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2 En ha nc e d Wi re le s s US B Ad ap te r SECTIONS Table o f Co nt en t s 23456 1 INTRODUCTIO N Placem ent of your W irel ess Net worki ng Ha rdwa re for Optimal Performance Y our wi re le ss c onn ec ti on wi ll b e str on ge r t he cl os er you r co mpu te r i s to yo ur wi re le ss ro ute r (or ac ce ss p oin t). Typic al in do or op er ati ng[...]

3 En ha nc e d Wi re le s s US B Ad ap te r SECTIONS Table o f Co nt en t s 23456 1 INTRODUCTIO N 4. Cho ose the “Quietest” Channel for your Wirele ss Network In lo cat io ns wh er e h om es or of f ic es a re cl ose to ge the r , su ch as ap ar t me nt bui ld ing s o r of fi ce c om plexe s, th er e m ay be wi rel es s net wo rk s n ea rby th [...]

4 En ha nc e d Wi re le s s US B Ad ap te r SECTIONS Table o f Co nt en t s 23456 1 INTRODUCTIO N 5. Secure Connections, VP Ns, and AOL Se cu re co nne c tio ns t yp ic al ly re qui re a us er na me an d p as swo rd, a nd ar e u se d whe re se c ur it y is imp or ta nt. S ec ure c on ne cti on s i nc lu de: • Vi r tua l Pri vate Ne t wor k ( VPN [...]

5 En ha nc e d Wi re le s s US B Ad ap te r SECTIONS Table o f Co nt en t s 1 3456 OVER VIEW 2 Produ ct Fe atures Th e A da pter c om pli es wi th the IE EE 8 02. 1 1g s pe ci fic at io n to c omm un ic ate wit h o the r 80 2. 1 1 g- c om pli an t w ire le s s d evi ce s a t up to 5 4Mb ps*. Th e Ada pte r i s als o co mpa tib le wi th dr af t- 80 [...]

6 En ha nc e d Wi re le s s US B Ad ap te r SECTIONS Table o f Co nt en t s 1 3456 2 OVER VIEW Product Specifications Ho st Inte r f ace: US B 2.0 Op er ati ng T em pe ra tur e: 3 2–1 4 0 d e gre e s F (0 – 6 0 de gr ee s C) Sto ra ge T em pe ra tur e: - 4 –1 76 de gr ee s F (-20 – 8 0 d e gre e s C) Hum id it y: Ma x . 9 0% (non - co nde n[...]

7 En ha nc e d Wi re le s s US B Ad ap te r SECTIONS Table o f Co nt en t s 12 456 IN ST ALL IN G AN D SE T TI NG U P TH E ADAP TE R 3 A . Installation Process for Windows Vis ta ***NO TE: For infor mation on upd ated dr ivers, plea se vis it the B elkin website at ww w .belkin.com/ suppor t. IMPORT ANT : INST ALL THE SOF TWARE BEFORE INSERTING THE[...]

8 En ha nc e d Wi re le s s US B Ad ap te r SECTIONS Table o f Co nt en t s 12 456 3 IN ST ALL IN G AN D SE T TI NG U P TH E ADAP TE R A . 3 Th e I ns ta llS hi eld W iza rd w ill st ar t t he in st all ati on pr oc es s. A . 4 A w ind ow m ay a pp ea r sho win g t he m e ss ag e, “ Wi nd ows ca n’t ve ri f y the pu bl ish er of th is dr ive r [...]

9 En ha nc e d Wi re le s s US B Ad ap te r SECTIONS Table o f Co nt en t s 12 456 3 IN ST ALL IN G AN D SE T TI NG U P TH E ADAP TE R A . 5 Wh en pr om pte d, p lu g i n yo ur Ad ap ter. A .6 Whe n the in st all at ion c omp le tes , y ou wil l s ee th e f oll owi ng po p- up me ss ag e o n your W ind ows ta sk ba r. A .7 Cl ic k “ Fin ish” to[...]

10 En ha nc e d Wi re le s s US B Ad ap te r SECTIONS Table o f Co nt en t s 12 456 3 IN ST ALL IN G AN D SE T TI NG U P TH E ADAP TE R A . 8 T o c on ne ct to the In ter ne t, op en th e N et wo rk an d S ha ri ng Ce nte r by f ir s t o pe nin g the Co nt rol Pa ne l f ro m t he “S ta r t ” m en u. A . 9 In the C ont rol Pa ne l, c li ck on ?[...]

