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    N + Wir eles s Ro uter User Ma nua l PM00 7 36 F5 D82 35-4[...]

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    i N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS 123456789 10 Table o f Co nt ent s T ABLE O F CON TEN TS WEP Se tup .............................................. 44 Se tt ing WEP Enc r yp tio n .................................... 44 Usi ng the Ac ce ss Poin t M od e ............................... 46 Acc es s Con tro l ........................................[...]

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    1 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 23456789 10 1 INTRODUCTIO N Th ank you for pu rch asi ng the Be lkin N+ Wire le ss Rou ter (the Ro ute r). Fo llowin g a re t wo s hor t se ct ion s— the f ir st dis cus se s 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 xim ize yo ur wir el[...]

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    2 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 23456789 10 1 INTRODUCTIO N Pla ce me nt of yo ur N+ Wi re le ss Ro ut er Important Fa ctors fo r Pla cement and Setup Y our wir el es s c onn ec tio n w ill be st ron ge r th e c los er you r c om pute r is to yo ur Rou ter. T ypi ca l i ndo or op er atin g r an ge for wi rel es s d evi ce s[...]

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    3 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 23456789 10 1 INTRODUCTIO N If your wi rel es s s ig nal se em s we ak in so me spo ts, ma ke s ure th at obj ec ts su ch as the se ar e n ot b lo cki ng the si gna l’s pa th ( be twe en you r co mpu ter s and Ro ute r). 3. Cordless Phones If the pe r for ma nc e of you r w ire le ss ne two[...]

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    4 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 23456789 10 1 INTRODUCTIO N 4. Cho ose the “Quietest” Channel f or y our Wireless Networ k 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 fl[...]

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    5 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter 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 N+ W ire le ss Rou ter an id ea l s olu tio n f or yo[...]

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    6 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 1 3456789 10 2 PROD UCT OV ERV IE W Un iv er s al Pl ug a nd Pl ay (U Pn P) 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 , g ame s, an d o the r a ppl ic atio ns tha t a re UPnP-compliant. Su p po r t f or V PN P as s-Thr o ug[...]

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    7 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12 456789 10 KN OWIN G YOUR ROU TER 3 Package Conte nts • Be lki n N+ 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 • RJ4 5 Et her ne t N et wor kin g C abl e • Power Su ppl y • Use r Man ual on th e S etu p[...]

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    8 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12 456789 10 3 KN OWIN G YOUR ROU TER D. Wir el ess -Co mpu ter St atu s Off Wi rel es s c om put er is not pr ese nt So lid Blu e Wir el es s c omp ute r i s c on nec te d to t he Rou ter Bli nki ng Am be r Pro ble m w ith wi rel es s c om put er co nne ct ing pr ope rl y to th e R oute r E.[...]

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    9 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12 456789 10 3 KN OWIN G YOUR ROU TER G. R oute r/Power S ta tu s Wh en you app ly powe r t o th e R oute r or res ta r t i t, a s hor t pe ri od of time el aps es wh ile the Ro ute r b oot s u p. D ur ing thi s t ime, th e “ rou ter ” i co n bli nks . W hen th e R oute r has co mp lete l[...]

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    10 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12 456789 10 3 KN OWIN G YOUR ROU TER K . Con nec ti ons to Wi red Com put er s Co nne ct you r w ire d (n on -wir el es s) c omp ute rs to the se po r ts. Th es e po r ts are RJ4 5, 1 0/100/100 0 a uto -n ego tia tio n, a uto -u pli nki ng po r ts for st and ar d U TP cat ego r y 5 o r 6 Et[...]

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    11 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 123 56789 10 CONNECTING AND CONFIGUR ING Y OUR ROUTER 4 V erify the contents of your box. Y ou should have the following: • Be lki n N+ Wir el es s R oute r • RJ4 5 Et her ne t N et wor kin g C abl e • Power Su ppl y • Be lki n S etup A ss ist an t S of twa re CD • U[...]

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    12 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 123 56789 10 4 CONNECTING AND CONFIGUR ING Y OUR ROUTER Step 1 : Hardware Connections 1. Fin d th e c ab le co nne ct ing you r m ode m and co mp ute r*. Unp lu g i t fr om t he co mpu ter an d p lug it in to th e ye llo w p or t on the Be lki n Rou ter. 2 . Co nn ec t t he n ew cab le (p ro[...]

