Belkin F7D4101 manuale d’uso

User Manual F7D4 1 0 1 8820-00386 Pl ay Wi rel ess U sB Ad Apter[...]

T able Of C ontents Introduction ............................................... 1 Be nef it s o f a Ho me Net wo rk .................................... 1 Adva nt ag es of a W ire le ss Ne tw or k .............................. 2 Pla ce me nt of y our Wi re le ss Net wo rk in g H ar dwa re for Op ti mal Performance ................................[...]

1 INTRODUCTION T h a n k yo u f o r p u r c h a s i n g t h e B e l k i n P l a y W i r e l e s s U S B Ad a p t e r. N ow y o u c a n t a k e a d v a n t a g e o f t h i s g r e a t n e w t e c h n o l o g y a n d g a i n t h e fr e e d o m t o n e t w o r k yo u r h o m e a n d o f f i c e c o m p u t e r s w i r e l e s s l y. T h i s Ad a p t e[...]

2 INTRODUCTION Advant ag es of a Wir el ess N et work      you’ll no longer need a dedicated “comput er r o o m ” — n o w y o u c a n w o r k o n a n e t wo r k e d l a p to p o r desktop computer anywhere within your wireless range        [...]

3 INTRODUCTION Plac em ent of your Wi re les s Ne two rki ng Hardwa re for Optima l Performance You r w i re l es s c o n n e c t i o n w i l l b e s t r o n g e r t h e c l o s e r y o u r c o m p u t e r i s t o y o u r w i r e l e s s r o u t e r (o r a c c e s s p o in t ). T y p i c a l i n d o o r o p e r a t i n g r a n g e fo r y o u r w i [...]

4 INTRODUCTION 1. Pla ce me nt of yo ur W ir el es s Ro ute r (or Ac ce ss Po int) P l a c e y o u r w i r e l e s s r o u te r (o r a c c e s s p o i n t), t h e c e n t r a l c o n n e c t i o n p o i n t o f y o u r n e t w o r k , a s c l o s e a s p o s s i b l e to t he ce nte r o f yo ur wi re les s net wo rk de vi ce s. T o a c h i e ve t h[...]

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

6 INTRODUCTION 5. Secure Connections, VPNs, and A OL S e c u r e c on ne c t i o 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 s wo r d , a n d are used where securit y is important. Secure connections include : • Vi r t u a l Pr i va t e Ne t wo r k ( V P N ) co nn e c t i o n s , o f te n u s e d t o c o n n e c t r e m o t [...]

7                  T h e Ad a p t e r c o m p l i e s w i t h t h e I E EE 8 0 2 .1 1n s p e c i f i c a t i o n to communicat e with other 802. 1 1 n- compliant w i r e l e s s de v i c e s a t u p t o 3 0 0 M b p s*. The Adapt er is also compatible with 802. 1 1 a /g devic[...]

8   Applications and Adv antages • W i r e l e s s r o a m i n g w i t h a l a p t o p a r o u n d t h e h o m e o r     O ffers the freedom of networking without cables        P r o [...]

9   Product Specifications Ho st Inte r fa ce: U SB 2.0 Operating T emperature: 32– 1 31 degrees F ( 0 – 55 degrees C ) Storage T emperature : -4 – 1 49 degrees F ( -20 – 65 degrees C ) Humidity: Max. 90% ( non- condensing) M a x i m u m O p e r a t i n g R a n g e: U p t o 1, 2 0 0 f t .**  T h e s[...]

       Lights when the Adapter is powe red on and flashes when it is active.     I n d i c a t e s s e c u r it y s t a t u s a n d p r o v i d e s f e e d b a c k during Wi-Fi Protected Setup h[...]

11      • PC-compatible laptop with one available USB 2.0 bus-power port • W in dows ® XP with S P2 or later , Wind ows Vista ® , o r W i n d o w s 7 Package Contents • P lay Wi rel es s U SB Adap ter • Quick Installation Guide • CD with Installation Softwa[...]

12            A . Ins tal lat io n Pr oc ess fo r W ind ows V ist a an d 7  F o r i nf 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 s e v i s i t th e B el ki n we bs ite at ww w .belkin.com/support. IMPORT ANT :[...]

13            A.3 T he Insta llShield Wizard will start the installa tion pr ocess. A.4 A w i n d o w m a y a p p e a r s h o w i n g t h e me s s a g e, “ W i n d ow s c a n ’ t v e r i f y t he p u b l i s h e r o f t h i s dr i ve r[...]

14            A.5 When promp ted, plug in your Adap ter . A.6 W h e n th e i n s t a l l a t i o n c o m p l e t e s , yo u w i l l s e e t h e following pop -up message on your Windows taskbar.[...]

15            A .7 C l i c k “ F i n i sh ” t o r e s t a r t y o u r c o m p u te r. A.8 To c o n n e c t t o t h e In t e r n e t , o p e n t h e Ne t wo r k a n d S h a r i n g C e n t e r by f i r s t o p e n i n g t h e C o n t r [...]

16            A.9 In t he Cont rol P anel, click o n “View network status and task s” .   I n t h e N e t wo r k a n d S h a r i n g C e n te r, c l i c k on “C on ne ct to a n et wor k ”.[...]

17            A .11 I n t h e n ex t sc re e n , s e l e c t a n av a i l a b l e wireless network and click “Connect ” . A .12 Y our Adapt er will attempt to connect to the selected network.[...]

