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    User Manual F9K1104 v1 8820-00783 Re v . A00 WIR ELE SS DUAL -BAND N + ROUTER AD V ANC E N 9 0 0 DB[...]

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    T ABLE OF CONTENTS Getting Started ........................................... 1 Wh at’s in t he Box ............................................. 1 Initial Setup .................................................. 1 Advanced T ools & Settings ..................................... 6 The Belkin Rout er Manager ..................................[...]

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    1 Wha t’s in the Box AD V ANCE N900 DB Wireless Dual-Band N+ R outer CA T6 Ethernet cable ( at tached to r outer) Pow er supply ( attached to rout er) Network information c ard (attached to router) Belkin Setup CD with User Manual Initial Setup Wh ere to P lace Your R oute r For t he be st res ults , plac e the Ro uter n ext to y our mo dem in an[...]

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    2 GET TING ST ARTED 2 3 modem 1 Co nne ct Y o ur Adva nce N 90 0 DB Rou ter[...]

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    3 GET TING ST ARTED 1) Disconnect your modem’ s power supply from the wall ( assuming you have a power ed modem ). 2) Connect your Router’ s E thernet cable t o your modem’s Ethernet po rt (on th e back of your m odem) or t he Int erne t por t prov ide d by y our Int ernet service provider . This port might be lab eled differently on y our pa[...]

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    4 GET TING ST ARTED 6) Cli ck th e Setup i con o n the CD m enu. 7) After a brief installation, the setup software will ask y ou for the network name and passw ord from the network inf ormation card that is attached t o the installation booklet. Store the card under the base of your Router for future reference.[...]

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    5 GET TING ST ARTED 8) A progress screen will appear while additional software is in stal led. T his m ay take a few m inu tes to co mple te. On ce finished, a “Success” message wil l appear indicating tha t you are c onn ecte d to the I nter net vi a your n ew Bel kin Ro uter. Du ring s etup yo u may be a sked f or add iti ona l info rmat ion [...]

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    6 GET TING ST ARTED Adv anced T ools & Settings Af ter th e init ial s etup i s com plete, yo u have th e opt ion to ch ange s ett ing s like you r net work n ame, s ecur it y ty pe, an d password. T o make these changes and others, click on the Adva nce d T oo ls ico n at the CD Setu p menu a nd se lec t one of th e foll owin g set ting s tha [...]

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    7 GET TING ST ARTED The Belki n Ro uter Mana ger The Belkin Rout er Manager appears in y our sy stem tra y (W indo ws ) or m enu ba r (Mac). Its i con in dic ates th e cur rent st atus o f your Ro uter a nd als o all ows you to a cces s your Router’ s settings to make changes. It also provides quic k access to soft w are that c ame bundled with y[...]

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    8 GET TING ST ARTED In yo ur brow ser, typ e “h ttp: / /ro uter ” (you d o not ne ed to t ype in a nyt hing e lse su ch as “ w ww ”). Th en pre ss th e Enter key. If you’ re stil l having trouble running the manual setup option, type “192. 168 .2. 1” in yo ur bro wser ( you do no t need t o typ e in any th ing el se suc h as “ htt p[...]

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    9 GET TING ST ARTED Adding Computer s to Y our Network Wireless devices such as computers, net w ork printers, and gaming systems can connect to your Router with a f ew simple steps. Us ing th e CD 1. Put the Se tup CD in to your c omp uter. If the C D doesn’t open automatically , browse to y our CD dr ive an d open t he Be lkin S etup CD i con .[...]

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    10 GET TING ST ARTED Manually iOS (iP hone, i Pad, an d iPod to uch) 1. Op en the S ett ing s app an d sel ect t he Wi- Fi me nu ite m. 2. Select your wireless network from the list that appears th ere. If a sked to d o so, ent er the n etw ork pa sswo rd. Ma c OS ® X Y our Mac ® provides a menu of a vailable wireless networks at the right end of[...]

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    11 GET TING ST ARTED Usin g the WP S But ton 1) Star t WPS P ush Button Connection (WPS PBC ) on your co mput er or ot her Wi -Fi d evic e that y ou woul d like to c onn ect wirelessly to your Router . Often there will be a button for this pu rpos e in sof t ware th at cam e wit h the de vice , or a phys ica l “WPS,” “PBC ,” or “ Security[...]

