Belkin PLAY N600 DB manual

User Manual F9K 1 1 02 8820ed00777 WIR ELE SS DUAL -BAND N + ROUTER P L A Y N 6 0 0 DB ENGLISH[...]

T ABLE OF CONTENTS Ge t tin g St ar te d ........................................... 1 Wh at ’s in th e B ox ............................................. 1 In iti al Se tup .................................................. 1 Adva nc ed T o ol s & Se tt in gs ..................................... 6 Th e B el kin Ro ute r M an age r .........[...]

1 Wha t ’ s in t he Box Play N600 DB Wireless Dual-Band N + R o u t e r Ethernet cable ( at tached to router ) Pow er supply ( attached to router ) Network information card ( at tached to rout er) Belkin Setup CD with User Manual Initial Setup                      Fo[...]

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

3 GET TING ST ARTED 1. C o n n e c t yo u r R o u te r ’s Et h e r n e t c a b l e to y o u r m o d e m ’s Et h e r n e t p o r t (o n th e b ac k o f yo u r m o d e m). T h i s p o r t m i g h t b e l a b e l e d d i f f e r e n t l y o n y o u r p a r ti c u l a r m o d e m . I f y o u a r e a d d i n g a R o u te r f o r t h e f i r s t ti m[...]

4 GET TING ST ARTED 5. Af te r a b r i e f i n s t a l l a t i o n , t h e s e t u p s o f tw a r e wi l l as k yo u fo r t h e n e t w o r k n a m e a n d p a s s wo r d f r o m t h e n e t w o r k i n fo r m a t i o n c a r d th a t i s a t t ac h e d t o y o ur R o u t e r. S t o r e t h e card under the base of y our Rout er for future ref eren[...]

5 GET TING ST ARTED 6. A p r o g r e s s s c r e e n w i l l a p p e a r w h i l e a d d i t i o n a l s o f t wa r e i s i n s t a l l e d. T h i s m ay t a k e a f ew m i n u t e s t o c o m p l e t e. O n c e f i n i s h e d, a “ S u c c e s s ” m e s s a g e wi l l a p p e a r i n d i c a t i n g th a t y o u are connected to the Internet v[...]

6 GET TING ST ARTED Advan ce d T o ols & Se tt in gs A f t e r t h e i n i t i a l s et u p i s c o m p l e te , yo u h a ve t h e op t i o n t o ch ang e set t ing s l ike you r n et wor k nam e, s ec ur it y t yp e, a nd p a s s wo r d . T o m a k e t h e s e c h a n g e s a n d o t h e r s , c l i c k on th e Ad v a n c e d Too l s i c o n a[...]

7 GET TING ST ARTED The Belkin Router Manager The Belkin Router Manager appears in your system tray ( W i n d ow s) o r m e n u b a r (M a c) . I t s i c o n i n d i c a te s t h e cu r r e n t s t a t u s o f yo u r R o u t e r a n d a l s o a l l o w s yo u t o a c c e s s y o u r R o u te r ’ s s e t ti n g s to m a k e c h a n g e s . I t a l[...]

8 GET TING ST ARTED I n y o u r br o ws e r, t y p e “ h t tp: / /r o u t e r ” ( y o u d o n o t n e e d t o t yp e i n a n y th i n g el s e s u c h a s “ w w w ” ). T h e n pr e s s th e En t e r ke y. I f yo u ’ r e s t i l l h av i n g t r o u b l e ru n n i n g t h e m a n u a l s e t u p o p t i o n , t y p e “ 192 .168 . 2 .1”[...]

9 GET TING ST ARTED            W i r e l e s s d e v i c e s s u c h a s c o m p u t e r s , n e t wo r k pr i n t e r s , a n d g a m i n g sys tem s c an co nn ec t to you r R out er wit h a few si mp le ste ps. Us ing t he CD 1. P u t t h e S e t u p [...]

10 GET TING ST ARTED Manually I f y o u c h o o s e n o t t o u s e t h e i n cl u d e d Se t u p C D f o r a d d in g a d d i t i o n a l co m p u t e r s or wi r e l e s s de v i c e s , y o u can manually add these items to you r network. 1. L o c a te t h e w i r e l e s s - n e t w o r k- c on n e c t i o n s o p t i o n on your computer or wi[...]

11 GET TING ST ARTED Adding USB Devices USB[...]

12 GET TING ST ARTED Add in g a Dr ive You ca n s h a r e a U S B h a r d d r i v e o r f l a s h dr i v e t o yo u r n e t w o r k v i a your Router’ s U SB port. Once connected, you can share files and music with other computers and de vices within your network. P l u g y o u r U S B h a r d d r i v e i n to t h e U SB p o r t o n t h e b a c k[...]

13 GET TING ST ARTED Adding Other USB Devices Ot he r US B d evi ce s m ay a ls o b e s ha red vi a y our Ro ute r . P l u g y o u r d e v i c e i n t o t h e U S B p o r t l o c a t e d o n t h e ba c k o f yo u r R o u t er. W h e n t h e l i g h t ab o ve t h e US B p o r t i s l i t , y o ur device is a vailable to computers on your network. Co[...]

