Belkin F5D5231-4 Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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ALTERNATE SETUP METHOD

Setting your Connection Type if you are a Telstra Big Pond User

[Australia Only] Your user name and password are provided to you by Telstra Big

Pond. Enter this information below. Choosing your state from the drop-down

(6)

will automatically fill in your login server IP address. If your login

server address is different than one provided here, you may manually enter the

Server IP Address”

(4)

and type in the address next to “Login Server”

(5)

. When

you have entered all of your information, click “Apply Changes”

(7)

. After you

apply the changes, the Internet Status indicator will read “connection OK” if

your Router is set up properly.

1. Select your state from the drop-down menu (6).

The “Login Server” box

will automatically be filled in with an IP address. If for some reason this address

does not match the address that Telstra has given you, you can manually enter

the login server address. See “Manually Enter Server IP Address”

(4)

2. User Name

Provided by your ISP. Type in your user name here.

3. Password

Type in your password and retype it into the “Retype Password” box to confirm it.

4. Manually Enter Server IP Address

If your login server IP address is not available in the “Select Your State”

drop-down menu

(6)

, you may manually enter the login server IP address by

placing a check in the box next to “Manually Enter Server IP Address” and type

in the address next to “Login Server”

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ALTERNATE SETUP METHOD

Setting Custom Domain Name Server (DNS) Settings

A “Domain Name Server” is a server located on the Internet that translates

Universal Resource Links (URLs) like “www.belkin.com” to IP addresses. Many

ISPs do not require you to enter this information into the Router. The “Automatic

from ISP” box

(1)

should be checked if your ISP did not give you a specific DNS

address. If you are using a static IP connection type, then you may need to

enter a specific DNS address and secondary DNS address for your connection to

work properly. If your connection type is dynamic or PPPoE, it is likely that you

do not have to enter a DNS address. Leave the “Automatic from ISP” box

checked. To enter the DNS address settings, uncheck the “Automatic from ISP”

box and enter your DNS entries in the spaces provided. Click “Apply Changes”

(2)

to save the settings.

(1)

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ALTERNATE SETUP METHOD

Configuring your WAN Media Access Controller (MAC) Address

All network components including cards, adapters, and routers, have a unique

“serial number” called a MAC address. Your ISP may record the MAC address of

your computer’s adapter and only let that particular computer connect to the

Internet service. When you install the Router, its own MAC address will be “seen”

by the ISP and may cause the connection not to work. Belkin has provided the

ability to clone (copy) the MAC address of the computer into the Router. This

MAC address, in turn, will be seen by the ISP’s system as the original MAC

address and will allow the connection to work. If you are not sure whether your

ISP needs to see the original MAC address, simply clone the MAC address of the

computer that was originally connected to the modem. Cloning the address will

not cause any problems with your network.

Cloning your MAC Address

To clone your MAC address, make sure that you are using the computer that was

ORIGINALLY CONNECTED to your modem before the Router was installed. Click the

“Clone” button

(1)

. Click “Apply Changes”

(2)

. Your MAC address is now cloned

to the Router.

Entering a Specific MAC Address

In certain circumstances you may need a specific WAN MAC address. You can

manually enter one in the “MAC Address” page. Type in a MAC address in the

spaces provided and click “Apply Changes” to save the changes. The Router’s

WAN MAC address will now be changed to the MAC address you specified.

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USING THE WEB-BASED ADVANCED USER INTERFACE

Using the Web-Based Advanced User Interface

Using your Internet browser, you can access the Router’s Web-Based Advanced

User Interface. In your browser, type “192.168.2.1” (do not type in anything else

such as “http://” or “www”) then press the “Enter” key. You will see the Router’s

home page in your browser window.

Viewing the LAN Settings

Clicking on the header of the LAN tab

(A)

will take you to the LAN tab’s header

page. A quick description of the functions can be found here. To view the

settings or make changes to any of the LAN settings, click on “LAN Settings”

(B)

or to view the list of connected computers, click on “DHCP client list”

(C)

(B)

(C)

(A)

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USING THE WEB-BASED ADVANCED USER INTERFACE

Changing LAN Settings

All settings for the internal LAN setup of the Router can be viewed and changed here.

1. IP Address

The “IP address” is the internal IP address of the Router. The default IP address is

“192.168.2.1”. To access the advanced setup interface, type this IP address into the

address bar of your browser. This address can be changed if needed. To change the

IP address, type in the new IP address and click “Apply Changes”. The IP address

you choose should be a non-routable IP. Examples of a non-routable IP are:

192.168.x.x (where x is anything between 0 and 255)

10.x.x.x (where x is anything between 0 and 255)

2. Subnet Mask

There is no need to change the subnet mask. This is a unique, advanced feature

of your Belkin Router. It is possible to change the subnet mask if necessary,

however, do NOT make changes to the subnet mask unless you have a specific

reason to do so. The default setting is “255.255.255.0”.

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