Belkin PLAY F7D4302AU manual

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    User Manual F7D43 02au 8820au 003 80 Pl ay WIR ELES S RO UT ER[...]

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    T ABLE OF CONTENTS Re gu la tor y In fo rma t ion ................................... 3 5 FCC St ate me nt .............................................. 35 Ge t ti ng St ar t ed ........................................... 1 Wh at ’s in th e B ox ............................................. 1 In it ial Se tu p ...................................[...]

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    1 Wha t ’ s i n t he Box Play Wireless Router Ethernet cable ( attached to rout er) Pow er supply ( attached to router ) Network information card ( attached to router) Belkin Setup CD with User Manual Initial Setup W h e r e t o P l a c e Yo u r R o u t e r F o r t h e b e s t r e s u l t s , p l a c e t h e R o u t e r n e x t t o y o u r m o d [...]

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    2 GET TING ST ARTED 2 3 modem 1 How to S et It Up[...]

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    3 GET TING ST ARTED 1. C o n n e c t y o u r R o u t e r ’s E t h e r n e t c ab l e t o y o 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 o f y o u r m o d e m ). Th i s p o r t m i g h t be l a b e l e d d i f f e r e n t l y o n y o u r p a r t ic u l a r m o d e m . If y o u a r e a d d i n g a R o u te r f o r t h e f i r st [...]

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    4 GET TING ST ARTED 5. A f t e r a b r i e f in s t a l l a t i o n , t h e se t u p so f t wa r e w i l l as k y o u f o r t h e n e t w o r k n a m e a n d p a ss w o r d f r 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 th a t i s at t ac h e d t o y o u r R o u te r. S t o r e t h e card under the base of your Rout er for future ref erenc[...]

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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 w a r e i s i n s t a l l e d . T hi s m a y t a k e a f e w mi n u t e s to c o m p l e te . O n c 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 y o u ar e c on ne cte d to th e In[...]

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    6 GET TING ST ARTED Adv anced T ools & Set tings A f t e r t h e i n i t i a l s e t u p i s c o m p l e t e, y o u h a v e t h e o p t i o n t o ch an ge set t in gs li ke yo ur net wo rk na me, se cu ri t y t y pe, an d p a s s wo r d . 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 t h e Ad v a n c e d To o l s i c o n a[...]

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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 Updat es Options Exit The Belkin Rout er 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 t [...]

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    8 GET TING ST ARTED I n y o u r b r o ws e r, t y p e “ h t t p : // r o u te r ” ( y o u d o n o t n e 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 ” ). T h e n p r e s s t h e E n te r k ey. I f yo u ’ r e s t i l l h a v i n g t r 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 [...]

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    9 GET TING ST ARTED Adding Com puters to Y our Net work W i r e l e s s d e v i c 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 Rout er with a few simple steps . Us ing t he CD 1. P u t t h e S e t u p C D i n t o 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 p e n a u t[...]

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    10 GET TING ST ARTED Manually I f yo u c h o o s e n o t t o u s e t h e i n c l u d e d S e t u p C D f o r a d d i n g a d d i t i o n a l c o m p u t e r s o r w i r e l e s s d ev i c e s , y o u can manually add these items to y our network. 1. L o c a t e t h e w i r e l e s s - n e t w o r k- c o n n e c t i o n s o p t i o n on your compute[...]

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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 Y o u c a 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 w o r k v i a your Router’ s USB por t. Once connected, you can share files and music with other computers and devices within y our network. P l u g y o u r U S B h a r d d r i v e i n t o t h e U S B p o r t o n t h e [...]

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    13 GET TING ST ARTED Adding Other USB Devices Ot he r U SB dev ic es may al so be sh are d v ia yo ur R ou ter. P l u g y o u r d e v i c e i n t o t h e U S B p o r t l o c a t e d o n 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 v e t h e U S B p o r t i s l i t , y o u r device is available to computers on your network. Co[...]

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    14 GET TING ST ARTED Bundled Soft ware US B P rin t a nd St or ag e M an ag er 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 yo u r U S B p r i n te 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 c o n n e c t e d t o y o u r R o u te r ’s U SB po r t a nd sh are d a [...]

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    15 GET TING ST ARTED Daily DJ B e l k i n D a i l y D J d e l i v e r s p e r s o n a l i z e d p l ay l i s t s f r o m y o u r m u s i c c o l l e c t i o n , a u t o m at i c a l l y, e v e r y d a y. I t ’s l i ke h a v i n g yo u r o w n p e r s o n a l D J p l a y i n g t h e s o n g s t h a t y o u w a n t t o h e a r. I t w o r k s g r e [...]

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    16 GET TING ST ARTED Additional Capabilities Guest Access Y o u c a n a l l ow g u e s t s t o u s e y o u r I n t e r n e t c o n n e c t i 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 w o r k n a m e a n d p a s s wo r d f o r t h e g u e s t n e t w o r k i s l o c a t e d o n t h e n e t w o r k information[...]

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    17 GE T TIN G TO KN OW Y OUR R OUT ER A) Router Status Light Y our Rout er’ s statu s is sho wn by the light on the fron t. Of f: The R oute r is no t plu gged into a pow er sourc e. Blinking Gree n: The R oute r is starting up . Solid Green : The Rou ter is connected to the Int ernet. Blinking Amber: T h e R o u t e r c a n ’ t d e t e c t t h[...]

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    18 GE T TIN G TO KN OW Y OUR R OUT ER A) Modem (W AN) C onnecto r Connect your modem t o this port using an Ethernet cable. B ) W ired (LAN) Con nectors Connect computers and other wired network devices t o these ports using Ethernet cables. C) US B Por t USB print ers, disks, and other USB devices plugged into this port will be shared on your ne t[...]

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    19 TECHNIC AL DET AILS T echnical Features Integ rated 802. 1 1 n Wir eless Access P oint U t i l i zi n g D u a l - B a n d N e t w o r k te c h n o l o g y, y o u r R o u te r cr eate s tw o s epa ra te n et wo rks (one at 2.4 GHz ba nd and t h e o t h e r a t 5 G H z b a 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 y our co[...]

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    20 TECHNIC AL DET AILS System R equireme nts R o u te r Broadband Int ernet connection such as a cable or DSL modem with R J45 (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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    21 TECHNIC AL DET AILS Da ily D J a nd Mu si c L a be le r PC Windo ws XP SP2 or higher , Wi ndow s V ista, or W indo ws 7 2GHz processor 1 GB of RA M Direct X ® 9 .0 - c o m p l i a n t v i d e o a n d s o u n d Internet Explorer ® or Fire fo x ® Mac ® Ma c OS X v10.4.8 o r l ate r Intel ® Core ™ Duo 1 .83GHz or higher processor 1 GB of RA [...]

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    22 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARR ANT Y T roubleshooting Th e S et up CD do es no t a ut om at ic all y s t ar t . I f B e l k i n S et u p d o e s n o t r u n w h e n y o u i n s e r t t h e C D - R O M , yo u r co mp ute r m ay n ot be co nfi gu re d to op en CDs au tom at ic al ly. I f B e l k i n S et u p d o e s n o t a p p e a r w i t h[...]

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    23 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARR ANT Y Belkin Setu p cannot con nect my Rout er to the Inter net. I f B e l k i n S et u p i s n o t a b l e t o c o n n e c t t h e R o u t e r t o the Int ernet, please check the f ollowing items: 1. Use the troubleshoo ting suggestions within Belkin Setup. 2. I f y o u r I S P r e q u i r e s a u s e r n a [...]

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    24 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARR ANT 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 t i o n , b u t I c a n n o t b r o w s e t h e Web. T he lig ht on t he fro nt of my Rou te r i s sol id am be r. 1. Use the troubleshoo ting suggestions within Belkin Setup. 2. I f y o u r I S P r e q u i r e s a u s e r n a m e a n d p a s s wo [...]

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    25 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARR ANT Y I c a n ’ t c o n n e c t t o t h e I n t e r n e t w i r e l e s s l y a n d m y networ k n ame is n ot list ed i n A vailable Net wo rks. 1. Ver if y th at y our Ro ute r i s o n a nd th e front-panel light sho ws solid green. 2. I f y ou are fa r f rom th e R ou ter, you mi gh t t r y m ov ing cl o[...]

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    26 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARR ANT Y I ’ v e i n s t a 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 w o r k c l i e n t s ( com puters, game co nsoles, etc . ) a re n ow unabl e t o c onnect. Y o u r n e w R o u t e r c a m e p r e - c o 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 r d , f o u n d p r [...]

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    27 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARR ANT Y Does the Rou ter support W ireless Pro tected Ac cess (W P A ) secur ity? T h e R o u t e r s h i p s w i t h W PA / W PA 2 s e c u r i t y t u r n e d o n . W i n d ow 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 d w a r e m a y re qui re a s of t war e u pd ate to sup po r t W P A / WPA2 . I a m [...]

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    28 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARR ANT Y I a m h a v i n g d i f f i c u l t y s e t t i n g u p W i r e d E q u i va l e n t Pri vac y (WEP ) secur ity on m y R outer . 1. L og in to y our Ro ute r . V is it http:/ /router / with your web bro wser . Click on the “Login” button in the t op right-hand corner of the s c r e e n . Yo u w i l [...]

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    29 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARR ANT 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 afe . 1. I s t h e l i g h t o n o ve r t h e U SB p o r t t h a t t h e d i s k i s p l u g g e d i n to? I f n o t , t r y u n p l u g g i n g a n d r e - p l u g g i n g t h e d i s[...]

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    30 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARR ANT 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 how in g u p o n my co mp ut er. M o s t U S B d e v i c e s o t h e r t h a n d i s k s a n d p r i n t e r s m u s t b e ac ce ss ed vi a t he USB Pr int an d S to rag e C en ter. 1. I s t h e[...]

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    31 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARR ANT Y T echnical Supp ort US http:/ /ww w .belkin.com/support UK http:/ /ww w .belkin.com/uk/support Australia http:/ /ww w .belkin.com/ au/support New Zealand http:/ /ww w .belkin.com/ au/support Europ e http:/ /ww w .belkin.com/uk/support Singapore 1 800 622 1 1 30 Malaysia 1 8 0 0 81 2 076 India 1 800-4 1 [...]

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    32 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARR ANT Y B e l k i n I n t e r n a t i o n a l , I n c . , L i m i t e d 3 - Y ear Product Warranty Wh at th is wa rra nt y cov er s. B e l k i n I n te r n a t i o n a l , I n c . ( “ B e l k i n ” ) w a r r a n t s t o t h e o r i g i n a l purchaser of this Belkin product that the product shall be free of[...]

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    33 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARR ANT Y How to get service. T o g e t s e r v i c e fo r y o u r B e l k i n p r o d u c t yo u must tak e the following steps : 1. C o n t a c t B e l k i n I n te r n a t i o n a l , I n c . , a t 120 4 5 Wa t e r f r o n t Dr ive, Lo s A ng el es, CA 9 0 0 94, At tn: Cus tom er Se r vi ce, o r c a l l (8 0 0[...]

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    34 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARR ANT Y How s ta te law r el ate s to t h e wa rr an t y. THIS W ARRANT Y CONT AINS THE SOLE WARRANT Y OF BELKIN. THERE ARE NO OTHER W ARRANTIES, EXPRESSED O R , E XC E P T A S R E Q U I R ED BY L AW, I M PL I E D, I N C LU D I N G T H E I M P L I ED WA R R A N T Y O R C O N D I TI O N O F Q UA L I T Y , MERCHA[...]

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    35 REGULA TORY INFORMA TION FCC Statement D E C L A R AT I O N O F C O N F O R M I T Y W I T H F C C R U L E S FOR ELE CTROMAGNETIC COMP A TIBILIT Y We , B e l k i n I n te r n a t i o n a l , I n c . , o f 12 0 4 5 Wa t e r f r o n t D r i v e, L o s A n g e l e s , CA 900 94, declare under our sole responsibility that the device, , F 7 D 4 3 0 2 [...]

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    36 REGULA TORY INFORMA TION Canada- Industr y Canada ( IC) T h e w i r e l e s s r a d i o o f t h i s d ev 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-0 03. O p e r a t i o n i s s u b j e c t t o t h e f o l l o w i n g t w o c o n d[...]

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