Belkin F5D6231-4 Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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ALTERNATE SETUP METHOD

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

(3)

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

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

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.

(3)

(1)

(2)

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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”.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

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)

(A)

(B)

(C)

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USING THE WEB-BASED ADVANCED USER INTERFACE

Viewing the DHCP Client List Page

You can view a list of the computers (known as clients), which are connected to

your network. You are able to view the IP address

(1)

of the computer, the host

name

(2)

(if the computer has been assigned one), and the MAC address

(3)

the computer’s network interface card (NIC). Pressing the “Refresh”

(4)

button

will update the list. If there have been any changes, the list will be updated.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

USING THE WEB-BASED ADVANCED USER INTERFACE

3. DHCP Server

The DHCP server function makes setting up a network very easy by assigning IP

addresses to each computer on the network automatically. The default setting is

“On”. The DHCP server can be turned OFF if necessary, however, in order to do so

you must manually set a static IP address for each computer on your network. To

turn off the DHCP server, select “Off” and click “Apply Changes”.

4. IP Pool

The range of IP addresses set aside for dynamic assignment to the computers on

your network. The default is 2–100 (99 computers). If you want to change this

number, you can do so by entering a new starting and ending IP address and

clicking on “Apply Changes”. The DHCP server can assign 100 IP addresses

automatically. This means that you cannot specify an IP address pool larger than

100 computers. For example, starting at 50 means you have to end at 150 or

lower so as not to exceed the 100-client limit. The starting IP address must be

lower in number than the ending IP address.

5. Lease Time

The length of time the DHCP server will reserve the IP address for each computer.

We recommend that you leave the lease time set to “Forever”. The default setting

is “Forever”, meaning that any time a computer is assigned an IP address by the

DHCP server, the IP address will not change for that particular computer. Setting

lease times for shorter intervals such as one day or one hour frees IP addresses

after the specified period of time. This also means that a particular computer’s IP

address may change over time. If you have set any of the other advanced

features of the Router such as DMZ or client IP filters, these are dependent on

the IP address. For this reason, you will not want the IP address to change.

6. Local Domain Name

The default setting is “Belkin”. You can set a local domain name (network name)

for your network. There is no need to change this setting unless you have a

specific advanced need to do so. You can name the network anything you want

such as “MY NETWORK”.

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USING THE WEB-BASED ADVANCED USER INTERFACE

Changing the Wireless Channel

There are a number of operating channels you can choose from. In the United

States, there are 11 channels. In the United Kingdom and most of Europe, there

are 13 channels. In a small number of other countries, there are other channel

requirements. Your Router is configured to operate on the proper channels for

the country you reside in. The default channel is 11. The channel can be

changed if needed. If there are other wireless networks operating in your area,

your network should be set to operate on a channel that is different than the

other wireless networks. For best performance, use a channel that is at least five

channels away from the other wireless network. For instance, if another network

is operating on channel 11, then set your network to channel 6 or below. To

change the channel, select the channel from the drop-down list. Click “Apply

Changes”. The change is immediate.

Using the Broadcast SSID Feature

Note: This advanced feature should be employed by advanced users only. For

security, you can choose not to broadcast your network’s SSID. Doing so will keep

your network name hidden from computers that are scanning for the presence of

wireless networks. To turn off the broadcast of the SSID, remove the check mark

from the box next to “Broadcast SSID”, then click “Apply Changes”. The change is

immediate. Each computer now needs to be set to connect to your specific SSID;

an SSID of “ANY” will no longer be accepted. Refer to the documentation of your

wireless network adapter for information on making this change.

USING THE WEB-BASED ADVANCED USER INTERFACE

Configuring the Wireless Network Settings

The Wireless tab lets you make changes to the wireless network settings. From this

tab you can make changes to the wireless network name (SSID), operating

channel, encryption security settings, and configure the Router to be used as an

access point.

Changing the Wireless Network Name (SSID)

To identify your wireless network, a name called the SSID (Service Set Identifier)

is used. The default SSID of the Router is “WLAN”. You can change this to

anything you want to or you can leave it unchanged. If there are other wireless

networks operating in your area, you will want to make sure that your SSID is

unique (does not match that of another wireless network in the area). To change

the SSID, type in the SSID that you want to use and click “Apply Changes”. The

change is immediate. If you make a change to the SSID, your wireless-equipped

computers may also need to be reconfigured to connect to your new network

name. Refer to the documentation of your wireless network adapter for

information on making this change.

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USING THE WEB-BASED ADVANCED USER INTERFACE

Type in a passphrase. A passphrase is like a password. It can be a mixture of

numbers and letters. After you type in your passphrase, click “Generate”. When

you click “Generate”, the key fields below will become populated. Note: 64-bit

encryption will generate four keys and 128-bit encryption will generate only

one key. Select the key you want to use by clicking the radio button next to

it. Click “Apply Changes”.

Encryption in the Router is now set. Each of your computers on your wireless

network will now need to be configured with the same passphrase. Refer to

the documentation of your wireless network adapter for information on

making this change.

Setting Encryption Manually Using a Hexadecimal Key

A hexadecimal key is a mixture of numbers and letters from A–F and 0–9. 64-bit

keys are five 2-digit numbers. 128-bit keys are 13 2-digit numbers.

For instance:

AF 0F 4B C3 D4

= 64-bit key

C3 03 0F AF 0F 4B B2 C3 D4 4B C3 D4 E7

= 128-bit key

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Changing the Wireless Encryption Settings

Clicking on the “Encryption” link in the “Wireless” tab will take you to the

Encryption settings screen. To make setting up your network for the first time

easy, the Router ships with encryption turned off. If you wish to turn on

encryption, you can do so from this page. Turning on encryption will require you

to set each of your wireless-equipped computers with the same encryption

settings that you make in the Router. Refer to the documentation of your

wireless network adapter for information on making this change.

There are two types of encryption to choose from: 64-bit and 128-bit encryption.

Using encryption will make your network more secure, but will slow down the

network performance. Although network performance will be reduced, it is likely

the change will not be detectable to users of the network.

Setting Encryption Automatically Using a Passphrase

Note to Mac users:

The Passphrase option will not operate with Apple® AirPort®.

To configure encryption for your Mac computer, set the encryption using the

manual method described in the next section.

Select “64-bit automatically”or “128-bit automatically” from the

drop-down menu.

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