Belkin PM01218ea F5D7634-4 manual

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    G W i re l e s s Modem Router User Manual PM0 12 18ea F5D 7634-4 English Français DEutsch nEDErlanDs Esp añol it aliano[...]

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    i G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS 123456789 10 T able of Contents T AB LE OF C ONT ENT S Encryption/Securit y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Wir el es s R ang e E x te nsi on and Br id gin g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Firewa ll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    1 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 23456789 10 1 INTRODUCTIO N Th ank you for pu rch asi ng the Be lki n G Wi rele ss Mo de m R oute r ( the Rou ter). In min utes you wil l b e a ble to sha re your Inte rn et con ne cti on and ne two rk your c ompu ter s with you r n ew R oute r . Th e f ollow ing is a list of fe atur es t[...]

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    2 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 23456789 10 1 INTRODUCTIO N Produ ct F eatures Compatibility with both PCs and Mac ® Computers Th e R oute r sup po r ts a va ri et y o f n et wor kin g e nvi ron men ts inc lu din g Mac OS ® 8.x , 9.x , X v10.x, Ap pleT alk ® , Li nux ® , Win dows ® 95, 98 SE , Me, NT ® , 20 0 0, X[...]

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    3 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 23456789 10 1 INTRODUCTIO N NA T IP Add res s Sh ar ing Y ou r Rou ter em ploy s N et wor k A ddr es s Tran sla tio n ( NAT) to sha re the sin gle IP ad dre ss a ss ign ed to yo u by yo ur Inte rn et Ser v ic e Pr ovi der whi le sav ing the c ost of ad din g ad dit ion al IP add re ss es [...]

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    4 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 23456789 10 1 INTRODUCTIO N Ad van ta ge s of a W i re le ss Ne t wor k Mobility – you’ll no lon ge r n ee d a de di cat ed “com pu ter ro om” —now y ou ca n wo rk on a n et wor ked la ptop or de sk to p c omp ute r a ny wh ere wi thi n you r wi re les s ra nge Easy installation[...]

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    5 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 3456789 10 MA KE S UR E Y OU H AVE THE FO LLOWIN G 2 Package Conte nts • G W ire le ss Mo de m Ro ute r • Qu ick In st all ati on Gui de • RJ1 1 T e le pho ne Co rd – G ray • RJ4 5 Et her ne t N et wor ki ng Cab le – Y ell ow • AD SL Mic ro Filte r * • [...]

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    6 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 1 3456789 10 2 MA KE S UR E Y OU H AVE THE FO LLOWIN G Internet Connect ion Sett ings Th e S etu p A ss ist an t c ont ai ns a d ata ba se of Inte rn et Se r vic e P rovi de rs (IS Ps) in eac h c ou ntr y to h el p yo u s et up your Ro ute r q uic kly. If you r I SP is not on the li st, p[...]

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    7 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 12 456789 10 KN OWIN G YOUR ROU TE R 3 Th e R oute r has be en de si gne d to b e p lac ed on a de sk top. Al l of th e ca ble s exit fr om the re ar of the Ro ute r fo r b et te r o rga niz ati on an d u tili t y . Th e L ED i ndi ca tor s a re ea sil y v isi ble on th e f ron t o f th e[...]

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    8 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 12 456789 10 3 KN OWIN G YOUR ROU TE R 4. ADSL – Green OFF Powe r of f or AD SL lin e c on nec ti on is phy sic all y d is con ne cte d Blinking Ha nd sha ki ng or tra ini ng is in pro gr es s Solid A DSL li ne c on ne cti on is OK 5. Int ernet – Green OFF No In ter net co nn ec tio n[...]

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    9 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 12 456789 10 3 KN OWIN G YOUR ROU TE R 6. A DS L L in e Th is por t is fo r c on nec ti on to yo ur ADS L l ine . C onn ec t yo ur AD SL lin e to this por t. 7 . Et he rne t Por t s Th e Et he rne t p or t s a re RJ4 5, 10/1 0 0 au to -ne go tia tio n. T he po r ts ar e la bel ed 1 thr ou[...]

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    10 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 123 56789 10 CONNECTIN G AND CONFIGUR ING Y OUR ROUTER 4 Setup Assistant Bel kin ha s p rovi ded S etup As si sta nt sof t war e to ma ke in st alli ng your Rou ter a sim ple an d e asy ta sk . Y o u c an us e i t to ge t yo ur Rou ter up an d r unn ing in min utes . T he Se tup As sis t[...]

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    11 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 123 56789 10 CONNECTIN G AND CONFIGUR ING Y OUR ROUTER 4 1 . 1 Brand-New Setup Foll ow t he se ste ps if you are no t re pla cin g a n ex is tin g m ode m. If you are re pl aci ng an exis tin g mo dem , s kip to the nex t se cti on, “Re pl aci ng an Ex is tin g M ode m o r Mo dem Ro ut[...]

