Belkin N150 manual

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T ABLE OF CONTENTS Configuring A dministrator Password ............................ 35 Configuring Time Zone ....................................... 36 Configuring Remot e Management .............................. 37 Configuring UPnP ........................................... 38 Configuring the Eco Mode .................................... 38 Conf[...]

1 GET TING ST ARTED What’ s in the Bo x N 1 50 Wireless Router Ethernet cable Pow er supply Belkin CD with User Manual Quick Installation Guide Servi ce Card Initial Setup Wh er e to Pl ac e Y ou r Rou te r 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 awa y from large metal objects and magnets such [...]

2 GET TING ST ARTED How to Set It UP Co nn ec t Your N1 50 R ou te r 1 . T urn o f f you r mo de m by di sc on ne ct ing i ts p owe r su ppl y. 2. Connect y our Router to y our modem using the cable. 3. Powe r up yo ur m od em by p lu gg in g in it s po wer s up pl y . 4. Power up your Router by plugging i n its pow er supply .[...]

3 GET TING ST ARTED Adding Computers to Y our Network Wireless devices such as computers, network printers, and gaming systems can connect to your Rout er with a few simple steps. Manual Setup If yo u kn ow wh at s or t o f Inte rn et s er v ic e you have, you might try a manual setup. For this you will need a Wi-Fi- enabled smartphone, tablet, or [...]

4 GET TING ST ARTED Manually Set Up Y our Internet Connection Use a browser t o visit http:/ /Router / . The Router homep age should appear . Y ou can also try visiting http:/ /1 92. 1 68.2. 1 / .[...]

5 GET TING ST ARTED Th e st atu s of yo ur I nte rn et co nn ec ti on i s sh own i n th e upper right corner of the Router homepage . If af t er a few m om en ts i t says “ C on ne cte d ” , you’ re done! Y ou can surf the Interne t. If not, select “Connection T ype” from the menu on the left.[...]

6 GET TING ST ARTED If a password screen appears, press “Submit” . 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 ami c first. Select “Dynamic ” from the menu that appears and press “Next”.[...]

7 GET TING ST ARTED Enter the host name provided by y our Int ernet serv ice pro vider . Click “ Apply Changes” . 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 Int ernet. If t he se s te ps d o no t wor k, t r y re st a r ti ng yo ur modem and repeati ng the process. If n ot, we[...]

8 GET TING ST ARTED PPP oE Connection Some DSL customers require a PP PoE connection. Select PP PoE this time and press “Next ” . Enter the username and password supplied by y our Internet provider and click “ Apply Changes” . Ignore the o ther fields.[...]

9 GET TING ST ARTED If af t er a few m in ute s you r In ter net St atu s say s “Connected”, you’ re done ! Y ou can surf the Int ernet. 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. Connecting Additional Devices iOS (ip ho ne, iP ad, a nd i Pod to uc h) Op en t he “ Se t tin gs ” ap p an d[...]

10 GET TING TO KNOW Y OUR ROUTER Fr ont P anel Y our R ou ter ’s sta tu s is s how n by th e li ght s on t he f ro nt pa ne l. Power Ligh t Of f : Th e Rou ter i s no t pl ug ged i nto a p owe r so urc e. Solid Green : Po wer is supplied to the Router . WLAN Light Off: WLAN is disabled . Blinking Green : Wireless data is being transmitted in the [...]

GET TING TO KNOW Y OUR ROUTER 11 Back P anel Reset Button This button is used to restore the factory default settings. T o reset the Router , press and hold this button for 8- 1 0 seconds. Power Connector Connect the i ncluded power supply t o this ja ck. Modem (W AN) Connector Connect your modem t o this port using an Etherne t cable. Wired (LAN) [...]

12 TECHNIC AL DET AILS T echnical F eatures Integrated 802. 1 1 n Wireless Access Poi nt The N 1 50 t echnology enhances your Router’ s wire - less capabilities, allowing for data transfer speeds of up to 1 5 0Mbps ac ross your n et work. NA T IP Address Sharing T o save y ou the c ost of addi ng IP addres ses pe r com - puter in your house , you[...]

