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Alternate Setup Method
section
Setting Custom Domain Name Server (DNS) Settings
A “Domain Name Server” is a server located on the Internet that translates
Universal Resource Locaters (URLs) like “www°belkin°com” to IP addresses°
Many Internet Service Providers (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)
(2)
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Alternate Setup Method
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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 Internet Service
Provider (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”
(3)
°
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
(2)
and click “Apply Changes”
(3)
to
save the changes° The Router’s WAN MAC address will now be changed
to the MAC address you specified°
(1)
(3)
(2)
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Using the Web-Based Advanced User Interface
section
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
(1)
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”
(2)
or to view the list of connected computers, click on
“DHCP client list”
(3)
°
(1)
(2)
(3)
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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)
(2)
(5)
(6)
(4)
(3)
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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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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