Dos command to set Automatic IP configuration from DHCP server

Every networking devices on a network should has unique IP address for establishing communication between them. In a local network we can assign IP address to a computer by ether manual IP address configuration or automatic IP address configuration. For a large network it is difficult to maintain manual IP address so the prefered way is automatic IP address configuration. Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is the network protocol which assigns automatic IP address. DHCP server assigns IP address to the DHCP clients.

Working of DHCP on a network

The way DHCP works is called DORA. Where the each letters of DORA are:

1. D-- DHCP Discovery

It is the process where DHCP client discover the DHCP server.

2. O--- DHCP Offer

In this process DHCP server offer an IP address to the client.

3. R---- DHCP Request

Here client request for an IP address to one of the DHCP servers in the network

4. A--- DHCP Acknowledgment

In this stage DHCP server send an acknowledgment to the client that the IP request is granted.

Set Automatic IP configuration by DHCP server from command prompt

The steps to set Automatic UP configuration from a DHCP server using command prompt are:

1. Click on start

2. Go to command prompt

3. Type the following command

netsh interface ip set address "Local Area Connection" dhcp

After typing the command press enter. The DORA will start now to get an IP address from DHCP server.


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How to Configure WINS from the command prompt

Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) is also like DNS to name computers where DNS converts IP address to domain names and WINS is to NetBIOS names. It is mainly used to name computers which under Microsoft family. Wins has two components:

1. Server service

2. Client component

The Working of WINS

WINS works with Windows servers where it assigns unique name to each computer in the network. To make sure there is no address duplication WINS maintain an IP address to computer name mapping table. It is preferable to configure multiple WINS server on the network to balence the load. The major advantage of using WINS server on the network is Name resolution and name registration is done through a dynamic database and it reduce the IP broadcast in LAN.

Steps to set WINS (Windows Internet Name Service) address from DOS prompt

The steps to set WINS address from command prompt are:

1. Click on start

2. Go to command prompt

3. On command prompt type

netsh interface ip set wins "Local Area Connection" static 192.168.1.50


After typing the command press enter.


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How to Configure DNS address from the command prompt

Domain Name system (DNS ) is using to assign names for a particular IP address. In Internet every communication is based on IP address. It is difficult to remember the 32 bit IP address and DNS server is resolving that issue by assigning a unique name for particular IP address. So if one user type one domain name on the browser the communication is like this.

Web browser-------> DNS Server

DNS server ---------> Web server

The name to IP address conversion is also done in DNS server and it is very important that every computer should know the address of DNS server. So we need to set DNS address on every computer for the proper Internet communication.

How to set DNS(Domain Name System) from DOS prompt using single command

We can set DNS address for a computer from the command promptby a single command. The command to set DNS for a computer is:

netsh interface ip set dns "Local Area Connection" static 192.168.1.50

Where the interface is Local Area Connection

The IP address is 192.168.1.50


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Check the TCP/IP configuration of an Interface from command prompt

Many times we need to check the the TCP/IP configuration for a particular interface for network troubleshooting. It will be really help to know the command to view the configuration of an Interface from command prompt.

Steps to view TCP/IP settings on an Interface

The steps to view the TCP/IP configuration on an Interface are:

1. Click on start

2. Go to command prompt

3. On command prompt type the command

netsh interface ip show config



Now press enter. You can see the configuration on the particular Interface.




By the result of this command we can view the following status.

* DHCP enabled or not.

* Interface Metric

* DHCP server address

* WIN server status


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How to assign static IP address from command prompt

It is really simple to assign static IP address ,default gateway and subnet mask through command prompt on your Windows computer. We can set these on any Interface throgh a simple command. The steps to to assign static IP on any interface are:

Steps to Assign static IP on any Interface through command prompt

1. Click on start

2. Click on Run and type cmd. Press OK.

Now the command prompt will be opened.

3. Type the command

netsh interface ip set address name="Local Area Connection" static 192.168.1.5 255.255.255.0 192.168.1.1


Where Local Area Connection is the interface name.

The static IP address we assigned to the interface is 192.168.1.5.

The subnet mask is 255.255.255.0

The default gateway address is 192.168.1.1

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How to Disable Firewall on Linksys Wireless Router (WRT54G)

In this article I am providing the steps to disable/turn off Firewall on Linksys Wireless Router model number WRT54G. The steps are:

1. Access Router login Window

Type the IP Address of the Wireless router on the address bar of web browser. The default IP address of the Linksys router is 192.168.1.1.

