Belkin Play N750 manual

User Manual F9K1 103 88 20 - 0 07 78 Rev. A01 WIR ELE SS DU AL -BAN D N + ROUT ER N 7 5 0 DB[...]

T ABLE OF CONTENTS Ge t ti ng St ar t ed ........................................... 1 Wh at ’s in th e B ox ............................................. 1 In iti al Se tu p .................................................. 1 Adva nc ed T ool s & Se t tin gs ..................................... 6 Th e B el ki n Ro ut er Man ag er .........[...]

1 Wha t ’ s in t he Box N7 5 0 D B W i r e l e ss D u a l - Ba n d N + R o u t e r Ethernet cable (attached to rout er) Pow er supply ( attached to router ) Network information c ard ( attached to router ) Belkin Setup CD with User Manual Initial Setup W h e r e t o Pl a c e You r R o u t e r Fo r t h e b e s t r e s u l t s , p l a c e t h e Ro [...]

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

3 GET TING ST ARTED 1. C o n n e c t y o u r Ro u t e r ’s E t h e r n e t ca b l e t o yo 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 of y o u r m o d e m ). Th i s p o r t m i g h t b e l a b e l e d d i f f e r e n t l y o n yo u r p a r t i c u l a r mo d e m . I f yo u a r e a d d i n g a R o u te r f o r t h e fi r s t t i[...]

4 GET TING ST ARTED 5. A f te r a br i e f i n s t a l l a t i o n , t h e s e t u p so f t wa 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 an d p a s s w o r d fr 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 t h a t is a t t ac 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 ba se of your Router for futur e ref eren[...]

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 a p p e a r w h i l e ad d i t i o n a l s o f t wa re i s i n s t a l l e d . Th i s m a y ta k e a f ew m i n u t e s t o c o m pl e t e. O n ce f i n i s h e d , a “ S u c c es 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 yo u are c onn ec te d to t he Int er n[...]

6 GET TING ST ARTED Adv anc ed T ools & Set tings A f t e r th e i n i t i a l s e t u p i s c om p l e t e , y o u h a ve t h e o p t i o n t o ch an ge set t in gs li ke yo ur ne tw or k n am e, s ec ur it y t yp e, a nd p a s s wo rd . T o 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 Too l s i c o n a[...]

7 GET TING ST ARTED The Belkin Router Manager The Belkin Router 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 h e cu r r e n t s t a t u s of yo u r R o u t e r a n d al s o a l l o w s yo u to ac c e s s y o u r R o u te r ’s s e t ti n g s t o ma k e ch a n g e s . I t a l s o[...]

8 GET TING ST ARTED I n y o u r b r o w s e r, t yp e “ h t t p: // r o u t e r ” ( y o u do n o t ne e d t o t y p e i n a n y th i n g e l s e s u c h a s “ w w w ”) . Th e n p r e s s t h e E n te r k ey. I f yo u ’ r e s t il l h a v i n g tr 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 op t i o n , t y p e “ 192 .168 . 2.1?[...]

9 GET TING ST ARTED Adding Comp uters to Y our Ne twork W i r e l e s s d ev ic 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 ga m i n g systems c an connect to your Router with a few simple steps. Us ing t he CD 1. P u t th e S e t u p CD i n to 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 pe n a u t o m a t[...]

10 GET TING ST ARTED Manually I f y o u c h o o s e n o t to u s e th e i n c l u d e d S e t u p CD f o r a d d i n g a d d i t i on a l c o m p u t e r s o r w i r e l e s s d e v i c e s , yo 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 et w o r k - c o n n e c ti o n s o p t i o n on your computer or[...]

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

12 GET TING ST ARTED Add in g a Dr ive You ca n s h a r e a US B h a r d dr i v e o r fl 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 Rout er ’ s USB port. 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 ar d d r i v e in t o th e U S B p or t o n t h e b a c k o[...]