13 TECHNIC AL DET AILS System R equirements Router Broadband Int ernet connection such as a cable or DSL modem with RJ45 (Ethernet ) connection At least one computer with an installed network interface adap ter TCP /IP ne tworking protocol installed on each comput er RJ45 E thernet networking cable Internet browser[...]

14 USING Y OUR ROUTER Using the LAN IP Setup The “LAN Settings” page allows changing the Rou te r’s L AN IP a dd res s a s req ui re d an d con fi gu ri ng Dynamic Host Configuration Pro tocol ( DHCP) . Configuring Parameters of LAN IP Setup L AN IP s et up pa ra me ter s ar e ad van ce d set t in gs t hat y ou m ay req ui re if yo u ar e a n[...]

USING Y OUR ROUTER 15 Configure the IP add ress and subne t mask. IP Ad dre ss: T he I P ad dre ss t ha t a L AN us er u se s to ac ce ss t he Ro ute r. The de fau lt I P is 192. 168. 2. 1 . IP Su bn et M as k: Su bn et m as k of th e L AN p or t . Y ou ca n en ter a different subnet mask according to the actual network status. Click “ Apply ” [...]

USING Y OUR ROUTER 16 Lea se T im e: Th e val id t im e for a n IP ad dr es s th at is aut om ati ca ll y as si gn ed t o a dev ic e by th e DH CP se r ve r to a host. The DHCP server does no t assign the IP address to other hosts within the specified time. If selecting “Forever” , you s ave de vi ce s in th e L AN w it h fi xed ad dr es se s. [...]

USING Y OUR ROUTER 17 Select “Dynamic” in the “Connection T ype” pag e th at a pp ear s. C li ck “ Ne xt ” . Enter the host name provided b y your Internet pr ovider . Click “ Apply Changes” .[...]

USING Y OUR ROUTER 18 If af t er a few m in ute s you r In ter net St atu s say s “Connected”, you’ re done ! Y ou can surf the Int ernet. Static Connect ion Se le ct S tat ic I P if yo ur I SP pr ov ide s th e IP a ddr es s, s ubn et mask, and inf ormation about the gatew ay and DNS server . Setup steps: Cli ck “ C onn e ct ion Type” i n[...]

USING Y OUR ROUTER 19 Cli ck “ Cl ic k he re to e nte r you r DN S Set t in gs ” to configure DNS inf ormation. Cl ear t he “Auto ma ti c fro m IS P ” ch ec k box . In the “DNS Address” and “Secondar y DNS Address” fields, enter the IP addresses of the primary DNS server and the secondary server (if a vailable ). At least enter one [...]

USING Y OUR ROUTER 20 Configure the parameters below . User Name and Passw ord: E nter the user name and password provided by the ISP . The user name and pa ssw ord a re u se d to lo g in to t he I SP s er ve r . Ret y pe Pa s swor d: Ent er t he pa s swor d ag ain . Servi ce Name : If several PPPoE ser vers ar e available , specify which server to[...]

USING Y OUR ROUTER 21 Configure the parameters below . PPT P Ac co unt a nd PP TP P as swo rd: En ter t he PP TP a cc ou nt an d pa sswo rd p rov id ed by t he I SP . T he PP TP a cc ou nt an d pa sswo rd a re u se d to lo g in to t he I SP s er ve r . Ret y pe Pa s swor d: Ent er t he pa s swor d ag ain . Host Name : ( Optional) Enter the host nam[...]

USING Y OUR ROUTER 22 Cli ck “ Cl ic k he re to e nte r you r DN S Set t in gs ” to configure DNS inf ormation. Either select or clear the “ Automatic fr om ISP” check box. I f yo u cl ear t he c he ck b ox, i n th e “ DNS Ad dr es s an d Secondary DNS Address” fields enter the IP a ddresses of the primar y DNS server and the secondar y[...]

USING Y OUR ROUTER 23 Enabling W ebsite Filtering The Router allows you to restrict websit e access to guard you from unsafe and inappropriate websites on any d evices on y our network. Conguring Basic Wireless Settings Y ou can view and specify the wireless security settings of y our Router . Setup steps: Open a W eb bro wser on the computer . [...]