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    13 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 123 56789 10 4 CONNECTING AND CONFIGUR ING Y OUR ROUTER Note for Windows Users: If the Se tup As si st ant do es no t s tar t up aut oma tic all y , s el ec t yo ur CD -RO M d ri ve f rom “M y C omp ute r” an d dou bl e- cl ick on the f ile na med “S etu pA ssi st ant ” to s ta r t t[...]

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    14 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter 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 tinu e. Se lec t Cou nt r y Se le ct your co un tr y f ro m th e d rop - dow n b ox[...]

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    15 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 123 56789 10 4 CONNECTING AND CONFIGUR ING Y OUR ROUTER 1 . 1 Checkin g 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 ath er 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 . Progress Scre [...]

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    16 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 123 56789 10 4 CONNECTING AND CONFIGUR ING Y OUR ROUTER 1 .3 Naming your Wireless Net work 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 Ser v ice Set Iden tifi er (S SID). T his is th e na me of your wire les s ne two rk to wh ich yo ur c omp uter [...]

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    17 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 123 56789 10 4 CONNECTING AND CONFIGUR ING Y OUR ROUTER 1 .5 Config uring 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 not dis co nne ct an y c [...]

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    18 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 123 56789 10 4 CONNECTING AND CONFIGUR ING Y OUR ROUTER 1 .6 C hecking Int ernet Co nnection 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 ha ve f ini she d ins tal lin g yo ur new Be lki n R oute r . You wi l[...]

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    19 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 123 56789 10 4 CONNECTING AND CONFIGUR ING Y OUR ROUTER T roubleshoot ing 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 llow ing 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. 1. 7 Op[...]

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    20 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter 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 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 ta[...]

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    21 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 123 56789 10 4 CONNECTING AND CONFIGUR ING Y OUR ROUTER Cli ck “Fi nis h” to go bac k to th e m ain me nu. Y o u m ay n ow a cc es s t he dr ive as if it w ere di rec tl y a tt ach ed to your c omp ute r . On ce ins ta lle d, ple as e u se the CD to ins ta ll t his ap pli ca tio n o n a [...]

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    22 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 1234 6789 10 AL TE RN A TE S ET UP M ETH OD 5 Step 1 : Hard ware Co nnec tio ns – Follow t he Q uick Installation Guide Se e t he Q IG or Step 1 : H ar dwar e C onn ec tio ns fr om t he pre vio us se cti on. Step 2: S et your Compu ter ’ s Net work S ett ing s to Work wit h a DHCP Ser ve[...]

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    23 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 1234 6789 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 Int er fa ce (UI ). T he hom e p ag e sh ows you a q uic k v iew of the Rou ter ’s st atu s a nd s[...]

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    24 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 1234 6789 10 5 AL TE RN A TE S ET UP M ETH OD 1 . Q uick - Navigation Links Y o u c an go dir ec tly to a ny of t he Rou ter ’ s a dva nc ed UI pag es by c lic ki ng 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 to m ake fin [...]

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    25 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 1234 6789 10 5 AL TE RN A TE S ET UP M ETH OD 7 . Vers ion Info Th e “ Hel p” b ut ton give s you acc es s to th e R out er’s h elp pa ge s. H el p is als o avail abl e o n m any pa ge s by cli ck ing “m ore inf o” n ext to ce r tai n se cti on s of ea ch pa ge. 8 . L A N S et t i [...]

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    26 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 1234 6789 10 5 AL TE RN A TE S ET UP M ETH OD St ep 4 Co nf ig ur in g yo ur Ro ut er fo r C on ne ct i on to you r Internet Service Provider (ISP ) Th e “ Inte rn et / WAN ” t ab is whe re you wil l s et up y our Ro ute r to co nne ct to yo ur Inte rn et Se r vic e P rovi de r ( ISP). T[...]

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    27 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 1234 6789 10 5 AL TE RN A TE S ET UP M ETH OD Setting your Internet Service Pro vider (ISP) Connection T ype to Dy namic 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 fou nd wit h c abl e m od ems . S et tin g t he con ne cti on t ype to “dyn ami c” in[...]

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    28 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 1234 6789 10 5 AL TE RN A TE S ET UP M ETH OD 1. IP Ad d re ss Prov ide d by yo ur ISP . E nter you r I P a ddr es s h er e. 2 . S ub n et Ma sk Prov ide d by yo ur ISP . E nter you r s ub net ma sk he re. 3. IS P Ga te way Ad d re ss Prov ide d by yo ur ISP . E nter th e IS P g atewa y ad d[...]

