Belkin F9K1102 manual

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    User Manual F9K1 102 88 20 - 0 07 77 R ev . A01 WIR ELE SS DU AL -BAND N + ROUTE R N 6 0 0 DB[...]

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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 o ol s & Se tt in gs ..................................... 6 Th e B el ki n Ro ut er Man ag er ........[...]

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    1 Wha t ’ s in t he Box N6 0 0 D B W ire le ss Du al - Ban d N + R o u t e r Ethernet cable ( at tached to router) Pow er supply (a ttached to router ) Network information card ( att ached to router) Belkin Setup CD with User Manual Initial Setup W h e r e t o Pl a c e Yo u 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[...]

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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 c a b l e t o y o u r m o d e m ’s Et 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 od e m) . T hi 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 m o d e m . I f y o u a re a d d i n g a R o u te r f o r t h e fi r s t t [...]

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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 a s k y o u fo r t h e n e t wo r k n a m e a n d pa s sw 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 i s at ta c h ed t o yo u r Ro u t e r. S to 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 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 . Th i s m a y ta k e a fe w m in u t e s t o c om p l e t e . O nc e 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 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 an ced T ools & Set tings A f t e r th e i n i t i a l s e t u p i s co m p le 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 . To m a ke t h e s e c h a n g e s a n d o t h e r s , c l i c k o n th 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 your 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 th e c u r r e n t s t a t u s of y o u r R o u t e r a n d a l s o al l o w s yo 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 ge s . I t a l s o[...]

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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 “ ht tp : // 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 t h 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. If 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 o p 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 Ne twork 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 g a m i n g systems can connect to your Router with a fe w simple steps. Us ing t he CD 1. P u t th e S e t u p C D i n t o y o u r c o m pu 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[...]

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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 t h e in 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 th ese items to your network. 1. L o c a t e t h e w i r e l e s s - ne t wo r k - c o n n e c ti o n s o p t i o n on your com puter or[...]

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    11 GET TING ST ARTED Addi ng USB Devices USB[...]

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    12 GET TING ST ARTED Add in g a Dr ive You ca n s h a r e a U S B h a r d d r i v e o r f l a s h d r i v e t o y o u r n e t wo r k v i a your Rout er ’ s USB port. Once connected, you can share files and music with other com puters and devices within your network. P l u g y o u r U S B h ar d d r i v e in t o t h e U S B p o r t o n t h e b a c[...]

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    13 GET TING ST ARTED Adding O ther USB Devices Ot he r U SB dev ic es may al so be sh ar ed vi a yo ur Ro ute r . P l u g y o u r d e v i c e i n to t h e U S B p o r t l o c at e d on t h e b a c k o f yo u r R o u t e r. W h e n t h e l i g h t a b o ve t h e U S B po r t i s l i t , yo u r device is available to computers on your network. Comput[...]

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    14 GET TING ST ARTED Bundled Soft ware US B Pr in t a nd St or ag e M an ag e r The USB Print and Storage Manager helps to manage and m o n i t o r t h e u s e o f y o u r U S B pr i n t e r s , s c a n n e r s, h a r d d r i v e s , a n d o t h e r d e v i c e s t h a t a r e co n n ec t e d t o yo u r R o u t e r ’s US B po r t a nd sh are d ac[...]

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    15 GET TING ST ARTED Additional Capabilities Guest Access You ca n a l l o w g u e s t s t o u se y o u r I n t e r n e t c o n n e c ti o n w i t h o u t j o i n i n g yo u r p e r s o n a l n e t w o r k . T h e n e t wo r k n a m e a n d p a s s wo rd f o r t he g u e s t n e t w o r k i s l o c a t e d o n t he n e t w o r k information card fo[...]

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    A B 16 GE T TIN G TO KN OW Y O UR RO UT ER A) Router Status Light Y our Rou ter’ s stat us is sh own by the lig ht o n the fr ont. Of f: The R outer is not plugged into a pow er sourc e. Blinking Blue: The Rout er is starting up . Solid Blue : The Router is connected to the Internet. Blinking Amber: T h e R o u t e r c an ’ t d e t e c t th e m[...]

