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Belkin F9K1001V4 manual

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    User Manual F9K1 001V 4 88 20 - 0 07 73 Rev. B01 WIR ELES S RO UT ER N 15 0[...]

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    T ABLE OF CONTENTS Getting Started ........................................... 1 Wh at ’s in th e Box ............................................. 1 Initial Setup .................................................. 1 Advanced T ools & Settings ..................................... 8 The Belkin Rout er Manager .................................[...]

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    1 GET TING ST ARTED Wha t ’ s in t he B ox N 1 50 Wireless Router 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 er e to Pl ac e Y ou r Ro ut er For t he b es t res ul ts , pl ace t he R ou ter n ex t to [...]

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    2 GET TING ST ARTED How to S et It U p Co nn ec t Your N1 5 0 Rou te r 1. T u rn o f f you r mo de m by di sc on ne ct in g it s powe r su pp ly. 2. Connect y our Router to your modem using the cable (alrea dy attached). N150/300/450 Steps 1 & 2 1 2[...]

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

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    4 GET TING ST ARTED Run t he In st all er 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 k now w he n thi ng s ar e wor ki ng . If yo u[...]

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    5 GET TING ST ARTED 1. Cli ck t he S et up ic on o n th e CD m en u.[...]

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    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 tor ed in the f oot o f you r new B el ki n Rou te r . St ore t he c ar d un de r the base o f your R outer for future reference .[...]

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    7 GET TING ST ARTED 3. A progress screen will appear while additional software 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 appear indicating tha t 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 al [...]

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    8 GET TING ST ARTED Adv anced T ools & Settings 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 make 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 win[...]

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    9 GET TING ST ARTED The Belki n Router Manager The Belkin Rout er Manager appears in your s ystem tray (W in dow s) or men u ba r (Ma c) . I ts i co n ind ic ate s th e cu rr ent 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 settings to mak e changes. It also provides quick access to sof tware that came bundled [...]

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    10 GET TING ST ARTED Adding Computer s to Y our Network Wireless devices such as computers, ne t work print ers, and gaming systems can connect to y our Router with a fe w 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 CD dr ive a nd o pe n the B el ki n Se tup [...]

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    11 GET TING ST ARTED able baker belkin.### zebranet 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 se tup. F or this yo u will need a Wi-Fi- enabled smartphone, tablet, or computer . Co nn ec t to Your Ro ut er Ret ri eve th e ne t wor k ID c ar d fro m th e foo t of yo ur n ew Be lk in Ro ute r.[...]

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    12 GET TING ST ARTED Us ing t h e WPS B ut t on 1. Start WPS Push But ton Connection (WPS PBC) on your co mp ute r or ot he r Wi -F i dev i ce t hat yo u wo uld l ike to c on ne ct wirelessly to your Router . Often there wil l be a button for this pu rp ose i n so f t ware tha t ca me w it h th e dev ic e, or a p hys ic al “WPS,” “PBC, ” or[...]

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    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 tr y visiting http :// 192 . 168.2. 1 / . 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 rout er homepage. If af t er a few m om en ts i t says “[...]

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    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[...]

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    15 GET TING ST ARTED Dynamic Connection Cable and fiber customers generally r equire 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 am ic first. Select “ Dynamic” from the menu that appears and press “ Next. ” A service name is generally not required. Hit “ Apply Changes. ” The Rout[...]

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    16 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 Internet. PPPoE Connec tion Some DSL customers require a PPPoE connection. Select PP PoE this time and press “Next.” 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 repeating the pro cess.[...]

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    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 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 Internet. If t he se s te ps d o no t wor k, t r y re st a r ti[...]

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    18 GET TING ST ARTED An dr oid (phones and tablets) 1. Op en th e Setting s app an d se le ct W ir el es s an d Ne t wor k . 2 . From t he re, s ele c t Wi -F i to se e the l is t of avai la ble n et wo rks . 3. Se le ct yo ur wi re le ss n et wor k fr om th e li st. I f as ked to do s o, ente r yo ur ne t wor k pa sswo rd. Connect ing Additional D[...]

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    19 GET TING ST ARTED Windows ® 7 Y ou r com pu ter p rov ide s a me nu o f avail ab le w ire le ss net wo rk s at th e ri ght e nd o f the t as k ba r . 1. Right - click on the ic on th at lo ok s like s ign al s tre ng th ba r s. 2 . Sele c t your w ir ele s s net wo rk f ro m the li st . If as ked , en ter yo ur ne t wor k pa sswo rd (n et wor k[...]

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    A B 20 GET TING TO KNOW Y OUR ROUTER A) Rou te r St a tu s Lig ht Y ou r Rou ter ’s st atu s is s how n by t he li gh t 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 Rou ter is connected to the Internet. Blinking Amber: The Router can’t detect t[...]

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    A B C D 21 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 [...]

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    22 TECHNIC AL DET AILS T echnical Features Integrated 802. 1 1n Wireless Access Point The N 150 technology enhances y our Router’ s wireless capabilities, allowing for data transfer speeds of up t o 150Mb ps ac ro ss y our n et wo rk . NA T IP Address Sharing T o save yo u th e co st o f add in g IP ad dr es se s pe r computer in your house , you[...]

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    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 a dapter TCP / IP networking pro tocol installed on each computer RJ45 E thernet networking cable Internet browser Setup Software A computer runnin[...]

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    24 USING Y OUR ROUTER Enabling Auto Update on Y our B elkin 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 t o download the new version 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, select “Enable” a[...]

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    25 USING Y OUR ROUTER 25 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. Selec t “Enable” by clicking the radio button and then click “ Apply Changes” at the bottom of the screen.  4. C li ck o n “S ys tem S et t ing s” i n th e le f t-h an d column under the “Utilities?[...]

