Belkin F7D2401AU manual

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    User Manual F7D2401 au 8820au 003 90 S ur f WIR ELES S MO DEM - RO U TER[...]

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    T ABLE OF CONTENTS Re gu la tor y In fo rma ti on ................................... 24 FCC St ate me nt .............................................. 24 Ge t ti ng St ar t ed ............................................ 1 Wh at ’s in th e B ox ............................................. 1 In iti al Se tup ....................................[...]

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    1 GET TING ST ARTED Wha t ’ s i n t he B ox Surf Wireless Modem-Router ADSL cable ( attached to router ) Pow er supply ( att ached to router ) Network information card ( at tached to rout er) Belkin Setup CD with User Manual Initial Setup W h e r e t o P l a c e Yo u r R o u t e r For the best results, place the Router in an open location aw a y [...]

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    2 GET TING ST ARTED 3 1 2 How to Se t It Up[...]

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    3 GET TING ST ARTED 1. Connect your Rout er’s ADSL cable to y our ADSL connection. I f y o u a r e r e p l a c i n g a n e x i s t i n g R o u t e r o r g at e wa y, t h i s may require unplugging the existing gate way . Note: I f a t e l e p h o n e i s c o n n e c t e d t o t he s a m e t e l e p h o n e j a c k t h e n a n A D SL S p l i t te [...]

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    4 GET TING ST ARTED 5. A f t e r a b r i e f i n s t a l l a t i o n , t h e s e t u p s o f t wa r e w i l l a s k y o u fo r t h e n e t w o r k n a m e a n d p a s sw o r d fr o m t h e n e t w o r k i n fo r m a t i o n c a r d t h a t is a t t ac h e d t o yo u r Ro u t e r. S t o r e t h e card under the base of y our Router for future refere[...]

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    5 GET TING ST ARTED 6. A p r o g r e s s s c r e e n w i l l a p p e a r w h i l e a d d i t i o n a l s o f t wa r e i s i n s t a l l e d . T h i s m a y ta k e a f e w mi n u t e s t o c o m pl e t e . O n ce f i n i s h e d , a “ S u c ce s s ” m e s s a g e w i l l a p p e a r in d i c a t i n g t h a t yo u are c onn ec te d to th e I nte[...]

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    6 GET TING ST ARTED Adv anced T ools & Sett ings A f t e r t he i n i t i a l s e t u p i s c o m p l e t e , y o u h av e t h e op t i o n t o ch an ge set t in gs like yo ur net wo rk na me, se cu ri t y t y pe, an d p a s s wo r d . To m a ke t h e s e c h a n g e s a n d ot h e r s , c l i c k o n t he Ad v a n c e d Too l s i c o n a t th [...]

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    7 GET TING ST ARTED The Belkin Router Manager Belkin.2234 Router Settings User Manual Check for Updates Options Exit The Belkin Router Manager appears in your s ystem tra y ( W i n d o w s) o r m e n u b a r ( M a c). I t s i c o n i n d i c a te s t h e c u r r e n t s t a t u s o f y o u r R o u t e r a n d al s o a l l o w s y o u t o a c c e s [...]

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    8 GET TING ST ARTED I n y o u r b r ow s e r, t y p e “ h t t p: // r o u t e r ” ( y o u d o n o t ne e d t o t y p e i n a n y th i n g e l s e s u c h a s “ w w w ” ) . T h e n p r e s s t h e E nt e r ke y. If yo u ’ r e s t i l l h a v i n g tr o u b l e r u n n i n g t h e ma n u a l s e t u p o p t i o n, t yp e “ 192 .168 . 2.1?[...]

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    9 GET TING ST ARTED Adding Comp uters to Y our N etwork W i r e l e s s d e v i c e s s u c h a s c o m p u t e r s , ne t wo r k p r i n t e r s , a n d g a m i n g systems can connect to y our Router with a few simple steps. Us ing t he CD 1. P u t t h e S e t u p C D i n t o y o u r c o m p u t e r. I f t h e CD d o e s n ’ t o p e n a u t o m[...]

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    10 GET TING ST ARTED Manually I f y o u c h o o s e n o t t o u s e t he i n c l u d e d S e t u p C D f o r a d d i n g a d d i t i o n a l c o m p u t e r s o r wi r e l e s s d e v i c e s , yo u can manually add these items t o your network. 1. L o c a t e t h e w i r e l e s s - n e t wo r k - c o n n e c t i on s o p t i o n on your computer [...]

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    11 TECHNIC AL DET AILS T echnic al Features Integ rated ADSL2 + Mod em T h e i n t e g r a t e d AD S L 2 + m o d e m a l l o w s y o u t o c o n n e ct t o th e Internet via your local Int ernet Service Provider ( ISP) without installing and maintaining a separate DSL modem. Integ rated 802. 1 1n Wireless Access Point Utilizing MIMO (Multiple Inpu[...]

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    12 TECHNIC AL DET AILS System Re quireme nts M o d e m R o u t e r B r o a d b a n d A D S L In t e r n e t c o n n e c t i o n w i t h RJ 1 1 (telephone ) connection At least one computer with an installed network int erface adapter TCP /IP networking protocol installed on each computer RJ 1 1 ADSL t elephone cable Internet browser Setup Software [...]

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    13 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARR ANT Y T roubleshooting Th e S et up CD do es no t a uto ma t ic all y s t ar t . I f B e lk i n S e t u p d o es n o t ru n w h e n yo u i n s e r t t h e C D - RO M , yo u r co mp ute r m ay n ot b e con fi gu red to op en CDs au tom at ic all y. I f B e lk i n S e t u p d o es n o t ap p e a r w i t h i n 1[...]

