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    User Manual F9K 1 1 03 882 0ed 0 0778 WIR ELE SS DU AL -BAND N + ROUTER P L A Y N 7 5 0 DB ENGLISH[...]

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    T ABLE OF CONTENTS Ge t ti ng S ta r t ed ........................................... 3 Wh at ’s i n t he B ox ............................................. 3 In it ia l S et up .................................................. 3 Adva n ce d Tools & Set t in g s ..................................... 8 Th e B el k in Rou te r M an ag er .....[...]

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    3 Wha t ’s in th e Box P l ay N 7 5 0 D B W i r e l es s D ua l -B an d N + R o u t e r Ethernet cable ( attached to rout er) Pow er supply ( att ached to router ) Network information card ( attached to router ) Belkin Setup CD with User Manual Initial Setup                     [...]

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    4 GET TING ST ARTED 2 3 modem 1 How to S et I t U p[...]

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    5 GET TING ST ARTED 1. C o n n ec t y o u r R o ut e r ’s E t h e r n et c a b l e t o y o u r m o d e m ’s E t h e rn e t p o r t (o n t h e b a c k o f y o u r m o d em) . Th i s p o r t m ig h t b e l a b e le d d i f fe r e n t l y o n y o u r p a r t i c u l a r m o d e m. I f y o u a r e a d d i ng a R o u t e r f o r th e f i r s t t i m[...]

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    6 GET TING ST ARTED 5. A f t e r a b r ie f i n st a ll a t i on , t h e s e t up s o f t w a 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 nd p a s sw o r d f r o m t he n e t wo r k i n f o r m a t i on c a r d t h a t i s a t t a c h e d t o y o u r R o u t e r. S t o r e t h e card under the base of your Router f or future ref erenc[...]

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    7 GET TING ST ARTED 6. A pr o g re s s s cr e e n w i l l a p p ea r w h il e a d d i ti o na l s o f t w a r e i s i n s t a l le d . T h is m a y t a k e a f e w mi n u te s t o co mp l e t e . O n ce f i n i s h ed , a “ S uc c es s ” m e s sa g e w il l a p p ea r i n d ic a t in g t h at y o u are connected to the Internet via your ne w Be[...]

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    8 GET TING ST ARTED Advan ce d T oo ls & Se t tin gs A f t e r t h e i n i t ia l s e t up i s c o m pl e t e , y o u h a v e th e o p t io n t o ch an ge se t ti ng s like yo ur ne t wor k na me, se c ur it y t yp e, an d p a s s w o r d . To m a k e t h e s e c h a n ge s a n d o t h e r s, c l i ck o n t h e Ad va n c e d Too l s i c o n a t[...]

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    9 GET TING ST ARTED The Belkin Router Manager The Belkin Router Manager appears in y our syst em tray ( W i n d ow s) or m e nu b a r ( M a c). I ts i c on i n d i ca t e s t h e c u r re n t s t a t u s o f y o u r R o u t e r a nd a l s o a l l o w s y o u t o a c c e ss y o u r R o u t e r ’s s et ti n gs t o m a k e c h a n ge s . I t a ls o [...]

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    10 GET TING ST ARTED I n yo u r b r o w s e r, t yp e “ ht t p: / /r o ut e r ” ( y o u d o n o t n e ed t o t yp e i n an y th in g e l se s u c h a s “ w w w ” ). T he n p r es s t h e E n t e r ke y. I f yo u ’re s ti l l h a v i ng t r o ub l e r un n i ng t h e m an u a l s e t u p o p t io n , t y p e “ 19 2 . 16 8 . 2 .1” i n y[...]

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    11 GET TING ST ARTED              W i r e l e s s d e v i c es s u ch a s c o mp u t e r s, n e t wo r k p r i n te r s , a n d g a m i n g sys tem s ca n c on ne c t to yo ur Ro ute r wi th a f ew s im pl e ste ps . Us in g t he C D 1. P u t t h e S e t[...]

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    12 GET TING ST ARTED Manually I f yo u c h o os e n o t t o u s e t he i n c lu d e d S e t u p C D f o r a d d i n g a d d i ti o n al c o mp u t e r s o r w i r e le s s d e v i c es , y o u can manually add these items to your network. 1. L o c a t e t h e w i r e l es s -n et wo r k- c o n n e c ti on s o p t i on on your computer or wireless d[...]

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    13 GET TING ST ARTED Adding USB Devices[...]