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    12 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 123 56789 10 4 CON NE CTI NG A ND CO NFI GU RIN G YOUR ROU TE R 1.2 Re pl aci ng an Exist ing Modem or Modem Router Foll ow t he se ste ps if you cu rre ntl y h ave a mo de m or a m od em rou ter th at you wil l b e r epl ac ing wi th you r n ew R oute r . 1. Unp ack you r n ew Rou ter f[...]

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    13 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 123 56789 10 4 CON NE CTI NG A ND CO NFI GU RIN G YOUR ROU TE R Note for Windows Users: If the Se tup As si st ant do es no t s ta r t up auto ma tic all y , s ele ct you r C D -RO M d rive f rom “M y C omp ute r” an d d oub le -c lic k o n t he fil e n am ed “Se tup As sis ta nt ?[...]

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    14 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 123 56789 10 4 CON NE CTI NG A ND CO NFI GU RIN G YOUR ROU TE R 2. 2 C onfirmation Screen Veri f y th at you have co mpl ete d a ll QIG ste ps by c he ck ing th e b ox to the ri ght of the ar row. C lic k “ Nex t” to co ntin ue. 2 . 1 S ele ct C oun tr y Se le ct your c oun tr y fro [...]

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    15 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 123 56789 10 4 CON NE CTI NG A ND CO NFI GU RIN G YOUR ROU TE R 2.4 Checking Set tings Th e S etu p A ss ist an t w ill now exa min e yo ur com pu ter ’ s n et wor k s et tin gs an d g ath er info rm ati on ne ed ed to c om ple te t he Rou ter ’ s c on ne cti on to the In ter net . 2[...]

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    16 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 123 56789 10 4 CON NE CTI NG A ND CO NFI GU RIN G YOUR ROU TE R 2.6 Naming your Wireless Net work Th e S etu p A ss ist an t w ill dis pl ay th e d efa ul t wi re les s net wo rk nam e o r Se r vic e S et Id ent ifi er (S SID). Th is is the na me of y our wi rel es s n et wor k to w hic [...]

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    17 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 123 56789 10 4 CON NE CTI NG A ND CO NFI GU RIN G YOUR ROU TE R 2.8 Configuring the Rout er Th e S etu p A ss ist an t w ill now co nfi gur e yo ur Ro ute r by se ndi ng dat a to the Ro ute r a nd re sta r ti ng it. Wait fo r th e o n- sc re en ins tr uct ion s. Note: D o n ot dis co nne[...]

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    18 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 123 56789 10 4 CON NE CTI NG A ND CO NFI GU RIN G YOUR ROU TE R 2.9 Checking Internet Connection We a re alm os t do ne. T he Set up As sis ta nt will now ch ec k yo ur co nne ct ion to the In ter net .[...]

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    19 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 123 56789 10 4 CON NE CTI NG A ND CO NFI GU RIN G YOUR ROU TE R T r oub les hoo ti ng If the Se tup As si sta nt is not ab le to c on ne ct to t he Inte rn et, you wi ll s ee the fo llow ing sc re en. Fol low the on -s cre en in str uc tio ns to g o t hro ug h th e tro ubl es ho otin g s[...]

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    20 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 123 56789 10 4 CON NE CTI NG A ND CO NFI GU RIN G YOUR ROU TE R On ce you have ver if ie d th at you r ot he r wi re d a nd wir el es s c omp ute rs a re pr ope rl y c on nec te d, yo ur ne two rk is se t up a nd work in g. You c an now su r f th e I nte rne t. Cli ck “Nex t ” t o t [...]

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    21 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 1234 6789 10 MA NUA LL Y CO NFI GUR IN G Y OU R ROU TER 5 Understanding the W eb -Based User Interface Th e h ome pa ge sho ws yo u a qu ick vi ew of t he Rou ter ’ s s ta tus an d s et tin gs . A ll adva nc ed se tup pag es c an be rea ch ed fro m t his pa ge. Using W eb-Based Manager[...]

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    22 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 1234 6789 10 5 MA NUA LL Y CO NFI GUR IN G Y OU R ROU TER 1 . Quick-Navigation Links Y ou c an go dir ec tly to any of t he Rou ter ’s UI pag es by c lic ki ng dir ec tly on the se lin ks. T he l ink s a re div ide d i nto lo gic al ca teg or ies an d g ro upe d by t ab s to ma ke f in[...]

