How do I setup my Belkin n450 Wireless Router?

Talking about the Belkin N450 DB wireless n router – this dual-band router with 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bandwidth is equipping homes and offices with high-speed wifi networking connections. If you are an adopter of an 11ac technology, then a Belkin router will do it so. Band 5GHz is pumping speed of 300mbps while the 2.4GHz band boosts the speed of 150mbps. Its high speed is obviously a benefit, but the easy setup also makes Belkin N450 one of the best choices in wireless routers. Now you may do video streaming and gaming marathons all night long in high quality alongside their lag-free benefit. Four available gigabit ports make this router suitable for unleashing fast internet speed on your computer systems. The router is smart enough to wave off a number of issues on itself and is equipped with a number of security features. So, yes, it’s worth what we call a purchase.

Belkin n450 Wireless Router

In the following blog, we will talk about Belkin router N450 setup & login along with its firmware update. So, get on the ride of ways how to configure your newly bought N450 DB wireless router. It is not difficult; it’s all simple, quick, and easy. You can perform the configuration on your own. So hop on then.

Belkin Routers Default Credentials

  • IP address – 192.168.2.1
  • Username – admin
  • Password – password

Alternate Default Belkin Router Credentials

  • IP address – 10.1.1.1
  • Username – admin
  • Password (No password required)

Belkin router N450 Login

We are starting with the login of the Belkin router. These are the steps one should follow when logging in to Belkin wireless routers.

  1. Before anything, make sure to power up the router to an electrical socket. Power it on now.
  2. Take an Ethernet cable and connect one end into the system and another to the Belkin n450 router.
  3. Open the browser and run http://belkinrouter.com or opt for the IP address 192.168.2.1 or you may go for 10.1.1.1
  4. Now a login page must have opened; use the appropriate credential to the IP address you just ran.
    • For IP 192.168.2.1 – the username is admin, and the password is password.
    • For IP 10.1.1.1 – the username is admin, and the password box will go empty.
  1. Now, hit on Let me in, and you are good to go. Belkin router n450 login is successful.

How do I set up my Belkin n450 Wireless Router?

There are two ways one might log in to the Belkin n450. One is via CD, and another is a browser-based method. Let’s go through both methods one by one.

Belkin n450 CD-based setup

Belkin n450
  1. Power out your Router and also your home modem.
  2. Use an Ethernet cable to connect your home modem to the Belkin router.
  3. Time to power up the modem and Belkin wireless router, both.
  4. Insert the CD named “Belkin Easy Installation Wizard Software” into your system. The compact disc comes with a router.
  5. The system will run the CD itself, and a window called ready to install will pop up.
  6. Click on the option install.
  7. As the installation will over, then click on the option called Finish.

Belkin n450 web-based setup

  1. Make sure your  router and other devices  are disconnected from the power sources.
  2. Then connect both devices to each other through an Ethernet cable.
  3. Finally, power up both the devices again.
  4. We hope you have another Ethernet cable to connect your Belkin n450 to the computer system.
  5. Once done, make sure to launch the search engine and run the IP address 192.168.2.1 in the search bar.
  6. Then log the credentials in. Default username – admin; password – password.
  7. Click on login.
  8. Now you are logged in to the Belkin router, go to the option called Internet WAN.
  9. Reach to the subsection of Internet WAN and select connection type. Opt whichever is suitable for you.
  10. The username and password to these are provided by your Internet Service Provider. Contact them and complete the setup. We prefer that you collect these network credentials beforehand. Later you may change the credentials if required.
  11. When that network credentials are set, then you may use the wifi network of your Belkin n450. Bravo, you did it again and settled up your Belkin n450 DB wireless n router.

Belkin n450 Firmware update

  1. We hope you have downloaded the firmware upgrade file from the portal of Belkin. If not, then run this link https://www.belkin.com/ in the browser and download the file.
  2. Do not open the file in the operating system, and it is supposed to be opened only on the web.
  3. Now run the IP address 192.168.2.1 in your system’s search engine.
  4. Enter the default password.
  5. Once entered, go to the option called Utilities.
  6. Utilities have a sub-option called Firmware Update.
  7. Opt that and upload the file, thereby means called browse.
Belkin n450 Firmware update
Guess what? You have successfully logged in, settled up, and upgraded the firmware of your Belkin n450 DB wireless n router. Congrats. In case you are still facing issues – contact our team, and we will help you out.