Belkin F5D7231-4 User Manual

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F5D7231-4

Share your broadband Internet access on a FASTER wireless network

High-Speed Mode Wireless G Router

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Table of Contents

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1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Benefits of a Home Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Advantages of a Wireless Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Placement of your Wireless G Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 Product Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Product Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 Knowing your Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Easy Install Wizard Software System Requirements . . . . . .

4 Connecting and Configuring your Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

5 Alternate Setup Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

6 Using the Web-Based Advanced User Interface . . . . . . . . . . 40

Changing LAN Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Viewing the DHCP Client List Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Configuring the Wireless Network Settings . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Securing your Wi-Fi Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

WEP Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

WPA Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Using the Access Point Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Wireless Range Extension and Bridging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Configuring the Firewall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Setting MAC Address Filtering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Enabling the DMZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Utilities Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Restarting the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Updating the Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

7 Manually Configuring Computer Network Settings . . . . . . . 89

8 Recommended Web Browser Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

9 Using your Router with AOL Broadband . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

10 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

11 Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

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Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the Belkin High-Speed Mode Wireless G Router (the Router). Below are two short sections, one discusses the benefits of home networking, the other outlines best practices in order to maximize your wireless home network range and performance. Please be sure to read through this User Manual completely, and pay special attention to the section on entitled “Placement of your Wireless Networking Hardware for Optimal Performance” on the next page. By following our simple setup instructions your Belkin Home Network will allow you to:

• Share one high-spe ed In terne t con nection with all the comp uters in your home

• Share re sou rce s, su ch as f iles, and hard drives among all the connecte d com puters in your home

• Share a si ngle printer with th e ent ire fami ly

• Share documents, m usi c, video, and digita l pic tures

• Store, retr ieve, and copy files from one compu ter t o ano ther

• Simultan eously play games on lin e, check Internet e-mail, and chat

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Here are some of the advantages of setting up a Belkin Wireless Network:

Mobility – you’ll no longer need a dedicated “computer room”— now

you can work on a networked laptop or desktop computer anywhere within your wireless range

Easy installation –

Flexibility – set up and access printers, computers, and other

networking devices from anywhere in your home

Easy Expansion – the wide range of Belkin networking products let

you expand your network to include devices such as printers and gaming consoles

No cabling required – you can spare the expense and hassle of

retrofitting Ethernet cabling throughout the home or office

Widespread industry acceptance – choose from a wide range of

interoperable networking products

Belkin’s Easy Installation Wizard makes setup simple

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Placement of your Wireless G Router

Important Factors for Placement and Setup

Your wi rel ess c onnectio n wil l be st ron ger t he cl oser your computer is to y our Wireless Router or Acces s Poi nt. Typi cal i ndoor operati ng range for your wireless devi ces is between 100 and 200 feet. In the same way, y our w ire less connecti on an d per formance will degr ade somewhat a s the dist ance between your Wi reless R outer or A ccess Point conn ect ed devices increases. T his m ay or m ay no t be no ticeable to you. As you move further from your Wireless Rou ter o r Acc ess Point, con nec tion speed may decrease . Fac tors that can weaken signals si mpl y by ge tting in the way of your network ’s radio waves are metal appl ian ces or obstruct ion s, and walls.

If you have concerns about your netwo rk’s perf orm ance that might be rel ated to range or obstruct ion factors, try mov ing t he co mputer to a position b etw een five and ten feet from the Wire less Router or Acces s Point, in order to see if distance is the problem. If difficult ies p ersist even at close range, p lease contact Belk in Technic al Su pport.

Note: Wh ile s ome of the i tems listed bel ow ca n affect netw ork performa nce, they will not prohibit your wireless netw ork from function ing; if you are conc erned that y our n etwork is not operating a t its maximu m effect ive ness, this chec kli st may help.

1. Wireless Router or Access Point Placement

Place your Wireles s Rou ter o r Access Point, the centr al

connecti on po int of your network, as clo se as poss ible to the center of your wireless netw ork devices.

To achi eve the best wireless networ k cov erage for your “wireless

clients” ( i.e ., computers en abl ed by B elkin Wireless Notebo ok Network Ca rds, Wireless De skt op Network Cards, and Wireless USB Adapte rs) :

• E nsu re th at yo ur Wi rel ess R outer’s o r Acc ess Point’s networki ng an tennas are parallel to each other, an d are position ed ve rtically (tow ard the ce ili ng). If your Wireless Router or Acces s Poi nt itself is positio ned v ertically, point the antennas a much as pos sible in a n upward d irecti on.

• I n mul tistory homes , pla ce th e Wirele ss Router or Access Point on a floor that is as close to the cente r of th e hom e as possible . Thi s may m ean placing the Wireless Rou ter o r Acc ess Point on an upper floo r.

• Try n ot to plac e the W ire less Router or Access Point ne ar a cordless 2.4GHz ph one .

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2. Avoid Obstacles and Interference

Avo id placing your Wireles s Rou ter o r Access Point near devices th at ma y emi t radio “noise,” suc h as microwav e ove ns. Dense obje cts t hat c an inhibit Wireless commun ication inclu de:

• R efr igerator s

• Wa shers and/or dr yer s

• M eta l cabinets

• L arge aquari ums

• M eta llic-bas ed UV t int ed windows

If your wireless signal seem s weak in so me spots, make sure that

objects su ch as thes e are not block ing t he signal’s pa th (between your compu ter s and W ire less Router or Access Poi nt)

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3. Cordless Phones

If the performa nce o f your wireless network is impaired after attendin g to th e abo ve issues, and you have a cordless phone :

• Try m ovi ng cordl ess phones away from Wireless Router s or Access Poi nts a nd yo ur wirel ess-enab led c omputers

• U npl ug and rem ove t he battery from any cordless phone that opera te on the 2. 4GHz band (check manufa cturers informat ion). If this fixes the problem, your ph one m ay be interfe rin g.

• I f you r pho ne supports channe l selection, chang e the channel on the phone t o the furt hest channel from your wireless network . For e xample, chang e the phon e to ch annel 1 and move your Wireless Route r or Ac cess Point to channel 11. See your phone’s user manual for det ail ed instructio ns.

• I f nec essary, c ons ider switchin g to a 900MH z or 5G Hz cordless phone.

4. Choose the “quietest” channel for your wireless network

In locations where homes or offices are close toge ther, such as apa rtment buildi ngs or office complexes, there may be wireless net works nearby that can conflict wit h yours.

Use the Site Surve y capabilities foun d in the Wireless LAN Utility

of your wireless adapter to locate any other wireless netwo rks that are available (see your wireless adapt er’s manual), and move your Wireless Rout er (or Access P oint) and computers to a channel as far away from o ther networks as possible.

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Exp eriment with more than on e of the available ch annels, in

order to find t he cleares t connection and avoid interference from nei ghboring cordless phone s or other wireless devices.

For Belkin wireless networking products, use the detailed Site

Sur vey and wireless channel information included in your Use r Guide.

These guid eli nes should allo w you to cov er th e max imum possible a rea with your Wireles s Rou ter or Access Point. Shou ld you need to cover an even wider area, we sugges t the B elkin Wireless Range Ext end er/Acces s Poi nt.

5. Secure connections, VPNs, and AOL

Secure connectio ns are con nec tions that typi cally re quire a user name and passwo rd, and are used where security is imp ort ant. Secure connectio ns in clude:

• Virtual P riv ate Network (VP N) co nnections, of ten u sed t o connect remotely t o an office networ k

• T he “B ring Your Ow n Acc ess” pro gram fro m America Online (AOL), whi ch le ts yo u use A OL th rou gh broad band pro vided by another ca ble o r DSL s ervice

• M ost o n-line bankin g web sites

• M any c ommerc ial websites wh ich requ ire a user name and password to access your acco unt

Secure connectio ns ca n be in terrupte d by a compu ter’s power

manageme nt se tting, which ca use s it to “ go to slee p.” The simplest s olu tion to avoid this is to simply reconnec t by re- running the VPN or AOL soft ware, or by re-loggin g int o the secure web site.

A second alternative is to chang e you r com puter’s p ower manageme nt se ttings so it does not go to sleep; howe ver, this may not be appropriate for porta ble computers . To change your po wer manageme nt se tting under Win dow s, see the “Power Options ” item in the Control Panel.

If you continue to hav e diffic ulty with Secure C onnectio n, VP Ns an d AOL please review the steps ab ove t o be su re you have add ressed these issu es.

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For more information regarding our networking products, visit our website at www.belkin.com/networking or call Belkin Technical Support at:

US: 877-736-5771 310-898-1100 ext.2263 Europe: 00 800 223 55 460 Australia: 1800 666 040

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Product Overview

Product Features

In minutes you will be able to sha re your Inter net connec tion and network yo ur co mputers. The follo wing is a li st of f eature s that make your new Belkin W ireles s G Rou ter a n ideal solution for your home or small office network .

Works with Both PCs and Mac® Computers

The Router supp orts a variety of network ing e nvironments includi ng Mac OS® 8 .x, 9 .x, X v 10.x, AppleTalk®, Linux®, Windows® 9 5, 98 , Me, NT®, 2000, and XP, and other s. Al l tha t is ne eded is an I ntern et bro wser and a network adapte r that supports TCP/ IP (t he st andard language o f the Inte rnet) .

Front-Panel LED Display

Lighted LE Ds on the front of the Router in dicate which funct ions are i n ope ration. You’ll know at-a- glance whethe r you r Rou ter is connecte d to th e Int ernet . Thi s feature eliminates the nee d for advanced s oft ware and s tatus-monit oring procedures.

Web-Based Advanced User Interface

You can s et up t he Ro uter’s ad van ced functions e asi ly throu gh your web browser, without h avi ng to i nstall additi onal software onto the computer. Th ere are no disks to install or keep trac k of an d, be st of all, you can make change s and p erform setup funct ions fro m any computer o n the netw ork quickly and easi ly.

NAT IP Address Sharing

Your Ro uter employs Netwo rk Addre ss Translati on (N AT) to sh are t he single IP address assig ned t o you b y you r Internet S ervice Provider while savi ng th e cos t of ad ding addition al IP address es to y our Inter net service acc oun t.

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SPI Firewall

Your Ro uter is equipped wit h a firewall th at wi ll prote ct yo ur network fro m a wid e array of c ommon hacker attac ks including IP Spoo fing, Land Attac k, Pi ng of D eath (PoD), Denial of Servic e (DoS), IP with zero length, Smurf Atta ck, T CP Null Scan, SYN flood, UDP flo oding, Tear Drop Attac k, ICMP defect, RIP defec t, an d fragment floo ding.

Integrated 10/100 4-Port Switch

The Router has a built -in, 4-port networ k swi tch t o allow your wired computer s to sh are prin ters, data and MP3 files, digi tal p hotos, and much more. The switch feat ures aut omatic detection s o it wi ll adjust to the speed of conn ected devices . The swit ch will transfer data betwe en co mputers and the Internet simultan eously withou t interrup ting or consuming resources.

Universal Plug-and-Play (UPnP) Compatibility

UPnP (Univ ers al Plug-and-P lay) is a te chnology that offers seaml ess operatio n of vo ice m essaging , vid eo me ssaging, game s, an d other applicat ions that are U PnP-complia nt.

Support for VPN Pass-Through

If you connect to your office netwo rk from home us ing a V PN connecti on, y our Router will allo w you r VPN-equippe d com puter to pass through the Router and to your office netwo rk.

Built-In Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)

Built-In D yna mic Host Config ura tion Pro tocol (DHCP) on -board m akes for the easiest poss ible connecti on of a netw ork. The DHCP server will assig n IP addresse s to ea ch co mputer automa tically so there i s no need for a complica ted n etworking set up.

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Easy Install Wizard

The Easy Instal l Wiz ard take s the g uesswork out of setting u p you r Router. This a uto matic software determ ines your network se tti ngs for you and sets up the Router for con nection to your Internet Service Provider (ISP). In a matter of minutes, your Wireless Router will be up and running on the Internet.

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NOTE: Easy Install Wizard software is compatible with Windows 98SE, Me, 2000, XP and Mac OS 9.X and Mac OS X. If you are using another operating system, the Wireless Router can be set up using the Alternative Method described in this manual (see page 22).

Integrated 802.11g Wireless Access Point

802.11g is an exciting new wireless technology that achieves data rates up to 54Mbps, nearly five times faster than 802.11b.