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    23 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 1234 6789 10 5 MA NUA LL Y CO NFI GUR IN G Y OU R ROU TER 9. Version Info Sh ows t he fi rmwa re ver si on, bo ot-c od e ve rs io n, h ar dwar e ve r sio n, and se ria l num be r of th e R oute r . 10 . Page Name Th e p age you ar e o n c an be id en tif ie d by thi s n ame . T his ma nu[...]

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    24 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 1234 6789 10 5 MA NUA LL Y CO NFI GUR IN G Y OU R ROU TER Chan ging L A N Set t ings Al l s et tin gs for th e in ter na l L A N set up of t he Rou ter ca n b e v iewe d and ch an ge d h ere . LAN Settings Cli ck ing on the he ad er of the L AN ta b (A) w ill ta ke yo u to th e L AN ta b[...]

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    25 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 1234 6789 10 5 MA NUA LL Y CO NFI GUR IN G Y OU R ROU TER IP Ad dr ess Th e “ IP a dd res s” is the inte r nal IP ad dre ss of the Ro ute r . Th e d efa ult IP add re ss is “192. 168. 2. 1” . To ac ce ss the ad van ce d s etu p in ter f ace , t yp e thi s IP ad dr es s i nto t he[...]

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    26 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 1234 6789 10 5 MA NUA LL Y CO NFI GUR IN G Y OU R ROU TER DH CP Cl ie nt Li st Y ou c an view a lis t o f th e c om pute r s, whi ch ar e c onn ec ted to your ne tw ork . You a re abl e to vi ew t he IP a dd res s of t he co mpu ter, the ho st na me (nam e of the co mpu ter in you r n et[...]

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    27 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 1234 6789 10 5 MA NUA LL Y CO NFI GUR IN G Y OU R ROU TER Setting your ISP Connection T ype to PPPoE or PP PoA PPPoE (Po int-to -Po int Pro toc ol over Eth er net) is th e s tan da rd met ho d of co nn ec tin g n et wor ked devi ce s. It re quir es a use r nam e a nd pa sswo rd to ac ce [...]

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    28 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 1234 6789 10 5 MA NUA LL Y CO NFI GUR IN G Y OU R ROU TER Setting your Connection T y pe to Dynamic IP ( 1 4 83 Bridged) Th is con ne cti on me tho d b ri dge s y our ne two rk an d I SP’s n et wor k tog eth er. Th e R oute r will ob tai n a n I P a ddr es s a uto mat ica ll y f rom yo[...]

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    29 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 1234 6789 10 5 MA NUA LL Y CO NFI GUR IN G Y OU R ROU TER Set t ing your Con nec ti on T yp e to M ode m On ly ( Dis ab le Int ern et S ha rin g) In thi s m ode , th e R out er sim ply ac ts as a br idg e p as sin g p acke ts ac ros s the DS L p or t. It re qui re s a ddi tio nal so f tw[...]

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    30 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 1234 6789 10 5 MA NUA LL Y CO NFI GUR IN G Y OU R ROU TER Using DDNS ( Dynamic DNS) Th e D DNS se r vi ce al lows you to a li as a d yna mi c IP ad dr es s to a s ta tic ho st nam e i n a ny o f th e m any do ma ins Dy nD NS.o rg of fe rs , a llow ing you r net wo rk co mpu ter s to b e [...]

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    31 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 1234 6789 10 5 MA NUA LL Y CO NFI GUR IN G Y OU R ROU TER Wireless Th e “ Wi rel es s” tab le ts you ma ke c han ge s to th e wi re les s net wo rk set ti ngs . Fr om this t ab, you can ma ke c ha nge s to th e w ire le ss ne two rk na me (SS ID), o pe ra ting ch an nel , a nd enc r [...]

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    32 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 1234 6789 10 5 MA NUA LL Y CO NFI GUR IN G Y OU R ROU TER 4. Changing the Wireless Channel Th ere a re a nu mb er of ope ra tin g c han ne ls fro m w hic h to ch oo se. In the Uni ted St ate s, the re ar e 1 1 ch ann el s. I n t he Uni ted Ki ngd om an d m ost of Euro pe, th ere a re 13 [...]

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    33 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 1234 6789 10 5 MA NUA LL Y CO NFI GUR IN G Y OU R ROU TER Encr ypt ion/Securit y Name 64 -B it Wir ed Equ ival en t Pri vacy 1 28- Bi t W ire d Equ ival en t Pri vacy Wi -Fi Pro tec ted Access- TKIP Wi -Fi Pro tec ted Acc es s 2 Acr onym 6 4- bit WE P 1 28- bi t WE P WPA- TK IP/ A ES (or[...]

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    34 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 1234 6789 10 5 MA NUA LL Y CO NFI GUR IN G Y OU R ROU TER Wi red E qu ival ent Priv acy ( WE P) WEP is a c om mon pr oto col th at add s s ec ur it y to al l w ire le ss pr odu ct s th at ar e c omp lia nt wi th W i- Fi. WEP was de sig ne d to gi ve w ire le ss ne two rks th e eq uiva le[...]

