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Changing LAN Settings

All setting s fo r the inte rn al L AN set up o f th e Ro ut er c an b e vi ewed
and changed here.

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1. IP Address

The “IP addre ss” is t he int er nal IP add ress of the Router. The
default IP address is “ 192.168 .2 .1”. To access the advanc ed
setup inter face, type this IP addres s in to t he a dd ress bar of your
bro ws er. Th is add ress can be changed if need ed . To cha nge the
IP addres s, t ype in t he new IP address and click “Appl y Chan ges”.
The IP a ddres s yo u ch oo se s hould be a n on -rout able IP.
Example s of a non-routable IP are:

192.168 .x.x (where x is anythi ng bet ween 0 a nd 2 55 )

10.x.x. x (w here x is an ything betwee n 0 and 255)

2. Subnet Mask

There is no need to change the subn et m as k. T his is a uni qu e,
advance d fe ature of your Belki n Rout er. It is possib le t o ch an ge
the subnet mask if necess ary, howev er, do NOT ma ke c hanges to
the subnet mask unles s yo u ha ve a speci fic reaso n to do so. The
default set ting i s “2 55.255.25 5.0”.

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3. DHCP Server

The DHCP server funct ion makes setting up a network very eas y
by assignin g IP addresses to each comput er o n th e netw ork
automat ically. Th e de fa ult setting is “On”. The DHCP serve r
can be t ur ned OFF if n ec essary, ho wever, i n order to do so y ou
must manual ly s et a stati c IP add ress for each compute r on
your networ k. To turn off the DHC P serv er, sele ct “ Off” and click
“Apply Chan ges”.

4. IP Pool

The rang e of IP addresses set asi de fo r dynamic assignment to the
com puters on your network. The default is 2–100 (99 compute rs). If
you want t o cha nge this number, you c an do s o by en tering a new
sta rting and ending IP address and clicking on “Apply Chang es”.
The DHCP s erver can assign 100 IP addresses automatically. This
mea ns th at you cannot specify an IP address pool larger tha n 100
com puters. For example, start ing a t 50 me ans you have to end at
150 or low er so as not to exc eed t he 100-client limit. The starting
IP address must be lower in numbe r tha n the e nding IP address.

5. Lease Time

The length of time the DHCP serve r will reserve the IP addre ss
for each comput er. We re co mmend that you leave the lease
time set to “Fore ver”. The default setti ng i s “F orever” , me aning
that any time a computer is assig ne d an IP address by the
DHCP server, the IP addre ss w ill no t ch ange for that particu la r
compute r. Setti ng l ease times for shorter inte rvals such as one
day or o ne h our frees IP addresses after the speci fied p eriod of
time. This also means tha t a part ic ular computer ’s IP addres s
may change over time. If you have set any of the other advanc ed
features of t he R outer such as DMZ or c li ent IP f ilters, these are
depende nt o n th e IP address. For this reas on, you will n ot w ant
the IP a ddres s to cha ng e.

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
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Viewing the DHCP Client List Page

You can view a l ist of t he com puters (known as clie nt s), which are
connect ed t o yo ur net work. You are able to view the IP addre ss (1) of
the compute r, the host name (2) (i f the comp uter has b een assigned
one), and the MAC addre ss (3) of t he c omputer’s network inter fa ce
card (NIC ). P ressi ng the “Re fresh ” (4) b ut ton will update the list. If
there hav e be en a ny c ha nges, the list will be updated.

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Configuring the Wireless Network Settings

The Wirel ess tab lets y ou m ake changes to the wire less n etwork
setting s. F rom this tab you can make changes to the wire less network
name (SSID) , op er ating channel , en cryption secu rity s ettings , and
configu re the Router to be used as an a cc ess point.