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    12 GET TING ST ARTED Add ing a Dr ive Y o u can sh are a US B hard drive o r fla sh dri ve to you r net work v ia your R outer’ s USB p ort. Once connected , you can share files and music with o ther computers and devices within your n e twork. Plu g your U SB har d driv e into th e USB po rt o n the ba ck of yo ur Rou ter . Whe n the l ight a bo[...]

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    13 GET TING ST ARTED Adding O ther USB De vices Other USB devices may also be shared via your Rout er . Plu g your d evic e into t he USB po rt l oca ted on t he bac k of you r Route r . W hen th e lig ht abov e the USB p or t is li t, your device is available to comput ers on y our network. Computers running the Belkin USB P rint and Storage Manag[...]

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    14 GET TING ST ARTED Bundled Software US B Print a nd St orag e Man age r The USB Print and Storage Manager helps to manage and monitor the use of your USB print ers, scanners, hard driv es, an d othe r devi ces th at are c onn ecte d to your R outer ’s USB po rt a nd sha red ac ros s your ne two rk. US B Prin t and St orag e Manager is found in [...]

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    15 GET TING ST ARTED Vuz e and T orr ent M ate Vuz e is a media player for high- resolu tion digital videos that he lps you t o find, d ownl oad, a nd play H D vid eos on y our PC, Ma c, iPho ne, iPo d, Xbox 3 60, PS 3, PSP , an d TiVo. T o rren t Mate as sis ts you r V uze d ownl oads by c onti nuin g the m in the back ground when your comput er i[...]

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    16 GET TING ST ARTED Additional Capabilities Guest Access Y ou can allo w guests t o use your In ternet connection without joining y our personal network. The ne twork name and pa sswor d for th e gues t net work i s loc ated o n the ne two rk information card found under the foot o f your Router . A pe rson u sin g your g uest n etwo rk wi ll be a[...]

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    A B 17 GET TING TO KNO W YOUR ROUTER A) Rou ter S tat us Lig ht Y o ur Rou ter’s st atus i s show n by the l ight o n the f ront . Of f: The R outer i s not pl ugg ed int o a power s ourc e. Blinking White: Th e Route r is st ar ting u p. Solid White: The R outer is c onnect ed to the Internet. Blinking Amber: The Router can’t detect the modem.[...]

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    18 GET TING TO KNO W YOUR ROUTER A) Mo dem ( W A N) Con nec tor Connect your modem to this port using an Ethernet cable. B) Wired ( LAN) Connectors Connect computers and other wired network d evices to these ports using Etherne t cables. C) USB Po rt USB print ers, disks, and other USB de v ices plugged into this port will be shared on your net wor[...]

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    19 TECHNIC AL DET AILS T e chnical Features Integrat ed Dua l-Band 3x3 80 2. 1 1 n Wireless Access Points Utilizing Dual-Band Network technology , your R outer creat es two se parat e net work s ( o ne at 2.4 GHz ba nd and t he oth er at 5G Hz band) , allowing increased b andwidth to all you r connected wir eless dev ice s and co mpu ters. B oth a [...]

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    20 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 on e computer with an ins talled network int erface adapter TCP /IP networking protocol installed on each computer RJ45 E thernet ne tworking cable Internet browser Setup Software Wind ows ® XP 32[...]

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    21 USING Y OUR ROUTER Enabling Auto Update on Y our Belk in Router The Router ha s the capabilit y to automatically check for a newer version o f firmw are and alert you when it’ s available . Y ou can choose to download the new version or ig nore i t. By de faul t this fe atur e is dis abl ed. If yo u want to enable it, select “Enable” and c[...]

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    22 USING Y OUR ROUTER 22 6. Select “Enable” by c l icking the rad io button and then click “ Apply Changes” a t the bottom of the screen .  4. C lick o n “S ystem S ett ings ” in th e lef t-ha nd column under the “Utilities” hea ding. 5. T oward the lo wer - half side of the screen you wil l fin d “ A uto Up date Fi rmwar e Ena[...]

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    23 USING Y OUR ROUTER 23 Upd atin g Y o ur Route r via Y our S ystem T ray ( Windows) or Men u Bar (Mac) Once you hav e complet ed the setup process, you will need to up date t he new so ft ware f or your R oute r . Th is ca n be don e easily via y our computer’ s system tray or menu bar . Setup steps: 1. Click on the white Belkin Router Manager [...]

