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User Manual F 7D 8 3 01 8 82 0 - 0 0701 WI REL E SS DU AL -BAND N RO UTE R P L A Y N 6 00 HD[...]
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T ABLE OF CONTENT S Re gu la tor y In for ma ti on ................................... 3 5 FCC St ate me nt .............................................. 3 5 Ge t ti ng St ar t ed ........................................... 1 Wh at ’s in th e B ox ............................................. 1 In iti al Se tup ..................................[...]
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1 GET TING ST ARTED Wha t ’ s in th e Box P l ay N 6 0 0 H D W i r e l e s s D u a l - B a n d N R o u t e r Ethernet cable ( at tached to router) Pow er supply ( at tached to router ) Network information c ard ( attached to rout er) Belkin Setup CD with User Manual Initial Setup Wh er e t o Pl ac e Your Ro ute r F or t h e b e s t r e s ul t s, [...]
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2 GET TING ST ARTED 2 3 modem 1[...]
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3 GET TING ST ARTED 1. C o n n e c t yo u r R o u t e r ’s Et h e r n e t c a b l e to y o u r m o d e m ’s Et h e r n et p o r t (o n t h e b a c k o f yo u r m o d e m). T h i s p o r t m i g h t b e l a b e l e d d i f f e r e n t l y o n y o u r p a r 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 te r f o r t h e f i r s t t[...]
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4 GET TING ST ARTED 5. A f t er 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 or 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 et w o r k i n fo r m a t 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 te r. S to r e t h e card under the base of your Router for future referen[...]
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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 k e 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 y o u ar e c onn ec te d to th [...]
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6 GET TING ST ARTED Adv ance d T ools & Sett ings 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 t e, y ou h a ve t h e o p t i o n t o ch an ge set t in gs like you r n et wo rk na me, se cur it y t yp e, a nd p a s s wo r d . T o m a k e t h e s e c h a n g e s a n d o t h e r s , c l i c k o n t h e Ad va n c e d Too l s i c o n a t[...]
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7 GET TING ST ARTED The Belkin Rout er Manager The Belkin Rout er Manager appears in your s ystem tray ( W i n d o ws ) 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 ur R o u t e r a n d a l s o a l l ow s y o u t o a c c e s s yo u r R o u te r ’s s e t t i n g s to m a k e c h a n g e s . I [...]
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8 GET TING ST ARTED I n y o u r b r ow s e r, t y p e “ h t t p: // r o u t e r ” ( yo 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 te r k ey. 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 “ 192 .168 . [...]
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9 GET TING ST ARTED Adding Com puters to Y our 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 te r s , a n d g a m i n g systems c an connect to you r Router with a few simple steps. Us ing t he CD 1. P u t t h e S e t u p CD 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 t o [...]
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10 GET TING ST ARTED Manually I f y o u c h o o s e n ot t o u s e t h e i n c l u d e d S et u p C D fo r a d d i n g a d 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 ev i c e s , y o u can manually add these items to your 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 p t 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 Dr ive 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 y o u r n e t w o r k v i a your Router’ s USB port. Once connected, y ou can share files and music with other computers and devices within your net work. P l u g y o u r U SB 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 a[...]
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13 GET TING ST ARTED Adding Ot her USB Devices Ot he r U SB d ev ic es may als o b e s ha re d v ia you r 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 b a 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 o ve t h e US B p o r t i s l i t , yo u r device is av ailable to c omputers on your net work[...]
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14 GET TING ST ARTED Bundled Soft ware US B Pr in t a nd St or ag e M an ag er The USB Print and Stora ge Manager helps to manage and m o n i t o r t h e u s e o f y o u r U S B p r i n t e r s , s c a n n e r s , h a r d d r i ve s , a n d o t h e r d 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 a nd sh are d[...]
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15 GET TING ST ARTED Vuz e a nd T o rre nt Ma te Vu z e i s a m e d i a p l a y e r f o r h i g h - r e s o l u t i o n d i g i t a l v i d e o s t h a t h e l p s y o u t o f i n d , d ow n l o a d , a n d p l a y H D v i d e o s o n yo u r PC, Mac , iP ho ne, iPo d, X box 36 0, PS3 , P SP , a nd Ti Vo. T o r r en t M a t e a s s i s t s y o u r V[...]
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16 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 te 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 y o 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 wo r d f o r t h e g u e s t n e t w o r k i s l o c a t e d o n t h e n e t w o r k informatio[...]
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17 GE T TIN G TO KN OW Y O UR RO UTER A) Router Status Light Y our R out er’ s stat us is show n b y the light o n t he fron t. Of f: The R outer is n ot plugg ed i nto a power source . Blinking Gree n: The Rout er is starting up . Solid Green : The Router is connected to the Int ernet. Blinking Amber: T h e R o u te r c a n ’ t d e te c t t h [...]
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18 GE T TIN G TO KN OW Y O UR RO UTER A) Modem (W AN) Connector Connect your modem to this port using an Ethernet cable. B ) W ired ( L AN) Connector s Connect computers and o ther wired network devices to these ports using Ethernet cables. C) US B Por t USB print er s, disks, and other USB devices plugged into this port will be shared on your ne t[...]
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19 TECHNIC AL DET AILS T echnical Features Integ rated 802. 1 1 n Wir eless Ac cess Poi nt U t i l i zi n g D u a l - B a n d N e t w o r k te c h n o l o g y, y o u r R o u t e r cr eate s t w o s epa rat e n et wor ks (one at 2.4G Hz b an d a nd t h e o t h e r a t 5 G H z b a n d), a l l o w i n g i n c r e a s e d b a n d w i d t h to all y our[...]