Changing the Wireless Network Name (SSID)

To identify you r wireless netw or k, a nam e ca lled t he S SID (Service
Set Identif ier) i s us ed. The default SSID of the Router is “belk in 54g”.
You can change this to anythi ng y ou wan t to or you can leave it
unchang ed. If t he re are othe r wi reless netw orks operatin g in your
are a, you wil l wa nt t o make sure that your SSID is unique (does not
match that of another wireless netwo rk i n th e area). To change the
SSID, type in the SSID that you want to use in t he S SID field (1) and
click “Appl y Ch an ges” (2). The change is imme diate. If you make a
change to the SSID, your wireless-eq uipped comput ers may al so n eed
to be reconfi gured to connec t to you r new netw ork name. Refer to the
documen tation of your wire less n etwork adapte r fo r in formation on
making this cha ng e.

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Using the Wireless Mode Switch

Your Router can opera te i n th ree diffe rent wireless modes: “80 2. 11g­Auto”, “802 .11g-Only ”, a nd “80 2.11g-LRS ”. T he d ifferent modes are
explain ed b elow.

802.11g-Auto Mode

In this mode, the Router is compa ti ble with 802.11b and 802. 11g
wirel ess clients simul taneously. This is t he f actory defaul t mo de and
ensures s uccessful ope ration with all Wi-Fi-c ompatible dev ices. If
you have a m ix o f 80 2.11b and 802.11g clien ts i n yo ur n et work, we
rec om mend setting the Rout er t o 802. 11g-Auto mode . Th is s et ting
should only be change d if you hav e a specif ic reason to do so.

802.11g-Only Mode

802.11g -Only mode works with 802.1 1g c lients only. Thi s mo de
is recomm ended only if you want to prevent 802 .11b clients from
accessi ng y our ne twork. To switch mode s, s el ect the desired
mode from the “Wi reless Mode ” drop-down box . Th en, cl ick
“Apply Chan ges”.

802.11g-LRS Mode

We recom mend y ou D O NO T us e th is mod e un less you have a ve ry
specifi c reason to do s o. T his mode exists only to solve uniqu e
pro bl ems that may occur with some 802.11 b cl ient a dapters and is
NOT necessa ry f or int erope rability of 802.11g and 802 .11b s tandards.

When to Use 802.11g-LRS Mode

In some cases, older 802. 11b clients may not be compatib le w ith

802.11g wireless. Thes e ad apters tend to be of i nf erior design and
may use older drivers or tech nology. 80 2. 11g-LRS (Limi ted Rate
Support ) al lows t hese clients to be compat ib le w ith the newer

802.11g tec hnology. S wi tching to this mode can solve pro blems that
sometim es o ccur w ith these clients . If you suspe ct t hat you are using
a client adapte r that fal ls i nto th is c ategory of adapte rs, first check
with the adapte r vend or t o se e if there i s a driv er u pdate. If there
is no dr iver update avail able, switchi ng t o 802. 11g-LRS mode may
fix your prob lem. Please note that switching to 802.11g-LRS mode may

decrease 802.11g performance slightly.

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Using Turbo Mode

Selecti ng “ On” wi ll result in all device s ca pable of t urbo mode to
functio n in tur bo mod e, a nd a ll c li ents not capable, to oper ate in
normal 802. 11g mo des. Turbo m ode supports both Turbo-e nabled
devices and non -Tur bo-enable d de vices simulta ne ously. Turbo mode
is based on the unrel ea sed 802.11e speci fication.

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Changing the Wireless Channel

There are a num ber of o perating chan ne ls y ou c an c hoose from. In
the United Stat es and Aus tralia, there a re 11 channels. In the United
Kingdom and mos t of Europe, there are 13 c ha nnels. In a small
number of other count ries, there are o ther channel re quire ments.
Your Router is config ured to operate on the proper channels for
the country you reside in. The default chann el i s 11 (unle ss y ou a re
in a c ou ntry that does not allow channe l 11 ). T he c hannel can be
changed if need ed . If the re are othe r wireless netw or ks o perating in
your area , yo ur n etwork should be set to operate on a channel that is
diffe rent than the other wireless netwo rks. For best perform an ce, use
a channel that is at least five channel s aw ay f rom the other wireless
network . Fo r in st ance, if another netw ork is ope rating on channel 11,
then set your network to chan nel 6 or below. To cha nge th e ch annel,
select the chan ne l from the drop -down list. Click “Appl y Ch anges”.
The change is immedia te.

