Belkin F5D7234-4 User Manual
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Securing your Wi-Fi Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
WEP Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Using Wi-Fi Protected Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
WPA Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Setting WPA/WPA2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Guest Access (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Using the Access Point Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Configuring the Firewall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Setting MAC Address Filtering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Enabling the DMZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
Utilities Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Restarting the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Updating the Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
7 Manually Configuring network settings � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 76
8 Recommended Web browser settings � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 81
9 Troubleshooting � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �83
10 Information � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �99
1 Introduction � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 1
Benefits of a Home Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Advantages of a Wireless Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Placement of your Router for Optimal Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2 Product overview � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 5
Product Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
3 Knowing your Router � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 7
Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Setup Assistant Software System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
4 Connecting and Configuring your Router � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 11
5 alternate setup Method � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �25
6 Using the Web-based advanced User Interface � � � � � � � � � � � �40
Changing LAN Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Viewing the DHCP Client List Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Configuring the Wireless Network Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43