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    29 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 1234 6789 10 5 AL TE RN A TE S ET UP M ETH OD Setting your ISP Connection T ype to PPPoE 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 c t to the In ter net , yo ur ISP may us e PPP oE t o lo g you into the se r vi ce. If you have an Inte[...]

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    30 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 1234 6789 10 5 AL TE RN A TE S ET UP M ETH OD Se t t in g y ou r I nt er n et Se r v ic e P ro vi de r (I SP) C on ne ct i on T y pe to Poi n t-to -Po i nt T u n ne li ng Pr ot oc ol (PP T P) [ Eur ope an Co unt ri es Onl y] . So me ISPs re qu ire a c on ne cti on usi ng PPT P p roto co l, a[...]

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    31 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 1234 6789 10 5 AL TE RN A TE S ET UP M ETH OD 1. PP TP Acc ou n t Prov ide d by yo ur ISP . E nter you r PP TP ac co unt na me he re. 2 . PP TP Pa ss wo rd T y pe in your pa ssw ord an d r et yp e i t i nto t he “Re ty pe Pas swo rd” box to co nfi rm it. 3. Host Name Prov ide d by yo ur [...]

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    32 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 1234 6789 10 5 AL TE RN A TE S ET UP M ETH OD Setting your Connection T ype if Y ou Are a T elstra® BigP ond U ser [Australia Onl y] Y o ur use r n am e a nd pa sswo rd are p rovi ded to you by Telst ra Big Pon d. En ter thi s i nfo rm atio n b el ow. Cho os ing you r s tate fr om the dr op[...]

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    33 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 1234 6789 10 5 AL TE RN A TE S ET UP M ETH OD Setting Custom Domain Name Server (DNS) Set tings 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 U nive r sa l Re so urc e Loc ate rs (U RL s) l ike “ w ww.be lk in.co m” to IP add re ss es.[...]

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    34 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 1234 6789 10 5 AL TE RN A TE S ET UP M ETH OD Configuring your W AN Media A ccess C ontroller (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[...]

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    35 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV AN CED USER INTERF ACE 6 Viewing t he LAN Settings Cli ck ing on the he ad er of t he L AN ta b ( 1) wil l t ake y ou to th e L AN t ab’s he ade r p age . A qui ck de sc rip tio n of th e f unc tio ns ca n b e f oun d h ere . T o vie w th e s et tin gs[...]

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    36 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV AN CED USER INTERF ACE 1. IP Ad d re ss 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 ac ce ss the ad van ce d s etup in ter f ace, t yp e thi s IP ad dre s s in to t [...]

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    37 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV AN CED USER INTERF ACE Vie wing the DHCP Clien t L ist P age Y o u c an view a lis t o f th e c om pute r s ( kno wn a s cli ent s), wh ic h a re c on ne cte d to you r n et wor k. Y ou a re a bl e to vi ew t he I P a ddr es s ( 1) of t he co mpu ter, [...]

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    38 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV AN CED USER INTERF ACE Configuring the Wireless Network Settings 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 se tti ng s. From thi s t ab you ca n m ake cha ng es to t he wire le ss ne two rk na me or Ser v ic e [...]

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    39 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV AN CED USER INTERF ACE 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 Kin gd om (a nd mo st of Euro pe), the re are 1[...]

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    40 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV AN CED USER INTERF ACE Using the Bandwidth Swit ch Th is switc h a llo ws yo u to se t t he Rou ter ’ s w ire le ss ba ndw id th m od es. Th ere a re s eve ral mo de s ava ila bl e: 1. 2 0M Hz o nl y Se tt ing the Ro ute r to thi s m od e a llow s o [...]

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    41 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV AN CED USER INTERF ACE Changing the Wireless S ecurity Settings Y o ur N+ Wi re les s Rou ter is eq uip pe d w ith the la tes t s ec uri t y s ta nda rd ca lle d W i- Fi P rote cte d Acc es s ™ 2 ( WPA2™ ) a nd the le gac y s ec uri t y st and ar d[...]

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    42 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV AN CED USER INTERF ACE 1. Wi -F i P ro te c te d S et u p ( W PS ) Ena ble d or Dis ab le d. 2. P ersonal Identification Number (P IN) Method: In thi s me tho d, a w ire le ss cli en t wi shi ng to a cc es s yo ur net wo rk mu st sup pl y a n 8 - dig i[...]