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Using the Broadcast SSID Feature

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

For securit y, you can choose not to broad cast y our network’s SSID.
Doing so will keep your netwo rk n am e hi dden from compu ters that
are scann ing for the presenc e of wireless netwo rks. To tu rn off t he
bro ad cast of the SSID, remov e th e ch ec k ma rk f rom the box next to
“Broa dcast SSID”, and then cli ck “Ap ply Changes”. The cha ng e is
immedia te. Each c omputer now needs to be set to connect to your
specifi c SS ID; an SSI D of “AN Y” w il l no lon ger be a ccepted. Refe r to
the documen tation of your wire le ss n etwork adapte r fo r in fo rmation
on making this change .

Protected Mode Switch

As part of t he 8 02.11g specif ication, Protected Mode ensu res prope r
operati on o f 80 2. 11g clients and acces s po in ts w hen there is heavy

802.11b tra ffic in the operati ng env ironm ent. W hen Prote cted m ode
is ON, 8 02.11g scans for othe r wi reless netw ork tr affic bef ore it
transmi ts d ata. T heref ore, using this mod e in environmen ts w it h
HEAVY 802.11 b traffic or interference achi ev es b est performan ce
res ul ts. If y ou a re in an e nv ironm ent with v ery little—or no— other
wirel ess network traffic, your best perfo rmance will be achieved wit h
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Securing your Wi-Fi® Network

Here are a few differe nt w ay s yo u ca n ma ximize the securi ty of
your wire less network and protect your data fro m pr yi ng e yes and
ears. This sect io n is int ended for the home, home offi ce, and small
off ic e us er. At the time of this manual ’s publica tion, there are t hree
encrypt ion methods avail ab le.

Name 64-bit Wired

Acronym 64-bi t WEP 128-b it WE P WPA- TKIP WPA- AES

Secur ity Good Bette r Best Best

Featu res Stati c key s Stati c key s D ynami c key

Equivalent
Privacy

Encry pti on
keys ba sed
on RC4
algor ith m
(typi cal ly
40-bi t key s)

128-bit Wired
Equivalent
Privacy

More secure
than 64 -bi t
WEP usi ng a
key len gth o f
104 bit s plu s
24 addi tio nal
bits of s yst em
gener ate d
data.

Wi-Fi Protected
Access-TKIP

encry pti on
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authe nti catio n.

TKIP (t emp oral
key int egr ity
pro tocol )
added s o
that ke ys ar e
rot ated an d
encry pti on is
strength ened.

With Protected
Access

Dynam ic ke y
encry pti on
and mut ual
authe nti catio n.

AES ( Advan ced
Encry pti on
Stand ard ) does
not cau se an y
throughp ut
loss.

WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)

WEP (Wire d Eq uivalent Priv acy) i s a comm on p rotocol tha t ad ds
securit y to all Wi-Fi -complian t wi reles s products. WEP was desig ned
to give wirel ess networks the equiva lent level of privacy protection as
a comparabl e wi red network .

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64-Bit WEP

64-bit WEP was first introduce d with 64- bit encryptio n, w hi ch
include s a key length of 40 bits plus 24 additi onal bits of
system- generated dat a (6 4 bits tot al). Some hardw are manufac turer s
ref er to 64-b it a s 40 -b it e ncryption . Sh ortly after the technol ogy was
intro duced, re searche rs f ound that 64-bit encryp tion was too e asy
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128-Bit WEP

As a result of 64-bit WEP’s potential sec urity weaknes se s, a more
secure me thod of 128-bit encry pt ion was developed . 12 8-bit
encrypt ion includes a key length of 104 bits plus 24 additio nal bi ts o f
system- generated dat a (1 28 bit s to tal). Some hard ware manufa cture rs
ref er to 128- bit as 1 04 -bit encrypti on.

Most of the new wirel es s eq uipment in the market today sup ports
both 64-bit and 128-b it W EP e ncryption , bu t you migh t ha ve o lder
equipme nt t hat on ly s upports 64-bi t WE P. All B elkin wirel ess produ cts
will suppor t 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 enter your key by typing in the hex key manually, or y ou c an
type in a pa ssphrase in the “Pass ph rase” field and click “Ge nerate”
to create a key. A hex (hexa decimal) key is a mixture of numb ers and
letters from A–F and 0– 9. F or 6 4-bit WEP, you need to enter 10 hex
keys. For 128-b it WEP, y ou n eed to e nter 2 6 he x ke ys.

