Belkin F5D7234-4 manual

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i Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS 123456789 10 Table o f Co nt ent s T A BLE O F CON TEN TS Se cur in g yo ur Wi- Fi Net wo rk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 WEP Se tup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Usi ng Wi- Fi Pro tec ted Se tup . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

1 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 23456789 10 1 INTRODUCTIO N Th ank you for pu rch asi ng the Be lkin Wi rel es s G Ro uter (th e R oute r). T he fol lowin g t wo sho r t s ec tio ns dis cus s t he ben efi ts of hom e net wor kin g a nd ou tline b est pr ac tice s for ma xi mizi ng your wir ele ss ho me net wor k r ang e a nd[...]

2 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 23456789 10 1 INTRODUCTIO N • Ens ure th at your Ro ute r’s ne two rk ing a nten na s a re par al lel to eac h oth er, an d a re pos iti one d ver ti ca lly (towa rd the ce ili ng). I f yo ur Rou ter it se lf i s p os iti one d ver ti ca lly, po int th e a nten na s a s m uch a s po ss [...]

3 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 23456789 10 1 INTRODUCTIO N 4. Cho ose the “Quietest” Channel for your Wir eless Network In loc ati on s w her e h ome s or of fi ce s a re clo se tog eth er, suc h a s ap ar tm ent bu ild ing s o r o f fic e c om plexe s, the re may be wi rel es s net wo rks ne ar by t hat ca n c on fli c[...]

4 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 23456789 10 1 INTRODUCTIO N 5. Secure Connections, VPNs, and AO L Se cur e c on ne cti ons t yp ica lly re qu ire a u se r n am e a nd pas swo rd, an d ar e u se d wh er e s ec uri t y i s im po r ta nt. Se cu re c on ne cti on s in clu de: • Vi r tua l Pr iva te N et wor k ( V PN) co nne[...]

5 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 1 3456789 10 PROD UCT OV ERV IE W 2 Produ ct F eatures In min ute s yo u wi ll be abl e to sh ar e yo ur Inte rn et con ne cti on an d net wo rk you r c omp ute rs . T he fol lowi ng is a li st of fea ture s tha t m ake you r n ew B elk in Wir el es s G Rou ter an id ea l s olu tio n f or your[...]

6 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 1 3456789 10 2 PROD UCT OV ERV IE W Su ppo r t for V PN Pas s- Thr oug h If you con ne ct to yo ur of fi ce ne two rk fr om hom e u sin g a VPN co nne ct ion , yo ur Rou ter wil l a llow you r V PN- e quip pe d c om pute r to p as s thr ou gh t he Rou ter an d to you r o f fic e n et wor k. Bu[...]

7 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12 456789 10 KN OWIN G YOUR ROU TER 3 Package Conte nts • Be lki n G Wir el es s R oute r • Qu ick In sta ll atio n G ui de • Be lki n S etup A ss ist an t S of twa re CD wit h U se r Ma nu al • Be lki n RJ 45 Ethe rn et Net wo rk ing Cab le • Power Su ppl y System Req[...]

8 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12 456789 10 3 KN OWIN G YOUR ROU TER A . In te rn et S ta t us Th is uni que ic on show s yo u w he n th e R ou ter is con ne cte d to th e Inte rn et. Wh en th e li ght is of f, t he Rou ter is NOT co nne cte d to th e Inte rn et. Wh en th e li ght is bl ink ing am be r , th e R oute r is at[...]

9 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12 456789 10 3 KN OWIN G YOUR ROU TER G. W i- Fi Pro tec ted S et up ( WP S) bu t ton WPS Th is but ton is us ed fo r t he W i- Fi Prote ct ed Set up™ fea tur e. Pl ea se ref er to t he “Cha ng ing the Wi re les s Se cur it y Set ti ngs” se c tio n. E. Wireless-Computer Status Off Wi rel[...]

10 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12 456789 10 3 KN OWIN G YOUR ROU TER H. Co n ne ct i on to Mo de m – Y ellow This port is for connect ion to yo ur ca ble or DS L mo dem. Use the cabl e t hat was pro vided wit h t he Rout er t o connect the modem t o th is port. Use of a ca ble oth er th an the ca ble su pp lie d w ith th[...]

11 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 123 56789 10 CONNECTING AND CONFIGUR ING Y OUR ROUTER 4 V erify the conten ts of your bo x. Y ou should have t he follo wing: • Be lki n G Wir el es s R oute r • Qu ick In sta ll atio n G ui de • Be lki n S etup A ss ist an t S of twa re CD wit h U se r Ma nu al • RJ4 5 Et[...]

12 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 123 56789 10 4 CONNECTING AND CONFIGUR ING Y OUR ROUTER LA N WAN [2 ] Remov e the pow er cord from you r D SL o r c ab le mo dem . Connect the modem t o th e R oute r’ s “modem ” po r t w ith an Eth er net ca bl e. ( Your com pu ter mig ht be plu gg ed into th e m ode m alr ead y. ) Con[...]