125 High-Speed Mode

High-Speed Mode (HSM)*, a 54g™ performance enhancement, provides the fastest wireless connectivity for 802.11g-capable networks in real-world environments. It is designed for home networks that require additional bandwidth for applications such as sharing digital pictures. 125HSM makes

802.11g WLANs more efficient without impacting the performance of neighboring networks, and is compatible at high speeds with leading brands.

Integrated Parental Control Web Content Filter

Belkin has teamed with Cerberian, a leading content-filtering company, to bring you this unique feature. Your Belkin Wireless G Router is the first home networking solution with an integrated web content filter that allows you to block unwanted or offensive web content before it makes it to your network. Unlike other Parental Control solutions, Parental Control is built into the Belkin Wireless Router, so there is no software to install on any computer and you will never be charged a per-computer fee for the service, ever. Your Wireless Router comes with a six-month free trial of this feature so you can take advantage of the capabilities right away. No credit card is needed to use the trial. You have control: Belkin Parental Control can be modified to meet your needs. You can set up your own policies and block any website you want. There is also an optional reporting feature (fee-based) that allows you to get a report showing you every website that was visited from your network (refer to your Parental Control Manual for more information).

MAC Address Filtering

For added security, you can set up a list of MAC addresses (unique client identifiers) that are allowed access to your network. Every computer has its own MAC address. Simply enter these MAC addresses into a list using the web-based user interface and you can control access to your network.

*When operating in High-Speed Mode, this Wi-Fi device may achieve an actual throughput of up to or greater than 34.1Mbps, which is the equivalent throughput of a system following

802.11g protocol and operating at a signaling rate of 125Mbps. Actual throughput will vary depending on environmental, operational and other factors.

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Package Contents

• Belkin High-Speed Mode Wireless G Router

• Quick Installation Guide

• Belkin Easy Install Wizard Software CD

• Belkin RJ45 Ethernet Networking Cable

• Power Supply

• User Manual

System Requirements

• Broadband Internet connection such as a cable or DSL modem with RJ45 (Ethernet) connection

• At least one computer with an installed network interface adapter

• TCP/IP networking protocol installed on each computer

• RJ45 Ethernet networking cable

• Internet browser

Easy Install Wizard Software System Requirements

• A PC running Windows 98SE, Me, 2000, or XP or a Mac computer running Mac OS 9.x or OS X

• Minimum 64MB RAM

• Internet Browser

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The Router has been de signed to be placed on a desktop. All of the cables exi t from the rear of t he Router for better organizati on an d utility. The LED indicat ors a re easil y vis ible on the fro nt of t he Ro uter to provide you with informat ion about network ac tivity and status.

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2.4GHz • High-Speed Wireless G

1. Power/Ready LED

When you apply power t o the Rout er or rest art i t, a sh ort p eriod of time elapses whil e the R outer boots up. During th is ti me, the Power/ Rea dy LED blinks. When the Rou ter h as co mpletely booted up, the Power /Ready LED becomes a SOLI D lig ht, indicati ng th e Router is rea dy for use.

OFF Router is OFF

Blinking G reen Router is Booti ng Up

Solid Green Router is Ready

2. WLAN: Wireless Network LED

OFF Wireless Network i s OFF

Gre en Wireless Network i s Rea dy

Blinking Indicates Wireless Act ivi ty

3. LAN Port-Status LEDs

These LEDs are labeled 1–4 and corresp ond t o the n umbere d ports on the rear of t he Router. When a comput er is p roperl y connecte d to on e of th e LAN port s on th e rear of the Router, th e

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LED will light. GREE N means a 10 Base-T device is con nected, AMBER mean s a 100Bas e-T device is connec ted. When informat ion i s being sent over the port, the LED bli nks r apidly.

OFF No Device is Linked to the Port

Gre en 10Base-T D evi ce Connected

Orange 100B ase-Tx Device Conn ected

Blinking (Orange or Green)

4. WAN Status LED

This LED lights in GRE EN to indi cate that your modem is connecte d proper ly to t he Ro uter. It blinks rapidl y when informat ion i s being sent over the port betwe en th e Router and the modem.

OFF No WAN Lin k

Solid Green Good WAN L ink

Blinking G reen WAN Activ ity

5. Connected LED

This uniqu e LED show s you w hen t he Router is connect ed to t he Inter net. When the light is OFF, the Router is NOT connect ed to the Internet. When the light is blink ing, the Router is attemp ting to connect to the Inte rnet. When the light i s sol id GR EEN, the Router is conne cted to the Inter net. When using the “Disconn ect after x minutes ” fea ture, th is LED becomes extremely use ful i n monitori ng th e status of your Router’s connecti on.

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OFF Router is not Connec ted to the I ntern et

Blinking G reen Router is Attem pting to Connect to the

Inter net

Solid Green Router is Conne cted to the Inter net

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6. Power Jack - GRAY

Connect th e inc luded 5V DC power supply to this jack .

7. Connections to Computers (LAN Ports) - BLUE

Connect yo ur wi red (non -wirel ess) computer s to th ese p orts. These port s are RJ45, 10/100 a uto-negotia tion, auto-up linking ports for stand ard UTP categ ory 5 o r 6 Eth ernet cabl e. Th e por ts are l abeled 1 thro ugh 4. These ports correspon d to th e num bered LEDs on the front of t he Router.

8. Connection to Modem (WAN Port) - GREEN

This port is for conne ction to y our cable or DSL modem. Use the cable that was provided with t he mo dem t o connect the modem to this port. Use of a cable other than t he ca ble s upplied with the cable mode m may not wo rk prope rly.

9. Reset Button

The Reset butto n is us ed in rare cases whe n the R out er may function i mprope rly. Rese tting the Router will restore the Router’s normal ope rat ion while maint ain ing the programmed sett ings. You can also restore t he factory default s ettings by using the Rese t button. Us e the restore option in inst ances where y ou ma y have forgotten your custom pass word.

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a. Resetting the Router

Push and release the Reset but ton. The l ights on the Router will momen tar ily flash. The Power /Ready light will begin t o blink. Whe n the Powe r/Ready light beco mes solid again, the res et is c omplete.

b. Restoring the Factory Defaults

Pre ss and hold the Reset butto n for at lea st te n sec onds then release it. The lights on the Route r will momentarily flash. The Powe r/Ready light will begi n to bl ink. When the Power/Re ady l ight becomes so lid a gain, the res tore is complet e.

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Verify the contents of your box. You should have the following:

• Belkin Hig h-S peed Mode Wireless G Router

• Quick Inst all ation Guide

• Belkin Eas y Ins tall Wizard S oftware CD

• RJ45 Ether net Networ kin g Cable (for connect ion o f the Router to the comput er)

• Power Supp ly

• User Manua l

Modem Requirements

Your ca ble or DSL m odem must be equippe d wit h an RJ 45 Et herne t port. Many mode ms ha ve both an R J45 Ethern et port and a USB connecti on. I f you h ave a m odem with both Ether net and USB, and are u sing the USB connection a t thi s tim e, you will be instructed t o use the RJ45 Ethernet port durin g the inst allation procedu re. If your modem has only a USB port, you can request a different type of modem from your ISP, or you can, in some cases , purcha se a mo dem that has an RJ45 Ether net port on it.

Ethernet USB

ALWAYS INSTALL YOUR ROUTER FIRST! IF YOU ARE INSTALLING

NUMEROUS NETWORK DEVICES FOR THE FIRST TIME, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOUR ROUTER IS CONNECTED AND RUNNING BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL OTHER NETWORK COMPONENTS SUCH AS NOTEBOOK CARDS AND DESKTOP CARDS.

Easy Install Wizard

Belkin has provide d our Easy I nstall Wizard software to make installi ng yo ur Router a simple and easy task . You can use it to get your Route r up and run ning in mi nutes.

The Easy Instal l Wiz ard requires that your Win dows® 98SE, Me, 2000, XP or Mac OS 9.2x, X.1.x com puter be c onnected directl y to your cable or DSL mode m and that t he In terne t con nection is active

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and workin g at the tim e of insta llation. If it is not, you must use the “Alternate Setup Met hod ” section of this manual to conf igure yo ur Router. Addi tionally, if y ou are usi ng an oper ating system other t han Windows 98 SE, M e, 20 00, or XP, you m ust set up the Router using the “Alter nate Setup Meth od” s ection of this manua l.

IMPORTANT: R un th e Easy Install Wizard softwa re from the

computer t hat i s direct ly co nnected to the cable or DSL mode m.

DO NOT CONNECT THE ROUTER AT THIS TIME.

Step 1 Run the Easy Install Wizard Software

1. Shut do wn an y progra ms th at are run ning on your computer at

this time.

2. Make sure you have the following i tem s at th e com puter that is

now directly conne cte d to th e cable or D SL modem. DO NOT CONNECT TH E ROU TER AT TH IS TI ME.

• Quick Install ation Guide

• The E asy Install Wiz ard CD-R OM

• The R outer

• The R outer power sup ply

• RJ45 Ether net n etworkin g cab le

• This User Manual

3. Turn off an y firewa ll or I nte rnet co nne ction sharing s oft ware on

your compu ter.

4. Inser t the E asy I nstall Wizard software CD into your CD–RO M

drive. The Easy Inst allation Wiza rd screen will automa tically appear on your screen within 1 5 sec onds. If it does not, select your CD-RO M dri ve from “My Com puter” and double- click on t he file named “Eas yInstall.ex e” on t he CD -ROM.

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Welcome Screen

After you inser t the C D int o you r CD-ROM drive, the Wizard’s welcome sc reen wil l app ear. Make sure you h ave n ot connected the Router at this poi nt. I f you h ave c onnected your Rout er, please rec onnect your com put er direc tly to the modem. Click “Ne xt” w hen you are ready to mov e on.

Progress Screen

Easy Insta ll wi ll sh ow you a progress screen each time a step in the setup has been comple ted. Each time you see the progres s screen , click “Next” when you are ready to mov e to the nex t ste p.

Examining Settings

The Wizard will now examine yo ur computer ’s networ k set tings and gather informat ion n eeded to comple te th e Router’s connecti on to t he In terne t. When the Wizard is finished ex amining your compu ter, cl ick “Next” to contin ue.

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Multi-NICs Screen

If you have more than one network adapte r installed in your compu ter a Multi-NI C Screen will appe ar. If you have more tha n one n etwork adapter insta lled in yo ur computer, the Wizard will need to know which adapter is conn ected to your modem. Sele ct th e net work card that is connecte d to yo ur mo dem from t he li st an d click “Next”. If you are not sure which adapter to choose , select the adapter at the top of the list. If you mistaken ly ch oose the wrong adapter now, you will be able to choose a different one later.

Step 2 Hardware Setup

The Wizard will walk you through conne cting your Router to your computer a nd mo dem. Follow the steps on the screen using the pictures as a guide.

2.1 T his s tep instructs you to loca te

the cable conne cted between your modem and the networ king port on your compu ter. Un plug this cable fro m the c omputer and plug it into the GREEN port on the Route r. Click “Nex t” to cont inue.

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2.2 T his s tep instructs you to loca te

the BLUE cable that is incl uded with your Route r. P lug o ne en d of this cable into ANY one of the BLUE ports on your Rou ter. Plug the other end of the cable into th e networki ng po rt on y our computer. Click “Nex t” to cont inue.

2.3 T his s tep instructs you to loca te

the power suppl y tha t is in cluded with your Route r. P lug t he po wer supply’s small connect or in to the GRAY port o n the R out er. Plug the power supp ly in to an e mpty power outlet. Cl ick “ Next” to continue.

2.4 T his s tep instructs you to look

at the lights on the front of your Router. Make s ure the appropri ate lights are ON. Refer to the Easy Install so ftw are o n you r com puter’s screen for more de tails. Click “Next” to conti nue.

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Step 3 Checking the Connection

3.1 O nce y ou have completed

connecti ng th e Router, the Wizard will check the conne ction to the Router and then go on to determi ne what type of Internet connecti on you have.

3.2 User Name and Password Needed

If you have a connection type that requires a user name and a password, the Wizard will ask you to type in your user name and password. If your connection type does not require a user name and password, you will not see this screen.

Your user name and password is

provided to you by your Internet Service Provider. If you have to type in a user name and password to connect to the Internet, then type that same user name and password in here. Your user name looks something like “jsmith@myisp.com” or simply “jsmith”. The service name is optional and is very rarely required by your ISP. If you don’t know your service name, leave this blank. When you have entered your information, click “Next” to move on.

