Belkin AC 1200 manual

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T ABLE OF CONTENTS Getting Started ........................................... 1 Wh at ’s in t he B ox ............................................. 1 Initial Setup .................................................. 1 Connect Y our Wireless Devices ................................ 21 Add in g USB D ev ic es .......................................[...]

1 Wha t ’s in the Box AC 1 200 DB Wir eless A C+ Gigabit Router Ethernet cable (attached to router) Pow er supply ( at tached to rout er) Network information card (a ttached to rout er) Quick Setup Guide Initial Setup Wh er e to Pl a ce Your Ro ut er For t he b es t re su lt s, p la ce t he R ou te r nex t t o you r mo de m in an open location aw[...]

2 GET TING ST ARTED Connect Power mod em to ADSL jack using suppliedtelephone /RJ11 cable (note: filter ma y be required), then plug power mod em into mains socket 1 http://router Connect to Wi-Fi® net work 2[...]

3 GET TING ST ARTED T ype http:/ /router to finish setup o r t r y h t t p : //1 9 2 .1 6 8 . 2 .1 3[...]

4 GET TING ST AR TED Co nn e ct t o Y o ur M od e m Ro ut er Ret ri eve t he n et wo r k ID c ar d fro m t he fo ot o f your ne w Belkin Modem Rout er . Can’t find the card? The default network name and password are a l so p ri nte d on t he f oot o f th e Mo de m Ro ut er. Use y our computer , tablet, or smartphone to connect to the wireless net[...]

5 GET TING ST AR TED If the page does not load, then try visiting http:/ /1 92. 1 68. 2. 1 to see the Modem Rout er homepage . Click the “Detect my c onnection” button in green . (If you would rather set u p th e Mo de m Ro ut er m an ua ll y , cl ic k th e “s et i t up m an ua ll y ” l in k an d pr oc ee d to pa ge 1 1. ) After sev eral mo[...]

6 GET TING ST AR TED On ce yo ur M od e m Rou te r is o nl in e, it w il l det er mi ne i f th er e is a fir mw are u pd at e avai la bl e an d of f er to i ns ta ll i t . Ple a se a ll ow up to 5 mi nu tes f or t he f ir mwa re to u pd ate. If there are no updates available, then setup will proceed. At th e nex t s c re en yo u wi ll b e inv it ed[...]

7 GET TING ST AR TED If you decide to change these set tings, then enter the new values and cl ic k “ Save a nd C on ti nu e.” (Note: T he p as swo rd m us t be a t le as t 8 characters long. ) If yo u ch an ge d yo ur n et wo rk n am e an d pa s swo rd, m ake n ote o f it o n the service card located on the foot of the Modem Rout er. Y ou will[...]

8 GET TING ST AR TED At the next screen you can download optional soft ware tha t was bundled with your Modem Rout er . This screen sho ws you optional sof tware that is available for your Modem Rout er , such as the USB software to allo w you to print through the Modem Router’ s USB port. If y ou wish to do wnload and install an y of these sof t[...]

9 GET TING ST AR TED When finished installing optional so f t ware , click “Thanks, take me to the dashboard. ” Congratulations! Y ou are now at y our Modem Router’ s dashboard. Y our Modem Router is set up and ready t o use.[...]

10 GET TING ST AR TED Us in g th e WP S Bu t to n 1. Start WPS Push Button Connection (WPS P BC ) on your comput er or ot he r Wi - Fi d ev ic e th at yo u wo ul d like t o co nn e ct w ir el es sl y to y our Modem Router . Often there will be a button f or this pu rp os e in s of t wa re t ha t ca me w it h t he d evi ce , or a p hys ic al “WPS,[...]

11 GET TING ST AR TED Manually Set Up Y our Internet Connection Use a browser to visit ht tp:/ / Modem Rout er/ . Y ou can al so try visiting http:/ /1 92. 168.2. 1/ . The Modem Router’s W elcome page should appear . Cli c k th e “ Set i t up m an ua ll y ” l in k. P le as e se le c t th e t yp e of co nn ec t io n you r ISP p ro vi de s. R e[...]

12 GET TING ST AR TED At th e nex t s c re en yo u wi ll b e inv i ted t o ch an ge yo ur n et w or k name and p assword. Reusing your pre v ious network name (S SID ) and password makes connecting y our existing devices to the new Modem Router much easier . If you decide to change these set tings, then ent er the new va l ue s an d cl ic k “ Sav[...]

