Belkin F5D6231-4 manual

U ser Manual F5D6231-4 Belkin Corporation 501 West W alnut Street Compton • CA • 90220 • USA Te l: 310.898.1100 Fax: 310.898.1111 Belkin Components, Ltd. Express Business P ark • Shipton Way Rushden • NN10 6GL • United Ki ngdom T el: +44 (0) 1933 35 2000 Fax: +44 (0) 1933 31 2000 Belkin Components B .V . Starparc Building • Boein g Av[...]

T ABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION Intr odu ction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 K ey Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Pa c ka g[...]

OVERVIEW 2 OVERVIEW 3 Key F eatures Easy Install Wizar d The Easy In stall Wizard tak es the guesswork out of settin g up your Router . This automati c softwar e determines your n etwork settings f or you and sets up the Router for conn ection to your In ternet Service Pr ovid er (ISP). In a matter o f minutes , your Router will be up and runnin g [...]

OVERVIEW 4 OVERVIEW Applications and Adv antages • Economi cally connect m ultiple computers to a single Intern et connecti on • SOHO (Sm all Office/H ome Office) n etworking n eeds Provi des th e easy and quick sm all network in stallation SOHO users n eed. P ack age Contents •B elkin Wireless Router •V ertical M ountin g Base (optional us[...]

KNOWING Y OUR ROUTER 6 KNOWING Y OUR ROUTER 7 The Router has been d esign ed to be placed on a desktop vertically or h orizontally , or it may be moun ted to a wall. The slim d esign minimizes th e d esktop space required wh en placed vertically . All of th e cables exit fr om the rear of the Router f or better organizati on and utility . The LED i[...]

KNOWING Y OUR ROUTER 8 KNOWING Y OUR ROUTER 9 6. Reset Button The “Reset” button is used in r are cases wh en the Router may fun ction improperly . Resetting th e Router will restor e the Router’s norm al operati on while m aintainin g the progr ammed settin gs. Y ou can also r estore the f actory def ault settings by usin g the Reset button.[...]

PLACEMENT OF YOUR ROUTER 10 CONNECTING AND CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER 11 Proper placem ent o f your Router is important to ensur e the best perf ormance o f your wireless n etwork. T ypically , indoors your Wir eless Router can provi de a circular cover age ar ea of 250 feet or mor e . However , different types o f constru ction m aterials and oth er [...]

CONNECTING AND CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER 12 CONNECTING AND CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER 13 Easy Install Wizar d Belkin has provi ded our Easy In stall Wizard softwar e to mak e installing your Router a simple and easy task. Y ou can use it to get your Router up and runnin g in minutes . The Easy In stall Wizard requir es that your Wind ows 98SE, Me , 2000[...]

2.2 W elcome Screen The Wizar d welcome scr een will appear . M ake sure you have n ot connected th e Router at this point. If you have conn ected your Router , please r econnect your computer directly to th e mod em. Click “Ne xt” when you ar e ready to m ove on. 2.3 License Agr eement Please read th e licen se agreemen t in the win dow . When[...]

CONNECTING AND CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER 2.6 PPP oE Connection Detected If you have a connecti on type that requir es a user name an d a password , the Wizard will ask you to type in your user n ame an d password. If your conn ection type does n ot requir e a user name an d password , you will not see this screen. Y our user name an d password is pro[...]

CONNECTING AND CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER 18 CONNECTING AND CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER 3.7 V erify that your modem is conn ected to the Router by ch ecking the li ghts on the fr ont o f the Router . The green li ght labeled “W AN” sh ould be ON if your mod em is connected correctly to th e Router . If it is n ot, rech eck your connecti ons . 3.8 V er[...]

CONNECTING AND CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER 4.4 When confi gurati on is complete, th e Wizard will tell you “Router Setup Complete” and it will m ove to the n ext step. 4.5 Checking Internet The Wizar d will now ch eck for an Intern et connecti on. This can take a few minutes . The Wizar d may not d etect a connecti on right away . If not, it will r[...]