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3.3 Wireless Setup

This Step Is Optional. Click “Next ” if

you want to skip it.

Using this step , you c an cu stomize

your wireless netw ork s ettings if you want to. Follow th e ste ps on the screen to complete this st ep. Click “Nex t” to cont inue.

Step 4 Configuring the Router

The Wiza rd will now tr ansfer all of the c onfiguratio n informati on to th e Router. This will take approxima tely one mi nute. Du rin g this t ime, do not turn off the Ro uter or computer. The Router will restart i tself at th e end of t his step.

4.1 Checking Internet

The Wizard will now check for an Inter net connectio n. Th is can take a few m inutes. The Wiz ard may not detect a connec tion right away. If not, it will retry a n umber of times. The “Conne cte d” light on the front panel of the Router wi ll fl ash d uring this time. Plea se be p atient through this process.

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4.2 Finished

When the Internet connect ion is complet e, th e Wiz ard will t ell you that you are finished. The “Connect ed” L ED on t he front o f the Router will be sol id GR EEN, indicati ng th at the Router is now connecte d to th e Int ernet .

Your Router i s now co nnected to the Internet. No w you can b egin surfing the Internet by ope ning you r b row ser and goi ng to your favorite web page .

Congratulations! You have fin ish ed insta lling your new Belkin Router.

You are rea dy to se t up the ot her compute rs in yo ur home. You can also add computers to your Router any time you wa nt.

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The Advanc ed Us er In terface is a web-bas ed to ol th at you can u se to set up the Router if you don’t want to use the Easy Install W izard. You can also use it to manage advanc ed functions of the Route r. F rom the Advanced U ser I nterface, you can perfo rm the following tas ks:

• Vie w the R outer’s c urrent s ettings and status .

• Configure the Rout er to conn ect to your ISP with the setting s tha t they provided you.

• Change the current netw ork s ettings such as the Inter nal IP address, the IP address pool, DHCP set tings and more.

• Set the Router’s firewall to work with speci fic a pplications ( port forwarding) .

• Set up security feat ure s suc h as cl ient res trictions, MA C add res s filterin g, WE P and W PA.

• Enable the DMZ featu re for a single comp uter on your network .

• Change the Rout er’s inte rnal passw ord.

• Enable/D isable UPnP (Unive rsal Plug-and -Play).

• Reset the Route r.

• Back up your configu ration settin gs.

• Reset the Route r’s defau lt se ttings.

• Update the Rout er’s firm ware.

Step 1 Connecting your Router

1.1 Turn off the p ower to your modem by unpluggi ng th e power

supply from the modem.

1.2 Loca te th e network cable that is con nec ted between you r mod em

and your comput er an d unplug it fro m you r computer, leavi ng th e other end conne cted to your modem.

1.3 Plug th e loo se en d of th e cab le you just unplugge d int o the p ort

on the back of the Router labele d “Interne t/WAN” .

1.4 C onnect a new network cabl e (no t inc luded) from the back of

the comput er to one of the ports l abeled “1–4”. Note: It does not matter whi ch nu mbered p ort y ou choose.

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1.5 Tur n your cable or DSL mode m on by reconne cting the power

supply to the modem.

Mac or PC computer that was originally

connected to the cable or DSL modem

To Power Adapter

Existing networking cable

Note: Your Rout er ma y hav e ports in d iff ere nt lo cations than

1.6 B efore pl ugging the power cord into the Router, plu g the c ord

1.7 Ve rif y that your modem is connec ted t o the R outer by c hecking

1.8 Verify that y our c omputer is connect ed prope rly t o the R outer

Network cable

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depicted i n the illu stration abov e.

into the wall, then pl ug th e cord into the Rout er’s powe r jac k.

the lights on the front of the Router. The green light labe led “WA N” sh ould be ON i f your modem is connected c orrect ly to t he Router. If it is not, recheck your conn ections.

by checkin g the ligh ts labeled “LAN 1,2, 3,4”. The light which corresponds to the numb ere d por t con nected to your compu ter should be ON, if your compu ter i s connected properly. If it i s not , rec heck your conne cti ons.

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Step 2 Set your Computer’s Network Settings to Work with a DHCP Server

See the section in thi s man ual c alled “Manual ly Co nfigurin g Net work Settings ” for d ire cti ons.

Step 3 Configuring the Router Using the Web-Based Advanced User Interface

Using your Inte rnet browser, you can acces s the R outer’s Web-B ased Advanced U ser I nterface. In your browser, typ e “19 2.168.2. 1” (y ou do not need to type in anythin g els e such as “h ttp://” or “www ”). T hen pre ss the “Enter” key.

PLEASE NOTE: If you have difficu lty a ccessing the Route r’s web-

based inte rfa ce, go to Section 7 of the user manual title d “Ma nually Configur ing C omputer Netwo rk Se ttings”.

Logging into the Router

You wil l see t he Ro uter’s ho me pa ge in y our b row ser window. The home page is visible t o any user w ho wa nts t o see i t. To make any changes to the Route r’s setti ngs, you h ave to log in. Clicking the “Login” bu tto n or cl icking on any one of the links on the home page will take you to the login screen. The Rou ter s hips with no password entered. In the login screen, leave th e pas sword bl ank a nd click the “Submit” b utt on to l og in.

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Logging out of the Router

One comput er at a time can log in to the Route r for t he pu rposes of making chang es to t he se ttings of the Router. Once a user ha s logged in to make chan ges, there are two ways that the co mpu ter can be logged out. Cli cking the “Logout” butt on wi ll log the c omputer out. The second meth od is a utomatic. The logi n wil l time out a fter a specifie d per iod of time. The default lo gin t ime o ut is 1 0 min utes. This can be changed from 1 to 99 m inutes. For more informati on, s ee the section in this manu al titled “Changin g the L ogin Timeout Setti ng”.

Understanding the Web-Based Advanced User Interface

The home page is the first page yo u wil l see w hen y ou ac cess the Advanced U ser I nterface (UI) . The home p age s hows you a q uick view of the Router’s status and setting s. Al l advanced setu p pag es ca n be rea ched fro m this page.

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1. Quick-Navigation Links

You can g o direct ly to a ny of the Ro uter’s advan ced UI pages by clicking d irectl y on th ese l inks. The links are divided into lo gic al categori es an d gro upe d by ta bs to m ake f inding a particula r setting ea sie r to fi nd. Clicking on the purpl e hea der of each tab will show you a short descr iption of the tab’s f unction.

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2. Home Button

The home button is ava ilable in every page of the UI. Pressing this butto n wil l tak e you b ack t o the h ome p age.

3. Internet Status Indicator

This indic ato r is vi sible in all pages of the Router, in dicating the connec tio n status of the Router. When th e ind icator says “connect ion O K” in G REEN, the Router is conne cted to the Inter net. When the Router is not conn ected to the Internet, the indicato r wil l rea d “no conn ection” in RED. The indic ator is automati cally updated when y ou ma ke ch anges to the setting s of the Router.

4. Login/Logout Button

This butto n ena bles you to log i n and o ut of t he Ro uter with the pre ss of o ne button. When you are logged into the Route r, t his button wil l cha nge t o read “Lo gout”. Logging int o the Rout er will take you to a separate logi n pag e where yo u wil l nee d to en ter a password. When you are logged in to the Router, you ca n mak e changes to the setti ngs. When you are fi nished making chan ges, you can log out of the Router by clicki ng th e “Logout” butt on. F or more information a bou t logging into the Router, se e the s ection called “Lo ggi ng into the Router”.

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5. Help Button

The “Help” butt on gi ves you access to the Router’s help pages. Help is also availab le on m any p ages by clicking “mo re info” next to certain sect ions of each page.

6. LAN Settings

Shows you the settin gs of t he Lo cal Area N etwork (LAN) side of the Router. Ch ang es can be ma de to t he settings by click ing o n any one of the links (IP Address, Subnet M ask, DHCP Server) or by clickin g the “LAN ” Quick Navigation l ink o n the l eft s ide o f the screen.

7. Features

Shows the statu s of th e Rou ter’s NAT, firewall, and wireless features. Change s can b e mad e to th e set tings by clicking on any one of the links or by clicking th e “Qu ick N avigatio n” li nks o n the left side of the screen.

8. Internet Settings

Shows the setti ngs o f the I ntern et/WAN side o f the Rout er that connects t o the Inte rnet. Chan ges to any o f these settings can be made by clicking on the links o r by cl ick ing on the “ Inter net/ WAN ” Qui ck Navigation l ink o n the l eft s ide o f the s cre en.

9. Version Info

Shows the firmw are vers ion, boot-cod e ver sion, hardware version, a nd se rial number of the Router.

10. Page Name

The page you are on ca n be id entified by this nam e. Th is ma nual will somet ime s ref er to page s by na me. F or instance “LAN > LAN Settings ” refers t o the “LAN S ettings” page.

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Step 4 Configuring your Router for Connection to your Internet Service Provider (ISP)

The “Inter net/WAN” tab is where y ou wi ll set up your Router to connect to your Inte rnet Servi ce Provi der (ISP). The Route r is capab le of connect ing t o vir tually any ISP’s sy stem provided you have correctly config ure d the R out er’s sett ings for your ISP’s c onnection type. Your ISP connection s ettings are p rov ided to you by yo ur ISP. To conf igure th e Router with the setting s tha t your ISP gave you, click “Con nec tion Type” (A) on th e left side of the screen. Select the connec tio n type you use. If your ISP gave you DNS setti ngs , clicking “ DNS ” (B) allows you to enter DNS address entri es fo r ISPs that require specific sett ing s. Clicking “MA C add res s” (C) w ill l et yo u clone your comp uter’s MA C add res s or type in a specifi c WAN MAC address, if require d by yo ur ISP. When you have fi nis hed making settings , the “ Inter net S tatus” indica tor w ill read “con nection OK” if your Route r is set up properly.

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Setting your Connection Type

From the connection type page, you can select the type of connection you use. Select the type of connection you use by clicking the button (1) next to your connection type and then clicking “Next” (2).

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Setting your Internet Service Provider (ISP) Connection Type to Dynamic IP

A dynamic conne ction type is the most common conne ction type found with cabl e mod ems. Setting the con nection type to “dynami c” in many cases is enoug h to compl ete the connection t o you r ISP. Some dynam ic co nnection type s may require a host name. You can enter your host name i n the spac e provid ed if y ou we re as sig ned one. Your ho st name is a ssigned by your ISP. Som e dyn amic connecti ons may require t hat y ou clone the MAC address of the PC that was original ly co nnected to the modem .

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1. Host Name

This space is provided to ente r a host nam e tha t nee ds to b e visible to your ISP. Ent er your host name here and click “Apply Changes” (3). If y our I SP di d not a ssign you a host name, or you are n ot su re, leav e this blank.

2. Change WAN MAC Address

If your ISP requires a sp ecific MAC address to connec t to the service, y ou ca n ent er a sp ecific MAC address or clone the current computer ’s MAC address through this link .

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Setting your Internet Service Provider (ISP) Connection Type to Static IP

A static IP address connection type is less common than other connection types. If your ISP uses static IP addressing, you will need your IP address, subnet mask, and ISP gateway address. This information is available from your ISP or on the paperwork that your ISP left with you. Type in your information, then click “Apply Changes” (5). After you apply the changes, the Internet Status indicator will read “connection OK” if your Router is set up properly.

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1. IP Address

Pro vided by your ISP. Ente r you r IP ad dre ss he re.

2. Subnet Mask

Pro vided by your ISP. Ente r you r sub net mask here.

3. ISP Gateway Address

Pro vided by your ISP. Ente r the I SP ga teway address here.

4. My ISP Provides More Than One Static IP Address

If your ISP assigns yo u more than one stat ic IP a ddress , you r Router is capab le of h andling up to five static WAN IP ad dre sses. Select “My ISP provides more than one stati c IP ad dre ss” a nd enter your addi tional addresses.

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Setting your ISP connection type to PPPoE

Most DSL providers use PPPoE a s the conn ection type. If you use a DSL modem to connect t o the Inte rnet, your I SP ma y use P PPoE to log you into the servi ce. I f you h ave a n Int ernet c onn ection in your home or small office that does n’t require a mo dem, you may also use PPPoE.

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Your connection type is PPPoE if:

1) Your I SP ga ve you a user name and password which is required to connect to the Inter net

2) Your I SP ga ve you software such as WinPOET or Enter net30 0 tha t you use to connect to the Internet

3) You ha ve to d ouble-click o n a deskto p Icon other than your bro wser to get on the Inter net

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1. User Name

This space is provided to type in your Use r nam e tha t was assigned b y you r ISP.

