Belkin Router F5D5231-4 User Manual

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(5) My IP Address
Provided  by  your  ISP.  Enter  the  IP  address  here.
(6) My Subnet Mask
Provided  by  your  ISP.  Enter  the  IP  address  here.
(7) Connection ID
Provided  by  your  ISP.  If  your  ISP  did  not  give  you  a  connection  ID, 
leave  this  blank.
(8) Disconnect after X….
The  disconnect  feature  is  used  to  automatically  disconnect  the  Router 
from  your  ISP  when  there  is  no  activity  for  a...

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Your  user  name  and  password  are  provided  to  you  by  Telstra 
BigPond.  Enter  this  information  below.  Choosing  your  state  from 
the  drop-down  menu
 (6) will  automatically  fill  in  your  login  server  IP 
address.  If  your  login  server  address  is  different  than  one  provided 
here,  you  may  manually  enter  the  login  server  IP  address  by  placing 
a  check  in  the  check  box  next  to  “User  decide  login...

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Setting Custom DNS SettingsDNS  is  an  acronym  for  Domain  Name  Server.  A  Domain  Name  Server 
is  a  server  located  on  the  Internet  that  translates  URLs  (Universal 
Resource  Links)  like  www.belkin.com  to  IP  addresses.  Many  ISPs 
do  not  require  you  to  enter  this  information  into  the  Router.  The 
“Automatic  from  ISP”  check  box 
(1)  should  be  checked  if  your  ISP 
did  not  give  you  a  specific...

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Configuring your WAN Media Access Controller (MAC) Address
All  network  components  including  cards,  adapters,  and  routers, 
have  a  unique  “serial  number”  called  a  MAC  address.  Your  ISP  may 
record  the  MAC  address  of  your  computer’s  adapter  and  only  let  that 
particular  computer  connect  to  the  Internet  service.  When  you  install 
the  Router,  its  own  MAC  address  will  be  “seen”  by  the  ISP  and  may...

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Cloning your MAC Address
To  clone  your  MAC  address,  make  sure  that  you  are  using  the 
computer  that  was  ORIGINALLY  CONNECTED  to  your  modem  before 
the  Router  was  installed.  Click  the  “Clone”  button 
(1).  Click  “Apply 
Changes” (2).  Your  MAC  address  is  now  cloned  to  the  Router.
Entering a Specific MAC Address
In  certain  circumstances  you  may  need  a  specific  WAN  MAC  address. 
You  can...

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Using  your  Internet  browser,  you  can  access  the  Router’s  Web-Based 
Advanced  User  Interface.  In  your  browser,  type  “192.168.2.1”  (do 
not  type  in  anything  else  such  as  “http://”  or  “www”)  then  press  the 
“Enter”  key.
You  will  see  the  Router’s  home  page  in  your  browser  window.
LAN Setup
Clicking  on  the  header  of  the  LAN  tab (1)  will  take  you  to...

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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.  This  address  can 
be  changed  if  needed....

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(4) IP Pool
The  range  of  IP  addresses  set  aside  for  dynamic  assignment  to  the 
computers  on  your  network.  The  default  is  2–100  (99  computers).  If 
you  want  to  change  this  number,  you  can  by  entering  a  new  starting 
and  ending  IP  address  and  clicking  on  “Apply  Changes”.  The  DHCP 
server  can  assign  100  IP  addresses  automatically.  This  means  that...

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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  will  update...

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Configuring the Firewall
Your  Router  is  equipped  with  a  firewall  that  will  protect  your  network 
from  a  wide  array  of  common  hacker  attacks  including:
•   IP  Spoofing
•   Land  Attack
•   Ping  of  Death  (PoD) 
•   Denial  of  Service  (DoS)
•   IP  with  zero  length
•   Smurf  Attack
•   TCP  Null  Scan
•   SYN  flood
•   UDP  flooding
•   Tear  Drop  Attack
•   ICMP...