Belkin Wireless G+ MIMO Router manual

G + MIMO Wir eles s R outer User Manual P M 0 111 6 e a F 5 D 9 2 3 1 - 4 English Français DEutsch nEDErlanDs Esp añol it aliano[...]

i G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 T able of Co ntents T ABLE O F CONT EN TS Se tt ing WEP Enc r yp tio n � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 47 Usi ng the Ac ce ss Poin t M od e � � � � � � � � �[...]

1 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Co ntents 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 INTRODUCTIO N Th ank you for pu rch asi ng the Be lkin G + MIMO W ire les s Rou ter (the Ro uter )� Fol lowin g a re two sh or t se cti ons— the fi rs t d isc uss es the be nef its of ho me net wor kin g, a nd the oth er out line s b es t p rac tic es tha t m a x[...]

2 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Co ntents 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 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)� • In mul tis tor y ho mes , p lac e t he Rou ter on a flo or tha t i s a s c lo se to[...]

3 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Co ntents 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 INTRODUCTIO N 4. Cho ose the “Quietest” Channel for your Wireless 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 [...]

4 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 INTRODUCTIO N 5. Secure Connections, VPNs, and AOL Se cur e c on nec ti ons t yp ica lly re qu ire a u se r n am e a nd pas swo rd, and 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 ons in clu de: • Vi r tua l Pr iva te N et wor k ( V[...]

5 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 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 n et wor k yo ur com pu ter s� The fo llow ing is a l ist of fe atur es th at m ake you r n ew B elk in G + MIMO W ire le ss Rou ter a n id ea l s[...]

6 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 PROD UCT OV ERV IE W Universal Plug a nd Play (UPnP) UPn P i s a tec hno lo gy tha t of fe r s s ea mle ss op er ati on of vo ic e me ss agi ng, vi deo me s sag ing , ga me s, an d ot he r a ppl ica tio ns tha t a re UPnP-compliant� Support for VPN Pass- Through If [...]

7 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 KN OWIN G YOUR ROU TE R 3 Package Conte nts • Be lki n G + MIMO W ire le ss Rou ter • 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 • RJ4 5 Et her ne t N et wor kin g C abl e • Power Su ppl y • Use r Man ual[...]

8 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 3 KN OWIN G YOUR ROU TE R D. Wired-Computer Status Off Wir ed co mpu ter is no t p re sen t So lid Gr ee n Wir ed co mpu ter is co nn ec ted to the Ro ute r Bli nki ng Am be r Pro ble m w ith wi re d c omp ute r co nne ct ing pr ope rl y to th e R oute r E. Router /Pow [...]

9 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 3 KN OWIN G YOUR ROU TE R F . Modem St atus Th is ico n l igh ts in g re en to i ndi ca te t hat you r m ode m is c on ne cte d pr ope rl y to th e Ro ute r � It tu rns am be r w he n p rob le m is de tec ted � OFF Rou ter is NOT co nne c ted to m od em So lid Gr ee[...]

10 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 3 KN OWIN G YOUR ROU TE R H. Conne ctions to Wired Computers – Gray Co nne ct you r w ire d (n on -wir ele s s) c omp ute rs to the se po r ts� Th es e po r ts are RJ4 5, 1 0/100 a uto -n eg otia tio n, a uto -u pli nki ng po r ts for st and ar d U TP cat ego r y 5[...]

11 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 CONNECTIN G AND CONFIGURI NG Y OUR ROUTER 4 V erify the conten ts of your bo x. Y ou should have the fo llowing : • Be lki n G + MIMO W ire le ss Rou ter • Qui ckI ns tal lat ion Gu ide • RJ4 5 Et her ne t N et wor kin g C abl e • Power Su ppl[...]

