Belkin F5D5130-8 manual

Share your files and Internet connection 5-and 8-Port 10/100 network F5D5130-5 F5D5130-8 Net work S witch[...]

T able of Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Product Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-5 Belkin Docking Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Connecting a Simple Network . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Congratulations on y our purchase of this quality Belkin product. Y ou can now enjo y the benefits of sharing printers and peripherals, sharing one Internet account*, exc hanging data quickly between connected computers, and communication via-e-mail and the Internet. T he Network Switc h can be used to connect PCs, additional switc hes, Gatewa y Ro[...]

Product Descriptions 2 P ort A ctivity/Status Lights Provide information about the netw ork P ow er Light Indicates the power is on or off LAN P orts Connect your PCs to these ports DC P ower J ack Connect the included power supply to this jack F ront Panel F5D5130-5 5-P ort 10/100 Network Switc h Pr oduct Description Rear P anel[...]

Product Descriptions 3 F ront Panel P ower Light –When lit, indicates that the 5-P ort Switch is receiving po wer P or t A ctivity/St atus Lights Amber–A stead y amber light indicates that there is a 100Mbps (100Base-TX) link between the 5-P ort Switch and the computer connected to that port. Green–A stead y green light indicates that there i[...]

Product Descriptions 4 F5D5130-8 8-P ort 10/100 Network Switc h Pr oduct Description P ort A ctivity/Status Lights Provide information about the netw ork P ow er Light Indicates the power is on or off Uplink Button Allows y ou to easily add additional ports to your netw ork LAN P orts Connect your PCs to these ports DC P ower J ack Connect the incl[...]

Product Descriptions 5 F ront Panel P ower Light –When lit, indicates that the 8-P ort Switch is recei ving power P or t A ctivity/St atus Lights Amber–A stead y amber light indicates that there is a 100Mbps (100Base-TX) link between the 8-P ort Switch and the computer connected to that port. Green–A stead y green light indicates that there i[...]

Belkin Docking Options 6 Belkin Docking Options T he Belkin Docking Ring Belkin has designed the SOHO switc hes to link together with other Belkin networking products through the doc king ring on the side of the module. T he ring will fit into the mating ring of another Belkin network product such as a gatew a y router , a wireless access point. Si[...]

Connecting a Simple Network 7 Connecting a Simple Network Connecting multiple computers in your home or office via a netw ork switc h lets you cooper ate, collaborate, and make the most of y our hardw are. Y ou can share files and printers and even access the Internet from every computer in y our network. While networking w as once a complicated ma[...]

T o connect your computers to the Belkin Switc h, each computer must be equipped with a network interface card/adapter suc h as an internal PCI card (for desktop computers), a PC card (for notebook computers), or a USB Ethernet adapter (an alternativ e to opening up your PC; for USB-equipped computers only). Eac h computer connects to the Belkin Sw[...]

9 Connecting a Simple Network[...]

Installing the Network Card Drivers Installing the Network Car d Driv ers If you are installing a netw ork interface card/adapter for the first time and it is properly connected to the network, y ou are now read y to configure the software to allo w your computers to w ork together efficiently . (Please see your network interface card/adapter for h[...]

Installing Software to All PCs on Y our Network Installing Belkin SOHO Networking Softw are to All PCs on Y our Network Now that y our network is connected and the network card/adapter dri vers ha ve been installed, we can configure the network. F or each computer you connect to the netw ork switc h, y ou must assign a network address to be used by[...]

Configuring Y our Computer Using Belkin NetSetup Configuring Y our Computer Using Belkin NetSetup 1. Once y our computer has restarted, click Start, clic k Progr ams, highlight Belkin SOHO Networking and select Belkin NetSetup to launc h this easy-to-use computer configurator . T he following screen will appear: 12[...]

13 Configuring Y our Computer Using Belkin NetSetup 2. Select "I am setting up my o wn network" and clic k Next. T he following screen will appear: 3. Select "I am setting up the first computer in my netw ork" and click Next.[...]

4. After you ha ve determined the static or d ynamic addressing scheme, the follo wing screen will appear: 5. In the "Computer Name" field, type a name for the computer such as "Computer 1". T he name must be different for each computer that belongs to the same network/w orkgroup. 6. In the "W orkgroup" field, type a w[...]

Configuring Y our Computer Using Belkin NetSetup 15 description of any other computer on the netw ork. Y ou ma y also lea ve this field blank. Clic k Next and the following screen will appear: 8. If you w ant to share files and printers on this computer , select "I want to share files and printers on m y computer" and click "F inish.[...]