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    24 USING Y OUR ROUTER 24 Updat ing the Router’s Firm ware via t he Web Inte rfa ce The follo wing steps show you ho w to update your Router’ s fir mwar e usin g its we b inter fa ce. Y o u do not ne ed to b e conn ecte d to th e Inte rnet a s thi s inter fac e is bu ilt in to the Ro uter i tse lf. Setup steps: 1. Lo cate an d down load t he fi [...]

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    25 USING Y OUR ROUTER 25 4. Open a web browser on the computer . 5. I n the ad dres s bar o f the web b rows er , t yp e “ htt p ://192. 168. 2. 1” an d pres s “En ter ” on your ke yboa rd. 6. Cl ick “Login” in the upper r igh t-hand corner of the page. The Router does not ship with a pas s word, so just click “Submit”. 7. Cl ick o [...]

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    26 USING Y OUR ROUTER 26 8. Click the “Browse” button toward the middle of the screen to search f or the file you saved previously. Note: The firmware v er sion in the images below is depicted as an example. Y our file name will var y depending on your model and version. 9. Se lect t he fi rmwar e file by lef t-cl ick ing o n it and t hen c lic[...]

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    27 USING Y OUR ROUTER 27 10 . Click the “Update” button. 11. A p rom pt ask ing, “Are yo u sure y ou want t o cont inue with upgrading ?” will appear . Click “OK”. 12 . A sec ond prompt will open t elling y ou the Router will not respond during the upgrade and warning y ou not to remov e th e power s uppl y from t he Ro uter. Clic k “[...]

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    28 USING Y OUR ROUTER Resetting the Router Re set B utt on – Re d The “Reset” button is used in rare cases when the R outer may fu nction improperly . Resetting the Router will restore the Router’ s normal operation while maintaining the programmed set ti ngs. You can a lso re stor e the fa ctor y de fault s ett ing s by using the “Reset?[...]

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    29 USING Y OUR ROUTER Re storing t he Rou ter to Def ault Set tin gs Usin g the Web Inte rf ace Symptoms Y o u need t o rest ore th e facto ry d efaul ts us ing th e web in ter face. Th is may b e beca use th e Rou ter is n ot per for ming a s expe cted or you wish to remov e all previously configured set tings. Setup steps 1. Open a w eb brow ser [...]

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    30 USING Y OUR ROUTER 4. C lick o n “Re stor e Facto ry D efaul ts” i n the le ft- hand column under the “ Utilities” heading. 5 . Click on the “Restore Defa ults” button. [...]

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    31 USING Y OUR ROUTER 6. A w arni ng box wi ll op en tha t says, “ Warn ing: A ll your s ett ing s wi ll be lo st. Ar e you su re you wan t to do th is?” Cl ick “ OK ” . 7 . Th e Route r wil l begi n the re stor ing p roce ss. O nce the rest ore is complete , the Router will reboo t. Note: This may tak e sev eral minutes. Y our Router ha s [...]

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    32 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP PORT , AND W ARRANT Y T roubleshooting Th e Setu p CD do es not a utom ati cal ly st art . If B elki n Setu p does n ot ru n when yo u ins ert t he CD -RO M, your computer ma y not be configured to open CDs a utomatically . If Belkin Se tup does not appear within 1 5 seconds, bro wse t o your CD -RO M driv e and op en th e ?[...]

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    33 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP PORT , AND W ARRANT Y Be lki n Setu p can not co nne ct my Ro uter t o the I nter net . If B elki n Setu p is not a ble to c onn ect th e Rout er to the Int ernet, please check the following items: 1. Use the troubleshooting sugg es tions within Belkin Setu p. 2. If yo ur ISP r equi res a us er na me and p assw ord, m ake su[...]

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    34 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP PORT , AND W ARRANT Y Belkin Setup completed installation, but I cannot browse the Web. T he li ght on t he fro nt of my R oute r is so lid am ber. 1. Use the troubleshooting sugg es tions within Belkin Setu p. 2. If yo ur ISP r equi res a us er na me and p assw ord, m ake sur e that you ha ve typed in your user name and pas[...]

