Belkin F6D4230-4 manual

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i Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS 123456789 10 Table o f Co nt ent s T ABLE O F CONT EN TS Se tt ing WEP Enc r yp tio n � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 46 Usi ng the Ac ce ss Poin t M od e � � � � � � � � � � � �[...]

1 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 23456789 10 1 INTRODUCTIO N Th ank you for pu rch asi ng the Be lkin En han ce d W irel es s R oute r ( the Rou ter)� Foll owing a re t wo sho r t sec tio ns— the fir st di scu ss 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 xim ize y[...]

2 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 23456789 10 1 INTRODUCTIO N • Ens ure th at your Ro ute r’s ne two rk ing a nten na is pos iti on ed ver t ica lly (towa rd the c eili ng)� • In mul tis tor y ho mes , p lac e the Rou ter on a flo or tha t i s a s c lo se to t he ce nter of the ho me as po ss ibl e� T hi s m [...]

3 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 23456789 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 n c on fli [...]

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

5 Enhanced Wireless Router 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 n et wor k yo ur com pu ter s� The fo llow ing is a l ist of fe atu res th at make you r n ew B elk in Enh an ce d Wi re les s Rou ter an id ea l s olu tio[...]

6 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 1 3456789 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 , g ame s, an d o the r a ppl ic atio ns tha t a re UPnP-compliant� Support for VPN Pass- Through If you con n[...]

7 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12 456789 10 KN OWIN G YOUR ROU TER 3 Package Conte nts • Be lki n En ha nce d Wir ele ss Ro ute 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 [...]

8 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12 456789 10 3 KN OWIN G YOUR ROU TER D. Wired-Computer Status Off Wi re d c omp ute r i s n ot p re se nt So lid Gr ee n Wir ed co mp uter 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 er Stat[...]

9 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12 456789 10 3 KN OWIN G YOUR ROU TER F . Mo d em St a tu s 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 Ro ute r i s N OT c onn ec ted to m od em So lid Gr ee n [...]

10 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12 456789 10 3 KN OWIN G YOUR ROU TER H. Co nnections to Wired Computers – Gray 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 a uto -n eg otia tio n, auto -u pli nki ng po r ts for st and ar d U TP cat ego r y 5 o r 6 Ethe[...]

11 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 123 56789 10 CONNECTING AND CONFIGUR ING Y OUR ROUTER 4 V erify the conten ts of your bo x. Y ou should have the fo llowing : • Be lki n En ha nce d Wir ele ss Ro ute 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 r[...]

12 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 123 56789 10 4 CONNECTING AND CONFIGUR ING Y OUR ROUTER Ste p 1 : Hard wa re Conne ction s – F oll ow the Quick Instal lati on Guide (QIG ) A . Unp lug you r m od em’s po wer co rd� Put the Ro ute r n ex t to the mo dem � R ais e t he Rou ter ’ s a nte nna � B. L oc ate the ne t[...]

13 Enhanced Wireless Router 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 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 ” to st ar t [...]

14 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 123 56789 10 4 CONNECTING AND CONFIGUR ING 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 ha s 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 the box t[...]

15 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 123 56789 10 4 CONNECTING AND CONFIGUR ING 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 et tin gs[...]

16 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 123 56789 10 4 CONNECTING AND CONFIGUR ING 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 swor d, 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 unt r y o r [...]

17 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 123 56789 10 4 CONNECTING AND CONFIGUR ING 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 nne ct an[...]

18 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 123 56789 10 4 CONNECTING AND CONFIGUR ING 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 � You wi ll s ee the Co ng rat ula tion s s cr ee n w he n yo ur Rou ter ca n c onn ec t to th e Inte rn et� Y o u c an be gi n su r fi ng by o pe n[...]

19 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 123 56789 10 4 CONNECTING AND CONFIGUR ING 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 � Congratul[...]

20 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 1234 6789 10 AL TE RN A TE S ET UP M ETH OD 5 Ste p 1 : Hard wa re Conne ction s – F oll ow the Quick Instal lati on 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� Ste p 2: Set your Comp ute r ’ s Ne t w ork Setting s t o W ork with a DH[...]

21 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 1234 6789 10 5 AL TE RN A TE S ET UP M ETH OD Logging into the R outer 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 om e pag e i s v isi ble to any us er who wa nts to se e it � To ma ke an y c han ge s to t he Rou ter ’ s s et tin gs, yo u ha ve to [...]

