Belkin F9L1109V1 manual

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    User Manual F9L 1 1 09V1 88 20 - 01381 Rev . A0 0 AC W i - F i ® D U AL -BAN D USB AD A PT ER[...]

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    T ABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction .............................................. 1 Be nef it s of a H ome Net wo rk .................................... 1 Adva nt ag es o f a Wir el es s Net wo rk .............................. 2 Placement of your Wireless Networking Hardware for Optimal Performance ................................................. 3[...]

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    1 Th an k you fo r pu rch a sin g th e Be lk in AC Wi - Fi D ua l- Ba nd U SB Ada pte r. Now you c an t ake ad va nta ge o f th is g rea t new technology and gain the f reedom to network your home and office computers w irelessly . This Adapter allows you t o connect a not ebook or desktop computer to y our network. Please be sure to read through t[...]

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    2 INTRODUCTION Advant ag es o f a Wire le ss N et work  • Mobility–you’ llnolongerneed adedicated“computer room”—nowyoucan workona  networked lap top or desktop computer anywhere within your wireless range  •Easyinstallation –BelkinEasyInstallation Wizards[...]

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    3 INTRODUCTION Plac em ent o f your Wir el es s Net wor kin g Har dwa re for O pti mal Pe r for man ce Y our wireless connection will be stronger the closer y our computer is to your wireless router ( or access point ). T ypical indoor operating range for your wir eless devices is between 1 0 0 and 200 feet. In the same w ay , your wi reless connec[...]

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    4 INTRODUCTION 1. Plac em en t of yo ur Wi re le s s Rou te r (or Acc es s Po in t) Place y our wireless router ( or access point ), the c entral connection point of your net work, as close as possible to th e ce nte r of yo ur w ire le ss n et wo rk d evi ce s. T o achiev e the best wireless network cover age for your “wireless clients, ” (i .[...]

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    5 INTRODUCTION 3. Cord less Phone Placement If the performance of you r wireless ne twork is impair ed after attending t o the abo ve issues, and you ha ve a cordless phone :  • T r ymoving cordlessphonesawa yfromthe wirelessrouter  ( or access point ) and your wireless-enabled computers.  • Unplug?[...]

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    6 INTRODUCTION 5. S ec ur e Co nn ec ti on s, V PN s, a nd AO L Secure connections typically require a user name and password , and are used where security is important. Secure connections include :  • Virtual Privat eNe twork(VP N) connections, of ten  us ed to c on ne ct r em otel y to a n of fi ce n et wo rk  •?[...]

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    7 Prod uc t Feat ure s TheAdapt ercomplieswiththe IEEE 802. 1 1 acdraftspecificationto  communicate with other 802. 1 1 ac-c ompliant wireless devices up to 867Mpbs * .TheAdapter complieswiththeIE EE802. 1 1 nspecification to communicate with other 802. 1 1n-compliant wireless de vices at up [...]

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    8 OVER VIEW Applications and A dvantages  • Wire le ss r oa min gw it h al ap top a rou nd t he ho me or of f ic e Offers the freedom of networking without cables  •Co nnection rates of upt o86 7Mbps *  Provides immediate high-speed wireless connectivity at home , work, and hotspot [...]

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    9 OVER VIEW Product Specifications Ho st In ter f ac e: USB 3.0 OperatingT emperature: 32– 1 31 degreesF (0– 55degreesC ) StorageT emperature: -4 – 1 49degrees F( -20– 6 5degrees C) Humidity:Max.90%( non- condensing) Ma x imu mO pe ra ti ng Ran ge: Up to 1 , 20 0f t . **?[...]

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    10 OVER VIEW PackageIncludes: AC Wi-Fi Dual-Band USB A dapter Setup C D with User Manual SystemRe quireme nts  •PCwith availableUS Bport  •PCrunning Windows ® XP (SP2 or g re ater ** *), Windows Vista ® , Wind ows 7 , or W in dow s 8  •C D- RO Md ri ve Specifications  •U SB3 .0 I[...]

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    11 A . Ins ta lla tio n Pro ces s for W ind ows Vis ta , Wi ndows 7 a nd 8 NOT E: For inf ormation on upda ted drivers, please visit theBelkinwebsit eatwww.belkin .com/support IMPORT ANT : INST ALLTHESOF T W ARE BEFOREINSERTING THEADAPTER. A. 1 In se r t th e In st al lat io n Sof t w are C D int o you r CD -R OM[...]

