Belkin F5D9630-4 User Manual

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User Manual

Wireless G+ MIMO ADSL2+ Modem Router

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Table of Contents

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

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

Placement of your Wireless G Plus MIMO ADSL2+ Modem Router .........

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

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

3 Knowing your Router ................................................................................ 7

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

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

Setup Assistant Software System Requirements ..........................................

The Network Status Display ............................................................................

4 Connecting and Configuring your Router ............................................... 12

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

6 Using the Web-Based Advanced User Interface ..................................... 33

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

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

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

Setting WPA Security ....................................................................................

Setting WEP Encryption ...............................................................................

7 Manually Configuring Network Settings ................................................ 62

8 Recommended Web Browser Settings ................................................... 67

9 Troublshooting ...................................................................................... 70

10 Information .......................................................................................... 83

Introduction

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Tha nk you f or purchasing the Belkin ADSL Mode m with H igh-Speed Mod e Wireless G Router (the Router). In minut es you w ill be a ble to sha re your Internet connectio n and ne twork your computers with your new Router. The following is a list of features that make you r Router an ide al solution for your home or small office network. Please be sure to rea d through this User Manual complet ely, and pay special attention to App endix B entitled “Importan t Factors for Placement and Setup” .

• Sha re one h igh-speed Internet connection with all the computers in your hom e

• Sha re resources, such as files and hard drive s among all the con nected computer s in your home

• Sha re a sin gle printer with the entire family

• Sha re documents, music, video , and di gital pictures

• Sto re, retrieve, and copy files from one comp uter to another

• Sim ultaneously pla y games onl ine, check Internet ema il, and cha t

Advantages of a Wireless Network

Her e are so me of th e advantages of setting up a Belkin Wirele ss Net work:

• Mob ility – you’ll no longer need a dedicated “computer room”— now you can work on a netwo rke d laptop or desktop computer any where within your wireless range

• Eas y installation – Belkin’s Easy Ins tallation Wizar d makes set up sim ple

• Fle xibility – set up and access printers, com puters, and other net working devices from anywh ere in y our home

• Eas y Expansion – the wide range of Belkin networking products let you expand your network to include devices su ch as pr inters and gam ing consoles

• No cabling required – you can spare the expense and hassle of ret rofitting Ether net cabling throughout the home or office

• Wid espread industr y acceptance – choose from a wide range of int eroperable netw ork ing products.

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Placement of your Wireless G Plus MIMO ADSL2+ Modem Router

Important Factors for Placement and Setup

You r wireless connection will be stro nger the closer your computer is to your Rou ter. Typical indoor operat ing range for wireless devices is bet ween 100 and 200 feet.

In the same way, yo ur wireless connection and performance will deg rade somewhat as the distance betw een your Router and con nected devices increases. This may or may not be n oticeable to you . As you move fu rther from your Router, connection speed may dec rease. Factors that can weaken sig nals simply by getting in the way of your net work’s radio waves are metal appli ances or obstructions, and walls.

If you have concerns about your network’s per formance that might be related to range or obstruction factors, t ry moving the computer to a positi on between five and 10 feet from the Router in order to see if distance is the problem. If difficulties p ersist even at close range, ple ase contact Belkin Technic al Support.

Note: While some of the items listed be low can affect network

per formance, they will not prohibit y our wireless network from fun ctioning; if you are concerned tha t your n etwork is not operating at its maximum effectiveness, th is checklist may help.

1. Router Placement

Pla ce your Router, the central connec tion point of your network, as clo se as po ssible to the center of your wireless netw ork devices. To ach ieve the best wireless network cov erage for your “wireless clients” (i. e., computers enabled by Belkin Wi reless Notebook Network Ca rds,

Wir eless Desktop Network Card s, and W ireless USB Adapters):

• Ens ure that your Router’s networking antennas are parallel to each oth er, and are positioned vertically (toward the ceiling). If your Rou ter itself is positioned vertically, point the antennas as much as pos sible in an upward direction.

• In multistory homes, place the Router on a floor that is as close to the cent er of th e home a s possible. This may mean placing the Rou ter on a n upper floor.

