Belkin Router F5D7231-4 User Manual

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5.  My IP Address 
Provided  by  your  ISP.  Enter  the  IP  address  here.
6  My Subnet Mask 
Provided  by  your  ISP.  Enter  the  IP  address  here.
7.  Connection ID (optional) 
Provided  by  your  ISP.  If  your  ISP  did  not  give  you  a  connection 
ID,  leave  this  blank.
8.  Disconnect after X…. 
The  “Disconnect”  feature  is  used  to  automatically  disconnect  the 
Router  from  your  ISP  when  there  is  no  activity...

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Setting your Connection Type if you are a Telstra® BigPond User
[Australia  Only].  Your  user  name  and  password  are  provided  to  you 
by  Telstra  BigPond.  Enter  this  information  below.  Choosing  your  state 
from  the  drop-down  menu 
(6)  will  automatically  fill  in  your  login  server 
IP  address.  If  your  login  server  address  is  different  than  the  one 
provided  here,  you  may  manually  enter  the  login...

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3.   Password 
Type  in  your  password  and  retype  it  into  the  “Retype  Password” 
box  to  confirm  it.
4.   User Decide Login Server Manually 
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  “User 
decide  login  server  manually”  and  typing  in  the...

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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  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”...

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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...

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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  Setup”  tab
 (1)...

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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  Web-Based 
Advanced  User  Interface,  type  this  IP  address  into  the  address 
bar  of  your  browser.  This  address  can  be  changed  if...

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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 
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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)  of  the  computer’s  network  interface 
card  (NIC).  Pressing  the  “Refresh” 
(4)  button  will  update...

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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  “belkin54g”. 
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...