12 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 4 CONNECTIN G AND CONFIGURI NG Y OUR ROUTER Step 1 : Ha rdw are C onnectio ns – Fol lo w the Quick Instal lation Guide (QIG ) A . Unp lug you r m od em’s po wer co rd� Put the Ro ute r n ext to the mo dem � R ais e t he Rou ter ’ s a nte nna s� B. L oc ate [...]

13 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 4 CONNECTIN G AND CONFIGURI NG Y OUR ROUTER Note for Windows Users: If the Se tup As si st ant do es not st ar t up auto ma tic all y , se le ct you r C D- RO M dr ive fr om “My Co mpu ter ” an d d oub le -c lic k o n t he fil e n ame d “Se tupA s sis ta nt ” t[...]

14 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 4 CONNECTIN G AND CONFIGURI NG Y OUR ROUTER Progress Screen Se tup As sis ta nt wil l s how you a p rog re ss sc re en eac h t ime a step in th e se tup has b ee n c omp let ed� Confirmation Screen Veri f y th at you have co mpl ete d a ll Q IG ste ps by c he cki ng [...]

15 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 4 CONNECTIN G AND CONFIGURI NG Y OUR ROUTER 1 .2 V erif ying Hardware Connections Th e S etu p A ss ist an t w ill now ver if y y our ha rdw are co nne c tio n� 1 . 1 C hecking Se ttings 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[...]

16 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 4 CONNECTIN G AND CONFIGURI NG Y OUR ROUTER 1 .4 Requesting In ternet Account Info (if needed) If your In ter net ac co unt re qui re s a lo gin an d p as sword , yo u w ill be pr omp ted wit h a sc re en sim ila r to th e il lus tr ati on bel ow� Se lec t your co un[...]

17 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 4 CONNECTIN G AND CONFIGURI NG Y OUR ROUTER 1 .5 Co nfiguring the Router Th e S etu p A ss ist an t w ill now con fi gur e yo ur Rou ter by sen din g d ata to the Ro ute r a nd res ta r tin g i t� Wait for th e o n- scr ee n i nst ru cti on s� Note: D o n ot dis co[...]

18 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 4 CONNECTIN G AND CONFIGURI NG Y OUR ROUTER Congratulations Y o u ha ve f ini she d i ns tal lin g yo ur new Be lki n R oute r � Y ou wil l s ee the Co ng rat ula tio ns scr ee n w he n yo ur Rou ter ca n c on nec t to th e Inte rn et� Y o u c an be gi n su r fi ng[...]

19 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 4 CONNECTIN G AND CONFIGURI NG Y OUR ROUTER 1 . 7 Optional: Assistance Connecting Other Computers Th is opti ona l step wi ll h el p yo u to co nne ct ad dit ion al wir ed an d w ire le ss co mpu ter s to yo ur net wo rk� Fol low the on -s cre en in str uc tio ns� [...]

20 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 AL TE RN A TE S ET UP M ETH OD 5 Step 1 : Ha rdw are C onnectio ns – Fol lo w the Quick Instal lation Guide Se e t he QIG or Ste p 1: Ha rdwa re Co nne ct ion s f ro m th e p rev iou s s ec tio n� Step 2: Se t y our Comp ute r’ s Ne two rk Settings to W ork with [...]

21 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 5 AL TE RN A TE S ET UP M ETH OD Logging into the Router Y o u wi ll see th e R oute r’s h ome pa ge in your br owse r win dow� Th e h ome pag e i s v isi ble to any us er who wa nts to see it � To make an y c han ge s to t he Rou ter ’ s s et tin gs , yo u ha [...]

22 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 5 AL TE RN A TE S ET UP M ETH OD Understanding 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 Ad vanc ed Us er Inte r fa ce (UI )� T he hom e p age sh ows you a q uic k v iew of the Rou ter ’s st a[...]

23 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 5 AL TE RN A TE S ET UP M ETH OD 1 . Quick -Navigat ion Links Y o u c an go dir ec tly to a ny of t he Rou ter ’ s a dva nce d U I p age s by c lic kin g dir ec tly on th ese li nks � T he link s a re div ide d into lo gic al ca teg ori es an d g rou pe d by ta bs [...]

