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User Manual F7 D7301 v1 88 20 - 0 06 9 9 WIRELESS N ROU TER S H A R E M A X N 3 0 0[...]
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T ABLE OF CONTENTS Re gu l ato r y In fo rm at i on ................................... 33 FCC St a tem en t .............................................. 33 Ge t t in g S t ar te d ........................................... 1 Wh at ’s i n t h e B ox ............................................. 1 In it ia l Set up .............................[...]
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1 Wha t ’s in th e Box Share Max N300 Wireless N Router Ethernet cable ( attached to rout er) Pow er supply ( attached to router ) Network information card ( attached to router) Belkin Setup CD with User Manual Initial Setup W h e r e t o Pl a c e Yo u r R o u t e r F o r t h e b e s t r e s u l t s , p l a c e t h e R o u t e r n ex t t o y o u [...]
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2 GET TING ST ARTED How t o S e t I t Up 3 1 2 *Filter ma y be required Mˆglicherweise ist ein Splitter er forderlich Mogelijk is hiervoor een lter nodig Un ltre peut Ítre requis[...]
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3 GET TING ST ARTED 1. C o n n e c t y o ur Ro u t e r ’s E t h e r n e t c a b l e t o y o u r m o d e m ’s E t h e r n e t p o r t (o n t h e b a c k o f y o u r m o d e m) . T h i s p o r t m i g h t b e l a b e l e d d i f f e r e n t l y o n yo u r p a r t i c u l a r m o d e m . I f y o u a r e a d d i n g a R o u t e r f o r t h e f i r [...]
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4 GET TING ST ARTED 5. A f t e r a b r i e f i n s t a l l at i o n , t h e s et u p s o f t w a r e w i l l a s k yo u f o r t h e n e t w o r k n a m e a n d p a s s w o r d f r o m t h e n e t w o r k i n f o r m at i o n c a r d t h a t i s a t t a c h e d t o y o u r R o u t e r. S t o r e t h e card under the base of your Rout er for future r[...]
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5 GET TING ST ARTED 6. A p r o g r e s s s c r e e n w i l l a p p e a r w h i l e a d d i t i o n a l s o f t w a r e i s i n s t a l l e d . T h i s m a y t a ke a f e w m i n u t e s t o c o m p l e t e . O n c e f i n i s h e d , a “ S u c c e s s ” m e s s a g e w i l l a p p e a r i n d i c a t i n g t h a t yo u ar e c on ne c te d to t [...]
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6 GET TING ST ARTED Adv anced T ools & Set tings A f t e r t h e i n i t i a l s e t u p i s c o m p l e te , y o u h a v e t h e o p t i o n t o ch an ge s et t in gs li ke you r n et w or k n a me, se c ur it y t y pe, a nd p a s s w o r d. To m a ke t h e s e c h a n g e s a n d o t h e r s , c l i c k o n t h e Ad va n c e d To o l s i c o [...]
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7 GET TING ST ARTED The Belkin Router Manager Belkin.2234 Router Settings User Manual USB Print & St orage Manager Memor y Safe: Get Started! Check for Updat es Options Exit The Belkin Rout er Manager appears in your system tray ( W i n d o w s) o r m e n u b a r (M a c). I t s i c o n i n d i c a t e s t h e c u r r e n t s t a t u s o f y o u[...]
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8 GET TING ST ARTED I n yo u r b r o w s e r, t y p e “ h t t p: / / r o u t e r ” ( y o u d o n ot n e e d t o t y p e i n a n y t h i n g e l s e s u c h a s “ w w w ” ). T h e n p r e s s t h e E n t e r k e y. I f yo u ’r e s t i l l h a v i n g t r o u b l e r u n n i n g t h e m a n u a l s e t u p o p t i o n , t y p e “ 19 2 . 1[...]
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9 GET TING ST ARTED Adding Com puter s to Y o ur Net work W i r e l e s s d e v i c e s s u c h a s c o m p u t e r s, n e t w o r k p r i n t e r s , a n d g a m i n g systems can connect to your Rout er with a few simple steps . Us in g t h e C D 1. P u t t h e S e t u p C D i n t o y o u r c o m p u te r. I f t h e C D d o e s n’ t o p e n a u[...]
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10 GET TING ST ARTED Manually I f y o u c h o o s e n o t t o u s e t h e i n c l u d e d Se t u p C D fo r a d d i n g ad d i t i o n a l c o m p u t e r s o r w i r e l e s s d e v i c e s , yo u can manually add these items to y our network. 1. L o c a t e t h e w i r e l e s s - n e t w o r k- c o n n e c t i o n s o pt i o n on your computer o[...]
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11 GET TING ST ARTED Addi ng USB Devices USB[...]
