Belkin F5D8010 manual

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T able of Contents 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Ad van ta ges of a Wi r el ess Net wo rk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Pl ace me nt o f you r Wi r ele ss Net wor ki ng Har dw ar e fo r Opt im al Perf or ma nce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Intr oduction section 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the Belkin Wireless Pre-N Notebook Network Card (the Card). This product features new MIMO (Multiple Input Multiple Output) technology that solves interference and range challenges of wireless networking in lar ger homes and offices. MIMO delivers the best wireless net[...]

Intr oduction 2 Placement of your Wir eles s Networking Har dwar e f or Optimal P erformanc e Y our wireless connection will be stronger the closer your computer is to your wireless router (or access point). T ypical indoor operating range for your wireless devices is between 100 and 200 feet. Conversely , your wireless connection and performance w[...]

Intr oduction section 1 2 3 4 5 6 3 2. Av oid Obstacles and Interf erenc e Avoid placing your wireless router (or access point) near devices that Avoid placing your wireless router (or access point) near devices that may emit radio “noise”, such as microwave ovens. Other objects that can inhibit wireless communication can include: • Refrigera[...]

4 Experiment with more than one of the available channels in order to find the clearest connection and avoid interference fr om neighboring cordless phones or other wir eless devices. Use the detailed Site Survey and wireless channel information included in your wir eless r outer’ s (or access point’ s) user guide for more information. 5. Secur[...]

Overvie w 5 section 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pr oduct Featur es The Card complies with the IEEE 802.11g standard in order to communicate with other 802.11g-compliant wireless devices at 54Mbps. The Card is compatible with all 802.11g devices as well as other 802.11b products at 11Mbps. 802.11g products operate on the same 2.4GHz frequency band as 802.11b Wi-Fi [...]

6 Overvie w Applications and Advantages • Wireless roaming with a laptop around the home or office Offers the freedom of networking without cables. • Compatibility with 802.11g and 802.11b products Pre-N wireless LAN solutions are backward-compatible with existing Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11g and 802.11b ) products and with other products that display t[...]

Overvie w 7 section 1 2 3 4 5 6 (a) Activity LED Lights up and flashes when the Card is active (b) Link LED Lights up when the Card links to a wir eless network (c) Card Connector Part of the Car d that fits into your computer’ s CardBus slot Sys tem Re qui r emen ts • PC-compatible laptop with one available CardBus slot • Windows ® 2000 or [...]

8 Installing and Setting Up the Car d Step 1 Install the Softwar e Drivers IMP ORT ANT NO TE : Ins tall the softw ar e bef or e insert ing the Car d. 1.1 Insert the Installation Softwar e CD into your CD-ROM drive. 1.2 The Belkin Wireless Client Utility Setup screen will automatically appear (may take 15–20 seconds to appear). Note: If the Wir el[...]

Installing and Setting Up the Car d 9 section 1 2 3 4 5 6 1.4 The installer will now start. Click “Next” and follow the on-screen instructions. 1.5 Y ou might see a screen similar to this one. This DOES NOT mean there is a problem. Our software has been fully tested and is compatible with this operating system. Select “Continue Anyway” and [...]

10 Installing and Setting Up the Car d Step 3 Install the Wir eless Client Utility 3.1 After the network car d driver installation is complete, click “Next” to install the Wir eless Client Utility . 3.2 The wizard will prompt you to choose an installation location. Click “Next” to accept the default location, or click to accept the default [...]

Installing and Setting Up the Car d 11 section 1 2 3 4 5 6 3.6 Select a network to connect to by double-clicking on a network from the Network List. Note: In or der to see your available networks, you must be near a working wireless router or access point. If using with the Belkin Wireless Pre-N Router , connect to the “Belkin_Pre-N_” SSID netw[...]

12 Using the Belkin Wir el ess Client Utility How to Acc ess the Belkin Wir eles s Client Utility Double-click the Signal Indicator icon to bring up the Wireless Client Utility . If the icon is not present, click on “Start > Programs > Belkin > Belkin Wireless Client Utility”. The following screen will appear . Navigating the User Inte[...]

Using the Belkin Wir el ess Client Utility 13 section 1 2 3 4 5 6 Using the Expanded View (a) Network List List all available networks; double-click on a network to connect. (b) Show BSSID Select this check box if you wish to see the MAC address of the access point or r outer . (c) Allow Roaming Select this check box to move from one network to ano[...]

