Belkin F9L1109V1 manual

User Manual F9L 1 1 09V1 88 20 - 01381 Rev . A0 0 AC W i - F i ® D U AL -BAN D USB AD A PT ER[...]

T ABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction .............................................. 1 Be nef it s of a H ome Net wo rk .................................... 1 Adva nt ag es o f a Wir el es s Net wo rk .............................. 2 Placement of your Wireless Networking Hardware for Optimal Performance ................................................. 3[...]

1 Th an k you fo r pu rch a sin g th e Be lk in AC Wi - Fi D ua l- Ba nd U SB Ada pte r. Now you c an t ake ad va nta ge o f th is g rea t new technology and gain the f reedom to network your home and office computers w irelessly . This Adapter allows you t o connect a not ebook or desktop computer to y our network. Please be sure to read through t[...]

2 INTRODUCTION Advant ag es o f a Wire le ss N et work  • Mobility–you’ llnolongerneed adedicated“computer room”—nowyoucan workona  networked lap top or desktop computer anywhere within your wireless range  •Easyinstallation –BelkinEasyInstallation Wizards[...]

3 INTRODUCTION Plac em ent o f your Wir el es s Net wor kin g Har dwa re for O pti mal Pe r for man ce Y our wireless connection will be stronger the closer y our computer is to your wireless router ( or access point ). T ypical indoor operating range for your wir eless devices is between 1 0 0 and 200 feet. In the same w ay , your wi reless connec[...]

4 INTRODUCTION 1. Plac em en t of yo ur Wi re le s s Rou te r (or Acc es s Po in t) Place y our wireless router ( or access point ), the c entral connection point of your net work, as close as possible to th e ce nte r of yo ur w ire le ss n et wo rk d evi ce s. T o achiev e the best wireless network cover age for your “wireless clients, ” (i .[...]

5 INTRODUCTION 3. Cord less Phone Placement If the performance of you r wireless ne twork is impair ed after attending t o the abo ve issues, and you ha ve a cordless phone :  • T r ymoving cordlessphonesawa yfromthe wirelessrouter  ( or access point ) and your wireless-enabled computers.  • Unplug?[...]

6 INTRODUCTION 5. S ec ur e Co nn ec ti on s, V PN s, a nd AO L Secure connections typically require a user name and password , and are used where security is important. Secure connections include :  • Virtual Privat eNe twork(VP N) connections, of ten  us ed to c on ne ct r em otel y to a n of fi ce n et wo rk  •?[...]

7 Prod uc t Feat ure s TheAdapt ercomplieswiththe IEEE 802. 1 1 acdraftspecificationto  communicate with other 802. 1 1 ac-c ompliant wireless devices up to 867Mpbs * .TheAdapter complieswiththeIE EE802. 1 1 nspecification to communicate with other 802. 1 1n-compliant wireless de vices at up [...]

8 OVER VIEW Applications and A dvantages  • Wire le ss r oa min gw it h al ap top a rou nd t he ho me or of f ic e Offers the freedom of networking without cables  •Co nnection rates of upt o86 7Mbps *  Provides immediate high-speed wireless connectivity at home , work, and hotspot [...]

9 OVER VIEW Product Specifications Ho st In ter f ac e: USB 3.0 OperatingT emperature: 32– 1 31 degreesF (0– 55degreesC ) StorageT emperature: -4 – 1 49degrees F( -20– 6 5degrees C) Humidity:Max.90%( non- condensing) Ma x imu mO pe ra ti ng Ran ge: Up to 1 , 20 0f t . **?[...]

10 OVER VIEW PackageIncludes: AC Wi-Fi Dual-Band USB A dapter Setup C D with User Manual SystemRe quireme nts  •PCwith availableUS Bport  •PCrunning Windows ® XP (SP2 or g re ater ** *), Windows Vista ® , Wind ows 7 , or W in dow s 8  •C D- RO Md ri ve Specifications  •U SB3 .0 I[...]