13 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 123 56789 10 4 CONNECTING AND CONFIGUR ING Y OUR ROUTER LA N WAN Setup CD [3 ] Plu g in you r m od em an d m ake sur e i t tu rn s on. If you r m ode m i s a lre ad y o n, u np lug it , wai t a few se co nds , a nd plu g i t b ack in . Plug the Rout er’ s po wer supp ly i nt o th e R outer [...]

14 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 123 56789 10 4 CONNECTING AND CONFIGUR ING Y OUR ROUTER Note for Window s U sers: If the Se tup As si sta nt do es not st ar t up aut oma tic all y , s ele ct you r C D -RO M d rive fr om “My Co mp ute r” and dou bl e- cl ick on the f ile na med “S etu pA ssi st ant ” to s ta r t t he[...]

15 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 123 56789 10 4 CONNECTING AND CONFIGUR ING Y OUR ROUTER Confirmation Screen Veri f y th at you have co mpl ete d a ll Q IG ste ps by c he cki ng the box to the ri ght of the ar row. Cl ick “N ex t” to con tin ue. Progress Screen Se tup As sis ta nt wil l s how you a p rog re ss sc re en e[...]

16 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 123 56789 10 4 CONNECTING AND CONFIGUR ING Y OUR ROUTER 2. 1 Checking Settings Th e S etu p A ss ist an t w ill now exam ine you r c om pute r’s n et wor k s et tin gs an d g athe r info rm ati on ne ede d to c omp le te th e R out er’s c on nec ti on to the In ter net . 2. 2 V erif ying [...]

17 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 123 56789 10 4 CONNECTING AND CONFIGUR ING Y OUR ROUTER 2.3 Naming your Wireless Network Th e S etu p A ss ist an t w ill dis play th e d efa ult wi rel es s n et wor k n ame or Se r vic e S et Id ent ifi er (SS ID). Thi s i s t he nam e o f yo ur wir ele ss ne two rk to w hic h yo ur co mpu [...]

18 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 123 56789 10 4 CONNECTING AND CONFIGUR ING Y OUR ROUTER If your In ter net ac co unt re qui re s a lo gin an d p as swor d, yo u wil l b e p rom pte d w ith a s cr ee n s imil ar to t he ill ust rat ion be low. Cli ck “Nex t ” to c onti nue . 2.5 Configuring the R outer Th e S etu p A ss [...]

19 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 123 56789 10 4 CONNECTING AND CONFIGUR ING Y OUR ROUTER 2.6 Checking Internet Connection We a re alm ost do ne. Th e S etu p A ss is tan t w ill now ch eck yo ur co nne ct ion to the Inte rn et. Congratulations Y o u h ave f ini sh ed ins ta lli ng your new Be lk in R ou ter. Y o u w ill se e[...]

20 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 123 56789 10 4 CONNECTING AND CONFIGUR ING Y OUR ROUTER T roub le shoo ti ng If the Se tup As sis ta nt is not ab le to c onn ec t t o th e I nter ne t, you will se e the fo llowi ng sc re en. Foll ow t he on- sc re en ins tr uc tio ns to g o th ro ugh th e tro ubl es ho otin g s tep s. 2.7 O[...]

21 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 123 56789 10 4 CONNECTING AND CONFIGUR ING Y OUR ROUTER On ce you have ver if ied th at your oth er wi red a nd wire le ss co mp ute rs ar e pr ope rl y c onn ec te d, yo ur net wo rk is set up an d wo rk ing . Y ou ca n n ow su r f th e I nter ne t. Cli ck “Nex t ” to re tur n to th e m [...]

22 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 123 56789 10 4 CONNECTING AND CONFIGUR ING Y OUR ROUTER 3. 1 Picking t he Securi ty T ype Se le ct the se cu rit y t ype fo r yo ur wir ele ss ne two rk an d c lic k “ Nex t ” to c on tinu e. Progress Screen Th e S ec uri t y A ss ist an t w ill show you a pro gr es s s cre en e ach tim e[...]

23 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 123 56789 10 4 CONNECTING AND CONFIGUR ING Y OUR ROUTER 3.3 T ransferring the K ey Af te r se t tin g up you r w ire le ss se cu rit y, you wil l h ave to tr an sfe r th e net wo rk key to ea ch of your wi rel es s c om pu ter s. Cli ck on “ T ra nsf er Key” if you have a U SB fla sh dr i[...]

24 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 123 56789 10 4 CONNECTING AND CONFIGUR ING Y OUR ROUTER Congratulations On ce you have ver if ied th at your wi rel es s c om pute r s a re pro pe rl y co nne cte d, you r wi re les s net wor k is s et up an d s ecu re d. Y o u n ow c an ru n yo ur net wo rk wir ele ss ly an d s ec ure ly. Cl[...]