2. Login to Setup Page

Enter the user name and password on the login page. The default settings are:

User Name : No user name
Password : admin

3. Click on Security tab




Under Security tab you can see Firewall. To turn off Firewall protection you just need to disable it.

How to perform port forwarding on Linksys router

To know how to forward a particular port on Linksys router without disabling firewall click on the link below.

Perform port forward on Linksys router

Configure Linksys Wireless Router

To setup Linksys router click on the link below.

How to configure Linksys Wireless Router

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How to Start Wireless Zero Configuration (WZC)

The major reason for not detecting wireless networks on a wireless computer is the wireless service WZC (Wireless Zero Configuration) is not started. After starting the Wireless Zero Configuration most of the wireless related issues will be resolved. If your Laptop or desktop computer is not able to connect Internet and wireless and want to troubleshoot the actual issue ,I recommend you to follow the steps provided in the link below.

My Laptop is not getting Wireless and Internet

If you don't want to go detailed troubleshooting steps and just want to enable Wireless Zero Configuration on your computer, follow the steps below.

Steps to Enable Wireless Zero Configuration are:

The steps to enable WZC are:

1. Click on start

2. Click on Run

3. On Run window type services.msc press OK



Now the services windows will be opened. The WZC (Wireless Zero Configuration) is third service from last.


4. Open the service and click on start button to enable the WZC service.





Where to Find Wireless Zero Configuration (WZC) in Windows 7

I have recieved many mails regarding wireless zero configuration in Windows 7 computer. They want to know where to find WZC in Windows 7 as they couldn't find it in services page. Actually there is no WZC (Wireless Zero Configuration in Windows Vista and Windows 7. Instead of using WZC, in Windows 7 we have Wlan Autoconfig to manage wireless network. To know more about WZC in Windows 7 click on the link below.

How to Start Wlan AutoConfig in Windows 7 Computer

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An error occurred while trying to share folder over a network

Some times after running Windows updates or reinstalling the OS we may face issues with sharing folders in our computer over a network. We may get an error message An error occurred while trying to share . The Server service is not started . The reason for failure in sharing folder is due to the stopped state of lanmanserver service on your computer.

How to start lanmanserver service to fix sharing issue

To fix the error "An error occurred while trying to share . The Server service is not started " we need to start the lanmanserver on your computer. The steps to start lanmanserver service are..

1. Click on start and go to command prompt

2. On command prompt type "net start lanmanserver" and press enter.



After starting the lanmanserver you will not face any issues in sharing your folder over a Local Network.


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How to Repair IP Address in Windows XP

Some times we need to reset the IP address on our computer. It might be due to some conflicts or some other anonymous reasons. Here I am presenting the steps top reset the IP address on a Windows XP computer. There are two different method to repair the IP address on your computer.

1. By pressing the repair button in network connection status

2. From command prompt


These two steps are discussed below.


1. Repair IP Address from GUI

To repair IP address from GUI follow the steps below.

1.Double click on the network icon on the system tray



Now network connection status window will open.

2. Click on Support tab



3. Click on Repair button




Now the computer will start repair your IP Address.

2. How to Repair IP address from command prompt

To repair IP address from the command prompt follow the steps below.

1. Click on start

2. For Windows XP : Click on run and type cmd and press OK.

3. For Vista: type command on search box and press enter

4. On the command prompt type the following command and press enter.

netsh int ip reset resetlog.txt

The format is c:\ netsh int ip reset resetlog.txt




After pressing enter you need to restart your computer. After restart the IP address of your computer will be repaired.


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How to Find the IP Address of a Website using command prompt

Once one of my friend asked me how to find the IP address of a domain name. Then only I just understood some steps might be very simple but for some one it might be a new tip. So I decide to write this post. There are so many methods to find the IP address of a website. Many online tools are there for this purpose( OK their main purpose is some thing advanced). The basic tool we need is command prompt. Think if your computer is connected to the Internet and want to find the IP address of one particular website for any reason. You can simply go to command prompt and ping the website.

The Steps to find IP Address of a domain Address are

1. Click on start

2. Click on Run and type cmd Press OK ( In Windows XP)

In Vista use search and type command ,press enter

2. Command prompt Window will open







On the command prompt window type

ping [website URL] press enter.

Now you will get reply from the IP address of the website. Some times we may get Request Timed out instead of replies. For that issue click on the link below.

