Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product N600 DB Belkin
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User Manual F9K1 102V2 88 20 - 0127 4 R ev. A 00 WIR EL ESS N + RO UT ER N 6 0 0 DB.
T ABLE OF CONTENTS Getting Started ........................................... 1 Wh at ’s in th e Box ............................................. 1 Initial Setup .................................................. 1 Manually Set Up Y our Internet Connection .
1 Wha t ’ s i n the B ox N6 0 0 DB Wi re le ss N+ R out er Ethernet cable (attached to router) Pow er supply ( at tached to router) Network information card (a t tached to rout er) Quick Setup Guide.
2 GET TING ST ARTED How to S et It U p Co nn ec t Your N6 00 D B Ro ut er T ur n of f yo ur m od em by d is co nne c tin g it s po wer s upp ly. Som e modems ha ve a battery backup ; this will need to be disconnec ted at this time a s w ell. Connect your Router to y our modem using the cab le ( already attached).
3 GET TING ST ARTED Co nn ec t to Your Ro ut er Ret ri eve th e ne t wor k ID c ar d fro m th e foo t of yo ur n ew Be lk in Ro ut er. Can ’t f ind t he c ar d? Th e de fau lt n et wor k na me a nd pa ssw ord a re a ls o pr int ed o n the f oot o f th e Rou te r .
4 GET TING ST ARTED If the page does not load, then try visiting http:// 192. 1 68.2. 1 to see the rou ter homepage. Cli ck t he “ D ete ct m y co nne c ti on” b ut t on in g re en. ( If you w ould rather set up the Router manually , click the “s et it up ma nu al ly ” li nk a nd p ro ce ed to p ag e 10.
5 GET TING ST ARTED On ce yo ur R out er i s on lin e, it w il l det er min e if t he re i s a firmware update available and offer to i nstall it. P lease al low u p to 5 mi nu tes fo r th e fi rm ware t o up dat e. If there are no updates available, then setup will proceed.
6 GET TING ST ARTED At th e nex t s cr een y ou wi ll b e inv it ed to c ha ng e you r network name and password. Re-using your previous network name (SSID ) and passwor d mak es connecting you r exi st ing d ev ic es to t he n ew ro ute r mu ch e as ie r .
7 GET TING ST ARTED Please take this opportunit y to r egister y our Router . This will help technical support if there is a problem with your Rout er. Simply complet e each of the requir ed fields and click “Complete R egistration. ” If y ou don’t wan t to register right now , click “Register Later” t o proceed.
8 GET TING ST ARTED At the next screen you can download optional soft ware that was bundled with your Router . This screen sho ws you optional sof tware that is av ailable for yo ur R ou ter, suc h as t he US B so f t ware t o al low yo u to pr in t th rou gh t he R ou ter ’s USB po r t.
9 GET TING ST ARTED Us ing t h e WPS B ut t on 1. Start WPS Push Button Connection (WPS P BC ) on your co mp ute r or ot he r Wi -F i dev i ce t hat yo u wou ld l ike to c on ne ct wirelessly to your Router .
10 GET TING ST ARTED Manually Set Up Y our Internet C onnection Use a browser to visit ht tp:/ /router/ . Y ou can also try visiting http:/ /1 92. 1 68.2. 1/ . The Router’ s Welcome page should appear . Cli ck t he “ S et it u p ma nu all y ” li nk .
11 GET TING ST ARTED If you decide to change these set tings, then enter the new va lu es a nd c li ck “ Sav e and Con ti nu e.” (Note: Th e password must be a t least 8 characters lon g. ) If yo u ch an ge d you r net wo rk n am e an d pa ssw or d, ma ke not e of it o n th e se r vi ce c ar d lo ca ted o n th e foo t of th e Ro ute r .
12 GET TING ST ARTED Please take this opportunit y to r egister y our Router . This will help technical support if there is a problem with your Rout er. Simply complet e each of the requir ed fields and click “Complete R egistration. ” If y ou don’t wan t to register right now , click “Register Later” t o proceed.
13 GET TING ST ARTED This screen sho ws you optional sof tware that is av ailable for yo ur R ou ter, suc h as t he US B so f t ware t o al low yo u to pr in t th rou gh t he R ou ter ’s USB po r t. I f yo u wis h to download and install an y of these so ft ware programs, simply click on the button appropriate f or your device .
