Belkin F7D2101 manuale d’uso

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T ABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction .............................................. . 1 Be ne fi ts of a Ho me Ne t wo rk .................................... 1 Adva nt a ge s o f a W ir el es s Net w or k .............................. 2 Pla ce m en t o f yo ur W ir el es s Net w or k in g H ar dwa re fo r Op ti ma l Performance .......................[...]

1 INTRODUCTION T h a n k y o u f o r p u rc h a s i n g t he B e l k i n S ur f / S h ar e W i re le s s U S B Ad a pt e r. N o w y o u c a n t a k e ad va n t a g e o f t h is gr ea t ne w te c h n o l o g y a n d g a in th e f re ed om t o ne t w o r k y o u r h om e a nd office computers wirelessly . This Adapter allows y ou to connect a no t e [...]

2 INTRODUCTION Advant a ge s of a Wir el es s N et wor k • M ob il it y – you’ll no longer need a dedicated “computer r o o m ” — n o w y o u ca n w o rk on a ne t w o r k e d l ap to p o r desktop computer anywhere within your wireless range • Easy installation – B e l k i n E a sy I n s t a l la t i o n Wizards make setup simple ?[...]

3 INTRODUCTION Plac em en t of your W ire le ss N et wo rk ing Hardwa re for Optimal Performa nce You r w i r el e s s c o nn e c t i o n w il l b e s t ro ng e r t h e c l o s e r y o u r c om p u t e r i s to yo u r w ir el e s s r o u te r (o r a c c e s s p o i n t) . T y p i c a l in do o r op e r a t i n g r a n g e f o r y o ur w ir e l e s [...]

4 INTRODUCTION 1. Pla c em e nt of yo ur Wi re l es s Ro ut e r (or Ac ce s s P oi nt) P l a c e y o u r w ir e le s s r o u t e r (o r ac c e s s p o i n t), t he c e n t r a l c o n n e c t i o n p oi nt o f yo u r n et w o r k , a s c lo s e a s po s s i b l e to t h e c en te r o f yo u r w ir el es s ne t wor k dev i ce s. T o a c h i e v e t [...]

5 INTRODUCTION 3. Cordl ess Phone Placement I f t h e p e r f o r ma n c e o f y o u r w ir el e s s n e t w o r k i s i m pa ir ed a f t e r attending to the abov e issues, and you have a cordless phone: • Tr y m o v i ng c o r d l e ss ph on e s aw a y f r o m t h e w ir el es s ro u te r ( or access point ) and y our wireless-enabled computers[...]

6 INTRODUCTION 5. Secure Connecti ons, V PNs, and A OL S e c u r e c on n e c t io ns t y p ic a l l y r e qu ir e a u s e r na m e an d p as sw o rd , a nd are used where security is import ant. Secure connections include: • V i r t u a l P r i va te N e t w o r k ( V P N) c o n n e c t i o n s , o f t e n u s e d t o c on n e c t r e m o te l y[...]

7 OVER VIEW Pr o d u c t F e a t ur e s T h e A d a p t e r c om p l i e s w it h t he IE E E 8 02 .1 1n s p e c i f i c a t i o n to communicat e with o ther 802. 1 1 n-compliant w i r e l es s d ev i c e s a t u p t o 3 0 0 M bp s*. T h e A d a p t e r i s a ls o c om pa t i b l e w i th 8 0 2 .1 1g d ev i c e s a t 5 4 M b p s a s w e l l a s 8 [...]

8 OVER VIEW Applications and Advan tages • W i r e l e s s ro a m i n g w it h a l ap to p a ro un d t h e h o m e o r of f ic e – Of fers the freedom of networking without cables • Connection rates of up to 300Mbps * – P r o v i d e s i m m e d ia te h i gh - s p e e d wi re le s s c o n n e c t i v i t y a t h o m e, work, and hotspot loc[...]

