Belkin F7D2101AK 8820AK00384 manuale d’uso

User Manual F7D21 01 ak 8820ak00 384 S u r f/S h a r e WI RE LE SS USB AD AP TE R[...]

T ABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction .............................................. . 1 Be nef it s of a H ome N et wor k .................................... 1 Adva nt ag es of a W ir el es s N et wo rk .............................. 2 Pla ce me nt of you r W ir el es s N et wo rk in g H ar dwa re for O pti ma l Performance ............................[...]

1 INTRODUCTION T h a n k y o u fo r p u r c h a s i n g t he B e lk in S u r f / S h a r e Wi r e le ss U S B A d a p t e r. No w y o u c a n t ak e a d v a n t a g e o f t h i s g r e a t n e w te ch no lo g y a n d g a i n t h e f r e e d o m t o n e t w o r k y o u r h o m e a n d office computers wirelessly . This Adapter allows you to connect [...]

2 INTRODUCTION Advant ag es of a Wi re les s Ne t work • M ob il it y – you’ll no longer need a dedicated “computer r o o m ” — n ow y o u c a n w o r k o n a n et w o r ke d l a p t o p o r desktop computer anywhere within your wireless range • Easy installation – B e l ki n E a s y I n s t al l at i o n Wizards make setup simple ?[...]

3 INTRODUCTION Plac em en t o f yo ur Wire le ss N et wor kin g Hardwa re for Optimal Performa nce You r w i r e l e s s c o nn e c t i o n w i l l b e s t r o n g er t h e c l os e r y o u r c o m p u t e r i s to y o u r wi re l e ss r o u t e r (o r a c c es s p o i n t ). Typ i c al i n d o or o p e r at i n g r a n g e f o r yo u r w i r e l e[...]

4 INTRODUCTION 1. Pla ce m en t o f yo ur Wi re le s s R ou te r (or Ac ce ss Po in t) P l a c e yo u r w i r e l e ss r o u t e r (o r a c c es s p o i n t ), t h e c en t r al c o n n e c t io n p o i n t o f y o u r n et w o r k , a s c l o s e a s p o s si b le to t he c ent er of you r w ir el es s n et wo rk dev i ce s. T o ac h ie v e th e b[...]

5 INTRODUCTION 3. Cordl ess Phone Placement I f th e p e r f o r m a n c e o f y o u r wi r e le ss n e t wo rk i s i m p a i r e d a f te r attending to the above issues, and you hav e a cordless phone : • T r y mo v i n g c o r d l e s s p h on e s a w ay f r o m t h e w i r e le s s r o u t e r ( or access point ) and your wireless-enabled com[...]

6 INTRODUCTION 5. Secure Connections, VPNs, and A OL S e c u r e c o n n e ct io n s t y p i c a l l y r e q u i r e a u s e r n a m e a n d p a s sw o r d , a n d are used where security is import ant. Secure connections include: • Vi r t u a l P r i v a t e Ne t wo r k ( VP N ) co nn e c t i o n s , o f t e n u s e d t o c on ne ct r e m o t e [...]

7 OVER VIE W Pr o d u c t Fe a t ur e s T h e Ad ap t e r c o m p l ie s w i t h t h e I E E E 8 0 2 . 1 1n s p e c i fi c at i on to communicat e with o ther 802. 1 1 n- compliant w i r e l e s s d e v i c e s a t u p t o 3 0 0 M b p s *. T h e Ad ap t e r i s a l s o c o m p at i b l e w i t h 8 0 2 . 11 g de v i c es a t 5 4 M b p s a s w e l l [...]

8 OVER VIE W Applications and Advan tages • W i r e le s s r oa mi n g w i t h a l a p t o p a r ou n d t h e h o m e o r of f ic e – O ffers 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 i a t e h i g h - sp ee d w i r e le s s c o n ne ct iv it y at h o m e , work, and hotspot lo[...]

9 OVER VIE W Product Specifications Ho st Int er f ace: USB 2. 0 Operating T emperature: 32–1 04 degrees F ( 0 – 4 0 degrees C) Storage T emperature : -4 – 1 58 degrees F ( -20 –7 0 degrees C ) Humidity: Max. 90% ( non-c ondensing ) T y p i c a l O pe r at i n g R a n ge : Up t o 1, 2 0 0 f t .** *NOTE: T h e s t a n d a r d t r a ns m is s[...]

10 OVER VIE W (b) (a) (c) ( a) P rotective Cap Th e c ap is p rov id ed to pro tec t th e U SB c o nne c tor d u r i n g t r a n s p or t a t i o n . R e m o v e th e c a p b e f o r e i n s e r t i n g t h e Ad a p t e r t o yo u r c o m p ut e r ’s U S B p o r t . (b ) Power/Act ivit y LE D Lights when the Adapt er is po wered on and flashes wh[...]