14 GET TING ST ARTED Congratulations! Y ou are now at your Rout er ’ s dashboard. Y ou r Ro ute r is n ow se t up an d re ad y to us e. Th e st atu s of yo ur I nte rn et co nn ec ti on i s sh own i n the upper left corner of the Router’ s homepage.
15 GET TING ST ARTED Manually Configurin g Y our Router ’s Internet from the Dashboard T o set up y our ISP connection manually , select “ISP Connection T yp e” f ro m the l is t un de r th e hea de r “ WAN Set t ing s.
16 GET TING ST ARTED Dynamic Connection Cable and fiber customers generally require a dynamic connection. So me DS L cu sto me rs r eq uir e a PPPo E co nn ec ti on. L et ’s tr y d yn am ic first. Select “Dynamic” from the menu that appears and press “Next.
17 GET TING ST ARTED A host name is generally no t required. Hit “Sav e.” Th e Rout er will restart. If af t er a few m in ute s you r In ter net St atu s say s “O nl in e,” you’re d on e! Y o u ca n su r f th e Int er net . If t he se st eps d o no t wor k, t r y re st ar t in g you r modem and repeating the process.
18 GET TING ST ARTED PPPoE Conn ection Some DSL customers require a PPPoE connection. Select PP PoE this time and press “Next. ”.
19 GET TING ST ARTED Enter the username and password supplied by y our Internet provider and click “Save. ” Ignore the other fields un les s re qu ire d by yo ur IS P . Th e Ro ute r wi ll re st ar t . If af t er a few m in ute s you r In ter net St atu s say s “Connected, ” you’re done! Y ou can surf the Internet.
20 GET TING ST ARTED Android ™ (phones and tablets) 1. Op en th e Setting s app an d se le ct W ir el es s an d Ne t wor k . 2 . From t he re, s ele c t Wi -F i to se e the l is t of avai la ble n et wo rks . 3. Se le ct yo ur wi re le ss n et wor k fr om th e li st.
21 GET TING ST ARTED Windows ® 7 Y ou r co mp ute r pr ovid es a m en u of ava ila bl e wir ele s s net wo rk s at th e ri ght e nd o f the t as k ba r . 1. Lef t-click on the ic on th at lo ok s like s ign al s tre ng th b ar s. 2 . Se le ct yo ur wi re le ss n et wor k fr om th e li st.
22 ADDITIONAL C AP AB ILITIES Addi ng USB Devices.
23 ADDITIONAL C AP AB ILITIES Add in g a Dri ve Y ou c an s ha re a U SB ha rd d ri ve or f la sh d ri ve to yo ur n et wor k vi a your R outer’s US B port. Once connected, you c an share files and music with o ther computers and devices within your network.
24 ADDITIONAL C AP AB ILITIES Adding Oth er USB Devices Other USB devices ma y also be shared via your Router . Plug your dev ic e in to th e USB p or t l oc ate d on t he b ac k of you r Ro ute r . Computers running the Belkin USB Print and Stora ge Ma nag er w il l be a ble t o ma ke us e of th e sh ar ed d evi ce.
25 ADDITIONAL C AP AB ILITIES Optional Sof tware US B Pri nt an d S tor ag e Ce nt er Th e USB P ri nt an d St ora ge C en ter h el ps to m an age a nd monitor the use of your USB printers, scanners, hard drives, and other devices that are connected to your Router’ s USB port and shared across your network.
26 ADDITIONAL C AP AB ILITIES Guest Access Y ou can allow guests to use your Internet connection without joining y our personal network. The net work name and pa ssw ord f or t he g ues t ne t wor k is l oc ate d on t he n et wor k information card found under the foot of y our Router .
27 ADDITIONAL C AP AB ILITIES Media Server by m y T wonky Media Server b y my T wonk y lets your Router str eam music, movies, an d ph otos t o di f fer ent D LNA /UP nP d evi ce s on yo ur n et wo rk .
28 ADDITIONAL C AP AB ILITIES Websi te Fil ter s. Powe re d by Nor to n Web filters provide a first layer of whole-home Internet protection t o guard you fr om unsaf e and inappropriate websites on any device on your network. There are four differe nt filtering options: 1 .