9 OVER VIEW Product Specifications Ho st In ter fac e: US B 2.0 Operating T emperature : 32– 1 04 degrees F (0– 40 degrees C ) Storage T emperature: -4 –1 58 degrees F ( -20–70 degrees C ) Humidity: Max. 90% ( non-c ondensing) T y p i ca l O p e r a t i ng Ra ng e: U p to 1, 2 0 0 f t .** *NOTE: T he s t a n d a rd t r a n s m i s s i o n r[...]

10 OVER VIEW (b) (a) (c) ( a ) P rotecti ve Cap Th e c a p i s pro vi de d to pr ote ct t he US B c on n ec to r d u r i n g t ra n s p o r t a t io n. R em ov e t h e ca p b ef o r e i n s e r t i n g t h e A d a p t e r t o y o u r c om pu te r ’s US B po r t . (b ) Power/Act ivit y L ED Lights when the Adapt er is po wered on and flashes when [...]

11 OVER VIEW System R equirem ents • PC-compatible laptop with one available USB 2. 0 bus-power port • W in dow s ® XP with SP2 or later , W indow s Vi sta ® , o r W in do w s 7 Package Contents • Surf/Share Wireless U SB Adapt er • Quick Installation Guide • CD with Installation Software and User Manual[...]

12 INS T A LLI NG A ND S ET TING U P TH E ADAP TER A . In st all at io n Proc e ss fo r W in dows Vi st a an d 7 NOTE: F o r i nf o rm at i o n o n u p d a t e d d ri ve r s , pl ea s e v i s i t th e B el k in web s ite at w ww.belkin. com/support. IMPORT ANT : I N S TA L L TH E SO F T WAR E BEFORE INSERTING THE ADAPTER. A .1 Insert th e Ins talla[...]

13 INS T A LLI NG A ND S ET TING U P TH E ADAP TER A.3 T he In stallShi eld Wi zard will start the instal lation process. A.4 A w in do w m ay a p p e a r s h o w in g t h e m e s s a g e, “ W i n d ow s c a n ’ t v e r i f y t he p ub li s h e r o f t hi s d ri ve r so f t wa r e ”. T h is D O E S N OT i n d i c a t e a p ro bl em . O ur s o[...]

14 INS T A LLI NG A ND S ET TING U P TH E ADAP TER A.5 When promp ted, plug in your Adapter . A.6 W h e n t h e i ns t a l l a t io n c o m p l e t e s, y o u w il l s ee t h e following pop-up message on your Windows taskbar .[...]

15 INS T A LLI NG A ND S ET TING U P TH E ADAP TER A .7 Click “Finish” to restar t your computer . A.8 To c o n ne c t to t h e In te r n e t , o p e n t he N et w o r k a n d S ha r i n g C e nt e r by first opening the Control Panel from the “Star t ” menu.[...]

16 INS T A LLI NG A ND S ET TING U P TH E ADAP TER A.9 I n t h e C on tr ol P a ne l, c li c k o n “ V i ew n et w o r k s t at us an d t a s k s ”. A .1 0 I n t he N et w o r k a n d S ha r i n g C e nt e r, c l i ck o n “ C o n ne c t to a ne t w o r k ”.[...]

17 INS T A LLI NG A ND S ET TING U P TH E ADAP TER A .11 I n t h e n e x t s c r e e n, s e l e c t a n a v a i l ab l e wireless network and click “Connect”. A .12 Y our Adapter will attempt to connect to the selected network.[...]

18 INS T A LLI NG A ND S ET TING U P TH E ADAP TER A .13 D e pe n d i n g o n th e s e c u r i t y s e t t i n gs of y o u r w i re le s s n e t w o r k , yo u m ay b e p ro mp t e d t o e nt e r a n e t w o r k s e c u r i t y k e y o r a passphrase. Click “Connect ” after you hav e done so . A .14 Af t er co n ne ct in g to th e net wor k, yo[...]