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    43 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV AN CED USER INTERF ACE 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 ) mo de and WPA 2-Ente rp ri se (R AD IUS) mo de. T y pi ca lly, WPA2- Per so nal (PS K ) i s t he mod e t ha[...]

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    44 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV AN CED USER INTERF ACE Sett ing WEP Encr yption No te to Ma c u s er s : The “Pa ss ph ra se” opti on wil l n ot o pe ra te wi th Ap ple ® Ai rPor t ®. T o c on fig ure e ncr y pti on for you r M ac com pu ter, se t the en cr y pti on usi ng the [...]

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    45 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV AN CED USER INTERF ACE Gu e st Ac ce ss : Th is opt ion al lows gu es t u se rs ac ce ss to t he Inte rn et whi le kee pin g th em away fr om your pr iva te n et wor k. By d efa ul t, t his opt ion is en ab led . G ue st use r s s hou ld con ne ct to t[...]

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    46 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV AN CED USER INTERF ACE Using the Access Point Mode Note : T hi s a dva nce d f eat ure sh oul d b e e mp loye d by ad van ce d u ser s onl y . The Ro ute r c an be co nfi gur ed to wor k a s a wir el es s n et wor k ac ce ss poi nt. Us ing th is m od e[...]

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    47 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV AN CED USER INTERF ACE Configuring t he F irewall 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 tw ork fr om a wi de ar ray of co mmo n h acke r a t tac ks inc lud ing: • IP Spo of ing • La nd At ta ck?[...]

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    48 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV AN CED USER INTERF ACE 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 21), or oth[...]

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    49 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV AN CED USER INTERF ACE Ac ce ss Co nt r ol 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 se t fo r a si ngl e c om[...]

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    50 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV AN CED USER INTERF ACE Th e A cce ss C ont rol ru le can b e re move d by c lic kin g t he “ De lete” bu t ton. Cli ck on the en tr y num be r fo r t he con fi gur ati on opti on s. Th ere a re f our ma in co nfi gur ati on s fo r A cc es s C ont r[...]

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    51 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV AN CED USER INTERF ACE 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 o f th e f ire wall. T his may be ne ce ss ar y if th e f irewa ll is ca usi ng pro b[...]

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    52 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV AN CED USER INTERF ACE 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 os t n ame in any of the ma ny d om ain s D yn DNS .org of fe r s, all owin g yo ur ne two rk co mpu ter s to b e[...]

  • Page 55

    53 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV AN CED USER INTERF ACE Blo cki ng a n ICM P Pin g 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 dr[...]

  • Page 56

    54 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV AN CED USER INTERF ACE Re st a r t in g t h e Ro u te r 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 es ta r tin g o r re bo oti ng the Rou ter wi ll N OT de lete any of you [...]

  • Page 57

    55 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV AN CED USER INTERF ACE Re st or in g Fac to r y D e fa ul t S e t ti ng s Usi ng thi s o ptio n w ill re sto re all 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 r ec omm en ded th at you bac k u p yo ur se tti[...]

  • Page 58

    56 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV AN CED USER INTERF ACE Saving a Current Configurat ion Y o u c an save you r c ur ren 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 se tt ing s a re lo st or cha ng [...]

  • Page 59

    57 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV AN CED USER INTERF ACE Re st or in g a Pr ev io u s C on fi gu r at i on 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. Clic k “ Br owse”. A w ind ow w ill op en tha t a llow s yo u to se le ct the lo ca[...]

  • Page 60

    58 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV AN CED USER INTERF ACE 2. Y o u wi ll be aske d if y ou w ant to con tin ue. Cli ck “OK ” . 3. A r emi nd er win dow will ap pe ar. It wil l t ake up to 6 0 s ec ond s f or the co nfi gur ati on re sto rat ion to com ple te. Cli ck “OK ” . 4. A[...]

  • Page 61

    59 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV AN CED USER INTERF ACE 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 fi rmwa re. Fir mwa re u pd ate s c ont ain fe atu re imp rove men ts an d f ixes to pr obl em s th at may have exi ste d. [...]

  • Page 62

    60 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV AN CED USER INTERF ACE 1. T o dow nlo ad the new ver si on of fir mwa re, cli ck “Dow nlo ad”. 2 . A win dow will op en th at all ows y ou to s ele ct th e l oca tio n w he re y ou wan t to save th e f ir mwar e f ile. Se le ct a l oc ati on. Y o u[...]

