4ABLE OF #ONTENTS 4ABLE OF #ONTENTS 0RODUCT /VERVIEW 0ACKAGE #ONTENTS 3YSTEM 2EQUIREMENTS )NTRODUCTION &EATURES (ARDWARE /VERVIEW #ONNECTIONS
4ABLE OF #ONTENTS 7IRELESS 3ECURITY 7HAT IS 7%0 #ONlGURE 7%0 7HAT IS 70! #ONlGURE 70! 03+ #ONlGURE 70! 2!$)53 #ONNECT TO A 7IRELESS .
3ECTION 0RODUCT /VERVIEW 0RODUCT 0ACKAGE/VERVIEW #ONTENTS s $ ,INK 7"2 7IRELESS 2OUTER s 0OWER !DAPTER s %THERNET #ABLE s -ANUAL AND 7ARRANTY ON #$ .OTE 5SING A POWER SUPPLY WITH A DIFFERENT VOLTAGE RATING THAN THE ONE INCLUDED WITH THE 7"2 WILL CAUSE DAMAGE AND VOID THE WARRANTY FOR THIS PRODUCT 3YSTEM 2EQUIREMENTS s %THERNET BASED #ABLE OR $3, -ODEM s #OMPUTERS WITH 7INDOWS§ -ACINTOSH§ OR ,INUX BASED OPERATING SYSTEMS WITH AN INSTALLED %THERNET ADAPTER s )NTERNET %XPLORER 6ERSION OR .
3ECTION 0RODUCT /VERVIEW )NTRODUCTION $ ,INK THE INDUSTRY LEADER IN WIRELESS NETWORKING INTRODUCES ANOTHER BREAKTHROUGH IN WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY 4HE $ ,INK 7IRELESS ' 7"2 2OUTER WHICH IS CAPABLE OF TRANSFERRING DATA WITH A MAXIMUM WIRELESS SIGNAL RATE OF UP TO -BPS IN THE '(Z FREQUENCY THE SAME WIRELESS FREQUENCY AS B 4HE $ ,INK 7"2 7IRELESS 2OUTER ALSO OFFERS FOUR %THERNET PORTS TO SUPPORT MULTIPLE COMPUTERS 4HE ADVANCED WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY BUILT INTO THE 7"2 7IRELESS 2OUT
3ECTION 0RODUCT /VERVIEW &EATURES s &ASTER 7IRELESS .
3ECTION 0RODUCT /VERVIEW (ARDWARE /VERVIEW #ONNECTIONS $ ,INK 7"2 5SER -ANUAL
3ECTION 0RODUCT /VERVIEW $ ,INK 7"2 5SER -ANUAL
3ECTION )NSTALLATION )NSTALLATION 4HIS SECTION WILL WALK YOU THROUGH THE INSTALLATION PROCESS 0LACEMENT OF THE ROUTER IS VERY IMPORTANT $O NOT PLACE THE ROUTER IN AN ENCLOSED AREA SUCH AS A CLOSET CABINET OR IN THE ATTIC OR GARAGE "EFORE YOU "EGIN 0LEASE CONlGURE THE ROUTER WITH THE COMPUTER THAT WAS LAST CONNECTED DIRECTLY TO YOUR MODEM !LSO YOU CAN ONLY USE THE %THERNET PORT ON YOUR MODEM )F YOU WERE USING THE 53" CONNECTION BEFORE USING THE ROUTER THEN YOU MUST TURN OFF YOUR MODEM DISCONNECT THE
3ECTION )NSTALLATION 7IRELESS )NSTALLATION #ONSIDERATIONS 4HE $ ,INK WIRELESS ROUTER LETS YOU ACCESS YOUR NETWORK USING A WIRELESS CONNECTION FROM VIRTUALLY ANYWHERE WITHIN THE OPERATING RANGE OF YOUR WIRELESS NETWORK +EEP IN MIND HOWEVER THAT THE NUMBER THICKNESS AND LOCATION OF WALLS CEILINGS OR OTHER OBJECTS THAT THE WIRELESS SIGNALS MUST PASS THROUGH MAY LIMIT THE RANGE 4YPICAL RANGES VARY DEPENDING ON THE TYPES OF MATERIALS AND BACKGROUND 2& RADIO FREQUENCY NOISE IN YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS 4HE KEY
3ECTION )NSTALLATION #ONNECT TO #ABLE $3, 3ATELLITE -ODEM )F YOU ARE CONNECTING THE ROUTER TO A CABLE $3, SATELLITE MODEM PLEASE FOLLOW THE STEPS BELOW 0LACE THE ROUTER IN AN OPEN AND CENTRAL LOCATION $O NOT PLUG THE POWER ADAPTER INTO THE ROUTER 4URN THE POWER OFF ON YOUR MODEM )F THERE IS NO ON OFF SWITCH THEN UNPLUG THE MODEM S POWER ADAPTER 3HUT DOWN YOUR COMPUTER 5NPLUG THE %THERNET CABLE THAT CONNECTS YOUR COMPUTER TO YOUR MODEM FROM YOUR COMPUTER AND PLACE IT INTO THE 7!.
