Belkin N450DB manual

User Manual F9K1 105V3 88 20 - 01286 Rev. B0 0 WIR ELE SS N R OUTE R N 450 DB[...]

T ABLE OF CONTENTS Getting Started ........................................... 1 Wh at ’s in th e Box ............................................. 1 Initial Setup .................................................. 1 Manually Set Up Y our Internet Connection ...................... 10 Additional Capabilities ................................... 22 [...]

1 Wha t ’ s i n the B ox N4 50 DB W ir ele s s N Rou ter Ethernet cable (attached to router) Pow er supply ( at tached to router) Network information card (a t tached to rout er) Quick Setup Guide Initial Setup Wh er e to Pl ac e Y o ur R ou ter For t he b es t res ul ts , pl ace t he R ou ter n ex t to yo ur mo de m in an open location, aw ay fr[...]

2 GET TING ST ARTED How to S et It U p Co nn ec t Your N45 0 DB R ou te r T ur n of f yo ur m od em by d is co nne c tin g it s po wer s upp ly. Som e modems ha ve a battery backup ; this will need to be disconnec ted at this time a s w ell. Connect your Router to y our modem using the cab le ( already attached). Pow er up your mo dem b y plugging [...]

3 GET TING ST ARTED Co nn ec t to Your Ro ut er Ret ri eve th e ne t wor k ID c ar d fro m th e foo t of yo ur n ew Be lk in Ro ut er. Can ’t f ind t he c ar d? Th e de fau lt n et wor k na me a nd pa ssw ord a re a ls o pr int ed o n the f oot o f th e Rou te r . Use y our computer , tablet, or smartphone to conne ct to the wireless network show[...]

4 GET TING ST ARTED If the page does not load, then try visiting http:// 192. 1 68.2. 1 to see the rou ter homepage. Cli ck t he “ D ete ct m y co nne c ti on” b ut t on in g re en. ( If you w ould rather set up the Router manually , click the “s et it up ma nu al ly ” li nk a nd p ro ce ed to p ag e 10. ) After sev eral moments, your Route[...]

5 GET TING ST ARTED On ce yo ur R out er i s on lin e, it w il l det er min e if t he re i s a firmware update available and offer to i nstall it. P lease al low u p to 5 mi nu tes fo r th e fi rm ware t o up dat e. If there are no updates available, then setup will proceed.[...]

6 GET TING ST ARTED At th e nex t s cr ee n you w ill b e inv it ed to c ha ng e you r network name and password. Re-using your previous network name (SSID ) and passwor d mak es connecting you r exi st ing d ev ic es to t he n ew ro ute r mu ch e as ie r . If you decide to change these set tings, then enter the new va lu es a nd c li ck “ Sav e [...]

7 GET TING ST ARTED Please take this opportunit y to r egister y our Router . This will help technical support if there is a problem with your Rout er. Simply complet e each of the requir ed fields and click “Complete R egistration. ” If y ou don’t wan t to register right now , click “Register Later” t o proceed.[...]

8 GET TING ST ARTED At the next screen you can download optional soft ware that was bundled with your Router . This screen sho ws you optional sof tware that is av ailable for your Router , such as the Belkin Wi-Fi app used to access your router’s homepage quickly . If y ou wish to download and install this sof tware program, simply cli ck on the[...]

9 GET TING ST ARTED Us ing t h e WPS B ut t on 1. Start WPS Push Button Connection (WPS P BC) on your co mp ute r or ot he r Wi -F i dev i ce t hat yo u wou ld l ike to c on ne ct wirelessly to your Router . Of ten there will be a button for this pu rp ose i n so f t ware tha t ca me w it h th e dev ic e, or a p hys ic al “WPS,” “ PBC, ” or[...]

10 GET TING ST ARTED Manually Set Up Y our Internet C onnection Use a browser to visit ht tp:/ /router/ . Y ou can also try visiting http:/ /1 92. 1 68.2. 1/ . The Router’ s Welcome page should appear . Cli ck t he “ S et it u p ma nu all y ” li nk . Pl ea se se le ct the t y pe of c onn ec ti on y our I SP p rov ide s. R efe r to pa ge 16 fo[...]

11 GET TING ST ARTED If you decide to change these set tings, then enter the new va lu es a nd c li ck “ Sav e and Con ti nu e.” (Note: Th e password must be a t least 8 characters lon g. ) If yo u ch an ge d you r net wo rk n am e an d pa ssw or d, ma ke not e of it o n th e se r vi ce c ar d lo ca ted o n th e foo t of th e Ro ute r . Y ou w [...]

12 GET TING ST ARTED Please take this opportunit y to r egister y our Router . This will help technical support if there is a problem with your Rout er. Simply complet e each of the requir ed fields and click “Complete R egistration. ” If y ou don’t wan t to register right now , click “Register Later” t o proceed. At the next screen you c[...]