2. Password

Type in y our p assword and re-t ype i t into the “Retype Passwo rd” box to confirm it.

3. Service Name

A Service name is rarely required by a n ISP. If you are n ot su re if your ISP requires a service name, leav e thi s bla nk.

4. MTU

The MTU setting shou ld never be changed unles s you r ISP g ives you a s pecific MTU set ting. Making chang es to the MT U set ting can cause problems with your I nternet co nnection includi ng disconne ction from th e Inter net , slow Inter net a ccess and pro blems with Inte rnet appli cat ions working properly.

5. Disconnect after X...

The Discon nec t feature is us ed to a utomaticall y disconnect the rou ter from y our I SP when there i s no ac tivity for a specified period of time. For in stance, placing a check mark next to this option and ente ring 5 into the m inute field will cau se th e router to disconn ect f rom the Inter net after 5 minut es of n o Int ernet activity. This option sh oul d be us ed if y ou pa y for y our I ntern et service by the minut e.

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Setting your Internet Service Provider (ISP) Connection Type to Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP)

[European Countr ies O nly]. Some ISPs require a connection usin g PPTP protocol, a type of conne ction most common in European countrie s. Th is sets up a d ire ct co nnection to the ISP’s system. Type in the informat ion p rov ided by your ISP in the space provided. When you have finish ed, c lick “Apply Change s” (9). Afte r you a pply the changes, t he In terne t Sta tus i ndicator will read “connec tion OK” if your Route r is set up properly.

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1. PPTP Account

Pro vided by your ISP. Ente r you r PPT P account name here.

2. PPTP Password

Type in y our p assword and rety pe it i nto t he “Retype Password” box to confirm it.

3. Host Name

Pro vided by your ISP. Ente r you r hos t name here.

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4. Service IP Address

Pro vided by your ISP. Ente r you r ser vice IP address here.

5. My IP Address

Pro vided by your ISP. Ente r the I P add res s here.

6. My Subnet Mask

Pro vided by your ISP. Ente r the I P add res s here.

7. Connection ID (optional)

Pro vided by your ISP. If your ISP did not giv e you a conn ection ID, leave this blank .

8. Disconnect after X….

The Discon nec t feature is us ed to a utomaticall y disconnect the Router from your ISP when there is no activity for a spec ifi ed period of time. For in stance, placing a check mark n ext t o thi s option and ente ring “5” into the minute field will c ause the R outer to disconn ect f rom the Inter net after fi ve mi nutes of no Inter net activity. This option sh oul d be us ed if y ou pa y for y our I ntern et service by the minut e.

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

[Austral ia On ly] Yo ur user name and password are pro vided to y ou by Telstra BigPond . Ent er th is informatio n bel ow. Ch oosing your sta te fro m the d rop -down menu (6) will automa tically fill in your logi n ser ver IP address. If your login serv er ad dre ss is different than on e provid ed here, you may manually enter t he lo gin s erver IP address by placing a check in the box next to “User dec ide l ogin server manual ly” (4) and type in the address next to “Login Serve r” (5). When you have entered all of your informat ion, click “Apply Ch anges” (7). After you appl y the changes, t he In terne t Sta tus i ndicator will read “connec tion OK” if your Route r is set up properly.

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1. Select your State

Select you r sta te from the drop-down m enu (6). The “Login Server” bo x wil l aut omatical ly be fill ed in w ith a n IP ad dre ss. If for some reason this address does not match the address that Telstra has given, you can ma nua lly enter the login serve r address. See “User Deci de Lo gin Server Manuall y” (4).

2. User Name

Pro vided by your ISP. Type in your user name here.

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3. Password

Type in y our p assword and rety pe it i nto t he “Retype Password” box to confirm it.

4. User Decide Login Server Manually

If your login server I P add res s is not ava ilable in the “Select Your State” drop-down m enu (6), yo u may m anually enter the lo gin server IP address by placing a chec k in th e box n ext t o “Us er decide log in se rver manually ” and type i n the address next t o “Login Ser ver ” (5).

Setting Custom Domain Name Server (DNS) Settings

A “Domain Name Server” is a server located on the Internet that translates Universal Resource Locater (URLs) like “www.belkin.com” to IP addresses. Many Internet Service Providers (ISPs) do not require you to enter this information into the Router. The “Automatic from ISP” box (1) should be checked if your ISP did not give you a specific DNS address. If you are using a static IP connection type, then you may need to enter a specific DNS address and secondary DNS address for your connection to work properly. If your connection type is dynamic or PPPoE, it is likely that you do not have to enter a DNS address. Leave the “Automatic from ISP” box checked. To enter the DNS address settings, uncheck the “Automatic from ISP” box and enter your DNS entries in the spaces provided. Click “Apply Changes” (2) to save the settings.

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Configuring your WAN Media Access Controller (MAC) Address

All networ k com ponents inclu din g cards, a dapters, and routers, have a unique “seria l num ber” called a MAC address. Your I ntern et Se rvice Pro vider may record t he MA C addres s of yo ur co mputer’s adapter and only let that partic ular computer conn ect to the I ntern et se rvice. When you instal l the Rout er, its o wn MAC address will be “seen” by the ISP and may cause the conne ction not to work. Belkin has provided the abilit y to clone ( copy) the MAC address of the c omputer into th e Router. This M AC ad dre ss, i n tur n, will be seen by the ISP’s s ystem as the origin al MA C add res s and w ill a llow the connectio n to wo rk. I f you are n ot su re wheth er your ISP needs to see the original M AC ad dre ss, simply clo ne th e MAC a ddress o f the comp uter that was origin ally connecte d to th e mod em. Cloning the address will not cause a ny pro blems with your netw ork.

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Cloning your MAC Address

To clon e your MAC a ddress, make sure that you are us ing t he co mputer that was ORIGIN ALLY C ONNECTED to your modem be fore the Rout er was instal led . Click the “Clone” butto n (1). C lick “Apply Change s” (3). Your MA C addres s is no w clo ned to the Router.

Entering a Specific MAC Address

In certain circums tan ces you may need a specific WAN MAC address. You can m anually enter one in the “MAC Address” page . Type in a MAC address in the spaces provided (2) an d cli ck “A pply Changes” (3) to save the changes. T he Ro uter’s WAN MAC address will now be changed to the MAC add ress you spec ified.

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Using your Inte rnet browser, you can acces s the R outer’s Web-B ased Advanced U ser I nterface. In your browser, typ e “19 2.168.2. 1” (d o not type in anything e lse s uch a s “http://” or “www” ) the n press th e “Enter” ke y.

You wil l see t he Ro uter’s ho me pa ge in y our b row ser window.

Viewing the LAN Settings

Clicking o n the head er of t he LA N tab (1) will take y ou to the LA N tab’s hea der page. A quick descrip tion of the function s can be found here. To vie w the s ettings or make changes t o any of the LAN settings , cli ck on “ LAN Settings” (2) or to view the li st of conn ected computer s, cl ick on “DHCP Client List” (3).

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Changing LAN Settings

All settin gs fo r the i nternal LA N set up of t he Ro uter can be viewed and change d here.

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1. IP Address

The “IP address” is the internal IP address of the R outer. The default IP address is “192.1 68.2.1”. To access the advance d setup inte rfa ce, type this IP address into the address bar of your bro wser. This address can be change d if ne eded. To cha nge t he IP address, type in the new IP address and click “Apply C han ges”. The IP address you choose shou ld be a non- routab le IP. Examples o f a non-routa ble I P are:

192.168. x.x ( where x is anyt hing between 0 and 255)

10.x.x.x ( whe re x is anythin g between 0 and 255)

2. Subnet Mask

There is n o need to ch ange the subnet mask . Thi s is a uniqu e, advanced f eat ure o f you r Bel kin Router. It is possib le to chan ge the subnet mask if nec essary, howe ver, do NOT make chan ges to the subnet mask unle ss you have a specific reason to do so. The default se tti ng is “ 255.255. 255 .0”.

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3. DHCP Server

The DHCP server func tion makes setting u p a networ k very easy by assigni ng IP address es to e ach c omputer on the network automati cally. Th e def ault setting is “On” . The DHCP s erver can be turne d OFF i f nec essary, h owever, in order to do s o you must manua lly s et a st atic IP ad dre ss fo r each computer on your netwo rk. To turn off the DHCP serv er, select “Off” and click “Apply Cha nge s”.

4. IP Pool

The range of IP addresses set aside for dynamic assignment to th e com puters on your network . The default i s 2–100 ( 99 computers) . If you want to change this number, you ca n do so by entering a n ew sta rting and ending IP addre ss and clicking on “A pply Changes” . The DHCP server ca n assign 100 IP addresses autom atically. This mea ns that you can not specify an IP add ress pool larger than 100 com puters. For example, starting at 5 0 means you hav e to end at 150 or lower so as n ot to exceed th e 100-client limit. The starting IP address must be lower in nu mber than the e nding IP address .

5. Lease Time

The length of time the DHCP serv er will re serve the IP addre ss for each comput er. We recommend t hat y ou le ave the lease time set to “Forever”. The def ault setting is “Forever”, mean ing that any time a comput er is assi gned an IP a ddress b y the DHCP serve r, t he IP address will n ot ch ange for that particula r computer. Se tting lease times fo r sho rter interval s suc h as on e day or one hour frees IP addre sses after the speci fied period of time. This also mean s that a par ticular compu ter’s IP address may change over time . If yo u hav e set a ny of t he ot her a dvanced features of the Router such as DMZ or clie nt IP f ilt ers, these are dependen t on th e IP ad dress. F or th is reaso n, yo u will not w ant the IP address to change.

6. Local Domain Name

The default setting is “Belkin”. You can set a local domain name (network name) for your network. There is no need to change this setting unless you have a specific advanced need to do so. You can name the network anything you want such as “MY NETWORK”.

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Viewing the DHCP Client List Page

You can v iew a l ist o f the c omputers (known as clie nts), which are connecte d to yo ur ne twork. You are abl e to view th e IP address (1) of the comput er, the h ost n ame (2) (if the computer has been a ssi gned one), and the MAC address (3) of the comput er’s netw ork i nterface card (NIC). Pressing the “Refresh” (4) but ton w ill u pdate the list. If there have been any changes, t he li st wi ll be u pdated.

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Configuring the Wireless Network Settings

The Wireless tab lets you make chan ges t o the w ire less network settings . From thi s tab you ca n mak e cha nges to the wireless network name (SSID ), op erating chann el, e ncryption sec uri ty settings, an d configure the Rout er to be use d as an acce ss po int.

Changing the Wireless Network Name (SSID)

To iden tify your wireless netw ork , a nam e cal led the SSID (Servic e Set Identi fie r) is u sed. The default SSI D of the Rou ter i s “be lkin54g” . You can c hange this to anything yo u wan t to or you can lea ve it unchange d. If t here are other wireless netwo rks operating in you r are a, you will want to make sure that your SSID is unique (doe s not match that of anothe r wirele ss network in the area). To chan ge the SSID, type in the SSID that you wa nt to u se in the SS ID fi eld (1) and click “App ly Ch anges” (2). The chang e is im med iate. If you make a change to the SSID, yo ur wi rel ess-equippe d com puters may also need to be reco nfigured to connect to your new networ k name. Refer to the document ation of your wireless netwo rk ad apter for informat ion o n making thi s cha nge.

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Using the Wireless Mode Switch

Your Ro uter can operate in three different wireless modes: “802. 11gAuto”, “80 2.1 1g-Only” , and “ 802 .11g-LRS ”. Th e different mode s are explaine d bel ow.

802.11g-Auto Mode

In this mode, the Rout er is comp atible with 802.11 b and 8 02.11g wireless clients s imu ltaneous ly. This is the facto ry de fault mode and ensures successf ul op eration with al l Wi- Fi-compatib le devices. If you have a mix of 802.11b and 802. 11g c lients in your netwo rk, w e rec ommend settin g the R outer to 802.11g-A uto m ode. This setting should onl y be chang ed if y ou ha ve a sp ecific reason to do so.

802.11g-Only Mode

802.11g- Only mode works with 802. 11g c lients only. T his mode is re commended onl y if you wan t to prevent 802.1 1b clients from accessin g you r network. To switch modes, sele ct th e des ire d mode from the “Wireless Mode” drop-down box. T hen, click “Apply Cha nge s”.