11 OVER VIE W System R equireme nts • PC-compatible laptop with one available USB 2.0 bus-power por t • W in dow s ® XP w ith S P2 or later , Win dows Vista ® , o r W i n d o 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 AL LIN G AN D SE T TIN G UP T HE ADAP TER A . Ins ta lla ti on Pro ces s for Wi ndows V ist a an d 7 NOTE: F o r i n f o r m a t i o n o n u p d a t e d d r i ve r s , p l e a se v i si t th e B el ki n we bs it e at w ww.belkin. com /support. IMPORT ANT : I N S TAL L T H E S O F T WA R E BEFORE INSERTING THE ADAPTER. A .1 Insert th e Ins [...]

13 INS T AL LIN G AN D SE T TIN G UP T HE ADAP TER A.3 T he In stallShi eld Wi zard will start the installatio n proc ess. A.4 A w i n d o w m a y ap pe a r s h ow i n g t h e m e s sa g e, “ Wi n do w s c a n ’ t ve ri f y t h e p u b l i s h e r o f t h i s d r i v e r s o f t w a r e ”. Th i s D O ES N O T i n d i c a t e a p r o b l e m .[...]

14 INS T AL LIN G AN D SE T TIN G UP T HE ADAP TER A.5 When promp ted, plug in your Adapter . A.6 Wh en t h e i n s t a l l a t i o n c o m p l e t e s , y o u wi ll s e e t h e following pop-up message on your Windows taskbar .[...]

15 INS T AL LIN G AN D SE T TIN G UP T HE ADAP TER A .7 Click “Finish” to restart your computer . A.8 To c o nn e c t t o t h e I n t e r n e t , o p e n t h e N e t wo r k a n d S h a r in g C e n t e r by first opening the Control Panel from the “Star t” menu.[...]

16 INS T AL LIN G AN D SE T TIN G UP T HE ADAP TER A.9 I n t h e C o n t r o l P a n e l , c l i c k o n “ V i e w n et wo r k s t a t u s a n d t a sk s ”. A .10 I n t h e N e t wo r k a n d S h ar i ng C e n t e r, c l i c k o n “ C o n n e c t t o a n e t w o r k ”.[...]

17 INS T AL LIN G AN D SE T TIN G UP T HE ADAP TER A .11 In 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 a b l e wireless network and click “Connect”. A .12 Y our Adapter will attempt to c onnect to the selected network.[...]

18 INS T AL LIN G AN D SE T TIN G UP T HE ADAP TER A .13 De p en d in g o n t h e s e c ur it y se t t i n g s o f yo ur w i r e l e s s n e t wo rk , yo u m a y b e p r o m p t e d t o en t e r a n e t wo r k s e cu r it y ke y or a passphrase. Click “Connect ” after you hav e done so. A .14 A f ter co nn ec t ing to th e net w or k, you ca n [...]

19 INS T AL LIN G AN D SE T TIN G UP T HE ADAP TER A .15 Th e N e t wo r k a n d S h ar i ng C e n t e r n o w i n d i c a t e s t h e n e t wo r k c o n n e c t io n t h a t y o u h a ve j u s t e s t ab li s h ed . T h e l i n k s o n t h e l e f t of th e w in dow al low yo u to c onf ig ur e yo ur ne t wor k co nn ec ti on s.[...]

20 INS T AL LIN G AN D SE T TIN G UP T HE ADAP TER B. In st all ati on Pro ce ss for W ind ows X P IMPORT ANT : I N S TAL L T H E S O F T WA R E BEFORE INSERTING THE ADAPTER. B .1 Insert th e Ins tallatio n So ft war e CD into y our CD-ROM drive. B.2 Th e B e l k in W i r e l es s A d a p t e r In st al l e r s c r e e n w i l l a u t o m a t i c a[...]

21 INS T AL LIN G AN D SE T TIN G UP T HE ADAP TER B.3 Se l e c t a d e s t i n a t i o n f o l d e r f o r th e s o f t w a r e i n s t a l l a t i o n b y c li c k i n g “Browse ”; or , si mply cl ick “Ne x t ” t o ins tall t o the d efaul t loca tion. B. 4 A S e t u p S t a t u s s c r e e n l e t s y o u k n o w w h e r e you ar e i n t[...]

22 INS T AL LIN G AN D SE T TIN G UP T HE ADAP TER B.5 A w i n d o w m a y a pp e ar s h o w i n g t h e m e ss ag e , “ Th e s o f t w a r e you are insta lling …” This DOE S NO T indica te a pro blem. Our software has been fully tested and is compatible with this operating syst em. Click on “Continue Anyway” to continue. B.6 When prompt[...]