For instanc e:

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 as e is NOT the sam e as a WEP key. Your card u ses
this passph rase t o ge nerate your WEP keys, but differen t ha rdware
manufac turer s migh t ha ve d ifferent methods on genera ting the k eys.
If you h ave multiple vend ors’ equipmen ts i n your net work, the easiest
thing to do is t o us e th e hex WEP key from y our Ro uter or access
point and enter it manual ly i nto th e he x WE P ke y ta ble in you r ca rd’s
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WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access)

WPA (Wi- Fi P rotecte d Ac cess) is a new Wi- Fi s ta ndard tha t wa s
designe d to imp rove upon the securit y fe ature s of WEP. To use WPA
securit y, the drivers and softw are of your wirel ess equipment mus t
be upgraded to suppor t WPA. These updat es wil l be fou nd o n the
wirel ess vendors websi te. There are two typ es o f WPA s ecurity, W PA­PSK (no server) and WPA (w ith ra dius server).

WPA-PSK (no server) uses wha t is kno wn as a

Pre -S hared key as the Networ k ke y. A Ne twork key is b asicall y a
password that is between 8 and 63 c haracters lon g. It can be a
combina tion of le tters, number s, o r ch aracters. Eac h clie nt u ses the
same Networ k ke y to acces s th e ne tw ork. Typicall y, this is the mode
that will be used in a h om e en viron ment.

WPA (with radius server) i s a syst em whe re a r adius server

distrib utes the N etwork key to the clients autom atically. This is
typical ly f ound i n a busi ness enviro nment.

For a li st o f Be lkin wirele ss p roduc ts tha t su pport WPA, ple as e vi sit
our website at www.belkin.com/networking.

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Sharing the Same Network Keys

Most Wi-Fi products ship with securi ty t ur ne d off. So once you have
your networ k wo rk ing, you need to a ctivate WEP or WPA and make
sure your wireless netwo rking devices are s haring the same
Network key.

Network key=
MyPassword

Network key=
MyPassword

Network key=
MyPassword

Network key=
WRONG Password

The Wirel ess G De sktop Network Card ca nnot access the netwo rk
because it is using a diffe rent Netw or k ke y th an t he N et work key that
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Using a Hexadecimal Key

A hexadecim al k ey is a mixture of n umbers and letters from A –F a nd
0–9. 64-bit key s are fi ve t wo-digit numb ers. 128-bit keys are 1 3
two-dig it n umbers.

For instanc e:

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 b oxes below, make up your key by writing in two chara ct ers
between A–F and 0–9 in each box. You will use this key to progr am
the encrypt ion se ttings on your Router and your wireless comput ers.

Note to Mac users: Origi nal Apple AirPort

bit encrypt ion on ly. Apple AirP ort 2 products can supp or t 64 -bit or
128-bit enc ryption. Plea se che ck y our product to see whic h vers ion
you are using . If you canno t co nfigure you r ne twork with 128-bi t
encrypt ion, try 6 4-bit encrypt ion.

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WEP Setup

64-Bit WEP Encryption

1 Selec t “6 4-bit WEP” from the drop-down menu .

2. Aft er sel ecting your WEP encry pt ion mode, you can enter your

key by t yping in the hex k ey m anually, o r yo u ca n type in a
passphr ase in t he “Pa ssphrase” fie ld a nd c li ck “ Generate” to
cre at e a key.

A he x (h exadecima l) k ey i s a mixture of n umbers and letter s from

A–F and 0–9. For 64-bit WEP, yo u ne ed to ente r 10 hex keys.

For instance:

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

3. Cli ck “Ap ply Changes” to finis h. Enc ryption in the Router is now

set. Each of your compute rs o n yo ur wireless net wo rk w ill now
need to be c onfigured w ith the same security set ti ngs.