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    14 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARR ANT Y Belkin Setup can not connect my Ro uter to the I nterne t. I f B e lk i n S e t u p i s n o t a b le t o c on n e c t t h e R o u te r t o the Inte rnet, please check the follo wing items : 1. Use the troubleshooting sug gestions within Belkin Setup. 2. I f yo u r I S P re q u i r e s a us e r n a m e a[...]

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    15 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARR ANT Y I ca n’t connect to the Inter net w irelessl y . I f t h e l i g h t o n th e f r o n t o f t h e R o u t e r i s s o l i d g r e e n , t he n y o u r R o u te r i s c o n n e c t e d t o t h e I n t e r n e t . Yo u m a y n o t b e c o n n e c t e d to t h e R o u t e r ’s w i r e l e s s ne t wo r[...]

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    16 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARR ANT Y M y w i r e l e s s n e t w o r k p e r f o r m a n c e i s s l o w , i n c o n s i s t e n t , su f fe rs fr om wea k s ig na l, or I ’m h avi ng di f fic ul t y m ai nt ai nin g a VPN connection. W i r e l e s s t e c h n o lo g y i s r a d i o - b a s e d, w h i c h me a n s c o n n e c t i vi t y [...]

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    17 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARR ANT Y I ’ v e i n s t al l e d t h i s n e w R o u t e r an d s o m e o f my n e t wo r k c l i e n t s ( computers, game consol es, et c. ) a re no w unable to con nect. You r ne w R o u te r c a m e p r e - c o n f i g u r e d w i t h a n e t w o r k n a m e a n d p a s s wo r d , f o u n d p r i n t e d [...]

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    18 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARR ANT Y 5. C l i c k “A p p l y C h a n g e s ” t o fi n i s h . You r w i r e l e s s connection is now encr ypted. Each computer using your wi rel es s n et wo rk wil l n ee d t o u se th e n ew key. Note: I f y o u ar e c o n f i g u r i n g t h e Ro u t e r ov e r a wi r e l e s s c o n n e c t i o n , [...]

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    19 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARR ANT Y 5. C l i c k “A p p l y C h a n g e s ” t o fi n i s h . You r w i r e l e s s a c t i v i t y i s n ow e n c r y p te d . E a c h c o m p u t e r u s i n g y o u r wi rel es s n et wo rk wil l n ee d t o u se th e n ew key. Note: I f y o u ar e c o n f i g u r i n g t h e Ro u t e r ov e r a wi r e[...]

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    20 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARR ANT Y T echn ical Suppor t US http:/ /w ww. belkin.com/support UK http:/ /w ww. belkin.com/uk/suppor t Australia http:/ /w ww. belkin.com/au/ support New Zealand http:/ /w ww. belkin.com/au/ support Europ e http:/ /w ww. belkin.com/uk/suppor t Singapore 1 800 622 1 1 30 Malaysia 1 8 0 0 812 076 India 1 800-4 [...]

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    21 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARR ANT Y B e l k i n I nt e r n a ti on a l, In c ., Li m i te d 3-Y ear Product War ranty Wh at th is wa rra nt y cove r s. B e l k i n In t e r n a t i o n a l , In c . ( “ B e l k i n ” ) w a r r a n t s t o t h e o r i g i n a l purchaser of this Belkin product that the product shall be free of def ects [...]

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    22 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARR ANT Y How t o get service. T o ge t s e r vi ce f o r y o u r B e l k i n p r o d u c t yo u must take the following steps: 1. C o n t a c t B e l k i n In t e r n a t i o n a l , In c . , a t 12 0 4 5 Wa t e r f r o n t Dr ive, Lo s A ng el es, CA 9 0 09 4, At tn: C us tom er Se r vi ce, o r c a ll (8 0 0) -[...]

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    23 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARR ANT Y How st a te law re l ate s to t h e wa rr an ty. THIS W ARRANT Y CONT AINS THE SOLE WARRANT Y OF BELKIN. THERE ARE NO OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED O R , E XC EP T A S RE Q U I R ED BY L AW, I M P LI E D, I N C LU D I N G T HE I M P L I ED WA R R A N T Y O R C O N D I T I O N O F Q UA L I T Y , MERCHANT A[...]

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    24 REGULA TORY INFORMA TION FCC Statement D EC L A R AT I O N O F CO N FO R M I T Y WI T H F C C R U L E S FOR ELECTROMA GNE TIC COMP A TIB ILITY We , B e l k in I n t e r n a t i o n a l, I n c . , o f 12 0 4 5 Wa t e r f r o n t D r i v e , L o s A n g e l e s , CA 900 94, declare under our sole responsibility that the device , , F 7 D 2 4 0 1 v [...]

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    25 REGULA TORY INFORMA TION Canada- Industr y Canada (IC ) T h e w ir e l e s s r a d i o o f t h i s d e v i c e c o m p l i e s wi t h R S S 13 9 & R S S 2 10 I n d u s t r y C a n a d a . T h i s C l a s s B d i g i t a l apparatus complies with Canadian ICE S -0 03. O p e r a t i o n is s u b j e c t t o t h e f o l l o w i n g t wo c o n d[...]

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    © 2010 Bel ki n In ter na ti on al , Inc . Al l ri gh ts r ese r ve d. Al l tr ad e na me s are r eg is ter ed t ra de ma rks of respect ive manufacturers listed. Mac and Mac OS are tradema rks o f Apple Inc., re gistered in the U .S. and other countries. Windows and Windows Vista are either registered tr ademarks or t rad em ar ks o f Mi cro so f[...]