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User Manual

Belkin Ltd.
4 Pioneer Avenue 
Tuggerah Business Park 
Tuggerah NSW Australia 2259 
+61 (0) 2 4372 8600
+61 (0) 2 4372 8603 fax

Belkin B.V.
Boeing Avenue 333
1119 PH Schiphol-Rijk, The Netherlands
+31 (0) 20 654 7300
+31 (0) 20 654 7349 fax

Belkin Tech Support
US:   877-736-5771

310-898-1100 ext. 2263

Europe: 00 800 223 55 460
Australia: 1800 235 546
New Zealand: 0800 235 546
Singapore: 800 616 1790

Belkin Corporation
501 West Walnut Street
Los Angeles, CA 90220-5221, USA
310-898-1100
310-898-1111 fax

Belkin Ltd.
Express Business Park, Shipton Way 
Rushden, NN10 6GL, United Kingdom
+44 (0) 1933 35 2000
+44 (0) 1933 31 2000 fax

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Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. The mark Wi-Fi is a registered 
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F5D5730au

High Speed

ADSL2+ Modem

High Speed

ADSL2+ Modem

Connect

Connect your PC for high-speed 

Internet access

Summary of Contents for F5D5730au

Page 1: ... 5221 USA 310 898 1100 310 898 1111 fax Belkin Ltd Express Business Park Shipton Way Rushden NN10 6GL United Kingdom 44 0 1933 35 2000 44 0 1933 31 2000 fax 2006 Belkin Corporation All rights reserved All trade names are registered trademarks of respective manufacturers listed 54g is a trademark of Broadcom Corporation in the United States and or other countries Mac Mac OS AppleTalk Apple and AirP...

Page 2: ...sure to read through this User Manual completely Product Features Compatibility with both PC s and Mac Computers The Modem supports a variety of networking environments including Mac OS 8 x 9 x v10 x AppleTalk Linux Windows 98SE ME NT 2000 and XP and others You need an Internet browser and a network adapter that supports TCP IP the standard language of the Internet Front Panel LED Display Lighted ...

Page 3: ...t to your office network from home using a VPN connection your Modem will allow your VPN equipped computer to pass through the Modem and to your office network Package Contents ADSL Modem RJ11 Telephone Cable RJ45 Ethernet Networking Cable Power Adapter User Manual CD System Requirements An active ADSL service with a telephone wall jack for connecting the Modem At least one computer with a Network...

Page 4: ...nnected and transmitting or receiving data On Your computer is connected 3 USB DATA LED When a computer is properly connected to the USB port on the rear of the Modem the LED will light Solid GREEN means a computer is connected and the drivers are installed When information is being sent over the port the LED blinks rapidly Off Your computer is not connected Green blinking Connected and transmitti...

Page 5: ...Push and hold the Reset button for ten seconds then release it When the PWR light becomes solid again the restore is complete 10 Power Plug Connect the included 12V 1A DC power supply to this inlet Using the wrong type of power adapter may cause damage to your Modem Connecting your Computer via Ethernet 1 Power off your computer and Modem 2 Connect your computer to the Ethernet port on the rear of...

Page 6: ... splitter to allow simultaneous use of ADSL service and telephone service on the same telephone line Please read the following steps carefully and select appropriate method 1 If your telephone service and ADSL service are on the same telephone line ADSL line filters are needed for each telephone and device such as answering machine fax machine and caller ID display Additional splitters may be used...

Page 7: ...line with an RJ11 wall jack simply connect a telephone cord from the wall jack to the RJ11 port labelled ADSL on the back of your Modem In order for your computer to properly communicate with your Modem you will need to change your computer s TCP IP Ethernet settings to Obtain an IP address automatically Using DHCP This is normally the default setting in most home computers Manually Configuring Ne...

Page 8: ...g Network Adapters in Mac OS up to 9 x In order for your computer to properly communicate with your Modem you will need to change your Mac computer s TCP IP settings to DHCP 1 Pull down the Apple menu Select Control Panels and select TCP IP 2 You will see the TCP IP control panel Select Ethernet Built In or Ethernet in the Connect via drop down menu 3 Next to Configure if not already set choose Us...

Page 9: ...twork connection is not present and Always dial my default connection If you can make a selection select Never dial a connection If you cannot make a selection go to the next step 3 Under the Internet Options screen click on Connections and select LAN Settings 4 Make sure there are no check marks next to any of the displayed options Automatically detect settings Use automatic configuration script ...

Page 10: ...ment interface you may configure the Modem and view statistics to monitor network activity Type 10 1 1 1 do not type in anything else such as http or www in your browser s address bar Then press the Enter key The following screen will appear in your browser to prompt you to log in The default Password is admin Enter the Password and then click the Log In button to log in Navigating the Web Browser...

Page 11: ...be Every visit to the page Setup Wizard After successfully logging into the Modem you will be prompted with the following screen You can quickly select your country add in your username and password for your ISP into the Modem Once you have added all details correctly click Save Settings The status section shows Line Status detects if the telephone line has correct line sync Line Mode This shows t...

Page 12: ...ystem Status Provides WAN connection type and status firmware and hardware version numbers system IP settings as well as DHCP NAT and firewall information System Settings Time Settings Set the time zone and time server for the Modem This information is used for log entries and client access control Check Enable Automatic Time Server Maintenance to automatically maintain the Modem s system time by ...

Page 13: ... DNS Domain Name Servers are used to map a domain name e g www somesite com to the equivalent numerical IP address e g 64 147 25 20 Your ISP should provide the IP address of one or more Domain Name Servers If your ISP requires you to manually specify the addresses enter them on this page WAN Specify the WAN Wide Area Network connection parameters provided by your Internet Service Provider ISP ATM ...