25 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 1234 6789 10 AL T ER NA T E SE TU P ME THO D 5 Th e Web - Bas ed Ad van ce d Us er In ter fa ce is a we b -ba se d to ol tha t yo u c an us e to se t u p t he R ou ter if you don’ t wa nt to u se the Se tup As si sta nt Sof t wa re. Y o u c an al so use it to ma nag e a dvan ce d f un cti o[...]

26 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 1234 6789 10 5 AL T ER NA T E SE TU P ME THO D Step 1 Set up your Compu ter ’ s Net work S ett ing s to W or k with a DH CP Server Se e t he sec ti on in t his Us er Ma nua l c all ed “M anu all y C onf ig ur ing Net wo rk Set ti ng s” fo r dire ct ion s. Step 2 Conf igur e th e Route r[...]

27 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 1234 6789 10 5 AL T ER NA T E SE TU P ME THO D Logging into t he R outer Y o u w ill se e t he Rou ter ’ s h ome pa ge in your br ows er win dow. Th e h om e pag e i s v isi ble to any us er who wa nts to se e it . To ma ke an y c han ge s to t he Rou ter ’ s s et tin gs, yo u ha ve to lo[...]

28 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 1234 6789 10 5 AL T ER NA T E SE TU P ME THO D Using the W eb-Based Advanced User Interface Th e h ome pa ge is the fi rs t p age you wi ll s ee wh en you ac ce ss the Web -B as ed Adva nc ed Us er Inte r fa ce (UI ). T he hom e pag e s how s yo u a qui ck vie w of th e R oute r’s s tat us [...]

29 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 1234 6789 10 5 AL T ER NA T E SE TU P ME THO D 1 . Quick-Na vigation Links Y o u c an go dir ec tly to any of the Ro uter ’s UI pag es by cli cki ng dir ec tly on the se lin ks. Th e l ink s a re d ivi de d i nto log ic al cate go ri es an d g rou pe d by t ab s to ma ke f ind ing a par t i[...]

30 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 1234 6789 10 5 AL T ER NA T E SE TU P ME THO D 7 . L AN Se t t in gs Sh ows y ou t he set ti ng s of th e L oca l A re a N et wor k ( L A N) sid e o f th e Rou ter. Ch ang es ca n be mad e to the se t tin gs by c lic kin g o n a ny o ne of the lin ks ( IP Add re ss, Su bne t M as k, DHC P S e[...]

31 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 1234 6789 10 5 AL T ER NA T E SE TU P ME THO D St ep 3 Co nf ig ur e you r Ro ut er fo r Con ne c ti on to you r In te rn et S er v ic e Prov id er ( IS P) Th e “ Inte rn et / WAN ” t ab is whe re you wil l s et up yo ur Ro ute r to co nne ct to yo ur Inte rn et Se r vic e P rovi de r ( I[...]

32 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 1234 6789 10 5 AL T ER NA T E SE TU P ME THO D Set t ing your Inte rn et S er vi ce Pr ovid er ( ISP) Con nec ti on T yp e to Dynamic IP A d yn ami c c onn ec ti on t y pe is the mo st co mmo n c onn ec tio n t y pe us ed wit h c ab le mod em s. Set ti ng the co nne ct ion t yp e to “dy nam[...]

33 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 1234 6789 10 5 AL T ER NA T E SE TU P ME THO D 1. I P Ad dr es s Prov ide d by yo ur ISP . Ente r yo ur IP add res s her e. 2 . S u bn et M as k Prov ide d by yo ur ISP . Ente r yo ur sub ne t m ask he re. 3. I S P G a tew ay Ad dr es s Prov ide d by yo ur ISP . Ente r t he I SP gate way a dd[...]

34 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 1234 6789 10 5 AL T ER NA T E SE TU P ME THO D Setting your ISP Connection T ype to PP PoE Mo st DSL pr ovid er s u se PPPoE as th e c onn ec tio n t y pe. If you us e a DSL mo de m to co nne c t to the In ter net , yo ur ISP may us e PP PoE to l og you into the se r vi ce. If you have an Int[...]

35 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 1234 6789 10 5 AL T ER NA T E SE TU P ME THO D 1 . User Name Th is spa ce is prov id ed to t yp e i n yo ur us er na me that wa s a ss ign ed by you r IS P . 2 . P as swo r d T y pe in you r p as swor d a nd re -ty pe it in to th e “ Ret y pe Pas swor d” box to co nfi rm it. 3. Service Na[...]

36 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 1234 6789 10 5 AL T ER NA T E SE TU P ME THO D Setting your Internet S ervice Pro vider (ISP) Connection T ype to Poi nt- to-P oint T unneling Pro tocol (P PTP) [Eu rop ea n C oun tri es On ly]. So me ISP s re qu ire a c on ne cti on us ing PPT P pr otoc ol, a t y pe of c on ne cti on mos t c[...]

