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    User Manual F9K1 001 88 20 - 0 07 73 Rev. A01 WIRELESS ROU TER N 15 0[...]

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    T ABLE OF CONTENTS Ge t ti ng St ar t ed ........................................... 1 Wh at ’s in th e B ox ............................................. 1 In iti al Se tu p .................................................. 1 Adva nc ed T oo ls & S et t ing s ..................................... 6 Th e B el ki n Ro ut er Man ag er ........[...]

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    1 GET TING ST ARTED Wha t ’ s in th e Box N150 W i r e l e s s R o u t e r Ethernet cable (attached to router) Pow er supply ( attached to router ) Network information card (a t tached to router) Belkin Setup CD with User Manual Initial Setup W h e r e t o Pl a c e You r R o u t e r Fo r t h e b e s t r e s u l t s , p l a c e t h e Ro u t e r ne[...]

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

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    3 GET TING ST ARTED 1. C o n n e c t y o u r Ro u t e r ’s E t h e r n e t ca b l e t o yo u r m o d e m ’s E t h e r n e t p o r t (o n t h e b a c k of y o u r m o d e m ). Th i s p o r t m i g h t b e l a b e l e d d i f f e r e n t l y o n yo u r p a r t i c u l a r mo d e m . I f yo u a r e a d d i n g a R o u te r f o r t h e fi r s t t i[...]

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    4 GET TING ST ARTED 5. A f te r a b r i e f i n s t a l l a t i o n , t h e se t u p s o f t wa r e w i l l as k y o u fo r t h e n e t wo r k n a m e an d p a s s w o r d fr o m t h e n e t w o r k i n fo r ma t i o n c a r d t h a t is a t t ac h e d t o y o u r R o u t e r. S t o r e t h e card under the base of your Router for future reference.[...]

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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 ap 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 . Th i s m a y ta k e a f ew m i 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 c es s ” m e s s a g e w i l l a p p e a r i n d i c a t i n g t h a t yo u are c onn ec te d to t he Int er [...]

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    6 GET TING ST ARTED Adv anced T ools & Settings A f t e r th e i n i t i a l s e t u p i s c om p l e t e , y o u h a ve t h e o p t i o n t o ch an ge set t in gs li ke yo ur ne tw or k n am e, s ec ur it y t yp e, a nd p a s s wo rd . T o m a k e t h e s e c h a n g e s a n d o t h e r s , cl i c k o n t h e Ad v a n c e d Too l s i c o n a t[...]

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    7 GET TING ST ARTED The Belkin Router Manager The Belkin Router Manager appears in y our system tray ( 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 t e s t h e cu r r e n t s t a t u s of yo 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 ac c e s s y o u r R o u te r ’s s e t ti n g s t o ma k e ch a n g e s . I t a l [...]

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    8 GET TING ST ARTED I n y o u r b r o w s e r, t yp e “ h t t p: // r o u t e r ” ( y o u do 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 ”) . Th e n p r e s s t h e E n te r k ey. I f yo u ’ r e s t il l h a v i n g tr o u b l e r u n n i n g t h e m a n u a l s e t u p op t i o n , t y p e “ 192 .168 . 2.1?[...]

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    9 GET TING ST ARTED Adding Comp uters to Y our Net work W i r e l e s s d ev ic e s s u c h a s c o m p u t e r s , n e t w o r k p r i n t e r s , a n d ga m i n g systems can connect to your Router with a few simple st eps. Us ing t he CD 1. P u t th e S e t u p CD i n to y o u r c o m p u t e r. I f t h e C D d o e s n ’ t o pe n a u t o m a t[...]

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

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    A B 11 GE T TIN G TO KN OW Y OU R ROU TER A) Router Status Light Y ou r Rout er’ s status is s hown b y the light on the front. Of f: The R outer is not plugged into a po wer so urce. Blinking Blue: The Router is starting up. Solid Blue : The Route r is connected t o the Internet. Blinking Amber: T h e R o u t e r c an ’ t d e te ct t h e m o d[...]