11 A . Ins ta lla tio n Pro ces s for W ind ows Vis ta , Wi ndows 7 a nd 8 NOT E: For inf ormation on upda ted drivers, please visit theBelkinwebsit eatwww.belkin .com/support IMPORT ANT : INST ALLTHESOF T W ARE BEFOREINSERTING THEADAPTER. A. 1 In se r t th e In st al lat io n Sof t w are C D int o you r CD -R OM[...]

12 INST ALLING AND SETTING UP THE AD APTER A.3TheInstallShieldWizard willstarttheinstallationprocess. A . 4[...]

13 INST ALLING AND SETTING UP THE AD APTER A . 5 A . 6[...]

14 INST ALLING AND SETTING UP THE AD APTER A .7 A.8 A windo w ma y appear sho wing the message, “Windows can’tv erif ythe publisherofthis driversoftware” .This  DOES NOTind icate apro blem. Oursoftware hasbeenfu lly  tested and is compatible with this operating system. Click on “ In s[...]

15 INST ALLING AND SETTING UP THE AD APTER A.9 When prompted, plug in y our Adap ter . A. 1 0 When the installation comple tes, y ou will see the following pop-up message on your Windows taskbar . A. 1 1 Click “Finish” to restart your computer .[...]

16 INST ALLING AND SETTING UP THE AD APTER A. 12 T o co nn ec t to th e In ter ne t, op en t he N et wo rk a nd S har in g Ce nte r by first opening the Control P anel from the “Star t” menu. A. 13 In the C on tr ol Pa ne l, cl ic k on “ V iew n et wo rk s ta tus a nd t a sks ”.[...]

17 INST ALLING AND SETTING UP THE AD APTER A. 1 4 In the Network and Sharing Center , cl ic k on “ Co nn ec t to a n et wor k ”. A. 1 5 Inthe nextscr een,s electan available  wireless network and click “Connect” .[...]

18 INST ALLING AND SETTING UP THE AD APTER A. 16 Y o ur Ad apte r wi ll at t em pt to c onn e ct to t he s el ec ted n et wo rk . A. 1 7 Depending on the security settings of your wireless network, you m ay be p ro mpt ed to e nte r a ne tw or k se cu ri ty key or a passphrase. Click “Connect ” after you have done so.[...]

19 INST ALLING AND SETTING UP THE AD APTER A. 18 Af ter c on ne ct in g to th e ne t wor k, yo u ca n ch oo se to s ave t hi s network and connect automatically when y our Adap ter is in range. A. 1 9 The Network and Sharing Center no w indicates the network co nn ec ti on t hat yo u hav e jus t ma de. T he l in ks on t he l ef t of t he window all[...]

20 INST ALLING AND SETTING UP THE AD APTER B. In st all ati on Pro ce ss fo r Wind ows XP IMPORT ANT : INST ALLTHESOF T W ARE BEFOREINSERTING THEADAPTER. B. 1 I ns er t t he I nst al la ti on S of t war e CD in to yo ur CD - RO M dr ive. B.2 The Belkin Wireless Adapter Installer screen wi ll automatically appear within up to 20[...]

21 INST ALLING AND SETTING UP THE AD APTER B.3 TheInstallShieldWizardstartstheinstallationprocess. B.4 Select a destination folder for the software installation b y clicking “Browse ”; or ,simply click“Ne xt ”to select adef ault location[...]

22 INST ALLING AND SETTING UP THE AD APTER B.5 A Setu p St atu s sc re en l ets y ou k now w he re you a re in t he s et up pr oc es s. B .6[...]

23 INST ALLING AND SETTING UP THE AD APTER B .7 B.8 After the software installation is finished, the following message will appear . Connect the Adapter to y our computer .[...]

24 INST ALLING AND SETTING UP THE AD APTER B.9  Clic k“ F in ish ” aga in to exi tt he In st all Sh ie ld Wi za rd. B. 10 Depending on which operating system you are using, y ou might be required t o reboot your compu ter for the changes to take e ffect. Save your data and close all other applications. Then, click on [...]

25 INST ALLING AND SETTING UP THE AD APTER Con ne ct ing to a Se cur e Wi - Fi ® N et wo rk If yo u ch oo se to c on ne ct t o a se cur e ne t wor k, det er min e the t y pe ofs ec ur it y ( WPA/ WP A 2o rW EP) andusethe appropriatefieldin thedialogbox . Wir e le ss Eq uiv al en tPr[...]