13 GET TING ST AR TED Cli c k “G re at , wh at ’s nex t ? ” Please take this oppor tunity to regist er you r Modem Router . This will help technical support if there is a problem with your Modem Router .[...]

14 GET TING ST AR TED Simply complet e each of the required 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 can download optional soft ware that w as bundled with your Modem Rout er.[...]

15 GET TING ST AR TED This screen sho ws you optional sof tware that is available for your M odem Router , such as the USB so ft ware t o allow you to print through the Modem Rout er ’ s USB por t. If you wish to do wnload and install any of these software programs, simply click on the button appropriate f or y our device . When finished installi[...]

16 GET TING ST AR TED Th e st at us o f you r Int er ne t co nn e ct io n is s ho wn i n th e upper left corner o f the Router’ s homepage. If it does not say “O nline, ” troubleshooting information wil l be displayed .[...]

17 GET TING ST AR TED Dynamic/Fixed IP ( 1 483 Bridge ) Sel ec t “D ynam ic/ Fixed IP ( 148 3 Br idge) ” fro m the men u that ap pear s and p res s “N ex t.” In mos t ca ses th e IP ad dres s is dyn amic , in w hich c ase a ll you ne ed to d o is enter th e corre ct V PI and VCI valu es an d sel ec t the co rrec t enc aps ulati on mod e (ch[...]

18 GET TING ST AR TED If af ter a few mi nutes yo ur Inter net Status s ays “Con ne cte d,” you’re don e! Y ou can s ur f the Inte rnet. PPPoE /PPPoA Co nne cti on Som e ADSL p rovid ers re quire a PPPo E or PPPoA co nne cti on. Sel ec t eithe r PPPoE or PPPoA (che ck wit h your IS P if you are uns ure of wh ich you n eed ) and p ress “ N e[...]

19 GET TING ST AR TED Enter the u sern ame a nd pa sswo rd supp lie d by your Inter net provid er, enter the co rrec t VPI an d VCI values , an d sel ec t the corre ct e nca psul ation m ode (che ck wit h your I SP if you ar e unsur e of what VPI/ VCI an d enc aps ulatio n value s to us e). Then cl ick “Apply Chang es .” Ignor e the oth er f ie[...]

20 GET TING ST AR TED If t he se s tep s do n ot wo r k, t r y re st a r ti ng y ou r modem and repeating the process. If af ter a few m in ute s yo ur I nte rn et S ta tu s say s “Connected, ” y ou’re done! Y ou can surf the Internet.[...]

21 GET TING ST AR TED Android TM (phones and tablets) 1. Op en t he Set tings app a nd s el ec t W ir el es s a nd N et w or k . 2 . From t he re, s el ec t W i- F i to se e th e lis t of ava il ab le n et wor ks . 3. Se le ct yo ur w ir el es s n et wor k f rom t he l is t. If a ske d to do s o, en ter yo ur n et wo rk p as swo rd. Connect Y our W[...]

22 GET TING ST AR TED Windows ® 7 Y ou r c omp ut er p rov id es a m en u of ava ila bl e wi re le s s net wo r ks at t he r ig ht e nd of t he t as k ba r . 1. Lef t-click on the i co n tha t lo ok s like s ig na l st re ng th ba r s. 2 . Se le ct yo ur w ir el es s n et wor k f rom t he l is t. If a ske d, en ter yo ur n et wo rk p as swo rd (n [...]

23 ADDITIONAL C AP AB ILITIES Addi ng USB Devices[...]

24 ADDITIONAL C AP ABILITIES Add in g a Dr ive Y ou ca n sh ar e a USB h ar d dr i ve or f la sh d r ive t o you r ne t wor k v ia your R outer’s USB por t. Once connected, y ou can share files and music with o th er computers and devices within your network. Plu g yo ur US B ha rd d ri ve i nto t he U SB po r t o n th e ba ck o f you r Ro ute r.[...]

25 ADDITIONAL C AP ABILITIES Adding Ot her USB Devices Other USB devices ma y also be shared via your Router . Plug your dev ic e in to t he U SB po r t l oc at ed o n th e ba ck of you r Ro ute r. Computers running the Belkin USB Print and Storage Ma nag e r wi ll b e ab le to m ake us e of th e s ha re d dev ic e.[...]

26 ADDITIONAL C AP ABILITIES Optional Sof tware US B Pri nt a nd S to ra g e Ce nt er The USB Print and Sto rage Manager helps to mana ge and monitor the use of y our USB printers, scann ers, hard drives, and other devices that are connected to your Router’ s USB port and shared across your network.[...]