14 Using the Belkin Wir el ess Client Utility Setting Wir eless Network Pref erenc es T o create a new Wireless Network Profile, click on the “Create” button, which will open up the “Profile” window . (a) Profil e Name Enter a profile name of your choice for the new profile. (b) Service Set Identifier When this option is selected, then the [...]

Using the Belkin Wir el ess Client Utility 15 section 1 2 3 4 5 6 (d) Start Ad-Hoc Network When this option is selected, the Card will create a new ad-hoc network for any available computer in the area that is configured to be used in ad-hoc mode to connect to this computer . (e) SSID Enter the SSID of the network you want to connect to or create. [...]

16 Using the Belkin Wir el ess Client Utility Securing y our Wi-Fi Network Here are a few different ways to maximize the security of your wireless network and protect your data from unwanted intrusion. This section is intended for the home, home office, and small office user . At the time of publication, three encryption methods are available. Encr[...]

Using the Belkin Wir el ess Client Utility 17 section 1 2 3 4 5 6 128-Bit Encryption As a result of 64-bit WEP’ s potential security weaknesses, a more secure method of 128-bit encryption was developed. 128-bit encryption includes a key length of 104 bits plus 24 additional bits of system-generated data (128 bits total). Some hardware manufacture[...]

18 Using the Belkin Wir el ess Client Utility WP A (Wi-Fi Protected Acc ess) W PA is a new Wi-Fi standard that improves upon the security features of WEP . T o use WP A security , the drivers and software of your wireless equipment must be upgraded to support it. These updates will be found on your wireless vendor’ s website. There are two types [...]

Using the Belkin Wir el ess Client Utility 19 section 1 2 3 4 5 6 The following diagram shows the effect of not having the correct network key throughout your network. Setting Up your Belkin Wir eless Router or Access Point to Use Security T o start using security , you need to first enable WEP or WP A for your wireless router or access point. For [...]

20 Using the Belkin Wir el ess Client Utility WEP Setup 64-Bit WEP Encryption 1. Select “64-bit WEP” fr om the drop-down menu. 2. After selecting your WEP encryption mode, you can enter your key by typing in the hex key manually , or you can type in a passphrase in the “Passphrase” field and click “Generate” to create a key . A hexadeci[...]

Using the Belkin Wir el ess Client Utility 21 section 1 2 3 4 5 6 128-Bit WEP Encryption 1. Select “128-bit WEP” fr om the drop-down menu. 2. After selecting your WEP encryption mode, you can enter your key manually by typing in the hex key manually , or you can type in a passphrase in the “Passphrase” field and click “Generate” to crea[...]

22 Using the Belkin Wir el ess Client Utility WP A-PSK (no server) Choose this setting if your network does not use a radius server . WP A-PSK (no server) is typically used in home and small office networking. 1. From the “Security Mode” drop-down menu, select “WP A-PSK (no server)”. 2. Enter your network key . This can be from eight to 63 [...]

Using the Belkin Wir el ess Client Utility 23 section 1 2 3 4 5 6 WP A (with server) Settings Choose this setting if your network uses a radius server to distribute keys to the clients (network cards). WP A (with server) is typically used in business networks. 1. From the “Security Mode” drop-down menu, select “WP A (with Radius Server)”. 2[...]

24 Using the Belkin Wir el ess Client Utility Configuring your Belkin Wirel ess Notebook or Wir eles s Desktop Network Card to Use Security At this point, you should already have your wireless router or access point set to use WP A or WEP . In order for you to gain wireless connection, you will need to set your Wireless Notebook and Wireless Deskto[...]

Using the Belkin Wir el ess Client Utility 25 section 1 2 3 4 5 6 5. Select “128-Bit” or “64-Bit” encryption and type your WEP key in the “Key” box. IMPORT ANT : A WEP key is a mixture of numbers and letters from A–F and 0–9. For 128-bit WEP , you need to enter 26 keys. For 64-bit WEP , you need to enter 10 keys. This network key ne[...]

26 Using the Belkin Wir el ess Client Utility Setting Up WP A in Windows XP to Connect your Computer to a Wir eless Router or Acc ess Point that is Using WP A In order to use WP A, ensure you are using “Windows Wireless Network Utility” instead of the “Belkin Wireless Client Utility” by doing the following: 1. Under Windows XP , click “St[...]

Using the Belkin Wir el ess Client Utility 27 section 1 2 3 4 5 6 4. Under the “Wireless Networks” tab, click the “Configure” button and you will see the following screen. 5. For Home or Small Business Users: Select “WP A-PSK” under “Network Authentication”. NOTE: Select WP A if you are using this computer to connect to a corporate [...]