13 GET TING ST ARTED This screen sho ws you optional sof tware that is av ailable for yo ur R ou ter, suc h as t he US B so f t ware t o al low yo u to pr in t th rou gh t he R ou ter ’s USB po r t. I f yo u wis h to download and install an y of these so ft ware programs, simply click on the button appropriate f or your device . When finished ins[...]

14 GET TING ST ARTED Congratulations! Y ou are now at your Rout er ’ s dashboard. Y ou r Ro ute r is n ow se t up an d re ad y to us e. Th e st atu s of yo ur I nte rn et co nn ec ti on i s sh own i n the upper left corner of the Rout er’s homepage. If it does not say “Online,” troubleshooting information wil l be displayed .[...]

15 GET TING ST ARTED Manually Configurin g Y our Router ’s Internet from the Dashboard T o set up y our ISP connection manually , select “ISP Connection T yp e” f ro m the l is t un de r th e hea de r “ WAN Set t ing s.”[...]

16 GET TING ST ARTED Dynamic Connection Cable and fiber customers generally require a dynamic connection. So me DS L cu sto me rs r eq uir e a PPPo E co nn ec ti on. L et ’s tr y d yn am ic first. Select “Dynamic” from the menu that appears and press “Next.”[...]

17 GET TING ST ARTED A host name is generally no t required. Hit “Sav e.” Th e Rout er will restart. If af t er a few m in ute s you r In ter net St atu s say s “O nl in e,” you’re d on e! Y o u ca n su r f th e Int er net . If t he se st eps d o no t wor k, t r y re st ar t in g you r modem and repeating the process. If n ot, we ’ll tr[...]

18 GET TING ST ARTED PPPoE Conn ection Some DSL customers require a PPPoE connection. Select PP PoE this time and press “Next. ”[...]

19 GET TING ST ARTED Enter the username and password supplied by y our Internet provider and click “Save. ” Ignore the other fields un les s re qu ire d by yo ur IS P . Th e Ro ute r wi ll re st ar t . If af t er a few m in ute s you r In ter ne t St atu s say s “Connected, ” you’re done! Y ou can surf the Internet. If t he se st eps d o [...]

20 GET TING ST ARTED Android ™ (phones and tablets) 1. Op en th e Setting s app an d se le ct W ir el es s an d Ne t wor k . 2 . From t he re, s ele c t Wi -F i to se e the l is t of avai la ble n et wo rks . 3. Se le ct yo ur wi re le ss n et wor k fr om th e li st. I f aske d to do s o, ente r yo ur ne t wor k pa sswo rd. Connect Y our Wireless[...]

21 GET TING ST ARTED Windows ® 7 Y ou r co mp ute r pr ovid es a m en u of ava ila bl e wir ele s s net wo rk s at th e ri ght e nd o f the t as k ba r . 1. Left-click on the i co n tha t lo oks l ike si gn al st re ng th ba r s. 2 . Se le ct yo ur wi re le ss n et wor k fr om th e li st. If a ske d, en ter yo ur ne t wor k pa sswo rd (n et wor k [...]

22 ADDITIONAL C AP AB ILITIES Optional Sof tware Be lk in W iFi A pp For eas y access to y our Router’s dashb oard, dow nload th e Be lk in W i - Fi ap p fr om G oo gl e pl ay or t he A pp S to re .[...]

23 ADDITIONAL C AP AB ILITIES Guest Access Y ou can allow guests to use your Internet connection without joining y our personal network. The net work name and pa ssw ord f or t he g ues t ne t wor k is l oc ate d on t he n et wor k information card found under the foot of y our Router . A pe rs on u sin g yo ur gu es t ne t wor k wi ll be a bl e to[...]

24 ADDITIONAL C AP AB ILITIES Websi te Fil ter s. Powe re d by Nor to n Web filters provide a first layer of whole-home Internet protection t o guard you fr om unsaf e and inappropriate websites on any device on your network. There are four differe nt filtering options: 1 . Bloc k malicious, adult, and other non-family-friendly sites 2. Block malic[...]

25 ADDITIONAL C AP AB ILITIES Intellist ream Qo S Intellistream pr ioritizes video and gaming traffic for a better online entert ainment e xper ience. Th er e ar e t wo ways t o en ab le I nte ll is tr ea m: Ru n a Sp ee d T e st : In order for Intellistream to provide y ou the best media experience, your R outer needs to k now wha t your appro xim[...]

26 ADDITIONAL C AP AB ILITIES If your Internet speed is greater than 7 0Mbps when downloading , Intellistream Q oS will only improve your uploa ding experience. Refresh – This will retest your Interne t speed. Wh en yo u cli ck “S ave,” your R ou ter w il l save yo ur c ha ng es.[...]