27 ADDITIONAL C AP ABILITIES Additional Capabilities Guest Access Y ou can allow guests to use your Internet connection without joining y our personal network. The network name and pa ss wor d for t he gu es t net work i s l oc ate d on t he n et w or k information card found under the foot of y our Router . A pe rs on u si ng y ou r gu es t ne t w[...]

28 ADDITIONAL C AP ABILITIES Media Server by m y T wonky Media Server b y my T wonky lets y our Rout er stream music, movies, an d ph oto s to di f fe re nt D LNA /U Pn P dev ic es on yo ur n et wo rk . In order to use Media Server by m y T wonky, you will need to insert a USB s to rag e d evi ce w i th m ed ia c on ten t in to a fr ee U SB p or t [...]

29 ADDITIONAL C AP ABILITIES There are four differe nt filtering options: 1 . Bloc k malicious, adult, and other non-family-friendly sites 2. Block malicious and a dult sites 3. Block malicious sites 4. No f il ter s If yo u th in k a si te s ho ul d be a dd ed to t he f il te ri ng list, submit a request at saf eweb.norton.com . Content filtering [...]

30 ADDITIONAL C AP ABILITIES Intellist ream Qo S Intellistream pr ioritizes video and gaming traffic for a better online entert ainment experience . Th er e ar e t wo wa ys to e na b le I nt el li St re a m: Ru n a Sp ee d Test: In order for IntelliStream to provide y ou the best media experience, your R outer needs to know what your approxima te I[...]

31 ADDITIONAL C AP ABILITIES Once complete you wi ll see the results. If your Internet speed is greater than 7 0Mbps when downloading, IntelliStream Q oS will only improv e your uploadi ng experience .[...]

32 ADDITIONAL C AP ABILITIES Ma nu al s e t – This will let you set your approximat e Internet sp ee ds . If yo u do n ot k now y ou r Int er ne t sp ee ds , ca ll yo ur I SP . Wh en yo u cl ic k “ Save ,” your R ou ter w il l sav e you r ch an ge s. Intellistrea m is now enabled. Refresh – This will retest your Interne t speed. Wh en yo u [...]

33 ADDITIONAL C AP ABILITIES IPv6 Configuration A new ve r si on o f In ter ne t Pr oto co l (IP) u se s a 1 28-b it address to implement additional features th at ar e no t pr es en t in c ur re nt IP a dd re ss es . Contact your ISP to inquir e about their support for IP v6. Pass-Through Dev ic e s co nn ec te d to yo ur Ro ut er c an t a lk to e[...]

34 GET TING TO K NOW YOUR ROUTER A B A) Mo de m Ro ut e r St at us L ig ht Y our Ro uter ’s status i s show n by the lig ht on th e front . Of f: The Router is not plug ged into Power Modem ’s power source. Blinking Blue: The Modem Router is starting up. Solid Blue : The Modem Router is connected to the Int ernet. Blinking Amber: The Modem Rout[...]

35 GET TING TO K NOW YOUR ROUTER A) Mo de m ( WAN) Co nn e ct or Connect the E thernet cable from the supplied Power Mod em to th is por t. B) Wire d ( LAN) Connectors Connect computers and other wire d net work d evice s to the se ports using Ethernet cables. C) USB 2 . 0 Por t s USB printers, disks, and other USB dev ice s plug ged i nto the se p[...]

36 TECHNIC AL DET AILS T echnic al Features Integrated 802. 1 1 ac Wireless Access P oint Utilizing Dual-Band Network technology , your Router cr eat es t wo s ep ar ate n et w or ks (one a t 2.4 GHz b an d a nd the other at 5GHz band), allowing increased band width to all your connected wireless devices and computers. NA T IP A ddress Sharing T o [...]

37 TECHNIC AL DET AILS System Require ment s R o u t e r ADSL/ADS L2 / ADSL2 + broadband connection At least one computer with : Installed network interface card and TCP /IP networking pro tocol Internet browser Setup Software A computer r unning Windo ws ® XP SP3 or higher, Windows Vista ® , or Wi nd ows 7; or M ac OS ® X v10.5 or a bo ve Min i[...]

38 USING Y OUR ROUTER Auto Up da te on Y o ur Be lk in Ro ute r The Router will automatically check f or a newer version of firmware every time you log into the dashboard and alert you wit h a me ss ag e at t he t op of th e sc re en i f th er e is a n up da te ava il ab le. Y ou can choose to download the new version or ignore it. Y ou wil l se e [...]