23 INS T AL LIN G AN D SE T TIN G UP T HE ADAP TER B.7 T h e F o u n d N e w Ha rd w a r e W i z a r d m i gh t a p p ea r i n 3 –15 s e c o 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 w a 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 AL LIN G AN D SE T TIN G UP T HE ADAP TER Con ne ct ing to a S ecu re Wi - Fi ® N e t w o r k I f yo u c h o o s e t o c o n n e c t t o a s e c u r e n e t wo r k , det er mi ne th e t y pe of se cu ri t y (W P A / W PA2 o r W EP) and use the appropriate field in the dialog box. Wir e le ss Eq ui val en t Pri vac y ( WE P) i s a l e s s [...]

25 TROUBLESHOOTING I c an ’t co nn e ct to t he In te rn et wi re le s sly. I f yo u a r e u n a b l e t o c o n n e ct t o t h e I n t e r n e t f r o m a w i r e l e s s computer , please check the f ollowing items : L o o k at t h e l i g ht s o n y o u r w i r e l e s s r o u t e r. If y o u ’ r e u si n g a Belkin Wireless Router , the lig[...]

26 TROUBLESHOOTING L i n k L E D is b l i n ki n g s l o w l y ; I c a n n ot c o n n e c t to a w ir el es s ne t wor k o r t he I nt ern e t . I f yo u r A d a p t e r ap p ea r s t o b e f u n c t io n in g p r o p er ly, b u t y o u c an no t c o n n e c t t o a n e t wo r k o r y o u h a ve a r e d w i r e l e s s i c o n a t t h e b o t to m [...]

27 TROUBLESHOOTING Da ta t ra ns fe r i s s om et i me s s lo w. W i r e l e s s t e c h n o lo gy i s r a d i o - b a s e d , w h i c h m e a n s c o nn e c t i v i t y a n d th e t h r o u gh p ut p e r f o r m a n c e b e t we en d e v i c e s d e c re a se s when the distance between de vices increases. Other factors that will cause signal degr[...]

28 TROUBLESHOOTING Lim it i ng th e wir el e ss t ra ns mi t r at e – Li m it i ng t h e w i r e l es s t r a n sm i t r a te c an h e l p i m p r o v e t h e m a xi mu m w i r e l es s r a n g e, a n d c o n n e ct io n stability . Most wireless cards ha ve the ability to limi t the transmission rate . T o change this property , go to the Window[...]

29 TROUBLESHOOTING T h e A d a p t e r d o e s n o t p e r f o r m o r c o n n e c t i o n i s s l o w when comput er ha s a built-in wired Ethernet card. T h i s c o n d i t i on o c cu r s i f y o u r c o m p u te r h a s a n a c t i ve E t h e r n e t c a r d w h i l e y o u r Ad a p t e r i s a l s o a c t i ve . Th is h a p pe n s b e c au s e[...]

30 TROUBLESHOOTING Be lk in Wi re le s s C om pa ri so n C ha r t *Distance and connection speeds will vary depending on y our networking environment. W i r e l e s s T echnology G ( 8 0 2 .11g ) Basic (1 x 1 8 0 2 .11 n ) Surf/Share N MIMO 8 0 2 .11 n Play Dual -Band MIMO 8 0 2 .11 n Speed/ Data Rate* Up to 5 4M bp s* Up to 150 Mb ps* Up to 3 0 0 [...]

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32 FCC Statement D E C L A R ATI ON O F C O NF O RM IT Y W I T H F C C R U L E S FOR ELECTROMA GNETI C COMP A TIB ILITY We , B el k in I n t e r n at i o na l , I n c . , of 12 0 4 5 W a te r f r o n t D r i v e , L o s A n g e l e s , C A 9 0 0 9 4 , d e c l ar e u n d e r o u r s o l e r e s p o ns i b il i t y th at t h e p r o d u c t , F 7D 21[...]

33 INFORMA TION FCC Caution: Any changes or modifications no t expressly a p p r o ve d b y t h e p a r t y r e s p o ns i b le f o r c o m p l i an ce c o u ld 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 on[...]

34 INFORMA TION B e l k in I n t e r n a t io n a l , I n c . , L i m it e d 3-Y ear Product War ranty Wh at th is wa rr an t y c ove rs . B e l k i n I n t e r n a t i o na l , I n c . ( “ Be l k i n ” ) wa r r an t s t o t h e o r i g i n al purchaser of this Belkin product that the product shall be free o f d ef e c t s i n d e s i g n , a s[...]

35 INFORMA TION How t o get service. T o ge t s e r v i c e f o r y o u r B e l k i n p r o d uc t y o u must take the following steps: 1 . C on ta ct B elk in I nte rn ati on al , I nc., at 1204 5 Wat er f ron t Dr ive, Lo s A ng el es , CA 9 00 9 4, At t n: C us tom er Se r v ic e, o r ca ll ( 8 0 0 ) - 2 2 3 - 5 5 4 6 , w i t h in 15 da y s o f [...]

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