14 GET TING ST ARTED Bundled Soft ware US B Pr in t a nd Sto ra ge Ma na ge r The USB Print and Storage Manager helps to manage and m o n i to r t h e u s e o f y o ur U S B pr i n t e r s , s c a n n e r s , h a r d d r i ve s, a n d o t h e r d ev ic e s t h a t a r e c o n n e c t e d t o yo u r R o u te r ’s U S B po r t a nd sha re d a cro s[...]

15 GET TING ST ARTED Additional Capabilities Guest Access You ca n a l l ow g u e s t s to u s e yo u r I n t e r n et c o n n e c t i o n w i t h o u t j o i n i n g y o u r p er s o n a l n e t w o r k . T he ne t w o r k n a m e a n d p a s s wo r d f o r t h e g u e s t ne t w o r k i s l o c a t e d o n t h e n e t w o r k information card fou[...]

A B 16         A) R ou ter S ta tus Li gh t Y our Router’ s status is shown b y the light on the front. Of f: The R oute r is not plugg ed i nto a pow er sourc e. Blinking Blue: The R outer is starting u p. Solid Blue : The Router is connected to the Internet. Solid [...]

A B C D E 17         A) Modem (W AN) C onnecto r Connect your modem to this port using an E thernet cable . B) Wired ( LAN) Conn ectors Connect computers and other wired network devices to these ports using Ethernet cables. C) US B P or t USB print ers, disks, and othe[...]

18 TECHNIC AL DET AILS T e chnical Features Integ rated 802. 1 1n Wireless Access Point U t i l iz i n g D u a l - B a n d N e t w o r k t e c h n o l o g y, yo u r R o u te r cr eate s t wo se pa rate ne t wor ks (one at 2 .4G Hz b and an d t h e o t h e r a t 5 G H z ba n d ), a l l o w i n g in c r e a s e d ba n d w i d t h t o all you r connec[...]

19 TECHNIC AL DET AILS Syst em Requir ements R o u te r Broadband Internet connection such as a cable or DSL modem with R J45 (E thernet ) connection At least one computer with an installed network interface adapt er TCP /IP networking protocol installed on each computer RJ45 E thernet networking cable Internet browser Setup Software A computer run[...]

20          T h e R o u t e r ha s t h e c a p a b i l i t y t o a u t o m a t i c a l l y c he c k fo r a n ew e r ve r si o n of f i r m w a re a n d a l e r t y o u w h e[...]

21   21 6. Se l e c t “ E n a b l e ” b y c l i c k i n g t h e r a d i o bu 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 e m S e t ti n g s ” i n t h e l e f t - h a n d column under the “Utilities” heading . 5. Tow a r d t [...]

22   22                               T ray (W ind ows ) o r M en u B ar (Mac) O n c e yo u h a v e c o m p l e t e d th e s et u p p r o c e s s , yo u w i l l n e e d to u p d a t e t h [...]

23   23 U p d a t i n g t he R o u t e r ’s F i r m w a r e via the Web Inter face T h e f o l l o w i n g s t e p s s h ow y o u h o w to u p d a t e y o u r Ro u te r ’s f i r mw a r e u s i n g i t s w e b i n t e r f a c e . Y o u d o n o t n e e d to b e c o n n e c t e d to t he In ter ne[...]

24   24 4. O p e n a we b b r o ws e r o n t h e c o m p u t e r. 5. I n t h e a d dr e s s b a r o f t h e w e b b r o w s e r, t y p e “ h t t p : // 192 .168 . 2 .1” a n d p r e s s “ En t e r ” o n y o u r key b o 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 ig h t - h a[...]

25   25 8. C l i c k t h e “ Br o w s e ” b u t to n tow a r d t h e m i d d l e o f th e screen to search f or the file y ou sav ed pre viously . Note: The firmw are v ersion in the images below is de pic te d a s a n ex amp le. Y our fi le nam e w il l va r y d e p e n d i n g o n y o ur m o [...]

26   26 10 . Clic k t he “ Up date ” b ut to n. 11. A p r o m p t a sk i n g , “ A re y o u s u r e y o u w a n t t o c o n t i n u e with upgrading?” will appear . Click “OK” . 12 . A s e c o n d p r o m p t w i l l o p e n t e l l i n g yo u t h e R o u te r w i l l n ot r e s p o n d[...]

27   Resetting the Router R e s e t Bu t t o n – R e d T h e “ Re s e t ” b u t t o n i s u s e d i n ra r e c as e s w h e n t h e R o u t er m ay f u n c t i o n i m p r o p e r l y. R e s e t t i n g t h e R o u t e r w i ll r e s t o r e t h e Router’ s normal operation while maintainin[...]