CONNECTING AND CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER CONNECTING AND CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER 23 22 5.4 The Wizar d will mak e the chang es need ed to add your computer to the n etwork. When finish ed, it will prompt to r eboot your computer . Cli ck “Y es” . 5.5 When your computer r eboots, your computer will be conn ected to the n etwork. T o begin surfing t[...]

AL TERNA TE SETUP METHOD AL TERNA TE SETUP METHOD 24 1.5 T urn your cable or DSL m odem on by reconn ecting th e power supply to the m o de m. 1.6 Befor e plugging th e power cord into th e Router , plug the cord in to the wall, then plug th e cord in to the Router’s power jack. 1.7 V erify that your m odem is connected to th e Router by checkin [...]

Logging out of the Router One computer at a tim e can log in to the Router f or the purposes of m aking chang es to the settin gs of the Router . Once a user has logg ed in to mak e chang es, th ere are two ways that th e computer can be logged out. Cli cking the “Logout” button will log th e computer out. The secon d method is autom atic . The[...]

1. Quick-Navigation Links Y ou can go directly to an y of the Router’s advan ced UI pages by cli cking dir ectly on these links . The links ar e divided in to logical categ ories and gr ouped by tabs to mak e findin g a particular setting easi er to find . Clicking on th e purple head er of each tab will show you a sh ort descripti on of the tab?[...]

30 Setting your Connection T ype From th e connecti on type page , you can select the type o f connection you use . Select the type o f connecti on you use by clicking th e radi o button (1) ne xt to your connecti on type and th en clicking “N ext” (2) . AL TERNA TE SETUP METHOD AL TERNA TE SETUP METHOD Alternative Method Step 4: Configuring yo[...]

33 32 AL TERNA TE SETUP METHOD Setting your ISP Connection T ype to Static IP A static IP ad dr ess connection type is less comm on than other conn ection types. If your ISP uses stati c IP add ressing, you will n eed your IP add ress, subn et mask, and I SP gateway add ress. This inf ormati on is available from your ISP or on th e paperwork that y[...]

AL TERNA TE SETUP METHOD 35 4. Service IP Addr ess Provi ded by your I SP . Enter your service IP ad dr ess here . 5. My IP Address Provi ded by your I SP . Enter the IP ad dr ess here . 6. My Subnet Mask Provi ded by your I SP . Enter the IP ad dr ess here . 7. Connection ID (optional) Provi ded by your I SP . If your ISP did n ot give you a conne[...]

37 AL TERNA TE SETUP METHOD 3. P assw ord T ype in your password an d retype it into th e “Retype P assword” box to confirm it. 4. Manually Enter Server IP A ddress If your login server IP add ress is n ot available in the “Select Y our State” dr op-down m enu (6) , you m ay manu ally enter th e login server IP addr ess by placing a ch eck [...]

39 39 AL TERNA TE SETUP METHOD Cloning your MA C Addr ess To clone your MA C add ress, m ake sur e that you are using th e computer that was ORIGINALL Y CONNECTED to your mod em befor e the Router was installed . Click th e “Clone” button (1) . Cli ck “ Apply Chan ges” (2) . Y our MAC add ress is now clon ed to the Router . Entering a Speci[...]

41 USING THE WEB-BASED ADV ANCED USER INTERF ACE Changing LAN Settings All settings f or the in ternal LAN setup of th e Router can be viewed an d chang ed here. 1. IP Addr ess The “IP ad dr ess” is the intern al IP add ress of th e Router . The def ault IP addr ess is “192.168.2.1” . T o access the advan ced setup interface , type this IP [...]

USING THE WEB-BASED ADV ANCED USER INTERF ACE Viewing the DHCP Client List P age Y ou can view a list of th e computers (known as clien ts), which ar e connected to your network. Y ou are able to view th e IP add ress (1) of the computer , the h ost name (2) (if the computer has been assign ed one), an d the MAC ad dr ess (3) of the computer’s n [...]