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    12 INST ALLING AND SETTING UP THE AD APTER A.3TheInstallShieldWizard willstarttheinstallationprocess. A . 4[...]

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    13 INST ALLING AND SETTING UP THE AD APTER A . 5 A . 6[...]

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    14 INST ALLING AND SETTING UP THE AD APTER A .7 A.8 A windo w ma y appear sho wing the message, “Windows can’tv erif ythe publisherofthis driversoftware” .This  DOES NOTind icate apro blem. Oursoftware hasbeenfu lly  tested and is compatible with this operating system. Click on “ In s[...]

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    15 INST ALLING AND SETTING UP THE AD APTER A.9 When prompted, plug in y our Adap ter . A. 1 0 When the installation comple tes, y ou will see the following pop-up message on your Windows taskbar . A. 1 1 Click “Finish” to restart your computer .[...]

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    16 INST ALLING AND SETTING UP THE AD APTER A. 12 T o co nn ec t to th e In ter ne t, op en t he N et wo rk a nd S har in g Ce nte r by first opening the Control P anel from the “Star t” menu. A. 13 In the C on tr ol Pa ne l, cl ic k on “ V iew n et wo rk s ta tus a nd t a sks ”.[...]

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    17 INST ALLING AND SETTING UP THE AD APTER A. 1 4 In the Network and Sharing Center , cl ic k on “ Co nn ec t to a n et wor k ”. A. 1 5 Inthe nextscr een,s electan available  wireless network and click “Connect” .[...]

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    18 INST ALLING AND SETTING UP THE AD APTER A. 16 Y o ur Ad apte r wi ll at t em pt to c onn e ct to t he s el ec ted n et wo rk . A. 1 7 Depending on the security settings of your wireless network, you m ay be p ro mpt ed to e nte r a ne tw or k se cu ri ty key or a passphrase. Click “Connect ” after you have done so.[...]

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    19 INST ALLING AND SETTING UP THE AD APTER A. 18 Af ter c on ne ct in g to th e ne t wor k, yo u ca n ch oo se to s ave t hi s network and connect automatically when y our Adap ter is in range. A. 1 9 The Network and Sharing Center no w indicates the network co nn ec ti on t hat yo u hav e jus t ma de. T he l in ks on t he l ef t of t he window all[...]

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    20 INST ALLING AND SETTING UP THE AD APTER B. In st all ati on Pro ce ss fo r Wind ows XP IMPORT ANT : INST ALLTHESOF T W ARE BEFOREINSERTING THEADAPTER. B. 1 I ns er t t he I nst al la ti on S of t war e CD in to yo ur CD - RO M dr ive. B.2 The Belkin Wireless Adapter Installer screen wi ll automatically appear within up to 20[...]

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    21 INST ALLING AND SETTING UP THE AD APTER B.3 TheInstallShieldWizardstartstheinstallationprocess. B.4 Select a destination folder for the software installation b y clicking “Browse ”; or ,simply click“Ne xt ”to select adef ault location[...]

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    22 INST ALLING AND SETTING UP THE AD APTER B.5 A Setu p St atu s sc re en l ets y ou k now w he re you a re in t he s et up pr oc es s. B .6[...]

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    23 INST ALLING AND SETTING UP THE AD APTER B .7 B.8 After the software installation is finished, the following message will appear . Connect the Adapter to y our computer .[...]

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    24 INST ALLING AND SETTING UP THE AD APTER B.9  Clic k“ F in ish ” aga in to exi tt he In st all Sh ie ld Wi za rd. B. 10 Depending on which operating system you are using, y ou might be required t o reboot your compu ter for the changes to take e ffect. Save your data and close all other applications. Then, click on [...]

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    25 INST ALLING AND SETTING UP THE AD APTER Con ne ct ing to a Se cur e Wi - Fi ® N et wo rk If yo u ch oo se to c on ne ct t o a se cur e ne t wor k, det er min e the t y pe ofs ec ur it y ( WPA/ WP A 2o rW EP) andusethe appropriatefieldin thedialogbox . Wir e le ss Eq uiv al en tPr[...]