22 Enhanced Wireless Router 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 n[...]

23 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 1234 6789 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 UI 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 to m ake f[...]

24 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 1234 6789 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 si on, bo ot-c ode [...]

25 Enhanced Wireless Router 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 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 cti on t [...]

26 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 1234 6789 10 5 AL TE RN A TE S ET UP M ETH OD 1 . H ost Name (1 ) Th is spa ce is prov id ed to e nte r a ho st nam e t hat ne ed s to be vi sib le to yo ur ISP � E nte r yo ur hos t n am e h ere an d c lic k “App ly Cha ng es” (3) � If your IS P di d n ot as sig n yo u a ho st na m[...]

27 Enhanced Wireless Router 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 (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 ter th e[...]

28 Enhanced Wireless Router 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 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 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 a[...]

29 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 1234 6789 10 5 AL TE RN A TE S ET UP M ETH OD 1 . User Name Th is spa ce is prov id ed to t yp e i n yo ur us er na me that wa s a ss ign ed by you r IS P � 2 . Pa ss wor d T y pe in your pa ssw ord 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. Service [...]

30 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 1234 6789 10 5 AL TE RN A TE S ET UP M ETH OD Set t ing your Inte rn et S er vi ce Pr ovid er ( ISP) Con nec ti on T yp e to Poi nt-to- Poin t T u nne lin g Pro toco l (PP TP) [Eu rop ea n C oun tri es On ly] 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 nne[...]

31 Enhanced Wireless Router 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 Ac co un t Prov ide d by yo ur ISP � En ter you r PP TP Us er ID her e� 2 . P PT P P as swo r d T y pe in your pa ssw ord 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 Prov ide d by yo u[...]

32 Enhanced Wireless Router 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 Layer 2 T unneling Proto col (L2TP) [Is ra el Onl y]� Som e I SPs re qui re a c onn ec tio n u si ng L 2 TP pro toc ol, a t yp e o f c on nec ti on mos t c om mon in Is rae l�[...]

33 Enhanced Wireless Router 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) 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 Uni ver sa l R eso ur ce Loc ato rs (U RL s) l ike “ w ww�be lki n�co m” into IP ad dre [...]

34 Enhanced Wireless Router 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 Controller (MA C) Address Al l n et wor k c omp on ent s i ncl udi ng ca rds , a dap ter s, an d r oute r s, have a u niq ue “se ri al num be r” ca lle d a MAC ad dre ss � Your I nte rne t S er v ic e Pr[...]

35 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV ANC ED USER INTERF ACE 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 fa ce� In your br ows er, ty pe “192� 1 6 8� 2� 1 ” (do not t yp e in an y thin g e ls e s uch as “h tt[...]

36 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV ANC ED USER INTERF ACE 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 inte r fac e, ty pe thi s IP ad dre s[...]

37 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV ANC ED USER INTERF ACE 3. DH CP S er ver Th e D HCP se r ver fu nc tio n ma kes 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 th e ne t work au tom ati cal ly� Th e d efa ult se tt ing is “O n” ?[...]

38 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV ANC ED USER INTERF ACE Vie wing the DH CP Clien t Li st Page 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 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 dd res s ( 1) of the co mpu ter, th[...]

39 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV ANC ED USER INTERF ACE 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 ame o r Se r[...]

40 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV ANC ED 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 gdo m (a nd mo st of Euro pe), the re are [...]

41 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV ANC ED USER INTERF ACE Using the Broadcast SSID Feature Note: Th is adva nc ed fea tur e s hou ld be em ploye d by a dvan ce d u se rs 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 s o w ill[...]

42 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV ANC ED USER INTERF ACE Changing the Wireless Securit y Settings Y o ur Enha nc ed Wi rel es s R out er is equ ipp ed wi th the lat est se cu ri ty st and ar d c all ed Wi -Fi Pr otec ted Ac ce ss ™ 2 ( WPA2 ™ ) a nd the le ga cy se cur it y st and[...]

43 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV ANC ED USER INTERF ACE 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 ica tio 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 m ust su ppl y a 4 -[...]

44 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV ANC ED USER INTERF ACE 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 wi th patc he s, dr iver, an d c lie nt uti lit y sof t war e t hat su pp[...]