13 GET TING ST ARTED Adding O ther USB Devices Ot he r U SB dev ic es may al so be sh ar ed vi a yo ur Ro ute r . P l u g y o u r d e v i c e i n to t h e U S B p o r t l o c at e d on 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 ve t h e U S B po r t i s l i t , y o u r device is available to computers on your network. Compu[...]

14 GET TING ST ARTED Bundled Soft ware US B Pr in t a nd St or ag e M an ag e r The USB Print and Storage Manager helps to manage and m o n i t o r t h e u s e of y o u r U S B p r i n t e 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 co n n 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 sh are d[...]

15 GET TING ST ARTED Additional Capabilities Guest Access You ca n a l l o w g u e s t s t o u s e y o u r In 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 pe r s o na l n e t w o r k . T h e n e t wo r k n a m e an d p a s s wo rd f o r t h e g u e s t n e t wo r k i s lo c a t e d o n t h e ne t wo r k information card found [...]

A B 16 GE T TIN G TO KN OW Y O UR RO UTE R A) Router Status Light Y our Rou ter’ s sta tus is show n b y the l ight on the fron t. Of f: The R outer is not pl ugged int o a po wer sou rce. Blinking Blue: The Router is s tar ting u p. Solid Blue : The Router is connected to the Internet. Blinking Amber: T h e R o u t e r c an ’ t d e te ct t h e[...]

17 GE T TIN G TO KN OW Y O UR RO UTE R A) Modem (W AN) Con nector Connect your modem to this port using an Ethernet cable. B) Wired (LAN) Co nnectors Connect computers and other wired network devices to these ports using Ethernet cables. C) US B Por t s USB print er s, disks, and other USB de vices plugged into these ports will be shared on your ne[...]

18 TECHNIC AL DET AILS T echnical Features Integ rated 802. 1 1n Wireless Access P oint U t i l i zi n g D u a l - B an d N e t w o r k t e c h n o l o g y, yo u r R o u t e r cr eate s t w o s epa ra te n et wo rk s (on e at 2.4 GHz ba nd an d t h e ot h e r a t 5 G H z b a n d ), al 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 you r co[...]

19 TECHNIC AL DET AILS System Re quireme nts R o u te r Broadband Int er net connection such as a cable or DSL modem with RJ45 (E thernet) connection At least on e 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[...]

20 USI NG YOUR RO UTE R Enabling Auto Upda te on Y our Belk in Router T h e Ro u t e r ha s t h e c a p a b i l i t y t o au t o m a t i c a l l y c h e c k fo r a n e we r ve rs i o n o f f i r m w a re a n d a l e r t y o u w h e n it ’s av a i l a b l e . You c a n ch o o s e t o d o w n l o a d t h e n e w v e r s i o n o r i g n o r e it . B[...]

21 USI NG YOUR RO UTE R 21 6. S e l e c t “ En a bl e ” b y c l i ck i n g t h e r a d i o b u t t o n a n d t h e n click “ Apply Changes” a t the bottom of the screen.  4. C l i c k o n “ S y s t e m S e t t i n g s” i n th e l e f t- h a n d column under the “ Utilities” head ing. 5. Tow a r d t h e l o we r- ha l f s i d e o [...]

22 USI NG YOUR RO UTE R 22 U p d a t i n g You r Ro u t e r v i a You r S ys t e m T r ay ( Wi ndows) or M enu B ar (Ma c ) O n c e yo u h a ve c o m p l e t e d t h e se t u p p r o c e s s , y o u w i l l n e e d to u p d a t e t h e ne w s o f t wa r e fo r y o u r R o u t e r. T h i s c a n b e do n e easily via your computer’s sy stem tray o[...]

23 USI NG YOUR RO UTE R 23 U p d a t i n g t he Ro u t e r ’s Fi r m w a r e via t he Web I nte r fac e T h e fo l l o w i n g st e p s sh o w yo 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 wa r e u s i n g i t s w e b i n t e r fa c e . You d o n o t n e e d t o be c o n n e c t e d to t he In ter ne t a s t hi s i nte r fa ce is b[...]

