Belkin F7D1101 manual

B asic Wi re le ss Us B Ad Apter User Manual F7D1 1 01 8820- 00382[...]

T ABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction .............................................. . 1 Be nefi ts o f a H ome Net wor k .................................... 1 Adva nta ges of a Wire les s Ne two rk .............................. 2 Pla cem ent of yo ur W irel ess Net wor kin g Ha rdwa re fo r Op tima l Performance .......................................[...]

1 INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing the Belkin Basic Wireless USB A dapter . N ow y ou ca n t a ke a d va n ta g e of th i s g re a t ne w t ec h n ol o gy an d g a in t he fr e ed o m to ne t wo r k y ou r h om e a n d o f fi c e c om p ut e r s wi r el e s sl y. T hi s A da p te r a ll o ws y o u to co n ne c t a n o te bo o k o r d es k t op[...]

2 INTRODUCTION Advant age s of a W irel ess Net work • M obil it y – you’ll no longer need a dedicated “comput er r oo m ”— no w yo u c a n wo r k o n a n et w o rk ed la p to p o r desktop computer anywhere within your wireless range • Easy installation – B e lk i n E as y I n st a ll a ti o n Wizards make setup simple • Flexibil[...]

3 INTRODUCTION Plac eme nt of your Wire les s Ne twor king Hardwa re for Optimal Performa nce You r w ir e le s s c on n e ct i o n wi l l b e s tr o ng e r t he c l o se r y ou r c o mp u te r i s to yo ur wi r el e ss ro u te r (o r a cc e s s po i n t). Typ i ca l i n do o r o pe r at i n g r an g e fo r y o ur w i re l es s d e vi c e s is be t[...]

4 INTRODUCTION 1. Pla cem ent of your Wire le ss R out er (or Acc ess Poin t) P la c e yo u r w ir e le s s r ou te r (o r a c ce s s p oi n t), t h e c en t ra l c on n e ct i on po i nt of y o ur n e t wo r k, as cl o se as p o s si b le to t he cente r of your wir ele ss n et work devi ces . T o a c hi ev e t h e be s t w ir e le s s n et w o rk[...]

5 INTRODUCTION 3. Cordl ess Phone Placement I f t he p e r fo r m an c e o f yo u r w ir e le s s n et w or k i s i m pa i re d a f te r attending to the abov e issues, and you have a cordless phone: • Tr y m ov i ng co r dl e s s ph o n es a wa y f ro m t h e w ir e le s s r ou t er ( or access point ) and y our wireless-enabled computers. • U[...]

6 INTRODUCTION 5. Secure Connecti ons, V PNs, and A OL S ec u re co n ne c t io n s t y pi c a ll y r e qu i re a us e r n am e a n d pa s s wo rd , a n d are used where security is import ant. Secure connections include: • V i r t ua l P r iv at e N et w o rk ( V P N) c o nn e c ti o ns , o f te n u se d t o c on n e ct r e m ot el y t o a n of [...]

7 OVER VIEW Pr o d uc t Fe a t ur e s T he Ad ap t er c o m pl i es wi t h t he I E EE 8 0 2.1 1g s p ec i fi c a ti o n to communicat e with o ther 802. 1 1g-compliant wi rele ss d evi ces at up to 5 4Mb ps* . T he Ad ap t er i s a l so co m pa t ib l e w it h 8 0 2.1 1n d ev i c es at 150 M b ps a s w e ll a s 8 0 2 . 11 b p ro d u ct s a t 1 1Mb[...]

8 OVER VIEW Applications and Advan tages • W i re l e ss ro a mi n g w it h a la p to p a r ou n d t h e ho m e o r of fi ce – O ffers the freedom of networking without cables • Connecti on ra tes of u p t o 1 50Mbps * – Pr ov i d es i mm e di a te h i g h- s p ee d w i re l es s c o nn e c ti v i t y at ho m e, work, and hotspot locations [...]