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    35 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 1234 6789 10 5 MA NUA LL Y CO NFI GUR IN G Y OU R ROU TER Wi-Fi Protected Access (WP A) WPA is a n ew Wi- Fi st and ar d th at was de si gne d to im pr ove u pon th e se cur it y fea tur es of WEP . T o us e W P A s ec ur it y , t he dri ver s and so f twa re of your wi rel es s equ ipm [...]

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    36 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 1234 6789 10 5 MA NUA LL Y CO NFI GUR IN G Y OU R ROU TER For a W in dows XP co mpu ter th at doe s not have Se r vi ce Pack 2 (SP2), a f ile fr om Mic ro sof t ca lle d “W ind ows XP Sup po r t Pa tch for Wi re les s Pro tec ted Ac ce ss (K B 8 2694 2)” is avai lab le for fr ee dow [...]

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    37 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 1234 6789 10 5 MA NUA LL Y CO NFI GUR IN G Y OU R ROU TER Changing the Wireless Securit y Settings Y ou r Rou ter is eq uip pe d w ith WPA / WPA2, the la tes t w ire le ss se cu rit y st and ar d. I t a ls o s upp or t s th e l eg acy se cu rit y st an dar d, WEP . By def aul t, wir ele [...]

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    38 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 1234 6789 10 5 MA NUA LL Y CO NFI GUR IN G Y OU R ROU TER Setting WP A /WPA2-PSK (no server) 1. From th e “Allowe d Cli ent T y pe” dr op -d own me nu, sel ec t “ W PA / W PA 2 ”. 2 . For “ Aut he ntic at ion”, sel ec t “Pre - sha re d Key ” f or ty pi ca l h ome / SOH O [...]

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    39 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 1234 6789 10 5 MA NUA LL Y CO NFI GUR IN G Y OU R ROU TER Wireless Rang e Extension and Bridging What is a Wireless Bridge? A w ire le ss br id ge i s a ct ual ly an ope ra tio n “ mo de” y ou can u se to ex te nd the ra ng e of yo ur wir ele ss ne two rk , o r a dd an ex ten sio n o[...]

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    40 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 1234 6789 10 5 MA NUA LL Y CO NFI GUR IN G Y OU R ROU TER 6. Y ou wi ll se e th e R out er’s u se r i nter fac e i n t he b row se r wi nd ow . Cli ck “W ire le ss Br idg e” (2 ) on th e le f t-ha nd si de o f t he scr ee n. Y ou wil l s ee the fo llow ing sc re en. 7. Che ck th e [...]

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    41 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 1234 6789 10 5 MA NUA LL Y CO NFI GUR IN G Y OU R ROU TER Firew all Y ou r Rou ter is eq uip pe d w ith a f ir ewall th at will p rote ct you r n et wor k fr om a wi de ar ray of co mmo n h ac ker at tac ks inc lu din g: • IP Spoo fing • La nd At ta ck • Pin g of De at h ([...]

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    42 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 1234 6789 10 5 MA NUA LL Y CO NFI GUR IN G Y OU R ROU TER Manually Enterin g Settings in to the Vir tual Server T o ma nua lly en ter se tt ing s, en ter the IP ad dre ss in th e sp ac e p rovi de d for th e i nter na l (s er ve r) mac hin e, the po r t(s) req uir ed to pas s, th e p or [...]

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    43 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 1234 6789 10 5 MA NUA LL Y CO NFI GUR IN G Y OU R ROU TER Client IP Fi lters Th e R oute r can b e c onf igu re d to re st ric t acc es s t o th e I nte rne t, em ail, or oth er net wo rk se r vic es at sp ec if ic days an d t ime s. Re str ic tio n c an be se t for a sin gle co mp ute r[...]

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    44 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 1234 6789 10 5 MA NUA LL Y CO NFI GUR IN G Y OU R ROU TER Schedule Rule Y ou m ay f ilte r I nte rn et a cc es s f or lo cal cl ie nts ba se d o n r ule s. Ea ch ac ce ss co ntr ol r ul e m ay b e a ct ivate d at a s che dul ed ti me. Def in e th e sc he dul e on th e “ Sc hed ule Ru l[...]

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    45 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 1234 6789 10 5 MA NUA LL Y CO NFI GUR IN G Y OU R ROU TER (1) (2) (3) (4) Setting MA C-Address Filtering Th e M AC- add re ss fil ter is a powe r ful se cu ri ty fe atu re tha t a llow s yo u to s pe ci fy wh ic h c omp ute rs ar e a llo wed on the ne two rk . A ny co mpu ter at tem pti [...]