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    14 GET TING ST ARTED Add in g a D riv e You ca n s h a r e a U S B h a rd d r i ve o r f l a s h d r i ve to y o u r n e t wo r k v ia your Router’ s USB por t. Once connected, you can share files and music with other computers and devices within your ne twork. P l u g y o u r U S B ha r d d r i ve in t o t h e U S B p or t o n t h e b a c k o f [...]

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    15 GET TING ST ARTED Adding Other USB De vices Ot he r USB de vi ce s m ay al so be s ha red v ia yo ur Ro ute r. P l u g y o u r d e v i c e i nt o t h e U S B p o r t lo c at e d o n t h e b a ck o f yo u r R o u t e r. W h e n t h e l i g h t a bo v e th e U S B p o r t is l i t, y o u r device is a vailable to computers on your network. Compute[...]

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    16 GET TING ST ARTED Bundled Soft ware US B P rin t an d S to ra g e M an a ge 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 p r i nt e r s , s c an n er s, h a r d d r iv e s , a n d o t h e r d e v i ce s t ha t a r e c o nn e ct e d t o y o u r R o u t e r ’s U S B po r t a nd s ha re d a c[...]

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    17 GET TING ST ARTED Additional Capabilities Guest Access You ca n a l l o w g u es t s t o u s e y o u r I n t e r n e t c on n e ct io n w i th o u t j o i n i n g y o u r p er s on a l n e t wo r k . T h e n e t wo rk n a m e a n d p a s s w o r d f o r t h e g ue s t n et wo r k i s l oc a t e d o n t h e n e t wo r k information card found und[...]

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    A B 18        A) R ou te r S t at us L igh t Y our Router’ s status is sho wn by the light on the front. Of f: The Ro uter is no t plu gged i nto a po wer source . Blinking Blue: The R outer is s tarting up . Solid Blue : The Rout er is connected to the Internet. Sol[...]

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    19        A) Modem (W AN) Co nnector Connect your modem to this port using an E thernet cable. B) Wired ( LAN) C onnector s Connect computers and other wired network devices to these ports using Ethernet cables. C) US B Por t s USB print ers, disks, and other USB de vi[...]

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    20 TECHNIC AL DET AILS T echnical Features Integ rated 802. 1 1 n Wi reless Access Point U t i l i z i n g D u al -B an d N e t wo r k t e c h n ol o g y, yo ur R o u t e r cr eat es t wo se par at e n et wo rk s (on e a t 2 .4G Hz ba nd an d 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 ea s e d b a n d w id t h t o all you r conne[...]

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    21 TECHNIC AL DET AILS Syst em Requirements R o u t e r Broadband Internet connection such as a cable or DSL modem with RJ45 (Ethernet ) connection At least one computer with an installed network interface adap ter TCP /IP networking protocol installed on each computer RJ45 E thernet networking cable Internet browser Setup Software A computer runni[...]

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    22          T h e R o u t e r h a s t h e c a pa b i li t y t o a u t o m at i c al l y c h e c k fo r a n e w e r ve r s io n o f f i r mw a r e a n d a l er t y o u w h e [...]

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    23   23 6. S e l e c t “ En a b l e ” b y cl i ck i ng t h e r ad i o button and then click “ Apply Changes” at the bottom of the screen. ! 4. C l i c k o n “ Sy s t e m S e t t i n g s ” i n t h e l e f t- ha n d column under the “Utilities” heading. 5. Towa rd t h e l ow e r- h a [...]

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    24   24                              T ray ( Win dows) or M en u Bar (M ac) O n c e y o u h a v e c o m p le t e d t h e s et u p p r o ce s s, y o u w i l l n e e d to u pd a t e t h e n [...]

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    25   25 U p d a ti n g th e Ro u te r ’s Fi r mw a r e via the Web Inter face T h e f o 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 d a t e y o u r R o u t e r ’s f i r m w a r e u s i n g i t s w e b i n t e r f a c e . Y o u d o n o t n e e d t o be c o nn e ct e d to t h e I nte rn et[...]

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    26   26 4. Open a web browser on the computer . 5. I n th e a d dr e s s b a r o f t h e w e b b ro w s e r, t y p e “ h t t p: // 19 2 .1 6 8 . 2.1” a n d p re s s “ En t e r ” o n y o u r k ey bo a r d . 6. C li c k “ Lo gi n ” i n t h e u p pe r r i gh t - h an d c o rn e r o f t h e[...]