24 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 5 AL TE RN A TE S ET UP M ETH OD 6. Language Sh ows t he ac tive lan gu age fo r th e A dvan ce d U se r I nter f ac e� S el ec t a de sir ab le lan gua ge by c lic ki ng one of the avai la ble la ngu age s� 7 . Ver sio n In fo Sh ows t he fir mwa re ver sio n, bo [...]

25 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 5 AL TE RN A TE S ET UP M ETH OD Setting your Connection T ype From the “C onn ec tio n T yp e” pa ge, you ca n s ele ct th e t yp e of co nn ec tio n you us e� S el ec t th e t y pe of c on ne cti on you us e by cli ck ing the bu t ton (1) nex t to yo ur con ne [...]

26 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 5 AL TE RN A TE S ET UP M ETH OD 1 . H ost Name (1 ) Th is spa ce is prov ide d to e nte r a ho st nam e t hat ne ed s to be vi sib le to you r IS P � Ente r your ho st na me her e a nd cli ck “ A pp ly Cha ng es” (3) � If you r IS P d id not as si gn you a h o[...]

27 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 5 AL TE RN A TE S ET UP M ETH OD 1. IP Ad d re ss (1) Prov ide d by yo ur ISP � En ter you r I P a ddr es s h ere � 2 . Su b ne t M as k (2 ) Prov ide d by yo ur ISP � En ter you r s ub net ma sk he re� 3. ISP Gate way Address (3) Prov ide d by yo ur ISP � En[...]

28 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 5 AL TE RN A TE S ET UP M ETH OD Setting your ISP Connection T ype to P PPoE Mo st DSL pr ovid er s u se PPPoE as th e c onn ec tio n t y pe� If you use a DSL mo de m to co nne ct to the In ter net , yo ur ISP may us e PPPo E to lo g y ou into the se r vi ce� If yo[...]

29 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 5 AL TE RN A TE S ET UP M ETH OD 1 . User Name Th is spa ce is prov ide d 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 . Pa ss wor d T y pe in y our pa sswo rd an d r et yp e i t in to t he “Re ty pe Pas swo rd” box to co nfi rm it� 3[...]

30 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 5 AL TE RN A TE S ET UP M ETH OD Set t ing your Inte rn et S er vic e Pr ovid er ( ISP) Conn ec ti on T yp e to Poi nt-to- Poin t T u nne lin g Pro toco l (PP TP) [European Countries Only] So me ISPs re qu ire a c on ne cti on usi ng PPT P p roto co l, a t yp e of co n[...]

31 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 5 AL TE RN A TE S ET UP M ETH OD 1. PP TP Ac co un t Prov ide d by yo ur ISP � En ter you r PP TP ac co unt na me he re� 2 . P PT P P as swo r d T y pe in y our pa sswo rd an d r et yp e i t in to t he “Re ty pe Pas swo rd” box to co nfi rm it� 3. Host Name P[...]

32 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 5 AL TE RN A TE S ET UP M ETH OD Setting your Connection T ype if Y ou Are a T elst ra ® BigPond/ OptusNet Cable User [Au str ali a O nl y] Fo llow the on -s cre e n s teps an d c lic k “App ly Cha ng es” to com ple te y our se tup�[...]

33 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 5 AL TE RN A TE S ET UP M ETH OD Setting Custom Domain Name Server (DNS) Sett ings A “ Do mai n N ame Se r ve r” is a s er ve r l oca ted on th e In ter ne t th at tra ns late s Univ er sa l R eso ur ce Loc ato rs (U RL s) l ike “ w ww�be lki n�co m” into I[...]

34 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 5 AL TE RN A TE S ET UP M ETH OD Configuring your W AN Media A ccess Controller (MAC ) 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 [...]