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    46 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 1234 6789 10 5 MA NUA LL Y CO NFI GUR IN G Y OU R ROU TER DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) If you have a c lie nt PC tha t c ann ot ru n a n In ter ne t a ppl ic atio n p ro pe rly fr om b eh ind th e f ire wall, you c an ope n the cli en t u p to un res tr ic ted 2-way I nte rne t a cc es s. Th[...]

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    47 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 1234 6789 10 5 MA NUA LL Y CO NFI GUR IN G Y OU R ROU TER Utilities Th e “ Uti liti es” sc re en le ts you man ag e di f fer en t p ara me ter s o f t he Rou ter an d p er fo rm c er t ain ad mini st rat ive fun cti on s. Restart Router At t ime s i t m ay be ne ce ss ar y to r es ta[...]

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    48 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 1234 6789 10 5 MA NUA LL Y CO NFI GUR IN G Y OU R ROU TER Saving/Backing up Current Se ttings Y ou c an save you r c ur ren t c onf ig ur atio n by u sin g th is fea tur e. S avi ng your c onf igu ra tio n wi ll all ow yo u to re sto re it late r i f yo ur se tt ing s a re lo st or ch an[...]

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    49 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 1234 6789 10 5 MA NUA LL Y CO NFI GUR IN G Y OU R ROU TER 3. Wh en the save is c omp lete , yo u w ill se e th e w ind ow b el ow. Cli ck “Cl ose”. Th e c onf ig ur atio n i s n ow s ave d. Restore Previous Settings Th is opti on wil l a llow you to res tor e a pr evio us ly save d c[...]

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    50 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 1234 6789 10 5 MA NUA LL Y CO NFI GUR IN G Y OU R ROU TER Checking for a Ne w V ersion of Firmware Th e “C he ck Fir mwar e” ( 1) bu tto n a llow s yo u to in st ant ly che ck fo r a new ver si on of fir mwa re. Whe n you cli ck the bu tto n, a n ew b rows er wi ndow wil l a ppe ar i[...]

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    51 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 1234 6789 10 5 MA NUA LL Y CO NFI GUR IN G Y OU R ROU TER Downloa ding a New V ersion of Firmw are If you cli ck the “Ch ec k Fi rmwa re” bu t ton and a new ver si on of fir mwa re i s av ail abl e, you will se e a s cre en si mil ar to t he one be low. 1. T o dow nlo ad t he new ver[...]

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    52 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 1234 6789 10 5 MA NUA LL Y CO NFI GUR IN G Y OU R ROU TER Updating the Router’s Firmware 1. In the “Fi rmwa re Up date” pa ge, cl ick “B rows e” (2 ) . A wi ndow wil l o pen th at all ows you to s el ec t th e l oc ati on of the fi rmwa re up date fi le. 2 . Bro wse to t he fi [...]

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    53 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 1234 6789 10 5 MA NUA LL Y CO NFI GUR IN G Y OU R ROU TER System Set tings Th e “ Sys tem Se tt ing s” pag e i s w her e yo u c an en ter a new adm ini str ato r pa sswo rd, se t t he time zo ne, en abl e r em ote m an age me nt, an d t ur n o n an d of f th e UP nP fun cti on of the[...]

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    54 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 1234 6789 10 5 MA NUA LL Y CO NFI GUR IN G Y OU R ROU TER Enabling R emote Management Bef ore you e nab le thi s a dvan ce d f eat ure of you r B elk in Rou ter, M AKE SUR E YOU HAVE SE T T HE AD MINI STR ATOR PASSWO RD. R emo te ma nag em ent al lows you to make ch an ge s to you r R ou[...]

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    55 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 1234 6789 10 5 MA NUA LL Y CO NFI GUR IN G Y OU R ROU TER Enabling/Disabling Ne twork A ddress T ranslat ion (NA T) Note: T hi s a dvan ce d f eat ure sh ou ld b e emp loye d by ad van ce d u se rs onl y. Bef ore en ab lin g th is fun ct ion, M AK E SU RE YOU H AVE SE T TH E AD MINI STR [...]

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    56 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 12345 789 10 MA NUA LL Y CO NFI GUR IN G NE T WOR K ADAP TE RS 6 Se t t in g u p you r Com pu te r s In ord er fo r yo ur com pu ter to p ro pe rly c omm uni ca te wi th you r Ro ute r , yo u w ill ne ed to cha ng e yo ur com pu ter ’ s “ TCP/IP/Eth er net ” set ti ng s to “Ob ta[...]

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    57 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 12345 789 10 6 MA NUA LL Y CO NFI GUR IN G NE T WOR K ADAP TE RS Windows 98 SE or Me 1. Ri ght- cli ck on “My Ne two rk Ne igh bo rho od ” a nd se le ct “Pr ope r ti es” fr om t he dro p- d own men u. 3. If “Sp ec if y an IP a dd res s” is se lec te d, yo ur Rou ter wi ll ne [...]

