Belkin F5D9010uk manual

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1 Intr oduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 B en e fi t s of a H o me Ne tw o r k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 A dv a nt a g es o f a W ir e le s s N et wo r k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 P la c em e n t o f y ou r [...]

Intr oduction section 1 2 3 4 5 6 Thank you for purchasing the Belkin Wireless G Plus MIMO Notebook Card. Now you can take advantage of this great new technology and gain the freedom to network your home and office computers wirelessly. This Card allows you to connect a notebook computer to your network. Please be sure to read through this User Man[...]

3 2 Intr oduction 3 2 Intr oduction Placement of your Wir eless Networking Har dwar e for Optimal Perf ormance Your wireless connection will be stronger the closer your computer is to your wireless router (or access point). Typical indoor operating range for your wireless devices is between 100 and 200 feet. In the same way, your wireless connectio[...]

3 Intr oduction Intr oduction 3 Intr oduction section 1 2 3 4 5 6 2. Av oid Obst acles and Interfer enc e 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: • Refrigerators • Washers and/or dryers • Metal[...]

5 4 5 4 Intr oduction apartment buildings or office complexes, there may be wireless networks nearby that can conflict with yours. Use the Site Survey capabilities of your Belkin Wireless Networking Utility to locate any other wireless networks, and move your wireless router (or access point) and computers to a channel as far away from other networ[...]

5 5 section 1 2 3 4 5 6 Intr oduction For more information regarding our networking products, visit our website at www.belkin.com/networking or call Belkin Technical Support. Pr odu ct F eat ur 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 [...]

7 6 7 6 Ap pli cat ion s a nd Adv an tag es • Wireless roaming with a laptop around the home or office Offers the freedom of networking without cables • Connection rates of up to 54Mbps Provides immediate, higher-speed wireless connectivity at home, work, and hotspot locations without compromising the use of existing 802.11b products • Compat[...]

7 7 section 1 2 3 4 5 6 Overvie w (a) Po wer LED Lights up when the Card is powered up (b) Activity LED Lights up when the Card is active (c) Car d Connector Part of the Card that fits into your computer’s CardBus slot Sy st em Re quir eme nts • PC-compatible laptop with one available CardBus slot • Windows ® 2000 or XP P ack age Co nt ent s[...]

9 8 9 8 Step 1 Install IM PORT AN T: Install the software before inserting the Card. 1.1 Insert the Installation Software CD into your CD-ROM drive. 1.2 The Belkin Setup Utility screen will automatically appear. (This may take 15–20 seconds.) Click “install” to start the installation. Note: If the Belkin Setup Utility screen does not appear w[...]

9 9 section 1 2 3 4 5 6 Installing and Setting up the Car d 1.5 The first in a series of progress-monitoring screens will let you know where you are in the setup process. Click “Next”. 1.6 When the installer is done installing the software, you will see the following screen. Click “Finish”. 1.7 You might see a screen similar to this one. Th[...]

2.1 After the software installation is finished, the message “Please plug in your Notebook Card now” will appear. Insert your Card. 2.2 The Found New Hardware Wizard will appear. (This may take 15–20 seconds.) Select “Install the software automatically” and click “Next” to install the hardware. 2.3 The Wizard will now install your sof[...]

11 Installing and Setting up the Car d section 1 2 3 4 5 6 Step 3 Configur e Us e th e Belk in Wir el es s Netw ork ing Ut ilit y 3.1 After restarting your computer, double-click the Belkin Wireless Networking Utility icon on the desktop screen. 3.2 The Belkin Wireless Networking Utility screen will appear. 3.3 Select a network to connect to from t[...]

13 12 Using the Belkin Wir el ess Networking Utility 13 12 Using the Belkin Wir el ess Networking Utility After successfully installing the Belkin Wireless Networking Utility (WNU), configurations for wireless connection and security are just a few easy clicks away. Acc essing the Belkin Wir el ess Networking Utility fr om the Windows System T ray [...]

13 Using the Belkin Wir el ess Networking Utility 13 section 1 2 3 4 5 6 Network Status This window displays the connectivity status of the current network. It even displays connectivity between the computer and router, and router and Internet. In the event of a connectivity problem, this window can be used to determine the problem’s source (e.g.[...]

15 14 Using the Belkin Wir el ess Networking Utility 15 14 Using the Belkin Wir el ess Networking Utility Connection F ailur e Other options will appear during attempts to reconnect. To stop connecting, click “Stop” and to reattempt connection, click “Retry”. Network Status and Solution Tips To further understand the current Network Status,[...]

15 Using the Belkin Wir el ess Networking Utility 15 1 2 3 4 5 6 section Setting Wir el ess Network Profil es The “My Connections” tab on the WNU allows you to add, edit, and delete connection profiles. It also displays signal strength, security, and network type. Securing your Wi-Fi ® Network If you choose to connect to a secure network, dete[...]

17 16 Using the Belkin Wir el ess Networking Utility 17 16 Using the Belkin Wir el ess Networking Utility Note: When you select a network using encryption, you will first see the simple security screen. Click the “Advanced” button to see other security options (below). Wireless Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is a less secure, but more widely adopted [...]

17 Using the Belkin Wir el ess Networking Utility 17 1 2 3 4 5 6 section At th e time of pu bli cat ion , fo ur En cry pti on Me tho ds ar e av ai lab l e: Encryption Methods: Name 64-Bit Wired Equivalent Privacy 128-Bit Wired Equivalent Privacy Wi-Fi Protected Access-TKIP Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 Acronym 64-bit WEP 128-bit WEP WPA-TKIP/AES (or jus[...]

19 18 Using the Belkin Wir el ess Networking Utility 19 18 Using the Belkin Wir el ess Networking Utility 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[...]

