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Setup WiFi on the Belkin F5D6231-4

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The Belkin F5D6231-4 router is considered a wireless router because it offers WiFi connectivity. WiFi, or simply wireless, allows you to connect various devices to your router, such as wireless printers, smart televisions, and WiFi enabled smartphones.

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Other Belkin F5D6231-4 Guides

This is the wifi guide for the Belkin F5D6231-4. We also have the following guides for the same router:

WiFi Terms

Before we get started there is a little bit of background info that you should be familiar with.

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Wireless Name

Your wireless network needs to have a name to uniquely identify it from other wireless networks. If you are not sure what this means we have a guide explaining what a wireless name is that you can read for more information.

Wireless Password

An important part of securing your wireless network is choosing a strong password.

Wireless Channel

Picking a WiFi channel is not always a simple task. Be sure to read about WiFi channels before making the choice.

Encryption

You should almost definitely pick WPA2 for your networks encryption. If you are unsure, be sure to read our WEP vs WPA guide first.

Login To The Belkin F5D6231-4

To get started configuring the Belkin F5D6231-4 WiFi settings you need to login to your router. If you are already logged in you can skip this step.

To login to the Belkin F5D6231-4, follow our Belkin F5D6231-4 Login Guide.

Find the WiFi Settings on the Belkin F5D6231-4

If you followed our login guide above then you should see this screen.

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This is the status page from your Belkin F5D6231-4 router.

You start on the Status page of the Belkin F5D6231-4 router. To configure the WiFi settings, click the link on the left side of the page labeled Channel and SSID.

Change the WiFi Settings on the Belkin F5D6231-4

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This is the wifi channel page from your Belkin F5D6231-4 router.

This takes you to the page you see here. The first thing on this page is the Wireless Channel. This needs to be changed if you are not using channel 1,6, or 11. In the United States there are 11 channels you can choose from, of these 11 channels there is only room in the spectrum for up to three channels that don't partially overlap one another. Partially overlapping channels cause a lot of interference. Everyone should be using one of these three channels. For more information on why, check out our guide titled WiFi channels.

Below that is the SSID. This is your wireless name. The name that you use to identify your network. Enter an original name here but avoid using any information that could point to you, such as names or addresses. For more of an explanation on this topic, check out our guide titled Wireless names.

The last thing on this page is the Broadcast SSID. If you want to hide your wireless name from scanning wireless devices uncheck this box. This does not mean you are invisible to criminals, they have all the tools necessary to find these hidden networks. You have only camouflaged your network not made it invisible.

Click the blue Apply Changes button when you are finished. Then, on the left side of the page click Encryption.

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This is the wifi setup page from your Belkin F5D6231-4 router.

On this page you determine the type of security you want to use for your network. Please read our guide titled WEP vs. WPA. The only option for this router is WEP. WEP is extremely weak with today's technology. WEP can be hacked within a matter of minutes. We strongly recommend updating your firmware to allow for WPA2. Do not settle for WEP security.

Possible Problems when Changing your WiFi Settings

After making these changes to your router you will almost definitely have to reconnect any previously connected devices. This is usually done at the device itself and not at your computer.

Other Belkin F5D6231-4 Info

Don't forget about our other Belkin F5D6231-4 info that you might be interested in.

This is the wifi guide for the Belkin F5D6231-4. We also have the following guides for the same router: