Belkin Play F7D4302 manual

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    Pl ay wir eles s ro ut er User Manual F7D4302 8820-00380[...]

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    T ABLE OF CONTENTS Re gul ato r y I nfo rma ti on ..................... .............. 35 FCC St atem ent .............................................. 35 Ge tt in g S ta rt ed .................................... ....... 1 Wh at ’s in the Box ............................................. 1 In iti al Setu p ......................................[...]

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    1 Wha t’s in th e Box Play Wireless Router 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 re t o P l a c e You r R ou t e r Fo r t he b e s t r e su l t s , p l a c e t h e R o u te r n ex t t o y ou r m od e m in an open[...]

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

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    3 GET TING ST ARTED 1. C o nn e c t yo u r R o u te r ’s Et h e r n et c a b le t o y ou r m od e m ’s E t h er n e t p o r t (o n t he b ac k o f y ou r m o de m) . T h i s p o r t mi g h t be l a be l e d d i f fe r e n t ly o n y o ur p a r t i c u la r m od e m . I f yo u ar e ad d i n g a R ou t e r f o r t h e f i r s t t i m e, t h is p [...]

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    4 GET TING ST ARTED 5. A f t e r a br i e f i n s t a l la t i o n , t h e s e t up s of t wa r e wi l l a s k yo u fo r t he n e t wo r k n am e a nd p a s sw o r d f r om t h e n e t w or k i nf o r m at i o n ca r d th a t is a t t a ch e d to yo u r Ro u t er. 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 pr o g r e s s s c r ee n w il l a pp e a r w h i l e a d d i ti o n a l s o f t w a r e i s i ns t a l l e d. T h is m ay t a ke a f ew m in u t e s t o c o m p l et e . O n c e f in i s h e d, a “ Su c c e s s ” m e s s ag e w il l a pp e a r i n d i c a ti n g th a t y o u are co nn ect ed t o th e I nte rne t v ia y[...]

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    6 GET TING ST ARTED Adv anced T ools & Settings A f te r t he i n it i a l se t u p i s co m p l e te , y o u h a ve t he o pt i o n t o ch ang e s et tin gs like you r n et work na me, sec ur it y t y pe, a nd p a s sw o rd . T o m a k e t h e s e c h a n ge s a nd o th e r s , c l i c k o n t he Ad v a n c ed Too l s i c o n a t th e CD S et [...]

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    7 GET TING ST ARTED The Belkin Router Manager Belkin.2234 Router Settings User Manual USB Print & St orage Manager Memor y Safe: Get Started! Daily DJ: Get Star ted! Music Labeler Check for Updates Options Exit The Belkin Router Manager appears in y our system tray ( W i nd o w s) o r m e n u b a r (M a c). I t s i co n i nd i c a te s t h e c [...]

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    8 GET TING ST ARTED I n y o ur b ro w s e r, t y p e “ h t t p : //r o u te r ” ( yo u do n ot n e e d t o t y p e i n a n y t h in g e l se s u ch a s “ w w w ” ) . T h e n p r e s s t h e E n te r ke y. I f yo u ’r e st i l l h a v i ng t r ou b l e r u n n i n g t h e m a n u a l s e tu p o pt i o n , t y p e “ 192 .1 6 8 . 2 . 1” [...]

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    9 GET TING ST ARTED Adding Comp uters to Y our Net work W ir e l e s s d e v i ce s s u ch a s c o m p u te r s , n e t w o r k p r i nt e r s , a n d g a m i n g systems can connect to your Router with a few simple steps. Us ing th e C D 1. P ut t h e S e tu p CD i nt o yo u r c o m p u te r. I f t he C D d o es n ’ t o p e n a u t om a t i c a [...]

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    10 GET TING ST ARTED Manually I f y o u c h o o se n ot t o u s e t h e i n c l u de d S et u p C D fo r a dd i n g a d d i t io n a l c o m p u te r s o r w i r el e s s de v i c e s, yo u can manually add these items to your network. 1. L oc a t e t h e w i r e l es s - n e t w o r k- c o n n e ct i o n s o p t i o n on your computer or wireless [...]

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

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    12 GET TING ST ARTED Add ing a D riv e You c a n s ha r e a U SB h a rd d r i ve or f l a sh d r i ve to yo u r n e t w o r k v i a your Rout er’s USB port . Once conne cted, you can share files and music with other computers and devices within your network. P lu g yo u r U S B h a r d d r i v e i n to t h e U S B p o r t on t h e b a ck o f y ou[...]

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    13 GET TING ST ARTED Adding Other USB Devices Ot he r US B dev ic es may als o b e sh are d v ia your Ro uter. P lu g yo u r d e v i c e i n to t h e U SB p o r t l o c a t ed o n t h e b a c k o f yo u r Ro u t er. Wh e n th e l i gh t ab o v e t h e U S B p o r t i s l i t , y ou r device is available to computers on your net work. Computers runn[...]

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    14 GET TING ST ARTED Bundled Soft ware US B Pr int an d S tor age Ma na ge r The USB Print and Sto rage Manager helps to manage and m o ni t o r t h e u s e of yo u r US B p r i n te r s , sc a n n e r s , h a r d d r i ve s , a n d o t he r d ev i c e s t h a t a r e c o n n e c te d to yo u r R o u t er ’ s U SB po rt an d s har ed a cro ss you[...]

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    15 GET TING ST ARTED Daily DJ B e lk i n Da i l y D J d el i v e r s p e r s o na l i z ed p l ay l i s ts f r om yo u r m u si c c o ll e c t i o n, a u to m a t ic a l l y, e ve r y d ay. I t ’s l i ke ha v i n g y ou r ow n p er s o n a l D J p la y i n g t h e s o n g s t h a t y o u w an t to h ea r. I t wo r k s g r e a t w i t h i Tun e s [...]

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    16 GET TING ST ARTED Additional Capabilities Guest Access You c a n a ll o w g u e s t s t o u s e y o u r I n te r n e t c o n n e c t io n w it h o u t j o in i n g y o u r p e r s o na l n et wo r k . T h e n e t w o r k n a m e a n d p a s sw o rd f or t h e g u e s t n e t wo r k i s l o c at e d o n t he n e t wo r k information card found un[...]

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    17 GE T TING TO K NOW YOUR ROU TER A) Router Status Light Y ou r Rout er’ s statu s is shown by the light on th e fron t. Of f: The R outer is no t plugged into a po wer source. Blinking Gree n: The Rou ter is starting u p. Solid Green: The Router is connected to the Internet. Blinking Amber: T h e R o u te r ca n ’ t d e t e ct t h e m o d e m[...]

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    18 GE T TING TO K NOW YOUR ROU TER A) Modem (W AN) C onnector 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) US B P or t USB print ers, disks, and o ther USB de vices plugged into this port will be shared on your net wo rk[...]

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    19 TECHNIC AL DET AIL S T e chnical Features Integ rated 80 2. 1 1 n Wireless Access Poi nt U ti l i z in g D u al - B a n d N e t w o r k t e c hn o l o g y, y ou r R ou t e r cr eate s t wo sep ara te n et wor ks (on e at 2.4G Hz b an d an d t h e o t he r at 5 GH z ba n d ), a l l ow i n g i n c r e a s ed b a nd w i d t h t o all you r connecte[...]

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    20 TECHNIC AL DET AIL S System Re quiremen ts R ou t e 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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    21 TECHNIC AL DET AIL S Da ily DJ an d M usi c L ab el er PC Windo ws XP SP2 or highe r , Wind ows V ista, or Windo ws 7 2GHz processor 1 G B of RA M Direct X ® 9. 0 - c o m p l i an t v id e o an d s o un d Internet E xplorer ® or F irefo x ® Mac ® Mac OS X v10.4.8 or late r Intel ® Core ™ Duo 1 .83GHz or higher processor 1 G B of RA M Safa[...]

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    22 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARRANT Y T roubleshooting Th e S etu p C D do es no t au tom at ic all y s ta rt . I f B e l k in S et u p do e s no t r un w h en yo u i ns e r t t h e C D - R O M, yo u r co mpu ter may not be con fig ure d t o op en CDs aut oma tic al ly. I f B e l k in S et u p do e s no t ap p e a r w i t h i n 15 s e c o n [...]

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    23 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARRANT Y Belkin Setup cannot connect my Router to th e Inter net. I f B e l k in S et u p is n ot a b le t o c o n n e ct t h e R o u te r to the Inte rnet, please check the following it ems: 1. Use the troubleshooting suggestions within Belkin Setup . 2. If yo u r IS P re q u i re s a u s e r n a m e a n d pa s [...]

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    24 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARRANT Y B e l k in S e t up c o mp l e t e d i n s t a l l a t io n , b u t I c a n n o t b r o ws e t h e Web. Th e l igh t o n t he f ro nt o f my Ro ute r i s s oli d a mbe r. 1. Use the troubleshooting suggestions within Belkin Setup . 2. If yo u r IS P re q u i re s a u s e r n a m e a n d pa s s w or d , m[...]

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    25 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARRANT Y I c a n ’ t c o n n e c t t o t h e I n te r n e t w i r e l e s s ly a n d m y networ k name is no t lis ted in Av ailable Networ ks. 1. Ver if y t hat you r Ro ute r is on an d th e front-panel light shows solid green. 2. I f yo u a re f ar f rom th e Ro ute r , you m ig ht t r y m ovi ng cl ose r to[...]

