User manual BELKIN F5D5230

[. . . ] 4-Port Cable/DSL Gateway Router Share your files and Internet connection network F5D5230-4 Table of Contents Introduction . . 5 Sharing Your Internet Connection Is Done In 4 Easy Steps . . 46 Introduction Thank You for purchasing the Belkin 4-Port Cable/DSL Gateway Router. In minutes you will be able to network your computers together and share your Internet connection. [. . . ] You should see an icon in the Network Neighborhood window with the name that you provided for your workgroup. You should now see an icon for each computer you set up for the network. Please note, if the computers have just finished re-booting, it may take a few seconds for the computers to appear in the window. If all of the computers appear in the window, then you have successfully networked your computers. The last thing you need to do is set up the Belkin 4-Port Cable/DSL Gateway Router to work with the Internet. To learn how to do this, go the next step. 21 Step 4 STEP 4: Configuring your Belkin 4-Port Cable/DSL Gateway Router (the Router) Now that you have your computers "networked" together, you now can set up the Router to share the Internet connection. By now, you should have the information on your Internet Service Provider written on the worksheet at the beginning of this manual. Please have it handy as you go through this procedure. Your Router is equipped with a setup utility that is `web-based', which means that you will use your Internet browser to do the setup. To access the Belkin 4-Port Cable/DSL Gateway Router's setup utility, use your web browser (either Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator). 22 Step 4 Accessing the Web-Based Setup Utility 1. Using the computer that was originally connected directly to the Cable/DSL modem, launch your browser. Note: You can access the setup utility from any computer on the network, however, use the original computer for this procedure at this time. In the address bar, type the following address: 192. 168. 2. 1. The Router login screen will appear. If this is the first time you are accessing the Belkin 4-Port Cable/DSL Gateway Router, enter "Admin" in the User Name field then click "OK". The Router's initial setup will appear. 23 Step 4 Configuring Your Router if Your Provider Uses Dynamic IP Addressing (Skip to page 26 for static IP addressing and page 29 for PPPoE) Follow this procedure if your ISP uses dynamic IP addressing. Select "Dynamic IP Address" and click "Select" This will tell the Router that the ISP provides a dynamic IP address. 24 Step 4 3. Click "MAC Cloning/Entry" on the left-hand side of the screen. If your ISP assigned you a host name, enter the host name here. If your ISP binds the connection to a MAC address, you will need the Router to copy that MAC address. If your ISP does bind your MAC address, or you are not sure, follow this step. This will clone (copy) the MAC address of the first PC connected to the Router. This will also ensure that the ISP, if it binds your connection to that MAC address, that it will remain active. [. . . ] A MAC address is the hardware address of a device connected to a network. A MAC address is unique (different) for every device. This process allows all of the computers on your home network to use one IP address. Using the NAT capability of the Belkin 4-Port Cable/DSL Gateway Router, you can access the Internet from any computer on your home network without having to purchase more IP addresses from your ISP. [. . . ]