802.11g-LRS Mode

We recomm end you DO N OT use this mode unless you have a very specific reason to do so. This mode exis ts only to s olve unique pro blems that may occur with s ome 8 02.11b client adap ters and is NOT necess ary f or in teroperability o f 802 .11g and 802.11b standa rds .

When to Use 802.11g-LRS Mode

In some cases, older 8 02.11b clients may not be comp atible with

802.11g wi reless . The se adapters ten d to be of inferi or de sign and may use older driver s or te chnology. 80 2.11g-LR S (Li mited Rate Support) a llo ws these client s to be comp atible with the newer

802.11g te chn ology. Sw itching to this mode can solve p roblem s that sometime s occ ur with these client s. If y ou su spect that you are u sing a client adapte r tha t falls into this categor y of ad apters, first chec k with the adapte r ven dor to see i f there is a driv er up date. If there is no d river update av ailable, switchi ng to 8 02.11g-LRS mo de ma y fix your problem. Please note that switching to 802.11g-LRS mode may decrease 802.11g performance slightly.

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Using High-Speed Mode

The Router supp orts two High-Spee d mod es, 125HSM* mode and Frame Burs tin g mode.

Selectin g “12 5HSM mode” will result in all devic es ru nning in 125HSM mode if all devices are capabl e of 125Mb ps speeds. If any non-125H SM de vice connects o r ass ociates with the networ k, the Router wil l aut omatically sh ift t he en tire net work back to Frame Bursting m ode .

Selectin g “Fr ame Bursting” w ill resu lt in all de vices capable of Frame Burs tin g to fu nction in Frame Burs ting mode, and all clients not capabl e, to oper ate in normal 802.11 g mod es. F rame Bursting mode suppo rts b oth F rame Bursting -enabled devi ces a nd no n-Frame Bursting -enabled devi ces s imultane ous ly. Frame Burs ting mode is based on the unreleased 802. 11e specifica tion.

Selectin g “Off” wi ll di sable Turbo mode.

*When operating in High-Speed Mode, this Wi-Fi device may achieve an actual throughput of up to or greater than 34.1Mbps, which is the equivalent throughput of a system following

802.11g protocol and operating at a signaling rate of 125Mbps. Actual throughput will vary depending on environmental operational and other factors.

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Changing the Wireless Channel

There are a number o f ope rating channe ls yo u can c hoose from. I n the United Stat es an d Australia, there are 11 ch annels. In the Unite d Kingdom an d mos t of Eu rope, th ere are 13 channels. In a small number of other coun tries, there are o ther channel requirements. Your Ro uter is configured to operat e on th e proper chan nels for the countr y you reside in. The defa ult c hannel is 11 (unless you are in a co untry that does not allow c hannel 11). The channel c an be changed if need ed. I f there are other wireless netw orks operatin g in your area, your network shou ld be s et to o perate on a channel that is different t han the other wireless netwo rks. For best performan ce, use a channel that is at least five ch annels away from t he other wireless network. F or in stance, if another netw ork is operating on chann el 11 , then set your networ k to ch annel 6 or b elow. To chan ge th e cha nnel, select the chan nel f rom the drop-dow n list. Click “Apply Chan ges”. The change is immedi ate.

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Using the Broadcast SSID Feature

Note: This advanced feature should be employed by advanced users only.

For securi ty, you can choose not to broadcas t you r net work’s SS ID. Doing so will keep you r net work name hidden from computers t hat are s canning for the presence of wireless netw orks. To tur n off the bro adcast of the SSID, remove the chec k mar k from the box next to “Broadcast SSID” , and t hen c lick “Apply Change s”. The change is immediat e. Ea ch computer now need s to be set to conn ect t o you r specific S SID ; an SS ID of “ ANY” will no longer be accepte d. Re fer to the docume nta tion of your wireless networ k ada pter for informati on on making this chang e.

Protected Mode Switch

As part of the 802.11g spec ification, Protecte d Mode ensures pro per operatio n of 80 2.11g clients and acces s points when there is heavy

802.11b tr affic in the opera ting environment . Whe n Protec ted m ode is ON, 802.11g scans f or ot her w ire less network traffic before it transmit s dat a. There fore, us ing this mode in environment s wit h HEAVY 802.1 1b tr aff ic or i nte rference achieve s bes t performance res ults. If you are in an envi ron ment with very littl e—o r no—other wireless network t raffic , you r best performa nce w ill b e achieved with Pro tected mode OFF.

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Securing your Wi-Fi® Network

Here are a few different ways you can maxim ize t he se curity of your wireless netw ork a nd prote ct yo ur data from pr ying eyes and ears. This sect ion i s intended for the home, home office, an d sma ll off ice user. At the time of this manual ’s public ati on, there are three encrypti on me thods availab le.

Name 64-bit Wired

Equivalent Privacy

Acrony m 64-bit WEP 128-bit WE P WPA- TKI P W PA-AE S

Securi ty G ood Better B est Best

Featur es Static keys Sta tic keys Dynami c key

Encryp tio n keys based on RC 4 algori thm (typic all y 40-bit keys)

128-bit Wired Equivalent Privacy

More secure than 64-bit WEP u sing a key l ength of 104 b its pl us 24 ad ditional bits of sys tem genera ted data.

Wi-Fi Protected Access-TKIP

encryp tio n and m utual authen tic ati on.

TKIP (temporal key i ntegrity pro toc ol) added so that keys a re rot ate d and encryp tio n is streng the ned.

With Protected Access

Dynami c key encryp tio n and m utual authen tic ati on.

AES (Advance d Encryp tio n Standa rd) do es not c ause a ny throug hpu t loss.

WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)

WEP (Wired Equival ent P rivacy) is a common protocol that adds security t o all Wi-F i-compli ant w ire les s pro ducts. WEP was designed to give wireless networ ks th e equivalent level o f pri vacy pro tection as a comparab le wi red netw ork.

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64-Bit WEP

64-bit WEP was first i ntrodu ced with 64-bit encr yption, which includes a key lengt h of 40 bits p lus 2 4 add itional bits of system-g enerated data (64 bi ts to tal). Some hardware m anufactu rers ref er to 6 4-bit as 40-bit encr yption. Shortly af ter t he te chnology was introduced, researcher s fou nd th at 64-bit encrypti on was too e asy to decode.

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128-Bit WEP

As a resul t of 64 -bit WEP’s pot ential securi ty we aknesses, a more secure method of 128-bi t enc ryption was develo ped. 128-bit encrypti on in cludes a key length of 104 bits plus 24 addi tional bits of system-g enerated data (128 b its t otal). Some hardware manufact urers ref er to 1 28-bit as 104-bit en cryption.

Most of the new wireless equip ment in th e market today suppo rts both 64-bi t and 128- bit WEP encryption , but y ou mi ght have older equipmen t tha t only supports 64-b it WE P. All Belkin wireless products will suppo rt bo th 64 -bit and 128-bit WEP.

Encryption Keys

After selecting either the 64-bit or 128-bit WEP encryption mode, it is critical that you generate an encryption key. If the encryption key is not consistent throughout the entire wireless network, your wireless networking devices will be unable to communicate with one another on your network and you will not be able to successfully communicate within your network.

You can e nter your key by typing in the hex key manually, or you can type in a passphrase i n the “Pas sphrase” fiel d and c lick “Generate” to create a key. A hex (hexadec imal) key is a mi xture of n umbers and letters from A–F and 0–9. For 64-bi t WEP, y ou need to e nter 10 hex keys. For 128-b it WE P, you need to enter 26 hex keys.

For instan ce:

AF 0F 4B C3 D4 = 64-bit WEP key

C3 03 0F AF 0F 4B B2 C3 D4 4B C3 D4 E7 = 128-bit WEP key

The WEP passphr ase i s NOT t he sa me as a W EP ke y. Your c ard uses this passp hra se to g enerate your WEP key s, bu t different hardware manufact ure rs mi ght h ave diff ere nt methods on genera ting the k eys. If you have multiple v endors’ equipmen ts in y our n etwork, the easies t thing to do is to use the hex WEP key fro m you r Router or access point and enter it man ually into the hex WEP key table in your card’s configur ation screen.

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WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access)

WPA (Wi-F i Pro tec ted Access) is a new Wi-Fi stand ard that was designed t o imp rov e upo n the s ecurity features of WEP. To use W PA security, the drivers an d sof tware of your w ireles s equipment must be upgrade d to suppo rt WPA. These up dat es will be found on the wireless vendors w ebs ite. There are two type s of WPA securit y, WPAPSK (no server) and WPA (with radius serv er).

WPA-PSK (no server) uses what is known as a

Pre -Shared key as the Network key. A Ne twork key is basically a password that is betwee n 8 and 63 charac ters long. It can be a combinat ion o f letters, numb ers , or ch aracters . Eac h cli ent uses the same Netwo rk ke y to ac cess the n etwork. Typically, this is the mode that will be used in a home environment.

WPA (with radius server) i s a system w here a radius s erv er

distribu tes t he Network key to the clien ts au tomatically. This is typicall y fou nd in a b usiness environment .

For a l ist of Belkin wireless products that supp ort WPA, pleas e visit our websit e at www.belkin.com/networking.

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Wireless G Router

Wireless G Notebook

Network Car

Wireless G Desktop

Network Car

Wireless G Desktop

Network Car

Sharing the Same Network Keys

Most Wi-Fi product s shi p wit h security turned off. So once y ou ha ve your netwo rk wo rking, you need to activa te WE P or WPA and make sure your wireless network ing d evices are sh aring the same Network ke y.

Network key= MyPassword

The Wireless G Desktop Netwo rk Card ca nnot access the network because it is using a different Networ k key than t he Ne twork key that is configu red on the Wireless G Router.

Network key= MyPassword

Network key= WRONG Password

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Using a Hexadecimal Key

A hexadeci mal k ey is a mixt ure of number s and l etters from A –F and 0–9. 64-bi t key s are five two- digit numbers. 128 -bit keys are 1 3 two-digi t num bers.

For instan ce:

AF 0F 4B C3 D4 = 64-bit key C3 03 0F AF 0F 4B B2 C3 D4 4B C3 D4 E7 = 128-bit key

In the boxes below, make up your key by writi ng in t wo ch aracters between A– F and 0–9 in each box. You will use this key to program the encryp tio n settings on your Router a nd yo ur wi rel ess c omputers .

Note to Mac users: Or iginal Apple AirPo rt

bit encryp tio n only. App le Ai rPort 2 produ cts can support 64-b it or 128-bit en cry ption. Please c hec k your pro duct to see which version you are us ing. If you cannot config ure your netw ork with 128-bi t encrypti on, t ry 64-bit encry pti on.

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WEP Setup

64-Bit WEP Encryption

1 Select “64-b it WE P” from the drop-down m enu.

2. After sele cti ng your WEP encrypti on mo de, you can enter your

key by typing in the hex key manua lly, or you can type in a passphra se in t he “P assphras e” fi eld a nd click “Generate ” to cre ate a k ey.

A hex ( hexadeci mal) key is a mix ture of nu mbers and letters from

A–F and 0–9. For 64-bi t WEP, y ou ne ed to e nter 10 hex keys.

For instance:

AF 0F 4B C3 D4 = 64-bit WEP key

3. Click “App ly Ch anges” to finish. Encry ption in the Router is now

set. Each of your comp uters on y our wire less network will no w need to be configured with the same secu rity settings .

WARNING: If you are configur ing t he Wi rel ess R outer or Access Poin t

fro m a com puter with a wireless client , you will n eed t o ens ure t hat security i s tur ned ON for this wireless clien t. If t his i s not d one, you will lose your wireless conn ection.

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128-Bit WEP Encryption Note to Mac® users: The Pas sph rase option wil l not oper ate with

Apple® A irPort®. To conf igure en cryption for your Mac com put er, set the encrypt ion u sing the manual meth od de scribed in the next secti on.

1. Selec t “12 8-bit WEP” from the dro p-down menu.

2. After sele cting your WEP encry pti on mode, you can enter your

key manual ly by typi ng in t he he x key m anually, or yo u can t ype in a pa ssphrase in the “Pas sphrase” fiel d and clic k “Generate” to cre ate a k ey.

A hex ( hexadeci mal) key is a mix ture of nu mbers and letters from

A–F and 0–9. For 128-b it WE P, you need to enter 26 hex keys.