35 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 USIN G THE WEB- BASED ADV ANC ED 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 Adva nc ed Us er Inte r fac e� In your br ows er, ty pe “192� 168� 2� 1” (do not t yp e in an y thin g e ls e s uch as [...]

36 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 6 USIN G THE WEB- BASED ADV ANC ED USER INTERFA CE 1. IP Add res 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 “192� 168� 2� 1” � T o a cc es s th e a dva nce d set up i nte r fac e, ty pe thi s [...]

37 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 6 USIN G THE WEB- BASED ADV ANC ED USER INTERFA CE 3. DH CP S er ver Th e D HCP se r ver fu nc tio n m akes se tt ing up a net wor k ve r y ea sy by as si gnin g I P a ddr es se s to ea ch co mpu ter on the ne tw ork au tom ati cal ly� Th e d efa ult se tt ing is “[...]

38 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 6 USIN G THE WEB- BASED ADV ANC ED USER INTERFA CE Vie wing the DHCP Clien t Li st Page Y o u c an view a lis t of th e c om pute r s ( know n a s cli ent s), wh ich a re co nne cte d to yo ur net wor k� Y o u a re abl e to vi ew t he IP a ddr es s ( 1) of the co mpu[...]

39 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 6 USIN G THE WEB- BASED ADV ANC ED USER INTERFA CE Configuring the Wireless Network Sett ings Th e “ Wi rel es s” t ab le ts you make ch an ges to the wi rel es s n et wor k s et tin gs� Fro m th is ta b yo u c an make ch an ges to the wi rel es s n et wor k n am[...]

40 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 6 USIN G THE WEB- BASED ADV ANC ED USER INTERFA CE Changing the Wireless Channel Th ere a re a nu mb er of o pe ra ting ch an nel s f ro m wh ic h yo u c an cho os e— in the Uni ted St ate s, the re ar e 1 1 an d i n th e U nite d K in gdo m (a nd mo st of Euro pe), [...]

41 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 6 USIN G THE WEB- BASED ADV ANC ED USER INTERFA CE Using the Broadcast SSID Feature Note: Th is adva nc ed fe atu re s ho uld be em plo yed by a dva nce d use r s onl y � Fo r s ec ur it y , you c an cho os e n ot to br oa dca st you r n et wor k’s SS ID� D oin g[...]

42 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 6 USIN G THE WEB- BASED ADV ANC ED USER INTERFA CE Using Wi-Fi Protected Setup WPS us es WPA2 (de sc rib ed on pa ge 44) for en cr y ptio n� It d oe s n ot pr ovid e a ddi tio nal se cu rit y, bu t r ath er, st and ar dize s t he met hod fo r se cur in g yo ur wir el[...]

43 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 6 USIN G THE WEB- BASED ADV ANC ED USER INTERFA CE 1. Wi -Fi Pro tec ted Se tup ( WPS ): En abl ed or Di sa ble d� 2 . Per so na l Id en tif ic atio n N umb er (PI N) Met hod: In thi s m eth od, a wir el es s c lie nt wis hin g to ac ce ss you r n et wor k mu st su p[...]

44 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 6 USIN G THE WEB- BASED ADV ANC ED USER INTERFA CE WP A 2 R equirements IMPORT ANT : In or der to us e WPA 2 s ec uri t y , al l yo ur com pu ter s a nd wir el es s c lie nt ada pte rs mu st be upg ra de d w ith pat che s, dr iver, an d c lie nt uti lit y sof t war e t[...]

45 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 6 USIN G THE WEB- BASED ADV ANC ED USER INTERFA CE Set t ing WPA/ W P A 2- Per son al ( PSK ) Like WPA se cu ri ty, WPA 2 i s ava ila ble in bo th W PA2-Pe rs on al (PS K ) m ode a nd WPA2-E nter pr is e ( RA DI US) mod e� T yp ic all y , WPA 2-Per so na l (P SK ) is[...]