11 En ha nc e d Wi re le s s US B Ad ap te r SECTIONS Table o f Co nt en t s 12 456 3 IN ST ALL IN G AN D SE T TI NG U P TH E ADAP TE R A .1 0 In th e N et wo rk an d S ha ri ng Ce nte r, cli ck on “C on ne ct to a n et wor k ” . A .11 I n t he nex t sc re en , s el ec t an avai la bl e w ire le s s n et wor k an d cli ck “C onn e ct ” .[...]

12 En ha nc e d Wi re le s s US B Ad ap te r SECTIONS Table o f Co nt en t s 12 456 3 IN ST ALL IN G AN D SE T TI NG U P TH E ADAP TE R A .1 2 Y ou r A da pter w ill at te mpt to co nn ec t to t he se le cte d net wo rk . A .1 3 Dep en din g o n the se cu ri t y s et ti ng s o f yo ur wi re le ss ne t wor k, you may be p rom pte d to e nte r a n et[...]

13 En ha nc e d Wi re le s s US B Ad ap te r SECTIONS Table o f Co nt en t s 12 456 3 IN ST ALL IN G AN D SE T TI NG U P TH E ADAP TE R A .1 4 Af te r co nne c tin g to th e net wo rk , yo u ca n c ho os e to s ave t his net wo rk a nd co nne c t a uto ma tic al ly wh en you r A da pte r i s i n r an ge . A .1 5 The Ne two rk a nd Sh ar in g C en t[...]

14 En ha nc e d Wi re le s s US B Ad ap te r SECTIONS Table o f Co nt en t s 12 456 3 IN ST ALL IN G AN D SE T TI NG U P TH E ADAP TE R B. In st alla tio n Proce ss for Win dows Ope rat in g Sys tems othe r t han W ind ows Vis ta IMPORT ANT : INSTALL TH E S OF T WAR E B EFOR E INS ERT ING THE A DAP TER . B .1 In se r t the In st al la tio n S of t [...]

15 En ha nc e d Wi re le s s US B Ad ap te r SECTIONS Table o f Co nt en t s 12 456 3 IN ST ALL IN G AN D SE T TI NG U P TH E ADAP TE R B. 3 S el ec t a d es tin ati on fo lde r for th e s of t wa re in st all ati on by cli ck in g “B rows e”; o r , s im ply c lic k “ Nex t ” to i ns ta ll to t he de fau lt lo ca tio n. B. 4 A Se tup S tat [...]

16 En ha nc e d Wi re le s s US B Ad ap te r SECTIONS Table o f Co nt en t s 12 456 3 IN ST ALL IN G AN D SE T TI NG U P TH E ADAP TE R B. 5 A w ind ow m ay ap pe ar sh owi ng the m es sa ge, “ Th e s of t wa re you ar e i ns ta llin g… ” Th is DO ES N OT i nd ic ate a p ro ble m. O ur sof tw are ha s b ee n ful ly te ste d a nd is c om pat i[...]

17 En ha nc e d Wi re le s s US B Ad ap te r SECTIONS Table o f Co nt en t s 12 456 3 IN ST ALL IN G AN D SE T TI NG U P TH E ADAP TE R B.7 Th e Fo un d N ew Ha rdw are W iza rd m igh t a pp ea r in 3 –1 5 s ec on ds. If it do es , s el ec t “In st al l t he sof tw are au tom at ic all y” a nd cli ck “N ex t ” to i ns ta ll the s of t war[...]

18 En ha nc e d Wi re le s s US B Ad ap te r SECTIONS Table o f Co nt en t s 12 456 3 IN ST ALL IN G AN D SE T TI NG U P TH E ADAP TE R C. Configurat ion Usi ng t he Bel ki n Wi re les s N et work in g Ut il it y C. 1 Af te r r es ta r ti ng you r c om pu ter, do ubl e -c li ck the B elk in Wi re le ss Net wo rk in g U til it y ic on on th e d es k[...]

19 En ha nc e d Wi re le s s US B Ad ap te r SECTIONS Table o f Co nt en t s 123 56 US IN G TH E BE LK IN WI RE LE S S NE T WOR KI NG U TI LIT Y 4 Af ter s uc ce ss full y ins ta llin g t he Be lki n W ire le ss Ne t work in g U tili t y ( WNU ), c onf igu ra tio ns for wi rel es s co nne ct ion a nd se cu rit y a re jus t a fe w e asy c lick s awa[...]