9 OVER VIEW Product Specifications Ho st In ter fac e: USB 2.0 Operating T emperature: 32– 1 40 degrees F ( 0 –6 0 degrees C ) Storage T emperature: -4 – 1 76 degrees F ( -20 –80 degrees C ) Humidity: Max. 90% ( non-c ondensing ) T y pi c a l O pe r at i ng Ra n ge : U p to 1, 0 00 f t.* * *NOTE: Th e s t an d a rd t r a ns m is s i on r a [...]

10 OVER VIEW ( a ) P rotecti ve Cap Th e ca p is prov ide d to prote ct the USB c onn ect or d ur i ng tr a ns p o r ta t io n . R em ov e t h e ca p b e fo r e in s er ti n g t he Ad ap t er t o y ou r c o mp u te r ’s U SB p o r t . (b ) Power/Act ivity LED Lights when the Adapt er is po wered on and flashes when it is active. ( c ) USB Connect[...]

11 OVER VIEW System R equirement s • PC-compatible laptop with one available USB 2. 0 bus-power port • W indo ws ® XP with S P2 or later , Wind ows Vista ® , o r W in d ow s 7 Package Contents • B asi c Wi rel ess USB Ad apte r • Quick Installation Guide • CD with Installation Software and User Manual[...]

12 INS T ALL ING AN D SET TIN G UP THE A D AP TER A . In sta llat ion Pr oce ss f or Wi ndows Vist a an d 7 NOTE: Fo r i n fo r ma t io n o n u p da te d d r iv e rs , p l ea s e v is i t th e Be lki n web site at w ww. belkin.com/support. IMPORT ANT : I NS T AL L T H E SO F T WA RE BEFORE INSERTING THE ADAPTER. A .1 Insert th e Ins tallatio n So f[...]

13 INS T ALL ING AN D SET TIN G UP THE A D AP TER A.3 T he In stallShi eld Wi zard will start the instal lation process. A.4 A w i n do w m ay a p pe a r s ho w in g t h e me s s ag e, “ Wi n do w s c an ’ t ve r if y th e p u bl i sh e r o f t hi s d r iv er so f t wa r e”. T h i s D OE S N OT i n di c at e a p r ob l em . O u r so f t w ar [...]

14 INS T ALL ING AN D SET TIN G UP THE A D AP TER A.5 When promp ted, plug in your Adapter . A.6 W h en th e i n st a l la t io n c o mp l et e s, y ou wi l l s ee t h e following pop-up message on your Windows taskbar .[...]

15 INS T ALL ING AN D SET TIN G UP THE A D AP TER A .7 Click “Finish” to restart your computer . A.8 To c on n e ct to t h e I nt er n et , o p en th e N e t wo rk an d S h ar i ng Ce n te r by first opening the Control Panel from the “Star t” menu.[...]

16 INS T ALL ING AN D SET TIN G UP THE A D AP TER A.9 In t he Con trol Panel , cl ick o n “View network status an d task s” . A .1 0 I n t he N e t wo r k a nd S h a ri n g C en te r, c li c k o n “ Co n ne c t t o a n et w o rk ”.[...]

17 INS T ALL ING AN D SET TIN G UP THE A D AP TER A .11 I n t h e n ex t s c re e n, se l ec t a n a va i la b le wireless network and click “Connect”. A .1 2 Y our Adapter will attempt to connect to the selected network.[...]

18 INS T ALL ING AN D SET TIN G UP THE A D AP TER A .1 3 D ep e n di n g o n th e s e cu r i t y s et t i ng s o f yo u r w ir e le s s n et w o rk , yo u m ay be pr o mp te d t o e nt e r a n et w or k s e c ur i t y ke y o r a passphrase. Click “Connect ” after you have done so. A .1 4 A fte r co nne cti ng to th e net wor k, you c an c hoo s[...]