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    58 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 12345 789 10 6 MA NUA LL Y CO NFI GUR IN G NE T WOR K ADAP TE RS Ma c O S u p to 9. x In ord er fo r yo ur com pu ter to p ro pe rly c omm uni ca te wi th you r Ro ute r , yo u w ill ne ed to cha ng e yo ur Mac co mp ute r’s TCP/IP set ti ngs to DH CP . 1. Pull dow n t he Ap ple me nu.[...]

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    59 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 12345 789 10 6 MA NUA LL Y CO NFI GUR IN G NE T WOR K ADAP TE RS Ma c O S X 1. Cli ck on the “S yste m Pre fer en ces ” i con . 2 . Se le ct “Ne tw ork ” ( 1) fr om the “S yste m Pref ere nc es” me nu. 3. Se le ct “Bu ilt-i n Et he rne t ” (2) nex t to “S how ” i n th[...]

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    60 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 12345 789 10 6 MA NUA LL Y CO NFI GUR IN G NE T WOR K ADAP TE RS 4. Se le ct the “TC P /IP ” ta b (3) . Nex t to “ Con fi gur e” (4 ) , you sh oul d s ee “Ma nu all y” or “U sin g D HCP ” . If you do not , c he ck the PPPoE ta b (5) to make su re tha t “C on nec t usi n[...]

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    61 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 123456 89 10 REC OM ME ND ED W EB B ROWS ER S ET T ING S 7 In mos t c as es , yo u w ill not ne e d to ma ke a ny c han ge s to you r w eb brow se r’s se tt ing s. If you are hav in g tr oub le ac ce ss ing the In ter net or th e Web -B ase d Adva nc ed Use r Inte r fac e, the n c ha n[...]

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    62 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 123456 89 10 7 REC OM ME ND ED W EB B ROWS ER S ET T ING S Netscape ® Navigator ® 4.0 or Higher 1. St ar t Ne tsc ap e. C lic k o n “ Edi t”, the n “ Pre fer enc es ” . 2 . In the “Pr efe re nce s” win dow, cl ick on “Advan ce d” , th en se lec t “Pr oxie s” . In th[...]

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    63 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 1234567 9 10 TROUB LESH OOTING 8 Problem: Th e A DSL LE D i s n ot o n. Solution: 1. Che ck th e c onn ec tio n b et we en the Ro ute r a nd ADS L l ine . M ake su re t he ca ble fr om the AD SL lin e i s c onn ec ted to the po r t on the Rou ter la be le d “ DSL Li ne” . 2 . Ma ke s[...]

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    64 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 1234567 9 10 8 TROUB LESH OOTING Problem: My wir ele s s PC ca nn ot con ne ct to t he Rou ter. Sol ut ion : 1. Ma ke su re the wi rel es s P C h as the s ame SS ID set ti ng s a s th e Rou ter, an d y ou h ave the sa me se cur it y set ti ng s o n th e c lie nt s su ch as WPA or WEP en [...]

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    65 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 1234567 9 10 8 TROUB LESH OOTING Problem: I c an’t co nn ec t to the In ter ne t wi re les sl y , bu t m y n et wor k n ame is li ste d. Solution: If the na me of yo ur ne two rk is lis ted in th e “Availa ble Ne two rk s” li st , ple as e f oll ow t he step s bel ow to c onn ec t [...]

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    66 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 1234567 9 10 8 TROUB LESH OOTING Pro ble m: My wir ele s s ne t wor k p er fo rm an ce is inc on sis ten t. Dat a tra ns fer is so met ime s s low. Si gna l s tre ng th i s p oo r . Di ff ic ult y es ta bli shi ng and /or ma int ain ing a Vir t ual Pr ivat e Ne t wor k ( V PN) co nne c t[...]

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    67 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 1234567 9 10 8 TROUB LESH OOTING Pro ble m: How do I ex te nd the ra ng e of my wir el es s n et wor k? Solution: Be lki n r ec omm en ds usi ng one of th e fo llow ing pr od uc ts to ex te nd wir ele ss ne tw ork cov era ge thr ou gho ut la rge ho me s o r of f ic es: • For 80 2. 1[...]

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    68 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 1234567 9 10 8 TROUB LESH OOTING 1. Lo g in to yo ur Wi rel es s R ou ter or Acc es s Poin t. 2 . Op en you r we b b rows er an d t y pe in the IP add re ss of the Wi rel es s Rou ter or Ac ce ss Poi nt. ( T he Rou ter de faul t i s 192. 168.2. 1, the 80 2. 1 1g Ac ce ss Poi nt i s 192. [...]