For instance:

C3 03 0F AF 0F 4B B2 C3 D4 4B C3 D4 E7 = 128-bit WEP key

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3. Click “ Apply Changes” to finis h. En cryption in the Rout er is n ow

set. Each of your comp uters on y our wire less network will no w need to be configured with the same secu rity settings .

WARNING: If you are configur ing t he Wi rel ess R outer or Access Poin t

fro m a com puter with a wireless client , you will n eed t o ens ure t hat security i s tur ned ON for this wireless clien t. If t his i s not d one, you will lose your wireless conn ection.

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Changing the Wireless Security Settings

Your Ro uter is equipped wit h WPA (Wireless Protected Acce ss), the latest wireless se cur ity standard. It also suppor ts th e legacy security standard, WEP (Wired Equiv ale nt Privacy). By defa ult, wireless security i s dis abled. To ena ble s ecurity, you m ust first determin e which stan dard you want to use . To access the secu rit y settings, cli ck “Securit y” on t he Wi rel ess t ab.

WPA Setup

Note: To use WPA secu rity, all your clie nts m ust be upgraded to

drivers an d sof tware th at su pport it. At the time of this manual’s publicat ion, a security patc h dow nload is available , for f ree, from Microsoft. This pa tch w orks only with the Window s XP opera ting system. You also need to downloa d the l atest driver for your Bel kin Wireless G Desktop or Notebo ok Network Card from th e Bel kin support si te. O ther operatin g sys tems are not su pported at this time. Microsoft’s patch only support s dev ices with WPA- enabled drive rs such as Belkin 802.1 1g produ cts.

There are two type s of WPA securit y: WPA-PSK (no serv er) a nd WPA (with radi us se rver). WPA-P SK (no server) uses a so-ca lled Pre Shared key as the security key. A Pre-S hared ke y is a passw ord that is between 8 and 63 charact ers l ong. It can be a co mbinatio n of letters, n umb ers, and other chara cters. Each client uses t he sa me ke y to access the networ k. Typi cally, this mo de wi ll be u sed i n a hom e environment .

WPA (with r adius server) is a config ura tion wherein a radius server distribu tes t he keys to the clients auto matically. T his is typically use d in a bu siness environme nt.

Setting WPA-PSK (no server)

1. From the “Secur ity M ode” dro p-down menu, selec t “WPA-PS K

(no server )”.

2. For Encryp tio n Techn ique, select “TKIP ” or “A ES”. This setting

will have to be identi cal o n the c lients that you set up.

3. En ter y our pre- shared k ey. This ca n be from 8 to 63 c haracters

and can be letters, nu mbers, or symbols. This same k ey mu st be used on all of the clients that yo u set u p. Fo r exa mple, your PSK might be someth ing l ike: “Smith family n etwork key”.

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4. Click “ Apply Changes” to finis h. You must no w set all cl ien ts to

match thes e set tings.

Setting WPA (with radius server) Settings

If your network uses a radi us se rver to distribute k eys t o the c lients, use this settin g.

1. From th e “Security Mode” drop-dow n menu, select

“WPA—Radius Serve r”.

2. For Encrypti on Tech niq ue, select “TKI P” or “AES ”. This setting

will have to be identi cal o n the c lients that you set up.

3. Enter the IP address of the radi us se rver into the “Radiu s

Server” fi eld s.

4. Enter the ra diu s key i nto the “Radius Key” fiel d.

5. Enter the ke y int erval. Key interva l is ho w oft en th e keys are

distribu ted ( in packets).

6. Click “App ly Ch anges” to finish. You must now set all clients to

match thes e set tings.

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Configuring your Belkin Wireless G Network Cards to Use Security

Please Note: This secti on is to pro vide you with t he informatio n on how

to configu re your Belki n Wirele ss G Ne twork Cards t o use s ecurity.

At this point, you sho uld a lre ady h ave y our Wire less Router or Acces s Point set to use WPA or WEP. In order for you to gain a wireless connecti on, y ou will need to set your wireless notebo ok ca rd an d wireless desktop c ard to use the same secur ity s ettings.

Connecting your Computer to a Wireless Network that Requires a 64-bit or 128-bit WEP key:

1. Doubl e-click the Signal I ndicator icon to bring up the Wireless

Network sc reen. Th e Adv anced button will allow y ou to view a nd configure more options of your card.

2. Under the “Wireles s Net work Pro perties” tab, sele ct a ne twork

name from the “Ava ilable networ ks” l ist and click “Confi gure”.

3. Under “Dat a Enc ryption” sele ct “W EP”.

4. Ensure the check box “Networ k key i s provid ed fo r me

automati cally” at the bottom is unchec ked. If you are usin g this computer t o con nect to a co rporate netwo rk, p lease consult your network ad min istrator if thi s box need s to be chec ked.

5. Type yo ur WEP key i n

the “Netwo rk ke y” bo x.

Important: A WEP key is

a mixture of numbers and letters from A–F and 0–9. For 128-bi t WEP, y ou ne ed to enter 26 keys. For 64-bit WEP, you ne ed to enter 10 keys. This Ne twork key needs to match the key you assign to your Wireless Router or Acces s Poi nt.

6. Cl ick “ OK” to save

the settin gs.

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Connecting your Computer to a Wireless Network that Requires WPA-PSK (no server)

1. Doubl e-click the “Signa l Ind icator” icon to brin g up the “Wi reless

Network” s creen. T he Ad vanced button will allo w you t o vie w and configure more options of your card.

2. Under the “W ireles s Net works” tab, sel ect a netw ork name from

the “Available net wor ks” list and click “Confi gure”.

3. Under “Net work Authenti cation” selec t “WPA-PSK (No Serv er)”.

4. Type your WPA key in the “Netw ork k ey” box.

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Important: WPA-PSK is a mi xture of n umbers and letters from

A–Z and 0–9. For WPA- PSK you can enter 8 to 63 keys. This Network ke y nee ds to m atch the k ey you assign to your Wireless Router or Acces s Poi nt.

5. Click “OK” to save the sett ings.

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Connecting your Computer to a Wireless Network that Requires WPA (with radius server)

1. Doubl e-click the Signal Indi cator icon to bring up the “Wireless

Network” s creen. T he “A dvanced” butt on wi ll al low you to v iew and config ure more options of your Card.

2. Under the “W ireles s Net works” tab, sel ect a netw ork name from

the “Available net wor ks” list and click “Confi gure”.

3. Under “Net work Authenti cation” selec t WPA.

4. Under the “A uth enticati on” t ab, s elect the setti ngs t hat a re

indicate d by yo ur ne twork adminis trator.

5. Click “OK” t o sav e the s ettings.

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Setting Up WPA for a Non-Belkin Wireless Desktop and Wireless Notebook Cards

For non-Be lki n WPA Wireless Desk top a nd Wi rel ess N otebook Cards that are not e quipped with WPA-enabled softw are , a fil e from Microsoft called “ Win dows XP Support Patc h for W ireles s Protec ted Access” is avai lable for fre e download.

Please Note: Th e fil e that Microsoft has made availab le works only

with Windo ws XP. O ther operatin g sys tems are not su pported at this time.

Important: You als o nee d to en sure tha t the w ireles s card

manufact ure r sup ports WPA and th at yo u hav e downloaded and installe d the l atest driver from their support s ite.

Supporte d Ope rating System s:

• Windows XP Profession al

• Windows XP Home Edit ion

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Setting Up Windows XP Wireless Network Utility to Use WPA-PSK

In order t o use W PA-PSK, e nsu re yo u are using Window s Wirele ss Network Ut ili ty by d oing the following :

1. Under Wind ows X P, click “St art > Cont rol Pane l > Net work

Connecti ons”.

2. Right -click on “Wireless Networ k Con nection” , and sele ct

“Properties ”.

3. Click ing o n the “ Wirele ss Networks” ta b wil l dis play the following

screen. Ensure the “Use Windows to con figure m y wirele ss network se tti ngs” check box is checked .

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4. Un der t he Wirel ess Networks ta b, cl ick t he “C onfigure” button ,

and you will see the follow ing s cre en.

5. For a home or small busi ness user, select “WPA-PSK” under

“Network A uth enticati on”.

Note: Se lect “WPA” if you are using this comput er to c onnect to

a corporat e net work that supports an aut hentication serv er such as a ra dius server, plea se co nsult your netw ork a dministrato r for further in for mation.

6. Selec t “TK IP” o r “AES” under “Data Encry ption”. This setti ng will

have to be identical t o the Rout er that you set up.

7. Type in y our encryptio n key i n the “ Net work Key” box.

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Important: Enter your Pre-Shared key. Thi s can b e from 8 to 63

characte rs an d can b e letters, numbers , or sy mbols. This same key must be used on all of the clients that y ou se t up.

8. Click “OK” t o app ly se ttings.

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Using the Access Point Mode

Note: This advanc ed fe ature sh ould be employed by advan ced u sers

only. The R outer can be configured to work as a wireless network access poi nt. U sing this mode will defea t the NAT IP sha ring feature and DHCP server. In Acce ss Po int (AP) mode, the Router w ill n eed t o be configu red with an IP address that is in the same subn et as the res t of th e network that you will bridge t o. Th e def ault IP address is 192.168 .2. 254 and subnet mask is 255. 255.255.0. These c an be customiz ed fo r your need.

1. Enable the AP mode my selec ting “Enable” in the “Use as Acc ess

Point only ” pag e. Wh en you select this option , you w ill b e abl e to change the IP settin gs.

2. Set your IP settings t o mat ch yo ur network. Click “A pply

Changes” .

3. Connect a cable from the WAN p ort o n the R outer to your

existing n etw ork.

The Router is now acti ng as an acc ess p oint. To acc ess t he Router’s advanced u ser i nterface agai n, ty pe th e IP ad dre ss yo u spe cified into your browser’s na vigation bar. You can set the encrypt ion s ettings, MAC address filter ing , SSID, and channel norma lly.

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Wireless Range Extension and Bridging

Wireless Range Ext ens ion and Bridgin g wor ks wi th the following models onl y:

F5D7231- 4 Hig h-Speed Mode Wi reless G Rout er F5D7230- 4 Wirele ss Ro uter

F5D713 0 Wirele ss Ra nge Extender/ Access Point

Please make sure to download the latest firmware version for the Router or Access Point for optimal performance: http://web.belkin.com/support

What is a Wireless Bridge?

A wireless bridge is actuall y a “mo de” i n which your Wireless Router can directly conne ct to a seco ndary Wireless Access Poin t. No te th at you can only bridge yo ur Wi rel ess G Rout er (model F5D7230- 4, F5D7231- 4) to a Belk in Wirel ess G R ange Extender /Access Point (model F5D 713 1, F5D7130). Br idg ing with access poin ts of o ther manufact ure rs is n ot su pported at this time. You can use the bridge mode to extend the ran ge of your w ireles s network, or add an extensio n of yo ur ne twork in another area of your office or home without ru nni ng cables.

Range Extension

Range exte nsi on will extend the wireless cover age area i n you r hom e or office. The example on the next page il lustrates use of bridgi ng to extend the rang e of yo ur wi rel ess n etwork. In this example , the R outer is set up to c onnect to an Access Point l oca ted in another area. Laptops ca n roam, or move betw een t he tw o wirele ss coverage areas.

* Wireless Range E xtension and bridg ing w ill n ot work while in 125

HSM mode.

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Adding Another Network Segment Wirelessly

Bridging a n Acc ess P oint to your Wireless Router allo ws yo u to ad d another netwo rk se gment in another area in the h ome or off ice w ithout running wi res. Con nec ting a network switc h or hu b to the Acc ess Point’s R J45 jack will allow a numbe r of compu ters connecte d to th e switch acc ess t o the rest of the network .

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FCC ID: K7SF5D7130A

model # F5D7131

Wireless

Range Extender/

Access Point

IC: 3623A-F5D7130A

Complies with Canada RSS-210

P81807

F5D7131

WLAN MAC Address

Serial #

LAN MAC Address

Setting Up a Bridge Between your Wireless Router and a Secondary Access Point

Bridging y our B elkin Router to a seconda ry Ac cess Point re quires t hat you access the Route r’s Advan ced S etup Utility and ent er th e MAC address of the Access Point in the appropri ate a rea . The re are also a few other requirements. PLEASE BE SURE TO FOLLOW THE STEPS BELOW,

CAREFULLY.