  • Page 63

    61 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV AN CED USER INTERF ACE 2 . Br ows e to the fi rmwa re fi le you down loa de d. S el ec t th e f il e by dou bl e- cl ick ing on th e f ile na me. 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 fi[...]

  • Page 64

    62 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV AN CED USER INTERF ACE 4. Y o u wi ll be aske d if y ou a re su re you want to co ntin ue. Cli ck “OK ” . 5. Y o u wi ll se e on e m or e m es sag e. Thi s m es sa ge tell s yo u t hat th e Rou ter may no t r es pon d f or as lon g a s o ne min ute[...]

  • Page 65

    63 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV AN CED USER INTERF ACE Cha ng ing S ys tem S et ti ngs 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, or ena bl e re mo te m ana ge me nt. Set t ing or Ch an gin g th e Adm[...]

  • Page 66

    64 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV AN CED USER INTERF ACE En a bl in g R em ot e M a na ge me nt Bef ore you e nab le thi s ad van ce d f eat ure of you r Be lk in Rou ter, MA K E SU RE YOU HAVE S ET TH E A DM I NI ST RATOR PASS WOR D . Re mote ma nag em ent al lows you to make ch an ge[...]

  • Page 67

    65 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV AN CED USER INTERF ACE Enabling/Disabling A uto F irmware Update Th is inn ovati on prov ide s the Rou ter wi th the bui lt-in c apa bil it y to aut oma tic all y c he ck for a n ew ver si on o f f ir mwar e a nd ale r t you tha t the new f irmw are is[...]

  • Page 68

    66 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV AN CED USER INTERF ACE Manually Co nfiguring Networ k Settings 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 usi ng th ese step s. Y ou c an a lso use the se s teps to add com pute rs to you r Ro ute r a f ter the[...]

  • Page 69

    67 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 123456 89 10 MA NUAL L Y CO NFI GU RIN G NE T WOR K SE T TIN GS 7 Manually Co nfiguring Networ k Settings in Mac OS X 1. Cli ck on the “S yste m P refe re nc es” ic on. 2 . Se le ct “N et wor k” (1) fr om the “S ys tem Pref ere nc es” me nu. 3. Se le ct “Bu ilt-i n Et he rne t?[...]

  • Page 70

    68 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 123456 89 10 7 MA NUAL L Y CO NFI GU RIN G NE T WOR K SE T TIN GS 5. If “Ma nua lly ” i s s el ec ted, you r R ou ter wil l n ee d to be se t u p fo r a st ati c IP co nn ec tio n t yp e. Write th e a ddr es s i nfo rma tio n i n t he t ab le be low. Y o u w ill ne ed to e nte r t his in[...]

  • Page 71

    69 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 123456 89 10 7 MA NUAL L Y CO NFI GU RIN G NE T WOR K SE T TIN GS Manually Co nfiguring Networ k Settings in Windows 2000, NT , or XP 1. Cli ck “St ar t ” , “ Se tti ng s” , the n “Co ntro l Pa ne l” . 2 . D oub le -c lic k o n t he “ Ne two rk an d d ial -up c onn ec tio ns”[...]

  • Page 72

    70 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 123456 89 10 7 MA NUAL L Y CO NFI GU RIN G NE T WOR K SE T TIN GS Manually Co nfiguring Networ k Settings in Windows 98 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 “TC P /I P -> se tt in[...]

  • Page 73

    71 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter 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 Recommended Web Browser Sett ings 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 I nte rn et o r t he Web - Ba se d Ad van c[...]

  • Page 74

    72 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter 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. 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 s: “Autom[...]

  • Page 75

    73 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345678 10 TROUB LESH OOTING 9 T roub lesh ootin g Setup Assistant CD does not automatically start. If the CD -R OM doe s not st ar t the Se tup As si st ant au toma tic al ly , it c ou ld 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 wit h t he CD[...]

  • Page 76

    74 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345678 10 9 TROUB LESH OOTING Setup Assistant cannot connect my R outer to the Internet. 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 st ion s w ith in the Se tup As si[...]

  • Page 77

    75 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345678 10 9 TROUB LESH OOTING 4. Y o u m ay n ee d to co nf igu re your Ro ute r to me et the sp ec ifi c re qui rem en ts of yo ur ISP . To se ar ch our kn owle dg e b as e fo r I SP- sp ec ifi c i ss ues , g o to: ht tp://web.b el kin .com /su ppo r t a nd t ype in “IS P”. If you are[...]