46 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 6 USIN G THE WEB- BASED ADV ANC ED USER INTERFA CE Se t t in g W P A S ec ur it y Note: To use WPA s ec uri t y , you r w ire le ss net wo rk ca rds mu st be eq uip pe d w ith sof t wa re t hat su pp or ts WPA� At the tim e t his Us er Man ua l wa s pub lis he d, a s[...]

47 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 6 USIN G THE WEB- BASED ADV ANC ED USER INTERFA CE Set ting WEP Enc ry ption Note to Mac users: Th e “ Pas sph ra se” opt ion wi ll n ot ope ra te w ith Ap pl e ® A irPo r t ® � To co nfi gur e e nc r ypt ion for you r M ac co mpu ter, se t t he e nc r yp tion [...]

48 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 6 USIN G THE WEB- BASED ADV ANC ED USER INTERFA CE Note to Mac users: Or igi nal A ppl e A ir Por t pr odu ct s s upp or t 64 -b it en cr yp tio n o nly� A pp le Air Por t 2 p ro duc ts ca n s up por t 6 4-b it or 12 8- bi t en cr yp tio n� Plea se ch ec k yo ur pr[...]

49 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 6 USIN G THE WEB- BASED ADV ANC ED USER INTERFA CE Using the Access Point Mode Note: T hi s ad van ce d fe at ure sh oul d b e e mp loye d by adva nc ed us er s onl y � T he Rou ter ca n b e c onf ig ure d t o wo rk as a w ire le ss net wo rk ac ces s poi nt� Usi n[...]

50 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 6 USIN G THE WEB- BASED ADV ANC ED USER INTERFA CE Sett ing MAC Address Control 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 tha t a llo ws yo u to sp ec if y whi ch co mpu ter s are al lowe d o n th e w ire le ss ne two rk � N ote: T hi s li[...]

51 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 6 USIN G THE WEB- BASED ADV ANC ED USER INTERFA CE Setting up a Deny A ccess L ist Th e “ De ny Ac ce ss ” li st let s yo u s pe ci fy c omp ute rs th at y ou D O N OT w ant to acc es s t he net wo rk� A ny c omp ute r i n t he l is t wi ll not be all owed ac ce [...]

52 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 6 USIN G THE WEB- BASED ADV ANC ED USER INTERFA CE Configuring the Firew all Y o ur Rou ter is eq uip pe d wi th a f ire wall th at w ill pr ote ct your ne two rk fr om a wi de ar ray of co mmo n h acke r a t tac ks inc lud ing: • IP Spoo fing • La nd At tac [...]

53 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 6 USIN G THE WEB- BASED ADV ANC ED USER INTERFA CE Configuring Internal Forwarding Settings Th e V ir tu al Se r ver s f un cti on will al low you to r ou te ex te rna l ( Inte rn et) 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 [...]

54 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 6 USIN G THE WEB- BASED ADV ANC ED 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 the 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 tri ct ion ca n b e s et fo[...]

55 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 6 USIN G THE WEB- BASED ADV ANC ED 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 be pla ce d o ut sid e of th e f ire wall� Th is may be ne ce ss ar y if the f irewa ll is ca u[...]

56 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 6 USIN G THE WEB- BASED ADV ANC ED USER INTERFA CE Usin g Dyn amic 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 work c omp[...]

57 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 6 USIN G THE WEB- BASED ADV ANC ED USER INTERFA CE Blocking a n ICMP Ping 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[...]

58 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 6 USIN G THE WEB- BASED ADV ANC ED USER INTERFA CE Re starting the R outer 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 � Re st ar t ing or re bo otin g t he R ou ter wil l N OT de lete any of [...]