3ECTION )NSTALLATION #ONNECT TO !NOTHER 2OUTER )F YOU ARE CONNECTING THE $ ,INK ROUTER TO ANOTHER ROUTER TO USE AS A WIRELESS ACCESS POINT AND OR SWITCH YOU WILL HAVE TO DO THE FOLLOWING BEFORE CONNECTING THE ROUTER TO YOUR NETWORK s $ISABLE 50N0Í s $ISABLE $(#0 s #HANGE THE ,!. )0 ADDRESS TO AN AVAILABLE ADDRESS ON YOUR NETWORK 4HE ,!.
3ECTION )NSTALLATION $ISCONNECT THE %THERNET CABLE FROM THE ROUTER AND RECONNECT YOUR COMPUTER TO YOUR NETWORK #ONNECT AN %THERNET CABLE IN ONE OF THE ,!. PORTS OF THE ROUTER AND CONNECT IT TO YOUR OTHER ROUTER $O NOT PLUG ANYTHING INTO THE 7!. PORT OF THE $ ,INK ROUTER 9OU MAY NOW USE THE OTHER ,!.
3ECTION #ONlGURATION #ONlGURATION 4HIS SECTION WILL SHOW YOU HOW TO CONlGURE YOUR NEW $ ,INK WIRELESS ROUTER USING THE WEB BASED CONlGURATION UTILITY 7EB BASED #ONlGURATION 5TILITY 4O ACCESS THE CONlGURATION UTILITY OPEN A WEB BROWSER SUCH AS )NTERNET %XPLORER AND ENTER THE )0 ADDRESS OF THE ROUTER %NTER THE USER NAME ADMIN AND YOUR PASSWORD ,EAVE THE PASSWORD BLANK BY DEFAULT )F YOU GET A 0AGE #ANNOT BE $ISPLAYED ERROR PLEASE REFER TO THE 4ROUBLESHOOTING SECTION FOR ASSISTANCE $
3ECTION #ONlGURATION 3ETUP 7IZARD 9OU MAY RUN THE SETUP WIZARD TO QUICKLY SETUP YOUR ROUTER #LICK 3ETUP 7IZARD TO LAUNCH THE WIZARD #LICK ,AUNCH )NTERNET #ONNECTION 3ETUP 7IZARD TO BEGIN $ ,INK 7"2 5SER -ANUAL
3ECTION #ONlGURATION #LICK .EXT TO CONTINUE #REATE A NEW PASSWORD AND THEN CLICK .EXT TO CONTINUE 3ELECT YOUR TIME ZONE FROM THE DROP DOWN MENU AND THEN CLICK .EXT TO CONTINUE 3ELECT THE TYPE OF )NTERNET CONNECTION YOU USE AND THEN CLICK .
3ECTION #ONlGURATION )F YOU SELECTED $YNAMIC YOU MAY NEED TO ENTER THE -!# ADDRESS OF THE COMPUTER THAT WAS LAST CONNECTED DIRECTLY TO YOUR MODEM )F YOU ARE CURRENTLY USING THAT COMPUTER CLICK #LONE 9OUR 0# S -!# !DDRESS AND THEN CLICK .EXT TO CONTINUE 4HE (OST .AME IS OPTIONAL BUT MAY BE REQUIRED BY SOME )30S 4HE DEFAULT HOST NAME IS THE DEVICE NAME OF THE 2OUTER AND MAY BE CHANGED )F YOU SELECTED 000O% ENTER YOUR 000O% USERNAME AND PASSWORD #LICK .
3ECTION #ONlGURATION )F YOU SELECTED , 40 ENTER YOUR , 40 USERNAME AND PASSWORD #LICK .EXT TO CONTINUE )F YOU SELECTED 3TATIC ENTER YOUR NETWORK SETTINGS SUPPLIED BY YOUR )NTERNET PROVIDER #LICK .
3ECTION #ONlGURATION )NTERNET 3ETUP $YNAMIC #ABLE $YNAMIC )0 #HOOSE $YNAMIC )0 !DDRESS TO OBTAIN )0 !DDRESS !DDRESS INFORMATION AUTOMATICALLY FROM YOUR )30 3ELECT THIS OPTION IF YOUR )30 DOES NOT GIVE YOU ANY )0 NUMBERS TO USE 4HIS OPTION IS COMMONLY USED FOR #ABLE MODEM SERVICES (OST .AME 4HE (OST .AME IS OPTIONAL BUT MAY BE REQUIRED BY SOME )30S 4HE DEFAULT HOST NAME IS THE DEVICE NAME OF THE 2OUTER AND MAY BE CHANGED -!# !DDRESS 4HE DEFAULT -!# !DDRESS IS SET TO THE 7!.
3ECTION #ONlGURATION )NTERNET 3ETUP 000O% $3, #HOOSE 000O% 0OINT TO 0OINT 0ROTOCOL OVER %THERNET IF YOUR )30 USES A 000O% CONNECTION 9OUR )30 WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH A USERNAME AND PASSWORD 4HIS OPTION IS TYPICALLY USED FOR $3, SERVICES -AKE SURE TO REMOVE YOUR 000O% SOFTWARE FROM YOUR COMPUTER 4HE SOFTWARE IS NO LONGER NEEDED AND WILL NOT WORK THROUGH A ROUTER 000O% 3ELECT $YNAMIC MOST COMMON OR 3TATIC 3ELECT 3TATIC IF YOUR )30 ASSIGNED YOU THE )0 ADDRESS SUBNET MASK GATEWAY AND $.