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    26 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARRANT Y I ’ ve i ns t a l l e d t h i s n ew R ou t e r a nd s o m e o f m y n e t w o r k c l i e nt s ( comput ers, game consol es, etc. ) are no w unab le to connect. You r n e w R o u te r c am e p re - co n f i g u re d w it h a n e t w or k n a me a n d p a s sw o rd , fo u n d p r i n te d on a n a t t [...]

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    27 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARRANT Y Does the Router support Wi reless Pro tected A ccess (WP A) sec urity? T h e R o u te r s h i p s w i t h W PA / WPA 2 s e c ur i t y t u r ne d o n. W in d o w s X P a n d s o m e o l d e r n e t w o r k h a r dw a r e m a y req ui re a sof t war e u pda te to su ppo r t WPA / WPA2. I am havi ng diffic [...]

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    28 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARRANT Y I a m h av i n g d i f f i c u l t y s e t t i n g u p W ir e d E qu i v a le n t Pri vacy (WEP ) secu rity on my Router . 1. L og i n to you r 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 re e n . You w i ll b e a s ke[...]

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    29 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARRANT Y A d i s k I p l ug g e d i nt o t he U S B p o r t i s n o t s h o w in g up on m y co mp ute r o r in Me mo ry S afe . 1. I s t h e l i g h t o n o v er t h e U S B p o r t th a t t h e di s k i s p l u g ge d i nt o? I f n o t , t r y u np l u g g i n g a n d r e - p l u g gi n g th e d is k . Pl e a s[...]

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    30 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 ug g e d i nt o t he US B p or t i s n ot s how ing up on my c omp ute r. M o st U SB d ev i c e s o t h e r t h a n d i s ks a n d p r i nt e r s m u s t b e ac ces se d v ia t he USB Pri nt a nd Sto rag e C ente r . 1. I s t h e l i g h t [...]

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    31 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARRANT Y T e chnical Suppor t US http:/ /w ww.belkin. com/support UK http:/ /w ww.belkin. com/uk /support Australia http:/ /w ww.belkin. com/au/support New Zealand http:/ /w ww.belkin. com/au/support Singapore 65 622 1 8850 Europ e http:/ /w ww.belkin. com/uk /support[...]

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    32 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARRANT Y B e l k i n I n t e r n a t i on a l , I n c . , L i mi t e d 2- Y ear Product Warranty Wh at thi s w arr ant y cove rs . B e lk i n In t e r n at i o n a l, I nc . (“ Be l k i n ” ) w a rr a n t s t o t h e o ri g i n a l purchaser of this Belkin product that the product shall be free of def ects in[...]

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    33 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARRANT Y How t o get service. T o g et s er v i ce f or yo u r Be l k i n p r o d u c t y ou must take the follo wing steps: 1. C o nt a c t B e l k i n I n te r n a t i o na l , I n c ., at 120 4 5 Wa te r fr o n t Dr ive, Los An gel es, CA 9 0 09 4, At tn: Cus tom er S er v ice, o r c a l l ( 80 0) -2 2 3 - 55 [...]

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    34 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARRANT Y How st at e l aw r el ate s t o t he w arr an ty. THIS W ARR ANTY CONT AINS THE SOLE WARRANTY OF BELKIN. THERE ARE NO OTHER W ARRANTIES, EXPRESSED O R , E XC E P T A S R EQ U I R ED BY L AW, I M PL I ED , I N CL U D IN G T HE I MP L I ED WAR R A N T Y O R C O ND I T I ON O F Q UA L I T Y , MERCHANT ABILI[...]

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    35 REGULA TOR Y INFORMA TION FCC Statement D EC L AR AT I O N O F C ON F O R M I T Y W IT H F CC R U L ES FOR ELECTROMA GNETIC COMP A TIBILIT Y We , B e l k in I nt e r n a ti o n a l , I n c. , o f 12 0 4 5 Wa te r f r o n t D r i v e, Lo s An g e l e s , CA 90 094, declare under our sole responsibility that the device, , F 7 D 4 3 02 v 1, complie[...]

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    36 REGULA TOR Y INFORMA TION Canada- Industry Canada (IC) T h e w i re 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 ie s w it h RS S 13 9 & R S S 2 10 I n d us t r y C an a d a . T h i s C l a s s B d i gi t a l apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. O p e ra t i o n i s su b j e c t t o t h e f o l l ow i n g t wo c o n d i t i on s [...]

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    © 2010 Bel ki n Int ern at ion al, I nc. A ll r ig hts r ese r ved . All t rad e na mes a re r egi ste red t ra dem ar ks of re spe ct ive m an ufa ctu rer s li ste d. Ma c, Ma c OS, a nd Sa far i are t ra dem ar ks of A ppl e In c., re gi ste red i n the U.S. and o ther countries. Windows, Windows Vista, Internet Explore r , and Direct X are eith[...]