59 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 6 USIN G THE WEB- BASED ADV ANC ED USER INTERFA CE Restoring Factory Default Set tings Usi ng thi s o ptio n w ill re sto re a ll of the se tt ing s i n th e R out er to t he fac tor y (de fau lt) set ti ngs � I t i s re co mm en ded th at you bac k u p yo ur se tti [...]

60 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 6 USIN G THE WEB- BASED ADV ANC ED USER INTERFA CE Saving a Current Configurat ion Y o u c an save you r c urr en t c onf ig ura tio n by us ing th is fea ture � S avin g 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 set ti ng s a re lo [...]

61 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 6 USIN G THE WEB- BASED ADV ANC ED USER INTERFA CE 2 . A w ind ow w ill op en tha t a llow s yo u to se le ct the lo cat ion wh er e yo u wan t to save th e c onf igu ra tio n f ile� S ele ct a loc ati on� Y o u c an na me the fi le any th ing you wan t, or us e th[...]

62 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 6 USIN G THE WEB- BASED ADV ANC ED USER INTERFA CE Restoring a Previous Configuration Th is opti on wil l a llow you to r es tor e a pre vio usl y s ave d c onf igu ra tio n� 1. Cli ck “Br ows e” � A w ind ow w ill ope n tha t a llows yo u to se lec t the lo ca[...]

63 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 6 USIN G THE WEB- BASED ADV ANC ED USER INTERFA CE 2 . Y o u wi ll be aske d i f yo u wan t to co ntin ue� Cl ick “ O K ”� 3. A r emi nd er win dow will ap pea r � I t w ill take up to 6 0 sec on ds for th e co nfi gur ati on re sto rat ion to co mpl ete� C[...]

64 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 6 USIN G THE WEB- BASED ADV ANC ED USER INTERFA CE Updating the Firmw are From tim e to ti me, Be lki n m ay r ele as e n ew ve r sio ns of the Rou ter ’s fir mwa re� Fir mwar e u pd ates co nt ain fe atu re i mp rovem en ts and fi xes to p ro ble ms tha t m ay h a[...]

65 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 6 USIN G THE WEB- BASED ADV ANC ED USER INTERFA CE 1. T o dow nlo ad the new ver si on of fir mwa re, cli ck “Dow nlo ad”� 2 . A w ind ow w ill op en tha t a llow s yo u to se le ct the lo cat ion wh er e yo u wan t to save th e f ir mwar e f ile� Se le ct a l [...]

66 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 6 USIN G THE WEB- BASED ADV ANC ED USER INTERFA CE Updating the Router’s Firmw are 1. In the “Fi rmwa re Up date” pa ge, cli ck “B rows e” � A w ind ow w ill op en tha t a llow s yo u to se le ct the lo ca tio n of th e f irm ware up da te f ile� 2 . Bro [...]

67 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 6 USIN G THE WEB- BASED ADV ANC ED USER INTERFA CE 3. Th e “ Upd ate Fir mwar e” b ox w ill now dis pl ay th e l oc ati on and na me of the fi rmwa re fil e yo u j us t s ele cte d� Cli ck “Up date”� 4. Y o u wi ll be aske d if y ou a re su re y ou w ant to[...]

68 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 6 USIN G THE WEB- BASED ADV ANC ED USER INTERFA CE Changing the Log in Time-Out Set ting Th e l ogi n ti me - out op tio n a llows you to set th e p er io d of tim e t hat you ca n b e l ogg ed in to t he R ou ter’s a dva nce d set up i nte r fac e� Th e ti me r st[...]

69 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 6 USIN G THE WEB- BASED ADV ANC ED USER INTERFA CE Set t ing th e Tim e an d Ti me Zo ne Th e R oute r ke ep s t ime by con ne cti ng to a Si mpl e N et wor k T ime Pro toco l ( SNT P) s er ve r � T his a llows th e R oute r to sy nc hro nize th e sy ste m clo ck to [...]

