Configuring a BELKIN Router
Basic Configuration Steps
Configuring Your Router
STEP 1 (a): Connect Your PC to the Router
• Unbox the router and power up the router.
• Connect the Act internet cable to the WAN/Internet port (different colored port) of the router.
• An extra cable will be available with the router, take LAN cable connect one end to the LAN port(1-
4) Of the router (any one port) and one end to the PC or Laptop.
• In the system press key & R key together to open Run dialog box.
• Type ipconfig on the command prompt (Black screen). The default gateway of the LAN or Ethernet
adapter will be the Router address. (Ex:192.168.1.1)
STEP 1 (b): Connect Your Mobile
• Switch on the router and connect ACT internet cable to the WAN/Internet port of the router
• Go to setting in the Mobile, turn on Wi-Fi and wait until the mobile detects router name
press the router name to connect.
• If the router is already configured and the Wi-Fi password is known then go to settings in
the Mobile
• Under “Wireless and Networks”, press Wi-Fi make sure "Wi-Fi" is turned on.
• Wait until the mobile detects router name press the router name if prompted enter the
Wi-Fi password and press Connect.
NOTE
• Every Router Configuration has two parts
– Configuring the Internet Part, where we tell the Router how to connect to the internet.
– Configuring the Wi-Fi Part, where we decide the name and password with which we connect to the Router
• Internet Configuration shown here will guide to configure the Router in PPPoE.
– This will enable you to browse internet directly, every time you connect to the router. No need to
login again and again.
• Wi-Fi Configuration has also been given, in order to ease the process of you connecting to the Router
– SSID and Password Creation have been explained
STEP 2: Logging into the Router
• When the gateway IP is entered in the browser, the login page appears. The usual
usernames and passwords are,
Router Name IP Address Username Password
Cisco or Linksys 192.168.1.1 admin admin
D-Link 192.168.0.1 admin (blank)
TP-Link 192.168.0.1 admin admin
Netgear 192.168.1.1 admin password
Belkin 192.168.2.1 Click on Login in Home (blank)
Tenda 192.168.0.1 admin admin
i-Ball Baton 192.168.1.1 admin admin
Digisol 192.168.2.1 admin 1234 or admin
Asus 192.168.1.1 admin admin
• If all the above credentials do not work, please check the back of the router where
the username and password will be mentioned.
STEP 2: Login into the router by leaving password blank
STEP 3: Go to Internet WAN and Click on Connection Type
Select PPPoE and Click on next, Type the portal page user name and portal page password, and
MTU size as 1492, and click on Apply Changes.
STEP 4: Go to wireless and Click on channel and SSID, SSID will be your router name and
Apply the changes
Step 5: Go to wireless and Click on Security, Change the Security mode as WPA/WPA2 (PSK),
and type WIFI password below
STEP 6: Click on Firewall and select disable and apply the changes.
Step 7: Home Page
• Go to the status page and look for PPPoE is connected and getting IP
• If you are getting an IP under PPPoE then Internet is established
Changes to be made after Configuration
• If the Wi-Fi password is changed, we need to update the password in all the devices to get
connected to the Internet.
• Changes in PC
– Windows 7: Click on Windows button click on Control Panel click on Network and Internet click on
Network and Sharing Centre.
– In the Tasks pane(Left side of screen), click Manage wireless networks
– Right-click the router name click Remove network click on OK.
– Click on Network icon(right bottom corner next to system Time), click on Router name and enter the new Wi-Fi
password and Connect.
• Changes in PC
– Win 8, 8.1: Click on Network icon (right bottom corner next to system Time), Right click on
Router name click on “Forget this network”. Again click on Router name, enter the new Wi-Fi
password and Connect.
– Win 10: Click on Network icon(right bottom corner next to system Time), click on Network
settings under Wi-Fi click on Manage known Networks Click on your Router name and Click
on Forget, and again click on Network icon click on Router name enter the new Wi-Fi
password and Connect
• Mobile or Tablet
– Go to ‘Settings’ in Mobile, turn on Wi-Fi and long press on your Router name and press “Forget
network”. Again press the router name. You will be prompted to enter the Wi-Fi
password.Enter the Password and Connect.
