Belkin VoIP Reference manual

INTRODUCTION
Enable wireless and wireless security on your Belkin VoIP modem/router.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS:-
Enable Wireless on your odem/Router 1
Setup Wireless Encryption 3
Wireless Security Information 3
64 Bit WEP 4
128 Bit WEP 6
WPA 8
Connecting to the Wireless Network 9

Before you begin:
You will need:
•Belkin Wireless / VoIP unit
•Power cable
•Network cable
Hardware check:
•Your computer is switched on
•The Wireless / VoIP unit is switched on (power switch at rear)
•Network cable connected from computer to the Wireless / VoIP unit
STEPS:
1) Open your web browser (Internet Explorer, ozilla FireFox, Safari etc)
2) In the Address Bar, delete any text and type in 10.1.1.1 or click here to open
the page directly
3) Type in your current password (default password = dmin) then click LOGIN
4) On the left hand side of the screen click Adv nced Setup
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5) You will now be presented with more options in the menu on the left. Click
Wireless then click En ble Wireless Function and click S ve Settings
Wireless is now enabled. We strongly recommend that you setup Wireless Security to
help protect your wireless network against unauthorised use.
If you like to setup Wireless Security, please follow the steps on the following page.
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WIRELESS SECURITY INFOR ATION
Click the type of security you wish to setup:-
1) 64 Bit WEP
2) 128 Bit WEP
3) WPA
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Encryption
Type Pros Cons Recommended usage
64 Bit WEP Most compatible form of encryption Least secure Older computers and wireless adapters
Easy to setup and manage
(Windows 98/ME/2000 /or 802.11b Wireless
Cards)
Home users
128 Bit WEP More secure than 64 Bit, yet still Long network key Apple Macintosh/Office use
widely supported by wireless cards (26 Characters)
WPA Easy to setup and most secure form Limited support Windows XP (Service Pack 2)
of encryption Later model wireless cards

64 Bit WEP:-
1) Under Wireless click WEP
2) Click En ble for WEP Function
3) Click 64 Bit for WEP Mode leave all other settings as default
4) Under Key 4 field, click the Cle r button
5) Place a tick in the P ssphr se field
6) In the space provided in Passphrase, create a passphrase – this can be
any combination of letters and numbers
7) Click S ve Settings
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8) Now click WEP again
9) Write down the characters in Key 1 – this is now your ‘Network Key’
or ‘Encryption Key’
NB. There are ten (10) characters in total.
This is the ‘key’ that will be required to be entered on your wireless PC. When you
setup your wireless adapter, it will ask you to type in a ‘ etwork Key’ or ‘Encryption
Key’.
10) 64 Bit WEP is now enabled.
Click here for inform tion on how to connect to the Wireless Network.
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128 Bit WEP:-
1) Under Wireless click WEP
2) Click En ble for WEP Function
3) Click 128 Bit for WEP Mode leave all other settings as default
4) Under Key 4 field, click the Cle r button
5) Place a tick in the P ssphr se field
6) In the space provided in Passphrase, create a password – this can be any
combination of letters and numbers
7) Click S ve Settings
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8) Now click WEP again
9) Write down the characters in Key 1 – this is now your ‘Network Key’ or
‘Encryption Key’
NB. There are twenty six (26) characters in total.
This is the ‘key’ that will be required to be entered on your wireless PC. When you
setup your wireless adapter, it will ask you to type in a ‘ etwork Key’ or ‘Encryption
Key’.
10) 128 Bit WEP is now enabled.
Click here for inform tion on how to connect to the Wireless Network.
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WPA:-
1) Under Wireless click WPA
2) Click En ble for WPA Function
3) Authentication is Pre-Sh red Key – leave all other settings as default
4) In the space provided in Pre-shared Key, create a password – minimum of
eight (8) characters, it can be any combination of numbers and letters
5) Click S ve Settings
6) Now click WPA again
7) The password you created earlier is now your ‘Network Key’ or ‘Encryption
Key’. This is the ‘key’ that will be required to be entered on your wireless PC.
8) WPA is now enabled.
Click here for inform tion on how to connect to the Wireless Network.
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Connecting to the Wireless Network using Wireless Zero Configur tion
1) If you are using a laptop or notebook with a built in wireless connection, make
sure the Wireless Switch and/or Wireless Button on your computer is turned
on. (Please refer to the documentation which came with your computer for
further details)
2) Open Control P nel, select Network Connections. (If you do not have
Network Connections select Network nd Internet Connections, then click
Network Connections.)
3) Right click on Wireless Network Connection, select Properties
4) Click Wireless Networks, make sure there is a tick in ‘Use Windows to
configure my wireless network settings’ and click OK.
5) Right click on Wireless Network Connection again and select View Av il ble
Wireless Networks
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6) Select your network from the list and click Connect
7) If you h ve encryption en bled – it will prompt you to enter your Network
Key. In the Network Key field type in the network key you wrote down when
setting up encryption in the router.
8) Re-enter the key next to Confirm Network Key and click Connect.
9) You should now be connected to your wireless network.
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For further ssist nce setting up non-Belkin wireless c rds (including l ptops
with built-in wireless) you will need to cont ct the ppropri te m nuf cturer. If
you required further ssist nce with Belkin Wireless C rd, ple se cont ct
Belkin Technic l Support on 1800 BELKIN.
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