70 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 6 USIN G THE WEB- BASED ADV ANC ED 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 fer ed by yo ur Be lki n R oute r � I t is a tec hno lo gy tha t of fe r s s ea mle ss op er ati on of voic e [...]

71 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 MA NUAL L Y C ONF IGU RI NG N ET WO RK S ET TI NG S 7 Se t up th e c omp ute r t hat is co nne c ted to t he cab le or DS L m ode m F IRST us ing th es e s tep s� You c an als o u se the se ste ps to a dd co mpu ter s to yo ur Rou ter af te r t he Rou ter ha s b ee n[...]

72 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 7 MA NUAL L Y C ONF IGU RI NG N ET WO RK S ET TI NG S Ma nua lly Con fig uri ng N et work A dap ter s in Mac O S X v10. x 3. Se le ct “Bu ilt-i n Et he rne t” (1) n ex t to “S how” in the “N et wor k” menu� 4. Se le ct the “TCP/IP ” tab (2) � N ext [...]

73 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 7 MA NUAL L Y C ONF IGU RI 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 [...]

74 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 7 MA NUAL L Y C ONF IGU RI NG N ET WO RK S ET TI NG S Ma nua lly Con fig uri ng N et work A dap ter s in Win dows 20 0 0, NT, XP , or V is ta 1. Cli ck “St ar t ” , “ Set ti ngs ” , the n “ Con tro l Pa ne l” � 2 . Do ubl e- cl ick on th e “ Net wor k a[...]

75 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 7 MA NUAL L Y C ONF IGU RI NG N ET WO RK S ET TI NG S Manually Co nfiguring Network 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 -&g[...]

76 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 REC OM ME ND ED W EB B ROWSE 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 th e I nte rne t o r t he Web -B ase d Adva nc ed Use r I nte r fac e,[...]

77 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 8 REC OM ME ND ED W EB B ROWSE R S ET TI NG S 3. Und er th e “I nte rne t O pti on s” s cre en , c lic k o n “C on nec ti ons” an d se lec t “L A N S et tin gs…” � 4. Ma ke su re the re ar e n o c hec k m ar ks nex t to an y of th e di sp laye d opt ion[...]

78 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 TROUB LESH OOTING 9 Pro ble m: Se tup As sis ta nt CD doe s not aut oma tic all y s ta r 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 b e t hat th e c omp ute r i s r un nin g ot he r a ppl ica tio ns tha t a [...]

79 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 9 TROUB LESH OOTING 3. Th e S etu p A ss ist an t s hou ld sta r t wit hin a f ew s ec ond s� If, ins tea d, a wi ndow ap pe ar s show ing th e f ile s o n t he C D, dou bl e- cl ick on the ic on la be led “S etu pA ssi st ant ” � 4. If the Se tup As si sta nt [...]

80 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 9 TROUB LESH OOTING Problem: Se tup As sis ta nt ca nno t f ind my Rou ter� 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 pro ce ss , p le ase ch ec k t he foll owin g i tem s: 3. Ens ure th at you have a c[...]

81 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 9 TROUB LESH OOTING Problem: Se tup As sis ta nt ca nno t c onn ec t m y Ro ute r to th e I nter ne t� 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. Us e th e t rou ble sh o[...]

82 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 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 “ mod em” LED on my Rou ter is on , a nd the “in ter net ” L[...]

83 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 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, pl ea se che ck th e fo llow ing ite ms: 3. Th e ex act wi ndow th at ope ns wil l va[...]

84 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 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 my ne two rk na me is lis ted� Solution: If the na me of yo ur ne two rk is lis ted in the “A v ail abl e N et wor ks” lis t, ple as e f oll ow t he s tep s b el ow to co n[...]

85 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 9 TROUB LESH OOTING Pro ble m: •M yw ire le ss net wo rk pe r for ma nce is in con si ste nt. •D at atr an sfe ri ss om etim es sl ow. •S ign al st ren gth is po or. •D if f icu lt ye st ab lis hin ga nd /or[...]