• Try not to place th e Router ne ar a cor dless 2.4GHz phone.

The Router is designed to be placed on a desktop. All of the cables exit from the rear of the Router for better organization and utility. The LED indicators are easily visible on the front of the Router to provide you with information about network activity and status.

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2. Avoid Obstacles and Interference

Avo id placing your Router near device s that m ay emit radio “noise,” suc h as mic rowave ovens. Dense object s that c an inhibit wireless com munication incl ude :

• Refrigerators

• Washers and/or dryers

• Metal cabinets

• Large aquariums

• Metallic-based UV tinted windows If your wir eless signal seems weak in some spots, mak e sure t hat obj ects such as these are not blocking the signal’s p ath (between your com puters and Router).

3. Cordless Phones

If the perf ormance of your wireless network i s impaired after attending to the abov e issues, and you h ave a co rdless phone:

• Try moving cordless phones away from your Rou ter and your wir eless-enabled c omp uters.

• Unp lug and remove the battery from any cordle ss phone that ope rates on the 2.4GHz band (check manufacturer’s information). If this fix es the p roblem, your phone may be interfer ing.

• If your pho ne supports channel select ion, change the channel on the phon e to the farthest c hannel from your wirele ss network. For example, change the phone to channel 1 and move your Rou ter to c hannel 11. See your phone’s user manual fo r detailed ins tructions.

• If necessary, consider switching to a 900MHz or 5GHz cordless phone.

4. Choose the “Quietest” Channel for your Wireless Network

In locations where homes or offices are close together, such as apa rtment building s or office complexes, there may be wireless net works nearby that can conflict wit h yours. Use the Site Survey cap abilities found in the Wireless Ut ility of your wireless adapter to loc ate any other wireless networks th at are a vailable (see your wireles s ada pter’s user manual), and move your Router and computers to a

cha nnel as far away from other networks as possible.

• Exp eriment with more than one of the availabl e channels, in ord er to fi nd the c learest connection and avo id interference from nei ghboring cordle ss phones o r other wireless device s.

• For Belkin wireless networkin g products, use the detailed Site Sur vey and wireless channel information included wit h your wir eless network card. See your netwo rk card’s user guide for mor e information.

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The se guidelines should allow you to cover th e maximum possible area wit h your R outer. Should you need to cover an even wider area , we sug gest the Belkin Wireless Range Ext ender/Access Po int .

5. Secure Connections, VPNs, and AOL

Sec ure connections typically require a user name and password, and are used wh ere security is important. Secure connections includ e:

• Vir tual Private Network (VPN) connections, often use d to connec t rem otely to an office network

• The “Bring Your Own Access” program from Amer ica Online (AOL), whi ch lets you use AOL through broadband prov ided by another cab le or DS L service

• Mos t online banking websites

• Man y commercial websites that require a user name and password to access y our account

Sec ure connections can be interrupted by a co mputer’s power man agement setting , which cau ses it t o “go to sleep.” The simplest sol ution to avoid this is to s imply reconnect by reru nning the V PN or AOL software, or by re-logging into the secur e website.

A second al ternative is to change your comput er’s power man agement setting s so it does not go to sleep; howev er, this ma y not be appr opriate for portable compu ters. To change your power man agement setting under Wind ows, see the “Power Options” item in the Control Panel.

If you cont inue to have difficulty with Secur e Connections, VPNs, and AOL , please review the steps above to be sure you have addres sed the se issues.

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

USA: 877 -736-5771

310 -898-1100 ext. 2263

UK: 084 5 607 77 87

Austr alia: 180 0 235 54 6

New Zealan d: 0 800 235 546

Singa pore: 800 616 179 0

Europ e: www. belki n.com /supp ort

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Product Features

In minutes you will be able to share y our Internet connection an d net work your computers. The following is a li st of fe atures that make you r new Be lkin Wireless G Plus MIMO ADSL2+ Modem Rou ter an ide al solution for your home or small office network.