1. Set your Acc ess P oint to the same channel as the Route r. B y

default, t he Ro uter and Access Point cha nnels are set to cha nnel 11 at t he factory. If y ou ha ve never changed the chan nel, you don’t need to do anything (for more informa tion on changing channels , see p age 4 7 of th is ma nual).

2. Find the Acc ess P oint’s MA C add res s on the bot tom o f the

Access Poi nt. T here are two MAC addresses on the bott om la bel. You wil l need the M AC addre ss named “WLAN MAC Address”. The MAC address starts with 00 30BD and i s followed by six other numbers or lett ers ( i.e. 0030BD-X XXXXX). Write the MAC address below. Go to the next step.

0030BD -XX XXX X

3. P lace your secondar y Acc ess P oint within range of your W ireles s

Router and near the area where you want to extend the ran ge or add the network seg ment. Typi cally, in door range should be between 10 0 and 200 fe et.

4. Conne ct po wer t o your Access Point. Make s ure the Acces s Poi nt

is on a nd proceed to t he next step.

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5. From a computer already conn ect ed to y our Router, acces s the

Advanced S etu p Utility by opening your b rowser. In t he ad dre ss bar, type in “192.1 68.2.1”. Do not type in “www” or “htt p://” before the number. Note: I f you h ave changed your Rou ter’s IP address, use that IP address.

6. You will see the Router’s user interface in the browser wi ndo w.

Click “Wireless Br idg e” (2) on the l eft-hand side o f the screen. You wil l see t he fo llowing screen.

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7. Check the bo x tha t say s “Enable ONLY specific Acce ss Po ints to

connect” (1).

8. In the field name d AP1 (3), ty pe in t he MA C addres s of yo ur

secondar y Acc ess Point. When you have ty ped i n the a ddress , click “App ly Ch anges”.

9. Bridg ing i s now s et up .

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Configuring the Firewall

Your Ro uter is equipped wit h a firewall th at wi ll prote ct yo ur network fro m a wid e array of c ommon hacker attac ks including:

• IP Sp oofing

• SYN f lood

• Land Attack

• UDP f looding

• Ping of Death (PoD)

• Tear Drop Attac k

• Denial of Service (D oS)

• ICMP defect

• IP wi th zero le ngth

• RIP d efect

• Smurf Attack

• Fragment floo ding

• TCP N ull Scan

The firewall also masks comm on ports that are freq uently used to att ack networks. These ports appear t o be “Stealth”, meaning that for all intents and pu rposes, they do not e xist to a would -be hacker. You can turn the firew all function off if needed, how ever, it is recommended tha t you leave the firewall enabled. Disabling the firewall protection will not leave your net work completely vul nerable to hacker attacks, b ut it is recommende d that you leav e the firewall enabled.

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Configuring Internal Forwarding Settings

The Virtual Servers function will allow you to route external (Inter net) cal ls for services such as a web server (port 80), FTP server (Port 2 1), or other applications through your Router to your internal networ k. Sin ce your internal c omputers are protected by a firewall, computers out side your network (over the Internet) cannot get to them because the y cannot be “se en.” A list of common applications has been provided in case you need to c onfigure t he Virtual Server function for a specific application. If your appli cation is not l isted, you will need to con tact the application vendor to fin d out which por t settings you need.

Choosing an Application

Sel ect your application from the drop- down list. Click “Add”. The set tings will be t ransferred to the next available space in the screen. Cli ck “Apply Changes” to save the setting for that application. To remove an application, select the number of the row that you want to remove then click “Clear”.

Manually Entering Settings into the Virtual Server

To manually enter settings, enter the IP address in the space provided for the internal (ser ver) m achine, the port(s) required to pas s, select the por t type (TCP or UDP), and click “Appl y Changes”. Each inbound por t ent ry has two fiel ds with 5 chara cters maximum per field that allow s a sta rt and end port range, e.g. [x xxxx]-[xxxxx]. For each entry, you can ent er a single por t value by fill ing in the two fields with the same value (e. g. [7500]-[75 00] or a wide range of ports (e.g. [7500]-[9000]) . If you nee d multiple single port value or mixture of ran ges and a singl e value, you must use multi ple entries up to the maximum of 20 entries (e.g.

1. [7500]-[7500] , 2. [8023]-[8023], 3. [9000]-[9000]). You can on ly pass one port per inter nal IP address. Opening ports in your firewall can pos e a security ri sk. You can enable and disable settings very quickly. It is recommended that you disable the settings w hen you are not using a specific application.

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Setting Client IP Filters

The Router can be configured to restrict access to the Internet, e-mail, or other net work services at specific da ys and ti mes. Restrict ion can b e set for a single computer, a range of computers, or multiple computers.

To restri ct Intern et access to a single computer for example, enter the IP address of t he computer you wish to restrict access to in the IP fie lds (1). Next, enter “80” in both the port fields (2). Select “B oth” (3). Sel ect “Block” (4). You can also s elect “Always ” to block access all of the time. Selec t the day to start on top (5), the time to start on top (6), the day to end on the bottom (7), and the time to stop (8) on the bottom. Select “Enable” (9). C lick “Apply Changes”. The computer at the IP addre ss you specified will now be b locked from Inte rne t acc ess at the time s you specified. Note: B e sure you h ave selected the cor rect time zone under “Uti lities> System Sett ings> Time Zone”.

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Setting MAC Address Filtering

The MAC address filter is a po werful security fea ture that allows you to specify which c omputers are allowed on the net work. Any computer att empting to access the network that is not specifi ed in the filte r list wil l be denied acc ess. When you e nable this feature, you must en ter the MAC address of each client (computer) on your network to all ow net work access to each. The “Block” feature lets you turn on and off acc ess to the netw ork easily for any co mputer withou t having to add and remove the computer’s MAC address from the list.

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To enable this feature, select “Enable MAC Address Filtering” (1). Nex t, enter the MA C address of each computer on your network by cli cking in the sp ace provid ed (2) and entering the MAC address of the computer you w ant to add to the list. Click “Add” (3), then “A pply Cha nges” to save t he settings. To delete a MAC address from the list, sim ply click “Delete” next to the MAC a ddress you wish to delete . Click “Ap ply Changes” to save the settings.

Note: You will no t be able to delete the MAC address of the compu ter

you are using t o access the Ro uter’s a dministrative functions (the com puter you are using now).

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Enabling the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)

The DMZ feature allows you to specify one compute r on your netwo rk to be placed outsi de of the firewall. This may be n ecessary if the firewall is causing problems with an application such as a game or vid eo confere ncing applica tion. Use this feature on a temporary basis. The computer in th e DMZ is NOT protected from hacker attacks.

To put a computer in the DMZ, enter the last digit s of its IP address in the IP field and select “Enable”. Click “Apply Chang es” for the cha nge to take effect. If you are using multipl e static WAN IP addresses, it i s pos sible to select which WAN IP address the DMZ h ost will be directed to. Type in the WAN IP address you wish the DMZ host to direct to, ent er the last two digits of the IP address o f the DMZ host comput er, sel ect “Enable” and click “Apply Chan ges”.

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Blocking an ICMP Ping

Com puter hackers use what is known as “ pinging” to find potential vic tims on the Int ern et. By pinging a spec ific IP address and re ceiving a response from the IP address, a hac ker can determine that something of interest might be there. The Router c an be set up so i t will not respond to an I CMP ping from the outside . This heightens the level of sec urity of your R outer.

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To turn off the ping response, select “Block ICMP Ping” (1) and click “Ap ply Changes”. The Router will not respond to a n ICMP ping.

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Utilities Tab

Thi s screen lets you manage differe nt parameters of the Router and per form certain administrative func tions.

Parental Control

See separate Parental Control User Man ual from Belkin.

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Restarting the Router

Sometime s it ma y be ne cessary to re start or rebo ot the Router if it begins wor kin g improp erly. Res tarting or re booting the Rou ter w ill NOT delete any of your conf iguration set tings.

Restarting the Router to Restore Normal Operation

1. Click the “R est art

Router” bu tto n.

2. The follow ing m essage

will appea r. C lic k “OK”.

3. The follow ing m essage

will appea r. R est arting the Router can take up to 6 0 seconds. It is importan t not t o tur n off the power to the Route r during the restart .

4. A 60-second count down

will appea r on the screen. Whe n the coun tdown re aches zero, the Router wil l be restarte d. Th e Router home page should appe ar automati cally. If not, t ype i n the R out er’s address (def ault =

192.168. 2.1) into the naviga tio n bar o f your bro wser.

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Restoring Factory Default Settings

Using this opti on wi ll resto re all of the settin gs in t he Ro uter to the factory (d efa ult) settings . It is recomme nded that you back up your settings b efo re yo u restore all of the default s.

1. Click the “R est ore

Defaults ” but ton.

2. The follow ing m essage

will appea r. C lic k “OK”.

3. The follow ing m essage

will appea r. R est oring the defaul ts in cludes res tarting the Rou ter. It can take up to 60 seconds. I t is impor tant not to turn th e pow er to the Router off during the restart.

4. A 60-secon d cou ntdown will app ear o n the s creen. W hen t he

countdow n reache s zero, th e Rou ter’s def aul ts will be rest ore d. The Router home page s hould appear autom atically. If i t doe s not, type in the Route r’s address (default = 192. 168.2.1) into the navigati on ba r of yo ur brows er.

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Saving a Current Configuration

You can s ave y our c urrent c onfigura tion by us ing this feature. Savin g your confi gur ation will allo w you to restore it later if your settin gs are lost or changed . It is recomme nded that you back up your current configur ation before performi ng a fi rmw are u pdate.

1. Click “Sav e”. A w indow

called “Fi le Do wnload” will open. Clic k “Sa ve”.

2. A window wil l ope n

that allow s you to select the loca tion where you want to save the config uration file. Sele ct a locat ion. You can n ame t he fi le anything y ou wa nt, o r use the default name “Config” . Be su re to name the file so you can locate it yourse lf later. When yo u hav e selected t he lo cation and name of the file, click “Sav e”.

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3. When the save is

complete , you w ill s ee the follow ing w indow. Click “Clo se” .

The config ura tion is

now saved.

Restoring a Previous Configuration

This optio n wil l all ow you to resto re a previously sa ved c onfiguratio n.

1. Clic k “Brows e”. A w indow will open that allo ws yo u to se lect the

location o f the conf iguratio n fil e. Al l configurati on fi les end with a “.bin”. Locat e the c onfiguratio n fil e you w ant t o restore and double-c lick on it.

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2. You wil l be as ked i f you w ant to continue. Cli ck “O K”.

3. A reminde r win dow w ill a ppear. It will take up to 60 seconds for

the config ura tion res toration to com ple te. Click “OK”.

4. A 60-s econd countdo wn wi ll ap pear on the screen. When the

countdow n reache s zero, th e Rou ter’s con fig uration will be res tored. T he Router home page shoul d appear automatic ally. If not, type in the Route r’s address (default = 192. 168.2.1) into the navigati on ba r of yo ur brows er.

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Updating the Firmware

Fro m time to time, Belkin may release new versio ns of t he Ro uter’s firmware. Firmwa re updat es co ntain feature improvemen ts an d fixes to problems that may exist. Wh en Be lkin rel eases new firmware, you can downloa d the f irmware from the Belk in up date website an d update you r Rou ter’s fir mwa re to the lates t version.

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Checking for a New Version of Firmware

The “Check Firm ware” (1) butto n all ows y ou to i nstantly chec k for a new versio n of firmw are . Whe n you c lick the button, a new browser window wil l app ear i nforming you that ei ther no ne w firmware is availabl e or th at th ere is a new version a vailable. If a new versio n is availabl e, yo u will have the option to downlo ad it .

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Downloading a New Version of Firmware

If you click the “Chec k Fir mware” b utton and a new v ersion of firmware is availa ble , you w ill see a sc ree n suc h as th e fol lowing.

1. To download the ne w ver sion of firmware, click “Dow nlo ad”.

2. A wind ow wi ll op en that allows you to selec t the loca tion where

you want to save the firmwa re file. Sele ct a lo cation. You can name the file anythi ng you want, or use the default name. B e sure to sa ve the file in a pl ace w here you c an lo cate it yourself later. Note: We su ggest saving this to your desk top t o locate the file easil y. When you have selecte d the l ocation, clic k “Sa ve”.

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3. When t he sa ve is c omplete, you will see the foll owing window.

Click “Clo se” .

The downlo ad of the fi rmware i s com plete. To upd ate t he firmware, follow the next step s in “U pdating the Router ’s Firmwa re”.