Page 14: ...far point 1483 Routing 1483 Routing allows a simple low cost connection to the Internet via a standard Ethernet port The Modem looks up the network address for each packet seen on the LAN port If the address is listed in the routing table as local it is filtered If the address is listed under the ADSL port it is forwarded Or if the address is not found then it is automatically forwarded to the def...

Page 15: ...here Subnet Mask If your subnet mask is assigned by the ISP each time you connect leave this field all zeros Otherwise enter your subnet mask here Connect Type Sets connection mode to always connected automatic or manual connection Idle Time Enter the maximum idle time for the Internet connection minutes After this time has been exceeded the connection will be terminated Username Enter user name P...

Page 16: ... will appear If you change the pool range make sure the first three octets match the gateway s IP address i e 10 1 1 xxx End IP Specify the end IP address of the DHCP pool Domain Name If your network uses a domain name enter it here Otherwise leave this field blank DHCP Client List The DHCP Clients List displays the IP Address Host Name and MAC Address of each client that has requested an IP addre...

Page 17: ... just entering the IP address provided by the ISP Internet users can access the service they need at the local address to which you redirect them The more common TCP service ports include HTTP 80 FTP 21 Telnet 23 and POP3 110 Special Applications Some applications such as Internet gaming video conferencing Internet telephony and others require multiple connections These applications cannot work wi...

Page 18: ...r the flow Peer IP remote WAN host s IP address for the flow Peer Port remote WAN host s port number for the flow Route These pages define routing related parameters including static routes and Routing Information Protocol RIP parameters Static Route Parameters Static routing is the manual method used to set up routing A network administrator enters routes into the Modem using the following screen...

Page 19: ...lly exchange routing information with adjacent Modems Parameter Description RIP mode Globally enables or disables RIP Auto summary If Auto summary is disabled then RIP packets will include sub network information from all sub net works connected to the ADSL Modem If enabled this sub network information will be summarized to one piece of information covering all sub networks Interface The WAN inter...

Page 20: ...P Modems maintain only the best route to a destination After updating its routing table the Modem immediately begins transmitting routing updates to inform other network Modems of the change Routing Table Parameter Description Flags Indicates the route status C Direct connection on the same subnet S Static Modem R RIP Routing Information Protocol assigned route I ICMP Internet Control Message Prot...

Page 21: ...lowing items are displayed on the Access Control screen Parameter Description Enable Filtering Enables or disables the filtering function Function Normal Filtering Table Displays the IP address or an IP address range filtering table Click Add PC on the Access Control screen to view the following page Access Control Add PC The settings in the screen shot below will block all email sending and recei...

Page 22: ...g either a full URL address or just a keyword This feature can be used to protect children from accessing violent or pornographic web sites Schedule Rule You may filter Internet access for local clients based on rules Each access control rule may be activated at a scheduled time Define the schedule on the Schedule Rule page and apply the rule on the Access Control page Click Add Schedule Rule Edit...

Page 23: ...ion allows you to select different application types that are using dynamic port numbers If you wish to use Stateful Packet Inspection SPI for blocking packets click on the Yes radio button in the Enable SPI and Anti DoS firewall protection field and then check the inspection type that you need such as Packet Fragmentation TCP Connection UDP Session FTP Service H 323 Service and TFTP Service It is...

Page 24: ... the firewall detects a FIN exchange TCP connection idle timeout 3600 secs 1 hour The length of time for which a TCP session will be managed if there is no activity UDP session idle timeout 30 secs The length of time for which a UDP session will be managed if there is no activity H 323 data channel idle timeout 180 secs The length of time for which an H 323 session will be managed if there is no a...

Page 25: ... Zone host on this screen Adding a client to the DMZ may expose your local network to a variety of security risks so it is only recommended that this is used option as a last resort It is also recommended that you disable and software firewall installed on your PC this will continue to block ports even if the PC is entered into the DMZ ADSL ADSL Parameters We recommend leaving the Operation Mode a...

Page 26: ...ast and interleaved For either path a forward error correction FEC scheme is employed to ensure higher data integrity For maximum noise immunity an interleaver may be used to supplement FEC Interleaved Path FEC Correction An interleaver is basically a buffer used to introduce a delay allowing for additional error correction techniques to handle noise Interleaving slows the data flow and may not be...

Page 27: ... are UPnP compliant Some applications require the Modem s firewall to be configured in a specific way to operate properly This usually requires opening TCP and UDP ports and in some instances setting trigger ports An application that is UPnP compliant has the ability to communicate with the Modem basically telling the Modem which way it needs the firewall configured The Modem ships with the UPnP f...

Page 28: ...the factory settings check Restore Modem to Factory Defaults and click NEXT You will be asked to confirm your decision Click APPLY to proceed or CANCEL to go back Firmware Upgrade Use this screen to update the firmware or user interface to the latest versions You can download the latest firmware from http www belkin com dslModems It is recommended that you back up your Modem s settings prior to up...

Page 29: ...tem IP settings as well as DHCP Server and Firewall status INFORMATION Displays the number of attached clients the firmware versions and the physical MAC address for each media interface and for the Modem as well as the hardware version and serial number ATM PVC Displays ATM connection type and status DHCP Client List Security Log The security log may be saved to a file by clicking Save and choosi...

Page 30: ...r multiples If the Router is installed in such conditions and does not give the expected performance do not refer the matter to the Telecom Fault Service The Service Covered by These Telepermits This Telepermit shows that this Belkin F5D5730au ADSL Router is suitable for connection to Telecom s existing ADSL1 service This service is defined by the specification PTC270 When compliance with the spec...

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