20 En ha nc e d Wi re le s s US B Ad ap te r SECTIONS Table o f Co nt en t s 123 56 4 US IN G TH E BE LK IN WI RE LE S S NE T WOR KI NG U TI LIT Y Network Status Th is win dow di sp lay s th e co nne c tiv it y st atu s o f t he cu rr en t n et wor k . I t even di sp lay s c on ne ct ivi t y b et we en th e c om pu ter a nd rou te r , a nd ro ute r[...]

21 En ha nc e d Wi re le s s US B Ad ap te r SECTIONS Table o f Co nt en t s 123 56 4 US IN G TH E BE LK IN WI RE LE S S NE T WOR KI NG U TI LIT Y Network Status and Solution Tips T o f ur t he r u nd er st an d t he cu rr en t N et wo rk St atu s, cl ic k “ Op en Wi re le ss Uti lit y ” . T he d efa ult s cre e n w ill b e t he “Cu rr en t S[...]

22 En ha nc e d Wi re le s s US B Ad ap te r SECTIONS Table o f Co nt en t s 123 56 4 US IN G TH E BE LK IN WI RE LE S S NE T WOR KI NG U TI LIT Y Co nn ec t i ng to a S ec u re W i- Fi ® Ne t wor k If you ch oo se to c on ne c t to a se cu re net wo rk , dete r min e t he t yp e o f se cu ri ty ( W PA/ WPA2 o r W EP) an d u se th e a pp ro pr ia [...]

23 En ha nc e d Wi re le s s US B Ad ap te r SECTIONS Table o f Co nt en t s 123 56 4 US IN G TH E BE LK IN WI RE LE S S NE T WOR KI NG U TI LIT Y Wireless E quivalent P rivacy (WEP) is a le ss s ec ure , b ut mo re wi de ly ad opte d wir el es s se cu ri ty p roto co l. De pe ndi ng on th e s e cur it y le vel (6 4- or 128- bi t), th e u se r wil [...]

24 En ha nc e d Wi re le s s US B Ad ap te r SECTIONS Table o f Co nt en t s 123 56 4 US IN G TH E BE LK IN WI RE LE S S NE T WOR KI NG U TI LIT Y 2 . For Be lk in rou te rs , p re s s t he WPS bu t ton fo r t wo se c ond s an d rel ea se . T he s ec ur it y ic on on th e r ou ter wil l f la sh , i ndi ca tin g tha t the WP S s es si on ha s be en [...]

25 En ha nc e d Wi re le s s US B Ad ap te r SECTIONS Table o f Co nt en t s 123 56 4 US IN G TH E BE LK IN WI RE LE S S NE T WOR KI NG U TI LIT Y Using Wi-Fi Pr otected Setup PIN – P ersonal Identification Number T o u se th e W PS PIN met ho d, y ou mu st have an oth er c om put er tha t is al rea dy co nn ec te d to th e n et wo rk an d ca n a[...]

26 En ha nc e d Wi re le s s US B Ad ap te r SECTIONS Table o f Co nt en t s 123 56 4 US IN G TH E BE LK IN WI RE LE S S NE T WOR KI NG U TI LIT Y 3. On th e c om pu ter th at is al re ady c on ne cte d to t he ro ute r , a cc e ss the ro ute r inte r f ace , e nte r the PIN nu mb er, an d c li ck on “En ro ll”. Ple as e n ote th at the s cre e[...]

27 En ha nc e d Wi re le s s US B Ad ap te r SECTIONS Table o f Co nt en t s 123 56 4 US IN G TH E BE LK IN WI RE LE S S NE T WOR KI NG U TI LIT Y Wireless Ne tworking Utility Options Th e “ Opt io ns” ta b o n the WN U p rov id es th e u se r the ab ili t y t o c us tomi ze his o r h er WN U s et ti ng s. Wireless Ne tworking Utility Help Th e[...]

28 En ha nc e d Wi re le s s US B Ad ap te r SECTIONS Table o f Co nt en t s 123 56 4 US IN G TH E BE LK IN WI RE LE S S NE T WOR KI NG U TI LIT Y Advanced Diagnostic T ools Th e “Advan ce d Di ag nos ti c Tools” se c tio n i s the c ent ra l c on tr ol pa nel fo r all th e s et ti ng s o f t he ha rd war e a nd so f t war e c om po ne nts of t[...]

