Belkin N300 manual

User Manual F9K1 00 2 88 20 - 007 7 4 Rev. A02 WIR ELE SS N ROUTER N 300[...]

T ABLE OF CONTENTS T ro ubl es ho oti ng , Su pp or t , an d Wa rra nt y ................... 27 T roubleshoo ting ............................................. 27 T ec hni ca l Su pp or t ........................................... 3 4 Be lki n I nter nat io nal, In c., L imi ted 2- Y ea r Pr odu ct Warr ant y ......... 35 Re gul ato r y I nfo rma [...]

1 GET TING ST ARTED Wha t’s in th e Box N300 Wireless N Router Ethernet cable (attached to router) Pow er supply ( attached to router ) Network information card (a t tached to router) Belkin Setup CD with User Manual Initial Setup W h e re t o P l a ce You r Ro u t e r Fo r t he b e st r e su l t s , p l a c e t h e R o u te r ne x t to yo u r m [...]

2 GET TING ST ARTED 2 3 modem 1 How to Se t I t Up[...]

3 GET TING ST ARTED 1. C on n e c t yo u r R o u te r ’s Et h e r n et c a bl e to yo u r m o d e m ’s E th e r n e t p o r t (o n t he b ac k of y ou r mo d e m). T h is p o r t m i g h t b e la b e l e d d i f fe r e n t ly o n y o ur p ar t i c ul a r mo d e m . I f y o u a r e a d d i ng a R ou t e r f o r t h e f i r s t t i m e, t hi s p [...]

4 GET TING ST ARTED 5. A f t e r a b r i e f i n s t a ll a t i o n, t h e s e tu p s of t wa r e w i l l a s k yo u fo r t he n et wo r k na m e an d p as s w o rd f ro m t he n et wo r k i nf o r m at i o n c a r d t h a t i s at t ac h e d t o yo u r R o u te r. S t o re t h e card under the base of your Router for future reference.[...]

5 GET TING ST ARTED 6. A pr o g r e ss s c re e n w il l ap p e a r w h i l e a d di t i o n a l s o f t w a re i s i ns t a l l e d. T h is m ay t ak e a fe w m i n u t es to c o m pl e t e. O n ce f in i s h e d, a “ S u c c e s s ” m e s s a ge w il l a pp e a r i n d i c at i n g t h a t y o u are co nn ect ed t o th e I nter ne t vi a yo u[...]

6 GET TING ST ARTED Adv anced T ools & Settings A f te r t he i n it i a l s e t u p i s c o m p l et e , y o u h av e t h e op t i o n t o ch ang e s et tin gs like you r ne tw ork na me, sec ur it y t yp e, a nd p a ss w o rd . T o m a k e t h e se c h a ng e s an d ot h e r s , c l i c k o n t h e Ad v a n c ed Too l s i c o n a t t h e CD S[...]

7 GET TING ST ARTED The Belkin Router Manager Router Settings User Manual Network problem detected… Check for Updates Options Exit The Belkin Router Manager appears in y our system tray ( W i nd o w s) o r m e n u b a r ( M a c). I t s i c o n in d i c a te s th e c ur r e n t s t at u s o f yo u r R o u te r a nd a l so a l lo w s y o u t o a c [...]

8 GET TING ST ARTED I n y ou r b ro w s er, t y p e “ h t t p: / /r o u te r ” ( yo u do n ot n e ed t o t y p e i n a n y t h in g e ls e s uc h a s “ w w w ” ). T h e n p r es s t h e E nt e r k ey. If yo u ’r e st i l l h a v i ng t ro u b l e r u n n i ng t h e m a n ua l s et u p o p t i o n, t y p e “ 192 .1 6 8 . 2 . 1” i n y o[...]

9 GET TING ST ARTED Adding Comp uters to Y our Net work W ir e l e s s d e v ic e s s uc h a s c o m p ut e r s , n e t w or k p r in t e r s, a nd g a m in g systems can connect to your Router with a few simple st eps. Us ing th e C D 1. P ut t h e S e tu p CD i nt o y o u r c o m p ut e r. I f t h e CD d o es n ’ t o p e n a u t om a t i c a ll[...]

