Belkin Router F5D8233-4 User Manual

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•  My wireless network performance is inconsistent.

•  Data transfer is sometimes slow.

•  Signal strength is poor.

•  Difficulty establishing and/or maintaining a Virtual Private 
Network (VPN) connection.

Wireless  technology  is  radio-based,  which  means  connectivity
and  the  throughput  performance  between  devices  decreases
when  the  distance  between  devices  increases.  Other  factors  that
will  cause  signal  degradation  (metal...

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I am having difficulty setting up Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) 
security on my Belkin Router.

1. 
  Log  into  your  Router.

  Open  your  web  browser  and  type  in  the  IP  address  of  the  Router. 
(The  Router’s  default  is  192.168.2.1.)  Log  into  your  Router  by 
clicking  on  the  “Login”  button  in  the  top  right-hand  cor ner  of  the 
screen.  You  will  be  asked  to  enter  your  password.  If  you  never  set 
a  password,  leave  the...

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I am having difficulty setting up Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) 
security on a Belkin client card.

The  client  card  must  use  the  same  key  as  the  Router.  For  instance,  if 
your  Router  uses  the  key  00112233445566778899AABBCC,  then  the 
client  card  must  be  set  to  the  exact  same  key.

1. 
  Double-click  the  Signal  Indicator  icon  to  bring  up  the  “Wireless   
Network”  screen.

2.
  The  “Advanced”  button  will...

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Do Belkin products support WPA/WPA2?

Note:
  To  use  WPA  security,  all  your  clients  must  be  upgraded 
to  drivers  and  software  that  support  it.  At  the  time  of  this  FAQ 
publication,  a  security  patch  download  is  available,  for  free,
from  Microsoft.  This  patch  works  only  with  the  Windows  XP
operating  system.   

Download  the  patch  here:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.

You  also  need  to  download  the  latest...

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I am having difficulty setting up Wireless Protected Access (WPA) 
security on a Belkin wireless client card for a home network.

Clients  must  use  the  same  key  that  the  Router  uses.  For  instance,  if 
the  key  is  “Smith  Family  Network  Key”  in  the  Router,  the  clients  must 
also  use  that  same  key.

1. 
  Double-click  the  Signal  Indicator  icon  to  bring  up  the  “Wireless 
Network”  screen.  The  “Advanced”  button  will...

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I am NOT using a Belkin client card for a home network and
I am having difficulty setting up Wireless Protected Access
(WPA) security.

If  you  are  not  using  a  Belkin  Wireless  Desktop  or  Wireless  Notebook 
Network  Card  that  is  not  equipped  with  WPA-enabled  software,  a 
file  from  Microsoft  called  “Windows  XP  Support  Patch  for  Wireless 
Protected  Access”  is  available  for  free  download.  Download  the
patch  from  Microsoft  by...

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3.
    Under  the  “Wireless  Networks”  tab,  click  the  “Configure”  button 
and  you  will  see  the  following  screen. 

4. 
  For  a  home  or  small  business  user,  select  “WPA-PSK”  under 
“Network  Administration”.

Note: 
Select  WPA  (with  radius  server)  if  you  are  using  this  computer  to 
connect  to  a  corporate  network  that  supports  an  authentication  server 
such  as  a  radius  server.  Please  consult  your...

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Belkin Wireless Comparison Chart

Wireless 
Technology
G
(802.11g)
G  Plus  MIMO
(802.11g  with 
MIMO  MRC)
N  MIMO
(draft  802.11n 
with  MIMO)
N1  MIMO
(draft  802.11n 
with    MIMO)

Speed/
Data  Rate*

Up  to  54Mbps*
Up  to  54Mbps*
Up  to  300Mbps*
Up  to  300Mbps*

Frequency

Common 
household  devices 
such  as  cordless 
phones  and 
microwave  ovens 
may  interfere  with 
the  unlicensed 
band  2.4GHz

Common 
household  devices 
such  as  cordless 
phones...

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Technical Support

You  can  find  technical  support  information  at  http://www.belkin.com/
networking  or  www.belkin.com  through  the  tech  support  area.  If  you 
want  to  contact  technical  support  by  phone,  please  call: 

US:   877-736-5771 
310-898-1100 ext. 2263

UK:  0845 607 77 87

Australia:  1800 235 546

New Zealand:  0800 235 546

Singapore:  800 616 1790

Europe:  www.belkin.com/support 

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Information

FCC  Statement

DECLARATION  OF  CONFORMITY  WITH  FCC  RULES  FOR 

ELECTROMAGNETIC  COMPATIBILITY

We,  Belkin  Inter national,  Inc.,  of  501  West  Walnut  Street, 
Compton,  CA  90220,  declare  under  our  sole  responsibility 
that  the  product,

F5D8233-4 

to  which  this  declaration  relates,  complies  with  Part  15 
of  the  FCC  Rules.  Operation  is  subject  to  the  following 
two  conditions:  (1)  this  device  may  not  cause  harmful 
interference,  and  (2)...