User manual BELKIN F5D9230-4

[. . . ] Wireless G Plus MIMO Router Share your broadband Internet connection User Manual F5D9230-4 Table of Contents 1 Introduction Advantages of a Wireless Network . 80 9 How to Set Up your Network to Operate with AOL for Broadband and your Router . 110 Introduction section Thank you for purchasing the Belkin Wireless G Plus MIMO Router (the Router). Following are two short sections--the first discusses the benefits of home networking, and the other outlines best practices that maximize your wireless home network range and performance. [. . . ] If you are using multiple static WAN IP addresses, it is possible to select which WAN IP address the DMZ host will be directed to. Type in the WAN IP address you wish the DMZ host to direct to, enter the last two digits of the IP address of the DMZ host computer, select "Enable" and click "Apply Changes". 58 Using the Web-Based Advanced User Interface 1 2 3 4 5 section Using Dynamic DNS The Dynamic DNS service allows you to alias a dynamic IP address to a static host name in any of the many domains DynDNS. org offers, allowing your network computers to be more easily accessed from various locations on the Internet. DynDNS. org provides this service, for up to five host names, free to the Internet community. The Dynamic DNSSM service is ideal for a home website, file server, or to make it easy to access your home PC and stored files while you're at work. Using the service can ensure that your host name always points to your IP address, no matter how often your ISP changes it. When your IP address changes, your friends and associates can always locate you by visiting yourname. dyndns. org instead!To register free for your Dynamic DNS host name, please visit http://www. dyndns. org. 6 7 8 9 10 11 Setting up the Router's Dynamic DNS Update Client You must register with DynDNS. org's free update service before using this feature. 4. Enter your DynDNS. org user name in the "User Name" field (1). Enter the DynDNS. org domain name you set up with DynDNS. org in the "Domain Name" field (3). Click "Update Dynamic DNS" to update your IP address. Whenever your IP address assigned by your ISP changes, the Router will automatically update DynDNS. org's servers with your new IP address. You can also do this manually by clicking the "Update Dynamic DNS" button (4). (1) (2) (3) (4) 59 Using the Web-Based Advanced User Interface Blocking an ICMP Ping Computer hackers use what is known as "pinging" to find potential victims on the Internet. By pinging a specific IP address and receiving a response from the IP address, a hacker can determine that something of interest might be there. The Router can be set up so it will not respond to an ICMP ping from the outside. This heightens your Router's security level. (1) To turn off the ping response, select "Block ICMP Ping" (1) and click "Apply Changes". The Router will not respond to an ICMP ping. 60 Using the Web-Based Advanced User Interface 1 2 3 4 5 section Utilities The "Utilities" screen lets you manage different parameters of the Router and perform certain administrative functions. 6 7 8 9 10 Parental Control See the included Parental Control User Manual for more information on the Parental Control feature. 11 61 Using the Web-Based Advanced User Interface Restarting the Router Sometimes it may be necessary to restart or reboot the Router if it begins working improperly. Restarting or rebooting the Router will NOT delete any of your configuration settings. Restarting the Router to Restore Normal Operation 1. Click the "Restart Router" button. 2. The following message will appear. It is important not to turn off the power to the Router during the restart. 4. A 60-second countdown will appear on the screen. If not, type in the Router's address (default = 192. 168. 2. 1) into the navigation bar of your browser. 62 Using the Web-Based Advanced User Interface 1 2 3 4 5 section 2. The following message will appear. Click "OK". Restoring Factory Default Settings Using this option will restore all of the settings in the Router to the factory (default) settings. It is recommended that you back up your settings before you restore all of the defaults. 1. Click the "Restore Defaults" button. 6 7 8 9 3. The following message will appear. It is important not to turn the power to the Router off during the restart. When the countdown reaches zero, the Router's defaults will be restored. [. . . ] Canada-Industry Canada (IC) The wireless radio of this device complies with RSS 139 & RSS 210 Industry Canada. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B conforme á la norme NMB-003 du Canada. Europe-European Union Notice Radio products with the CE 0682 or CE alert marking comply with the R&TTE Directive (1995/5/EC) issued by the Commission of the European Community. Compliance with this directive implies conformity to the following European Norms (in brackets are the equivalent international standards). [. . . ]