Works with Both PCs and Mac® Computers

The Router supports a variety of networking e nvironments includ ing Mac OS® 8.x , 9.x, X v10.x, Lin ux

, Windows® 98, Me, NT®, 2000, XP, and Vista™, and others. All that is needed is an Internet bro wse r and a network a dapter that supports TCP/I P (the s tandard language of the Int ernet.

Web-Based Advanced User Interface

You can set up the Router’s ad vanced function s easily through your web browser, without having to instal l additional software onto the com puter. There are no disks to install or keep track of and, best of all, you can mak e changes and perform setup functi ons from any computer on the netw ork quickly and easily.

NAT IP Address Sharing

You r Router employs Network Address T ranslation (NAT ) to share the sin gle IP a ddress assigned to you by your Internet Se rvice Provider whi le saving the cost of adding IP addresses to your Internet se rvice acc ount.

SPI Firewall

You r Router is equipped with a firewall that will pro tect your n etwork fro m a wide array o f common ha cker attacks including IP Spoofing, Lan d Attack, Ping of Death (PoD), Denial of Service ( DoS), IP wi th zero len gth, Smurf Attack, TCP Null Scan, SYN floo d, UDP f looding, Tear Dro p Attack, ICMP defect, RIP defect, and fra gment flooding.

Integrated 10/100 4-Port Switch

The Router has a bu ilt-in, four-port network switch to allow your wired com puters to share printers, data and MP3 fil es, digital photos, and muc h more. The switch features automa tic detection so it will adjust to the speed o f connected devices. The switch wi ll transfer data between com puters and the Internet simultaneously without in ter rupting or con suming resource s.

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Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)

UPn P is a technology that offers seamless ope ration of voice mes saging, video messaging, g ames, and other applica tio ns that are UPn P-compliant.

Support for VPN Pass-Through

If you conn ect to y our office network from home using a VPN con nection, your Router will allow yo ur VPN-equipped computer t o pas s through the Router and to your office network.

Built-In Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)

Bui lt-In Dynamic Host Configu ration Protocol (DHCP) on- board makes for the eas iest possible connection o f a netw ork. The DHCP server wil l assign IP addresses to each computer aut omatically so there is no nee d for a complicated networking set up.

Setup Assistant

The Setup A ssistant, second generation of Belkin’s renowned Eas y Ins tall Wizard, takes the guesswork o ut of se tting up your Router. This aut omatic software determines your network settings for you and sets up the Rout er for c onnection to your Internet Service Provider (ISP). In a matter of minutes, your Router will be up and running on the Internet.

Note: Setup Assistant software is compatible with Window s 2000 and

XP. If you are usin g another o perating system , the Ro uter can be set up using th e Alternate Setup Method described in this User Manual (se e page 2 2).

Integrated Wireless G Plus MIMO Access Point

Wir eless G Plus MIMO is an exc iting new wireless tech nology. It employs MIMO (Multiple Input Multi ple Output) smart-antenna tec hnology that achieves data rates a bove the standard 802.11g thr oughput. Actual throughput is typically lower tha n the conne cted dat a rate a nd will vary depending on your networking environment.

MAC-Address Filtering

For added s ecurity, you can set up a l ist of M AC addresses (unique cli ent identifiers ) that are allowed access to your network. Every com puter has its own MAC address. Simply ente r these MAC add resses into a list using the Web-Based Adv anced User Interface and you can control access to your network.

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Package Contents

• Bel kin Wireless G Plus MIMO ADSL2+ Modem Rout er

• Qui ck Installation Guide

• Bel kin Setup Assistant Softwa re CD

• RJ1 1 Telephone Cord

• RJ4 5 Ethernet Networking Cabl e

• ADS L (Asymmetric Digital Subs criber Line) Microfilter*

• Pow er Supply

• Use r Manual in CD

*AD SL microfilter varies by country. If it’s not included, you will need to pur chase one.