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    69 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 1234567 9 10 8 TROUB LESH OOTING Pro ble m: I a m h avin g d if fi cu lt y s et tin g u p W ire d Equi vale nt Pr ivac y ( W EP) s ec ur it y o n a Be lk in W ire le ss Ca rd. Solution: Th e W ire le ss Ca rd mus t u se the s ame key as the Wi rel es s Rou ter or Ac ce ss Poin t. For ins[...]

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    70 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 1234567 9 10 8 TROUB LESH OOTING Problem: Do Be lki n p rod uc ts sup po r t W P A ? Sol ut ion : Note: To us e W P A se cu ri ty, al l yo ur cli en ts mus t b e u pg rad ed to dri ver s an d s of tw are th at sup po r t i t. A t th e t ime of thi s FAQ p ubl ica tio n, a se cur it y pat[...]

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    71 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 1234567 9 10 8 TROUB LESH OOTING Problem: I a m h avin g d if fi cu lt y s et tin g u p W i- Fi P rote cte d Acc es s ( W PA) se cu ri ty on a Bel kin Wi re les s Rou ter or Be lk in A cc es s Po int fo r a bu sin es s. Solution: If your ne two rk us es a rad ius se r ve r to dis tr ibu [...]

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    72 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 1234567 9 10 8 TROUB LESH OOTING Problem: I a m h avin g d if fi cu lt y s et tin g u p W i- Fi P rote cte d Acc es s ( W PA) se cu ri ty on a Bel kin Wi re les s Car d f or a h ome ne two rk . Solution: Cli ent s m us t u se the sa me key tha t th e w ire le ss ro ute r o r a cce s s p [...]

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    73 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 1234567 9 10 8 TROUB LESH OOTING Problem: I a m h avin g d if fi cu lt y s et tin g u p W i- Fi P rote cte d Acc es s ( W PA) se cu ri ty on a B elk in Wi rel es s C ard fo r a bu sin es s. Solution: 1. Do ubl e- cl ick th e “ Sig na l In dic ato r” ic on to b ri ng up the “W ire l[...]

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    74 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 1234567 9 10 8 TROUB LESH OOTING Enabling W P A-PSK (no ser ver) 1. Und er Wi ndow s X P , cli ck “St ar t > Con tro l Pa ne l > Net wo rk Co nne ct ion s” . 2 . Ri ght- cli cki ng on the “ Wir ele s s N et wor ks” t ab wi ll d isp lay th e fol lowi ng scr ee n. Ens ure th [...]

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    75 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 1234567 9 10 8 TROUB LESH OOTING *Di st anc e a nd c onn ec tio n sp ee ds w ill var y d ep end ing on y our net wor kin g e nvir onm ent . ** Th is R out er i s c omp atib le with pr odu cts ba sed on the sam e ve rs ion of t he d ra ft 802.1 1n spe ci fic ati ons and may re qui re a so[...]

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    76 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 12345678 10 APP ENDIXES 9 Appendix A: Glossary IP Address Th e “ IP a dd res s” is the inte r nal IP ad dre ss of the Ro ute r . T o ac ce ss th e adv anc ed se tup in ter fa ce, t yp e th is IP add re ss into th e a ddr es s b ar of your br ows er. Thi s a dd res s can b e c han ge [...]

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    77 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 12345678 10 9 APP ENDIXES PPPoE Mo st ADS L p rov ide rs u se PPPoE as the co nn ec tio n t yp e. If yo u u se an AD SL mod em to con ne ct to t he Inte rn et, you r I SP may us e PPPo E to lo g you into th e s er v ice . Y o u r c on ne c ti o n t y p e i s P PPo E i f: 1. Y ou r ISP ga[...]

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    78 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 12345678 10 9 APP ENDIXES Channel and SSID T o ch ang e t he cha nn el of o pe ra tio n of th e Ro ute r , s el ec t th e d es ire d ch ann el fro m t he dro p- d own men u a nd se le ct your ch an nel . Cl ick “Appl y Cha ng es” to save the se tt ing . Y ou ca n a ls o c han ge the [...]

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    79 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 12345678 10 9 APP ENDIXES Virtual Servers Th is fun cti on wil l a llow you to rou te ex te rn al (In ter net ) c all s fo r se r vic es su ch as a web se r ver (p or t 80 ), F TP se r ver (Po r t 21), or oth er ap pli cat ion s t hro ug h yo ur Rou ter to your in ter nal ne tw ork . S i[...]

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    80 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 12345678 10 9 APP ENDIXES DMZ If you have a c lie nt PC tha t c ann ot ru n a n In ter ne t a ppl ic atio n p ro pe rly fr om b eh ind th e f ire wall, you c an ope n the cli en t u p to un res tr ic ted two -way In ter ne t ac ce ss . T hi s m ay b e n ec es sa r y if t he NAT fea tur e[...]