  • Page 78

    76 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345678 10 9 TROUB LESH OOTING I can ’t connect t o the Internet wirelessly , but my network name is l isted. If the na me of yo ur ne two rk is lis ted in the “A vail ab le Net wo rks” li st, ple as e f oll ow t he s tep s b el ow to co nne c t wi re les sl y: 1. Cli ck on the co rr [...]

  • Page 79

    77 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345678 10 9 TROUB LESH OOTING Lim iti ng the wi rel es s t ran sm it rate—L imi ting th e w ire le ss tra ns mit ra te ca n h elp im prove th e m a xim um w ire le ss ra ng e a nd con ne cti on st abi lit y. Mo st wire le ss ca rd s h ave t he abi lit y to li mit th e t ran sm iss io n r[...]

  • Page 80

    78 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345678 10 9 TROUB LESH OOTING I am having difficulty setting up Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) security on a Belkin client card. Th e c lie nt ca rd mus t u se the sa me key as the Ro ute r . For in sta nc e, i f you r Ro ute r u se s t he key 0 01 122334 45 566778 89 9A A BBCC, th en the [...]

  • Page 81

    79 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345678 10 9 TROUB LESH OOTING I am h avi ng d if fic ul ty set t ing u p Wi re les s Prot ec ted Ac ces s ( WPA) security on my Belkin R outer f or a home network. 1. From th e “S ec ur it y M od e” d rop - down me nu, se le ct “W P A- PSK (no server) ” . 2 . Fo r “ Enc r ypt ion[...]

  • Page 82

    80 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345678 10 9 TROUB LESH OOTING I am N OT us ing a Bel kin cli ent car d for a hom e ne two rk a nd I a m having dif ficulty setting up Wireless P rotected Access (WPA) sec ur it y. If you are no t u sin g a Be lki n W ire le ss De sk top or Wi re les s Note bo ok Net wo rk Car d t hat is no[...]

  • Page 83

    81 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345678 10 9 TROUB LESH OOTING What’s the difference between 802 . 1 1 g and draft 802. 1 1n ? Cur re ntl y t her e a re thr ee co mmo nly us ed wi rel es s n et wor kin g s ta nd ard s, whi ch tr ans mit da ta at ver y di ff ere nt ma x imu m s pe eds . E ac h i s ba se d on the de si gn[...]

  • Page 84

    82 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 123456789 INFORMA TION 10 T echnical Support Y o u c an fin d te ch nic al su ppo r t info rm ati on at h t tp://ww w.be lki n.co m/ net wo rk ing or w w w .be lk in.co m t hro ug h th e te ch su ppo r t are a. If you wan t to co nta ct tec hn ica l s up por t by pho ne, pl ea se cal l: US: [...]

  • Page 85

    83 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 123456789 10 INFORMA TION Ca ut i on : E x po su r e t o R ad io Fr eq ue n cy Ra di at i on . Th e d evic e s ha ll be use d in s uc h a ma nne r that th e p oten tia l f or hum an co nta ct no rm al ope ra tio n i s mi nim ize d. Th is equ ipm en t c omp lie s with FCC ra dia tio n ex po s[...]

  • Page 86

    84 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 123456789 10 INFORMA TION Ope ration i s subje ct to the fo llowing t wo conditi ons: (1 ) thi s device m ay not cau se inter fer ence, a nd (2) this devi ce must acce pt any inter fer ence, inc lu ding in ter fe re nc e th at may ca use un de sir ed op er ati on of t he devi ce. Ce t a ppa [...]

  • Page 87

    85 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 123456789 10 INFORMA TION Belkin International, Inc., Limited 1 - Y ear Product Warranty What is not co vered by this warranty? 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 ue st at the s[...]

  • Page 88

    86 N+ Wi re le ss R ou ter 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 s ole ly by th e p ur cha se r . If Be lki n d ete rmi ne s, i n i ts so le d is cre tio [...]

  • Page 89

    Be lki n Int er nat ion al, I nc. 501 Wes t Wal nut S tr eet Lo s An gel es , CA 90 220 , USA 310 - 8 9 8 -1100 3 1 0 - 8 9 8 - 1111 f a x Be lki n Ltd. Ex pr es s Bu sin es s Par k, S hip ton Way Rushden, NN 10 6GL, United Kingdom +4 4 (0) 193 3 35 20 00 +4 4 (0) 193 3 31 200 0 fa x Be lki n B.V . Bo ein g Aven ue 3 33 1 1 19 PH Sch iph ol -R ijk [...]