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    A B C D E 17 GE T TIN G TO KN OW Y O UR RO UT ER A) Modem (W AN) Con nector Connect your modem to this port using an Ethernet c able. B) Wired (LAN) Connectors Connect computers and other wired network devices to these ports using Ethernet cables. C) US B Por t USB print ers, disks, and other USB de vi ces plugged into this port will be shared on y[...]

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    18 TECHNIC AL DET AIL S T echnical Features Integ rated 802. 1 1 n Wire less A ccess Po int U t i l i zi n g D u a l - Ba n d N e t wo r k t e c h n o l o g y, yo u r R o u t e r cr eate s t w o s epa ra te n et wo rk s (on e at 2.4 GHz ba nd an d t h e ot h e r a t 5G H z ba n d ), a l l o w i n g i n c r e a s e d b a n d w i d t h t o all you r [...]

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

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    20 USI NG YOUR RO UTE R Enabling Auto Upda te on Y our Belk in Route r T h e Ro u t e r h a s t h e ca p a b i l i t y t o a u t o m a t i c a l l y c h e c k fo r a n e we r v e r s i o n o f f i r mw a r e an 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 os e t o do 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 . [...]

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    21 USI NG YOUR RO UTE R 21 6. Se l e ct “ En a b l e ” b y c li c k in g t h e r a d i o bu t to n a n d t h 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 i n g s” i n t h e le f t- h a n d column under the “ Utilities” head ing. 5. Tow a r d t h e l o we r- ha l f s i d e o f t h[...]

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    22 USI NG YOUR RO UTE R 22 U p d a t i n g Yo u r R o u t e r v i a Y o u r Sy s t e m T r ay ( Wi ndows) or M enu B ar (Ma c ) O n c e yo u h a ve c o m p l e t e d t h e s e t u p p r o ce 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 f o r yo u r Ro u t e r. Th i s c a n b e d o n e easily via your computer’s sy stem tra [...]

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    23 USI NG YOUR RO UTE R 23 U p d a t i n g t h e R o u t e r ’s F i 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 s te p s s h o w y o u h o w t o u p da t e yo 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 no t n e e d t o b e c o n n e ct e d to t he In ter ne t a s t hi s i nte r fa ce is [...]

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    24 USI NG YOUR RO UTE R 24 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 : // 192 .168 . 2.1” a n d p r e s s “ E n t e r ” o n y o u r key bo a r d . 6. C l i c k “ L o g in ” i n t h e up p e r r i g h t - h a n d c o r n er o f th e p a g e . Th e Router does no[...]

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    25 USI NG YOUR RO UTE R 25 8. C l i c k t h e “ B ro w s e ” bu 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 b elow is depicted as an example . Y our file name will vary 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 fi [...]

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    26 USI NG YOUR RO UTE R 26 10 . Clic k the “ Up da te” bu t ton. 11. A pr o m p t a s k i n g , “A r e yo u s u r e y o u w a n t t o c o 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 ck “ O K ”. 12 . A s e c o nd p r o m p t w i l l o p en t e l l i n g yo u t h e Ro u t e r w i l l no t r e s p o n d du r i n g t[...]

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    27 USI NG YOUR RO UTE R Resetting the Router Reset Button – Red T h e “ R e s e t ” b u t to n i s us e d i n r a r e ca se s w h e n t h e R o u t e r m ay f u n c t i on i m p r o p e r l y. R e s e t t i n g t h e R o u t e r wi l l r e s t o r e th 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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    28 USI NG YOUR RO UTE R R e s t o r i n g t he R o u t e r t o D e fa u l t Set t ing s Usin g the Web Int er fa ce Symptoms You ne e d t o r e s t o r e t h e f a c t o r y d e f a u l t s u s i n g t h e we b in t e r fa c e . T h i s ma y b e be c au 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 remove all[...]

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    29 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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    30 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 w i l l be g i n t h e r e s t o r i n g p r o c e s s . O n c e the restor e is comple te, the Router will reboot. Note: T h i s m a y [...]

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    31 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 d o e s no t r u n w h e n yo u i n s e r t t he C D - RO M , yo ur 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 d o e s no t a p p e a r w i t h i n 15[...]

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    32 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARRANT Y Belkin Setup c annot connect m y Rout er to the Inter net . I f B el k i n S e t u p i s no t a b l e t o c o nn e c t t h e R o u t e r t o the Inte rnet, please check the following items: 1. Use the troubleshooting suggesti ons within Belkin Setup. 2. I f yo u r IS P r e q u i r e s a u s er n a m e a [...]

