Getting to know the Belkin AC1600 Wi-Fi Dual-Band AC+ Gigabit Router, F9K1119 v2

The Belkin AC1600 Wi-Fi Dual-Band AC+ Gigabit Router, F9K1119 v2 is a router which operates on 2.4 GHz conforming to the IEEE 802.11 b/g/n wireless standards, and 5 GHz conforming to the IEEE 802.11 a/n/ac wireless standards.

Major Features

Dual-band 802.11ac
Guest network (2.4 GHz)
Simple start
3x3 Spatial Streams
Data rates of 300 Mbps (2.4 GHz) and 1.3 Gbps (5 GHz)
4x Gigabit Ethernet ports
One (1) USB 3.0 port for storage or printer sharing
Parental Controls powered by Norton™
MultiBeam Technology
Quality of Service (QoS)
DLNA™ Media Server for streaming multimedia content

LED Behaviors

Front Panel

A) Router Status Light - your router’s status is indicated by the light on the front panel of the device.

OFF - the router is not plugged into a power source.
Blinking Blue - the router is starting up.
Solid Blue - the router is connected to the Internet.
Blinking Amber - the router cannot detect the modem. Either the modem is OFF, not plugged into the router, or unresponsive.

B) Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ (WPS) Light and Button - the WPS button of your router can be used to help establish a secure connection between your router and other WPS-enabled Wi-Fi devices such as computers.

NOTE: The small light near the WPS button indicates what is happening while you are using WPS to establish a connection.

OFF - idle
Blinking Blue - the router is looking for a WPS-enabled computer or other device.
Solid Blue - the router has made a secure connection with the computer or other device.
Amber - a connection was not created.

Back Panel

Modem Port - connect your modem to this port using an Ethernet cable.

LAN Ports - connect computers and other wired network devices to these ports using Ethernet cables.

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USB Port and LED - A USB printer, disk or other USB device plugged into this port will be shared on your network. The USB port has a light that indicates its status.

OFF - there is no USB device connected or the attached USB device is not in use.
Blinking - this means you have to wait before unplugging any USB device connected to the router until the light turns OFF.
ON - the USB device is connected and is being shared on your network.

Reset Button - this button is used to restart your router in rare cases when it functions incorrectly. It may also be used to restore the factory default settings.

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Power Port - connect the included power supply to this jack.

Product Requirements

Desktop browser requirements:

Internet Explorer® 7 or above
Mozilla Firefox®
Google Chrome™
Safari®

Operating System (OS) requirements:

Windows® XP 32-bit (SP3 or greater)
Windows Vista®
Windows® 7
Windows® 8
Windows® 8.1
Mac OS® X 10.5 and above

NOTE: It can virtually support any OS since there is no need for any software to install as long as a supported browser is used for the web-based setup and configuration.

Belkin MediaPlay for smartphones and tablets:

iOS 5.0 or later, compatible with iPhone®, iPad® and iPod touch®
Android™ 2.2 and up
Display device must support DLNA™ or AirPlay®
USB drive must be connected to a USB port on the router with the Media Server feature enabled
Display device must be part of the same network via wireless or Ethernet connection

Belkin USB Print and Storage Center:

NOTE: Make sure you download the correct version of the USB utility for your operating system.

Operating System	USB Utility v.2.2.0	USB Utility v.2.2.1
Windows 10	Yes	-
Windows 8	Yes	-
Windows 7	Yes	-
Windows XP SP3	-	Yes
Windows Vista SP1	-	Yes
Mac OS X Yosemite 10.10	-	Yes
Mac OS X Mavericks 10.9	-	Yes
Mac OS X Mountain Lion 10.8	-	Yes
Mac OS X Lion 10.7	-	Yes
Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.1 or later	-	Yes
Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.8 or later	-	Yes