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20 TECHNIC AL DET AILS System R equireme nts R o u te r Broadband Int ern et connection such as a c able or DSL modem with RJ45 (E thernet) connection At least one computer with an installed network int erface adapter TCP /IP networking protocol inst alled on each computer RJ45 E thernet networking cable Internet browser Setup Software A computer r[...]
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21 TECHNIC AL DET AILS PC Windo ws XP SP2 or higher , Windo ws Vis ta, o r W indo ws 7 2GHz processor 1 G B o f R AM Direct X ® 9. 0 - c o m p l i a n t v i d e o a n d s o u n d Internet Explorer ® or Fir efox ® Mac ® Ma c OS X v1 0.4.8 or la ter Intel ® Core ™ Duo 1 .83GHz or higher processor 1 G B o f R AM Safari ® or Fire fox 200MB of f[...]
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22 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARRANT Y T roubleshooting Th e S et up CD do es no t a uto ma ti ca ll y s ta r 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 , y o u r co mp ute r m ay n ot b e c on fi gur ed to ope n C Ds aut om ati 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 w [...]
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23 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARRANT Y Belkin Setup cannot connect my Router to the Interne t. 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 ou t e r t o the Int ernet, please che ck the following it ems: 1. Use the troubleshoo ting suggestions within Belkin Setup . 2. I f y o u r I S P r e q u i re s a u s e r n a m e[...]
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24 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARRANT 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. Th e lig ht on th e f ro nt of my R ou te r i s s oli d amb e 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 re s a u s e r n a m e a n d p a s s [...]
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25 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARRANT 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 my networ k name is not listed in A vail able Networks. 1. Ver if y tha t yo ur Ro ute r i s o n a nd the front-panel light shows solid green. 2. If you ar e fa r f ro m t he Rou ter, yo u m igh t t r y m ov ing cl os er to s [...]
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26 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARRANT 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 m y n e t w o r k c l i e n t s ( computer s, g ame consoles, etc. ) are now u nable to connect. Y o u r n e w R o u te 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 wo r k n a m e a n d p a s s wo r d , f o un d p r i n t e [...]
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27 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARRANT Y Does the Ro uter suppo rt Wirel ess Pro tected A ccess (WP A) secur it y? T h e Ro u t e r s h i p s w i t h W PA / W PA 2 s e c u r i t y t u r n e d o n . W i n d ow s X P a n d s o m e o l d e r n e t w o r k h a r d w a r e m ay re qui re a s of t war e u pd ate to s up por t WPA / WPA2 . I a m h avi[...]
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28 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARRANT 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 E q u i v a l e n t Pri vacy (WEP) security on m y Rout er . 1. L og in to yo ur Ro ute r . Vi si t ht tp : / /router/ with your w eb brow ser. Click on the “ Login” button in the top right-hand cor ner of the s c r e e n . You w i l l[...]
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29 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARRANT 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 c om pu te r o r in M em or y Sa fe . 1. I s t h e l i g h t o n ov e r t h e U S B p o r t t h a t t h e d i s k i s p l u g g e d i n t o? I 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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30 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARRANT Y A d i f f e r e n t s o r t o f U S B d ev 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 or t is no t s how in g up on my co mp ute r. 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 ks a n d p r i n te r s m u s t b e ac ce ss ed vi a th e U SB Pri nt an d S tor ag e Ce nte r . 1. I s t h e l i [...]
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31 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARRANT Y T echnical Suppor t US http:/ / ww w .belkin.com/support UK http:/ / ww w .belkin.com/uk / support Australia http:/ / ww w .belkin.com/au/ suppor t New Zealand http:/ / ww w .belkin.com/au/ suppor t Singapore 1 800 622 1 1 30 Europ e http:/ / ww w .belkin.com/uk / support[...]
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32 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARRANT Y B e l k i n I n t e rn a t i o n a l , I n c . , L i m i t e d 2- Y ear Product Warranty Wh at th is wa rra nt y cove rs . B e l k i n I nt 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 free of def[...]
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33 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARRANT Y How to get ser vice. T o g e t s e r v i c e f o r yo u r B e l k i n p r o d u c t y o u must tak e the follo wing steps: 1. C o n t a c t B e l k i n I n t e r n a t i o n a l , I n c . , a t 120 4 5 E . W at e r f r o n t D r i v e, P l ay a V i s t a , CA 9 0 0 9 4, A t t n : C u s t o m e r S e r v [...]
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34 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARRANT Y How s ta te law re la te s t o t he wa rra nt y. THIS W ARR ANT Y CONT AINS THE SOLE WARRANT Y OF BELKIN. THERE ARE NO O THER W ARRANTIES, EXPRESSED O R , E XC E P T A S R EQ U I R E D B Y L AW, I MP L I E D, I N CL U D I N G T H E I M P L I ED WA R R A N T Y O R C O N DI T I O N O F Q UA L I T Y, MERCHA[...]
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35 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 TIB ILITY We , B e l k i n I n t e r n a t i o n a l, I n c ., o f 120 4 5 E . W at e r f r o n t D r i v e , P l a y a V i s t a , CA 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 ib i li t y t [...]
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36 REGULA TORY INFORMA TION Canada- Industr y Canada ( IC) T h e w i re 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 & R S 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 Cana dian ICE S -0 03. O p e r a t i o n i s s u b j e c t t o t h e f o l l ow i n g t w o c o n[...]
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