86 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 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 my Be lki n Ro ute r � For exa mpl e: C3 0 3 0 F AF 4B B 2 C 3 D 4 4B C3 D 4 E7 E 4 = 1 28 -b it key 4. Cli ck “ A pp ly Cha ng es” to [...]

87 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 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 Bel kin cl ien t c ar d� 6. Ens ure th at the ch ec k b ox “ The key is prov id ed for me aut oma tic all y” at the bo tto m i s u [...]

88 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 9 TROUB LESH OOTING Problem: Do Be lki n p rod uc ts sup po r t W P A / WPA 2? Sol ut ion : T o us e W P A se cu ri ty, al l yo ur cli ent s m us t b e u pgr ad ed to d ri ver s a nd sof t wa re t hat su pp or t it� At the tim e o f th is F AQ p ubl ica tio n, a s ec[...]

89 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 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 les s Prote ct ed Acc es s ( WPA) s ecu ri ty on a Bel kin wi rel es s c lie nt ca rd for a hom e n et wor k� 4. Und er “N et wor k Au th ent ica tio n” , se le ct “W P A -PS K (n [...]

90 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 9 TROUB LESH OOTING Problem: I a m N OT u sin g a Be lk in c lie nt ca rd for a hom e n et wor k a nd I a m h avin g d if fi cul ty se t ting up Wi rel es s Prote cte d Acc es s ( W P A) se cu rit y� Solution: If you are no t u sin g a Be lki n W ire le ss De sk top [...]

91 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 9 TROUB LESH OOTING 3. Und er th e “ Wir el es s 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 ree n� 4. For a h om e o r s mal l bu sin es s u se r , se le ct “W P A-P SK ” un de r “Ne t work Ad min ist [...]

92 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 9 TROUB LESH OOTING What’s the difference between 802 . 1 1 g and draft 802 . 1 1 n? Cur re ntl y t her e a re thr ee co mmo nly us ed wi rel es s n et wor ki ng s ta nd ard s, whi ch tra ns mit da ta at ver y dif f ere nt ma x imum sp ee ds � E ac h i s ba se d on[...]

93 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 9 TROUB LESH OOTING Fre e T e ch S u pp or t * *N at ion al c all r ate s ma y app ly ww w.belkin.c om Y o u c an fin d a ddi tio nal su pp or t info rm ati on on our we bsi te w w w�bel kin � co m th ro ugh th e te ch -su pp or t are a� If you wan t to co nta ct[...]

94 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 INFORMA TION 10 FCC Statement DECLAR A TION OF CONFORMI TY WITH F CC RUL ES F OR ELECT ROMAGNETIC COMPA TIBILITY Fed era l Com mu nic at ion s Com mis sio n Not ic e Th is equ ipm en t h as be en tes ted an d f oun d to co mpl y w ith th e li mit s f or a C las s B di g[...]

95 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 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 ch an 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 [...]

96 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 INFORMA TION Belkin International, Inc., Limited Lifetime Product Warranty as fl oo d, e ar t hqu ake, lig htn ing, wa r , van da lis m, t hef t , no rm al -u se wea r an d te ar, er osi on, de ple tio n, obs ole sc en ce, ab us e, d am age du e to low volt ag e d is[...]

97 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 INFORMA TION Be lki n re se r ves th e r igh t to rev iew th e 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 eter mi ne s, i n i ts so[...]

98 G+ MI MO W ir el es s Rou te r SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 INFORMA TION OPERATES O N CHANNELS 1 - 1 3 BE AT CZ CY IT IE SK PT SE PL ES SI EE HU GR DK LV LU LT NL MT RO NO CH BG TR DE FR FI GB IS LI FOR USE IN Restricted Use in Certain Countrie s Class 2 Equipment For inf or mat ion on pr odu ct di spo sa l p lea se re fer to[...]

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