37 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 1234 6789 10 5 AL T ER NA T E SE TU P ME THO D 1. U se r ID Prov ide d by yo ur ISP . Ente r yo ur PPT P U ser ID he re. 2 . P as swo r d Prov ide d by yo ur ISP . T y pe in your pa ss word he re. 3. P PT P G a tew ay Prov ide d by yo ur ISP . Ente r yo ur PPT P g ateway/se r vic e IP a ddr e[...]

38 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 1234 6789 10 5 AL T ER NA T E SE TU P ME THO D Setting your Connection T ype if you are a T elstra ® BigPond/ OptusNet Cable User Foll ow t he on- sc re en ste ps and cl ick “Appl y C han ge s” to c omp lete you r s etup. Setting Custom Domain Name Server (DNS ) Settings A “ Do mai n N[...]

39 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 1234 6789 10 5 AL T ER NA T E SE TU P ME THO D Configuring your WAN Media Access Controller (MA C) Address Al l n et wor k c omp on ent s i ncl udi ng ca rds , a dap ter s, an d r oute r s, have a u niq ue “se ri al num be r” ca lle d a MAC ad dre ss . Your I nte rne t S er v ic e Prov id[...]

40 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV A NCED USER INTERFA CE 6 Usi ng you r In ter ne t b rows er, you ca n a cc es s th e R ou ter’s We b- Ba se d Ad van ce d U ser In ter f ace . In you r b row ser, t yp e “192. 168. 2. 1 ” (do no t t yp e i n any th ing el se su ch as “ht tp: / /?[...]

41 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV A NCED USER INTERFA CE Changing LAN Settings Al l s et tin gs for the in ter na l L A N s etu p o f th e R oute r ca n b e vi ewe d a nd ch ang ed he re. Viewing the LAN Settings Cli ck ing on the he ad er of t he “L A N S etu p” t ab (1) wi ll t ak[...]

42 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV A NCED USER INTERFA CE 1. I P Ad dr es s Th e “ IP a ddr es s” is the inte rn al IP add re ss of the Rou ter. Th e d efa ult IP add re ss is “1 92. 168. 2. 1 ” . T o ac ce ss th e We b- Ba sed Ad van ce d Us er Inte r fa ce, t ype th is I P a dd[...]

43 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV A NCED USER INTERFA CE Vie win g the DHCP Cl ien t Li st P age Y o u c an vi ew a li st of t he com pu ter s ( kn own as cli en ts), w hic h a re co nne cte d to yo ur net wor k. Y ou a re ab le to vi ew the IP add res s (1) of the co mpu ter, th e ho s[...]

44 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV A NCED USER INTERFA CE Changing the Wireless Network Name (SSID) T o id en tif y your wi rel es s net wor k, a n am e c all ed th e S SID (Se r vic e Set Ide nti fi er) is us ed . T he def aul t S SID of the Ro ute r i s “b el kin 54 g” . Y ou ca n [...]

45 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV A NCED USER INTERFA CE SS ID B road ca st Fea tu re Note: This advanced feature should be emplo yed by advanced users only . For se cu rit y, you ca n c ho ose no t to br oad ca st your ne two rk ’s SSI D. Do ing so wil l ke ep you r n et wor k n ame [...]

46 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV A NCED USER INTERFA CE 1 1b Only Mode We re co mm end you DO NOT us e t his mo de unl es s y ou have a ve r y sp ec ifi c r eas on to d o s o. T his mo de exis ts onl y to so lve uni que pr obl em s tha t m ay o cc ur wit h s ome 80 2. 1 1b cl ien t a d[...]

47 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV A NCED USER INTERFA CE Changing the Wireless Channel Th ere a re a nu mb er of o pe ra ting ch an nel s yo u c an ch oos e f ro m. I n t he Uni ted St ate s, the re are 1 1 ch an nel s. In A us tra lia , t he Uni ted Ki ng dom, an d m ost of Eur ope , t[...]

48 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV A NCED USER INTERFA CE Protected Mode Switch As pa r t o f th e 8 02. 1 1 g sp ec if ica tio n, Prote cte d mod e e ns ure s pro pe r op er atio n o f 8 02. 1 1g c lie nts an d a cc es s p oi nts wh en the re is heav y 80 2. 1 1b tra f fic in th e o pe [...]

49 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV A NCED USER INTERFA CE Securing your Wi-Fi ® Ne t work He re are a few d if fe ren t wa ys y ou c an ma x imi ze t he s ec ur it y o f yo ur wir el es s n et wor k a nd pro tec t yo ur dat a f ro m p r yin g ey es and e ar s. Thi s se cti on is inte nd[...]