39 USING Y OUR ROUTER 39 Updat ing the Router ’s Firmware via t he Web In te r fac e The follo wing step s show you how to upda te y our Router’ s fir mw are u s in g it s web i nte r f ac e. Y o u do n ot ne ed to be c on n ec te d to th e In te rn et a s th is i nte r fa ce i s bu il t in to t he Ro ut er i ts el f. Setup steps: 1. Lo ca te a[...]

40 USING Y OUR ROUTER 40 4. Open a web browser on the computer . 5. I n th e ad dr es s ba r of t he we b br ows er, t yp e “ ht t p://ro ute r ” o r “ ht t p://1 92. 168 . 2. 1” an d pr es s “ En ter ” o n yo ur key bo ar d. 6. Clic k on “ F ir mwa re U pd ate ” towa rd t he bot t om. 7. Click the “Choose File” button toward th[...]

41 USING Y OUR ROUTER 41 8. S el ec t th e fi r mwar e fi le b y lef t-c li c ki ng o n it a nd t he n cl i ck the “Open” button in the lower -ri ght corner o f the window . Th is w il l ta ke you bac k in to t he Ro u ter ’s int er f ac e. 9. Click the “Update” but ton.[...]

42 USING Y OUR ROUTER 42 10 . A p ro mp t as k in g, “Are yo u su re yo u wan t to c on ti nu e with upgrading ?” will appear . Click “OK” . 11. A second prompt will open telling y ou the Router will not respond during the upgrade and warning you not t o remove th e powe r s upp l y fr om t he R ou ter. Cli ck “ OK ” on ce m or e. Congr[...]

43 USING Y OUR ROUTER Resetting the Router Re se t Bu t to n – Re d 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 i ng s. Y o u c an a ls o re sto re t he f ac tor y def aul t se t ti ng s by using t[...]

44 USING Y OUR ROUTER Re stor ing t he R out er to D efa ult Set t in gs Us ing t he Web I nte r fa ce Symptoms Y ou ne ed to r es to re t he fa ct or y defa ul ts u si ng t he w eb i nte r fa ce. Th is m ay be b e ca us e th e Ro ute r is n ot p er form in g a s exp ec te d or you wish to remo ve all previously configured settings. Setup steps 1. [...]

45 USING Y OUR ROUTER 4. Click on the “Restore Defaults” button. 5. A w ar ni ng b ox wi ll o pe n th at s ays , “ War ni ng: A ll yo ur s et t in gs wi ll b e lo st . Ar e you s ur e you wa nt t o do t hi s?” C li ck “ O K ” .[...]

46 USING Y OUR ROUTER 6 . T he R ou ter wil l b eg in t he r es tor in g p ro ce ss . On ce the rest ore is complete, the Router will reboot. Note: This may tak e se veral minutes. Y our Rout er has successfully b een restor ed to its factory settings.[...]

47 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP POR T , AND W ARR ANT Y T roubleshooting I ca n’ t co nn e ct t o th e In te rn e t wir e le s sl y. If t he l ig ht o n t he f ro nt o f th e Ro u te r is s ol id b lu e, t h en yo ur Ro ut er i s co nn e ct e d to th e I nt er ne t . You may no t be c on n ec te d to t he R ou te r ’s wir el e ss n et w ork . P le a se[...]

48 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP POR T , AND W ARR ANT Y I ca n’ t co nn e ct t o th e In te rn e t wir e le s sl y an d my ne t wor k na m e is n ot li st e d in Ava il ab le N e t wor ks . 1. Verif y tha t you r Ro ute r is o n an d t he front-panel l ight show s solid b lue. 2. If yo u ar e far f ro m th e Ro ut er, you mi gh t tr y movi ng cl os er to[...]

49 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP POR T , AND W ARR ANT Y I’ ve in st a ll e d th is n ew R ou te r an d so m e of my n et wo rk c li en t s ( computers, game consoles, etc. ) are now unable to connect . Y our new Router came pre-configured with a net work name an d password, found printed on an attached card. All clients must use this network name and pas[...]

50 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP POR T , AND W ARR ANT Y Does the Router support Wireless Protected Acces s (WP A) security ? The Router ships with WP A /WPA2 security turned on . Windows XP and some older net work hardware may require a sof tware update to support WP A / WP A 2. I am h avi ng d if fic ul t y se t ti n g up WPA se cu ri t y on my R ou te r.[...]