24 USI NG YOUR RO UTE R 24 4. Open a web browser on the computer . 5. I n t h e a d d r e s s b a r o f t h e w e b b r ow s e r, t y pe “ h t tp : //19 2 .168 . 2 .1” a n d p r e s s “ En t e r ” o n yo u r k e y b o a r d . 6. C l i c k “ L o g in ” i n th e u p p e r r i g h t - h a n d c o r n e r o f t h e pa g e . T he Router does[...]

25 USI NG YOUR RO UTE R 25 8. C l i c k t h e “ B ro w s e ” b u t to n t o wa r d t h e m i d d l e o f th e screen to search for the file you sa ved previously . Note: The firmw are version in the images below is depicted as an example. Y our file name will var y d e p e n d i n g o n y o u r m o d e l a n d ve r si o n . 9. S el ec t t he fi[...]

26 USI NG YOUR RO UTE R 26 10 . Clic k the “ Up da te” bu t ton. 11. A p ro m p t a s k i n g , “A r e y o u s u r e yo u wa n t to co n t i n u e w i t h up g r a d i n g ? ” w i l l a p p e a r. C l i c k “ O K ” . 12 . A s e c o n d p r o m p t w il l o p e n te l l i n g y o u t h e R o u t e r w i l l n ot r e s p o n d du r i n g [...]

27 USI NG YOUR RO UTE R Resetting the Router Reset Button – Red T h e “ R e s et ” b u t t o n i s us e d i n r a r e ca s e s w h e n t h e Ro u t e r m ay f u n c t i on i m p r o p e r l y. Re s e t ti n g t h e R o u t e r w i l l r e s t o r e t h e Router’ s normal operation while maintaining the programmed s e t t i n g s . You c a n[...]

28 USI NG YOUR RO UTE R R e s t o r i n g t he Ro u t e r t o De f a u l t Set t ing s Usin g the Web Int er fa ce Symptoms You ne e d t o re s t o r e t h e fa c t o r y d e f a u l t s us i n g t h e we b i n t e r f a c e . T h i s ma y be b e c a u s e t h e R o u t e r i s n o t p e r fo r m i n g a s e x p e c t e d or you wish to remove all [...]

29 USI NG YOUR RO UTE R 4. Cli ck o n “ Re sto re Fac tor y D efau lt s” in th e l ef t- hand column under the “ Utilities” heading . 5 . Cli ck on th e “ R es tor e D efa ult s” bu t ton . [...]

30 USI NG YOUR RO UTE R 6. A wa rn in g b ox w il l o pe n t hat sa ys, “ War nin g: A ll you r s et t in gs wi ll b e los t. Ar e yo u sur e yo u w ant to do th is? ” C li ck “O K ” . 7 . T h e Ro u t e r wi l l b e g i n t h e r e s t o r i n g pr o c e s s . O n c e the restor e is complete, the Router will reboot. Note: T h i s m a y t [...]

31 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARR ANT Y T roubleshooting Th e S et up CD do es n ot a ut om at ic al ly st ar t . I f B el k i n S e t u p do e s n o t r u n wh e n y o u i n se r t t h e C D - RO M , yo u r co mp ute r m ay n ot be co nfi gu re d to op en CD s a uto ma ti ca lly. I f B el k i n S e t u p do e s n o t a p p e a r wi t h i n 1[...]

32 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARR ANT Y Belkin Setup cannot connect my Ro uter to the Int ernet. I f B el k i n S e t u p is n o t ab l e t o co n n e ct t h e R o u t e r t o the Inte rnet, please check the f ollowing items : 1. Use the troubleshooting suggestions within Belkin Setup. 2. I f y o u r I S P re q u i r e s a us e r n a m e a n [...]

33 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 ti o n , b u t I ca n n o t b r o w s e t h e Web. Th e lig ht on t he fr ont of my Ro ut er is so li d a mb er. 1. Use the troubleshooting suggestions within Belkin Setup. 2. I f y o u r I S P re q u i r e s a us e r n a m e a n d p a s s w o r d,[...]

