Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product AC1800 Belkin
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User Manual F9K1 1 18V1 88 20 ed 01 245u k Rev. B0 0 WIR ELE SS A C+ GI GABIT ROUTE R.
T ABLE OF CONTENTS Getting Started ........................................... 1 Wh at ’s in th e Box ............................................. 1 Initial Setup .................................................. 1 How to Set I t Up ..............
1 Wha t ’ s in th e Box AC 1 800 DB Wireless A C+ Gigabit Rout er Ethernet cable ( attached to rout er) Pow er supply ( attached t o router ) Network information card ( attached to router) Quick Set.
2 GET TING ST ARTED How to S et It U p 1. Turn of f yo ur m od em by d is co nne c tin g it s po wer su ppl y. Some m od em s have a b at te r y ba ck up; th is w ill need to be disconnected at this time as well.
3 GET TING ST ARTED 3. Powe r up yo ur m od em by p lu gg in g in it s po wer su ppl y. If your mod em h as a b at te r y ba ck up, it can be reconnected at this time ; y ou may need to hold the reset button for 1 0 seconds. 4. Power up your Router by plugging in its po wer supply .
4 GET TING ST ARTED 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 ute r. 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 .
5 GET TING ST ARTED If the page does not loa d, then try visiting http:/ /1 92. 1 68.2. 1 to see the router homepa ge. Click the “Detect my connection” button in green. (If y ou would rather set u p th e Ro ute r ma nua ll y , cl ic k th e “s et it u p ma nu al ly ” li nk a nd pro c eed t o pag e 1 1 .
6 GET TING ST ARTED On ce yo ur R out er i s onl in e, it w ill d ete rm in e if t he re is a f ir mwa re up date a vai lab le a nd o f fer t o ins ta ll i t. P lea se a ll ow up t o 5 min ut es fo r th e fir mwa re to u pd ate. If there are no updates a vailable, then setup will proceed.
7 GET TING ST ARTED If you decide to change these se ttings, then enter the new values and cl ic k “S ave an d Co nt in ue.” (Note: T he p as swor d mu st b e at l ea st 8 characters long. ) If yo u ch an ge d you r net wo rk n am e an d pa ssw ord , ma ke note o f it o n th e ser vi ce c ar d lo cat ed o n the f oot o f th e Rou te r .
8 GET TING ST ARTED At the next screen you can download op tional software that w as bundled with your Rout er . This screen sho ws y ou optional so ft ware that is a vailable for your Rou te r , su ch a s th e USB s of t wa re to a llo w you to p ri nt t hro ug h th e Router’ s USB port.
9 GET TING ST ARTED When finished installing op tional software, click “Thanks, tak e me to the dashboard. ” Congratulations! Y ou are now at y our Rout er’s dashboard.
GET TING ST ARTED Us ing t h e WPS B ut t on 1. Start WPS Push Button Connection (WPS PBC ) on your co mp ute r or ot he r Wi -F i dev i ce t hat yo u wo uld l ike to c on ne ct wirelessly to your R outer .
11 GET TING ST ARTED Use a browser t o visit http :// router/ . Y ou can also try visiting http:/ /1 92. 1 68.2. 1/ . The Rout er’s Welcome page should appear .
12 GET TING ST ARTED At th e nex t s cr ee n you w ill b e inv it ed to c ha ng e you r network name and password. Reusing y our previous network name (SSI D) and passw ord 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 .
13 GET TING ST ARTED Cli ck “ G rea t, w hat ’s nex t ? ” Please take this opportunity to register your Router . This will help technical support if there is a problem with your Router .
14 GET TING ST ARTED Simply complet e each of the required fields and click “Complete R egistration. ” If you don’t wa nt to register right now , click “Register Later” t o proceed. At the next screen y ou can download optional soft ware that was bundled with your Rout er .
15 GET TING ST ARTED This screen sho ws y ou optional software that is a vailable 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 software programs, simply click on the button appropriat e for your de vice.
16 GET TING ST ARTED Th e st atu s of yo ur I nte rn et co nn ec ti on i s sh own i n th e upper left corner o f the Rout er’s homepage. If it does not say “Online, ” troubleshooting information wil l be displa yed.
17 GET TING ST ARTED T o set up y our ISP connection manually , select “ISP Connection T ype ” fro m th e li st u nde r th e he ad er “ WAN Se tt in gs .
18 GET TING ST ARTED A host name is generally not required. Hit “Sav e. ” The Router will restart. If af t er a few m in ute s you r In ter ne t St atu s say s “O nl in e,” you’re d on e! Y ou c an su r f th e In ter ne t.
19 GET TING ST ARTED If t he se s te ps d o no t wor k, t r y re s ta r ti ng yo ur modem and repeati ng the process. If n ot, we ’ll tr y a PPPoE c on ne ct io n nex t . PPPoE Connection Some DSL customers require a PP PoE connection. Select PP PoE this time and press “Next.
GET TING ST ARTED 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. 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 Int ernet.
21 GET TING ST ARTED Android TM (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.
22 GET TING ST ARTED Windows ® 7 Y our c om pute r p rovi de s a me nu of ava il abl e wi rel es 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 t he ico n tha t lo oks l ike si gna l st re ng th ba rs . 2 . Se le ct yo ur wi re le ss n et wor k fr om th e li st.
23 ADDITIONAL C AP ABILITIES .
24 ADDITIONAL C AP ABILITIES Y ou ca n sh ar e a USB h ar d dr ive o r fl as h dri ve to y our n et wo rk v ia your R outer’s USB por t. Once connected , you can share files and music with o ther computers and devices within your ne twork.