WARNING: If you are c onfigurin g th e Wi reless Rout er or Acce ss P oint

fro m a comput er w ith a wireless clie nt , yo u wi ll n eed to ens ure that
securit y is tur ned ON for this wire less client. If this is not done, you
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128-Bit WEP Encryption

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Note to Mac

Apple® A irPort®. To c on figure en cryption for your Mac compu ter,
set the encrypt io n us ing the manual method descr ibed in the
next sectio n.

1. Select “128 -bit W EP” from the drop-down menu.

2. After selec ting y our WEP encryptio n mo de, yo u ca n en ter your

key manuall y by typin g in the hex key manua lly, or you can type
in a p as sphrase in the “Passp hrase” field and click “Gen erate” to
cre at e a key.

A he x (h exadecima l) k ey i s a mixture of n umbers and letter s from

A–F and 0–9. For 128-bit WEP, y ou n ee d to ent er 2 6 he x keys .

For instance:

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

users: The Passphras e op ti on w ill not operate with

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3. Click “Appl y Ch an ges” to finish. Encry ption in t he R outer is now

set. Each of your compute rs o n yo ur wireless net wo rk w ill now
need to be c onfigured w ith the same security set ti ngs.

WARNING: If you are c onfigurin g th e Wi reless Rout er or Acce ss P oint

fro m a comput er w ith a wireless clie nt , yo u wi ll n eed to ens ure that
securit y is tur ned on for this wire less client. If this is not done, you
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Changing the Wireless Security Settings

Your Router is equipp ed w ith WPA (Wireless Prote cted Access), the
latest wireless securi ty s tandard . It als o su pp orts the legacy secur ity
standard, WEP (Wired Equ ivalent Priva cy). By de fault, wireless
securit y is dis ab led. To enable securi ty, you must first deter mine
which stand ard you want to use. To access the security set tings, click
“Securi ty” on t he Wireless tab .

WPA Setup

Note: To use WPA security, al l yo ur c lients must be upgraded to

drivers and sof tw are that supp or t it . At the tim e of this manu al’s
publica tion, a se curity patch down load is av ailable , for free, from
Micro soft. This patch work s on ly wit h th e Wi ndows XP o perating
system. You als o need to down load t he l atest driver for your Belki n
Wirel ess G De sktop or N otebook Netwo rk C ard fro m th e Belk in
support sit e. O th er o perating syst ems are not support ed a t this tim e.
Micro soft’s pat ch o nly supports devi ce s wi th W PA-ena bled drivers
such as Belkin 802.11 g product s.

There are t wo t ypes of WPA securi ty : WPA-PSK (no serv er ) an d WPA
(with radiu s se rv er). WPA-P SK ( no s erver) uses a so-called Pre­Share d ke y as the sec ur ity key. A Pre-S hared key is a password t hat
is between 8 and 63 character s lo ng . It can be a combin at ion of
letters , nu mbers, and other charac ters. Each client uses the same key
to access the network . Typically, t his mo de w ill be u sed in a home
environment.

WPA (wit h ra di us s erver) is a co nfigura ti on w herei n a radius ser ver
distrib utes the k eys to t he c lients automa ti cally. Thi s is typ ically used
in a b us iness environment.

Setting WPA-PSK (no server)

1.

Fro m the “Sec urity Mode” dro p-down menu, sele ct “WPA-PSK
(no server) ”.

2. For Encry ption Techniq ue, se lect “TKIP” or “AES”. Thi s sett ing

will have to be identical on the client s th at y ou s et u p.

3. Enter your pre- shared key. Th is c an b e from 8 t o 63 chara cters

and can be l etters, numbe rs, or s ym bols. This same key must be
used on all of t he c lients that you set up. For example , your PSK
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4. Click “Appl y Ch an ges” to finish. You must now set all client s to

match these set ti ngs.

Setting WPA (with radius server) Settings

If your network uses a radius ser ve r to dis tribute keys to the clients ,
use this settin g.

1. From t he “ Security Mode ” drop-down men u, s elect

“WPA—Radius Serve r”.

2. For Encr yption Techni que, s elect “TKIP” or “AES” . Th is set ting

will have to be identical on the client s th at y ou s et u p.