29 En ha nc e d Wi re le s s US B Ad ap te r SECTIONS Table o f Co nt en t s 1234 6 TROUB LESH OOTING 5 Problem: I c an’t c on ne ct to the In ter ne t w ir ele s sl y . Solution: If you ar e u na bl e to co nn ec t to t he Int er ne t f ro m a wi re le ss co mp ute r , ple a se ch ec k t he fol low ing ite m s: 1. Lo ok at the li gh ts on you r [...]

30 En ha nc e d Wi re le s s US B Ad ap te r SECTIONS Table o f Co nt en t s 1234 6 5 TROUB LESH OOTING Problem: Th e n am e o f yo ur wi re le ss ne t wor k a pp ea r s i n “Availa bl e N et wor ks”. Solution: If the co r re ct ne tw or k n am e i s l is ted in th e “Availa bl e N et wo rks” li st , ple a se fol low th e s tep s b el ow to[...]

31 En ha nc e d Wi re le s s US B Ad ap te r SECTIONS Table o f Co nt en t s 1234 6 5 TROUB LESH OOTING Problem: Ins ta ll ati on CD - ROM do e s n ot st ar t B elk in Wi re le ss Ne t wor ki ng Uti lit y. Solution: If the CD - RO M d oe s n ot st ar t t he Be lk in Wir el es s Net wo rk in g U til it y aut oma ti ca lly, it co ul d b e tha t t he [...]

32 En ha nc e d Wi re le s s US B Ad ap te r SECTIONS Table o f Co nt en t s 1234 6 5 TROUB LESH OOTING Problem: Lin k LED is so li d b ut I ca nno t c on ne ct to th e I nte rn et. Solution: If you have a sig na l b ut c an’t ge t o nl ine or o bta in an IP ad dr es s, th e pr obl em ma y b e t ha t t he re is a m is ma tch be tw ee n t he en cr[...]

33 En ha nc e d Wi re le s s US B Ad ap te r SECTIONS Table o f Co nt en t s 1234 6 5 TROUB LESH OOTING Problem: Si gna l str en gth i s p oo r . Solution: Wir el es s tec hn olo gy i s r ad io -b as ed, w hic h mea ns c on ne cti vi t y a nd the th ro ugh pu t p e r for m anc e be twe e n d evi ce s de cre a se s w he n t he dis ta nc e bet we e n[...]

34 En ha nc e d Wi re le s s US B Ad ap te r SECTIONS Table o f Co nt en t s 1234 6 5 TROUB LESH OOTING Problem: Why ar e the re t wo w ir ele s s u til iti es in my sy ste m t ray ? Whi ch o ne do I u se? Solution: Th er e a re se ver al fe atu re s a nd ad van ta ge s f ro m u si ng th e B elk in Wir el es s Net wo rk in g U til it y over th e W [...]

35 En ha nc e d Wi re le s s US B Ad ap te r SECTIONS Table o f Co nt en t s 1234 6 5 TROUB LESH OOTING What’s the difference between 802. 1 1g and draft 802. 1 1 n? Cur re nt ly the re a re thr ee c om mon ly us e d w ire le ss n et wor ki ng st an da rd s, whi ch tr an sm it da ta at ver y d if fe re nt ma xim um sp ee d s. Ea ch is ba se d on [...]

36 En ha nc e d Wi re le s s US B Ad ap te r SECTIONS Table o f Co nt en t s 12345 INFORMA TION 6 FCC Statement DECLAR A TION OF CONFORMI T Y WITH FCC RULES F OR ELECTROMA GNETIC COMP A TIBILITY of f an d o n, the u se r i s e nc ou ra ge d to t r y a nd c or re ct th e i nte r fe re nc e by one o r m or e o f t he fol lowi ng me as ur es: • Re o[...]

37 En ha nc e d Wi re le s s US B Ad ap te r SECTIONS Table o f Co nt en t s 12345 6 INFORMA TION IMPORT ANT NOTE: IC R adiation Exposure Statement Th is eq uip me nt co mp lie s wi th Can ad a r ad iat ion ex po su re lim it s s et fo r th for un co nt rol le d e nvi ro nme nt s. Th is tr an smi t ter mu st no t b e co -l oc ate d or op er at ing [...]

38 En ha nc e d Wi re le s s US B Ad ap te r SECTIONS Table o f Co nt en t s 12345 6 INFORMA TION How to ge t service. T o g et se r vi ce fo r yo ur Be lk in pr od uc t yo u m us t ta ke th e foll owi ng ste ps: 1 . C ont ac t Be lki n I nte rn ati on al, In c., at 501 W. Wa lnu t S t., Co mpt on CA 90 220, At tn: Cu sto me r S er vic e, or c all [...]

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