19 INS T ALL ING AN D SET TIN G UP THE A D AP TER A .1 5 T h e Ne t wo r k a n d Sh a r in g C en t er no w i nd i ca t es t h e n et w o rk c on n e ct i on th a t yo u h av e j us t e s ta b l is h ed . T he li n ks on t h e l ef t of the wind ow a llow you t o co nfig ure your net wor k co nne cti ons.[...]

20 INS T ALL ING AN D SET TIN G UP THE A D AP TER B. Inst alla tion Proc ess for Wind ows XP IMPORT ANT : I NS T AL L T H E SO F T WA RE BEFORE INSERTING THE ADAPTER. B .1 Insert th e Ins tallatio n So ft w are CD i nto your CD-ROM driv e. B.2 T h e B el k in Wi r el e ss Ad ap t er I n st a l le r s c re e n w il l a ut om a t ic a ll y a p pe a r[...]

21 INS T ALL ING AN D SET TIN G UP THE A D AP TER B.3 S e le c t a d es t in a ti o n fo l de r f or th e s of t w a re i n st a ll a ti o n by cl i ck i n g “Browse ”; or , sim ply cl ick “Ne xt ” to i nstall to the d efau lt loca tion. B. 4 A Se tu p S t at u s s cr e en le t s yo u k n ow w h e re you are in t he s etup pro ces s.[...]

22 INS T ALL ING AN D SET TIN G UP THE A D AP TER B.5 A w i nd o w ma y a p pe a r sh o wi n g t he me s s ag e, “ Th e s of t w a re you are instal ling … ” This D OES NOT indicate a p roblem. Our software has been fully tes ted and is compatible with this o pe r at i ng sy st e m. C l ic k o n “ C o nt i nu e A ny w ay ” to c o nt i n u[...]

23 INS T ALL ING AN D SET TIN G UP THE A D AP TER B.7 T he Fo u nd N e w Ha r dw a re Wi z ar d m i gh t a pp e a r in 3 –15 s e co n ds . I f i t d oe s , s el e c t “ In s t al l t h e so f t w ar e a ut om a t ic a ll y ” a n d c li c k “ N ex t ” to i n st a l l th e s o f t wa r e. B.8 Click “Finish” to restart your computer .[...]

24 INS T ALL ING AN D SET TIN G UP THE A D AP TER Con nec ting to a Se cure Wi -Fi ® N et w o rk I f yo u c h oo s e to co n n ec t t o a s e cu r e ne t w or k , det erm ine t he ty pe of se curi ty (WPA / WP A 2 or WEP) and use the appropriate field in the dialog box. Wir el ess Equi val ent Priva cy ( WEP) i s a l es s s e c ur e, bu t m or e w[...]

25 TROUBLESHOOTING I c an’ t co nne ct to t he I nte rne t wi rel ess ly. I f yo u a re un a bl e t o c o nn e ct to t h e I nt e rn e t fr o m a w i re l es s computer , please check the follo wing items : L oo k a t t he li g ht s o n y ou r w i re l es s r o ut er. I f y ou ’r e u s in g a Belkin Wireless Router , the lights should be as fol[...]

26 TROUBLESHOOTING Lin k L ED i s bl ink ing slow ly; I ca nnot con ne ct to a wi rel ess net wor k or th e In ter net . I f yo u r Ad a pt er ap p ea r s t o b e fu n c ti o n in g p ro p e rl y, b ut y o u c an n ot c on n e ct to a n e t wo r k o r yo u h av e a r ed wi r el e s s ic o n a t t he b o t to m o f your screen, the problem may be th[...]

27 TROUBLESHOOTING Da ta t ra nsfe r i s so met ime s sl ow. W ir e le s s t ec h no l o gy is r a di o - b as e d, w h i ch m e a ns c o n ne c t iv i t y and the throughput per f ormance between devices decreases when the distance between de vices increases. O th e r fa c to r s t h at will cause signal degradation ( metal is generally the worst [...]