System Requirements

• An active A DSL service with a telephone wall jack for connecting

the Router

• At least on e computer with an installed netwo rk interface adapter

• TCP /IP networking protocol in stalled on each compute r

• No other DH CP server on your l ocal network assigning IP

add resses to computers and devices

• Int ernet browser

Setup Assistant Software System Requirements

• A PC runnin g Windows® 2000 or XP

• Min imum 500MHz processor and 128MB RA M

• Int ernet browser

Internet Connection Settings

The Setup A ssistant contains a databa se of In ternet Service Providers (IS Ps) in e ach country to help you set up your Router quickly . If your ISP is not on the list, ple ase collect the following information from your ISP before setting up the Router:

• Int ernet connectio n protocol: _________ (PPP oE, PPPoA, Dynamic

IP, Static IP)

• Mul tiplexing metho d or Encaps ulation: ______ ___ (LLC or VC MUX)

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• Virtual circuit: VPI (Virtual Path Identifie r) __________

(a number b etween 0 and 255)

• VCI (Virtual Channel Identifi er) __________

(a number b etween 1 and 65535)

• For PPPoE a nd PPPoA users: ADSL account user name ___ _____ and password _______________

• For static IP users: IP Address ___ . ___ . __ _ . ___

Sub net Mask ___ . _ __ . ___ . ___

Def ault Gateway Server ___ . ___ . ___ .

• IP address for Domain Name Server ___ . ___ . ___ . __ _ (If gi ven by your ISP )

The Network Status Display

The Router has been designed to be placed on a desktop. All of the cab les exit from the rear of t he Router for better organization and uti lity. The Network Status Display i s easily visible on the FRONT of the Router to provide you with information ab out network activity and status. See the Network Status Display Gu ide for more detailed inf ormation.

Front Panel

1. Power LED

Whe n you ap ply power to the Ro uter or restart it, a short period of time ela pses while the Router boots up. When the Router ha s completely boo ted up, the Power LED becomes a GREEN light, indic ating the Rou ter is r eady for use.

OFF Route r is OFF

Green Route r is ON

Red Route r faile d to start

(1)

(4)

(3)

(5)

(2)

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2. LAN Status LEDs

The se LAN S tatus LEDs are labeled 1–4 and correspond to the num bered ports on the rear of the Router. When a computer is properly con nected to one of the LAN po rts on t he rear of the R outer, the LED wil l light. Solid GREEN means a computer or a network -enabled device is connected. When informatio n is bei ng sent over the port, the LED bli nks rapidly. ORANGE indica tes a 10 Base-T connecti on.

3. WLAN Status LED

The WLAN St atus LED is solid G REEN when you enable the wirele ss LAN function. It flashes when the Router is transmitting or receiving dat a wirelessly.

4. ADSL LED

The ADSL LE D flashes GREEN during negotiation with your ISP. It stays GRE EN when the Router is connected properly t o your A DSL service.

Orang e Ethe rnet li nk is up an d 10Base-T

devic e conne cted

Orang e - blink ing 10B ase-T d evice i s trans mitti ng or

recei ving da ta

Green Ethe rnet link is up and 10 0Base -T

devic e is conn ected

Green - b linki ng 100Base-T devi ce is tra nsmit ting or

recei ving da ta

Green WLAN i s up and connected

Green - b linki ng Trans mitti ng or rec eivin g data

OFF No ADSL connection

Green - blinking Negotiating connection

Green ADSL link is up and conne cte d

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5. Internet LED

The Internet LED shows you when the Router is connect ed to th e Int ernet. When the LED is OFF, the Router is NOT connected to the Int ernet. When the LED is solid GREEN, the Router is connected t o the Internet. When the LED is blinking, the Router is transmitting or rec eiving data from the Internet.

Back Panel

6. DSL Line

Thi s port i s for co nnection to your ADSL. Connect you r ADSL t o this por t.

7. Ethernet Ports

The Ethernet ports are RJ45, 10/100 auto-negotiation . The ports are lab eled 1 t hrough 4. These ports correspond t o the nu mbered LEDs on the front o f the Ro uter. Connect your network -enabled computers or any networking devices to one of these ports.