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    A B C D 12 GE T TIN G TO KN OW Y OU R ROU TER A) Modem (WA N) Co nnector Connect your modem to this port using an Ethernet cable. B) Wired (LAN) Connecto rs Connect computers and other wired network devices to these ports using Ethernet cables. C ) Reset Button This button is used to restart your Rout er in rare case s when it functions incorrectly[...]

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    13 TECHNIC AL DET AIL S T e chnical Features Integ rated 80 2. 1 1 n Wireless Access Poin t T h e N150 te c h n o l o g y e n h a n c e s y o u r Ro u t e r ’s w i r e l e s s c a p a b i l i t i e s , a l l o w i n g f o r d a t a t r a n s f e r sp e e d s of up to 150 Mbp s a cr os s yo ur ne tw or k. NA T IP Address Sharing T o s a ve y o u t[...]

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    14 TECHNIC AL DET AIL S System Re quireme nts R o u te r Broadband Int ernet connection such as a cable or DSL modem with RJ45 ( Ethernet ) connection At least one computer with an installed network interface adapter TCP /IP networking prot ocol installed on each computer RJ45 E thernet networking cable Internet browser Setup Software A computer ru[...]

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    15 USI NG YOUR RO UTE R Enabling Auto Upda te on Y our B elkin Router T h e Ro u t e r ha s t h e c a p a b i l i t y t o au t o m a t i c a l l y c h e c k fo r a n e we r ve rs i o n o f f i r m w a re a n d a l e r t y o u w h e n it ’s av a i l a b l e . You c a n ch o o s e t o d o w n l o a d t h e n e w v e r s i o n o r i g n o r e it . B[...]

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    16 USI NG YOUR RO UTE R 16 5. Tow a r d t h e l o we r- ha l f s i d e o f th e s c r e e n y o u w i l l fin d “ Au to Upd ate Fi rm ware En ab lin g ” . 6. S e l e ct “ E n a b l e ” b y cl i c k in g t h e r a d i o bu t to n a n d th e n click “ Apply Changes” at the bottom of the screen.  4. C l i c k o n “ S y s t e m S e t t[...]

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    17 USI NG YOUR RO UTE R 17 U p d a t i n g You r Ro u t e r v i a You r S ys t e m T ray ( Win dows) or Me nu B ar (Mac) O n c e yo u h a ve c o m p l e t e d t h e se t u p p r o c e s s , y o u w i l l n e e d to u p d a t e t h e ne w s o f t wa r e fo r y o u r R o u t e r. T h i s c a n b e do n e easily via your computer’s system tray or me[...]

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    18 USI NG YOUR RO UTE R 18 U p d a t i n g t he Ro u t e r ’s Fi r m w a r e via t he Web I nte r fac e T h e fo l l o w i n g st e p s sh o w yo u h o w t o u p d a t e y o u r R o u t e r ’ s f i r m wa r e u s i n g i t s w e b i n t e r fa c e . You d o n o t n e e d t o be c o n n e c t e d to t he In ter ne t a s t hi s i nte r fa ce is b[...]

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    19 USI NG YOUR RO UTE R 19 4. Open a web browser on the computer . 5. I n t h e a d d r e s s b a r o f t h e w e b b r ow s e r, t y pe “ h t tp : //19 2 .168 . 2 .1” a n d p r e s s “ En t e r ” o n yo u r k e y b o a r d . 6. C l i c k “ L o g in ” i n th e u p p e r r i g h t - h a n d c o r n e r o f t h e pa g e . T he Router does[...]

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    20 USI NG YOUR RO UTE R 20 8. C l i c k t h e “ B ro w s e ” b u t to n t o wa r d t h e m i d d l e o f th e screen to search for the file you sav ed previously . Note: The firmw are version in the images belo w is depicted as an example. Y our file name will var y d e p e n d i n g o n y o u r m o d e l a n d ve r si o n . 9. S el ec t t he f[...]

