Belkin F5D6001 manual

U ser Manual F5D6001 802.11b W ir el ess Desktop Network Card Connect your desktop to a wireless network P743056-D_F5D6001v3kMan8_03.qxd 9/5/03 4:58 PM Page 2[...]

T ABLE OF CONTENTS Intr oducti on Features ...............................................................................................1 Prod uct Specificati ons ............................................................................2 System Requirem ents .............................................................................2 P ackag[...]

1 INTRODUCTION Thank you for pur chasing the Belkin Wir eless Desktop Network Card (th e Card). This high-speed Car d provid es you with an innovative wir eless networking solution that is easy to set up an d use. Th e Card tran smits at a rate o f 11, 5.5, 2, or 1Mbps to let you share files an d printers on the n etwork—without the hassle and in[...]

Product Specifications H ost Interface: 32-bit, PCI 2.2-complian t P ower Consumpti on: 300mA (max.) OS Support: Wind ows© 98SE, 2000, Me , or XP operating system s Certificati on: FCC Class B, CE Mark, C-Ti ck Operatin g T emperature: 0° C to 55° C Storag e T emperature: –25° C to 70° C Ty pi cal Operating Ran ge: Ind oors: 160 ft. (50m) @ [...]

A ctivity LED Off No activity Blinking A ctivity Link LED Solid Connected to a wir eless network Off Not conn ected Antenna Antenna Cable Link LED A ctivity LED Threaded Connector PCI Edge Connector W arning! Y our Card is sensitiv e to static electricity . Handle the Card by the edges and avoid touching the PCI edge connector or an y of the compon[...]

INST ALLING THE CARD 4 Installin g your Card is don e in three easy steps. 1. Install th e software FIRST . If you install your Car d into your computer befor e you install th e software , it will not work un til you install th e software . 2. Install th e Card insi de o f your computer . 3. Let Wind ows finish installing th e Card . Step 1: Softw [...]

INST ALLING THE CARD 5 4. The in staller will start. Y ou will see a progress scr een. Go to the n ext step. 5. Ne xt, you will see an intr oducti on screen. Cli ck “Next” to con tinue with the installati on of the Car d. 6. If you are usin g Windows 2000 or Win dows XP , you may see a scr een similar to the on e below . This does not mean ther[...]

7. When th e software in stallation is complete , you will see a screen pr ompting you to finish. Click “Finish” . 8. A messag e will appear telling you that you need to sh ut down your computer to install th e Card. Ch oose “Y es, I wan t to shut down m y computer now” to shut d own your computer . Follow the dir ection s in the ne xt sect[...]

INST ALLING THE CARD Step 2: Installing the Card into y our PC 1. POWER OFF THE COMPUTER AND DISCONNECT THE POWER CORD. 2. Remove th e screws that secure th e computer cover and r emove the cover . 3. To u ch an y metal part of th e case to ground yourself. This will dischar ge any static electri city that could damag e your prod uct or your comput[...]

INST ALLING THE CARD 8 Step 3: Finishing the Installation 1. After you have installed your Car d and replaced th e cover on your computer , turn your computer back on and let it boot up. 2. Wind ows will detect that new har dware has been in stalled. Depen ding on which versi on of Wind ows you are usin g, a window similar to th e one pictur ed bel[...]

INST ALLING THE CARD 9 4. When th e installation is complete , you will see a screen pr ompting you to finish. Click “Finish” . Window s 98SE or Me users : Y ou may be ask ed to restart th e computer . Let the computer r estart before g oing to th e next step. 5. When th e installation is complete or your computer has r estarted, the Belkin Wir[...]

The Wir eless Network Monitor U tility is a central poin t on your computer that allows you to contr ol your Wireless Notebook N etwork Card . Among th e things you can do usin g the Utility , you can: •C h oose th e wireless network you wan t to connect to • See a list of all available n etworks in the area • See inform ation about the n etw[...]