OFF No Intern et connection

Green Connected to the Internet

Green - blinking Transmitting or receiving data

Red Failed to connect to the Internet

(7)

(8)(9)

(6)

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8. Reset Button

The “Reset” button is used in rare cases when the Router may function imp roperly. Resett ing the Rou ter will restore the Router’s norm al ope ration while maintaining t he programmed settings. Yo u can al so res tore the factory default settings by using the “Reset” button. Use the restore option in instances where you may have fo rgotten your cus tom password.

a. Res etting the Router

Push and hold the “Reset” button for one seco nd, then

rel ease it. When the “Power/Ready” li ght becomes solid aga in, the reset is complete.

b. Re sto ring the Factory Defaul ts

Press and hold the “Reset” button for at leas t five s eco nds,

the n release it. When the “Power/Read y” light becomes solid aga in, the restore is complete.

9. Power Plug

Con nect the included DC power supply to this inlet. U sing the wr ong typ e of pow er adapter may cause damage to your Router .

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

• Bel kin Wireless G Plus MIMO ADSL2+ Modem Rout er

• RJ1 1 Telephone Cord

• RJ4 5 Ethernet Networking Cabl e

• Pow er Supply

• Bel kin Setup Assistant Softwa re CD

• Use r Manual

Setup Assistant

Bel kin has provided our Setup Assista nt software to make installing you r Router a simple and easy task. You can use it to get your Rou ter up a nd running in minutes. The Setup Assistant requires that you r Windows 2000 ,XP or Vista computer be connected directly to you r ADSL a nd that the Internet connection is active and work ing at the time of inst allation. If it is not, you must use the “Alternate Set up Method” section of this User Manual to configure your Router. Add itionally, if you are using an operating s ystem other than Windows 200 0,XP, or Mac OS X you mu st set up the Route r using the “Alternate Set up Method” section of this User Manual.

Step 1A: Hardware Connections – Follow the Quick Installation

Guide (QIG)

Brand-New Setup

Fol low these steps if you are not replacing an existi ng modem. I f you are replacing an existing modem, skip to the next sec tion, “Replacing an Existing Modem or Modem Router”, starting on page 13

1A.1 Unpack your new Router from the box and place i t next to your

com puter. Raise the Router’s antennas.

1A.2 Retrieve the yellow RJ4 5 cable that was included with your

Rou ter. First, connect one end to any yellow port lab eled “Wired Com puters” on the back of your Router. Then, connect the other end to the networking port on the back of your computer.

1A.3 Retrieve the included g ray RJ11 phone cord. Connect one end

to the gray port la beled “DSL” on the back of your Router. Then con nect the other end to your ADSL connection (either a wall jac k or an ADSL splitter).

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Note: Some ADSL connections require a microfilter. Your ADSL provider

can tell you if you need one. Belkin includes a microfilter in regions known to use them. You may or may not have received one in your box.

1A. 4 Plug your Router’s power supply into the black port labeled

“Po wer” on the back of your Router . Wait 30 secon ds for t he Rou ter to s tart up. Look at th e front panel of the Router. Make sur e one of the “LA N” and t he “POWER” LED’s are both lit up. If the y are no t, recheck your connection s.

Step 1B: Replacing an Existing Modem or Modem Router

Fol low these steps if you currently have a modem or a modem router tha t you wi ll be re placing with your new Router.

1B.1 Unpack your new Router from the box and place i t next to

you r old mo dem. Raise the Router’s antennas. Unplug your old mod em’s power cord.

1B.2 Locate the cable that connects your old modem to y our

com puter. Unplug that cable from your old mod em, and plug it int o any ye llow port labeled “Wired Computers” on the back of you r new Ro uter.

1B.3 Locate the cable that connects your old modem to t he ADSL wall

jac k. Unplug it from your old modem and then connect it to the gra y port l abeled “DSL” on the back of your Router.

1B.4 Plug your Router’s powe r supply into the black port labeled

“Po wer” on the back of your Ro uter.

1B.5 Wait 30 seconds for the Router to start up. Loo k at the front

pan el on th e Router. Make sure one of the “LAN” and the “PO WER” icons are lit. If they are not, recheck your connections.

Step 2: Set Up the Router – Run the Setup Assistant Software

2.1 Shut down any progr ams that are running on your computer at this

tim e. Turn off any firewall or Intern et- connection-sharing software on your com puter.