28   R e s t o r i n g th e R o u t e r to De fa u l t Set t ing s U sin g t he Web Inte r fac e Symptoms You ne e d to r e s t o r e t h e f a c to r y d e f a u l t s u s i n g t h e we b i n t er fa c e . T h i s m a y b e b e c au s e t h e R o u t e r i s n o t p e r fo r m i n g a s ex p e c [...]

29   4. Cli ck on “ Re sto re Fa ct or y Def aul ts ” i n t he lef t- hand column under the “Utilities” heading. 5 . Clic k o n t he “ Re sto re D efa ul ts ” b ut to n. ![...]

30   6. A wa rn in g b ox w ill op en th at says , “ War ni ng: Al l yo ur set t in gs wi ll b e l os t. Ar e yo u s ure you wa nt t o d o t his? ” C li ck “O K ” . 7 . T h e R o u t e r wi l l be g i n th e r e s to r i n g p r o c e s s . On c e the restor e is complete, the Rout er will [...]

31        T roubles hooting Th e S et up CD do es not au to ma ti ca lly st a rt . I f B e l k i n S e t u p d o e s n o t ru n w h e n y o u in s e r t t h e C D - R O M , yo u r co mpu te r m ay n ot b e c on fig ur ed to o pe n C Ds [...]

32        Belkin Setup can not conn ect m y Router to the Inter net. I f B e l k i n S e t u p i s n o t ab l e to c o n n e c t t h e Ro u t e r t o the Inte rnet, please check the f ollowing items: 1. Use the troubleshooting suggestio[...]

33        B e l k i n Se t u p c o m p l e t e d in s t a l l a t i o n , b u t I c an n o t br o w s e t h e Web. Th e l ig ht on th e f ro nt of m y R ou ter is so li d a mb er. 1. Use the troubleshooting suggestions within Belkin Set[...]

34        I c a n’ t c on n e c t t o t he I n t e r n e t w i r e l e ss l y a n d my networ k n ame is not lis ted in A vai lable Networks. 1. Ve r i f y t h a t y o u r R o u te r i s on a n d t h e front-panel light sho ws solid b[...]

35        I ’ v e i n s t a l l e d t h i s n e w Ro u t e r a n d s o m e o f my n e t wo r k c l i e n t s ( com puters, game cons oles, etc. ) are now una ble to conn ect. You r ne w R o u t e r ca m e p r e - c o n f i g u r e d w[...]

36        Does the Router sup port Wir eless Pro tected Ac cess (WP A) secur ity? T h e R o u t e r sh i p s wi t h WPA / WPA 2 s e c u r i t y t u r n e d o n . W i n d ow s X P a n d s o m e ol d e r ne t w o r k h a r d wa r e m ay r[...]

37        I a m h a v i n g d i f fi c u l t y s e t t i n g u p Wi r e d E qu i v a l e n t Pri vac y (WEP ) secur ity o n m y Router . 1. L og in to yo ur Ro ute r . Vi si t ht tp:/ /router/ with your web browser . Click on the “Log[...]

38        A d i s k I p l u g g e d in t o t he U S B po r t i s n o t s h o w i n g up on my c om pu ter or in Me mo r y S af e. 1. I s t h e l i g h t o n o v e r t h e U S B p o r t t h a t t h e d i s k i s p l u g g e d i n t o? I [...]

39        A d i f fe r e n t s o r t o f U S B d e v i c e th a t I pl u g g e d i n t o t h e US B p or t is not sh ow ing up on my com pu te r. M o s t U S B d ev i c e s o t h e r th a n di s k s a n d p r i n t e r s mu s t be acces[...]

40        T echnical Support US http:/ /ww w .belkin. com/support UK http://www.belkin. com/uk /support Australia http:/ /ww w .belkin. com/au/ support New Zealand http:/ /ww w .belkin. com/au/ support Singapore 1 80 0 6 22 1 1 30 Europ[...]

41        B e l k i n I n t e r n a t io n a l , In c . , L i m i t e d    Wh at th is war ra nt y cove rs . B e l k i n I n t e r n a t i o n a l , I n c . ( “ B e [...]

42        How t o get service. T o g e t s e r vi c e fo r y o u r B e l k i n p r o d u c t yo u must take the fol lowing steps: 1. C o n t a c t B e l k in T e c h S u p p o r t a t t h e n u m b e r l i s te d on p age 40, within 1 5[...]

43        How st a te l aw re la te s t o t he war ra nt y. THIS W ARRANT Y CONT AINS THE SOLE WARRANT Y OF BELKIN. THERE ARE NO OTHER W ARRANTIES, EXPRESSED O R , E XCE P T AS R EQ U I R E D BY L AW , I M P L IE D, I N C LU D I N G T H[...]

44     FCC Statement                                         W[...]

45     Canada- Industr y Canada (IC ) The wireless radio of this de vice complies with RSS 1 39 & RSS 2 10 Industry Canada. This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Operati on i s su bject to the fo llow ing two co nditio ns: ( 1 ) this device ma y not caus[...]

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