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    21 USI NG YOUR RO UTE R 21 10 . Clic k the “ Up da te” bu t ton. 11. A p ro m p t a s k i n g , “A r e y o u s u r e yo u wa n t to co n t i n u e w i t h up g r a d i n g ? ” w i l l a p p e a r. C l i c k “ O K ” . 12 . A s e c o n d p r o m p t w i l l o p en t e l l i n g y o u t h e R o u t e r w i l l n o t r e s p o n d du r i n [...]

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    22 USI NG YOUR RO UTE R Resetting the Router Reset Button – Red T h e “ R e s et ” b u t t o n i s us e d i n r a r e ca s e s w h e n t h e Ro u t e r m ay f u n c t i on i m p r o p e r l y. Re s e t ti n g t h e R o u t e r w i l l r e s t o r e t h e Router’ s normal operation while maintaining the programmed s e t t i n g s . You c a n[...]

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    23 USI NG YOUR RO UTE R R e s t o r i n g t he Ro u t e r t o De f a u l t Set t ing s Usin g the Web Int er fa ce Symptoms You ne e d t o re s t o r e t h e fa c t o r y d e f a u l t s us i n g t h e we b i n t e r f a c e . T h i s ma y be b e c a u s e t h e R o u t e r i s n o t p e r fo r m i n g a s e x p e c t e d or you wish to remov e all[...]

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    24 USI NG YOUR RO UTE R 4. Cli ck o n “ Re sto re Fac tor y D efau lt s” in th e l ef t- hand column under the “Utilities” heading . 5 . Clic k on the “ Re sto re De fau lt s” bu t ton. [...]

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    25 USI NG YOUR RO UTE R 6. A wa rn in g b ox w il l o pe n t hat sa ys, “ War nin g: A ll you r s et t in gs wi ll b e los t. Ar e yo u sur e yo u w ant to do th is? ” C li ck “O K ” . 7 . T h e Ro u t e r wi l l b e g i n t h e r e s t o r i n g pr o c e s s . O n c e the restor e is complete , the Rout er will reboot. Note: T h i s m a y [...]

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    26 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARRANT Y T roubleshooting Th e S et up CD do es n ot a ut om at ic al ly st ar t . I f B el k i n S e t u p do e s n o t r u n wh e n y o u i n se r t t h e C D - RO M , yo u r co mp ute r m ay n ot be co nfi gu re d to op en CD s a uto ma ti ca lly. I f B el k i n S e t u p do e s n o t a p p e a r wi t h i n 15[...]

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    27 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARRANT Y Belkin Setup cannot connect my Router to the Inter net. I f B el k i n S e t u p is n o t ab l e t o co n n e ct t h e R o u t e r t o the Inte rnet, please check the following it ems: 1. Use the troubleshooting suggestions within Belkin Setup . 2. If y o u r IS P r e q u i r e s a u s e r n a m e an d p[...]

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    28 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARRANT Y B e l k i n S e t u p c o m p l e t e d i n s t a l l a ti o n , b u t I ca n n o t b r o w s e t h e Web. Th e lig ht on t he fr ont of my Ro ut er is so li d a mb er. 1. Use the troubleshooting suggestions within Belkin Setup . 2. If y o u r IS P r e q u i r e s a u s e r n a m e an d p a s s w o r d ,[...]

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    29 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARRANT Y I c an ’ t c o n n e c t t o th e I n t e r n e t w i r e l e s sl y a n d m y networ k name is no t lis ted in Av ailable Network s. 1. Ver if y th at y our Ro ute r i s on and th e front-panel light shows solid blue. 2. I f y ou are fa r f ro m t he Rou ter, yo u m ig ht tr y mov in g cl os er to s e[...]

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    30 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARRANT Y I ’ v e i n s ta l l e d t h i s n e w R o u t e r a n d s o m e o f my n e t wo r k c l i e n t s ( compute rs, game consoles, etc. ) a re no w unabl e to connect. You r ne w R o u te r c a m e p r e - co 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 rd , fo u n d p r i n t e d o n [...]