2.2 Insert the CD into your com puter. The Setup Assistant will aut omatically appe ar on your computer’s screen withi n 15 sec onds. Click on “Go” to run the Setup Assistant. Fo llow the ins tructions there .

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Note for Windows Users: If the Setup Assistant does not sta rt up

aut omatically, sel ect your CD -ROM drive from “My Computer” and dou ble-click on the file named “Setup Assistant” to start the Setup Ass istant.

NOTE TO MAC® USERS: Doub le-click on the “Easy Install” ico n to sta rt

the Setup A ssistant. Then, follow the prompts to complete the setup.

2.3 Select Coun try. Select your country from the drop-down box. Cli ck “Begin” to continue.

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2.4 Confirmatio n Screen. Verify that you have completed a ll QIG s teps by checking the box to the rig ht of th e arrow. Click “Next” to con tinue.

2.5 Progress S creen. Setup Assistant wil l show y ou a pro gress screen

eac h time a step in the set up has been completed.

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2.6 Checking S ettings. The Setup Assi sta nt will now examine your com puter’s network settings a nd gather information n eed ed to com plete the Router’s connect ion to t he Internet.

2.7 Verifying Hardware Connec tions. The Setup Assistant will no w ver ify your hardware connecti on.

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2.8 Naming you r Wireless Network. The Setup Assi stant will display the def ault wireless network name or Serv ice Set Identifier (SSID). This is the name of your wireless n etwork to which your computers or dev ices with wireless network adapters will connect. You can either use the def ault or change it t o something unique. Wri te down thi s nam e for fu ture reference. Click “Nex t” to co ntinue.

2.9 Requesting Internet Accou nt Info (if needed). If your Internet acc ount requires a login and password , you wi ll be pr ompted with a screen si milar to the illustration below. S elect your country or ISP fro m the dr op-down boxes.

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2.10 Configuring the Router. The Setup Assistant will now conf igure you r Router by sending data to the Router and restart ing it. Wai t for the on- screen instruction s.

Note: Do not disconnect any cab le or po wer off the Router while the

Rou ter is r ebooting. Doing so will render you r Router inoperable.

2.11 Checking Intern et Connection. We are almost do ne. The Set up Ass istant will now check your connect ion to t he Internet.

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Congr atula tions

You have fi nished installing your new Belkin Router. You will see the Con gratulations sc ree n when y our Router can connect to the Internet. You can beg in surfing by opening your browser and goi ng to an y web site.

You can use the Set up Assistant to set up your other wired and wir eless computers to connect to the Internet by clicking “Next”. If you decide to add c omputers to your Router later, sel ect “Exit t he Ass istant” and then click “Next”.

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Troubleshooting

If the Setu p Assistant is not able to connect to the Internet , you will see the following screen. Follow the on-s creen instructi ons to go through the troubleshootin g steps.

2.12 Optional: Assistance Connecting Other Computers

Thi s optional step will help you to connect additional wired and wireless com puters to your network. Follow the on-screen instructions.

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Congratulations

Onc e you ha ve verified that your other wired and wire less computers are properly connected, your network is set u p and wo rking. You can

now surf th e Internet. Click “Next” to take you back to the main menu.

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Step 1: Hardware Connections – Follow the Quick Installation

Guide

See the QIG or Step 1A/B: H ard ware Connection s from t he previous sec tion.

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

DHCP Server

See the sec tion in this User M anual called “Manually Configuring Net work Settings” for directi ons.

Step 3: Configuring the Router Using the Web-Based Advanced

User Interface

Usi ng your Internet browser, you can access t he Router’s Web-Based Adv anced User Interface. In your brow ser, type “192.168.2.1” (d o not type in anything else such as “http://” or “www”) . Then p res s the “En ter” key.

Logging into the Router

You will se e the Ro uter’s home page in your browser window. T he hom e page i s visible to any us er who w ants to see it. To make any cha nges to the Router’s settings, you have to log in. Clicking t he “Lo gin” button or clicking on any one of the links on the home page wil l take y ou to th e login scr een. The Router ships with no password ent ered. In the login screen, leave the passw ord blank and click the “Su bmit” button to log in.

