Belkin F7D4101AK manual

User Manual F7D4 1 0 1 ak 8820ak00386 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 fo r pu r c h a s i n g t h e B e l k i n P l ay W i r e l e s s U S B Ad a p te r. N ow y o u ca n t a k e a d v a n t a g e o f t h i s g re a t ne w te 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 wo r k y o 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 te r a l l [...]

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

3 INTRODUCTION              Hardwa re for Optima l Performance You r wi r e l e s s c o n n e c t io n w i l l be s t r o n g e r t h e cl o s e r y o u r c o mp 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 i[...]

4 INTRODUCTION                    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 [...]

5 INTRODUCTION 3. Cordl ess Phone Placement I f t h e p e r fo r m a n c e o f y o u r w i r e l e s s n e t w o r k i s im p a i r e d a f 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 co r d l e s s p h o n e s a w ay f r o m th e w i r e l e s s r o u t e r ( or access point ) and your wireless- enab[...]

6 INTRODUCTION 5. Secure Connections, VPNs, and A OL S e c u r e c on n e c t i on s t y p i ca 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 w o r d, a n d are used where securit y is important. Secure connections include : • Vi r tu a l P r i v a t e N e t wo r k ( V P N) c o n n e c ti o n s , o f t e n u s e d t o c o n n e c t r e m o [...]

7               T h e Ad a p te r c o m p l i e s w i t h t h e I EE E 8 0 2 .1 1n s p e ci 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 up t o 3 0 0M b p s *. The Adapt er is also compatible with 802. 1 1 a /g devices at [...]

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[...]

       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 ro v i d e s fe e d b a c k during Wi-Fi Protected Setup han[...]

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 Wi n d o w s 7 Package Contents • P lay Wi rel es s U SB Adap ter • Quick Installation Guide • CD with Installation Softwar[...]

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

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 ay a p p e a r s h o w i n g th e m e s s a g e , “ W i n d o ws c a n ’ t v e r i f y t h e p u b l i s h e r o f t h is d r i v e[...]

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

15            A .7 C l i c k “ F i n i s h ” t o r e s t a r t y o u r c o m p u t e r. A.8 T o c o n n e c t t o t h e In t e r n e t , op e n t h e N e t w o r k an 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[...]

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 w o 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 th e n e x t s c r e e n , se l e c t a n a va i l a b l e wireless network and click “Connect ” . A .12 Y our Adapter will attempt to connect to the selected network.[...]

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

19            A .15 Th 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 t e s t h e n e t wo 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 th e l e f t o f t h e wi n d o w al l o w yo u[...]

            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 Th e B e l k i n W i 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 s t i n a t i o n fo ld e r fo r t h e s o f t wa r e i n s t al l a t i o n by c l i c k i n g “ Bro wse ”; o r , sim pl y c li ck[...]

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 so 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 t[...]

23            B.7 T h e Fo u n d Ne w Ha r d w a r e W i z ar d m i g h t ap p e a r i n 3 –15 s e c o n d s . I f i t do e s , s e l e c t “ Ye s , t h i s t i m e o n l y ” a n d c l i c k “ N e x t ” to in s t a l l t h e h a [...]

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

25               T he W i z a r d wi l l n o w i n s t a ll yo u r s o f t wa r e . B .11 The installation is now complet e. Click “ Finish” to close the “Found Ne w Hardware Wizard ” .[...]

26            B .1 2 Click “Finis h” agai n to exit the I nstallShi eld Wiz ard. B .1 3 D e p en d i n g o n wh i c h o p e r a t i n g s y s te m y o u ar e u s i n 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 yo u r co m p[...]

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

28                    I f y o u a r e un a b l e t o c on n e c t t o t h e In t e r n e t f r o m a w i r e l e s s computer , please check the following items: L o o k a t t [...]

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 be f u n c t i o n i n g p r o p e r l y, bu 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 l o g y i s r a d i o - b a se d , w h i c h me a n s c o n n e c t i vi t y and the throughput per formance between devices decreases when the distance between devices increases . O th e r f a c t o r s th a t will cause signal[...]

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 ma xi 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 Wind[...]

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

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    G        Basic          ?[...]

34  T echnical S upport 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   http:/ /w ww.belkin. com/uk /support Singapore 1 800 622 1 1 3 0  1[...]

35                                        We , B e l k in I n te rn a t i o n a l , I [...]

36    Any changes or modifications not expressly a p p r ov e d b y t h e p a r t y re s p o n s i b l e f o r c om p l i 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 t e r n a t io n al , In c . , L i m i te d              B e l k i n In t e r n a t i o n a l , In c . ( “ B e l k i n ” ) w a r r a n t s t o t h[...]

38   How t o get service. T o g e t s er vi ce f o r y o 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 v ice , o r c al l (8 0 0) - 2 2 3 - 5 54 6 , w i t h i [...]

39                   THIS W ARR ANTY CONT AINS THE SOLE WARRANTY OF BELKIN. THERE ARE NO OTHER W ARRANTIES, EXPRESSED O R , EX CE P T A S RE Q U I RE D BY L AW, I M PL I E D, I N C LU D I N G T H E I M P[...]

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