Nowadays, routers have become the backbone of a connected house. Setting up a router is somewhat easy, but for setting up a Belkin router, first of all, you have to secure your network by configuring the router correctly. Configuration can be tricky if you are doing it for the first time. You can find the settings of your router in the administration panel. In this article, we will provide you some steps on how to access your Belkin router panel so that you can set your administrator password to protect your router security.
Power Cycling The Modem And Router
Step 1: First of all, unplug your router from all the power sources in which it is plugged.
Step 2: Now, connect the modem to the WAN (Internet port) of the router using an Ethernet cable.
Step 3: Firstly, power on the modem by pressing the ON button. Now plug your router in the powerhouse to power it on.
Router Manual Setup
We have provided some steps which can be applied to some Belkin routers model. Follow these steps to set up your router manually.
Step 1. First of all, you have to connect your PC with an Ethernet port of the router.
Step 2. Secondly, open a web page on your PC, and then in the address bar, you have to enter the default IP address and hit the Enter key.
Step 3. Next, click on the login option.
Step 4. Click on submit without adding any password.
Step 5. Following, click on the option Connection type, which is present just below the Internet WAN option.
Step 6. After that, select the option Connection type, then click on the dynamic option present at the top, and then you can click on Next.
Step 7. At last, you have to enter your ISP details and then click on the Apply Changes button.
Setup Wireless Feature On Belkin Router
First of all, you have to configure the setup page by clicking on the Wireless tab. Now you can change the Wireless network name and channel by following these steps:
Step 1. Firstly, enter WPA/WPA2.Personal(PSK) in the security mode column.
Step 2. Secondly, enter the WPA2.PSK in the Authentication column.
Step 3. Thirdly, enter AES in the Encryption technique column.
Step 4. Without entering the password, mark a tick on Obscure PSK and then click on the Apply changes to apply the changes you have made.
Enable Wireless Security
Click on the security option, which is present under the wireless tab. To do so, you have to follow the steps shown below.
Conclusion
As we have provided you with all the steps to be followed to set up your router, we are pretty sure that you are now able to do it on your own. You can apply the settings, as shown in the article.