45 USING THE WEB-BASED ADV ANCED USER INTERF ACE Changing the Wireless Channel Ther e are a n umber of operatin g channels you can ch oose from. In the U nited States, th ere ar e 11 channels. In th e United Ki ngd om an d most of Eur ope , ther e are 13 chann els. In a sm all number of oth er countri es, ther e are oth er channel r equirem ents. Y[...]

47 USING THE WEB-BASED ADV ANCED USER INTERF ACE 2. T ype in a passphr ase. A passphr ase is like a passwor d. I t can be a mixture of n umbers and letters . After you type in your passphrase , click “Gen erate” . When you click “Gen erate”, th e key fields below will becom e populated. N ote: 64-bit encrypti on will gen erate four k eys an[...]

49 USING THE WEB-BASED ADV ANCED USER INTERF ACE U sing the Access P oint Mode Note: This advanced feature should be employed by advanced users only. The Router can be configur ed to work as a wireless n etwork access point. Usin g this mo de will defeat the NA T IP sharing featur e and DHCP server . In AP mod e, th e Router will need to be confi g[...]

USING THE WEB-BASED ADV ANCED USER INTERF ACE Configuring Internal Forw arding Settings The Virtu al Servers functi on will allow you to route extern al (Intern et) calls for services su ch as a web server (port 80), FTP server (P ort 21), or other applicati ons thr ough your Router to your internal n etwork. Since your in ternal computers are pr o[...]

USING THE WEB-BASED ADV ANCED USER INTERF ACE 53 52 USING THE WEB-BASED ADV ANCED USER INTERF ACE Setting Client IP Filters The Router can be confi gured to r estrict access to the In ternet, e-m ail, or other n etwork services at specifi c days and tim es. Restri ction can be set for a sin gle computer , a rang e of computers , or multiple compute[...]

Blocking an ICMP Ping Computer hackers use what is kn own as “pingin g” to find potenti al victim s on the In ternet. By pin ging a specific IP ad dr ess and receivin g a respon se from the IP add ress , a hacker can determin e that somethin g of inter est migh t be there . The Router can be set up so it will n ot respon d to an ICMP ping fr om[...]

USING THE WEB-BASED ADV ANCED USER INTERF ACE Utilities This screen lets you m anag e different par ameters o f the Router and perf orm certain administr ative functi ons. Pa r ental Control See separate P ar ental Contr ol User M anual fr om Belkin. USING THE WEB-BASED ADV ANCED USER INTERF ACE 56 57 Restarting the Router Sometim es it may be n ec[...]

USING THE WEB-BASED ADV ANCED USER INTERF ACE Saving a Current Configur ation Y ou can save your current confi guration by usin g this feature . Savin g your configur ation will allow you to r estore it later if your settings ar e lost or chang ed. I t is recommen ded that you back up your curr ent configur ation bef ore performin g a firmwar e upd[...]

USING THE WEB-BASED ADV ANCED USER INTERF ACE Restoring a Pre vious Configuration This option will allow you to r estore a pr eviously saved configur ation. 1. Click “Br owse” . A win dow will open that allows you to select the locati on of the confi gurati on file. All confi gurati on files end with a “ .bin” . Locate the configur ation fi[...]

USING THE WEB-BASED ADV ANCED USER INTERF ACE Updating Firmw are From tim e to time , Belkin may r elease new versi ons of th e Router’s firmwar e . Firmwar e updates con tain feature improvem ents an d fixes to problem s that may have existed . When Belkin r eleases new firmwar e , you can download the firmwar e from th e Belkin update website a[...]