USING Y OUR ROUTER 24 Click on “Channel and SSID” in the left column under the “Wireless” heading. Configure the followi ng parameters. SSI D: Set t he w ir ele s s net wo rk n am e. Th e SS ID ca n co nt ai n up to 32 alphanumeric characters. The default SSID is “belkin.###” . Br oad ca st S SID: I f ch ec ked , th e Rou ter b ro ad ca[...]

USING Y OUR ROUTER 25 Restarting Y our Router Sometimes, in order to make some changes take ef fe ct , you n ee d to re st ar t t he R out er. Setup Steps Click on “Restar t Router” in the left-hand column under the “Utilities” headi ng. Click on the “Restar t Router” button t oward the middle of screen. A di alo g box a pp ea rs t o as[...]

USING Y OUR ROUTER 26 Restoring Y our Router to F actory Defaults Resetting the Rout er will rest ore the Router’s normal operation while maintaining the programmed settings. Reset the Rout er in rare cases when the Router ma y function improperly . Using the Reset Button Use the restore option in instances wher e you may ha ve forgo tten your cu[...]

USING Y OUR ROUTER 27 Click on the “Restore Defa ults” button. A war ni ng b ox wil l op en t ha t says , “ War nin g: Al l you r se tt in gs wi ll be l os t. A re yo u su re you w ant t o do t his? ” Cl ic k “O K ” . The Rout er will begin the res toration process. Once the restoration process is complete , the Rout er will reboot. Not[...]

USING Y OUR ROUTER 28 Cli ck o n “ Save /B ac ku p Set t in gs ” in t he l ef t- han d column under the “Utilities” headi ng. Cli ck o n th e “ Save ” bu tt on. A di alo g box w il l op en t hat s ays, “ D o you w ant to op en o r save t hi s fi le?” C li ck “ Sa ve”.[...]

USING Y OUR ROUTER 29 Select the location for sa ving the configuration file. E nter the file na me an d se le ct t he f il e t yp e, th en c lic k th e “ Save “ b ut to n. When the download process is complete, click “Close” . Y our Router’ s configurations ha ve been su cc es sf ull y sav ed to yo ur l oc al P C. Restoring Pre vious Set[...]

USING Y OUR ROUTER 30 Cli ck o n “ Re sto re Pr evi ou s Se t tin gs ” in t he l ef t- hand column under the “Utilities” heading. Click the “Browse… ” but ton t oward the middle of the screen to search for the file you sav ed previously . Note: T he ve rs io n of c on fig ur at ion fil e in t he i mag es below is depicted as an exampl[...]

USING Y OUR ROUTER 31 A pr omp t as ki ng, “ D o you w ant t o co nti nu e an d res to re se t ti ng s?” w ill a pp ea r . Cl ic k “O K ” and the n th e Router begins to rest ore the pr evious settings. The previous settings have been restored successfully . Enabling Auto Firm ware Update f or Y our Router The Router has the capability t o [...]

USING Y OUR ROUTER 32 Updating the Router’ s Firmw are Th e fol low in g ste ps s how yo u how t o up dat e you r Router’ s firmwar e using its Web interface. Ch ec ki ng f or N ew Fi rmwa re i n th e Fi rmwa re U pg ra de S cr ee n N1 50 Ro ute r al low s you to c he ck f or a ne w firmware update a vailable f or this Rout er . Setup steps: Cl[...]

USING Y OUR ROUTER 33 Up da ti ng M an ua lly t o Ne w Rou te r Fi rmwa re Y ou can also manually update y our Router firmware . Setup Steps Lo cat e an d dow nl oad t he f ir mwa re fi le f rom t he B el ki n su ppo r t si te. ( T yp e you r par t num ber i nto t he s ea rc h box in th e top r ig ht c or ne r and l oo k fo r “F ir mwa re” i n [...]