34 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARR ANT Y I c an ’ t c o n n e c t t o th e I n t e r n e t w i r e l e s sl y a n d m y networ k name is not listed in A vailable Networks. 1. Ver if y th at y our Ro ute r i s on and th e front-panel light shows solid blue. 2. If yo u a re far fr om th e R out er, you mi gh t t r y m ov ing cl os er to s ee i[...]

35 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARR ANT Y I ’ v e i n s ta 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 wo r k c l i e n t s ( computers, game co nsoles, et c.) are now unable to con nect . You r ne w R o u te r c a m e p r e - co 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 rd , fo u n d p r i n t e d o n [...]

36 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARR ANT Y Does the Router support W ireless Pro tected Access (WP A) security? T h e Ro u t e r sh i p s w i t h W PA / W PA 2 se c u r i t y t u r n ed o n . W i n d ow s X P a n d so m e o l d e r n e t w o r k h a r d w a r e m ay req ui re a s of t wa re u pd ate to su ppo r t WPA/ WP A 2 . I am havin g d if [...]

37 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARR ANT Y I a m h a v i n g di f fi c u l t y s e t t i n g u p W i r e d E q u i v a l e n t Pri vacy (WEP ) secur ity on m y Rout er. 1. L og in to y our 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 r e e n . Yo u w i l l b e a [...]

38 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARR ANT Y A d i s k I pl u g g ed i n t o t h e U S B p o r t i s n o t sh o w i n g up on my c om pu te r o r i n M em or y S af e. 1. I s th e l i g h t o n ov e r t h e U S B p o r t t h a t th e d i s k i s pl u g g e d i n t o? I f n ot , tr y u n p l u g gi n g a n d r e - p l u g gi n g t h e d i s k . P l[...]

39 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARR ANT Y A d i f f e r e n t s o r t o f US B d e v i c e t h a t I p l u g g e d i n t o th e US B p or t is no t s ho win g u p o n m y c om pu te r. M o s t US B de v i c e s o t h e r t h a n di s k s a n d p r i n t e r s mu s t b e ac ce ss ed vi a t he USB Pr in t a nd Sto ra ge Ce nte r . 1. I s th e l i[...]

40 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARR ANT Y T echnic al Suppor t 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 Singapore 1 800 622 1 1 30 Europ e http:/ / ww w .belkin.com/uk /support[...]

41 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARR ANT Y B e l k i n In t e r n at i on a l , I n c. , L i m i te d 2- Y ear Product W arrant y Wh at th is wa rr ant y co ver s. B e l k i n I n te r na t i o n a l , I n c . ( “ Be lk i n ” ) w a r r a n t s t o th e o r i g i n a l purchaser of this Belkin product that the product shall be free of def ec [...]

42 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARR ANT Y How t o get service. T o g e t s e r vi ce f o r y o u r B e l k i n p r o d u c t y o u must take the following steps: 1. C o n t a c t B e l k i n I n t e r n a t i o n a l , In c ., a t 12 0 4 5 Wa t e r fr o n t Dr ive, Lo s A ng el es, CA 90 0 94, At tn: Cu sto me r S er v ic e, o r c al l (8 0 0) [...]

43 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUPPORT , AND W ARR ANT Y How st a te law r el at es to th e w arr a nt y. THIS W ARR ANT Y CONT AINS THE SOLE W ARRANT Y OF BELKIN. THERE ARE NO OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED O R , EX C EP T A S R EQ U I R E D BY L AW, I M P L I ED, I N C L U D I N G T H E I M P L I E D WA R R AN T Y O R C O N D I T I O N O F Q UA L I T Y , MERCH[...]

44 REGULA TORY INFORMA TION FCC Statement D EC L A R AT I O N O F C O N F O R M I T Y W I TH F C C RU L E S FOR ELECTROMA GNETIC COMPA TIBILIT Y We , B e lk i n I n t e r n a t i o n a l , In c ., o f 12 0 4 5 Wa t e r fr o n t D r i v e, L o s A n g e l e s , CA 90094, declare under our sole responsibilit y that the device , , F 9 K1103 v 1, compl[...]

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