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Logging out of the Router

One computer at a t ime can log into th e Router for the purposes of mak ing changes to the settings of the Router. Once a user has logged in to make changes, there are two ways that the computer can be log ged out. Clicking the “Logout” but ton will log the computer out. The sec ond method is automatic. The login will ti me out a fter a s pec ified per iod of t ime. The default login time-out is 10 minu tes. This c an be cha nged from one to 99 minutes. For more information, see the se ction in this man ual titled “Changing the Login Tim e-Out Setting”.

Understanding the Web-Based Advanced User Interface

The home pa ge is th e first pag e you wi ll see w hen you access the Adv anced User Interface (UI). The hom e page s hows you a quick vi ew of the Rout er’s status and settings. All adva nced setup pages can be rea ched from this page.

1. Quick-Navigation Links

You can go directly to any of the Rout er’s advanced UI pages by cli cking directly on these links. The links a re divided into logical cat egories and grouped by tabs to make findin g a part icular setting eas ier to f ind. Clicking on the purple header of each tab wil l show you a short des cription of the tab’s function.

2. Home Button

The “Home” button is available in every page of the UI. Press ing this but ton will take you back to t he home page.

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3. Help Button

The “Help” button gives you access to the Router’s he lp pages. H elp is also ava ilable on many pages by clicking “more inf o” next to certain sec tions of each page.

4. Login/Logout Button

Thi s button enables you to log in and out of t he Router with the press of one butt on. When you are lo gged into the Router, this butt on will cha nge to r ead “Logout”. Logging into the Rou ter will take you t o a sep arate login page where you will need to enter a password. Whe n you are log ged into the Router, you can make changes to the settings. Whe n you ar e finished making changes, you can log out of the Router by clicking the “Logout” button. For more inf ormation about logging int o the Ro uter, see the section called “Logg ing into the Router”.

5. Internet-Status Indicator

Thi s indicator is visible in all pages of the Router, indicating the con nection status of the Router. When the ind icator says “Connected” in blue, th e Router is connected to the Internet. Whe n the Ro ute r is not con nected to the Internet, the indica tor will read “No Connection” in RED . The in dicator is automatically u pdated when you make changes to the sett ings of the Router.

6. Version Info

Sho ws the f irmware version, boot-code version, hardw are version, and ser ial number of the Router.

7. LAN Settings

Sho ws you t he settings of the Local Area Network (LAN ) side o f the Rou ter. Changes can be made to the settings by clicki ng on an y one of the link s (IP Ad dress, Subnet Mask, DHCP Server) o r by cli cki ng the “LA N” quick-naviga tio n link o n the le ft side of the s creen.

8. Internet Settings

Sho ws the s ettings of the Internet/WA N side o f the Ro uter that con nects to the Internet. Changes to any of these set tings can b e mad e by cli cking on the links or by cl icking on the “Internet /WA N” qui ck-navigation l ink on the left sid e of the screen.

Alternate Setup Method

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Step 4: Configuring your Router for Connection to your Internet

Service Provider (ISP)

The “Internet/WAN” tab is where you will set up your Router t o con nect to your ISP. The Router is capable of connect ing to v irt ually any ISP’s s ystem provided you have correctly configured the Router’s set tings for your ISP’s connection ty pe. Your ISP connection settings are provided to you by your IS P. To co nfigure the Router with the set tings that your ISP gave you, click “Conne ction Type” (A ) on the lef t side o f the sc reen. Select the connectio n type y ou use. If your ISP gav e you DN S settings, clicking “DNS” (B) allows you to enter DNS add ress entries for ISPs that require specific settings. Clicki ng “MAC Add ress” (C) will let you clon e your c omputer’s MAC address or type in a specif ic WAN M AC address, if required by your ISP. When you hav e finished making settings , the “I nternet Status” indicator will read “co nnection OK” if your Router is set up properly.

Connection Type

Fro m the “C onnection Type” page, you can sele ct one o f these fiv e con nection types based on the instruc tion provided by your ISP:

• PPP oE

• PPP oA

• Dyn amic IP (1483 Bridged)

• Sta tic IP ( IPoA)

• Mod em Only (Disable Internet Sharing)

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