Request Timed out while ping to an Address - Ping Error


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How to Configure Outlook Express for your Dataone account Email

To configure Outlook Express for Dataone customers with their dataone email ID follow the steps below.

1. Open Outlook Express and click on Tools

2. From Tools click on Accounts and select mail

3. Now click on Add to add a new mail and select mail

4. Now enter the display name and click next

5. Enter the dataone email address and click next

6. Select POP 3 as the incoming mail server and enter the name of the mail server.

For dataone it is smma.sancharnet.in

7. Enter the out going mail server (SMTP Server)

For dataone it is smra.sancharnet.in and click on next.

8. Now fill the account name and click on finish.

The points to remember are:

POP3 server for dataone account = smma.sancharnet.in

SMTP server for dataone account = smra.sancharnet.in



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How to Enable disabled Wireless adapter on your computer

Many users complained about not getting wireless signals on their computer and while checking we found wireless adapter in their computer is disabled. The major reasons to get their wireless adapter disabled are software conflicts, Latest windows update etc.This article is about how to enable disabled adapter in a computer. First step is how to enable disabled wireless adapter from device manager. If this step is not working you can go for other steps provided after this basic step.

How to enable wireless adapter on your computer

Step 1:

To enable wireless adapter we need to go to device manager and enable it. To do this:

1. Right click on My Computer and click on properties (XP).




Now the system properties window will appear.

PS: In Windows 7, right click on the Computer shown in Windows 7 Start menu and click on properties.



2. Click on Hardware tab on system properties window.



PS: In Windows 7, you can see the Device Manager link here.



3. Click on Device Manager

To go to device manager we need to click on the device manager button.

Now we can see all the hardware devices connected to the computer. To see the status of our wireless adapter click on network adapters.



4. Enable the Wireless adapter

To enable wireless adapter, right click on it and click on enable.



Now the wireless adapter is enabled.




Step 2: Update Adapter Driver

If still the adapter is disabled on your computer, you should update the adapter driver to enable it. To perform this follow the steps below.

1. Right Click on adapter in Device Manager

2. Click on Update Driver Software




Step 3: Disable Internet Security and Firewall

In many technology forums users complain the role of Internet Security programs like ZoneAlarm, Kaspersky Internet Security etc to disable the wireless adapter and after uninstalling the programs their adapter started working fine. As a troubleshooting step I recommend you to disable the security programs installed in your computer and check for the issue.

Step 4: Uninstall Driver and reinstall

If the three steps provided are not enough to enable the adapter, you should uninstall the adapter driver and reinstall it. It will enable the disabled wireless adapter.

1. Right click on adapter in Device Manager

2. Click on Uninstall

After uninstall the adapter driver, download the latest driver software from the adapter manufacturer's website and install it.


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How to track an IP address and find location of an IP address

It is real that every one like to track the location of their cyber friend. In cyber world most of the users are in a false security that they feel they are anonymous and no one knows where they are actually located. But it is very easy to find the location of one computer which is connected to the Internet. It is because in Internet every computer is assigned with a unique logical number called IP Address. Using the IP address it is easy to find out the ISP and the location of the user.

To know more about IP Address click on the link below.

What is an IP Address and what is its use

Ofcourse some guys uses proxies and they can hide their actual IP address. If some one is using proxy services for browsing instead of his actual IP address the proxy address will be detected and the the tracing may end to the proxy server address.

List of useful proxy services

Free Services to find the location of an IP address

Here I am going to list some of the IP Address tracking services. You can track the location of an IP address using any of the services below.


1. DNS stuff

2. http://www.ip-adress.com/

3. whoer.net

4 . http://www.ipaddresslocation.org/

5. http://www.whatismyip.com

6. http://www.ipaddresslocation.org/

7. http://www.geobytes.com/IpLocator.htm?Getlocation



These are some of the free IP address resolution services to find the actual location of that IP address.


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There's an IP address conflict with another system on your network- Fix

I think most of you are familiar with the error message "There's an IP address conflict with another system on your network". This error message usually appears when a new computer or other networking device connected to the existing network. The reason for the message "There's an IP address conflict with another system on your network" is exactly the same thing which tells in the error message. The same IP address of your computer is used by some other device in the network and due to this error there is a conflict occurred in your network. IP address is a unique 32 bit binary number assigned to each device in a network.

To know more about IP address click on the link below.

What is an IP address

How to fix the IP conflict error on your computer

We can fix this error by refreshing(Release and Renew) the IP address of your computer if you are getting IP address from an external DHCP server.