19 Using the Belkin Wir el ess Networking Utility 19 1 2 3 4 5 6 section WPA2 requires Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) for encryption of data, which offers much greater security than WPA. WPA uses both Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) and AES for encryption. Se tti ng up y our Be lki n W ir el es s Rou ter (o r Ac c ess P oin t) to us e Se[...]

21 20 Using the Belkin Wir el ess Networking Utility 21 20 Using the Belkin Wir el ess Networking Utility WE P Setu p 64-Bit WEP Encryption 1. Select “WEP” from the “Data Encryption” drop-down menu. 2. After selecting your WEP encryption mode, you can enter your key by typing in the hex key manually. A hex (hexadecimal) key is a combination[...]

21 Using the Belkin Wir el ess Networking Utility 21 1 2 3 4 5 6 section W ARNI NG: If you are using a wireless client to turn on the security settings in your wireless router (or access point), you will temporarily lose your wireless connection until you activate security on your wireless client. Please record the key prior to applying changes in [...]

23 22 Using the Belkin Wir el ess Networking Utility 23 22 Using the Belkin Wir el ess Networking Utility 3. Click “Save” to finish. Encryption in the wireless router (or access point) is now set. Each of the computers on your wireless network will now need to be configured with the same security settings. W ARNI NG: If you are using a wireless[...]

23 Using the Belkin Wir el ess Networking Utility 23 1 2 3 4 5 6 section 3. Click “Save” to finish. You must now set all clients (network cards) to match these settings. Wir eles s Networking Utility Options The “Options” tab on the WNU provides the user the ability to customize his or her WNU settings. Wir eles s Networking Utility Help Th[...]

25 24 Using the Belkin Wir el ess Networking Utility 25 24 Advanc ed Diagnostic T ools The “Advanced Diagnostic Tools” section is the central control panel for all the settings of the hardware and software components of the wireless network. It provides an array of tests and connectivity services to ensure optimal network performance.[...]

25 T r oubl eshooting 25 section I ca n’t c onn ect t o th e I nte rne t wi r el es sl 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 sho[...]

27 26 T r oubl eshooting 27 26 T r oubl eshooting 3. The exact window that opens will vary depending on the model of wireless card you have; however, any of the utilities should have a list of “Available Networks”. Available networks are wireless networks to which you can connect. If you are using a Belkin 802.11g (G Plus) Router, or Belkin 802[...]

27 T r oubl eshooting 27 section 1 2 3 4 5 6 The name of your wir el ess network DOES NOT appear in the lis t of “ A vailabl e Networks”. If the correct network name is not listed, check the SSID settings to see if they match. The SSID is case-sensitive and the spelling on each computer must be exactly the same in order for the Card to connect [...]

29 28 T r oubl eshooting 29 28 T r oubl eshooting Li nk LED is bl ink ing sl ow l y; I ca nno t c onn ect to a wi r el es s n etw ork or th e Int ern et. If your Card appears to be functioning properly, but you cannot connect to a network or you have a red wireless icon at the bottom of your screen, the problem may be that there is a mismatch betwe[...]

29 29 section 1 2 3 4 5 6 Da ta tr an sf er is som etim es sl ow . Wireless technology is radio-based, which means connectivity and the throughput performance between devices decreases when the distance between devices increases. Other factors that will cause signal degradation (metal is generally the worst culprit) are obstructions such as walls a[...]

31 30 T r oubl eshooting 31 30 T r oubl eshooting the Windows Control Panel, open “Network Connections” and double-click on your Card’s connection. In the “Properties” dialog, select the “Configure” button on the “General” tab (Windows 98 users will have to select the Wireless Card in the list box and then click “Properties”),[...]

31 T r oubl eshooting 31 section 1 2 3 4 5 6 Car d does not perform or connection is unstabl e when comput er has a sec ond built-in wir eles s network car d (such as a mini PCI or Intel ® Centrino ™ ). This condition occurs if your computer has a built-in wireless card while your Belkin Wireless Card is also active. This happens because Windows[...]

33 32 T r oubl eshooting 33 32 T r oubl eshooting Wir eles s Comparison Chart Wireless Technology 802.11b G (802.11g) G Plus (802.11g with HSM) G Plus MIMO (802.11g with MIMO MRC) Belkin Pre-N (802.11g with True MIMO) Speed* 11Mbps link rate/baseline 5x faster than 802.11b* 10x faster than 802.11b* 10x faster than 802.11b* 15x faster than 802.11b* [...]

33 T r oubl eshooting 33 section 1 2 3 4 5 6 T echnical Support You can find technical support information at ww w.b el kin. co m or ww w.be lkin .c om/n etw orki ng . If you want to contact technical support by phone, please call: US : 877 -736 -577 1 Eur ope : 00 80 0 223 55 460 Aus tr alia : 18 00 235 54 6 Ne w Zea land : 08 00 235 54 6 Sin gapo[...]

35 34 Inf ormation 34 Inf ormation Caution: Exposure to Radio Frequency Radiation. The ra dia ted out put pow er of this dev ice is far be low th e FCC radi o fr equen cy exposure limits. Nevertheless, the device shall be used in such a manner that the potential for human contact during normal operation is minimized. When connecting an external ant[...]

35 Inf ormation 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 relocate the receiving antenna. • Increase the distance between the eq[...]

37 36 Inf ormation 37 36 Inf ormation Products with the CE marking comply with the EMC Directive (89/336/EEC) and the Low Voltage 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). • [...]

37 Inf ormation 37 1 2 3 4 5 6 section 2. Your Belkin Customer Service Representative will then instruct you on how to forward your receipt and Belkin product and how to proceed with your claim. Belkin Corporation reserves the right to review the damaged Belkin product. All costs of shipping the Belkin product to Belkin Corporation for inspection s[...]