Belkin F9K1108V1 manual

User Manual F9K1 108v1 88 20 - 0 0 973 Rev. A00 WI RE LE SS DU AL -BAN D N RO U TER[...]

T ABLE OF CONTENTS Getting Started ........................................... 1 Wh at ’s in th e Box ............................................. 1 Initial Setup .................................................. 1 Advanced T ools & Se t tings ..................................... 6 The Belkin Rout er Manager ...............................[...]

1 Wha t ’ s in t he B ox Wireless Dual-Band N R outer Ethernet cable (attached to router) Pow er supply ( attached to router ) Network information card ( at tached to router) Belkin Setup CD with User Manual Initial Setup Wh er e to Pl ac e Y o ur Ro ut er 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 loc ati[...]

2 GET TING ST ARTED 2 3 modem 1 How t o Se t It U p[...]

3 GET TING ST ARTED 1. Connect your Router’s Ethernet cable to your modem’ s E thern et port ( on the back of your modem) . This port might be labeled differently on y our particular modem. If y ou are adding a Rou te r for t he fi r st ti me, t hi s po r t may b e co nn ec te d to you r co mp ute r by an Et he rn et c ab le. I t is OK t o di s[...]

4 GET TING ST ARTED 5. Af ter a brief installation, the setup software will ask you for the network name and password from the network information card that is attached to your Router . Store the card under the base of y our Router f or future ref erence.[...]

5 GET TING ST ARTED 6. A progress screen wi ll appear while ad ditional soft ware is in st all ed . Th is ma y ta ke a few mi nu tes t o co mp lete . On ce finished, a “Success” message will appea r indicating that you are c on ne ct ed to t he I nte rn et v ia yo ur n ew Be lk in Ro ut er. Du rin g se tu p you m ay be a ske d fo r ad di ti on [...]

6 GET TING ST ARTED Adv ance d T ools & Set tings Af te r the i ni ti al s etu p is c om pl ete, yo u hav e the o pt io n to ch an ge s et ti ng s like y our n et wo rk n am e, se cu ri t y t yp e, an d password. T o mak e these changes and others, click on the Adva nc ed Tools i co n at t he CD S et up me nu a nd s el ec t on e of th e fo llo [...]

7 GET TING ST ARTED The Belki n Router Manager Router Settings User Manual Network problem detected… Check for Updates Options Exit The Belkin Rout er Manager appears in your syst em tray (W in dow s) or men u ba r (Ma c) . I ts i co n in di cat es t he c urr en t st atu s of yo ur R out er a nd al so a ll ows yo u to ac ce s s you r Router’ s [...]

8 GET TING ST ARTED In yo ur br ows er, ty pe “ h tt p://ro ute r ” (yo u do n ot n eed t o t yp e in a ny th in g el se su ch a s “ w w w ” ). The n pre s s the E nte r key. If you’ re still ha ving trouble running the manual set up option, type “192. 168. 2. 1” in yo ur b rows er ( you d o not n ee d to t y pe i n any t hi ng el se [...]

9 GET TING ST ARTED Adding Computer s to Y our Net work Wireless devices such as computers, network printers, and gaming systems can connect to y our Router with a few simple steps. Us ing t h e CD 1. Put the S et up CD i nto yo ur c om pu ter. If th e CD doesn’t open automatically , browse to your C D dr ive a nd o pe n the B el ki n Se tup C D [...]

10 GET TING ST ARTED Manually If yo u ch oo se n ot to u se th e in cl ud ed S etu p CD fo r adding additional computers or wireless devices, you can manually a dd these items t o your network. 1. Locate the wireless-net work - connections option on your computer or wireless device. 2. Select you r Belkin Router from the list of available networks.[...]

11 GET TING ST ARTED Additional Capabilities Guest Access Y ou can allow guests to use y our Internet connection without joining y our personal network. The network 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 your Router . A pe rs on u sin g yo ur gu es t ne t wor k wi l[...]

