Belkin F7D6301 User Manual

User Manual

F7D6301 8820-00697

WIRELESS N ROUTER

SURF N300

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Getting Started ........................................... 1

What’s in the Box .............................................1

Initial Setup..................................................1

Advanced Tools & Settings.....................................6

The Belkin Router Manager ....................................7

Manual Setup Using Your Browser ..............................8

Adding Computers to Your Network .............................9

Getting to Know Your Router .............................. 11

Front Panel .................................................11

Back Panel .................................................12

Technical Details ........................................ 13

Technical Features ..........................................13

System Requirements ........................................14

Troubleshooting, Support, and Warrant y ...................15

Troubleshooting .............................................15

Technical Suppor t ...........................................22

Belkin International, Inc., Limited 2-Year Product Warrant y .........23

Regulatory Information ................................... 26

FCC Statement..............................................26

GETTING STARTED

What’s in the Box

Surf N300 Wireless N Router

Ethernet cable (attached to router)

Power supply (attached to router)

Network information card (attached to router)

Belkin Setup CD with User Manual

Initial Setup

Whe re to Pl ace Your Rou ter

For th e bes t r esult s, place the Rou ter next to yo ur mo dem in an open location away from large metal objects and magnets suc h as those found in spea kers. Ra ising the Rou ter above floor level can improve the strength of your wireless signal.

GETTING STARTED

modem

How to Set It Up

GETTING STARTED

1. Co nn ect your Ro uter’s Et herne t c ab le to you r mod em’s Et hernet

por t (on the back of yo ur modem). This port m ight be label ed dif ferently on your pa rt ic ular mod em. If you are adding a Rou ter fo r the fi rst t ime, thi s p or t may be co nn ected to your computer by an Ethernet cable. It is OK to disconnect your computer and plug the Router into the modem instead.

2. Plug the Router’s power supply into a wall outlet.

3. Put the CD into your compu ter. If th e CD doe sn’t

ope n automa tical ly, pleas e browse to yo ur CD drive and double- click on the Belkin Setup CD icon.

4. Click the Setup icon on the CD menu.

Setup

GETTING STARTED

5. Afte r a brief ins talla tion, th e setup softwar e w ill a sk you

for th e net work nam e and pa sswor d f rom t he netwo rk information card that is at tache d to your Rout er. Sto re the card under the base of your Router for future reference.

GETTING STARTED

6. A progr es s s creen will ap pear whi le ad ditio nal software is

ins talle d. This may take a few minut es to complete. Onc e fin ished , a “Succe ss” m essag e will a ppear in dicat ing t hat yo u are connected to the Internet via your new Belkin Router.

During setup you may be asked for additional information.

You m ay need to ent er a use rname an d pas swo rd provi ded by your I SP. Th is us ernam e and pa ssword i s l ike ly to be found on mater ials that cam e from your IS P whe n you sig ned u p f or serv ice. If neces sary, you may nee d t o c ontac t your ISP to retrieve your username and password.

If you ha ve a s tatic IP address, you may need to enter additional information also provided by your ISP.

If you r c omputer doesn’t have a wire less adapter, or the set up soft war e is una ble to c ontro l i t, you may be asked to connect your computer to the Router with a network cable.

GETTING STARTED

Advanced Tools & Settings

After th e i nitia l setup is complete, you have the op tion to change settings like your network name, security t ype, and pas sword. To make t hese chang es and othe rs, c lick on the Advanc ed Tool s ico n at the CD Se tup menu and sel ec t o ne of the following settings that you would like to change:

Network Name & Security – Pe rsona lize your n etwor k n ame (SSID), password, and strength of wireless security.

Internet Service Provider & Login Settings – H ave you moved or changed Internet Service Providers? If you ’d l ike to chan ge th ese settin gs without ru nning through the setup process again, this is the place.

GETTING STARTED

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Router Settings User Manual

Check for Updates Options Exit

The Belkin Router Manager

The Belkin Router Manager appears in your system tray (Windows) or menu ba r (Mac). I ts icon indic ates the curr ent sta tus of your Ro uter and also al lows you to ac cess you r Rou ter ’s set tings to make ch anges . I t a ls o p rov ides quick access to software that came bundled with your Router.

To access the Router settings, click on the icon and select from the menu that appears.

The status of your Router is shown by the Belkin Router Manager icon, which closely mimics the light on the front of the Router.

Green: You a re conne cted to you r B elkin Router and it is connected to the Internet.

Amber: You are conne cted to your B elkin Ro uter, but it is not connected to the Internet.

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