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    26 USING Y OUR ROUTER 26 Upd at ing Y our R out er vi a Y ou r Syst em T ray ( Win dows) or Men u Ba r (Mac) Once you have completed the setup process, y ou 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 tray or menu bar . Setup steps: 1. Cl ic k on t he g ree n Be lk in R [...]

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    27 USING Y OUR ROUTER 27 Updat ing the Router ’ s Firmware via t he Web In ter f ace The follo wing steps sho w you ho w to upda te your Router’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 ca te an d dow [...]

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    28 USING Y OUR ROUTER 28 4. O pen a web browser on the computer . 5. In t he ad dr es s bar o f th e web b row ser, t yp e “ ht tp: //1 92 . 168. 2 . 1” an d pr es s “ Ente r ” on yo ur key bo ar d. 6. Click “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[...]

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    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 firm ware version in the ima ges below is depicted as an example. Y our file name will vary depending on your model and version. 9. Se le ct t he f ir mwa re fi le by l ef t- c li ck in g on i t and the[...]

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    30 USING Y OUR ROUTER 30 10 . Click the “Update” but ton. 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 t elling you the Router will not respond during the upgrade and warning y ou not to remov e th e powe r su pp ly f rom t he R ou ter. C[...]

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    31 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 nction improperly . Resetting the Rout er will restor e the Router’ s normal opera tion while maintaining the programmed set t in gs . Y ou c an a lso r es tor e th e fac to r y def aul t se t ti ng s by using t[...]

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    32 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 cto r y de fau lt 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 remove all previously configured se t tings. Setup steps 1. O[...]

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    33 USING Y OUR ROUTER 4. C li ck o n “ Res to re Fac tor y Defa ul ts ” in t he l ef t- hand column under the “Utilities” heading. 5 . Click on the “Restore Defaults” but ton. [...]

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    34 USING Y OUR ROUTER 6. A w ar nin g box w il l op en t hat s ays , “ Warn in g: Al l you r set t in gs 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 te r wil l be gi n th e res to rin g pr oc es s. O nc e the rest ore is complet e, the Router will reboot. Note: T his ma y take several minut es. Y [...]

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    35 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP PORT , AND W ARRANT 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 CDs automatically . If Belkin Se tup does not appear within 1 5 seconds, brow se to you r CD - ROM dri ve a nd[...]

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    36 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP PORT , AND W ARRANT 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 Se tup. 2. If you r ISP r eq uir es a u se r nam e an d pa ss w[...]

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    37 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP PORT , AND W ARRANT Y Belkin Setup completed installation, but I cannot browse 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 Se tup. 2. If you r ISP r eq uir es a u se r nam e an d pa ss wor d, ma ke su re th at you ha ve typed in y our user nam[...]

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    38 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP PORT , AND W ARRANT 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 fa r fro m th e Ro ute r , yo u mi gh t tr y m ovi ng cl os er to s ee i[...]

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    39 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 consoles, etc.) are now unable to connect. Y our new Rout er came pre-configured with a network name and password, found printed on an attached card. All clients must use this network name and password to[...]

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    40 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP PORT , AND W ARRANT Y Does th e Router support W ireless Protected Acces s (WP A) security? The Router ships with W PA/ WP A 2 security turned on. Windows XP and some older network hardware may require a soft ware 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 r. [...]

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    41 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP PORT , AND W ARRANT 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 w eb browser . Click on the “Login” button in the top right-hand corner of the sc ree n. Y o u wi ll be a ske d to e nte r y[...]

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    42 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP PORT , AND W ARRANT 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 /a u/suppor t New Zealand http:/ /w ww.belkin. com /a u/suppor t Singapore 1800 6 22 1 130 Europ e http:/ /w ww.belkin. com /uk/support[...]

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    43 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP PORT , AND W ARRANT Y Belkin International, Inc., Limited 2- Y ear Product W arrant y Wh at t hi s war ra nt y c over 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 t he[...]

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    44 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP PORT , AND W ARRANT Y How to get service. T o get s er vic e fo r you r Be lk in pr od 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 d[...]

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    45 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP PORT , AND W ARRANT Y How s t ate l aw r el at es to t h e war ra nt y. THIS W ARRANT Y CONT AINS THE SOLE W ARR ANT Y OF BELKIN. THERE ARE NO OTHE R W ARR ANTIES, EXPRESSED OR, EXCEPT A S REQUIRED B Y LAW , IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANT Y OR CONDITION OF QU ALIT Y , MERCHANT ABILIT Y OR FITNESS FOR A P ARTICUL AR P[...]

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    46 REGULA TORY INFORMA TION FCC St at eme nt DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY WITH FCC RULES FOR ELE CTROMAGNETIC COMP A TIB ILITY 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 responsibilit y that the device, F 9 K1 0 0 1 V4 , co mp lie s wi th Pa r t 15 of the FCC Ru le s. O [...]

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    47 REGULA TORY INFORMA TION Canada- Industr y Canada ( IC) The wireless radio of this device complies with RSS 1 3 9 & RSS 210 Ind us tr y C an ada . Th is C la ss B d ig it al apparatus complies with Canadian IC ES- 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) th[...]

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    © 20 1 1 Belkin Int ernational, Inc. All rights reser ved. All trade names are r egistered trademarks of re sp ec t ive m an uf ac tur er s li st ed. M ac a nd M ac OS a re t ra de ma rks o f Ap pl e In c., re gi st er ed in the U.S. and other countries. Windo ws and Wi ndows Vista are either regis tered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corpo[...]