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    31 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARRANT Y Does the Router support Wi reless Pro tected A ccess (WP A ) s ecurity? T h e Ro u t e r sh i p s w i t h W PA / W PA 2 se c u r i t y t u r n ed o n . W i n d ow s X P a n d so m e o l d e r n e t w o r k h a r d w a r e m ay req ui re a s of t wa re u pd ate to su ppo r t WPA/ WP A 2. I am havi ng diff[...]

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    32 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARRANT Y I a m h a v i n g di f fi c u l t y s e t t i n g u p W i r e d E q u i v a l e n t Pri vacy (WEP ) secur ity on my Router . 1. L og in to y our Ro ute r. Vis it http:// router/ with your web browser . Click on the “Login” button in the top right-hand corner of the s c r e e n . Yo u w i l l b e a s [...]

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    33 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARRANT Y T e chnical Supp ort US http:/ /w ww.belkin. com /support UK http:/ /w ww.belkin. com /uk/support Australia http:/ /w ww.belkin. com /a u/suppor t New Zealand http:/ /w ww.belkin. com /a u/suppor t Singapore 1 800 622 1 1 30 Europ e http:/ /w ww.belkin. com /uk/support[...]

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    34 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARRANT Y B e l k i n In t e r n at i on a l , I n c. , L i m i te d 2- Y ear Product W arranty Wh at th is wa rr ant y co ver s. B e l k i n I n te r na t i o n a l , I n c . ( “ Be lk i n ” ) w a r r a n t s t o th e o r i g i n a l purchaser of this Belkin product tha t the product shall be free of def ects[...]

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    35 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARRANT Y How t o get service. T o g e t s e r vi c e f o r yo u r Be l k i n p r o d u c t yo u must take the follow ing steps: 1. C o n t a c t B e l k i n I n t e r n a t i o n a l , In c ., a t 12 0 4 5 E . Wa t e r f r o n t D r i v e, P l a ya V i s t a , CA 9 0 0 9 4, A t t n : Cu s t o m e r S e r vi c e ,[...]

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    36 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARRANT Y How st a te law r el at es to th e w arr a nt y. THIS W ARR ANTY CO NT AINS THE SOLE W ARRANT Y OF BELKIN. THERE ARE NO OTHER W ARRANTIES, EXPRESSED O R , EX C EP T A S R EQ U I R E D BY L AW, I M P L I ED, I N C L U D I N G T H E I M P L I E D WA R R AN T Y O R C O N D I T I O N O F Q UA L I T Y , MERCH[...]

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    37 REGULA TOR Y INFORMA TION FCC Statement D EC L A R AT I O N O F C O N F O R M I T Y W I TH F C C RU L E S FOR ELECTROMA GNETIC COMP A TIBILIT Y We , B e lk i n I n t e r n a t i o n a l , In c ., o f 12 0 4 5 E . Wat e r fr o n t D r i v e , P l a y a V i s t a , CA 9 0 0 9 4, d e c l a r e u n d e r o u r s o l e re s p o n s i b i l i t y t h [...]

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    38 REGULA TOR Y INFORMA TION Canada- Industr y Canada (IC ) T h e wi r e l e s s r a d i o o f th i s d e v i c e c o m p l i e s w i t h R S S 13 9 & R S S 210 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 ICES-003. O p e r a t i o n i s su b j e c t t o t h e fo l l o w i n g t wo c o n d i t[...]

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    © 20 1 1 Belkin International, Inc. All rights reserved. All trade names are registered trademar ks of resp ective manufacturers listed. Mac and Mac OS are trademar ks o f Apple Inc. , registered in the U.S. and o ther countries. Windows and Windows Vista are either registered trademarks or t rad em ar ks o f Mi cr os of t Co rp or at io n in t he[...]