10 GET TING ST ARTED Manually I f y o u c h o os e n ot to u s e t h e i n c l ud e d Se t u p C D f o r a dd i n g a d d i t io n a l c o m p u te r s o r w i re l e s s d e v i c es , yo u can manually add these items to your network. 1. L oc a t e t h e w i r e l es s - n e t w o r k- c o n ne c t i o n s o p t io n on your computer or wireless [...]

11 GET TING ST ARTED Additional Capabilities Guest Access You c a n a ll o w g u e s t s t o u s e y o u r I n te r n e t c o n n ec t i o n w i t h o u t j o in i n g y o u r p e r s on a l ne t w o r k . T h e n e t w o r k n a m e a n d p a ss w o rd fo r t h e g u e st n et wo r k i s l o ca t e d o n t h e n et w o r k information card found u[...]

A B 12 GE TT ING TO K NOW YOUR ROU TER A) Router Status Light Y ou r Rout er’ s status is s hown b y the light on the front. Of f: The Router is no t plugged into a po wer source. Blinking Blue: The Router is starting up. Solid Blue : The Route r is connected t o the Internet. Blinking Amber: T h e R o u te r c a n ’ t d e te c t t he m o d em [...]

A B C D 13 GE TT ING TO K NOW YOUR ROU TER A) Modem (WA N) Co nnector Connect your modem to this port using an Ethernet cable. B) Wired (LAN) Connecto rs Connect computers and other wired network devices to these ports using Ethernet cables. C ) Reset Button This button is used to restart your Rout er in rare case s when it functions incorrectly . [...]

14 TECHNIC AL DET AIL S T e chnical Features Integ rated 80 2. 1 1 n Wireless Access Poin t Utilizing MIMO (Multiple Input Multiple Output) smar t- a nt e n n a t e c hn o l o g y, yo u r Ro u t e r c a n r e a ch d at a t r an s f e r sp eed s of up to 3 0 0Mb ps acr oss you r n et work . NA T IP Address Sharing T o s av e y o u t h e c o s t o f [...]

15 TECHNIC AL DET AIL S System Re quiremen ts R ou t e r Broadband Int ernet connection such as a cable or DSL modem with RJ45 ( Ethernet ) connection At least one computer with an installed network interface adapter TCP /IP networking prot ocol installed on each computer RJ45 E thernet networking cable Internet browser Setup Software A computer ru[...]

16 USI NG YOUR RO UTER Enabling Auto Update on Y our Be lkin Route r T h e R o ut e r h a s th e c a pa b i l i t y t o a u t o ma t i c a l ly c h e ck fo r a n e we r ve r s i o n o f f i r mw a r e a n d a l e r t yo u w h e n i t ’s av a i l ab l e . You c an c h o os e to d ow n l o ad t h e n e w v er s i o n o r i g no r e i t . By d e fa [...]

17 USI NG YOUR RO UTER 17 5. Tow a r d t h e l o we r- h a l f s i d e o f t h e s cr e e n y o u w i l l fin d “Auto Up date Fir mwa re E nab lin g”. 6. S e l e c t “ E n a b le ” by c li c k i n g t h e ra d i o b u t t o n a n d t h e n click “ Apply Changes” at the bottom of the screen.  4. C l i c k o n “ Sy s t em S et t in g[...]

18 USI NG YOUR RO UTER 18 U p d at in g You r R o u te r v i a Y o u r S ys t e m T ray ( Win dows ) or Men u B ar (Mac) O n c e y ou h av e c o m p l et e d t h e s e t u p p r o c es s , yo u w i l l n e e d to u p da t e t h e n e w s o f t w a r e f o r y ou r R ou t e r. T h is c a n b e d o n e easily via your computer’s system tray or menu[...]

19 USI NG YOUR RO UTER 19 U p d at in g t h e R o u te r ’s F i r mw a r e via th e Web Int er fac e T h e f o ll o w in g s te p s s h o w y o u h ow t o u p d at e y o u r R o ut e r ’s f ir m w a re u si n g it s we b in t e r f a ce . Yo u d o n o t n e e d t o b e c o nn e c t e d to t he Inte rn et a s t his in ter fa ce i s b uil t in to[...]