50 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV A NCED USER INTERFA CE En c r yp t io n Ke ys Af te r se le ct ing ei the r t he 64 -bi t o r 128- bit WEP en cr y pti on mod e, i t i s cr iti ca l th at you ge ner ate an en cr y pti on ke y . If th e e ncr ypti on key i s not co ns iste nt thr ou gho[...]

51 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV A NCED USER INTERFA CE Sharing the Same Ne twork K eys Mo st Wi- Fi pro du cts s hip wit h s ec uri t y tu rn ed of f. S o o nce you ha ve you r n et wor k wo rk ing, you ne ed to ac tiva te WE P o r W P A a nd make su re you r wi re les s net wor ki ng[...]

52 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV A NCED USER INTERFA CE WEP Setup 64 -Bit WEP Encr yption 1. Se le ct “W EP” fr om the “S ecu ri ty ” men u’s “ All owed Cli en t Type” . 2 . S el ec t “ 64 bit ” fro m t he dro p- dow n m en u in “ WEP Mod e” . 3. A f ter se le cti[...]

53 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV A NCED USER INTERFA CE 128 - Bi t WE P E nc r y pt i on Note to Mac users: Th e pa s sph ra se opt ion wil l n ot o pe ra te w ith Ap ple A irPo r t. T o c onf igu re en cr yp tio n fo r y our Ma c c omp ute r , s et the en cr y ptio n us ing the ma nu [...]

54 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV A NCED USER INTERFA CE Changing the Wireless Security Settings Y o ur Rou ter is e quip pe d w ith th e l ates t s ec ur it y s ta nda rd ca lle d Wi- Fi Pro tec ted Ac ce ss 2 ( W P A 2) a nd the le gac y s ec uri t y s tan da rd ca lle d Wir ed Equ iv[...]

55 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV A NCED USER INTERFA CE 1. Wi -Fi Pro tec ted Se tup ( WPS ): En abl ed or Di sa ble d. 2 . Pe r son al Ide nti fi cat ion Nu mb er (PIN ) M eth od: In this me tho d, a wir ele s s c lie nt wis hin g to ac ce ss you r n et wor k mu st su ppl y a n 8- di [...]

56 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV A NCED USER INTERFA CE Sett ing WP A / WP A2 Gu est A cce ss (O pt ion al) Th e g ues t p re -s ha re d key all ows gue st us er s Inte rn et-o nly ac ce ss to re str ic t t hem fr om en ter ing you r n et wor k a nd havi ng acc es s to f ile s o n you [...]

57 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV A NCED USER INTERFA CE Set t ing up W P A for W ir ele ss De sk top and Wir ele ss N oteb ook C ard s that are NOT Manufactured by Belkin If you do NOT h ave a Be lk in WPA Wir ele s s D esk to p o r W ire le ss Note bo ok Car d a nd it is not eq uip pe[...]

58 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV A NCED USER INTERFA CE 4. U nd er the “W ir ele ss Net wo rks” ta b, c lic k t he “Co nfi gu re” b ut ton a nd y ou wil l s ee the fol lowi ng sc re en. 5. F or a h ome or sm all bu sin es s use r , s ele c t “ WPA-PS K” und er “Ne t work [...]

59 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV A NCED USER INTERFA CE Using the Access Point Mode Note: T hi s ad van ce d f eat ure sh oul d b e e mp loye d by adv anc ed us er s onl y . T he Ro ute r c an be con fi gur ed to wo rk as a wir ele ss ne tw ork ac ce ss poi nt. Us ing th is mod e w ill[...]

60 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV A NCED USER INTERFA CE Configuring the Firew all Y o ur Rou ter is e quip pe d w ith a fir ewal l th at wil l p rote ct you r n et wor k fr om a wi de ar ray of co mmo n h acke r a t tac ks inc lud ing: • IP Spoo fing • SYN flood • La nd [...]

61 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV A NCED USER INTERFA CE Configuring Internal Forwarding Settings Th e “ Vi r tua l S er ve rs ” f unc tio n w ill all ow y ou to ro ute ex ter na l (I nte rne t) ca lls for se r vi ce s s uch a s a web se r ver (p or t 80 ), F TP se r ver (Po r t 21)[...]

62 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV A NCED USER INTERFA CE Setting Client IP Filters Th e R oute r c an be co nf igu re d to re str ic t a cc es s to th e In ter net , e ma il, or oth er net wo rk se r vic es at sp ec ifi c d ays an d ti me s. R es tr ict ion ca n b e set for a sin gle co[...]

63 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV A NCED USER INTERFA CE Sett ing MAC Address Fil tering Th e M AC a ddr es s f ilte r is a p ower f ul s ec ur it y f eat ure th at a ll ows y ou to s pe cif y wh ich c omp ute rs ar e a llowe d on the net wo rk . A ny c om pute r at tem pti ng t o ac ce[...]

64 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV A NCED USER INTERFA CE Enabling the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) Th e D MZ f eat ure al lows you to spe ci f y o ne com pu ter on your ne tw ork to b e p la ce d ou ts ide of the fi rewa ll. Th is may be ne ce ss ar y if the fi rewa ll i s c au sin g p rob [...]

