4 SSIDs support allows you to manage bandwidth and network access for different users in your network. These steps below are for installing DD-WRT on a brand new Asus Rt-N12 D1 with the stock Asus firmware already on there. (If you have bricked your router, you need to first head down to Unbricking Your Asus Rt-N12 D1 which is further down this post otherwise, these instructions won’t work. Setup your computer’s NIC to a static address.
We will consider the ASUS RT-N12 firmware in a newer version, but all the actions in the second case are completely the same. Go to the 'Administration' menu item and on the next page select the 'Firmware Update' tab. Click the 'Select File' button and specify the path to the downloaded and unpacked file of the new firmware.
Asus Router Setup
I also found that the 'Wifi Analyzer' app (for my Android phone) was quite helpful in determining the functionality of my system during the many attempts at success.
First, verify that you can communicate with the Router:
Adjust your PCs TCP/IP settings to allow communication with the default settings of the Router (192.168.1.1). I changed my settings to:
IP - 192.168.1.10
Mask - 255.255.255.0
Gateway - 192.168.1.1
IP - 192.168.1.10
Mask - 255.255.255.0
Gateway - 192.168.1.1
Connect the PC cable to one of the LAN ports to see if you get a response from the router, after it has powered up and the Radio (2.4GHz) LED is blinking. When I was most of the way through the process, with the system repeating one of my Wi-Fi signals, I was unable to re-establish communication over the Ethernet link into the LAN ports. I found that resetting the NVRAM to its default values allowed me to communicate, again, so I could select an alternate Wi-Fi signal to repeat.
Here is the whole process, starting with the resetting of the NVRAM: Serial windows 7 ultimate sp1 64 bits bit.
Set the Mode Selector switch to the Repeater (middle) position.
Depress the Reset button while applying power, holding the Reset button down for another second or two after power is applied before releasing it. After a few seconds, the Power LED should start slow blinking at about a 5 second cycle rate.
On the PC, Browse to 192.168.1.1
Click the 'Restore default NVRAM values, which should open another page indicating 'Command nvram erase completed.'
Clicking 'Continue' should return you to the previous page.
Click 'Reboot' and wait for the Radio LED to begin blinking again (about 30 seconds).
Browse to 192.168.1.1, again, and you should find the main page showing your default SSID (mine is 'ure'). If you check with Wifi Analyzer, you should see the 'ure' SSID on a strong signal (if you are near the RT-N12).
Selecting the top icon in the center of the display (text: Disconnected) should change the right portion of the display to 'Access Point status', with a button marked 'Go' to the right of 'AP Survey'. Clicking this Go button should open the page 192.169.1.1/survey.asp, which should display all of the Wi-Fi signals that are being received. Select the signal you want to repeat, and then click the 'Connect' button. You will be prompted to 'enter Network Key'. After entering the key for the signal you want to repeat, click the 'connect' button. The RT-N12 should configure itself to repeat this signal, and then perform a reset, blinking the lights. If you are watching the Wifi Analyzer, the 'ure' signal should disappear, being replaced by the selected signal within about 30 seconds.
If you find better/easier/faster ways to perform this configuration, please let me know and I can update this page.
How To Install Asus Router Rt-n12
Thanks,
Carl
Carl