Belkin F9K1002 manual

User Manual F9K1 00 2V 4 88 20 - 007 7 4 Rev. C01 Wi-Fi ® N ROUTE R N 300[...]

T ABLE OF CONTENTS Us ing Your Ro ute r ....................................... 24 Enabling A uto Update on Y our Belkin Router ..................... 24 Updating Y our Rout er via Y our System T ray (W ind ows) or Me nu B ar (Ma c) ................................. 26 Updating the Router’s Firmware via the Web Interface ............ 27 Resetting [...]

1 GET TING ST ARTED Wha t’s in the B ox N3 00 W i- Fi N Ro ute r Ethernet cable (a t tached to router) Pow er supply ( attached to rout er) Network information card ( attached to router ) Belkin Setup CD with User Manual Quick Setup Guide Initial Setup Wh ere t o Pla ce Your Ro ute r For t he b est r esu lts , pla ce t he Ro uter n ex t to you r [...]

2 GET TING ST ARTED How to S et It Up Co nne ct Your N 30 0 Rou te r 1. T ur n of f your m od em by di sc onn ec tin g it s powe r sup ply. 2. Connect y our Router t o your modem using the cable (alrea dy attached). N150/300/450 Steps 1 & 2 1 2[...]

3 GET TING ST ARTED 3. Power up your modem by plugging in its po wer supply . 4. Power up your Router by plugging in its power supply . N150/300/450 Steps 3 & 4 3 4[...]

4 GET TING ST ARTED Run t he In sta ller S of t ware Insert the included CD into y our computer . Find the setup program and open it. It should run automatically; if not, find the setup program and open it. Fol low the pro mpts. The setup soft ware will configure your Internet connection an d let yo u kn ow whe n th ing s are w ork in g. If yo u ha[...]

5 GET TING ST ARTED 1. Cli ck t he Se tup i co n on th e CD me nu.[...]

6 GET TING ST ARTED 2. After a brief installation, the setup software will ask you f or the network name and password from the network information card that is s tore d in t he foo t of you r new B elk in Ro ute r . St ore t he c ard u nde r the base o f your R outer for future reference .[...]

7 GET TING ST ARTED 3. A progress screen will appear while additional software is in sta lle d. Th is m ay take a f ew min ute s to co mp lete. O nc e finished, a “Success” message will appear indicating tha t you are c on nec ted t o the I nte rne t vi a your n ew Be lk in Rou ter. Du rin g set up you m ay be a ske d for a dd iti on al in for [...]

8 GET TING ST ARTED Adv anced T ools & Settings Af ter t he in it ial s etu p is c omp lete, y ou hav e the o pti on to ch ang e set t ing s like y our n et wor k nam e, se cur it y t yp e, and password. T o make these changes and o thers, click on the Adva nc ed T oo ls i con a t the C D Set up me nu an d se lec t on e of th e fol low ing s et[...]

9 GET TING ST ARTED The Belki n Router Manager The Belkin Rout er Manager appears in your s ystem tray (W ind ows) or m enu b ar (Ma c) . It s ic on in di cate s th e cur ren t st atu s of you r Rou ter a nd al so a llow s you to a cc ess yo ur Router’ s settings to mak e changes. It also provides quick access to sof tware that came bundled with [...]

10 GET TING ST ARTED Adding Computer s to Y our Network Wireless devices such as computers, ne t work printers, and gaming systems can connect to y our Router with a fe w simple steps. Us ing t he CD 1. Put the S etu p CD int o your c om pute r . I f the C D doesn’t open automatically , browse to your CD dr ive an d op en th e Be lki n Set up CD [...]

11 GET TING ST ARTED able baker belkin.### zebranet Manual Setup If yo u kn ow wha t sor t o f Inte rn et se r vic e you h ave, you might try a manual se tup. F or this yo u will need a Wi-Fi- enabled smartphone, tablet, or computer . Co nne ct t o Y ou r Rou te r Ret ri eve th e net wor k ID c ard f rom t he fo ot of yo ur ne w Bel kin R out er. W[...]

12 GET TING ST ARTED Us ing t he W PS Bu tt on 1. Start WPS Push But ton Connection (WPS PBC ) on your co mpu ter o r oth er Wi -F i dev ice t ha t you wo uld l ike to c onn ec t wirelessly to your Router . Often there will be a button f or this pu rpo se in s of t ware t hat c am e wit h th e devi ce, o r a phys ic al “WPS,” “PBC, ” or “[...]