27 ADDITIONAL C AP AB ILITIES Wh en yo u cli ck “S ave,” your R ou ter w il l save yo ur c ha ng es. Intellistrea m is now enabled. Ma nu al s et – This will let you set y our approximate Internet speeds. If yo u do n ot kn ow yo ur In ter ne t sp ee ds, c on ta ct yo ur I SP .[...]

28 ADDITIONAL C AP AB ILITIES IPv6 Configuration A new ve rs io n of I nte rn et Pr oto co l (IP) us es a 1 28-bit address to i mplement additional features th at ar e not p re se nt in c ur re nt IP a dd res se s. Contact your ISP to inqui re about the ir support for IP v6. Pass-Through Dev ic es c on ne cte d to yo ur R out er c an t al k to ea c[...]

A B Front Panel 29 GET TING TO KNOW Y OUR ROUTER A) Rou te r St a tu s Lig ht Y ou r Ro ute r’s st at us i s sh own by t he l ig ht o n th e fro nt . Of f: Th e Ro ute r is n ot pl ug ge d in to a pow er so ur ce. Blinking Blue: The R ou ter i s st ar t in g up. Solid Blue : The Router is connected to the Internet. Blinking Amber: The Router can?[...]

A B C D Back Panel 30 GET TING TO KNOW Y OUR ROUTER A) Mo de m (WAN) C on ne c tor Connect your modem to this port using an Ethernet cable. B) Wired (LAN) Connectors Connect computers and other wired network devices to these ports using Etherne t cables. C ) Reset But ton This button is used to restart your R outer in rare c ases when it functions [...]

31 TECHNIC AL DET AILS T echnical Features Integrated 802. 1 1 n Wireless Access Point Utilizing Dual-Band Network technology , your Router cr eate s t wo se pa rat e net w or ks (one a t 2.4G Hz ba nd a nd the other at 5GHz band), allowing increased b andwidth to all your connected wireless devices and computers. NA T IP A ddress Sharing T o sa ve[...]

32 TECHNIC AL DET AILS System Require ments Router Broadband Int ernet connection such as a c able or DSL modem with RJ45 (E thernet) connection At least one computer with an installed ne t work interface adap ter TCP /IP networking protocol installed on each computer RJ45 E thernet networking cable Internet browser Setup A computer running Interne[...]

33 USING Y OUR ROUTER Auto Up dat e on Y our Be lkin R out er The Router will automatically check for a newer version of firmware every time you log into the dashboard and aler t you with a me ss ag e at th e to p of th e sc re en i f th ere i s an u pd ate ava il ab le. Y ou can choose to download the new version or ignore it. Y ou w il l se e a s[...]

34 USING Y OUR ROUTER 34 Updat ing the Router ’ s Firmware via t he Web In ter f ace The follo wing steps show you how to upda te y our Router’ s fir mwa re u si ng i ts we b int er fa ce. You do no t ne ed to b e co nn ec ted to th e In ter ne t as t hi s inte r fa ce i s bu ilt i nto t he R ou ter i ts el f. Setup steps: 1. Lo cat e an d dow [...]

35 USING Y OUR ROUTER 35 6. Cl ic k on “ F ir mwar e Up dat e” tow ard t he b ot to m. 7. Click the “ Choose File” but ton to ward the middle of the screen to search for the file y ou saved pre viously. Note: T he f irm war e ver si on i n th e im age a bov e is depicted as an example. Y our file name will var y depending on your model and [...]

36 USING Y OUR ROUTER 36 9. Click the “Update” button. 10 . A pro mpt a sk in g, “Are yo u su re yo u wan t to co nt inu e with upgrading ? ” will appear . Click “OK” . 11. A second prompt will open telling you the Router will no t respond during the upgrade and warning you not to remo ve th e powe r su pp ly f rom t he R ou ter. Cli ck[...]

37 USING Y OUR ROUTER Resetting the Router Re se t Bu t ton – R ed The “Reset” button is used in rare cases when the Router may fu nction improperly . Resetting the Rout er will restore the Router’ s normal operation while maintaining the programmed set t in gs . Y ou c an a ls o re sto re t he fa cto r y de fau lt s et ti ng s by using the[...]

38 USING Y OUR ROUTER Re stori ng t he Ro ute r to Def aul t Set t ing s Usi ng th e Web Inte r fa ce Symptoms Y ou n ee d to re st ore t he f ac tor y d efa ul ts u sin g th e web i nte r fa ce. Th is m ay be b ec au se th e Ro ute r is n ot p er fo rm in g as ex pe cte d or you wish to remo ve all previously configured settings. Setup steps 1. Op[...]

39 USING Y OUR ROUTER 4. Click on the “Restore Defaults” but ton. 5 . A w arn in g box w il l op en th at s ays, “ Warn ing : All y our s et t ing s wi ll be l os t. A re yo u su re you w ant t o do t hi s?” Cl ic k “O K ”. 6. The Router will begin the r estoring process. Once the rest ore is complete, the Router will reboot. Note: T hi[...]

