Belkin F5D52314 User Manual

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Setting your Connection Type if you are a Telstra® BigPond User

[Austral ia Only ] Your user name and p as sword are pro vided t o y ou by Telst ra Bi gP ond. Enter t his i nformation below. Choosing your state fro m t he drop-dow n menu (6) will automatical ly fill in your login server IP addre ss. I f you r log in serv er ad dress is diff eren t tha n the one pro vided here, yo u may manual ly ente r the login serve r IP address by placing a c heck in th e box next to “ User decide login s erver m anually”

(4) a nd ty pe in the address next to “ Lo gin S erver” (5). W he n you

have entered al l o f you r infor ma tion, c lick “Apply Changes” (7). After you apply the c hanges, the “Intern et St at us ” i nd icator will read “connect io n OK” if your Router is set up proper ly.

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(1) Select your State

Select your state from th e drop-down menu (6). The “Login Server” box will automatical ly be filled in with an I P a dd ress . If for some rea son t his a dd re ss does not match the address t hat Tel st ra ha s given you, you can ma nually enter the login s erver a ddre ss. S ee “U se r decide login server manuall y” (4).

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(2) User Name

Pro vided by y ou r I SP. Type in your user name here .

(3) Password

Type i n you r passw ord and ret ype i t i nt o the “Retyp e Pas sw ord” box to confirm it.

(4) User decide login server manually

If your l ogin server IP ad dres s is not availabl e in the “Select Your State” drop-down menu IP addre ss by plac in g a check in the box next to “U se r dec id e l og in server manually ” and type in the addres s n ex t t o “Logi n Ser ve r”

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Alternate Setup Method

Setting Custom Domain Name Server (DNS) Settings

DNS is an ac ronym for Domain Name Server. A Domain Name Server is a se rv er lo cated o n t he In te rnet that translates URLs (Univer sa l Resource Links) like www.belkin.com to IP addres ses. Many IS Ps do not requ ire you to e nter th is in formation into the Router. The “Automat ic from ISP” check box did not g ive y ou a speci fi c D NS address. If you are using a static IP connecti on type , the n you may need to enter a sp ec if ic DN S a dd ress and secondary DNS address f or yo ur co nn ection to wo rk proper ly. If your c onnection type is dynamic or PPPoE, it is like ly th at you do not have to en ter a DNS address. Leave the “Automatic from ISP” check box checked. To e nt er th e DNS address settings, unchec k the “Automat ic from ISP” check box a nd en te r y ou r D NS entr ie s i n the spaces provided. Click “Apply Changes”

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Configuring your WAN Media Access Controller (MAC) Address

All network componen ts incl ud ing c ards , adapt er s, an d routers, have a un ique “serial number” called a MAC ad dres s. Your ISP may rec ord the MAC address o f y ou r c om pu ter’s adap te r and only let that particul ar comp ut er co nn ect t o t he Inte rnet service. When you install the Router, its own M AC ad dres s wil l be “seen” by the ISP an d m ay cause the connection not to work. Belkin has prov id ed th e a bi li ty to clone (copy) the MAC addres s o f the comput er in to the Route r. This MAC address, in tu rn, will be s ee n b y the ISP’s s ys tem a s t he orig in al MAC address a nd wi ll al lo w the conn ec ti on to wo rk . If you are no t sure w he ther yo ur IS P n ee ds to see the original MAC address, simply clone the MAC addres s o f the comput er that was origina ll y c on ne cted to the mo dem. Cloning the addres s w il l not caus e any problems with your network.

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Cloning your MAC Address

To clo ne yo ur MAC address, make sure th at yo u are using the computer that was ORIGINALLY CONNECTED to your modem before the Router was installed. Click the “Clone” button (1). Click “Apply Changes” (2). Your MA C add ress is now cloned to th e R ou te r.

Entering a Specific MAC Address

In certain circ umstances you may need a sp ec ific WAN MAC addre ss. You ca n man ua ll y e nt er on e in the “MAC Address” page. Type in a MAC address i n the spac es provided

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changed to the MAC ad dres s you spec if ie d.

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Using the Web-Based Advanced User Interface

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Using your Inter ne t b rowser, you can access the Router’s Web -B ased Advanced User Interf ac e. In your browser, type “192.168.2 .1 ” ( do not type in an ything else such as “h tt p://” o r “ ww w” ) t he n p ress the “Enter” key.

You wi ll se e the Router ’s home pa ge in yo ur browser window.

LAN Setup

Clicking on the header of the L AN ta b (1) will take you t o t he LAN tab’s hea de r p ag e. A quick descri pt ion o f the func ti on s c an be found here. To view the settings or make c hanges to an y o f the LAN settings , click on “LAN Settings ” computer s, clic k on “DHCP Client List”

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Changing LAN Settings

All settings for the interna l LAN setup of the Router can be vi ewed and changed here.

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(1) IP Address

The “IP a ddre ss ” i s the internal IP ad dres s of the Router. The default IP addre ss is “192 .1 68.2.1”. To acce ss th e advan ce d s et up in te rface, type this IP a ddre ss in to the address bar of yo ur browse r. Th is address can b e cha ng ed if need ed . To change the IP a dd re ss , typ e in the new I P a dd ress and click “Apply Change s” . T he IP address you choose should be a no n-ro ut able IP. E xa mples of a non- routab le IP are :

192.168. x. x (wh ere x is a ny thing between 0 a nd 25 5)

10.x.x.x (where x is an yt hi ng be tween 0 an d 255 )

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(2) Subnet Mask

ADVANCED FEATU RE ! T he re is no n eed t o cha ng e t he subn et ma sk . It is p os sible to c ha nge t he su bn et ma sk if nece ss ar y. Only make changes to the subnet mask if y ou sp ec ifically have a reaso n to do so. The d efault setting is “255.255.255 .0 ”.

(3) DHCP Server

The DHCP ser ve r function makes se tt ing up a network very ea sy by assigning I P addres ses to each com pu te r on the network automat ic al ly. The def au lt setting is “ON”. The DH CP server can be turned O FF if n ecessary. Turning off the DHCP ser ve r will require you to manually set a static IP address for each c omputer on your network. To turn off the DHCP se rv er, select “Off” and clic k “Apply Changes”.

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(4) IP Pool

The range of I P a dd ress es set aside for dynamic assign me nt to the computer s on your network. The default is 2–100 (99 computers). If you want to ch ange th is nu mber, y ou ca n b y enter in g a new startin g and ending IP addres s a nd clic ki ng on “App ly Ch an ge s”. T he DH CP server can assign 100 IP a ddre ss es au to matically. T hi s m ea ns th at you cannot specify an IP a ddre ss po ol larger than 1 00 co mputers. For instance , start in g a t 50 means you have to en d a t 150 or lower so as not to ex ceed the 1 00 -client limit. The starting IP address m us t b e lower in number than the e nding I P a dd ress .

(5) Lease Time

The length of time th e D HC P s er ve r w il l reserve the IP address f or each computer. The default setti ng is forever, meaning that any time a computer is assigned an IP ad dres s by the DHCP server, the IP address will no t c ha nge f or th at pa rt ic ular computer. Setting lease times for shorter intervals such as one day o r o ne hour frees IP addresses after the specified period of time. This also means t hat a particul ar comp ut er’s IP address m ay ch an ge ov er ti me . I f you have set any o f t he ot he r adv an ced f ea ture s of the Router such as DMZ or client IP filters, these are d ep endent on th e I P address. You w il l n ot want these to change. We recommen d for this reason that y ou le ave the lease time set to “F orever ”.

(6) Local Domain Name

You ca n set a local domain name (network name) for your network. There is no need to change this setting unless you have a sp ecific advanced need to do s o. You can name the network anything you want such as “ MY NE TW ORK”. The de fault setting is “B elkin”.

Using the Web-Based Advanced User Interface

Viewing the DHCP Client List Page

You ca n vie w a list of t he co mputers (known as c lients), which are connecte d to your network. You a re able to view the IP ad dress the computer, the host name one), and the MAC a dd re ss (3) of t he co mputer’s net wo rk in te rface card ( NI C). P ress in g the “Ref resh” there ha ve be en an y cha ng es , t he li st will be updated.