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    27   27 8. C l i c k t h e “ B r ow s e” b u t to n t o w a r d t h e m i d d le o f t h e screen to search for the file you sav ed pre viously . Note: The firmw are version in the images below is de pi cte d as an exa m pl e. Your f il e n am e wi ll var y d e p e n d in g o n y o u r m o de l[...]

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    28   28 10 . Cli c k t he “ Up da te” b ut to n. 11. A p ro m p t a sk i ng , “A r e y o u s u r e yo u w a n t t o c on t i n ue w i t h u p g r ad i n g ? ” w i l l a p pe a r. C l i c k “ O K ”. 12 . A second prompt will open telling you t h e R o u t e r w i l l n ot r e s p o nd d [...]

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    29   Resetting the Router R e s e t B ut to n – R ed T h e “ Re s e t ” bu t to n i s u s e d i n r a r e c a se s w he n t h e R o u t e r m ay f un c ti o n i m p r o pe r l y. R e s e t ti n g t h e R o u te r w i l l r e s to r e t h e Router’ s normal operation while maintaining the pr[...]

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    30   R e s t o ri n g t h e Ro u te r to De fa u lt Set t in gs Us ing t he Web Int er f ac e Symptoms You ne e d t o r e s t o r e t h e f a c t o r y de f a u l t s u s i n g t h e w e b i n t e r fa ce . T h i s m a y b e b e ca u s e t h e R o u t e r i s n o t p e r fo rm i ng a s e x p e ct e[...]

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    31   4. Cl ic k on “ Re sto re Fac to r y Def au lt s” in t he le f t- hand column under the “Utilities” heading . 5 . Clic k on th e “ R es to re De fau lt s” b ut to n. ![...]

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    32   6. A war n in g b ox w il l o pe n th at say s, “ Warni ng: A ll you r s et t in gs wi ll be lo st . A re yo u s ur e yo u wan t t o d o t hi s?” Cl i ck “O K ”. 7 . T h e R o u t e r w i l l b eg i n t he r e s t o ri n g p ro c e ss . O nc e the restor e is complet e, the Router will[...]

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    33       T roubles hooting Th e S e tup C D d oe s no t a ut om at i ca ll y s t ar t . I f Be l ki n S e t up d o e s n o t r u n w h en y o u i n s e r t th e C D - R O M , y o u r co mp ute r may no t b e c on fi gu re d t o o pe n C[...]

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    34       Belkin Setup cannot c onnect my Router to the Intern et. I f Be l ki n S e t up i s n o t a b le t o c o n n ec t t h e R o u te r t o the Inte rnet, please check the following items: 1. Use the troubleshooting suggestions with[...]

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    35       B e l k in S e tu p c o m pl e te d i ns t al l at i on , b ut I c an n o t b r o w s e t he Web. T he li gh t o n th e f ro nt o f my R ou te r i s so li d a mb e r. 1. Use the troubleshooting suggestions within Belkin Setup .[...]

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    36       I ca n ’ t c o n n ec t t o t h e I n te r n et w i r e le ss ly a n d m y networ k name is not list ed in Avai lable Network s. 1. Ve r i f y t ha t y o u r R o u t e r i s o n a n d t h e front-panel light show s solid blue[...]

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    37       I ’ v e i n s t al l ed t hi s n ew R o u t er a n d s o m e o f m y ne t wo rk c l i e nt s ( compu ters, g ame co nsoles, etc. ) are now unable to con nect. You r n e w R o u t e r c a me p r e - c o n f i gu r e d w i t h [...]

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    38       Does the Router sup port Wireless Pro tected Access (WP A) security? T h e R o u t e r s h i ps w i t h W PA / W PA 2 s e cu r it y t u rn e d o n . W i n d o w s X P a n d s o m e o l d e r n e t wo r k h a rd w a r e m a y re[...]

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    39       I am 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 ed E q u iv a l e nt Pri vacy (WEP) secur ity on my Route r . 1. L og in to you r Rou te r . V is it ht tp:/ /router/ with your w eb browser . Click on the “Login?[...]

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    40       A di s k I p lu g g ed i n to t h e U S B p or t i s n ot s h o w i n g up on my co mp ut er or i n M em or y Sa fe . 1. I s t h e l i gh t o n o v 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 l u g ge d i n to? I f no t [...]

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    41       A di f fe re nt s o r t of U S B d e v i c e t ha t I p l u gg e d i n t o t he US B p or t is no t s ho wi ng up on my co mp ut e r. M o s t U S B d e v i c es o t h e r t ha n d i sk s a n d p r in t e r s m u s t b e accesse[...]

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