USING Y OUR ROUTER 34 Click the “Browse… ” but ton t oward the middle of the screen to search for the file you sav ed previously . Note: T he f ir mwa re ver s ion i n th e im ag es b elo w is depicted as an example . Y our file name will vary depending on your model and version. Se le ct t he fi rm war e fil e (an “.img ” f ile) by l ef [...]

USING Y OUR ROUTER 35 Conguring Administrator P asswor d The Router ships with NO password entered. If you wish to add a password f or more security , y ou can set a passw ord he re. Kee p you r pa ss wor d in a s afe p lac e, as y ou w ill n ee d th is pa s swor d if yo u ne ed t o lo g int o the R ou ter i n th e fu tur e. It i s als o re co m[...]

USING Y OUR ROUTER 36 Conguring Time Z one Th e Rou te r keep s ti me by c on ne ct in g to a S imp le N et wo rk T im e Protocol (SN TP) ser ver . This allow s the Rout er to synchronize the system clock to the global Internet. The synchroniz ed clock in the Router is used to record the security log and control client filtering. Select the time[...]

USING Y OUR ROUTER 37 Conguring Remote Management Remote management allows you to make changes to your Rout er's settings from anywhere on the Internet. Before you enable this function, mak e sure you have set the administrator password. Setup Steps: Cli ck o n “ Sy ste m Set t in gs ” in th e le f t-h an d column under the “Utilities[...]

USING Y OUR ROUTER 38 Conguring UPnP UPnP ( Universal Plug-and-Play) offers seamless operation o f voice messaging, video messaging, games, and other applications that ar e UPnP compliant. The Router ships with the UPnP feature enabled . If y ou are using any applications that are UPnP compliant and wish to tak e ad van tag e of t he U PnP f eat[...]

USING Y OUR ROUTER 39 Select the “Disable radio from” to enable the Eco mode. Sp ec if y t he d ays yo u wan t to us e th e Eco m od e. Click “ Apply Changes” . Conguring Self Healing The self healing function al lows the Router to implement regular restart, reducing equipment function failure . Y ou can arrange a schedule for Router’ [...]

40 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP PORT , AND W ARRANT Y T roubleshooting I ca n’t c on ne c t to t he I nte rn et w ir el es sl y. If the light on the front of the Router is solid green , then y our Router is connected t o the Internet. Y ou ma y not be connected to the Router’ s wireless ne twork. Please refer to “ Adding Computers to Y our Network ?[...]

41 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP PORT , AND W ARRANT Y I ca n’t c on ne c t to t he I nte 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. V eri f y th at yo ur R out er i s on an d th e front-panel light sho ws solid green. 2. If you a re fa r fr om t he Ro ut er, you mi ght t r y m ovi ng cl os er to s ee[...]

42 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP PORT , AND W ARRANT 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 co nsoles, etc. ) are now unable to con nect . Y our new Rout er came pre-configured with a network name and password, found print ed on an attached card. All clients must use this network name and passwo[...]

43 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP PORT , AND W ARRANT Y Does the Rout er sup port Wireless Protected Acces s (WP A) securit y? The Router ships with WP A/ WP A2 securit y turned on. Windows XP and some older network hardw are may require a soft ware update t o 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 ut er. [...]

44 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP PORT , AND W ARRANT Y T echnic al Support US http:/ /ww w .belkin.com/sup por t 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 1 80 0 62 2 1 130 Europ e http:/ /ww w .belkin.com/uk/support Y ou can find technical-suppor t inform[...]

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

46 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP PORT , AND W ARRANT Y How to get service. T o get s er v ic e for y our B el ki n pr od uc t you mu st t ake t he fo llo win g st eps: 1. Contact Belkin T ech Support at the number lis ted on p age 4 4, w it hin 15 days o f th e Oc cu rr en ce. B e prepared t o provide the following information : a. The part number of the Be[...]

47 REGULA TORY INFORMA TION For inf ormation on pr oduct disposal please re fer to http:/ /en vironmental.belkin. com European Compliance Statement: Belkin Int ernational hereb y declares tha t this F 9K 1 009 Wireless N Route r is in compliance with the essential req ui re men ts a nd o the r reve la nt p rov is io ns of t he R T T&E Di re ct [...]

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