65 USING THE WEB-BASED ADV ANCED USER INTERF ACE 3. When th e save is complete , you will see the followin g wind ow . Cli ck “Close” . The d ownload of th e firmware is complete . T o update the firm ware , follow th e ne xt steps in “Updatin g the Router’s Firm ware” . Updating the Router’s Firm war e 1. In the “Firm ware Upd ate”[...]

67 66 USING THE WEB-BASED ADV ANCED USER INTERF ACE Changing System Settings The “System Settin gs” page is wh ere you can enter a n ew administr ator password , set the tim e zone , enable r emote man agem ent, an d turn on and off the NA T functi on of th e Router . Setting or Changing the Administr ator P assword The Router ships with N O pa[...]

69 68 USING THE WEB-BASED ADV ANCED USER INTERF ACE Enabling/Disabling NA T (Netw ork Addr ess Tr anslation) Note: This advanced feature should be employed by advanced users only. Befor e enablin g this function, MAKE SURE Y OU HA VE SET THE ADMINISTRA TOR P ASSWORD . Network Addr ess T r anslation (NA T) is the m ethod by whi ch the Router shares [...]

71 70 MANUALL Y CONFIGURING NETWORK SETTINGS Set up the computer that is conn ected to the cable or DSL m odem FIRST using these steps . Y ou can also use these steps to ad d computers to your Router after the Router has been set up to conn ect to the In ternet. Manually Configuring Network Settings in Mac OS up to 9.x 1. Pull down th e Apple men u[...]

73 72 MANUALL Y CONFIGURING NETWORK SETTINGS 4. Select the “T CP/IP” tab (3) . N ext to “Configur e” (4) , you should see “Man ually” or “U sing DHCP” . If you do not, ch eck the PPP oE tab (5) to ma ke sure that “Conn ect using PPP oE” is NO T selected . If it is, you will need to configur e your Router for a PPP oE connecti on[...]

75 74 MANUALL Y CONFIGURING NETWORK SETTINGS Manually Configuring Network Settings in Windo ws 98SE or Me 1. Righ t-click on “M y Network Nei ghborhood” an d select “Properties” fr om the dr op-down m enu. 2. Select “T CP/IP -> settings” f or your installed network ad apter . Y ou will see the f ollowing wind ow . 3. If “Specify an[...]

77 76 RECOMMENDED WEB BROWSER SETTINGS 3. Und er the “In ternet Opti ons” screen, cli ck on “Connecti ons” and select “LAN Settings…” . 4. Make sure ther e are n o check marks n ext to an y of the displayed opti ons: “A utomatically d etect settings”, “Use autom atic confi gurati on script”, and “Use a pr oxy server” . Cli[...]

79 78 TROUBLESHOOTING Y ou can find technical support inf ormation at h ttp://www .belkin.com/networking or www .belkin.com through the tech support ar ea. If you want to con tact technical support by ph one , please call 877-736-5771. T echni cal support is available 24 hours a d ay , 7 d ays a week. RECOMMENDED WEB BROWSER SETTINGS Netscape® Nav[...]

81 TROUBLESHOOTING My connection type is “static IP address” . I cannot connect to the Internet. My connection type is “dynamic IP address” . I cannot connect to the Internet. 1. Since your conn ection type is “stati c IP add ress”, your I SP must assign you th e IP add ress , subnet mask, an d gateway add ress. Make sure that the Route[...]

83 82 INFORMA TION Caution: Exposure to Radio Fr equency Radiation. The r adiated output power of this d evice is far below th e FCC radio fr equency exposur e limits. N everth eless, the d evice shall be used in such m anner that the poten tial for hum an contact n orm al operation is minimized . When conn ecting an extern al antenna to th e devic[...]

85 84 INFORMA TION Belkin Corporation Limited Lifetime Pr oduct W arranty Belkin Corporati on warrants this pr oduct again st defects in materi als and workman ship for its lifetime . If a defect is discover ed, Belkin will, at its option, r epair or replace the pr oduct at n o charg e provid ed it is returned d uring the warr anty period , with tr[...]