Belkin F5D8635-4v1 Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS): Enabled or Disabled°

2°

Personal Identification Number (PIN) Method: In this method, a

wireless client wishing to access your network must supply an

8-digit PIN to the Router° After clicking “Enroll”, you must start the

WPS handshaking procedure from the client within two minutes°

3°

Router PIN: If an external registrar is available, you may enter in the

Router’s PIN to the registrar° Click “Generate New PIN” to change

the PIN from the default value° Click “Restore Default PIN” to reset

the PIN value°

4°

Push Button Configuration (PBC) Method: PBC is an alternate method

to connect to a WPS network° Push the PBC button located on the

back of the Router for two seconds, and then initiate the PBC on the

client device° Alternatively, push the “Start PBC” soft button to start

this process°

5°

Manual Configuration Method: This section lists the default security

settings to be set up if not using WPS°

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WPA2 Requirements

IMPORTANT:

In order to use WPA2 security, all your computers

and wireless client adapters must be upgraded with patches, driver,

and client utility software that supported WPA2° At the time of this

User Manual’s publication, a couple security patches are available,

for free download, from Microsoft

° These patches work only with

the Windows XP operating system° Other operating systems are not

supported at this time°

For Windows XP computers that do not have Service Pack 2 (SP2),

a file from Microsoft called “Windows XP Support Patch for Wireless

Protected Access (KB 826942)” is available for free download at

http://support°microsoft°com/kb/826942

For Windows XP with Service Pack 2, Microsoft has released a free

download to update the wireless client components to support WPA2

(KB971021)° The update is available from:

http://support°microsoft°com/kb/917021

IMPORTANT:

You also need to ensure that all your wireless client

cards/adapters support WPA2, and that you have downloaded and

installed the latest driver° Most of the Belkin wireless cards have

driver updates available for download from the Belkin support site:

www°belkin°com/networking°

Setting WPA/WPA2-Personal (PSK)

Like WPA security, WPA2 is available in both WPA2-Personal (PSK)

mode and WPA2-Enterprise (RADIUS) mode° Typically, WPA2-Personal

(PSK) is the mode that will be used in a home environment, while WPA2-

Enterprise (RADIUS) is implemented in a business environment where

an external radius server distributes the network key to the clients

automatically° This guide will focus on WPA2-Personal (PSK) usage°

Please refer to the User Manual for more information about wireless

security and different types of wireless security°

1°

After you’ve set up your Router, go to the “Security” page under

“Wireless” and select “WPA/WPA2-Personal (PSK)” from the

“Security Mode” drop-down menu°

2°

For “Authentication”, select “WPA-PSK”, “WPA2-PSK”, or “WPA-PSK

+ WPA2-PSK”° This setting will have to be identical on the wireless

clients that you set up° “WPA-PSK + WPA2-PSK” mode will allow the

Router to support clients running either WPA or WPA2 security°

3°

For “Encryption Technique”, select “TKIP”,

“AES”, or “TKIP+AES”°

This setting will have to be identical on the wireless clients that you

set up°

4°

Enter your pre-shared key (PSK)° This can be from eight to 63

characters and can be letters, numbers, or symbols° This same

key must be used on all of the wireless clients that you set up° For

example, your PSK might be something like: “Smith family network

key”° Click “Apply Changes” to finish° You must now set all wireless

clients to match these settings°

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Setting WPA Security

Note:

To use WPA security, your wireless network cards must be

equipped with software that supports WPA° At the time this User Manual

was published, a security patch from Microsoft is available for free

download° This patch works only with Windows XP°

Your Router supports WPA-PSK (no server)° WPA-PSK uses what is

known as a pre-shared key as the security key° A pre-shared key is

basically a password that is between eight and 39 characters long° It

can be a combination of letters, numbers, or characters° Each client

uses the same key to access the network° Typically this is the mode that

will be used in a home environment°

Setting WPA-PSK

IMPORTANT:

Make sure your wireless computers are updated to work

with WPA2 and have the correct settings to get proper connection to

the Router°

1°

From the “Security Mode” drop-down menu, select “WPA-PSK

(no server)”°

2°

For “Encryption Technique”, select “TKIP” or “AES”° This setting will

have to be identical on the clients that you set up°

3°

Enter your pre-shared key° This can be from eight to 39 characters and

can be letters, numbers, or symbols° This same key must be used on

all of the clients that you set up°

4°

Click “Apply Changes” to finish° You must now set all clients to match

these settings°

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Setting WEP Encryption

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°

1°

Select “128-bit WEP” or “64-bit WEP” from the drop-down menu°

2°

After selecting your WEP encryption mode, you can enter you WEP

key manually by typing in the hex WEP key manually, or you can type

a passphrase in the “PassPhrase” field and click “Generate” to create

a WEP key from the passphrase° Click “Apply Changes” to finish° You

must now set all of your clients to match these settings°

3°

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°

Using a Hexadecimal Key

A hexadecimal key is a mixture of numbers and letters from A–F and

0–9° 64-bit keys are 10 digits long and can be divided into five two-digit

numbers° 128-bit keys are 26 digits long and can be divided into 13 two-

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

In the boxes below, make up your key by writing in two characters

between A–F and 0–9° You will use this key to program the encryption

settings on your Router and your wireless computers°

Note to Mac users:

Original Apple AirPort products support 64-bit

encryption only° Apple AirPort 2 products can support 64-bit or 128-bit

encryption° Please check your product to see which version you are

using° If you cannot configure your network with 128-bit encryption, try

64-bit encryption°

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Guest Access:

This option allows guest users access to the Internet

while keeping them away from your private network° By default, this

option is disabled° Guest users should connect to the Belkin N+

Guest network°

Security options for Guest Access:

Hotel Style:

Users will be redirected to a hotel-style landing page when

they first try to access the Internet° They must correctly enter in the

passphrase to log in°

WPA/WPA2-PSK:

This option is similar to the security mode for the

main router network° Users must correctly enter the PSK in order to join

the guest network°

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