29 ADDITIONAL C AP AB ILITIES Intellist ream Qo S Intellistream pr ioritizes video and gaming traffic for a better online entert ainment e xper ience. Th er e ar e t wo ways t o en ab le I nte ll is t.
30 ADDITIONAL C AP AB ILITIES If your Internet speed is greater than 7 0Mbps when downloading , Intellistream Q oS will only improve your uploa ding e x perience. Refresh – This will retest your Interne t speed. Wh en yo u cli ck “S ave,” your R ou ter w il l save yo ur c ha ng es.
31 ADDITIONAL C AP AB ILITIES Wh en yo u cli ck “S ave,” your R ou ter w il l save yo ur c ha ng es. Intellistre am is now enabled. Ma nu al s et – This will let you set y our approximate Internet speeds. If yo u do n ot kn ow yo ur In ter ne t sp ee ds, c on ta ct yo ur I SP .
32 ADDITIONAL C AP AB ILITIES IPv6 Configuration A new ve rs io n of I nte rn et Pr oto co l (IP) us es a 1 28-bit address to i mplement additional features th at ar e not p re se nt in c ur re nt IP a dd res se s. Contact your ISP to inqui re about the ir support for IP v6.
A B 33 GET TING TO KNOW Y OUR ROUTER A) Rou te r St a tu s Lig ht Y ou r Ro ute r’s st at us i s sh own by t he l ig ht o n th e fro nt . Of f: Th e Ro ute r is n ot pl ug ge d in to a pow er so ur ce. Blinking Blue: The R ou ter i s st ar t in g up.
A B C D E 34 GET TING TO KNOW Y OUR ROUTER A) Mo de m (WAN) C on ne c tor Connect your modem to this port using an Ethernet cable. B) Wired (LAN) Connectors Connect computers and other wired network devices to these ports using Etherne t cables.
35 TECHNIC AL DET AILS T echnical Features Integrated 802. 1 1 n Wireless Access Point Utilizing Dual-Band Network technology , your Router cr eate s t wo se pa rat e net w or ks (one a t 2.4G Hz ba nd a nd the other at 5GHz band), allowing increased b andwidth to all your connected wireless devices and computers.
36 TECHNIC AL DET AILS System Require ments Router Broadband Int ernet connection such as a c able or DSL modem with RJ45 (E thernet) connection At least one computer with an installed ne t work inter.
37 USING Y OUR ROUTER Auto Up dat e on Y our Be lkin R out er The Router will automatically check for a newer version of firmware every time you log into the dashboard and aler t you with a me ss ag e at th e to p of th e sc re en i f th ere i s an u pd ate ava il ab le.
38 USING Y OUR ROUTER 38 Updat ing the Router ’ s Firmware via t he Web In ter f ace The follo wing steps show you how to upda te y our Router’ s fir mwa re u si ng i ts we b int er fa ce. You do no t ne ed to b e co nn ec ted to th e In ter ne t as t hi s inte r fa ce i s bu ilt i nto t he R ou ter i ts el f.
39 USING Y OUR ROUTER 39 6. Cl ic k on “ F ir mwar e Up dat e” tow ard t he b ot to m. 7. Click the “ Choose File” but ton to ward the middle of the screen to search for the file y ou saved pre viously. Note: T he f irm war e ver si on i n th e im age a bov e is depicted as an example.
40 USING Y OUR ROUTER 40 9. Click the “Update” button. 10 . A pr omp t as ki ng, “Ar e you s ure yo u wan t to c ont in ue with upgrading ? ” will appear . Click “OK” . 11. A second prompt wil l open telling y ou the Router will not respond during the upgrade and warning you not to remo ve th e powe r su pp ly f rom t he R ou ter.
41 USING Y OUR ROUTER Resetting the Router Re se t Bu t ton – R ed The “Reset” button is used in rare cases when the Router may fu nction improperly . Resetting the Rout er will restore the Router’ s normal operation while maintaining the programmed set t in gs .
42 USING Y OUR ROUTER Re stori ng t he Ro ute r to Def aul t Set t in gs Usi ng th e Web Inte r fa ce Symptoms Y ou n ee d to re st ore t he f ac tor y d efa ul ts u sin g th e web i nte r fa ce. Th is m ay be b ec au se th e Ro ute r is n ot p er fo rm in g as ex pe cte d or you wish to remo ve all previously configured settings.