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    33 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 ll a t io n , b u t I c a 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 suggesti ons within Belkin Setup. 2. I f yo u r IS P r e q u i r e s a u s er n a m e a n d p a s s w o r d, [...]

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    34 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARRANT Y I c an ’ t c o n n e ct t o t h e I n t e r n e t w i r e l es sl y a n d m y networ k name i s not list ed i n A vailab le Ne twork 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. If yo u a re far fr om th e R out er, you mi gh t t r y m ov ing cl os er to s [...]

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    35 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARRANT Y I ’ v e i n s ta ll e d t h is n e w R o u t e r a n d s o m e o f my n e t w o r k c l i e n t s ( computers, game con soles, etc . ) are n ow unab le t o connect. You r ne w R o u t e r c am e p r e - c o n f i g u r e d wi t h a n e t w o r k n a m e a n d p a s s wo rd , f o u n d p r in t e d o n [...]

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    36 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARRANT Y Does the Router s upport Wi reless Pro tected Access (W P A) secur ity? T h e Ro u t e r s h i p s wi t h W PA / W PA 2 s e 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 wo 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 having diff[...]

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

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    38 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARRANT Y A d i s k I p l u g g e d i n t o t h e U S B p o r t i s n o t s h o w i n g up on my c om pu te r o r i n M em or y S af e. 1. I s th e l i g h t o n ov e r t h e U S B p o r t th a t t h e d i s k i s p lu g g e d i n t o? I f n ot , t r y u n p l u g g i n g a n d r e - pl u g g i n g t h e d i s k .[...]

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    39 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARRANT Y A d i f f e r e n t s o r t o f U S B d e v i c e t h a t I p l u g g e d i n t o t h e US B p or t is no t s ho win g u p o n m y c om pu te r. M o s t US B d ev ic e s o t h e r th a n d i s k s a n d p r i n t e r s m u s t be ac ce ss ed vi a t he USB Pr in t a nd Sto ra ge Ce nte r . 1. I s th e l i[...]

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    40 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARRANT Y T echnic al Suppor t US http:/ /ww w. be lkin.com/support UK http:/ /ww w. be lkin.com/uk/support Australia http:/ /ww w. be lkin.com/ au /support New Zealand http:/ /ww w. be lkin.com/ au /support Singapore 1 800 622 1 130 Europ e http:/ /ww w. be lkin.com/uk/support[...]

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    41 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARRANT Y B e l k i n In t e rn a t io na l , In c ., Li m it e 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 l k in ” ) 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 that the product shall be free of def e cts in [...]

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    42 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARRANT Y How t o get service. T o g et s e r vi ce f o r yo u r B e l k i n p r o d u c t y o u must take the following 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 Wa t e r fr o n t Dr ive, Lo s A ng el es, CA 90 0 94, At tn: Cu sto me r S er v ic e, o r c al l (8 0 0) -[...]

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    43 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 ANT Y CONT AINS THE SOLE WARRANTY OF BELKIN. THERE ARE NO OTHER W ARRANTIES, EXPRESSED O R , E XC EP T A S R E Q U I R E D B Y L AW, I M P L I E D, IN 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 OF Q UA L I T Y , MERCHA[...]

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    44 REGULA TORY 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 T H FC C R U L E S FOR ELECTROMA GNETIC COMPA TIBILIT Y We , B e lk i n 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 fr o n t D r i v e , Lo s A n g e l e s , CA 90094, declare under our sole responsibility that the device, , F 9 K1102 v 1, compl[...]

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    45 REGULA TORY INFORMA TION Canada- Industr y Canada (IC ) T h e wi r e l e s s r a d i o o f t h i s de 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 Ca 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-0 03. O p e r a t i o n i s su b j e c t t o th e f o l l o w i n g t wo c o n d i t [...]

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    © 201 1 B el ki n In ter na ti on al, I nc . Al l ri gh ts r es er ve d. A ll tr ad e na me s ar e re gi ste re d tr ade ma r ks of r es pe ct iv e manufacturers listed. Mac , Mac OS , iPhone, iPod, and Safari are tr ademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U .S. and othe r c ountries. Windows, Windows Vista, Internet E xplorer, Xbox 360, and Dir[...]