65 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV A NCED USER INTERFA CE Using Dynamic DNS Th e D yn ami c D NS se r vic e a llow s yo u to al ia s a dy nam ic IP add res s to a st ati c h ost na me in any of the ma ny d om ain s D yn DNS .org of fe rs , a llow ing you r n et wor k c omp ute rs to be m[...]

66 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV A NCED USER INTERFA CE W AN P ing Bl ocking Co mpu ter ha cker s use wh at is kn own as “pi ngi ng” to f ind p oten tia l vic ti ms on t he Inte rn et. By pi ngi ng a s pe cif ic IP add res s and re ce ivi ng a re spo ns e f rom th e IP ad dre ss , [...]

67 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV A NCED USER INTERFA CE Re starting the R out er So met ime s i t m ay b e n ec es sa r y to re st ar t or re bo ot the Rou ter if it be gin s wo rk ing im pro pe rl y . R est ar t ing or re bo otin g t he Rou ter wil l N OT de lete any of you r c onf ig[...]

68 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV A NCED USER INTERFA CE Saving a Current Configurat ion Y o u c an save you r c ur re nt c on fig ur ati on by u sin g t his fea tur e. S avi ng you r c onf igu ra tio n w ill all ow yo u to re sto re it late r i f yo ur se tt ing s a re los t or ch ang [...]

69 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV A NCED USER INTERFA CE Restoring a Previous Configuration Th is opti on wil l a llow you to r es tor e a pre vio us ly s ave d c onf igu ra tio n. 1. Cli ck “Br owse”. A win dow will op en tha t a llow s yo u to se le ct the lo cat ion of the co nf [...]

70 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV A NCED USER INTERFA CE 2 . P lea se wai t w hil e th e R out er loa ds the co nfi gu rat ion fi le. Th e Rou ter ’s hom e p age sh ou ld app ea r a utom ati ca lly. If no t, t y pe the Rou ter ’s add re ss (def aul t = 192. 1 68. 2. 1) into th e n a[...]

71 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV A NCED USER INTERFA CE Cli ck on “F5D7234 -4 Fi rmwa re Upd ate” to f in d a nd down loa d t he late st fi rmwa re avail ab le. Searching f or a New V ersion of Firmw are From ht tp://w w w .be lki n.co m/s upp or t / , t yp e th e B el kin pa r t n[...]

72 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV A NCED USER INTERFA CE Changing System Sett ings Th e “ Sys tem Se tt ing s” p ag e is wh er e yo u c an en ter a n ew a dmi nis tra tor pa sswo rd, se t th e t ime zon e, ena bl e re mo te m ana ge me nt, an d tu rn on an d of f the UP nP f un cti [...]

73 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV A NCED USER INTERFA CE Setting or Changing the Administrator Password Th e R oute r s hip s w ith NO pa ssw ord en ter ed. If you wis h to ad d a pa sswo rd for gr eat er se cur it y , yo u c an se t a pa sswo rd he re. Wri te d own you r p as swor d a [...]

74 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV A NCED USER INTERFA CE Setting the Time and Time Z one Th e Ro ute r ke ep s ti me by co nn ec ting to a Si mpl e N et wor k T ime Proto co l (SN TP) se r ver. Th is all ows the Rou ter to syn chr oni ze t he syst em clo ck to t he glo bal In ter net . [...]

75 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV A NCED USER INTERFA CE Enabling/Disabling UP nP UPn P ( Univ er sa l Pl ug- an d- Play) is yet an oth er ad vanc ed fe atu re of fe red by your Be lk in Rou ter. It is a te ch nol ogy th at of fer s se aml es s op er atio n o f vo ice me s sag ing , vi [...]

76 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 123456 89 10 MA NUAL L Y C ON FIG URI NG N ET WO RK S ET TI NG S 7 In ord er for yo ur com pu ter to p rop er ly co mmu nic ate wi th y our Ro ute r , you wi ll nee d to c han ge you r PC ’ s TC P /IP se tt ing s to DH CP . Ma nua lly Con fig uri ng N et work A dap ter s i n Win dows 20 0 0[...]

77 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 123456 89 10 7 MA NUAL L Y C ON FIG URI NG N ET WO RK S ET TI NG S Manually Co nfiguring Ne twork Adapters in Windows 98SE or Me 1. Ri ght- cli ck on “ My Net wo rk Ne igh bor ho od” a nd sel ec t “ Pro pe r tie s” fr om t he dro p- dow n m en u. 2 . Se le ct “TCP/IP -> set ti ng[...]