20 USI NG YOUR RO UTER 20 4. Open a web browser on the computer . 5. I n t he a dd r e s s b a r o f th e we b br o w se r, t y p e “ h t t p: // 192 .168 . 2 . 1” a nd p re s s “ E nt e r ” on yo u r ke y bo a r d . 6. C l i c k “ L o g i n” i n t h e u p p e r r i g h t- h a n d c o r n e r o f t h e p a g e. T h e Router does not shi[...]

21 USI NG YOUR RO UTER 21 8. C l i c k t h e “ B r o w se ” bu t to n t o wa r d t h e m id d l e o f t h e screen to search for the file you sav ed previously . Note: The fi rmwa re ver sio n in th e i mag es a bove i s depicted as an example. Y our file name will var y d ep e n d i n g o n y o u r m o d el a n d v er s i o n . 9. S ele ct the[...]

22 USI NG YOUR RO UTER 22 10 . Clic k t he “ U pdat e” b ut ton . 11. A p r o m pt a sk i n g , “A r e y o u s u re y ou wa n t t o co n t i n u e w i th u p gr a d i ng ? ” wi l l ap p e a r. C l ic k “ O K ”. 12 . A s e c o n d p r o mp t wi l l o p e n te l l in g yo u t he R ou t e r w i l l n o t r es p o n d d u r i n g t h e u p [...]

23 USI NG YOUR RO UTER Resetting the Router Reset Button – Red T h e “ R e s et ” b u t t o n i s us e d in r a re c a s es w h en t h e R o ut e r m ay fu n c t i o n i m p r op e r l y. R e s et ti n g th e Ro u t e r w i l l r e st o r e t h e Router’ s normal operation while maintaining the programmed s et t in g s . You c a n a l s o r[...]

24 USI NG YOUR RO UTER R e s to r i n g t h e R o u t e r t o D e f a u l t Set t ings Usi ng the Web Inte rf ace Symptoms You n e e d t o re s t o re t h e f ac t o r y d ef a u lt s u s in g t he we b i nt e r f a c e. T h is m ay b e b e c a us e t he R ou t e r i s n o t p e r fo r m i n g a s e x p e c te d or you wish to remov e all previousl[...]

25 USI NG YOUR RO UTER 4. Cli ck on “R est ore Fact or y D efau lt s” in t he lef t- hand column under the “Utilities” heading . 5 . Clic k o n t he “ Re sto re D efa ult s” but to n. [...]

26 USI NG YOUR RO UTER 6. A wa rn ing box wil l o pen th at s ays, “ Warn ing: Al l you r s et tin gs wi ll b e l ost . A re yo u s ure you want to do t hi s?” C lic k “ OK ”. 7 . T h e R o ut e r w i l l b e g i n t h e r e s t or i n g p r o c e s s. O n c e the restor e is complete , the Rout er will reboot. Note: T hi s m ay t ak e s e [...]

27 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARRANT Y T roubleshooting Th e S etu pw d oe s n ot a uto ma ti cal ly sta r t . I f B e l k in S et u p d o e s n o t r u n w he n yo u in s e r t t h e C D - R OM , yo u r co mpu ter may not be con fig ure d to op en CDs auto mat ic all y . I f B e l k in S et u p d o e s n o t a p p e a r w i t h in 15 s e c o[...]

28 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARRANT Y Belkin Setup cannot connect my Router to the Inter net. I f B e l k in S et u p i s n ot a b le to c o n ne c t t he R o ut e r t o the Inte rnet, please check the following it ems: 1. Use the troubleshooting suggestions within Belkin Setup . 2. If yo u r IS P re q u i re s a u s e r n a m e a n d p a s [...]

29 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARRANT Y B e l k in S e t up c om p l e t e d i n s t a l la t i o n , b u t I c a n n o t b r ow s e th e Web. Th e l igh t on th e f ron t o f my Rou te r i s so li d am be r. 1. Use the troubleshooting suggestions within Belkin Setup . 2. If yo u r IS P re q u i re s a u s e r n a m e a n d p a s s wo r d , m [...]

