How to Setup Belkin Wireless Router With DSL & Cable Modem

Belkin is one of the leading Small Office Networking devices manufacturers. In this tutorial, we can see a direct method to configure their Wireless Routers by accessing the web-based setup page without using the setup disc. Though Easy Setup reduces our time to configure a device, to make custom changes, it is better to do manual configuration. The manual setup gives more freedom to make custom changes in settings. There are many models of wireless routers like  N150, N300, N600DB, N750DB etc. Though there are many product models, you can use the same procedure to set up any model.

Steps to Configure Belkin Wireless N Router

1. Connect Belkin Router To Your Computer & Modem
   
   This is the first step in configuring the device on your network. Connect devices as per the order provided below.
   
   1. LAN Port of Modem is Connected to Internet Port of Belkin Device
   2. LAN Port of the Router is connected to LAN port of Computer
   3. Switch On the Router
   4. The computer is Switched on
   5. The modem is Switched off
   
   
2. Access Belkin Router Setup Page
   
   To access the web-based setup page, type 192.168.2.1 on the address bar of the browser. The default Login IP address of Belkin WiFi router is 192.168.2.1
   
   
   By default, there is no password set and you just simply click submit button to log on to the setup page.
   
   
   
3. Configure Internet On Belkin Router
   
   Click on Connection Type under Internet WAN and select the Internet connection you have from your ISP.
   
   
   There are mainly four different ways you can configure Internet connection on your Belkin Router. They are:
   
   1. Dynamic Connection to Configure For Cable Broadband
      
      
   2. Static Connection
      
      
   3. PPPoE Configuration
      
      
   4. PPTP Configuration

1. Setup Belkin Router for Cable Modem

1. If you have Cable Internet connection, you should select Dynamic option and click next. In most cases, you may need to type the hostname provided by Cable Internet Service Provider.
   
   
   
2. In addition to this, to work with the cable modem, you may need to clone the MAC address of your computer using the link/button Change WAN MAC Address.
   
   
   Use the clone button to copy MAC address of your computer. Click Apply Changes after entering the details. After having this step, Belkin will be ready to work with your cable internet connection. This step is important because your Internet Service Provider recognizes registered users using the MAC address of the PC used while activating the connection. If you use a different PC, your ISP will not allow it to access the Internet because of non registered MAC address. By MAC address cloning feature we can override this restriction.

2. Setup Belkin Router for DSL Modem Using PPPoE

1. For most of the DSL Internet connections, you must select PPPoE
   
   
   Click Next
   
   
2. Enter the Username and password provided by your DSL Internet Service provider.
   
   
   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 for DSL broadband connections. If you do not configure in PPPoE(means in bridge mode), you may need to enter username and password (provided by ISP) on your PC whenever you access the Internet. Also, you will not be able to share the broadband connection in this bridge mode.

3. Configure Belkin Router With Static IP Address

1. Select Static and click Next
   
   
   
2. Enter the Static IP Address provided by your ISP
   
   
   Click Apply Changes

Setup Wireless Feature On 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. Here I have customized certain WiFi settings with personalized information.


Wireless name (SSID) is the name of your wireless network. The most recommended wireless channel is 6. You can use channel 1 and 11 too. Here I use my name as the SSID by removing the default name. It is important to change the default SSID to easily identify your network.

6. Enable Wireless Security

To enable WiFi security, click on security under the wireless tab and follow the instructions in the link below.
How to Enable wireless security To Prevent Unauthorized Entry





You should update Firmware

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

How to Update Firmware 

Change the LAN settings on the Belkin Router

You can change the router IP address and you can enable or disable the DHCP function 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.


There are some other points you must care about configuring the device. One of them is to ensure the safety of the wireless network. It is a nice practice to enable MAC address filtering to avoid any unauthorized access to your WiFi network. To learn how to enable the MAC address filter, follow the link below.
How to enable MAC Address Filter

Cannot Go Online After Installing Belkin Router

Some users say they were able to access the Internet before adding a Belkin router in their network. After installing the router, they are not able to go online. There are so many reasons for this issue and we have an article about how to deal with such a situation. If you face such an issue on your network, follow the link below to fix it.
I cannot go online after installing the router



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