45 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV ANC ED USER INTERF ACE Set t ing WPA/ W P A 2- Per son al (P SK ) 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 od e a nd WPA2-E nter pr is e ( R ADI US) mod e� T yp ic all y , WPA 2-Per so na l ( PSK ) is the mo d[...]

46 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV ANC ED USER INTERF ACE 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 A ppl e ® Ai rPor t ® � T o c onf ig ure en cr y pti on for you r M ac com pu ter, set th e e nc r ypt ion us ing the [...]

47 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV ANC ED USER INTERF ACE Using a He xadecimal K ey A h exad ec ima l ke y is a mix tu re of n umb er s an d le t ter s f ro m A – F a nd 0 – 9� 64 -bi t key s a re 10 dig its lo ng an d c an be div ide d i nto fi ve t wo -d igi t num be rs � 128[...]

48 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV ANC ED USER INTERF ACE Using the Access Point Mode Note: T hi s ad van ce d f eat ure sh oul d b e e mp loye d by adv anc ed us er s onl y � T he Rou ter ca n b e c onf ig ure d t o wo rk as a w ire le ss ne two rk ac ce ss poi nt� Usi ng thi s m [...]

49 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV ANC ED USER INTERF ACE Set ti ng MAC Add ress Cont rol Th e M AC a ddr es s f ilte r is a p ower f ul s ec ur it y f eat ure th at a ll ows y ou t o sp ec if y whi ch co mpu ter s are al lowe d o n t he w ire le ss ne two rk � Note: T his lis t ap p[...]

50 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV ANC ED USER INTERF ACE 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 lis t wi ll not be all owe d ac ce ss to t he[...]

51 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV ANC ED USER INTERF ACE 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 tw ork 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 ta ck P ing of[...]

52 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV ANC ED 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 ot[...]

53 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV ANC ED USER INTERF ACE Setting Client IP Filters Th e R oute r c an be co nf igu re d to re str ic t a cc es s to th e In ter net , e ma il, or oth er net wo rk se r vic es at sp ec ifi c d ays an d ti me s� R es tr ict ion ca n b e set for a sin gl[...]

54 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV ANC ED 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 pr[...]

55 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV ANC ED USER INTERF ACE 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 wor k c omp ute rs t[...]

56 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV ANC ED USER INTERF ACE 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 IP ad dre[...]

57 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV ANC ED USER INTERF ACE 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 � R est ar t ing or re bo otin g t he Rou ter wil l N OT de lete any of you r c onf[...]

58 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV ANC ED USER INTERF ACE Restoring Factory Default Set tings 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 ng s b efo [...]

59 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV ANC ED USER INTERF ACE 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 se tt ing s a re lo st or cha [...]

60 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV ANC ED USER INTERF ACE 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 e d efa u[...]

61 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV ANC ED USER INTERF ACE Restoring a Previous Configuration Th is opti on wil l a llow you to r es tor e a pre vio us ly s ave d c onf igu ra tio n� 1. Cli ck “Br ows e” � A w ind ow w ill op en tha t a llow s yo u to se le ct the lo cat ion of [...]

62 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV ANC ED USER INTERF ACE 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� Cli ck “O[...]

63 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV ANC ED 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 fir mwa re� Fir mwa re u pd ates c ont ain fe atu re imp rove men ts and f ixes to pro ble ms tha t m ay h ave e xis ted[...]

64 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV ANC ED 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 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 oc ati on?[...]

65 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV ANC ED USER INTERF ACE Updating the Router’s Firmw are 1. In the “Fi rmw are 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 wse to t h[...]

66 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV ANC ED USER INTERF ACE 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 con tin u[...]

67 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV ANC ED USER INTERF ACE Changing the Log in Time-Out Set ting Th e l ogi n ti me - out op tio n a llows yo u to se t 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 inte r fac e� Th e ti me r st ar t s w[...]

68 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV ANC ED USER INTERF ACE 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 the glo ba[...]

69 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345 789 10 6 USING THE WEB- BASED ADV ANC ED USER INTERF ACE 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 m es sa gi[...]

70 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 123456 89 10 MA NUAL L Y C ONF IGU RI NG NE T WO RK SE T 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 s et up [...]