9. NetSetup now needs to kno w if you w ant to create a client setup floppy disk. If y ou ha ve more computers that you need to set up to work with the Belkin Switc h, click Y es. T his will sav e some setup files to disk, simplifying setup of subsequent computers. If you are not going to set up an y more computers, click No and skip to page 17. 10[...]

Configuring Additional Computers Using Belkin NetSetup 17 Configuring Additional Computers Using Belkin NetSetup Softw are Now that the first computer has been configured we are read y to configure the other PCs on your netw ork. 1. Y ou should now be working with the next computer . Click Start, Programs, Belkin SOHO Netw orking, and then Belkin N[...]

Configuring Additional Computers Using Belkin NetSetup 18 4. In the "Computer Name" field, type a name for the computer such as "Computer 2". Remember , the name must be different from that of the other computers on the network. 5. T he "W orkgroup" field should be filled in with the workgroup name you entered on the p[...]

Configuring Additional Computers Using Belkin NetSetup 19 8. If you w ant to share files and printers on this computer , select "I want to share files and printers on m y computer" and click F inish. If not, select "I do not want to share files and printers on m y computer" and click F inish. 9. T he computer will now need to be[...]

Sharing Files and Peripherals 20 Sharing Files and P eripher als T o enable file sharing and access between network computers to hard driv es, floppy dri ves, or CD-ROM driv es, you must set sharing settings for each PC in the netw ork. Belkin has simplified the sharing of files, peripherals, and internet connections by pro viding you with the Belk[...]

Sharing Files and Peripherals 21 2. T he Network Info tab allows y ou to change the name of the computer and the workgroup b y clicking on the c hange buttons. V erify that the computer name and workgroup matc h what y ou entered in the Belkin NetSetup Software. 3. If you press the F ile Sharing tab the following screen will appear:[...]

Sharing Files and Peripherals 22 4. T his screen will show y ou all the PC drives a vailable for sharing with the entire network. T o make a driv e accessible to all PCs in your netw ork, highlight the driv e in the left-hand column and select Share. 5. T o stop sharing highlight the drive in the right hand column and click Stop Sharing. T he drive[...]

Sharing Files and Peripherals 23 7. On this screen you can share files on y our computer as Read Only or Read/Write files. In addition, you can set pass words so only authorized users can change these settings. 8. Click on the Printers tab and the follo wing screen will appear:[...]

Sharing Files and Peripherals 24 10. Select the preferred sharing option for this printer and click OK. 11. Clic king on Connect to Network Printers will allow y ou to locate shared printers on your netw ork. Once you ha ve located the printer you w ant to share ov er the network, NetShare will automatically install printers from the host computer [...]

Accessing Resources on Other Computers 25 Accessing Resour ces on Other Computers: 1. F rom the Start menu, go to Programs and select Belkin NetShare Utility . T he following screen will appear: 2. Select Browse Y our Network. T he following screen will appear:[...]

Accessing Resources on Other Computers 26 3. Double-click on the Entire Netw ork icon and your w orkgroup will appear . Click on y our workgroup and all resources a v ailable to you will be listed. OR 1. T o access resources a vailable on other computers, clic k on the Network Neighborhood or My Netw ork Places icon on your desktop. 2. Double-click[...]

Software Internet Connection Sharing with Multiple PCs 27 Softw are Internet Connection Sharing with Multiple PCs Sharing a single Internet account is one of the most useful ad vantages of networking y our computers. It eliminates the need for separate modems, phone lines and Internet accounts for each of y our computers. By running Internet -shari[...]

Software Internet Connection Sharing with Multiple PCs 28 Softw are Internet sharing If you ha ve a working Internet connection on a computer running Windo ws 98 SE, Me, or 2000, you can use the built-in Internet Connection Sharing capabilities of your oper ating system. On the computer whic h has the Internet connection follow these steps. W indow[...]

29 Software Internet Connection Sharing with Multiple PCs 5. Click Next and the follo wing screen will appear: 6. Click Next and the follo wing screen will appear: 7. Click Next again.[...]

30 Software Internet Connection Sharing with Multiple PCs 8. When asked, "What type of connection do y ou use to access the Internet?" select the first option, "Dial Up Connection", and click Next. 9. Internet Connection Sharing will now create a Client Configuration Disk to configure the bro wsers on the other computers on your[...]

31 Software Internet Connection Sharing with Multiple PCs 10. Click the Next button and the follo wing window will appear: 11. Insert a floppy disk into dri ve A and click OK. 12. Y ou hav e now successfully created the Client Configuration Disk to configure the browser on the other computers of y our home network. W indows 98 SE host configur atio[...]