A B 12 GET TING TO KNOW Y OUR ROUTER A) Rou te r St a tu s Lig ht Y ou r Rou te r’s st at us is s ho wn by t he l ig ht on t he f ro 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 Rout er is connected to the Int ernet. Blinking Amber: The Router can’t detect[...]

A B C D 13 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 Button This button is used to restart your R outer in rare cases when it functions incorrectly .[...]

14 TECHNIC AL DET AIL S T echnical Features Integrated 802. 1 1 n Wireless Access P oint 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 ) , allowing incr eased bandwidth to all your connected wireless devices and computers. NA T IP Address Sharing T o save y[...]

15 TECHNIC AL DET AIL S System Require ments Router Broadband Int ernet connection such as a cable or DSL modem with RJ45 ( Ethernet) conne ction At least one computer with an installed network int er face adapt er TCP /IP networking prot ocol installed on each computer RJ45 E thernet networking cable Internet browser Setup Software A computer runn[...]

16 USING Y OUR ROUTER Enabling Auto Update on Y our Belkin Route r The Router has the capability to automatically check for a newer v ersion of firmware and alert you when it ’s available . Y ou can choose to download the new v ersion or ig no re it . By d efa ul t thi s fe atu re is d is ab le d. If yo u wa nt to enable it, sele ct “Enable” [...]

17 USING Y OUR ROUTER 17 5. T oward the lower -half side of the screen you will fin d “Auto Up da te Fi rmw are E na bli ng ”. 6. Select “Enable” by clicking the radio but ton and then click “ Apply Changes” at the bo t tom of the screen.  4. C li ck o n “S ys tem S et ti ng s” i n th e lef t- h and column under the “Utilities?[...]

18 USING Y OUR ROUTER 18 Upd at ing Y ou r Rout er vi a Y our S yste m T r ay (W indows) or Me nu B ar (Ma c ) Once you have comple ted the setu p process, you will need to up da te th e new s of t wa re fo r you r Rou ter. Thi s c an be d on e easily via y our computer’s system tra y or menu bar . Setup steps: 1. Click on the blue Belkin Router [...]

19 USING Y OUR ROUTER 19 Updat ing the Router ’ s Firmware via t he Web In ter f ace The follo wing steps sho w you how to update your Rout er ’ 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[...]

20 USING Y OUR ROUTER 20 4. Open a web browser on the computer . 5. I n th e ad dre ss b ar o f the web b rows er, ty pe “ ht tp: //1 92 . 168. 2. 1” and p re ss “ En ter ” o n you r 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. Cli c[...]

21 USING Y OUR ROUTER 21 8. Click the “Browse” button toward the middle of the screen to search for the file you sa ved previously . Note: T he firm ware version in the images below is depicted as an example. Y our file name will vary depending on your model and version. 9. Se le ct t he fi rm war e fil e by l ef t- cl ic ki ng o n it a nd t he[...]

22 USING Y OUR ROUTER 22 10 . Click the “Update” button. 11. A pr om pt a sk ing , “Are you s ur e you wa nt to c on ti nu e with upgrading ? ” will appear. Click “OK” . 12 . A second prompt will open telling you the Rout er will not respond during the upgrade and warning yo u not to remove th e powe r su pp ly f rom t he R ou ter. Cli [...]

23 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 nc tion improperly . Rese t ting the Rout er will restor e the Router’ s normal operation while maintaining the programmed set t in gs . Y ou c an a ls o res to re th e fac to r y de fau lt s et ti ng s by using[...]

24 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 sto re t he fa ct or y d efa ult s us in g th e web i nte r fac e. 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 pr eviously configured settings. Setup steps 1. O[...]

25 USING Y OUR ROUTER 4. C li ck o n “R es tor e Fac tor y D efa ul ts ” in t he le f t- hand column under the “Utilities” hea ding. 5 . Click on the “ Restore Defaults” button. [...]

26 USING Y OUR ROUTER 6. A wa rn in g box w il l op en th at s ays, “ Warn ing: A ll yo ur 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 ”. 7 . Th e Rou ter wil l be gi n th e res tor in g pr oc es s. O nc e the rest ore is complete , the Rout er will reboo t. Note: T his ma y take se veral minutes . Y[...]