18            A .13 D e p e n d i n g o n t h e se c u r i t y s e t t i n g s o f y o u r w i r e l e s s n e t wo r k , yo u m a y b e p r o m p t e d to e n t e r a n e t wo r k s e c u r it y ke y o r a passphrase. Click “Conne ct ?[...]

19            A .15 T h e N e t w o r k a n d S h a r i n g C e n te r n o w i n d i c a te s t h e n e t w o r k c o n n e c t i o n t h a t yo u h a v e j u s t m a d e . T h e l i n k s o n t h e l e f t o f t h e wi n d o w a l l o w y[...]

            B. Ins ta lla ti on Proc es s for Win dows XP IMPORT ANT : IN S TAL L T H E S O F T WA R E BEFORE INSERTING THE ADAPTER. B .1 Insert th e Instal lation Software C D int o y our CD-RO M driv e. B.2 T h e B e l k i n Wi r e[...]

21            B.3 The I nstallShi eld Wiz ard starts the ins tallation process . B. 4 S e l e c t a d e st i n a t i o n f o l d e r f o r t h e s o f t w a r e i n s t a ll at i o n b y c l i c k i n g “ Bro wse ”; o r , sim pl y c li[...]

22            B.5 A Se tup S tatus sc reen le ts y ou kno w where you ar e i n t he set up pr oc es s. B. 6 A f t e r t h e s o f t wa r e i n s t a l l a t i o n i s f i n i s h e d , t h e f o l l o w i n g message will appear . Connect [...]

23            B.7 T h e F o u n d Ne w H a r d w a r e W i z a r d m i g h t a p p e a r i n 3 –15 se c o n d s. I f i t d o e s , s e le c t “ Yes , t h i s t im e o n l y ” a n d c l i c k “ N e x t ” t o i n s t a l l t h e h [...]

24            B.9 Yo u m i g ht s e e a s c r e e n s i m i l a r t o t h i s o n e. T h i s D O ES N OT m e a n t h e r e i s a p r o b l e m . O u r s o f t w a r e h a s b e e n f u l l y te s t e d a n d i s c o m p at ib l e w i t h t[...]

25               T h e W i z a r d w i l l n o w i n s t a l l yo ur s o f t w a r e. B .11 The installation is no w complete . Click “Finish” to close the “Found Ne w Hardware Wizard ” .[...]

26            B .1 2 Cli ck “Finish ” again to exit the In stallShiel d Wizar d. B .1 3 D e p e n d i n g o n w h i c h o p e r a t i n g s y s t e m yo u a r e us in g , y o u m i g h t b e r e q u i r e d t o r e b o o t y o u r c o [...]

27                        ® N e t w o r k I f y o u c h o o s e t o c o nn e c t t o a s e c u r e n e t wo r k , det er min e t he t yp e o f s ec ur it [...]

28  I c an ’t co nn ec t t o t h e I nte rn et wi re le ss ly. I f y o u a r e un a b le t o c o n n e c t t o t h e I n t e r n e t f ro m a w i r e l e s s computer , please check the following items: L o o k a t t h e l i g h t s o n y o u r w i r e l e s s r o u t e r. I f yo u ’ r e u s in g a B[...]

29                    to a w ir el es s n et wo rk or th e Int er ne t . I f y o u r A d a pt e r a p p e a r s t o b e f u n c t io n i n g p r o p e r l y, b u t y o[...]

  Da ta t ra ns fer is s om et ime s sl ow. W i r e l e s s te c h n o lo g y i s r a d i o - ba s e d, w h i c h m e a n s c o n n e c t i v it y and the throughput per formance between devices decreases when the distance between devices increases . O t h e r f a c t o r s t h a t will cause signa[...]

31  Limiting the wireless transmit rate – Limiting the wireless transmit r a te c a n h e l p i m p r ov e t h e m a x i m u m w i r e l e s s r a n g e , a n d c o n n e c t i o n stability . Most wireless cards hav e the ability to limit the transmission rate . T o change this property , go to the Wi[...]

32  T h e Ad 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        T h i s c o n d i t i o n o c c u r s i f y o u r c o m p u t e [...]

33  Be lk in Wi re le ss Co mp ar is on Ch ar t *Distance and connection speeds will vary depending on your networking environment. W i r e l e s s T echn ology G        Basic            ?[...]

34  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 1 800 622 1 1 3 0   http:/ /w ww.belkin. com/uk /support[...]

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36    Any changes or modifications not expressly a p p r ov e d b y t h e p a r t y r e s p o n s i b l e f o r c o m p li a n c e c o u l d void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.     [...]

37   B e l k i n In te rn a t i o n a l , In c . , L i m i t e d     Wh at th is wa rra nt y cove r s. B e l k i n In t e r n a t 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 a l purchaser of this Belkin product t[...]

38   How t o get service. T o g e t s er v i c e f o r yo u r B e l k i n p r o d u c t yo u must take the follo wing steps : 1 . Co nt act B elk in In ter na ti ona l, In c., a t 1204 5 Water f ron t Dr ive, Lo s A ng el es, CA 9 0 0 94, At tn: Cus to mer Se r vi ce , o r c al l ( 8 0 0 ) -2 23 - 5 5 4 6, w i t h i[...]

39   How st a te law re l ate s to t h e wa rr an t y. THIS W ARR ANTY CONT AINS THE SOLE WARRANTY OF BELKIN. THERE ARE NO OTHER W ARRANTIES, EXPRESSED O R , E XC E P T A S R EQ UI R E D BY L AW, I M P LI E D, I N C LU D I N G T H E I M P L I ED WA R R A N T Y OR C O N D I T I O N OF Q U AL I T Y , MERCHANT ABILIT Y[...]

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