25 ADDITIONAL C AP ABILITIES Other USB devices may also be shar ed via y our Router .
26 ADDITIONAL C AP ABILITIES Optional Sof tware US B Pri nt an d S tor ag e Ce nt er The USB Print and Storage Manager helps to manage and monitor the use o f your USB print ers, scanners, hard drives, and other devices tha t are connected to your Router’ s USB port and shared a cross your network.
27 ADDITIONAL C AP ABILITIES Additional C apabilities Guest Access Y ou can allow guests to use your In ternet connection without joining y our personal network. The network 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 u nder the f oot of your Rout er .
28 ADDITIONAL C AP ABILITIES Media Server b y my T w onky lets your Router str eam music, mo vies, an d ph otos t o di f fer ent D LNA /U PnP d ev ic es o n your n et wo rk .
29 ADDITIONAL C AP ABILITIES There are four differe nt filtering options: 1 . Block malicious, adult, and other non-family-friendly sit es 2. Block malicious and adult sites 3. Block malicious sites 4. No fi lte r s If yo u th in k a sit e sh oul d be a dd ed to t he f il ter in g list, submit a request a t safe web.
ADDITIONAL C AP ABILITIES Intellist ream QoS Intellistream prioritizes video and gaming traffic for a better online entertainment experience. Th er e ar e t wo ways t o en ab le I nt ell iS t r.
31 ADDITIONAL C AP ABILITIES Once complete you will see the results. If your Internet speed is grea ter than 70Mbps when downloading, IntelliStream QoS will only improve your uploading e xperience.
32 ADDITIONAL C AP ABILITIES Ma nu al s et – This will let you se t your approximat e Internet sp ee ds. I f you d o not k n ow you r Int er net s pe ed s, c all y our I SP . Wh en yo u cli ck “S ave,” your R ou ter w il l save yo ur c ha ng es.
33 ADDITIONAL C AP ABILITIES A new ve rs io n of I nte rn et Pr oto co l (IP) us es a 1 28-bit address t o implement additional featur es th at ar e not p re se nt in c ur re nt IP a dd res se s.
A B 34 A) Rou te r St a tu s Lig ht Y our R out er ’s sta tu s is sh ow n by th e li ght o n th e fr on t. Of f: Th e Ro ute r is n ot pl ug ge d in to a pow er so ur ce.
35 A) Mo de m (WAN) C on ne c tor Connect your modem t o this port using an Ethernet cable. B) Wired (LAN) Connectors Connect computers and other wired network devices t o these ports using Etherne t cables.
36 TECHNIC AL DET AILS T echnical Features Utilizing Dual-Band Network technology , y our Router cr eate s t wo se pa rat e net w or ks (one a t 2.
37 TECHNIC AL DET AILS System Require ments Router Broadband Int ernet connection such as a cable or DSL modem with RJ45 (Ethernet ) connection At least one computer with an installed network interfac.
38 The Router will aut omatically c.
39 39 Updat ing the Router ’ s Firmware The follo wing steps show y ou how to upda te y our Router’ s fir mwa re u si ng i ts we b int er fa ce.
4. Open a web browser on the comput er . 5. I n th e add re ss b ar of t he we b br ows er, ty pe “ ht t p://ro ute r ” or “ ht tp: //1 92. 168. 2. 1” and pr es s “ Ent er ” on y our key bo ar d.
41 41 8. Se le ct t he f ir mwa re fi le by l ef t- c li ck in g on it a nd t he n cl ic k the “Open” button in the low er -right corner of the window . Th is w ill t ake y ou ba ck i nto t he R out er ’s inte r fac e.
42 42 A p ro mpt a sk in g, “Are yo u su re yo u wan t to co nt inu e with upgrading ?” will appear .
43 Resetting the Router Re se t Bu t ton – R e d The “Reset” button is used in rare cases when the Rout er may fu nction improperly . Rese tting the Router will restore the Router’ s normal operation while maintaining the programmed set t in gs .
44 Re stori ng t he Ro ute r to Def aul t Set t ing s Usi ng th e Web Inte r fa ce Symptoms Y ou ne ed to r es tor e th e fac to r y def aul ts usi ng t he we b in ter f ace .
45 4. Click on the “Restore Defaults” button. 5. A wa rn in g box w ill o pe n th at s ays, “ Wa rn ing: A ll yo ur s et t ing 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 ”.
46 6 . Th e Rou ter w il l be gi n th e res tor in g pr oc es s. O nc e the rest ore is complete, the Rout er will reboot. Note: T his ma y take sev eral minutes . Y our Router has successfully been restored to its factory settings.
47 T roubleshooting I ca n’t c on ne c t to t he I nte rn et w ir el es sl y.
48 I ca n’t c on ne c t to t he I nte rn et w ir el es sl y an d my 1.
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Does th e Rout er su pport Wirel ess Protected Acces s (WP A) securit y? The Router ships with WP A/ WP A2 security turned on.
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52 A dis k I pl ug ge d in to t he U SB p or t i s not sh owi ng up o n my co mp ut er. 1. T r y unplugging and re-plugging the disk.
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56 T o get s er v ic e for y our B el ki n pr odu c t you mu st t ake t he fo llo win g st eps: 1.
57 How s t ate l aw r el at es to t h e war ra nt y.
58 Declarat ion of Confor mity with elec tromagneti c compatibility and electromagnetic interference We , Belkin International, Inc.
59 Euro pe – EU De cl ara ti on of C onfo rmi ty This device complies with the essential requirements o f the R & TTE Directive 1 999/5/E C, the EMC Di rec t ive 2 00 4 /1 08 / EC, and t he l ow- vol ta ge D ir ec ti ve 20 0 6/9 5/ EC.
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