If you've made the decision to try home automation and WeMo, then you might have noticed that Belkin WeMo is like a potato chip; you can't have just one.
I purchased my router just the other day on valentines day and set it up. it said there was a firmware update so i proceeded to do so. it appeared to still work and i went to bed. next morning there was nothing. no internet signal directly to it or wifi broadcasting so i called belkin. managed to fix the firmware issue to get to my dashboard to change settings and all that but my ssid isnt broadcasting. they told me i had to exchange the unit at the place i purchased it. i refuse to believe its toast. i cannot use the wifi part of my router. the only way to use any internet connection is to connect directly to the modem or connect directly to the router while attached to the modem. i've read about this issue and people were able to resolve it but i'm having no such luck. Here is the info for my router:
MFG: Belkin
Model: N600 Wifi dual band n+ router
Part number: F9K1102
Version: 2145
Any help and assistance would be greatly appreciated. thank you in advance!!!
MFG: Belkin
Model: N600 Wifi dual band n+ router
Part number: F9K1102
Version: 2145
Any help and assistance would be greatly appreciated. thank you in advance!!!
I ordered a Belkin N300 router a while back to install the Tomato router firmware. Well it took me a long time to get around to installing it but it was worth the wait. The router will support DD-WRT or Tomato but since DD-WRT is no longer open source I choose to use Tomato.
This process was a lot easier than I expected, only took me around 20 minutes from start to finish. As long as you make sure to download the correct firmware versions and make sure to set your computer to 192.168.2.8 when in the CFE menu it will go very smoothly.
To install Tomato use the below instructions. Use these directions at your own risk and if you brick your N300 I am not responsable. I recommend reading the instructions completely before attempting this procedure.
What you will need:
Windows computer with Internet Explorer
Belkin N300 Router
Network Patch Cable
DD-WRT Firmware Download
Tomato Firmware Download
Tomato Firmware Explanation
Windows computer with Internet Explorer
Belkin N300 Router
Network Patch Cable
DD-WRT Firmware Download
Tomato Firmware Download
Tomato Firmware Explanation
The first step is to get the router into CFE mode. To get there follow these steps.
1. While the unit is powered on Press the reset button for 30 secs
2. Keeping the reset button pressed, unplug the power (do not let up on the reset button)
3. Plug the power back in and wait for another 30 secs
4. You can now let up on the reset button
1. While the unit is powered on Press the reset button for 30 secs
2. Keeping the reset button pressed, unplug the power (do not let up on the reset button)
3. Plug the power back in and wait for another 30 secs
4. You can now let up on the reset button
Once you completed this plug your Windows computer into any of ports 1-4 on the router and assign the computer an ip address of 192.168.2.8 with a subnet of 255.255.255.0. Now navigate to http://192.168.2.1 using Internet Explorer, it will look like the below screenshot.
Here you will upload the DD-WRT firmware, I used dd-wrt.v24-15396_NEWD-2_K2.6_mini_f7d3301.bin. Make sure to wait for the upload to complete and let the unit reset itself. Once it reboots the router will load the DD-WRT firmware. If you would like to use that then stop here and reset your computer to get an ip address via DHCP.
The next step is to upload the Tomato firmware using the DD-WRT firmware update tool. Upload the Tomato firmware version downloaded above, I used the tomato-K26USB-1.28.7497.1MIPSR2-Toastman-VLAN-RT-VPN.trx.
![Belkin Firmware Update Page Belkin Firmware Update Page](http://cache-www.belkin.com/support/dl/SF8264-002_EN_v1.png)
One that upload is complete the unit will restart and to login go to http://192.168.1.1.
Username: admin
Password: admin
Username: admin
Password: admin
I got these directions from FatWallet so if someone needs more specifics head here.
http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/expired-deals/1182506/m16829390/#m16829390
http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/expired-deals/1182506/m16829390/#m16829390
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