Updating the Router’s Firmware

1. In the “Firmware

Update” pa ge, c lick “Browse”. A window will open that allow s you to select the location o f the firm ware update fil e. Al l fir mware files end with a “.dlf ”.

2. Bro wse to the firmware

file you downlo aded. Select the file by double-c licking on the file name.

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3. The “Update Firmw are ”

box will now display the locati on an d nam e of the firmware file you just selec ted . Click “Update” .

4. You will be asked if you

are s ure you want to continue . Cli ck “OK”.

5. You will see one more

message. T his m essage tells you that the Rout er may not re spond for as long as one minute as the firmwa re is loaded into the Router and the Router is rebooted. Click “OK” .

6. A 60-secon d cou ntdown will app ear o n the s creen. W hen t he

countdow n reache s zero, th e Rou ter f irmware update will be complete . The R outer home page should ap pear automatical ly. If not, type in the Route r’s address (default = 192. 168.2.1) into the navigati on ba r of yo ur brows er.

The firmware update is complete!

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Changing System Settings

The “System Settings” page is where you can enter a new administrator password, set the time zone, enable remote management, and turn on and off the NAT function of the Router.

Setting or Changing the Administrator Password

The Router ships with NO password entered. If you wish to add a password for greater security, you can set a password here. Write down your password and keep it in a safe place, as you will need it if you need to log into the Router in the future. It is also recommended that you set a password if you plan to use the remote management feature of your Router.

Changing the Login Timeout Setting

The login timeout option allows you to set the period of time that you can be logged into the Router’s advanced setup interface. The timer starts when there has been no activity. For example, you have made some changes in the advanced setup interface, then left your computer alone without clicking “Logout”. Assuming the timeout is set to 10 minutes, then 10 minutes after you leave, the login session will expire. You will have to login to the Router again to make any more changes. The login timeout option is for security purposes and the default is set to 10 minutes.

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Note: Only one computer can be logged into the Router’s advanced setup

interface at one time.

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Setting the Time and Time Zone

The Router keeps time by connecting to a Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) server. This allows the Router to synchronize the system clock to the global Internet. The synchronized clock in the Router is used to record the security log and control client filtering. Select the time zone that you reside in. If you reside in an area that observes Daylight Saving, then place a check mark in the box next to “Enable Daylight Saving”. The system clock may not update immediately. Allow at least 15 minutes for the Router to contact the time servers on the Internet and get a response. You cannot set the clock yourself.

Enabling Remote Management

Before you enable this advanced feature of your Belkin Router, MAKE SURE YOU HAVE SET THE ADMINISTRATOR PASSWORD. Remote management

allows you to make changes to your Router’s settings from anywhere on the Internet. There are two methods of remotely managing the Router. The first is to allow access to the Router from anywhere on the Internet by selecting “Any IP address can remotely manage the Router”. By typing in your WAN IP address from any computer on the Internet, you will be presented with a login screen where you need to type in the password of your Router. The second method is to allow a specific IP address only to remotely manage the Router. This is more secure, but less convenient. To use this method, enter the IP address you know you will be accessing the Router from in the space provided and select “Only this IP address can remotely manage the Router”. Before you enable this function, it is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED that you set your administrator password. Leaving the password empty will potentially open your Router to intrusion.

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Enabling/Disabling NAT (Network Address Translation) Note: This advanced feature should be employed by advanced users only.

Before enabling this function, MAKE SURE YOU HAVE SET THE ADMINISTRATOR PASSWORD. Network Address Translation (NAT) is the

method by which the Router shares the single IP address assigned by your ISP with the other computers on your network. This function should only be used if your ISP assigns you multiple IP addresses or you need NAT disabled for an advanced system configuration. If you have a single IP address and you turn NAT off, the computers on your network will not be able to access the Internet. Other problems may also occur. Turning off NAT will disable your firewall functions.

Enabling/Disabling UPnP

UPnP (Universal Plug-and-Play) is yet another advanced feature offered by your Belkin Router. It is a technology that offers seamless operation of voice messaging, video messaging, games, and other applications that are UPnPcompliant. Some applications require the Router’s firewall to be configured in a specific way to operate properly. This usually requires opening TCP and UDP ports, and in some instances, setting trigger ports. An application that is UPnP-compliant has the ability to communicate with the Router, basically “telling” the Router which way it needs the firewall configured. The Router ships with the UPnP feature disabled. If you are using any applications that are UPnP-compliant, and wish to take advantage of the UPnP features, you can enable the UPnP feature. Simply select “Enable” in the “UPnP Enabling” section of the “Utilities” page. Click “Apply Changes” to save the change.

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Enabling/Disabling Auto Firmware Update

This innovation provides the Router with the built-in capability to automatically check for a new version of firmware and alert you that the new firmware is available. When you log into the Router’s advanced interface, the Router will perform a check to see if new firmware is available. If so, you will be notified. You can choose to download the new version or ignore it. The Router ships with this feature enabled. If you want to disable it, select “Disable” and click “Apply Changes”.

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Manually Configuring Computer Network Settings

In order for your computer to properly communicate with your Router, you will need to change your PC’s TCP/IP settings to DHCP.

Manually Configuring Network Adapters in Windows 2000, NT, or XP

1. Click “Start”, “Settings”, then “Control Panel”.

2. Double-click on the “Network and dial-up connections” icon

(Windows 2000) or the “Network” icon (Windows XP).

3. Right-click on the “Local Area Connection” associated with your

network adapter and select “Properties” from the drop-down menu.

4. In the “Local Area Connection Properties” window, click “Internet

Protocol (TCP/IP)” and click the “Properties” button. The following screen will appear:

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5. If “Use the following IP address” (2) is selected, your Router will

need to be set up for a static IP connection type. Write the address information the table below. You will need to enter this information into the Router.

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6. If not already selected, select “Obtain an IP address automatically”

(1) and “Obtain DNS server address automatically” (3). Click “OK”.

Your network adapter(s) are now configured for use with the Router.

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Manually Configuring Network Adapters in Windows 98SE or Me

1. Right -click on “My Network Nei ghb orhood” and sel ect

“Properties ” from the drop-down me nu.

2. Selec t “TC P/IP -> settings” fo r you r ins talled networ k ada pter.

You wil l see t he fo llowing windo w.

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3. If “Spe cify and IP address” is selected, y our R outer will need

to be s et up f or a st atic IP connection t ype . Wri te th e add res s informat ion i n the t able below. You wi ll ne ed to e nter this informat ion i nto the Router.

4. Write the IP address and subne t mas k fro m the “IP Ad dress”

tab (3).

5. Click the “G ate way” tab (2). Write the gateway address down i n

the chart.

6. Cl ick t he “DNS Configu rat ion” tab (1). Write the DNS address(es)

in the chart.

7. If not already selec ted , select “Obtai n IP address autom atically ”

on the IP address tab. Click “OK”.

Restart the computer. When the computer restarts, your network adapter(s) are now configured for use with the Router.

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Manually Configuring Computer Network Settings

Set up the computer th at is conn ected to the cable or DSL modem FIRST usin g the se st eps. You can a lso u se th ese steps to add computer s to yo ur Ro uter after the Route r has been s et up t o con nect to the Inter net.

Manually Configuring Network Adapters in Mac OS® up to 9.x

In order f or your computer to properly comm unicate with your Ro ute r, you will need to chang e you r Mac ’s TCP/IP sett ings to DHCP.

1. Pull down the Apple me nu. S elect “Control Panels ” and

select “TC P/I P”.

2. You will see the TCP/IP control panel . Sel ect “ Ether net B uilt-In”

or “Ethernet” in the “Connect vi a:” d rop -down menu (1).

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3. Next to “Con fig ure ” (2), i f “Manually” is sele cted, your Router

will need to be set up for a static IP connect ion t ype. Wri te the address informat ion i n the t able below. You wi ll ne ed to e nter this informat ion i nto the Router.

4. If n ot al rea dy se t, at “ Configure:”, choose “ Using DHCP

Server”. T his w ill t ell the computer to obtai n an IP address fro m the R outer.

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5. Cl ose t he window. If you made any change s, th e fol lowing

window wil l app ear. Click “Save”.

Restart th e com puter. When the comput er resta rts, your network

settings a re now config ure d for use wi th th e Rou ter.

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Manually Configuring Network Adapters in Mac OS X

1. Click on the “System P reference s” ic on.

2. Select “Ne two rk” (1) fro m the “ System Preferences” menu .

(1)

3. Select “Bu ilt -in Ethern et” (2) next to “Show” in the

Network me nu.

(2)

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(4)

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4. Select the “TCP /IP” tab (3). Next to “Configure” (4), you s hould

see “Manua lly ” or “U sing DHCP”. If you do not, check the PPPoE tab (5) to make sure that “Conne ct us ing P PPoE” is NOT selected . If it is, yo u wil l nee d to co nfigure your Router for a PPPoE conn ect ion type using your user na me an d pas sword.

5. If “Manual ly” i s sel ected, your Router w ill n eed t o be se t up

for a s tatic IP connec tion type. Wr ite t he addre ss informatio n in the table below. You will need to enter this infor mation into the Router.

6. If not already sele cted, select “Usin g DHC P” next to “Configure”

(4), then click “A pply Now”.

Your network adapter(s) are now configured for use with the Router.

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Recommended Web Browser Settings

In most cases, you wil l not need t o mak e any c hanges to your web bro wser’s se ttings. If you are h aving trouble accessi ng th e Internet o r the advanc ed we b-based user inter face, then change your browser’s settings t o the recomme nded settings in this sec tion.

Internet Explorer 4.0 or Higher

1. Start your w eb brows er. Sel ect “Tools” then “Internet Options” .

2. In the “Inte rnet Optio ns” s cre en, t here are three selection s:

“Never dia l a connec tion”, “Dial whene ver a n etwork connec tion is not pre sent”, and “Always d ial m y def ault connecti on”. If you can make a selection , select “Never dial a connect ion”. If you cannot mak e a select ion, go to t he next step.

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3. Under the “I nte rnet Op tio ns” scre en, click on “Connec tions” and

select “LA N Set tings…”.

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4. Make sure there are no check m arks next to any of th e displayed

options: “ Aut omatical ly de tect settings ”, “U se au tomatic configur ation script” , and “ Use a proxy server ”. Click “OK”. Then click “OK” agai n in th e “In terne t Opt ions” page.

Netscape Navigator 4.0 or Higher

1. Start Nets cape. Click on “Edit ” the n “Prefe ren ces”.

2. In the “Preferences” windo w, cli ck on “ Advanced” the n sel ect

“Proxies”. In the “Proxies ” win dow, s elect “Direct connect ion t o the Internet”.

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How to set up your network to operate with AOL® for Broadband and your new Belkin Router

There are two type s of AO L con nections avai lable—eithe r AOL D SL or AOL Cable. A third service is called AO L BYO A (Br ing Yo ur Own Access). T his i s use d along with an existing broadban d con nection, supplied b y you r Int ernet Serv ice Prov ider (ISP). If you have AOL DSL, pleas e refer to “Direction s for A OL DS L Use rs” below for setup instruct ions. If you have either AOL Cab le or the AO L BYO A ser vice, please go to the “Directions f or AO L Cab le Users” section of this guide, on page 104.

Directions for AOL DSL Users

STEP 1: Creat e AOL s cre en na mes f or th e Router and for each

computer t hat w ill b e using your AOL service.

STEP 2: Co nfigure the Router for AOL for Broadband. STEP 3: Co nfigure your computer s wit h the n ew AO L screen n ames

you just created.

Step 1 Creating new AOL screen names

Note: Your AOL connecti ons must be set to operate on the TCP/I P

standard. If you have design ated another protocol , reset them to TCP/IP bef ore proceeding .

1. If your Router is currently co nnected to the network, remove

it from th e network and connec t it directly to you r broadb and modem. The n, lo g on to AOL as you norma lly d o.

2. Log on to your AOL maste r acc ount.

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3. Perfo rm a ke ywo rd

search on “names” by clicking “ Key word”, a nd then “Go to Keyword”.

4. In the “Keyw ord”

window, type in “names” th en click “Go” .

5. You will see the

“AOL Screen Names” window. Click “C REATE a Screen N ame”.

6. A window wil l app ear

that asks wheth er the screen name is for a c hild. If you are cre ating the screen name for the Router, click “Yes” or “No” (it doesn’t matter whi ch you select ). If you are c rea tin g a screen name for an addition al computer, se lect the appropriate answ er.

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