First Looks
Noticeably, the ASUS RT-N15 lacks any external antennas; the three antennas are internal and not expandable. The router has a foot which twists out to the sides to stabilize it when there are more cables connected than the WAN and power cables. The slim form factor is pleasing and could probably fit well on a bookshelf.
Administration
Hardware installation was typical. I connected the ASUS RT-N15 to my network using its WAN port and my Dell gigabit switch. I connected my desktop with gigabit Ethernet to the router and pointed my browser to http://192.168.1.1.
I was honestly hoping that rumors of a new UI for the administration panel were true. Unfortunately, this is not the case. It’s the same ugly purple, green, and yellow which has plagued ASUS routers as long as I can remember. However, how often are people messing around in their router’s control panel? Rarely. Although the contextual help is excellent, the organization of the interface could be better.
Quick setup guides the user through the setup process by setting WAN interface settings and configuring the wireless network name and security.