13 GET TING ST ARTED Manually Set Up Y our Internet Connection Use a browser to visit http:/ /router/ . The router homepage should appear . Y ou can also try visiting http:// 1 92. 168.2. 1 / . Th e sta tus o f your I nte rne t co nne ct ion i s sh own in t he upper right corner of the rout er homepage. If af te r a few mo me nts i t says “ Co nn[...]

14 GET TING ST ARTED If not, select “Connection T ype” from the menu on the left. If a password screen appears, press “Submit.” Internet Status: Not Connected g DHCP Client List Static Route Internet WAN Connection Ty pe DNS MAC Address Wireless Channel and SSID[...]

15 GET TING ST ARTED Dynamic Connection Cable and fiber customers generally r equire a dynamic connection. So me DSL c us tome rs r equ ire a P PPoE c onn ec tio n. Le t’s tr y d yn ami c first. Select “ Dynamic” from the menu that appears and press “Next.” A service name is generally not required. Hit “ Apply Changes. ” The Router wi[...]

16 GET TING ST ARTED If af te r a few mi nut es yo ur Int ern et St at us say s “Connected, ” you’ re done! Y ou can surf the Internet. PPPoE Connec tion Some DSL customers require a PPPoE connection. Select PP PoE this time and press “Next.” If t he se s tep s do no t work , t ry r es ta rt in g your modem and repeating the pro cess. If [...]

17 GET TING ST ARTED Enter the username and passw ord supplied b y your Internet provider and click “ Apply Changes. ” Ignore the other fields. The Rout er will restart. If af te r a few mi nu tes yo ur Int ern et St at us say s “Connected, ” you’ re done! Y ou can surf the Internet. If t he se s tep s do no t work , t ry r es ta rt in g [...]

18 GET TING ST ARTED An dro id (phones and tablets) 1. Op en th e Settings app a nd se le ct W ire le ss a nd Ne tw or k . 2 . From t her e, se lec t Wi -F i to see t he li st of ava ila ble n et work s. 3. Se lec t you r wir ele ss n etw ork f rom t he li st. If a ske d to do s o, ente r you r net wor k pas swor d. Connect ing A dditiona l De vice[...]

19 GET TING ST ARTED Windows ® 7 Y ou r com pute r pr ovid es a me nu of ava ila ble w ire les s net wo rks at t he ri ght e nd of t he ta sk ba r . 1. Right-click on the ic on tha t lo oks li ke sign al s tre ngt h bar s. 2 . Se lec t you r wir ele ss n etw ork f rom t he li st. If a ske d, en ter you r net wor k pa sswo rd (ne two rk key ). Wind[...]

A B 20 GET TING T O KNOW Y OUR ROUTER A) Rou te r St atu s Li ght Y ou r Rou ter ’s stat us is s how n by th e lig ht o n the f ron t. Of f: Th e Rou ter i s not p lug ged i nto a p ower s our ce. Blinking Blue: The R out er is s tar t in g up. Solid Blue : The Rou ter is connected to the Internet. So lid A mb er: The Router is connected to the m[...]

A B C D 21 GET TING T O KNOW Y OUR ROUTER A) Mo dem ( WAN) Co nn ec 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 Button This button is used to restart your R outer in rare cases when it functions incorrectly [...]

22 TECHNIC AL DET AILS T echnical Features Integrated 802. 1 1n Wireless Access Point Utilizing MIMO (Multiple Input Multiple Output ) smart- antenna t echnology, your Rout er can reach d ata transfer sp eed s of up t o 30 0Mb ps a cro ss yo ur ne two rk . NA T IP Address Sharing T o save yo u th e cos t of ad din g IP ad dre ss es pe r computer in[...]

23 TECHNIC AL DET AILS System Require ments Router Broadband Int ernet connection such as a cable or DSL modem with RJ45 ( Ethernet) connection At least one computer with an installed network inter face adapter TCP /IP networking pro tocol installed on ea ch computer RJ45 E thernet networking cable Internet browser Setup Software A computer running[...]

24 USING Y OUR ROUTER Enabling Auto Update on Y o ur Belkin Router The Router has the capability to automatically check for a newer v ersion of firmw are and alert you when it’s available . Y ou can choose to download the new version or ig nor e it. B y def aul t thi s feat ure i s di sab led . If you want t o enable it, select “Enable” and c[...]