30 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARRANT Y I c a n ’ t c o n n e c t t o t h e I nt e r n e t w i r e l e s sl y a n d m y networ k name is no t lis ted in Av ailable Network s. 1. Ver if y t hat you r Ro ute r is on and th e front-panel light shows solid blue. 2. I f yo u a re f ar f rom th e Ro ute r , you m ig ht t r y m ovin g cl ose r to s[...]

31 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARRANT Y I ’ ve i ns t a l l e d t h i s ne w R ou t e r a n d s om e o f m y n e t w o rk c li e n t s ( compute rs, game consoles, etc. ) a re no w unabl e to connect. You r n e w R o u te r ca m e pr e - c on f i g u re d wi t h a n e t w or k n am e a nd p a ss w o rd , fo u n d p r i n te d o n a n a t t a[...]

32 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARRANT Y Does the Router support Wi reless Pro tected A ccess (WP A ) s ecurity? T h e R o ut e r s h i p s w i t h W PA / WPA 2 s e c ur i t y t ur n e d on . W in d o w s X P a n d s o m e o l d e r n e t w or k h a rd w a re m ay req ui re a sof t war e u pda te to su ppo r t WPA / WPA2. I am havi ng diffic ul[...]

33 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARRANT Y I a m h av i n g d i f f i c u lt y s e t t i n g u p W i r e d Eq u i va l e n t Pri vacy (WEP ) secur ity on my Router . 1. L og i n to you r Ro ute r . V is it http:/ /router / with your web browser . Click on the “Login” button in the top right-hand corner of the s c re e n . You w i ll b e a s k[...]

34 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARRANT Y T e chnical Suppor t US http:/ /w ww.belkin. com/support UK http:/ /w ww.belkin. com/uk /support Australia http:/ /w ww.belkin. com/au/support New Zealand http:/ /w ww.belkin. com/au/support Singapore 1 800 622 1 1 30 Europ e http:/ /w ww.belkin. com/uk /support[...]

35 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARRANT Y B e l k in I n t e r n a t io n a l , I n c . , L im i t e d 2- Y ear Product W arranty Wh at thi s wa rr ant y cove rs . B e lk i n In t e r na t i o n a l, In c . ( “ B e l k i n ”) w ar r a n t s t o t h e o r i g i n al purchaser of this Belkin product tha t the product shall be free of def ects [...]

36 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARRANT Y How t o get service. T o g et s er v i c e f or y ou r Be l k i n p r o d u c t y ou must take the follow ing steps: 1. C on t a c t B e l k i n I n te r n a t i on a l , I n c ., a t 120 4 5 E . Wa t er f ro n t D r i ve , P l ay a V i s t a , C A 9 0 0 9 4 , A t t n: Cu s t o me r S er v i c e, o r c a[...]

37 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARRANT Y How st at e la w r el ate s to th e w arr an ty. THIS W ARR ANTY CONT AINS THE SOLE WARRANTY OF BELKIN. THERE ARE NO OTHER W ARRANTIES, EXPRESSED O R , E XC E P T A S R EQ U I R ED BY L AW, I M PL I ED, I NC L UD I N G T HE I MP L IE D WAR R A N T Y OR C O ND I T IO N O F Q UA L IT Y , MERCHANT ABILITY O[...]

38 REGULA TOR Y INFORMA TION FCC Statement D EC L AR ATI O N O F C ON F O R M I T Y W IT H FC C R U LE S FOR ELECTROMA GNETIC COMP A TIBILIT Y We , B e l k in I nt e r n at i o n a l, I n c. , o f 12 0 4 5 E . Wa te r f r o n t D r i ve , P l a ya V i st a , CA 9 0 0 9 4, d ec l a r e u n d e r o u r s o l e r e s p on s i b i li t y t h at t h e d[...]

39 REGULA TOR Y INFORMA TION Canada- Industry Canada (IC) T h e w i re l e s s r a d i o o f t h i s d e v i c e c o m pl i e s w i t h R S S 13 9 & R S S 2 10 I n du s t r y C an a d a . T h i s C l a s s B d ig i t a l apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. O p e ra t i o n i s s u b j e c t t o t h e f o l lo w i n g t w o c o n d i t io[...]

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