51 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP POR T , AND W ARR ANT Y I am h avi ng d if fic ul t y se t ti n g up Wi re d Eq ui va le nt Pri vac y (W E P) se cur it y o n my R ou te r. 1. Log in to your Rout er. Visit “ht tp:/ /router/” or “http:/ /1 92. 1 68. 2. 1 ” with your web browser . Click “Securit y” under the Wi Fi he adi ng . Y o u sh ou ld n ow b[...]

52 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP POR T , AND W ARR ANT Y A dis k I p lu gg ed i nt o th e U SB p or t i s no t sh owi ng u p on my c om pu te r. 1. T ry unplugging and re -plugging the disk. Please check that the USB connector is firmly plugg ed int o the Router . 2. If your disk has an op tional pow er supply , please use it w hi le t he d is k is a t ta c[...]

53 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP POR T , AND W ARR ANT Y A di f fe re n t so r t of U SB d evi c e th at I p l ug ge d in to t he US B po r t is n ot s ho wi ng u p on my c om pu te r. Mo st US B dev i ce s ot he r th an d is ks a nd p ri nte r s mu st b e ac ce ss ed v i a th e USB P ri nt a nd S to ra ge C en ter. 1. T ry unplugging and re -plugging the d[...]

54 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP POR T , AND W ARR ANT Y Be lk in S e tu p ca nn ot c on ne c t my R ou te r to t he I nt er ne t . If B el ki n Se tu p is n ot ab le t o co nn e ct t he R ou ter t o the Int ernet, please check the followi ng items : 1. Use the troubleshooting suggestions withi n Belkin Setup. 2. If yo ur I SP re qu ir es a u se r na me a n[...]

55 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP POR T , AND W ARR ANT Y Belkin Setup completed installation, but I cannot browse the Web. T he l ig ht o n t he f ro nt o f my Ro ut er i s so li d am b er. 1. Use the troubleshooting suggestions withi n Belkin Setup. 2. If yo ur I SP re qu ir es a u se r na me a n d pa ssw or d, ma ke su re t ha t you ha ve typed in your us[...]

56 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP POR T , AND W ARR ANT Y T ec hnical Suppor t US http:/ /ww w. b elkin.com/support UK http:/ /ww w. b elkin.com/uk/support Australia http:/ /ww w. b elkin.com/au/ suppor t Ne w Ze al a nd http:/ /ww w. b elkin.com/au/ suppor t Singapore 1800 6 2 2 1 130 Eur op e http:/ /ww w. b elkin.com/uk/support AUSTRIA 0820 2 00 76 6 www.[...]

57 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP POR T , AND W ARR ANT Y Belkin International, Inc., Limited 2- Y ear Product W arranty Wh at t hi s wa rr an t y cov er s . Belkin Int er national, Inc. ( “ Belkin”) warrants t o the original purchaser of this Belkin product that the product shall be free of def e cts in design , assembly , material, or workmanship. Wh a[...]

58 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP POR T , AND W ARR ANT Y How to get ser vice. T o ge t se r v ic e fo r you r Be lk i n pro d uc t you mu st t ake t he f ol low in g ste ps: 1. Contact Belkin International, Inc. , on the telephone number li ste d on p ag e 56 , wi th in 15 days o f th e Oc cu r ren c e. Be prepared to provide the following information : a. [...]

59 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP POR T , AND W ARR ANT Y How s t at e la w re la te s to t h e war ra nt y. THIS W ARR ANT Y CONT AINS THE SOLE W ARRANT Y OF BELKIN. THERE ARE NO OTHER W ARR ANTIES, EXPRESSED OR, EXCEPT A S REQUIRED BY L AW , IMPLIED , INCLUDING THE IMPLIED W ARR ANT Y OR CONDITION OF QUALITY , MERCHANT ABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A P ARTICUL AR[...]

58 REGULA TORY INFORMA TION Declarat ion of Conformity with electromagnetic compatibility and ele ctromagnetic int erference We , Belkin Interna tional, Inc ., of Schiphol-Rijk, Netherlands, declare under our sole responsibility that the device, F9J 1 1 06, complies with Dir ectives stated in our EU declaration which can be obtained from our w ebsi[...]

59 REGULA TORY INFORMA TION Euro pe – EU D ec lar at io n of Co nfo rmit y This device complies with the essen tial requir ements of the R& TTE Directive 1 999/5/EC , the EMC Di re ct iv e 20 0 4/108 /EC, a nd t he l ow -vo lt ag e Di re ct i ve 20 0 6/ 95 / EC. A co py of t he E uro p ea n Uni o n CE marking “Declaration of Conf or mity ?[...]

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