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    81 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 12345678 10 9 APP ENDIXES Time and Time Zone Th e R oute r keep s time by co nne ct ing to a S imp le Net wo rk Tim e Pro toco l ( SNT P) ser ve r. Thi s a llo ws t he Rou ter to syn chr oni ze t he sys tem clo ck to the glo ba l I nter ne t. The sy nch ro nize d c lo ck in t he Rou ter [...]

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    82 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 12345678 10 9 APP ENDIXES Ap p en di x B: Im po r t an t Fa ct or s for Pl ac em en t a n d S et u p Note: W hil e s om e of th e i tem s li ste d b el ow c an af fe ct ne tw ork pe r fo rm anc e, they wi ll n ot pro hib it you r w ire le ss net wo rk fr om fun cti oni ng; if you ar e co[...]

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    83 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 12345678 10 9 APP ENDIXES 3. Cordless Phones If the pe r for ma nc e of yo ur wir ele ss ne tw ork is im pai re d a f ter at ten din g to t he abo ve i ssu es , a nd you have a c or dle ss p hon e: • T r y mov ing c ord les s pho ne s awa y f rom wi rel es s r ou ter s (o r a cc es [...]

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    84 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 12345678 10 9 APP ENDIXES 5. S ecu re Conn ec ti ons , VPN s, a nd AOL Se cur e c on ne cti ons t yp ic all y r equ ire a use r nam e a nd pa sswo rd, an d ar e u se d w her e s ec ur it y i s i mpo r ta nt. Se cu re co nne ct ion s i ncl ud e: • Vi r tua l Pr iva te N et wor k ( VP[...]

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    85 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 123456789 INFORMA TION 10 FC C Statement DECLAR A TION OF CONFORMIT Y WIT H F CC RULES FOR ELECTR OMAGNETIC COMP AT IBILITY Fed era l Com mu nic at ion s Com mis si on No ti ce Th is equ ipm en t h as be en tes ted a nd foun d to c omp ly wit h t he l imi ts for a C las s B d igi tal de [...]

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    86 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 123456789 10 INFORMA TION T echnical Support Y ou c an fin d te ch nic al -s upp or t inf or mat ion on ou r we bs ite, ww w .belkin. com , b y n avig ati ng to th e te ch -s upp or t se ct ion . If you want to co nta ct tec hni ca l s upp or t by pho ne, pl ea se ca ll t he num be r yo [...]

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    87 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 123456789 10 INFORMA TION Mod if ica tio ns Th e FC C r equ ire s the us er to b e n oti fie d tha t a ny c ha nge s o r mo dif ic ati ons to this de vic e t hat ar e n ot exp res sl y a pp rove d by Be lki n In ter na tio nal, In c., m ay void th e u se r’s au tho rit y to o pe ra te [...]

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    88 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 123456789 10 INFORMA TION OPERATES O N CHANNELS 1 - 1 3 BE AT CZ CY IT IE SK PT SE PL ES SI EE HU GR DK LV LU LT NL MT RO NO CH BG TR DE FR FI GB IS LI FOR USE IN Restricted Use in Certain C ountries Class 2 Equipmen t For inf or mat ion on pr odu ct di spo sa l p le as e re fe r to http[...]

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    89 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 123456789 10 INFORMA TION Belkin International, Inc., Limited Lifetime Product W arra nty What is not co vered by this warranty ? Al l a bove war ra nti es ar e n ull an d vo id if t he Be lki n p rod uc t i s n ot pr ovid ed to B el kin fo r in sp ec tio n u po n B elk in’s re que st [...]

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    90 G Wi re le ss M od em Ro ut er SECTIONS T able of Contents 123456789 10 INFORMA TION Be lki n r ese r ve s th e r ig ht to re view th e d am age d B el kin pr odu ct . A ll co sts of sh ipp ing th e B elk in pro du ct to B elk in for in sp ec tio n s ha ll b e bo rne s ole ly by t he pur cha se r . I f B elk in dete rm ine s, in it s s ole di sc[...]

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    Be lk in Lt d. Ex pr es s Bu sin es s Pa rk Shipton W ay , Rushden NN10 6GL , Un ite d Ki ng dom Belkin Iberia C/ Anab el S eg ura , 10 pla nt a ba ja, O f. 2 281 08, Alcobendas, Madrid Spain Be lk in SAS 130 ru e de S ill y 921 00 Boulogne-Billancour t, Fra nc e Be lk in It al y & Gr ee ce Vi a Car du cc i, 7 Mi lan o 20123 Italy Belkin GmbH H[...]