71 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 123456 89 10 7 MA NUAL L Y C ONF IGU RI NG NE T WO RK SE T TI NG S Manually Co nfiguring Ne twork Settings in Mac O S 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 to “Co nfi gur e:” ([...]

72 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 123456 89 10 7 MA NUAL L Y C ONF IGU RI NG NE T WO RK SE T 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 e d to e nte r t his inf [...]

73 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 123456 89 10 7 MA NUAL L Y C ONF IGU RI NG NE T WO RK SE T TI NG S Ma nua lly Con fig uri ng N et work S et t ing s in W ind ows 2 0 00 , NT , XP , or Vis 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 nd di[...]

74 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 123456 89 10 7 MA NUAL L Y C ONF IGU RI NG NE T WO RK SE T TI NG S Manually Co nfiguring Ne twork Settings in Windows 9 8SE or Me 1. Ri ght- cli ck on “ My Net wo rk Ne igh bor ho od” a nd sel ec t “ Pro pe r tie s” fr om t he dro p- dow n m en u� 2 . Se le ct “TCP/IP -> set [...]

75 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 1234567 9 10 REC OM ME ND ED WE B 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 t he I nte rn et o r t he Web -B ase d Adva nc ed Use r I nte r fac e, t he n c[...]

76 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 1234567 9 10 8 REC OM ME ND ED WE B 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 s: “Au[...]

77 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345678 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 that th e c omp ute r i s r un nin g ot he r a ppl ica tio ns tha t a re inte r f[...]

78 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345678 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 CD, dou bl e- cl ick on the ic on la be led “S etu pAs si st ant ” � 4. If the Se tup As si sta nt sti ll d oe[...]

79 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345678 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 ab le c o[...]

80 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345678 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 In ter 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 oot ing su [...]

81 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345678 10 9 TROUB LESH OOTING Problem: • Th e S etu p A ss ist an t c omp le ted 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 ” LED is bli [...]

82 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345678 10 9 TROUB LESH OOTING Problem: I c an’t co nne c t to the In ter net wi rel es sl y � Solution: If you are un abl e to c onn ec t to th e In ter ne t f rom a w ire le ss co mpu ter, 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 r y dep e[...]

83 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345678 10 9 TROUB LESH OOTING Problem: I c an’t co nne c t to the In ter net wi rel es sl y , bu t 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 nne c t wi [...]

84 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345678 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 m ain tai nin g a Vi r tua l P riva te N et wor k ( V[...]

85 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345678 10 9 TROUB LESH OOTING Problem: I a m h avin g d if fi cul t y s et tin g u p Wi re d Eq uiva le nt Pri vacy ( WEP) se cu ri ty on 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 = 12 8- bi t key 4. Cli ck “ A pp ly Cha ng es” to f ini sh?[...]

86 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345678 10 9 TROUB LESH OOTING Pro ble m: I a m h avin g d if fi cul t y s et tin g u p Wi re d Eq uiva le nt Pri vacy ( WEP) se cu ri ty on a 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 nc hec ked[...]

87 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345678 10 9 TROUB LESH OOTING Problem: Do Be lki n p rod uc ts sup po r t W P A / 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 ecu ri ty pa[...]

88 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345678 10 9 TROUB LESH OOTING Problem: I a m h avin g d if fi cul t y s et tin g u p Wi re 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 o s er ve [...]

89 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345678 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 t y s et tin g up Wi re les s Prote cte d Acc es s ( WPA) s ec uri t y � Solution: If you are no t u sin g a Be lki n W ire le ss De sk top or Wi re[...]

90 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 12345678 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 rat ion”[...]

91 Enhanced Wireless Router 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 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 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 s[...]

92 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 123456789 INFORMA TION 10 FCC Statement DECLAR A TION OF CONFORMIT Y WI TH F CC RULES F OR ELEC TROMA GNETIC COMP A TIBILITY Fed era l Com mu nic at ion s Com mis sio n No tic 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 gi tal de [...]

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

94 Enhanced Wireless Router SECTIONS Table o f Co nt ent s 123456789 10 INFORMA TION Belkin International, Inc., Limited 1 - Y ear Product W arr anty What is not co vered by this w a rranty? Al l a bove war ra nti es ar e nu ll and voi d i f t he B el kin pr odu ct is no t pr ovid ed to B elk in for in sp ec tio n u pon Be lki n’ s r eq ues t a t[...]

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

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