40 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP PORT , AND W ARRANT Y T roubleshooting I c an ’t c on ne ct t o th e In te rne t wi re le ss ly. If t he li gh t on t he f ron t of t he Ro ut er is s ol id b lu e, th en yo ur Router is connected to the Internet. Y ou may not be connected to the Router’s wireless network. Please refer to “ Connect Y our Wireless De v [...]

41 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP PORT , AND W ARRANT Y Limiting the wireless transmit rate— Limiting the wir eles s transmit rate c an help improve range and connection stability . Most wireless cards ha ve the ability to limit the transmission rate. T o change this pro pe r t y in W in dow s, go t o th e Win dow s Co ntr ol P ane l, o pen “ N et wo rk [...]

42 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP PORT , AND W ARRANT Y Does th e Ro uter support Wireless Protected Acces s (WP A) security? The Router ships with WP A / WP A 2 security turned on. Windows XP and some older net work hardw are ma y require a sof tware update to support WP A / WP A2. I am h avi ng d if fi cu lt y s et t in g up WPA se cu rit y o n my Ro ute r[...]

43 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP PORT , AND W ARRANT Y I am h avi ng d if fi cu lt y s et t in g up Wi re d Eq uiv al en t Pri vac y (W EP) se cu ri ty o n my Ro ut er. 1. Log in to your R outer . Visit “http:/ /router/” or “htt p :// 192. 168.2. 1” with your web browser . Click “Security ” under the WiFi he adi ng. You sho ul d now b e on t he [...]

44 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP PORT , AND W ARRANT Y T echnic al Support US http:/ / ww w .belkin.com/support UK http:/ / ww w .belkin.com/uk /support Australia http:/ / ww w .belkin.com/au/support New Zealand http:/ / ww w .belkin.com/au/support Singapore 1800 6 22 1 130 Europ e http:/ / ww w .belkin.com/uk /support[...]

45 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP PORT , AND W ARRANT Y Belkin International, Inc., Limited 2- Y ear Product Warranty Wh at t hi s war ra nt y c over s . Belkin Int er national, Inc. (“Belkin”) warrants to the original purchaser of this Belkin product that the product shall be free of def e cts in design, assembly , material , or workmanship. Wh at t he [...]

46 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP PORT , AND W ARRANT Y How to get ser vice. T o ge t se r vi ce f or yo ur B elk in p ro du ct yo u mu st t ake t he fo llo win g st eps: 1. Co nt act B el ki n In ter na ti ona l, In c., at 120 45 Wat er fr on t Dr ive, L os A ng el es, CA 9 0 09 4, At t n: Cus tom er S er v ic e, or c al l (80 0)-2 23 - 5 54 6, w ith in 15 [...]

47 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP PORT , AND W ARRANT Y How s t ate l aw r el at es to t h e war ra nt y. THIS W ARR ANT Y CONT AINS THE SOLE W ARR ANT Y OF BELKIN. THERE ARE NO OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR, EXCEPT A S REQUIRED BY L AW , IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED W ARR ANT Y OR CONDITION OF QU ALIT Y , MERCHANT ABILI TY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PUR[...]

48 REGULA TORY INFORMA TION FCC St at eme nt DECLARATION OF CONFORMIT Y WITH FCC RULES FOR ELE C TROMAGNETIC COMPA TIB ILITY We, Bel ki n In ter na ti ona l, I nc., of 120 45 Wat er f ron t Dr ive, L os A ng el es, CA 9 0094, declare under our sole responsibility that the device, F9K 1 1 05 V3, c om pl ie s wit h Pa r t 15 of the FC C Rul es . Op e[...]

49 REGULA TORY INFORMA TION IMPORT ANT NOTE: Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment c omplies with FCC radiation e xposure limits set f or th for an uncontrolled environment. E nd users must follow the specific operating instructions for sa tisf ying RF exposure compliance . T o maintain compliance with FCC RF e xposure compliance requirements[...]

50 REGULA TORY INFORMA TION IMPORT ANT NOTICE: FCC Radiation Exposure Statement: This equipment c omplies with FCC radiation e xposure limits set for th for an uncontrolled environment. T his equipment should be installed and operat ed with a minimum di st anc e of 2 3c m be t wee n the rad iat or a nd yo ur b od y . This transmitter must not be co[...]

51 REGULA TORY INFORMA TION A vertissement: (i) les dispositifs fonctionnant dans la bande 5 1 50 -5 250 MHz sont réservés uniquement pour une utilisation à l’intérieur afin de réduire les risques de brouillage préjudiciable aux systèmes de satellit es mobiles utilisant les mêmes canaux; (ii) De plus, les utilisa teurs de v raient aussi ?[...]

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