To refresh IP address on your computer you should release and renew IP address from command prompt. To perform that follow the steps below.

1. Release IP address

Go to command prompt and type the command below and press enter.

ipconfig/release

Now the IP address of your computer will be 0.0.0.0 and you will be disconnected from the network.


2. Renew IP address

On the command prompt window type the command below and press enter.

ipconfig/renew

Now your computer will receive a new IP address from the DHCP server.


Note: If your computer is using a static IP address you need to change the current IP address to a new address manually.


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How to Optimize Blogger template for better search results

Achieving more visitors is the primary target of every professional blogger. We know the primary source of traffic to any website or blog is Search Engines. So to achieve more traffic to our blog we need to achieve better search rank in major search engines. Many professional bloggers are developing unique quality content and update their blog regularly but fail to get better search result. So the traffic count for their blog is less than what they actually deserve. It is because of the reason default blogger template is not very much search engine friendly. A little bit tweak can make blogger templates search engine friendly.

Why Blogger posts fail to get high Rank in Search Engine Results?

The most important part of a web page to get search engine attention is its title tag. According to Google webmaster guidelines title tags of each pages in your website should be unique. As the title tags of your website or blog pages are similar, you are loosing the search engine trust. So it is the duty of each webmaster or blogger to maintain unique title tag for each post. Now lets check how blogger works.

The title tags of every blogger (default) posts look like

Blog title + Post title


So if you have a long attractive title for blog, that will repeat to every blog posts. It is known that only the first 62 characters in title tag are considered by Google and other major search engines. So we are loosing the important places in title tag with a non relevant [blog's] name. So we need to change the title tag structure as shown below.

Post title + Blog title

Now we have the advantage that search engines will see the post title first. To change the blogger title structure we need to edit default blogger template.

1. Log on to Blogger account and click on Layout

2. Click on Edit HTML

3. Change the HTML code for title tag

Change the code below


with the following one.





4. Save the current template.


Now the title tag will be like

Blog post + Blog name


I found this Blogger template tweak from the following website.

http://www.eblogtemplates.com/improve-your-google-rankings-in-one-easy-step/

I really appreciate their work on this blogger code. For more details I recommend you to visit their website.

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How to Uninstall Microsoft Office 2007

Some times we need to uninstall Microsoft Office 2007 from our computer and reinstall it. Many people says it is not uninstalling properly while doing it from normal Add/Remove Programs method. Here I present a different method to uninstall Office 2007 from your computer. We have done it on one of my friend's XP computer and the result was success. So the steps are:

1. Launch Windows Task Manager

To launch Windows Task Manager press [Ctrl] + [Alt] + [del] buttons together.


2. Kill wgatray.exe

You should kill the process wgatray.exe from the Task Manager

3. Reboot Windows XP in safe mode

To get in to safe mode press [F8] while the system starts booting and select the safe mode option.

4. Delete WgaTray.exe

To delete this exe file go to c:\Windows\System32

5. Delete WgaTray.exe

You can find this file in c:\Windows\System32\dllcache


6. Edit Registry values

To edit registry we need to open registry editor by typing regedit on Run and press enter.

Go to "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Notify "

Now delete the folder ‘WgaLogon’ and all its contents

7. Reboot your computer and comes back to normal mode.


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How to set a Restore Point on your computer

Set Restore Point in Windows XP

The steps to set restore point on your computer which is running on Windows XP are:

1. Click on Start

2. Go to All Programs and Click on Accessories

3. Click on System Tools and select System Restore


Now you will get a System Restore Wizard which has two options.

i. Restore my computer to an earlier time
ii. Create a restore point




Select the button ii and click next.


4. Create a Restore Point

Now enter description to set a restore point on your computer.



5. Check the time and date

Now the Restore point for that time is created.




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How to enable System Restore in Windows XP computer

It is a horrible time when our system crash and the computer starts malfunctioning. It may happen due to the installation of a new hardware device or software on your computer. The net result of the operation is system malfunctioning. To overcome this we can restore our computer settings to a date which is set before the installation of that particular software or hardware. To do this we can use the Windows system tool System Restore option on your computer. So it is advisable to enable and set system restore on your computer.

Steps to Enable System Restore on Windows XP computer

The steps to enable System Restore on your Windows XP computer are:

1. Click on start

2. Go to All Programs and click on Accessories




3. Click on System Tools and select System Restore

Now you may get one message like this " System Restore has been turned off".