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12 GET TING ST ARTED Add in g a D ri ve Y o u c a n s h a r e a U S B h a r d d r i ve o r f l a s h d r i v e t o yo u r n e t w o r k v i a your Router’ s USB por t. Once connected, you can share files and music with other computers and devices within y our network. P l u g y o u r U S B h a r d d r i ve i n t o t h e U S B p o r t o n t h e b [...]
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13 GET TING ST ARTED Adding Other USB Devices Ot h er USB d evi c es ma y a ls o b e sh ar ed v ia yo ur Ro ute r. P l u g y o u r d ev i c e i n t o t h e U S B p o r t l o c a t e d o n t h e ba c k o f yo u r R o u t e r. W h e n t h e l i g h t a b ov e t h e U S B p o r t i s l i t , y o u r device is available to computers on your network. Co[...]
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14 GET TING ST ARTED Bundled Soft ware US B P ri nt an d St or a ge Ma n ag e r The USB Print and Storage Manager helps to manage and m o n i to r t h e u s e o f y o u r U SB p r i n t e r s , s c a n n e r s , h a r d d r i v e s , a n d o t h e r d e v i c e s t h a t a r e c o n n e c t e d t o yo u r R o u t e r ’s US B po r t an d s h are d[...]
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15 GET TING ST ARTED Additional Capabilities Guest Access Y o u c a n a l l o w g u e s t s t o u s e y o u r I n t e r n e t c o n n e c t i o n w i t h o u t j o i n i n g yo u r p e r s o n a l n e t w o r k . T h e n e t w o r k n a m e a n d p a s s w o r d fo r t h e g u e s t n e t wo r k i s l o c at e d o n t h e n e t w o r k information [...]
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16 GE T TI NG TO K NOW YOUR RO UT ER A) Router Status Light Y our Rout er’ s statu s is sho wn by the light on the fron t. Of f: The Ro uter is not plug ged i nto a pow er source . Blinking Gree n: Th e Ro uter is starting up . Solid Green : The Rou ter is connected to the Int ernet. Blinking Amber: T h e Ro u t e r c a n ’ t d e t e c t t h e [...]
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17 GE T TI NG TO K NOW YOUR RO UT ER A) Modem (W AN) C onnecto r Connect your modem t o this port using an Ethernet cable. B ) W ired (LAN) Con nectors Connect computers and other wired network devices t o these ports using Ethernet cables. C) 2 US B Por t s USB print ers, disks, and other USB devices plugged into this port will be shared on your n[...]
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18 TECHNIC AL DET AILS T e chnical Features Integ rated 802. 1 1 n W ireless Ac cess Poin t Utilizing MIMO (M ultiple Input Multiple Output) smart- a n t e n n a t e c h n o l o g y, yo u r R o u t e r c a n re a c h d a t a t r a n s f e r sp ee ds of u p t o 3 0 0M bp s ac ro ss yo ur ne t wo rk . NA T IP Address Sharing T o s a ve y o u t h e c [...]
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19 TECHNIC AL DET AILS System R equirem ents R o u t e r Broadband Int ernet connection such as a cable or DSL modem with R J45 (E thernet ) connection At least one computer with an installed network interface adapt er TCP /IP networking protocol installed on each computer RJ45 E thernet networking cable Internet browser Setup Software A computer r[...]
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20 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARR ANT Y T roubleshooting Th e Se tu p C D do e s n ot au to m at ic a ll y s t ar t . I f B e l k i n S e t u p d o e s n o t r u n w h e n y o u i n s e r t t h e C D - R O M , yo u r co mp ut er may n ot be co nf ig u re d to o pe n C Ds au to ma ti ca ll y. I f B e l k i n S e t u p d o e s n o t a p p e a r[...]
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21 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARR ANT Y Belkin Setu p cannot con nect my Rout er to the Inter net. I f B e l k i n S e t u p i s n o t a b l e t o c o n n e c t t h e R o u t e r t o the Int ernet, please check the f ollowing items: 1. Use the troubleshoo ting suggestions within Belkin Setup. 2. I f y o u r I S P r e q u i r e s a u s e r n a[...]
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22 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARR ANT Y B e l k i n S e t u p c o m p l e t e d i n s t a l l a t i o n , b u t I c a n n o t b r o w s e t h e Web. T he l ig ht on t he fr o nt of my Ro ut e r i s so li d a m be r. 1. Use the troubleshoo ting suggestions within Belkin Setup. 2. I f y o u r I S P r e q u i r e s a u s e r n a m e a n d p a s [...]
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23 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARR ANT Y I c a n ’ t c o n n e c t t o t h e I n t e r n e t w i r e l e s s l y a n d m y networ k n ame is n ot list ed i n A vailable Net wor ks. 1. Ver if y t ha t yo ur Ro ut er is o n a nd t he front-panel light sho ws solid green. 2. I f you a re far f ro m t he Ro ut er, you m ig ht tr y m ov in g cl o[...]