25 USING Y OUR ROUTER 25 5. T oward the lo wer-half side of the screen you will fin d “Auto Up date F ir mwar e Enab lin g ” . 6. Select “Enable” b y clicking the ra dio button and the n click “ Apply Changes” at the bottom of the screen.  4. Cl ick o n “S yst em Se tt ing s” i n the l ef t-h an d column under the “Utilities”[...]

26 USING Y OUR ROUTER 26 Upd ati ng Y o ur Rou ter vi a Y ou r Syste m T r ay (Win dows) or Menu B ar (Ma c ) Once you have completed the setup process, y ou will need to up date the n ew sof t wa re for yo ur Ro ute r . Th is c an be d on e easily via y our computer’ s system tray or menu bar . Setup steps: 1. Click on the blue Belkin Rout er Ma[...]

27 USING Y OUR ROUTER 27 Updat ing the Router ’ s Firmware via t he Web Int er fac e The follo wing steps sho w you ho w to upda te your Router’s fir mwa re us ing i ts we b int er fac e. Y ou d o not n eed to b e co nne ct ed to th e Int ern et as t hi s inte r fac e is bu ilt i nto t he Ro ute r its el f. Setup steps: 1. Lo cate a nd d ownl o[...]

28 USING Y OUR ROUTER 28 4. Open a w eb browser on the computer . 5. In t he ad dre ss b ar of t he we b brow ser, ty pe “ ht tp://192. 168 .2 . 1” an d pre ss “ Ent er ” on yo ur keyb oa rd. 6. Cl ick “Login” in the upper right-hand corner of the page. The Router d oes not ship with a password , so just click “Submit ” . 7. C lic k[...]

29 USING Y OUR ROUTER 29 8. Click the “Browse” button toward the middle of the screen to search for the file you saved pre viously . Note: T he f irm ware ve rs io n in th e ima ges a bove i s depicted as an example. Y our file name will v ar y depending on your model and version. 9. S ele ct t he fi rmw are f ile by l ef t- cli ck in g on it a[...]

30 USING Y OUR ROUTER 30 10 . Click the “ Update” button. 11. A pro mpt a sk ing , “ A re you s ure yo u wan t to co nti nue with upgrading ? ” wi ll appear . Click “OK” . 12 . A second prompt will open telling y ou the Rout er will not respond during the upgrade and warning y ou not to remov e th e powe r sup ply f ro m the R oute r . [...]

31 USING Y OUR ROUTER Resetting the Router Re se t But to n – Re d The “Reset” button is used in rare cases when the Router may fu nction improperly . Resetting the Rout er will restor e the Router’ s normal opera tion while maintaining the programmed set t ing s. Y ou c an a lso r est ore t he fa cto ry defa ult s et tin gs by using the ?[...]

32 USING Y OUR ROUTER Re storin g the R oute r to De fault Set t ings U sing t he Web Int er fac e Symptoms Y ou n eed t o res tore t he fa cto r y def aul ts us ing t he we b inte r fac e. Th is may b e be cau se t he Ro uter i s not p er fo rmi ng a s exp ect ed or you wish to remove all previously configured se t tings. Setup steps 1. Open a w e[...]

33 USING Y OUR ROUTER 4. Cl ick o n “ Res tore Fa cto r y Defa ult s” i n the l ef t- hand column under the “Utilities” heading. 5 . Click on the “Restore Defaults” button. [...]

34 USING Y OUR ROUTER 6. A war ni ng box w ill o pe n tha t says , “ Warni ng: A ll you r set t ing s wi ll be l ost . Are y ou su re you w ant to d o thi s?” C lic k “O K”. 7 . T he Ro ute r wil l beg in t he re sto rin g pro ce ss. O nc e the rest ore is complet e, the Router will reboot. Note: T his may take several minutes. Y our Router[...]

35 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP PORT , AND W ARR ANT Y T roubleshooting Th e Set up d oes n ot au tom at ic all y st ar t . If B elk in Se tup d oe s not r un wh en yo u ins er t th e CD -R OM, yo ur computer ma y not be configured to open CDs automatically . If Belkin Se tup does not appear within 1 5 seconds, browse to you r CD -R OM dr ive a nd op en t [...]

36 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP PORT , AND W ARR ANT Y Be lk in Se tup c an not c on nec t my Ro ute r to t he In te rne t . If B elk in Se tup i s not a bl e to co nne ct t he Ro uter t o the Int ernet, please check the following items: 1. Use the troubleshooting suggestions within Belkin Se tup. 2. If you r ISP r equ ire s a use r nam e an d pas swo rd, [...]