4. Click Yes to turn on System Restore

Now you will get a window which has a check box to allow you to turn on or turn off System Restore.




5. Click on Apply

Now the System Restore will start monitor your computer.



Now we have successfully started the System Restore on your Windows XP computer.

To know how to set reatore point on your computer click on the link below.

How to set restore point on your computer

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Check software conflicts and the sytem crash reasons by performing clean boot

Many times we may face software conflict on our computer after installing particular software on driver on our computer. Some times we cannot predict what is the exact reason for this conflict and we are unable to operate our computer due to some mysterious reasons. In these kind of situations we need to rectifie the actual reason of the computer malfunctioning where it is the OS related issue or any third party software is causing the issue. To check it we need to disable all third party services on our computer and run our computer with OS process only. This process is called clean boot.

Check reasons for system crash by performing clean boot

If the reason for the recent system crash is third party software conflict we can find it by booting your computer without that services. To disable all third party services on your computer follow the steps below.

1. Click on start go to Run.

2. On Run window type msconfig and press OK.



3. Now the system configuration window will open




4. Click on Services tab.



5. Hide all Microsoft services

On this services window we can see all services present on our computer. It includes Microsoft services and other third party services. To disable particular service on your computer we need to uncheck that particular service on your computer. To disable all third party services check the box Hide all Microsoft Services and then click on Disable All.




Now click on disable all button and Click Apply. When you click OK the computer will restart.

How to decide which process is causing the issue

To perform it each time you can uncheck the suspected services and check for the error.

How to recover from the clean boot

To recover from the clean boot we need to perform all the steps mentioned above. Instead of click on disable all we need to click Enable All button.

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Set time for capturing videos by Linksys WVC54G Video camera

It is possible to set time for capturing the videos by WVC54G Linksys video camera. To perform it we need to install Linksys Viewer and Recorder Utility on your computer by running Linksys set up CD on your computer (The computer from which you are accessing the Wireless camera and view the recorded videos.

To know how to configure Linksys Wireless Cames WVC54G on your network,click on the link below.

Configure Linksys WVC54G on your network

To set the time and duration of video recording by Linksys Wireless-G Internet Video Camera follow the steps below.

1. Double click on the Linksys Viewer Recorder Utility icon at the system tray




2. Set the time frame

To schedule the recording click on Scheduled Recording.



Now a Small Window appears where we can set the starting time and duration of the video capturing.



To learn how to configure Linksys Router click on the link below: How to Setup Linksys Wireless Router.


Linksys Product Configurations

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3. Setup Linksys Range Expander WRE54G

4. Setup Linksys Wireless Access Point WAP54G
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Update Firmware of Belkin Wireless N Router

For getting the optimum performance from a device we need to update the firmware of that device. Belkin releases the new updated firmware for their products to improve the features and fix the known bugs in the earlier one. So it is our duty to update our wireless router with latest firmware release.

How to check if I am having latest firmware in Belkin Router

To check it follow the steps below.

1. Log on to Belkin router

To know how to log on to belkin wireless router click on the link below.

Access Belkin setup page

2. Click on Utilities and under Utilities you can see Firmware Update.



3. Click on Check Firmware version.


If you have an old version of firmware it will show you that and will give an option to download the latest version of firmware.

Download Latest version of Firmware

To download the latest version of firmware follow the instruction given by the router after click on the button check the firmware version.



1. Click on Download Firmware Now

2. Save the Firmware on your Desktop


Update Belkin Router's Firmware

To update routers firmware go to the update Firmware page again.

1. Click on Update

2. You will be asked if you are sure you want to continue.



Click “OK” to continue.

3. One more alert will come as in the image below.



Click OK to continue.

4. Now the router starts reboot. After rebooting the Belkin wireless router the firmware version will be updated to the latest version. You can verifie it by following the first steps provided in this post.


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Enable MAC Address Filtering in Belkin Wireless Router

Now a days we can see a strong battle between security specialists and hackers. It is proven that the weak spot of the entire security chain is users. Users will not enable the full security features provided in the networking devices. As a result it will be easy for hackers to get in to the network by breaking the weaker security.

It is advisable to enable MAC address filtering on your router to protect your wireless network from external hackers. The MAC Address Filtering feature allows only the selected MAC address to join the wireless network. All other computers with different MAC address will be blocked while accessing the wireless network. MAC Address is the built in 48 bit Hexa decimal number which is burned in Adapter. So allowing the trusted computers in the network and reject all other will improve your wireless network security.