3. Enter the IP address of the rad ius server into the “Radius

Server” fie lds.

4. Enter the radiu s key into the “Ra di us K ey” field.

5. Enter the key interva l. K ey i nterval is how often the keys are

distrib uted (in p ackets) .

6. Cli ck “Ap ply Changes” to finis h. Yo u mu st now set all cli en ts t o

match these set ti ngs.

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Configuring your Belkin Wireless G Network Cards to
Use Security

Please Note:

to configure your Belkin Wireless G Ne twork Cards t o use secu rity.

At this point, you should already have your Wireless Router or Access
Point set to use WPA or WEP. In orde r fo r yo u to gai n a wire less
connect ion, you w ill need to set yo ur w irele ss n ot ebook card an d
wirel ess desktop card to use the sam e secu rity settings .

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

Double- click the Signal Indica tor icon to br ing up t he W ireless

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Network screen. The Advanc ed b ut ton will allow you to view and
configu re more opt io ns o f yo ur c ard.

2. Und er the “Wi reless Netw ork Propert ies” tab, select a network

name from the “Available net works” list and click “Conf igure ”.

3. Und er “Da ta E ncryption ” se lect “ WEP”.

4. Ens ure the check box “Networ k ke y is pro vided for me

automat ically” at the bottom is unchec ked. I f yo u are using this
compute r to con ne ct t o a corp orate network , plea se c onsult your
network adm inistrato r if this box need s to be checke d.

Thi s sec tion is to provide you wi th th e information on how

5. Type your WEP key in

the “Networ k ke y” box .

Important: A WE P key is

a mixture of numb ers an d
letters from A–F and 0– 9.
For 128-bit WEP, y ou n ee d
to enter 26 keys. For
64-bit WEP, y ou nee d to
enter 10 keys. This Netwo rk
key needs to match the key
you assign to your Wire less
Router or Acces s Poin t.

6. Click “OK” to save

the setting s.

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

Do uble-clic k th e “S ignal Indicat or ” ic on t o br ing up the “Wi reles s

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Network ” sc reen. The Advan ced bu tton will allow you to view and
configu re more opt io ns o f yo ur c ard.

2. Under the “Wireless Networ ks” ta b, s elect a network name from

the “Avai lable network s” l ist an d cl ick “Configure”.

3. Under “Netw ork Au thentic at ion” select “WPA-PSK (No Server )” .

4. Type your WPA key in the “Netw or k ke y” b ox.

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Important: WPA-PSK is a mi xt ure of number s and lett ers from

A–Z and 0–9. For WPA-P SK y ou c an ent er 8 to 63 keys. This
Network key nee ds to matc h th e ke y you assi gn t o yo ur W ireless
Router or Acces s Poin t.

5. Cli ck “OK ” to sav e th e sett ings.

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

Do uble-clic k th e Si gnal I ndicato r icon to brin g up the “Wireless

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Network ” sc reen. The “Adva nced” button will allow you to view
and configu re more optio ns o f yo ur C ard.

2. Under the “Wireless Networ ks” ta b, s elect a network name from

the “Avai lable network s” l ist an d cl ick “Configure”.

3. Under “Netw ork Au thentic at ion” select WPA.

4. Under the “Auth en ticatio n” tab , se lect the s ettings that are

indicat ed b y yo ur net work administ rator.

5. Click “OK” to save the settin gs.

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

For non-Bel kin WPA Wire less D esktop and Wire less Notebook
Cards tha t are not equipped with WPA-enabl ed sof tware , a file fro m
Micro soft called “Wind ows XP S up port Patch for Wire less Prot ec ted
Access” is avai la ble for free downlo ad.

Please Note: The file that Microsoft has made avai la ble works only

with Window s XP. O ther o peratin g syst ems are not support ed a t
this time.

Important: You a lso need to ensure that the wireless card

manufac turer suppo rts WPA and that you have downlo aded a nd
install ed t he l at est driver from the ir s upport site.

Support ed O perating Syst em s:

• Windows XP Prof essional

• Windows XP Home Edition

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

In order to use WPA- PSK, ensure y ou are u sing Windows Wireless
Network Uti lity b y do ing the following :

1. Under Windo ws X P, c lick “Start > Control P anel > Net work

Connect ions”.