78 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 123456 89 10 7 MA NUAL L Y C ON FIG URI NG N ET WO RK S ET TI NG S Manually Co nfiguring Ne twork Adapters in Mac OS up t o v9.x In ord er for yo ur com pu ter to p rop er ly co mmu nic ate wi th y our Ro ute r , you wi ll nee d to c han ge you r M ac com pu ter’s TC P /IP se tt ing s to DH[...]

79 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 123456 89 10 7 MA NUAL L Y C ON FIG URI NG N ET WO RK S ET TI NG S Manually Co nfiguring Ne twork Adapters in Mac OS X 3. Se le ct “ Bui lt-in Eth er net ” (1) nex t to “S how” in the “Ne two rk ” m enu . 4. Se le ct the “TCP/IP ” tab (2) . N ext to “Co nfi gur e:” (3) , y[...]

80 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 123456 89 10 7 MA NUAL L Y C ON FIG URI NG N ET WO RK S ET TI NG S 5. If “Ma nua lly ” i s s el ec ted, you r Ro ute r w ill ne ed to be se t up fo r a st ati c I P co nne ct ion t yp e. Wr ite the add re ss inf or mat ion in the ta ble be low. Y ou will ne ed to e nte r t his inf or mat [...]

81 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 1234567 9 10 REC OM ME NDE D WE B BR OWSE R S ET TI NG S 8 In mos t c as es , yo u w ill not ne ed to make any ch an ge s to you r we b b rows er ’s set ti ngs . I f yo u a re havi ng tro ubl e a cc es sin g t he Inte rn et or the Web -B ase d Adva nc ed Use r I nte r fac e, t he n c han ge[...]

82 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 1234567 9 10 8 REC OM ME NDE D WE B BR OWSE R S ET TI NG S 3. U nd er the “In ter ne t O pti ons” sc re en, cl ick on “C onn ec tio ns” an d se lec t “L A N S et tin gs…” . 4. M ake su re t he re are no ch ec k m ark s n ex t to any of the di spl ayed opt ion s: “Autom ati ca [...]

83 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345678 10 TROUB LESH OOTING 9 Pro ble m: Ins ta lla tio n C D do es no t a utom ati ca lly st ar t . Solution: If the CD -R OM doe s not st ar t the Se tup As si st ant au toma tic al ly , i t c oul d be tha t t he com pu ter is ru nnin g o the r a pp lic ati ons th at are in ter fe ri ng w[...]

84 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345678 10 9 TROUB LESH OOTING Problem: Th e S etu p A ss ist an t c ann ot fin d m y Ro ute r . Sol ut ion : If the Se tup As sis ta nt is not ab le to f ind th e R oute r d ur ing th e in st all ati on pr oce ss , p le as e c hec k t he foll owin g i tem s: 1. If the Se tup As sis ta nt is[...]

85 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345678 10 9 TROUB LESH OOTING Problem: Th e S etu p A ss ist an t c ann ot co nne ct my Rou ter to the Inte rn et. Solution: If the Se tup As sis ta nt is not ab le to c onn ec t t he Rou ter to the Inte rn et, ple as e c he ck the fol lowi ng ite ms: 1. Use th e t rou ble sh oot ing su gge[...]

86 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345678 10 9 TROUB LESH OOTING Problem: • Th e S etu p A ss ist an t c omp let ed ins ta lla tio n, b ut my web brow se r do esn’ t wo rk . • I a m u na ble to c on ne ct to t he Inte rn et. Th e R oute r’s “ Mod em” li ght is on and th e “ Inte rn et ” l igh t i s bl i[...]

87 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345678 10 9 TROUB LESH OOTING Problem: I c an’t co nne c t to the In ter net wi rel es sl y . Solution: If you are un abl e to c onn ec t to th e In ter ne t f rom a w ire le ss co mpu ter, ple as e d o t he foll owin g: 1. Lo ok a t t he lig hts on you r Ro ute r . Y our Be lk in R ou te[...]

88 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345678 10 9 TROUB LESH OOTING Problem: I c an’t co nne c t to the In ter net wi rel es sl y , bu t m y ne t work na me is lis ted . Solution: If the na me of yo ur ne two rk is lis ted in the “A vail ab le N et wor ks” lis t, ple as e f oll ow t he s tep s b el ow to co nne c t wi re [...]

89 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345678 10 9 TROUB LESH OOTING Pro ble m: My wir ele ss ne tw ork pe r fo rm anc e i s i nc ons iste nt . Dat a tra nsf er is so met ime s s low. Si gna l s tre ng th i s p oo r . I a m h avin g d if fi cul t y e st abl ish ing an d/or ma int ai nin g a Vi r tua l Pr iva te Net wo rk ( VPN )[...]

90 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345678 10 9 TROUB LESH OOTING Pro ble m: How do I ex te nd the ra nge of my wir ele ss ne tw ork ? Solution: Be lki n re co mm en ds usi ng one of the fo llow ing pr odu ct s to ex ten d wir el es s n et wor k c over age th rou gho ut la rge ho me s o r of f ic es: • Wir el es s Ac ce [...]