Window s XP Users If you are using Windows XP , please read this section first. Wind ows XP integrates a wir eless man agemen t utility referred to as Win dows XP Wireless Z ero Configur ation servi ce (WZC). The WZC can be used to contr ol your Card or you can use th e Belkin Wireless Network M onitor Utility . We sugg est that you use the Belkin [...]

THE BELKIN WIRELESS NETWORK MONITOR UTILITY 12 U sing the Belkin Utility (Windows 98SE, Me , 2000, XP) When th e Utility opens , you will see the U tility screen. The vi ew will be of th e Configur ation screen. This is th e screen you will use m ost often to choose an d chang e networks. a b c d e f g h a. A vailable Network s : Displays the avail[...]

THE BELKIN WIRELESS NETWORK MONITOR UTILITY 13 Connecting to a Wireless Netw ork After you install your Car d for the first tim e , it will connect to your wireless n etwork automatically . Y ou should n ot have to do anythin g further to connect to a network. T o man ually conn ect to a wireless n etwork, see the steps below . 1. Open the U tility[...]

THE BELKIN WIRELESS NETWORK MONITOR UTILITY 14 Yo u may fin d it easier to use the Qui ck Connect screen to conn ect to networks . To switch to the Quick Conn ect screen, ri ght-click on th e Utility system tr ay icon ( ). In the m enu that appears, select “U se Quick Connect scr een” . After you have selected this option, th e next tim e you d[...]

THE BELKIN WIRELESS NETWORK MONITOR UTILITY 15 Creating and U sing a Profile Pro files are automati cally created wh en you connect to a network. Fr om the f actory , Belkin has also created on e pro file called “Default” . This is a special pro file that will connect to the first wir eless network that th e Card detects . Y ou can rem ove this[...]

THE BELKIN WIRELESS NETWORK MONITOR UTILITY 16 4. Name the pro file by typing in a n ame in the Pr ofile N ame field . 5. Ty pe in th e name o f the wireless n etwork in the Network N ame (SSID) fi eld. 6. If the n etwork you are goin g to be connecting to uses an access poin t (this is the m ost common configur ation), leave the bo x ne xt to “T[...]

THE BELKIN WIRELESS NETWORK MONITOR UTILITY 17 Pow er Save Mode Allows you to select the P ower Save mode . Default is OFF . Show icon in s ystem tr ay Choose to display or N O T display the i con in the system tr ay . Default A d-Hoc Channel Allows you to select the d efault A d-Hoc chann el. Radio Off Allows you to turn the r adio (the Car d) on [...]

TROUBLESHOOTING 18 T echnical Support Y ou can find technical support inf ormation at www .belkin.com/networking or www .belkin.com through th e tech support area. If you wan t to contact techni cal support by phon e, please call 877-736-5771 . T echnical support is available 24 h ours a day , 7 days a week. P743056-D_F5D6001v3kMan8_03.qxd 9/5/03 4[...]

Belkin Corporation Limited Lifetime Pr oduct W arranty Belkin Corporati on warran ts this produ ct against defects in materi als and workmanship f or its lifetime . If a defect is discovered , Belkin will, at its option, r epair or replace the pr oduct at no charg e provi ded it is return ed during the warr anty period, with tr ansportation charg e[...]

20 INFORMA TION FCC Statement DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY WITH FCC RULES FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC COMP A TIBILITY We, Belkin Corporation, of 501 W est Waln ut Street, Compton, CA 90220, declare un der our sole r espon sibility that the prod uct, F5D6001 to which this d eclaration r elates, complies with P art 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to [...]

Canada-Industry Canada (IC) The wir eless radi o of this devi ce complies with RSS 139 & RSS 210 Industry Can ada. This Class B digital compli es with Canadi an ICES-003. Cet appareil n umérique de la classe B conf orme á la norm e NMB-003 du Canada. Europe-Eur opean Union Notice Radio pr odu cts with the CE 0470 or CE alert markin g comply w[...]

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