19 INS T A LLI NG A ND S ET TING U P TH E ADAP TER A .15 T h e N et wo r k a n d S h a r i n g C e nt e r n ow i n d i c a t e s th e n et wo r k c o n n e c t i o n t ha t yo u h av e j u s t e st ab l i s h e d. T h e l in ks o n t he l ef t of th e w in do w a ll ow you to c on fi gu re yo ur ne t wo rk co n ne ct i on s.[...]

20 INS T A LLI NG A ND S ET TING U P TH E ADAP TER B. In st all at io n Pro ce ss fo r Win dows XP IMPORT ANT : I N S TA L L TH E SO F T WAR E BEFORE INSERTING THE ADAPTER. B .1 Insert th e Ins tallatio n So ft ware CD int o y our C D-ROM d rive . B.2 T h e Be l k i n W i re le s s Ad a p te r I ns t a l l e r sc re e n wi ll a u t o m a t i c a l [...]

21 INS T A LLI NG A ND S ET TING U P TH E ADAP TER B.3 S el e c t a de s t i n a t io n f o l de r f o r t h e s o f t wa r e i n s t a l l at io n b y c l i c k i n g “Browse ”; or , sim ply cl ick “Ne xt ” to instal l to the def ault location . B. 4 A Se t up S t a t u s s cr ee n l e ts yo u k n ow wh er e you ar e in th e s et up p ro c[...]

22 INS T A LLI NG A ND S ET TING U P TH E ADAP TER B.5 A w in do w m ay a p p e a r s h ow i n g t he me s s a g e , “ T h e s of t w a re you are instal ling … ” This D OES NOT indicate a p roblem. Our software has been fully tested and is compa tible with this operating syst em. Click on “Continue Anyway” to continue. B.6 When prompted,[...]

23 INS T A LLI NG A ND S ET TING U P TH E ADAP TER B.7 T h e F o un d N e w H ar dw a re W iz ar d m ig ht ap pe ar in 3 –15 s e co n d s . I f i t d o e s , s e l e c t “ I n s t a l l t h e s o f t wa r e auto maticall y” and click “Next ” t o ins tall t he so ftware. B.8 Click “Finish” to restart your computer .[...]

24 INS T A LLI NG A ND S ET TING U P TH E ADAP TER Con ne c tin g to a Se cu re Wi - F i ® N e t w o r k I f yo u ch o o s e t o c on ne c t to a s e c u r e n e t w o r k , det er mi ne t he t y pe of se c ur it y ( WPA / WPA2 o r W EP) and use the appropriate field in the dialog box. Wir e le s s E qu iva l en t Pri va cy (W EP) i s a l es s s e[...]

25 TROUBLESHOOTING I c a n’t c on ne c t to t he I nte r ne t wir e le s sl y. I f yo u ar e u n ab l e to c on n e c t t o t h e In te r ne t f r om a wi re le s s computer , please check the follo wing items : L o o k a t t h e li gh t s on yo u r w ir el e s s r o u te r. I f y o u ’r e u s i n g a Belkin Wireless Router , the lights should [...]

26 TROUBLESHOOTING L i n k L E D i s b l i n k i n g sl ow l y; I c a n n o t c on n e c t to a w ir e le s s n et work o r t h e I nt er n et . I f yo u r A d a pt e r ap pe ar s to b e f u n c t i o ni ng pr op er l y, b ut y o u c a n n o t c o n n e c t t o a n e t w o r k o r y o u h av e a r e d wi re l e s s i c o n at t he bo t t o m o f yo[...]

27 TROUBLESHOOTING Da ta t r an sf er i s s om e ti me s sl ow. W i r e l e s s te c h n o l og y is r ad io - b a s e d , w h i c h me an s c on n e c t iv i t y a n d t h e t hr ou gh p u t p e r fo r m a n c e b et w e e n d e v ic e s de c r e a s es when the distance between de vices increases. Other factors that will cause signal degradation [...]