26 I ca n’t c on ne c t to t he In te rn et w ir el es sl y. If yo u ar e una bl e to c onn ec t to t he I nte rn et fr om a w ire le ss computer , please check the following it ems:  • Look at theligh tson your wireless router .If you’ reu singa  Belkin Wireless Router , the ligh ts should be as f[...]

27 TROUBLESHOOTING Link LED is blinking slo wly; I cannot connect to a wi re le ss n et wo rk o r th e In te rn et . If your Adapter appears t o be functioning pr operly , but y ou cannot co nn ec t to a ne t wor k or yo u have a r ed w ir ele s s ic on at t he b ot to m of your screen, the problem may be that there is a misma tch between the netwo[...]

28 TROUBLESHOOTING Da ta t ra ns fe r is s om et im es s low. Wireless t echnology is radio-based, which means connectivity and the thr oughput performance between devices decreases when the distance between de vices increases . Other factors tha t will cause signal degrada tion ( metal is generally the w orst culprit ) are obstructions such as wal[...]

29 TROUBLESHOOTING Signal strength is p oor . Wireless t echnology is radio-based, which means connectivity and the thr oughput performance between devices decreases when the distance between de vices increases . Oth er f ac tor s that will cause signal degradation (metal is generally the worst culprit) are obstructions such as walls and metal appl[...]

30 TROUBLESHOOTING Th e Ada pt er d oe s no t pe r for m or c on ne ct io n is u ns ta bl e when comput erhas asecond built -inwi reless network  ca rd (su ch a s a min i PC I or In te l ® Centrino ™ ). This condition occurs if your comput er has a built-in wireless card while your Belkin AC Wi-Fi Dual-Band USB Adapter is[...]

31 TROUBLESHOOTING What’ sthe differencebetween802. 1 1n and802. 1 1ac ? Currentlythere arethreecommonlyused wirelessnetworkingstandards,whichtransmit dataatverydifferentmaximumspeeds.  Eachisbased onthedesignationf orcertif yingnetworkstandards.The[...]

32 TROUBLESHOOTING T echnica l Support US http:/ /w ww.belkin .com/support 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 1800 6 22 1 1 3 0 Europ e http:/ /w ww.belkin .com/uk /support [...]

33 FCC Statement DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY WITH F CC RULES FOR ELE CTROMAGNETIC COMP A TIBILIT Y We,B elk in In ter na ti on al, In c.,o f120 45 E. Water fron tD ri ve, Pla ya Vista, CA 9009 4, declare under our sole responsibility that the product, F9L 1 1 06V2, to which this de claration relat es, complies wi th Pa r[...]

34 INFORMA TION Forprod uctavailable intheU SA/Canadamarket,  onlychannels  1 ~ 1 1 can be operated . Selection o f other channels is no t possible. Th is dev ic ei sg oi ng to be op er ate di n5. 15~ 5. 25G Hzf re qu en cy range; it is restricted in indoor envir onments only . Federal Commun[...]

35 INFORMA TION l’utilisation decodesrépétitifslorsque requisparlat echnologie. Th ed evi ce fo rt he ban d51 50 - 5 250 MHz is on ly fo r indoor usage to reduce po tential for harmful int er ference to co-channel mobile satellite systems. Les dispositifs f onctionnant dans la bande 5 150 - 52 [...]

36 INFORMA TION What isn otc ove redb ythi swa rranty? All abo ve w arranties are null and v oid if the Belkin product is notpro videdtoBelkinf orinspectionuponBelkin’ srequestat  thesole expenseof thepurchaser ,orifBelkin determinesthat  the Belkin product has been [...]

37 INFORMA TION How s t ate l aw r el at es to t h e war ra nt y. THISW ARRANT YCONT AINSTHESOLEW ARRANT YOF BELKIN.THEREARE NOOTHERW ARR ANTIES,EXPRESSED  OR,EXCEPTAS REQUIREDBY L AW ,IMPLIED ,INCLUDING  THEIMPLIEDW ARR ANT YORCONDITIONOFQUALIT Y ,  MERCHANT ABI[...]

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