28 TROUBLESHOOTING Limiting the wireless transmit rate – Limiting the wireless transmit r at e c an he l p im p r ov e th e m a x im u m w ir e le s s r an g e, an d c o nn e ct i o n stability . Most wireless cards ha ve the ability to limit the transmission rate . T o change this propert y , go t o the Windo ws Control Panel, o pe n “ N et w [...]

29 TROUBLESHOOTING Th e Ada pte r do es not per fo rm o r co nne ct ion is s low wh en c omp ute r ha s a buil t- in w ire d Et her net car d. T hi s c o nd i t io n o c cu r s i f yo u r c om p ut e r h as an a c t iv e Et h er n e t c ar d w h il e y ou r A da p te r i s a ls o a c ti v e. T h is ha p pe n s b ec a u se W in d ow s m us t n ow ha[...]

30 TROUBLESHOOTING Be lki n Wi rel ess Co mpa riso n Ch ar t *Distance and connection speeds will vary depending on y our networking environment. W ir e l es s T echnology G ( 8 0 2 .11g ) Basic (1 x 1 8 0 2 .11n ) Surf/Share N MIMO 8 0 2 .11 n Play Dual-Band MIMO 8 0 2 .11 n Speed/ Data Rate* Up to 5 4Mbp s* Up to 150M bps* Up to 3 00M bps* Up to [...]

31 TROUBLESHOOTING T e ch n i ca l S up p or t US http:/ /w ww .belkin.com/su ppor t 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 1 80 0 622 1 130 Europ e http:/ /w ww .belkin.com/uk/support[...]

32 FCC Statement D EC L A R ATI O N O F CO N F OR M IT Y W IT H F CC RU L ES FOR ELECTROMA GNE TIC COMP A TIB ILITY We , Be l k in In te r na t i on a l, I n c. , of 120 4 5 Wa te r f ro n t D ri v e, L o s A ng e l es , CA 90 0 9 4, de c la r e u nd e r o ur s o le re s po n s ib i li t y t h at t h e p ro d uc t , F 7D 1 101, t o w hi c h t hi s [...]

33 INFORMA TION FCC Caution: Any changes or modifications no t expressly a pp r ov ed by t h e pa r t y re s po n si b le fo r c om p l ia n ce co u ld void the user’ s authority to operate this equipment. IMPORT ANT NOTE: Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radia tion exposure limits set forth fo r a n u n co n tr o ll [...]

34 INFORMA TION B e lk i n I n te r n at i o na l , In c . , L im i t ed 2- Y ear P roduct War ranty Wh at t his war ran ty cover s. B el k in In te r n at i on a l, I n c. (“ B e lk i n ”) w a rr a nt s t o t h e or i g in a l purchaser of this Belkin product that the product shall be free o f de f ec t s i n d es i gn , a s se m b ly, m at e [...]

35 INFORMA TION How t o get service. T o g e t se r v i c e fo r y ou r B e lk i n p ro d uc t y ou must take the following steps : 1 . C ont act Bel kin Inte rna tion al, Inc., at 1204 5 Wate rf ron t Dr ive, L os A nge les, CA 9 00 94, A ttn: Cus tome r Se rv ice, o r c al l (8 0 0) - 2 23 - 5 5 46 , w i th i n 15 d ay s of th e O c cu r re n c e[...]

36 INFORMA TION How st ate law rel ate s to the war ran ty. THIS W ARRANT Y CONT AINS THE SOLE WARRANTY OF BELKIN. THERE ARE NO OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED O R, EX CE P T AS R EQ U IR E D BY L AW, I M PL IE D, I NC LU D IN G T HE I M PL IE D WA RR A N T Y O R CO N DI T IO N O F Q UA LI T Y , MERCHANT ABILIT Y OR FITNESS FOR A P ARTICULAR PU R P OS [...]

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