28 Using the Belkin Wir el ess Client Utility Monitoring the Status of your Network Connection (a) Curr ent Pr ofile This is the curr ent pr ofile you are using. (b) Connection Quality Depending on the distance or noise in your area, the quality you receive may be excellent, good, or bad. (c) Acc ess Point The MAC address of the access point. (d) N[...]

Using the Belkin Wir el ess Client Utility 29 section 1 2 3 4 5 6 (g) SSID The network name of the router or access point. (h) BSSID This column will display the router or access point’ s MAC address. (i) Signal Quality The signal strength of the related r outer or access point. (j) Encryption Will display “None” when encryption is disabled, [...]

30 T roubl eshooting I can’t connect to the Internet wir el essl y If you are unable to connect to the Internet from a wireless computer , please check the following items: 1. Look at the lights on your wireless router . If you’re using a Belkin Wireless Router , the lights should be as follows: • The Power light should be on. • The Connect[...]

T roubl eshooting 31 section 1 2 3 4 5 6 If you are using a Belkin 802.11b Wireless Router , the default name should be “WLAN”. If you’re not using a Belkin Router , please consult your router manufacturer’ s user manual for the default name. The name of your wirel ess network appears in “Network List” If the correct network name is lis[...]

32 T roubl eshooting Installation CD-ROM does not start the Wir eles s Client Utility If the CD-ROM does not start the Wireless Client Utility automatically , it could be that the computer is running other applications that are interfering with the CD drive. If the Wireless Client Utility Setup screen does not appear within 15–20 seconds, open up[...]

T roubl eshooting 33 section 1 2 3 4 5 6 For more information about setting up a SSID, please r eference your router manufacturer’ s user manual. If issues persist even at close range, please contact Belkin T echnical Support. Link LED is solid but cannot c onnect to the Internet If you have a signal but can’t get online or obtain an IP address[...]

34 T roubl eshooting when the distance between devices increases. Other factors that can cause signal degradation are obstructions such as walls and metal appliances (metal is generally the worst culprit). As a r esult, the typical indoor range of your wireless devices will be between 100 to 200 feet. Note also that connection speed may decr ease a[...]

T roubl eshooting 35 section 1 2 3 4 5 6 W e offer a Site Survey , detailed link information, and adapter diagnosis, to name a few . It’ s essential to know which utility is managing your Car d. W e recommend using the Belkin Wireless Client Utility . T o use the Belkin Wireless Client Utility , follow the steps below: Step 1 Right-click on the n[...]

36 T roubl eshooting What’ s the diff er ence between 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11a, and Pr e-N? Currently there are four levels of wireless networking standards, which transmit data at very differ ent maximum speeds. Each is based on the designation 802.11(x), so named by the IEEE, the board that is responsible for certifying networking standards. T[...]

T roubl eshooting 37 section 1 2 3 4 5 6 Wir eless Comparison Chart Wireless T echnology 802.11b 802.11g 802.11a Belkin Pre-N Speed 11Mbps 54Mbps 54Mbps 108Mbps Frequency Common household devices such as cordless phones and microwave ovens may interfere with the unlicensed band 2.4GHz Common household devices such as cordless phones and microwave o[...]

38 T echnical Support Y ou can find technical support information at www .bel kin .c om o r www .bel kin .c om/n etw ork ing . If you want to contact technical support by phone, please call: US: 877 .736 .57 71 310 .898 .11 00 ext . 2263 Eur ope: 00 800 223 55 460 Aus trali a: 1 800 235 546 Ne w Zeala nd: 080 0 235 546 Sin gapo r e: 800 616 179 0 T[...]

Information 39 section 1 2 3 4 5 6 FC C Statement DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY WITH FCC RULES FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC COMP A TIBILITY W e, Belkin Corporation, of 501 W est W alnut Str eet, Compton, CA 90220, declare under our sole responsibility that the product, F5D8010 to which this declaration relates, complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation[...]

40 Information This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency ener gy . If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try and correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: • Reorient or[...]

Information 41 section 1 2 3 4 5 6 Products with the CE marking comply with the EMC Dir ective (89/336/EEC) and the Low V oltage Directive (72/23/EEC) issued by the Commission of the European Community . Compliance with these directives implies conformity to the following European Norms (in brackets are the equivalent international standards). • [...]

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