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Configuring the Firewall

Your R ou ter i s equ ip ped w it h a firewall that will pro tect yo ur ne twork fro m a wide array of common hacker attacks incl ud in g:

• IP Spoofing

• Land Attack

• Ping of D eath (PoD)

• Denial of Service (DoS)

• IP with z ero lengt h

• Smurf Attack

• TCP Null Scan

• SYN flood

• UDP flooding

• Tear D rop Attack

• ICMP defect

• RIP defect

• Fragment floodi ng

The firewall also ma sk s common ports th at are fre qu ently used to attack networks. These ports appear to be “Stealth” me an ing that for all intents an d purposes, they do not ex ist to a would-be hacker. You can turn the firewal l function off if n ee ded; howev er, it is recommended that you lea ve the fi rewall enabled. Di sa bling the firewa ll pro te ct ion will not leave yo ur network completely v ulnerable to hacker a ttacks, bu t it is recommende d that yo u leave the firewall en ab led.

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Configuring Virtual Servers

The “Vir tu al Se rv ers” fu nction will al lo w y ou to rou te ex te rnal (Internet) calls for services such as a we b ser ve r ( po rt 80 ), FTP serve r (Port 21), or other application s through your Router to your i ntern al netw or k. Since your inter na l c om pu ters are protected by a fi re wa ll , m ac hines fro m t he In te rnet cannot get to t hem b ecause they ca nnot be “s ee n”. If you ne ed to co nf ig ure the “Virtual Servers” functi on for a specific applicat io n, a list of common applicati on s h as been provided. If your applicat io n is not listed, you will need to c ontact the a pplication vendor to find out wh ich p ort s et tings you ne ed.

Choosing an Application

Select your applicat io n from the dro p- down li st. C lick “A dd”. The settings will be transferred to the n ex t a va ilable space in t he sc reen. Click “Apply Changes ” to save the setting for that a pplication. To rem ove a n a pp li cation, select the number of the row that you want to rem ove, then cl ick “ Clear”.

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Manually Entering Settings into the Virtual Server

To man ua lly e nt er se ttings, enter the I P a dd ress in the space pro vided for the i ntern al (ser ve r) ma ch ine a nd th e por t( s) required to p ass ( use a comma b etween multiple ports). Then select the port type (TCP or UDP) a nd cl ick “ Ap ply C hanges”. You can only pass one port per inter na l I P address. Opening ports in your fire wall can p os e a security risk. You c an en ab le an d d is ab le se ttings very quickly. It is rec ommended that you disable the settings when you are not using a specific applic at ion.

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Setting Client IP Filters

The Router can be c on figure d t o restrict access to the Intern et , email, or other network services at specific days and times. Restrict io n can be set for a si ng le co mputer, a ra nge o f com pu ters, or multiple computer s.

To restric t Inter net access to a si ng le co mp uter fo r e xa mple, e nter the IP ad dres s of the computer you wish to re st rict ac cess to in the IP fi elds Select “Both” to block access all o f t he ti me . Sel ec t t he day to start on t op the time to st art o n top (6), the day to en d on the bottom (7), and the time to st op Changes” . The comput er at the IP addres s y ou sp ec if ied w ill n ow be blocked from In terne t acces s at the times you specified. Note: Be sure y ou ha ve sele ct ed th e cor rect time zone under “Utilitie s> Sy st em Settings > Time Zone” .

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(3). Select “Block” (4). You can also select “Always”

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Setting MAC Address Filtering

The MAC a ddre ss fi lt er is a powerfu l secur it y f ea tu re that allows you to sp ecify which computers are al lo wed o n t he netw or k. An y computer attemp ti ng to acce ss th e netwo rk th at is not specified in the filter list will be de nied ac cess. When y ou en ab le th is fe at ure, yo u must enter the MAC ad dres s of each client on your network to allow network access to each. The “Block” feature lets yo u t ur n on a nd off access to the network easily for any c omputer without having to add and re mo ve th e com pu ter’s MAC address f ro m the list.

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To ena bl e t hi s fea tu re, selec t “Enab le MA C Address Filterin g” Next, enter the MAC a ddre ss of each comput er on your networ k by clicking in the space pro vi ded (2) and enteri ng the MAC address of the computer you want to a dd to the list. Click “Add” Changes” to save the settings. To d el et e a MAC address fro m the list , simply click “Delete ” next to the MAC addres s y ou wish to delete. Click “Apply Changes ” to save the settings.