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24 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARR ANT Y I ’ v e i n s t a l l e d t h i s n e w R o u t e r a n d s o m e o f my n e t wo r k c l i e n t s ( com puters, game co nsoles, etc . ) a re n ow unabl e t o c onnect. Y o u r n e w R o u t e r c a m e p r e - c o n f i g u r e d w i t h a n e t w o r k n a m e a n d p a s s w o r d, fo u n d p r i [...]
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25 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARR ANT Y Does the Rou ter support W ireless Pro tected Ac cess (W P A ) secur ity? T h e R o u te r s h i p s w i t h W PA / WPA 2 s e c u r i t y t u r n e d o n . W i n d o w s X P a n d s o m e o l d e r n e t w o r k h a r d w a r e m ay re qu ire a so f t wa re up da te to su pp or t WPA / W P A 2. I a m ha[...]
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26 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARR ANT Y I a m h a v i n g d i f f i c u l t y s e t t i n g u p W i r e d Eq u i v a l e n t Pri vac y (WEP ) secur ity on m y R outer . 1. L og in to yo ur Ro ut er. Vi si t ht tp:/ /rout er/ with your web browser . Click on the “Login” button in the t op right-hand corner of the s c r e e n . Y o u w i l [...]
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27 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARR ANT Y A d i s k I p l u g g e d i n t o t h e U S B p o r t i s n o t s h o w in g up on my co mp u te r o r in Me m or y S a fe . 1. I s t h e l i g h t o n ov e r t h e US B p o r t t h a t t h e d i s k i s p l u g g e d i n t o? I f n o t , t r y u n p l u g g i n g a n d r e - p l u g g i n g t h e d i s[...]
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28 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARR ANT Y A d i f f e r e n t s o r t o f U S B d e v i c e t h a t I p l u g g e d i n t o t h e US B p o r t is no t s h owi ng u p o n m y c om pu t er. M o s t U S B d ev i c e s o t h e r t h a n d i s k s a n d p r i n t e r s m u s t b e ac ce ss e d v ia t he US B P ri nt an d Sto r ag e C en ter. 1. I s [...]
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29 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARR ANT Y T e chnical Suppor t US http:/ /ww w. belkin.com/support UK http:/ /ww w. belkin.com/uk/suppor t Australia http:/ /ww w. belkin.com/a u/support New Zealand http:/ /ww w. belkin.com/a u/support Singapore 1 800 622 1 1 30 Europ e http:/ /ww w. belkin.com/uk/suppor t[...]
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30 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARR ANT Y B e l k i n I n t e r n a t i o n a l , I n c . , L i m i t e d 2- Y e ar Product W arranty Wh at t hi s war ra n t y c ove rs . B e l k i n I n t e r n a t i o n a l, I n c . ( “ B e l k i n ” ) w a r r a n t s t o t h e o r i g i n a l purchaser of this Belkin product that the product shall be fre[...]
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31 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARR ANT Y How to get service. T o g e t s e r v i c e f o r y o u r B e l k i n p r o d u c t yo u must tak e the following steps : 1. C o n t a c t B e l k i n I nt e r n a t i o n a l , I n c . , a t 12 0 4 5 Wa t e r f r o n t Dr iv e, L os An g el es , CA 9 0 09 4, At tn: Cu st om er Se r v i ce, o r c a l l [...]
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32 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARR ANT Y How s t at e l aw r el at e s t o t h e w ar ra nt y. THIS W ARRANT Y CONT AINS THE SOLE W ARRANT Y OF BELKIN. THERE ARE NO OTHER W ARRANTIES, EXPRESSED O R , E XC E P T A S R E Q U I R ED B Y L AW, I M P L I ED, IN CL U D I N G T H E I M P L I E D WA R R A N T Y O R C O N D I T I O N O F Q UA L I T Y, [...]
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33 REGULA TORY INFORMA TION FCC Statement D E C L A R ATI O N O F C O N F O R M I T Y W I T H F C C R U L E S FOR ELE CTROMAGNETIC COMP A TIBILIT Y We , B e l k i n I n t e r n at i o n a l , I n c ., o f 12 0 4 5 E . W a t e r f r o n t D r i v e , P l a ya V i s t a , C A 9 0 0 9 4 , d e c l a r e u n d e r o u r s o l e r e s p o n s i b i l i t[...]
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34 REGULA TORY INFORMA TION Canada- Industr y Canada (IC ) T h e w i r e l e s s r a d i o o f t h i s d e v i c e c o m p l i e s w i t h R S S 13 9 & RS S 2 10 I n d u s t r y Ca n a d a . T h i s C l a s s B d i g i t a l apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-0 03. O p e r a t i o n i s s u b j e c t to t h e fo l l o w i n g t w o c o n d i[...]
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