32 Software Internet Connection Sharing with Multiple PCs 5. Double-click on TCP/IP- Internet Connection Sharing and the following screen will appear: 6. Click on "Obtain an IP address automatically" and clic k OK. Configuring client computers Now that y ou ha ve successfully configured the host computer , we can set up other computers on[...]

Software Internet Connection Sharing with Multiple PCs 3. T he Browser Setup Wizard screen will appear . Click Next. 4. T he Wizard will now c heck the bro wser settings. Click Next.[...]

5. Y ou hav e now completed the Browser Setup Wizard. Clic k Finish. Client configur ation check T o access the Internet using a Connection Sharing Computer , ensure that the TCP/IP settings for your network adapter are set correctly by carrying out the following steps: 1. In the Control P anel, double click on the Netw ork icon. 2. In the list of [...]

35 Software Internet Connection Sharing with Multiple PCs 3. T he following screen will appear . Select the "Obtain an IP address automatically" chec k box. 4. Click the WINS Configuration tab, and then select the chec k box next to "Use DHCP for WINS resolution".[...]

36 Software Internet Connection Sharing with Multiple PCs 5. T he following screen will appear . Select the "Obtain an IP address automatically" chec k box. 6. Click the WINS Configuration tab, and then select the chec k box next to "Use DHCP for WINS resolution".[...]

37 Software Internet Connection Sharing with Multiple PCs 7. Clic k the Gatewa y tab, and then remov e any installed gatewa ys if any are listed. 8. Click the DNS Configur ation tab, and then select the chec k box next to "Disable DNS". 9. Click OK to accept the new TCP/IP settings. 10. Click OK again to update your new network configur a[...]

38 Software Internet Connection Sharing with Multiple PCs W indows Me host configur ation 1. F rom the desktop, double-click on My Netw ork Places and the following screen will appear: 2. Double-click on the Home Netw orking Wizard and the following screen will appear . Click Next.[...]

39 Software Internet Connection Sharing with Multiple PCs 3. T he following screen will appear . Select Y es, if you use the Internet on this computer and select, "A direct connection to my ISP using the following device:" and select the device that y ou use to sign on to the Internet. 4. Y ou will now be asked if, "y ou want other c[...]

Software Internet Connection Sharing with Multiple PCs 40 5. T he following screen will appear , enter a computer name and a workgroup name and clic k Next. 6. T he following screen will appear . Select the chec k boxes if you want to share y our files and printers with other computers on the network. Clic k Next. Note: T o allow access to other re[...]

Software Internet Connection Sharing with Multiple PCs 41 7. Y ou will now be prompted to create a setup disk to enable the use of Home Networking in Windows 98 and Windo ws 95 operating systems. T o create a setup disk, select the first option and click Next. 8. Insert a disk in the floppy dri ve and clic k Next. 9. T his completed the Home Networ[...]

Software Internet Connection Sharing with Multiple PCs 42 Configuring client computers 1. Insert the Setup disk in the floppy dri ve of the client computer . F rom the Start menu go to Run and type, "A:setup.exe" and click OK. T he screen will look something like this: 2. T his will bring you to the W elcome screen of the Home Networking[...]

Software Internet Connection Sharing with Multiple PCs 43 3. Select Y es, if you use the Internet on this computer and select, "A connection to another computer on my home netw ork that provides direct access to m y Internet Service Provider" and click Next. T he following screen will appear: 4. Be sure to change the Computer Name, but us[...]

Software Internet Connection Sharing with Multiple PCs 44 5. Select the chec k boxes to the corresponding resources y ou want to share with other computers on the network. Clic k Next. Note: T o allow access to other resources on the computer that cannot be found in the screen abov e, double-click on My Computer . Right-click on the resources that [...]

Product Specifications 45 5- or 8-P ort 10/100 Network Switch F5D5130-5, F5D5130-8 Network Standards: IEEE802.3, 802.3u 10Base-T Ethernet, 100Base-Tx F ast Ethernet Protocol: CSMA/CD P orts: 5 x or 8 x 10/100Base-T Auto sensing RJ45 ports,and an auto uplink RJ45 port(s) (F5D5130-5) and a shared uplink RJ45 port (F5D5130-8) MA C Address: 1024 Unicas[...]

46 FCC Statement DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY WITH FCC RULES FOR ELECTROMA GNETIC COMP A TIBILITY W e, Belkin Components, of 501 W est W alnut Street, Compton CA 90220, declare under our sole responsibility that the product: F5D5130-5 F5D5130-8 to whic h this declaration relates: Complies with P art 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the fo[...]

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