28 TROUBLESHOOTING Lim i ti ng t he w ir el e ss t ra n sm it r at e – L i m i t in g t he wi re l e s s t r an sm i t r a t e c a n h e lp i mp ro v e t h e m a x i mu m w ir e le s s r a n g e , a n d c o n n e c t i o n stability . Most wireless cards ha ve the ability to limit the transmission rate . T o change this propert y , go to the Wind[...]

29 TROUBLESHOOTING T h e A d a p t e r d o e s n o t p e r f o rm o r c on n e c t i o n i s sl ow when comput er ha s a buil t-in w ired Ethern et ca rd. T h i s c o n d i t i o n o c c u r s if yo u r c o m p u t e r ha s a n a c t i v e E t h e r n e t c a r d w hi le yo u r A d a pt e r is al so ac ti ve . T hi s h ap pe n s b e c a u se W i n [...]

30 TROUBLESHOOTING Be lk i n W ir e le ss C om p ar is on Ch a r t *Distance and connection speeds will vary depending on y our networking environment. W i r e le s s T echnology G ( 8 0 2 .11 g ) Basic (1 x 1 8 0 2 .11n ) Surf/Share N MIMO 8 0 2 .11 n Play Dual-Band MIMO 8 0 2 .11 n Speed/ Data Rate* Up to 54 Mb ps* Up to 150Mb ps* Up to 30 0 Mb p[...]

31 TROUBLESHOOTING T e c h n i c a l S u p p o r t US http:/ /w ww.belkin. com/support UK http:/ /w ww.belkin. com/uk /support Australia http:/ /w ww.belkin. com/au/support New Zealand http:/ /w ww.belkin. com/au/support Singapore 1 80 0 622 1 1 30 Europ e http:/ /w ww.belkin. com/uk /support[...]

32 FCC Statement D E C L A R ATI O N OF CO N F O R M I T Y W I T H F C C R UL ES FOR ELECTROMA GNE TIC COMP ATIBILITY We , B e l k i n I n te r n a t i o n al , I n c ., o f 12 0 4 5 Wa t e r f r on t Dr i v e, L os A n g e le s, C A 9 0 0 9 4, d e c l a r e u n d e r o u r s o l e r e s p o n s ib il it y t h a t th e p r o d u c t , F 7 D 2 101, [...]

33 INFORMA TION FCC Caution: Any changes or modifications no t expressly a p p r o v e d b y t he pa r t y re sp o n s i b l e f o r c o m p l i a nc e c o u l d void the user’ s authority to operate this equipment. IMPORT ANT NOTE: Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radia tion exposure limits set forth fo r a n u n c o[...]

34 INFORMA TION B e l k i n In te r n a t i o n a l , I n c . , L i m i t e d 2- Y ear Product W arranty Wh at t hi s war ra n t y c ove rs . B e l k in I nt e rn at i o n a l , I n c. ( “ B e l k i n ” ) w a r r a n t s to t h e o r i g i n al purchaser of this Belkin product that the product shall be free o f de fe c t s i n de s i g n , a s [...]

35 INFORMA TION How t o get service. T o g e t s e r v i c e f o r y o ur B el k i n p r o du c t yo u must take the follo wing steps : 1 . C o nt ac t B e lk in In te rn at io na l, In c., at 1204 5 Water fro nt Dr ive , L os An g el es , CA 9 0 09 4, At t n: C us tom er S er vic e, o r c a l l ( 8 0 0) - 2 23 - 5 5 4 6 , w i t h i n 15 d ay s o f[...]

36 INFORMA TION How s ta t e l aw re l at e s t o t h e w ar ra nt y. THIS W ARRANT Y CONT AINS THE SOLE W ARRANT Y OF BELKIN. THERE ARE NO OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED O R , E XC E P T A S R E Q U I R ED B Y L AW, I M P L I E D, IN C LU D I N G T H E I M P L I E D WAR R A N T Y O R CO ND I TI ON O F Q UA L I T Y , MERCHANT ABILIT Y OR FITNESS FOR A[...]

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