2. Right-c lick on “W irele ss N etwork Connec ti on”, and select

“Prop erties” .

3. Clickin g on the “Wireless Netw or ks” tab will display the follow ing

scree n. E nsure the “Use Wind ows to c on figure my wireless
network set tings” check box is checked .

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4. Under the Wirel ess Ne tworks tab, click the “Co nf igure ” bu tton,

and you will see the followin g sc reen.

5. For a ho me o r sm all business user, select “WPA-PSK” under

“Networ k Au thenticat ion”.

Note: Sele ct “ WPA” if you are using this com pu ter to c onnect to

a corporate net wo rk t hat supports an authe nt ication serve r su ch
as a r ad ius server, please consul t yo ur n etwork admini st rator for
further inf ormation.

6. Select “TKI P” o r “AES ” un der “Data Encrypt io n”. This setting will

have to be i dentical to the Route r that you set up.

7. Type in your encrypti on k ey i n th e “Net work Key” box.

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Important: Enter your Pre -Shared key. This can be f rom 8 to 6 3

charact ers and ca n be let ters, numbers , or symbo ls. This same key
must be used on all of t he cli ents that you set up.

8. Click “OK” to apply setti ngs.

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Using the Access Point Mode

Note: This advance d feat ure should be emplo yed by a dv anced users

only. Th e Ro ut er c an b e co nfigure d to wor k as a wirel ess network
access poin t. U si ng t his mode will defeat the NAT I P sh aring feature
and DHCP server. In Access Point (AP) mod e, t he Rou ter will need to
be configured with an I P ad dress tha t is in the same subnet as the
res t of the netwo rk t ha t yo u wi ll b ridge to. The default IP address
is 192.168. 2.254 and subnet mask is 255.25 5. 255.0. These can be
customi zed for yo ur n eed.

1. Ena bl e th e AP mod e my selec ting “Enable” in the “Use as Access

Point only” pag e. Whe n yo u se lect t his option, you will be able to
change the IP setting s.

2. Set your IP setti ngs to mat ch y our network. Clic k “App ly

Changes ”.

3. Con ne ct a cab le f rom the WAN port on the Route r to your

existin g ne twork.

The Router is now acting as an access point . To acc es s th e Ro uter’s
advance d us er i nt erface again, typ e th e IP address you specifie d in to
your brow ser’s navi gation bar. You ca n se t th e en cryption sett in gs,
MAC addre ss f iltering, SSI D, a nd cha nnel normally.

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Wireless Range Extension and Bridging

Wirel ess Range Extensi on a nd B ri dging works with the foll ow ing
models only :

F5D7231 -4 W ireless G Route r wi th Hig h-Speed Mode
F5D7230 -4 W ireless Rou ter

F5D7130 Wireless Range Exten der/Acces s Po int

Please make sure to download the latest firmware version for the Router or
Access Point for optimal performance:

What is a Wireless Bridge?

A wireles s br idge is ac tually a “mode” in which your Wireless Router
can direc tly connect to a s econdary Wireless Access Poi nt. Note t hat
you can only bridge your Wireless G Router (mode l F5D7 230-4,
F5D7231 -4) to a Belki n Wi reles s G Range Exte nder/Acce ss P oi nt
(model F5D7 131, F 5D7130) . Brid ging with access poin ts of othe r
manufac turer s is not suppo rted a t th is t ime. You c an u se t he b ridge
mode to extend the range of your wireless networ k, or add an
extensi on o f yo ur net work in another are a of you r office or home
without run ning c ables.

Range Extension

Range exten sion w ill extend the wire less coverage area in y our ho me
or office . Th e ex ample on t he n ext page i llustra te s us e of bri dging to
extend the rang e of your wireless networ k. I n th is exa mple, the Router
is set u p to con nect to an Acc ess Point located in anot he r area.
Laptops can roam, or mo ve b etween the two wire less coverage areas.

*Wireles s Range E xte nsion a nd Brid gin g will no t work wh ile in 12 5 HSM m ode

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