37 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP PORT , AND W ARR ANT Y Belkin Setup completed installation, but I cannot browse the Web. T he li gh t on th e fro nt o f my Rou ter i s so lid a mb er. 1. Use the troubleshooting suggestions within Belkin Se tup. 2. If you r ISP r equ ire s a use r nam e an d pas swo rd, ma ke su re th at you ha ve typed in y our user name a[...]

38 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP PORT , AND W ARR ANT Y I ca n’t c onn ec t to t he In te rne t wir el es sly a nd my ne tw ork n ame i s not l is ted i n Avail ab le Ne t work s. 1. Verif y t hat yo ur Ro ute r is on a nd t he front-panel l ight shows solid blue. 2. If you a re fa r fro m the R out er , yo u mig ht t r y movi ng cl ose r to se e if yo u [...]

39 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP PORT , AND W ARR ANT Y I’ ve in sta ll ed t his n ew Ro ute r an d som e of my n et wor k cli ent s ( computers, game consoles, etc.) are now unable to connect. Y our new Rout er came pre-configured with a net work name and password, found printed on an attached card. All clients must use this network name and password to [...]

40 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP PORT , AND W ARR ANT Y Does th e Router support W ireless Protected Acces s (WP A) sec urity? The Router ships with W PA/ WP A 2 security turned on. Windows XP and some older network hardware may require a soft ware update to suppor t WP A /WPA2. I am h avin g di ff ic ult y se tt in g up WPA se cur it y on my R out er. 1. L[...]

41 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP PORT , AND W ARR ANT Y I am h avin g di ff ic ult y se tt in g up Wi re d Equ ival en t Pri vacy ( WE P) sec uri ty o n my Ro ute r. 1. Log in to you r Rou ter. Vis it ht tp ://rout er/ with your web browser . Click on the “Login” button in the top right-hand corner of the sc ree n. Y ou w ill b e as ked to e nter yo ur [...]

42 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP PORT , AND W ARR ANT Y T echnical Suppor t US http:/ /w ww.belkin. com/support UK http:/ /w ww.belkin. com/uk /support Australia http:/ /w ww.belkin. com/au/support New Zealand http:/ /w ww.belkin. com/au/support Singapore 1800 6 22 1 1 3 0 Europ e http:/ /w ww.belkin. com/uk /support[...]

43 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP PORT , AND W ARR ANT Y Belkin International, Inc., Limited 2- Y ear Product W arranty Wh at th is wa rr ant y co ver s. Belkin Int ernational, Inc. (“Belkin”) warrants t o the original purchaser of this Belkin prod uct that the product shall be free of def ects in design, assembly , material, or workmanship. Wh at th e p[...]

44 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP PORT , AND W ARR ANT Y How to get service. T o get s er v ice f or you r Be lki n pro du ct you mu st ta ke th e foll owi ng st eps: 1. Co nta ct B elk in In ter nat ion al, I nc., at 120 45 E . Water fr ont Dr ive, Pl aya Vi st a, CA 9 00 94, At t n: Cust ome r Ser v ic e, or ca ll (80 0)- 223 - 55 46, w ith in 15 days of t[...]

45 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP PORT , AND W ARR ANT Y How s ta te la w re lat es to t he wa rr ant y. THIS W ARRANT Y CONT AINS THE SOLE WARRANT Y OF BELKIN. THERE ARE NO OTHE R W ARR ANTIES, E XPRESSE D OR, EXCEPT A S REQUIRED B Y LAW , IMPLIED , INCL UDING THE IMPLIED WARRANT Y OR CONDITION OF QU ALIT Y , MERCHANT ABILIT Y OR FITNESS F OR A P ARTICUL AR[...]

46 REGULA TORY INFORMA TION FCC St ate men t DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY WITH FCC RULES FOR ELE CTROMAGNETIC COMP A TIBILITY We, Bel ki n Inte rn ati ona l, In c., of 1204 5 E. Wate r fro nt Dr ive, P laya Vista, CA 90 094, declare under our sole responsibility that the de vice, F9 K 100 2 V 4 , com pl ies w ith P ar t 15 of the FC C Rul es. O pe rat[...]

47 REGULA TORY INFORMA TION Canada- Industry Canada (IC ) The wireless radio of this device complies with RSS 1 3 9 & RSS 210 Ind ust r y Can ada . Th is Cl as s B dig it al apparatus complies with Canadian IC ES- 003. Operation is subject to the f ollowing two conditions : ( 1 ) th is dev ic e may n ot cau se i nter fe ren ce, a nd (2) thi s d[...]

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