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Note: You w il l not be able to delete the MAC a dd re ss of the computer you are usi ng to access the Router’s a dministrative func ti on s ( th e computer you are u si ng no w) .

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Enabling the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)

The DMZ f eature al lo ws yo u to speci fy one compu te r on your network to be p la ced o utside of th e f irewal l. This may be necessary if the firewall is c au sing prob le ms wi th an appl ic at ion s uch a s a game or video conferencing applica ti on . U se th is feat ure on a t em porary basis. The computer in the D MZ is NO T protected from h acker a ttacks.

To put a computer in the DMZ, enter the l ast d ig its o f i ts IP address in the IP fi eld a nd se le ct “E nable”. Click “Apply Changes” for the change to take e ff ec t. If you are u si ng mu ltiple static WAN IP addresses, it is possible to select which WAN IP address t he DM Z h os t wil l be directed to. Type in the WA N IP address you wi sh th e D MZ host to direct t o, en te r t he la st two digit s of the IP a ddre ss of the DMZ host computer, selec t “En ab le ” a nd cl ic k “Ap pl y C ha ng es”.

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WAN Ping Blocking

Computer hacker s use what is known as “pinging” to f ind p otential victims on the Intern et . By pingi ng a specifi c IP address and rece iv ing a resp on se from the IP addres s, a hacke r can determ in e t ha t somethin g of interest might be t here . The Router can be set up s o it will not re sp on d t o an ICMP ping from th e out si de. T hi s h ei ghtens the level of security of your Router.

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To tur n o ff the ping re sponse, select “Block ICMP Ping”

“Apply Changes” . The Router will not re spond to a n ICM P pin g.

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Utilities Tab

This screen l et s y ou ma na ge di fferent parameter s of the Router and perform certain admi ni st rative functions.

Restarting the Router

Sometime s it may be n ecessary to re st ar t o r reboot the Router if i t begins working improperly. Re starting or rebo ot ing t he Ro ut er wi ll NOT delete any of y ou r c on figuration setting s.

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Restarting the Router to Restore Normal Operation

1. Click the “Restart Router” butto n.

2. The follo wi ng me ss age w il l a pp ear. Click “ OK”.

3. The follo wi ng me ss age w il l a pp ear. Restarting the Router can

take up t o 6 0 sec on ds . I t is importa nt no t to tur n off the po wer t o the Router during the res ta rt. C lick “O K”.

4. A 60-seco nd coun td own w il l a pp ear o n the screen. When the

countdow n reaches zero, th e R ou te r w il l b e restarted. The Router home page should appear automati ca ll y. If not, type in th e Router’s ad dres s (de fa ul t = 192. 16 8. 2.1) into th e n av ig ation bar of your bro wser.

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Restoring Factory Default Settings

Using this option will re st ore all of the settings in the R outer t o t he factory (defaul t) se tt in gs. I t i s recommended that you back up your settings before you rest ore all of t he de faults.

1. Clic k the “Resto re Defaults ” but to n.

2. The follo wi ng me ss age w il l a pp ear. Click “ OK”.

3. The follo wi ng me ss age w il l a pp ear. Restoring the defaults

includes restarting the Router. It can take up to 60 second s. It is i mp ortant not t o t ur n the po wer t o t he Rout er off during the re st art o r the router could be damaged.

4. A 60-seco nd coun td own w il l a pp ear o n the screen. When the

countdow n reaches zero, th e R ou te r’s defaults will be restore d. The Router’s h om e pag e sho ul d app ea r a ut om atically. If it does not, type in t he Ro ut er’s address (default = 192.168.2.1 ) into the navigati on bar of your brow ser.

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Saving a Current Configuration

You ca n sav e your current configurat io n b y using this feature. Saving your configurat io n w il l all ow yo u to re store it later if your settings are lost or c hanged. It i s recomme nd ed th at yo u bac k up your current configur at io n b ef ore perfo rm in g a firm wa re update.

1. Clic k “Sa ve ”. A windo w calle d “Fi le Down lo ad” w il l o pe n.

Click “Save”.

2. A window will open that allows you to s elect t he lo cation where

you want to sa ve th e con fi guration file. Select a lo cation. You can name the f ile a ny thing you wa nt, o r u se the default name “Config” . Be sure to na me the file so you can lo cate it yo ur self later. When you have selected the location and name of th e f il e, click “Save”.

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