43 USING Y OUR ROUTER 4. Click on the “Restore Defaults” but ton. 5 . A w arn in g box w il l op en th at s ays, “ Warni ng: A ll yo ur s et ti ng s wi ll be l os t. A re yo u su re you w ant t o do t hi s?” Cl ic k “O K ”. 6. The Router will begin the r estoring process.
44 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP PORT , AND W ARRANT Y T roubleshooting I c an ’t c on ne ct t o th e In te rne t wi re le ss ly. If t he li gh t on t he f ron t of t he Ro ut er is s ol id b lu e, th en yo ur Router is connected to the Internet. Y ou may not be connected to the Router’s wireless network.
45 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP PORT , AND W ARRANT Y Limiting the wireless transmit rate— Limiting the wir eles s transmit rate c an help improve range and connection stability .
46 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP PORT , AND W ARRANT Y Does th e Ro uter support Wireless Protected Acces s (WP A) security? The Router ships with WP A / WP A 2 security turned on. Windows XP and some older net work hardw are ma y require a sof tware update to support WP A / WP A2.
47 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP PORT , AND W ARRANT Y I am h avi ng d if fi cu lt y s et t in g up Wi re d Eq uiv al en t Pri vac y (W EP) se cu ri ty o n my Ro ut er. 1. Log in to your R outer . Visit “http:/ /router/” or “htt p :// 192. 1 68.2. 1” with your web browser .
48 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP PORT , AND W ARRANT Y A pri nt er I p lu gg ed i nto t he U SB p or t i s no t sho win g up o n my co mp ut er. 1. T r y unplugging and re -plugging the printer . Please check that the USB connector is firmly plugged into the Router .
49 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP PORT , AND W ARRANT Y T echnic al Support US http:/ / ww w .belkin.com/support UK http:/ / ww w .belkin.com/uk /support Australia http:/ / ww w .belkin.com/au/support New Zealand http:/ / ww w .belkin.com/au/support Singapore 1800 6 22 1 130 Europ e http:/ / ww w .
50 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP PORT , AND W ARRANT Y Belkin International, Inc., Limited 2- Y ear Product Warranty Wh at t hi s war ra nt y c over s . Belkin Int er national, Inc. (“Belkin”) warrants to the original purchaser of this Belkin product that the product shall be free of def e cts in design, assembly , material , or workmanship.
51 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP PORT , AND W ARRANT Y How to get ser vice. T o ge t se r vi ce f or yo ur B elk in p ro du ct yo u mu st t ake t he fo llo win g st eps: 1.
52 TROUBLESHOOTING, SUP PORT , AND W ARRANT Y How s t ate l aw r el at es to t h e war ra nt y. THIS W ARR ANT Y CONT AINS THE SOLE W ARR ANT Y OF BELKIN.
53 REGULA TORY INFORMA TION FCC St at eme nt DECLARATION OF CONFORMIT Y WITH FCC RULES FOR ELE C TROMAGNETIC COMPA TIB ILITY We, Bel ki n In ter na ti ona l, I nc., of 120 45 Wat er f ron t Dr ive, L os A ng el es, CA 9 0094, declare under our sole responsibility that the device, , F 9 K 11 0 2 V 2 , com pl ie s wi th Pa r t 15 of the FC C Ru les .
54 REGULA TORY INFORMA TION IMPORT ANT NOTE: Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment c omplies with FCC radiation e xposure limits set f or th for an uncontrolled environment. E nd users must follow the specific operating instructions for sa tisf ying RF exposure compliance .
55 REGULA TORY INFORMA TION IMPORT ANT NOTICE: FCC Radiation Exposure Statement: This equipment c omplies with FCC radiation e xposure limits set for th for an uncontrolled environment. T his equipment should be installed and operat ed with a minimum di st anc e of 2 3c m be tw ee n the r ad iat or a nd yo ur b od y .
56 REGULA TORY INFORMA TION A vertissement: (i) les dispositifs fonctionnant dans la bande 5 1 50 -5 250 MHz sont réservés uniquement pour une utilisation à l’intérieur afin de réduire les risq.
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