How to Enable MAC filtering in Belkin Wireless N Router F5D8233-4

To enable MAC Address filtering in Belkin Wireless Router we need to log in to the Router first.

1. Log on to Belkin router

To know how to log on to Belkin Wireless Router click on the link below.

Access Belkin setup page

2. Click on Wireless

After entering the setup page click on Wireless shown in the left hand side.


3. Click on MAC Address Control

Under wireless you can see MAC Address Control. Now a page look like below will be opened.



Here you can see two options:

1. Deny a particular MAC address
2. Allow a Particular MAC address


If we deny a MAC address here ,that computer cannot participate the wireless network any more. If we enable the option Allow MAC address ,the addresses listed here will be allowed to participate the wireless network but all other MAC addresses will be rejected from the network. So it provide safety from outside hackers for our wireless network.


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Setup Belkin Wireless N Router by Accessing the Setup page

In this tutorial I am explaining the steps to configure Belkin Wireless N router F5D8233-4 by accessing the web based setup page. Though this tutorial is for a specific Belkin router model, you can use the same procedure to setup most of Belkin Router models. This tutorial is for those who want to setup their router manually without running the setup CD from Belkin. If you want to configure your Belkin router by running the setup CD ,click on the link provided below for instructions.



How to Configure Belkin wireless router by running setup CD

In this page you can see instructions to run the CD and setup Belkin wireless router. However, to set advance settings on your router it is better configure router by accessing the web based setup page and set the settings manually.

Steps to configure Belkin Wireless N router

Before accessing the web based setup page connect Wireless Router to the computer as shown in the image. Here Ethernet port (LAN Port) of the computer is connected to the LAN port of Belkin router using an Ethernet cable. It is like:

1. LAN Port of Modem is Connected to Internet Port of Belkin Router
2. LAN Port of Belkin Router is connected to LAN port of Computer
3. Belkin Router is Switched On
4. Computer is Switched on

Now unplug the power cable from the modem. Let the Belkin router and the computer powered on. Steps to setup Belkin Router by accessing the setup page are:

PS: It is very important that the modem must be switched off while configuring the Belkin Router

1. Access Belkin setup page

To access Belkin's web based setup page type 192.168.2.1 on the address bar of the browser.

The default IP address of Belkin Wireless N router F5D8233-4 is 192.168.2.1



2.Enter the Router Password

By default there is no password set for the Belkin router and you just simply click submit button to log on to Belkin router setup page.




3. Setup the connection type ( Internet WAN)

Click on Internet WAN and select the connection type you want.




If you select the Dynamic IP option the window will be like this.



If you select PPPoE configuration from Belkin connection type the page look like:


Here you should enter the user name and password provided by your Internet Service Provider. After entering the details you should click on save settings. Now your Belkin router is configured in PPPoE. In the same way your can setup your Belkin router for static IP and PPTP.

4. Change the LAN settings in Belkin Router

You can change the router IP address and you can enable or disable the DHCP function on the Belkin router using this window. By default belkin router IP address is 192.168.2.1 but you can change it to any other valid IP address.




5. Setup Wireless feature in Belkin Router

To edit the wireless settings, click on Wireless tab in the setup page. You can edit the Wireless network name and wireless channel here.



Wireless name (SSID) is the name of your wireless network. The most recommended wireless channel is 6. You can use wireless channel 1 and 11 too.

6. Enable Wireless Security in Belkin

To enable wireless security on Belkin router click on security under wireless tab and follow the instructions in the link below.

enable wireless security in Belkin wireless router





You should update Belkin Router Firmware

It is very important that you should update Belkin router firmware after configuring the router. To know how to update the firmware click on the link below.

How to Update Firmware in Belkin Router

You can select various security settings from the list provided here. To enable a secured wireless network follow the instructions given in the link.

Protect your wireless network from hackers

There are some other points you must care after configuring the router. One of them is to ensure the safety of the wireless network. It is a nice practice to enable MAC address filtering in Belkin Router to avoid any unauthorized access to your wireless network. To learn how to enable MAC address filter in Belkin wireless router, please follow the link below.

How to enable MAC Address Filter in Belkin router

Some users says they were able to access Internet before adding Belkin router in their network. After installing the router, they are not able to go online. If you face such an issue after setup Belkin Router in your network, follow the link below to fix the issue.

I cannot go online after installing router



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