Belkin Router F5D8231-4 User Manual

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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  advanced  setup 
interface,  type  this  IP  address  into  the  address  bar  of  your  browser. 
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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 
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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...

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Changing the Wireless Network Name (SSID) 
To  identify  your  wireless  network,  a  name  called  the  SSID    is  used. 
The  SSID  is  your  network  name.  The  default  network  name  of  the 
Router  is  “Belkin  N1  Wireless”  followed  by  six  digits  that  are  unique 
to  your  Router.  Your  network  name  will  look  something  like
 
“Belkin_N1_Wireless_123456”.  You  can  change  this  to  anything...

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Changing  the  Wireless  Channel 
There  are  a  number  of  operating  channels  from  which  you  can 
choose—in  the  United  States,  there  are  11  and  in  the  United  Kingdom 
(and  most  of  Europe),  there  are  13.  In  a  small  number  of  other  countries, 
there  are  other  channel  requirements.  Your  Router  is  configured  to 
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Using  the  Bandwidth  Switch 
This  switch  allows  you  to  set  the  Router’s  wireless  bandwidth  modes. 
There  are  several  modes  available:
1)    20MHz  only 
Setting  the  Router  to  this  mode  allows  only  20MHz  operation.  This 
mode  is  compatible  with  N1,  draft  802.11n-,  802.11g-,  and
 
802.11b-compliant  devices,  but  will  limit  N1,  draft  802.11n-compliant 
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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 
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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 
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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 
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IMPORTANT:  Make  sure  your  wireless  computers  are  updated  to  work 
with  WPA2  and  have  the  correct  settings  to  get  proper  connection  to 
the  Router.
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...