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    26 I ca n’t c on ne c t to t he In te rn et w ir el es sl y. If yo u ar e una bl e to c onn ec t to t he I nte rn et fr om a w ire le ss computer , please check the following it ems:  • Look at theligh tson your wireless router .If you’ reu singa  Belkin Wireless Router , the ligh ts should be as f[...]

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    27 TROUBLESHOOTING Link LED is blinking slo wly; I cannot connect to a wi re le ss n et wo rk o r th e In te rn et . If your Adapter appears t o be functioning pr operly , but y ou cannot co nn ec t to a ne t wor k or yo u have a r ed w ir ele s s ic on at t he b ot to m of your screen, the problem may be that there is a misma tch between the netwo[...]

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    28 TROUBLESHOOTING Da ta t ra ns fe r is s om et im es s low. Wireless t echnology is radio-based, which means connectivity and the thr oughput performance between devices decreases when the distance between de vices increases . Other factors tha t will cause signal degrada tion ( metal is generally the w orst culprit ) are obstructions such as wal[...]

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    29 TROUBLESHOOTING Signal strength is p oor . Wireless t echnology is radio-based, which means connectivity and the thr oughput performance between devices decreases when the distance between de vices increases . Oth er f ac tor s that will cause signal degradation (metal is generally the worst culprit) are obstructions such as walls and metal appl[...]

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    30 TROUBLESHOOTING Th e Ada pt er d oe s no t pe r for m or c on ne ct io n is u ns ta bl e when comput erhas asecond built -inwi reless network  ca rd (su ch a s a min i PC I or In te l ® Centrino ™ ). This condition occurs if your comput er has a built-in wireless card while your Belkin AC Wi-Fi Dual-Band USB Adapter is[...]

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    31 TROUBLESHOOTING What’ sthe differencebetween802. 1 1n and802. 1 1ac ? Currentlythere arethreecommonlyused wirelessnetworkingstandards,whichtransmit dataatverydifferentmaximumspeeds.  Eachisbased onthedesignationf orcertif yingnetworkstandards.The[...]

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    32 TROUBLESHOOTING T echnica l Support 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 1800 6 22 1 1 3 0 Europ e http:/ /w ww.belkin .com/uk /support [...]

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    33 FCC Statement DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY WITH F CC RULES FOR ELE CTROMAGNETIC COMP A TIBILIT Y We,B elk in In ter na ti on al, In c.,o f120 45 E. Water fron tD ri ve, Pla ya Vista, CA 9009 4, declare under our sole responsibility that the product, F9L 1 1 06V2, to which this de claration relat es, complies wi th Pa r[...]

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    34 INFORMA TION Forprod uctavailable intheU SA/Canadamarket,  onlychannels  1 ~ 1 1 can be operated . Selection o f other channels is no t possible. Th is dev ic ei sg oi ng to be op er ate di n5. 15~ 5. 25G Hzf re qu en cy range; it is restricted in indoor envir onments only . Federal Commun[...]

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    35 INFORMA TION l’utilisation decodesrépétitifslorsque requisparlat echnologie. Th ed evi ce fo rt he ban d51 50 - 5 250 MHz is on ly fo r indoor usage to reduce po tential for harmful int er ference to co-channel mobile satellite systems. Les dispositifs f onctionnant dans la bande 5 150 - 52 [...]

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    36 INFORMA TION What isn otc ove redb ythi swa rranty? All abo ve w arranties are null and v oid if the Belkin product is notpro videdtoBelkinf orinspectionuponBelkin’ srequestat  thesole expenseof thepurchaser ,orifBelkin determinesthat  the Belkin product has been [...]

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    37 INFORMA TION How s t ate l aw r el at es to t h e war ra nt y. THISW ARRANT YCONT AINSTHESOLEW ARRANT YOF BELKIN.THEREARE NOOTHERW ARR ANTIES,EXPRESSED  OR,EXCEPTAS REQUIREDBY L AW ,IMPLIED ,INCLUDING  THEIMPLIEDW ARR ANT YORCONDITIONOFQUALIT Y ,  MERCHANT ABI[...]

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    © 20 13 Belkin International, Inc. All rights reserved. All trade names are registered trademarks of respective ma nufacturers list ed. Windo ws and Windows Vista are either register ed trademarks or tr ade ma rk sofM ic ro sof tC or po ra ti oni nth eUn ite dSt at esa nd /orot he rco un tr ie s.[...]