27 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP PORT , AND W ARR ANT Y T roubleshooting Th e Se tu p CD do es n ot a ut om at ic al ly st a r t . If B elk i n Set up do es n ot r un w he n you i nse r t th e CD - RO M, you r computer ma y not be configured to open C Ds automatically . If Belkin Se tup does not appear within 1 5 seconds, br owse to you r CD - ROM dri ve a [...]

28 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP PORT , AND W ARR ANT Y Be lk in S et up c an not c on ne c t my Ro ute r to t he I nt er ne t . If B elk i n Set up i s not a bl e to co nn ec t th e Ro ute r to the Int ernet, please check the following items: 1. Use the troubleshooting suggestions within Belkin Setup . 2. If you r IS P req ui re s a use r na me a nd p as s[...]

29 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP PORT , AND W ARR ANT Y Belkin Setup completed installation, but I cannot bro wse the Web. T he l ig ht on t h e fro nt o f my Ro ute r is s ol id a mb er. 1. Use the troubleshooting suggestions within Belkin Setup . 2. If you r IS P req ui re s a use r na me a nd p as swo rd, m ake s ure t ha t you ha ve typed in y our user [...]

30 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP PORT , AND W ARR ANT Y I ca n’t c on ne c t to t he In te rn et w ir el es sl y an d my ne t wor k na me i s not l is te d in Avai la bl e Ne t wor ks . 1. Verif y t ha t you r Ro ute r is o n and the front-panel l ight shows solid blue. 2. If you a re f ar fr om t he R out er, you mi ght t r y m ovi ng cl os er to s ee i [...]

31 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP PORT , AND W ARR ANT Y I’ ve in st al le d th is n ew R ou te r an d som e of my n et wo rk c li en ts ( computers, game consoles, et c.) are now unable to connect. Y our new Router came pre-c onfigured with a network name and password, found printed on an attached card. All clients must use this network name and password [...]

32 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP PORT , AND W ARR ANT Y Does th e Router support Wir eless Protected Acces s (WP A) security? The Router ships with WP A / WP A 2 security turned on . Windows XP and some older network hardware ma y require a sof tware updat e to support WP A/ WP A 2. 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 [...]

33 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP PORT , AND W ARR ANT 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 yo ur Ro ut er. Visi t http:// router/ with your web browser . Click on the “Login” button in the top right -hand corner of the sc ree n. Y o u wi ll b e as ked to e nte r [...]

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

35 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP PORT , AND W ARR ANT Y Belkin International, Inc., Limited 2- Y e ar P roduct Warranty Wh at t hi s war ra nt y c over s . Belkin Int ernational, Inc. (“Belk in”) w arrants to the original purchaser of this Belkin product that the product shall be free of def ect s in design, assembly , material, or workmanship. Wh at t [...]

36 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP PORT , AND W ARR ANT Y How to get service. T o ge t ser vi ce fo r you r Be lk in p rod uc t you 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 E . Water fro nt Dr ive, P laya V is ta , CA 9 00 9 4, At tn: Cu sto me r Se r vi ce, o r ca ll (80 0) -2 23 -5 5 46 , wit hi n 15 [...]

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

38 REGULA TOR Y INFORMA TION FCC St at eme nt DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY WITH FCC RULES FOR ELE CTROMAGNETIC COMP A TIBILIT Y We, Bel ki n In ter na ti ona l, I nc., of 120 45 E . Wate r fro nt D ri ve, Pl aya Vista, CA 90 094, declare under our sole responsibility that the device, F 9 K1108 v 1, c omp li es w it h Par t 15 of th e FCC R ul es. O pe[...]

39 REGULA TOR Y INFORMA TION Canada- Industr y Canada ( IC) The wireless radio of this device complies with RSS 1 3 9 & RS S 21 0 I nd ust r y Ca na da . Th is Cl as s B di gi ta l apparatus complies with Canadian ICE S- 003. Operation is subject to the f ollowing two conditions: (1 ) th is de vi ce m ay not c au se i nte r fer en ce, a nd (2) [...]

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