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    35 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP PORT , AND W ARRANT Y I ca n’t co nne ct to t he Int ern et wir ele ssly a nd my ne two rk nam e is not l iste d in Avail abl e Net work s. 1. Verif y th at your R oute r is on an d the front-panel l ight shows solid white. 2. If yo u are fa r from t he Ro uter, you mi ght tr y mov ing cl oser t o see if y ou mig ht have b[...]

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    36 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP PORT , AND W ARRANT Y I’ ve ins tall ed t his ne w Rout er an d some o f my net work c lie nts ( computers, game consoles, etc. ) are no w unable to connect. Y our new Router 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 conne[...]

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    37 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP PORT , AND W ARRANT Y Does th e Rou ter s upport W ireless Protected Access (WPA) s ecurity? The Router ships with WP A /WP A 2 security turned on. Windows XP and some older network hardware may require a software update to support WP A/ WP A 2. I am h avin g dif ficu lt y set tin g up WPA sec urit y on my Ro ute r . 1. Log [...]

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    38 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP PORT , AND W ARRANT Y I am h avin g dif ficu lt y set tin g up Wir ed Equ ival ent Pri vacy ( WEP) se curi ty on my R oute r . 1. Log in to your R oute r . V isit ht tp ://router / with your web br owser . Click on the “Login” button in the top right-hand corner of the sc reen . Y ou wi ll be a sked to e nter you r pas s[...]

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    39 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP PORT , AND W ARRANT Y A dis k I plu gge d into t he USB p or t is not s howi ng up on m y comp ute r or in Me mor y Saf e. 1. Is the light on over the USB port that the disk is plugged into ? If not, tr y unplugging and re-plugging the disk. Please check that the USB connector is firmly plugged into the Router . 2. If your d[...]

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    40 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP PORT , AND W ARRANT Y A di ffe ren t sor t of US B devi ce th at I plu gge d into t he US B por t is no t showi ng up on m y comp ute r . Mo st USB de vice s othe r tha n disk s and pr inte rs mu st be ac cess ed vi a the US B Prin t and St orag e Cent er . 1. Is the light on over the USB port that the de vice is plugged int[...]

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    41 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP PORT , AND W ARRANT Y T e chnical Support US http:/ /ww w .belkin.com/support UK http:/ /ww w .belkin.com/uk / suppor t Australia http:/ /ww w .belkin.com/au/support New Zealand http:/ /ww w .belkin.com/au/support Singapore 1800 6 22 1 130 Europ e http:/ /ww w .belkin.com/uk / suppor t[...]

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    42 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP PORT , AND W ARRANT Y Belkin International, Inc., Limited 2- Y ear Product W arranty Wh at th is warr ant y cove rs. Belkin Int ernational, Inc. (“Belkin”) w arrants t o the original purchaser of this Belkin product tha t the product shall be free of def ects in design, as sembly , mat erial, or workmanship. Wh at th e p[...]

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    43 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP PORT , AND W ARRANT Y How to get ser vice. T o g et ser vi ce for yo ur Be lkin p rodu ct you mu st take t he fol lowi ng step s: 1. Co ntac t Bel kin In tern atio nal, I nc., at 1204 5 Water fron t Dr ive, Lo s Ange les, CA 9 00 94, At tn: Cus tome r Ser vic e, or c all (80 0)-2 23- 55 46, wi thin 15 days o f the O ccur ren[...]

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    44 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP PORT , AND W ARRANT Y How s tat e law re lat es to th e warr ant y. THIS W ARR ANTY CONT AINS THE SOLE W ARR ANTY OF BELKIN. THERE ARE NO O THER WA RRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR, EXCEPT A S REQUIRED BY LAW , IMPLIED , INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WA RRANT Y OR CONDITION OF QU ALIT Y , MERCHANT ABILIT Y OR FITNESS FOR A P ARTICUL AR PURPOS[...]

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    45 REGULA TORY INF ORMA TION FCC St atem ent DECLARATION OF CONFORMIT Y WITH F CC RULES FOR ELE CTROMAGNETIC COMP A TIBILIT Y We, Bel kin I nter nati onal , Inc., of 1204 5 Water fro nt Dr ive, Los Ange les, CA 9009 4 , declare under our sole responsibility that the device , F 9K110 4 v 1, co mpli es wit h Par t 1 5 o f the FC C Rule s. Ope rati on[...]

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