91 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345678 10 9 TROUB LESH OOTING Problem: I a m h avin g d if fi cul t y s et tin g u p Wi re d Eq uiva le nt Pri vacy ( WEP) se cu ri ty on a B elk in Wir el es s R oute r o r B el kin Ac ce ss Poin t. Sol ut ion : 1. Lo g in to yo ur Wi rel es s R oute r or Acc es s Po int . Op en you r we b[...]

92 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345678 10 9 TROUB LESH OOTING Pro ble m: I a m h avin g d if fi cul t y s et tin g u p Wi re d Eq uiva le nt Pri vacy ( WEP) se cu ri ty on a B elk in cli en t c ard ( Wi re les s Net wor k Car d o r Ad ap ter). Solution: Th e c lie nt ca rd mus t u se the sa me key as the G W ire le ss Ro [...]

93 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345678 10 9 TROUB LESH OOTING Problem: Do Be lki n p rod uc ts sup po r t W P A ? Sol ut ion : Note: To us e WPA s ec uri t y , al l yo ur cli ent s m us t b e u pgr ad ed to d ri ver s an d s of tw are th at s up por t it . At th e ti me of this pu bli ca tio n, a se cu ri ty pat ch down l[...]

94 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345678 10 9 TROUB LESH OOTING Problem: I a m h avin g d if fi cul t y s et tin g u p Wi -F i Pr ote cte d A cce s s ( WPA) se cur it y on a B elk in cli en t c ard ( Wi re les s Net wor k Car d o r Ad ap ter) fo r a hom e n et wor k. Solution: Cli ent s m us t u se the sa me key t hat th e [...]

95 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345678 10 9 TROUB LESH OOTING Problem: I a m h avin g d if fi cul t y s et tin g u p Wi -F i Pr ote cte d A cce s s ( WPA) se cur it y on a B elk in cli en t c ard ( Wi re les s Net wor k Car d o r Ad ap ter) fo r a business. Solution: 1. Do ubl e- cl ick th e “ Sig nal In dic ato r” ic[...]

96 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345678 10 9 TROUB LESH OOTING Problem: I a m h avin g d if fi cul t y s et tin g u p Wi -F i Pr ote cte d A cce s s ( WPA) se cur it y an d I am NOT us ing a B el kin cli en t c ar d fo r a ho me net wo rk . Solution: If you are NOT us ing a Bel kin WPA W ire le ss De sk top or Wi rel es s [...]

97 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345678 10 9 TROUB LESH OOTING Wh at is th e di ff ere nce bet we en 8 02 . 1 1b, 80 2 . 11 g , 80 2 . 11 a , an d Draft-N ? Cur re ntl y t her e a re fou r l evel s of wi rel es s n et wor ki ng sta nd ard s, whi ch tra ns mit da ta at ver y dif f ere nt ma xi mum sp ee ds . E ach is ba se [...]

98 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345678 10 9 TROUB LESH OOTING T echnical Support Y o u c an fi nd tec hni ca l s upp or t inf orm ati on at ht tp://w ww.be lki n.co m / net wo rk ing or w w w .be lki n.co m t hro ugh th e te ch su ppo r t a re a. If you wan t to co nta ct tec hn ica l s upp or t by pho ne, pl ea se cal l:[...]

99 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 123456789 INFORMA TION 10 FCC St atement DECLAR A TION OF CONFORMITY WITH FCC RULES FOR ELECTROMA G NETIC COMP A TIBILIT Y ins ta lla tio n. I f th is eq uip me nt d oe s c au se har mf ul inte r fer en ce to r adi o o r tel evis io n re ce pti on, wh ich ca n b e dete rm ine d by tu rni ng t[...]

10 0 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 123456789 10 INFORMA TION Mod if ica tio ns Th e FC C re qu ire s t he us er to b e n otif ie d t hat an y c han ge s o r mo dif ic atio ns to t his dev ic e th at ar e n ot ex pr es sly ap pr oved by Be lki n In ter na tion al, In c., m ay vo id the us er ’s aut hor it y to o pe rate the[...]

101 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 123456789 10 INFORMA TION Belkin International, Inc., Limited 1 - Y ear Product W arranty What is not cov ered b y this w arranty ? Al l a bove war ra nti es ar e nu ll and voi d i f t he B el kin pr odu ct is no t pr ovid ed to B elk in for in sp ec tio n u pon Be lki n’ s r eq ues t a t [...]

10 2 Wi re le ss G Ro ut er SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 123456789 10 INFORMA TION Be lki n re se r ves th e r igh t to rev iew the da ma ge d B elk in pro du ct. A ll co sts of sh ipp ing the Be lk in p ro duc t to B elk in for in spe ct ion sh all be bo rne so le ly by th e p ur cha se r . If Be lki n d ete rmi ne s, in i ts so le dis cre tio n[...]

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