Belkin N150 Micro manual

User Manual F7 D1 102 88 20 - 0074 1 Rev. A00 WIR ELE SS U SB AD APTER N 1 5 0 M icr o[...]

T ABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction .............................................. 1 Be ne fi ts of a Ho me Ne t wor k .................................... 1 Adva nt ag e s o f a W ire l es s N et wo r k .............................. 2 Pla ce m ent o f yo ur Wi re le s s N et wo r ki ng H ar dwa re fo r O pt im al Performance .........................[...]

1 T h a n k y o u f o r p u r c h a s i n g t h e B e l k i n N150 M i c r o W i r e l e s s U S B A d a p te r. N o w y o u c a n t a k e a d v a n t a g e o f t h i s g r e a t n ew te c h n o l o g y a n d g a i n t h e f r e e d o m t o n e t w o r k yo u r h o m e a n d o f f i c e c o m p u t e r s w i r e l e s s l y. T h i s A d a p t e r a[...]

2 INTRODUCTION Advant a ge s o f a Wir el es s Ne t work  • Mobili ty –you’ ll no longer need a dedic ated “co mput er r oom”—now y ou can work on a networked lapt op or desktop computer anywhere within your wireless range  • Easy installation – Belkin Easy Installation Wizards make setup simple  • Flexibilit y ?[...]

3 INTRODUCTION Plac em en t of your Wi re le ss N et wo rki ng H ard war e for Op ti ma l Pe r fo rma nc e Y our wireless connection will be stronger the closer your computer is to your wireless router ( or access point ) . T ypical indoor operating r a n g e fo r yo u r w i r e l e s s d e v i c e s i s b e t we e n 10 0 a n d 2 0 0 f e e t . I n [...]

4 INTRODUCTION 1. Pla c em en t of you r Wi re le s s Ro ut er (or Acc e ss Po in t) P l a c e y o u r w i r e l e s s r o u t e r (o r a c c e s s p o i n t) , t h e c e n t r a l c o n n e c t i o n p o i n t o f y o u r n e t w o r k , a s c l o s e a s p o s s i b l e to t h e c en te r o f yo ur w ir el es s net w or k dev ic e s. T o ac h i e[...]

5 INTRODUCTION 3. Cordl ess Pho ne P lacement I f t h e p e r f o r m a n c e of yo u r w i r e l e s s n e t wo r k i s i m p a i r e d a f t e r attending to the abo ve issues, and you have a cordless phone :  •  T r y  m o v i n g c o r d l e s s  p h o n e s  a w a y f r o m  t h e w i r e l e s s r o u t e r?[...]

6 INTRODUCTION 5. Secure Con nections, VP Ns, and A OL S e c u r e c o n n e c t i o n s t y p i c a l l y r e q u i r e a u s e r n a m e a n d p a s s wo r d , a n d are used where security is important. Secure connections include:  •  Vi r t u a l P r i v a t e  N e t w o r k  ( V P N ) c o n n e c t i o n s , o f t e n[...]

7 Pr o d u c t F e a t u r e s T h e A d a p t e r c o m p l i e s w i t h t h e I E E E 8 0 2 .1 1g s p e c i f i c a t i o n to c o m m u n i c a t e w i t h o t h e r 8 0 2 .1 1g - c o m p l i a n t w i re l e s s d e v i c e s at u p to 5 4 M b p s *. T h e Ad a pt e r i s a l s o c o m p a t i b l e w i t h 8 0 2 . 1 1n d e v i c e s a t 150 M[...]

8 OVER VIEW Applications and Advan tages  •  W i r e l e s s  r o a m i n g  w i t h  a  l a p t o p  a r o u n d  t h e  h o m e o r o f f i c e Offers the freedom of networking without cables  •Co nnection ra tes of up to 1 50Mbps*  P r o v i d e s i m m e d i at e h i g h - s p e[...]

9 OVER VIEW Product Specifications Ho st In ter fac e: U SB 2.0 OperatingT emperature :32– 1 40degrees F( 0 – 60degreesC ) StorageT emperature: -4 –1 76 degreesF ( -20– 80degreesC ) Humidity: Max. 90% ( non-condensing) T y p i c a l O p e r at i n g R a n g e: U p t o 1, 0 0 0 f t .** *NOTE: T h e s[...]

10 OVER VIEW System R equirem ents  •PC-compatiblelaptopwith oneav ailableUSB 2.0 bus-powerport  •W in dow s ® XP wit h S P2 or la ter , Win dow s Vi sta ® , o r W i n d ow s 7 Package Contents  •N1 50 Mi cr oW ir el e ss US BAd ap te r  •QuickInstallationGuide  •CD[...]

11 A . Ins t all at io n Pr oc es s for W ind ows Vis t a a nd 7 NOT E: For information on updated drivers, please visit theBelkinwebsit eat ww w. belkin.com/su pport IMPORT ANT : I N S TAL L  T HE  SO F T WA R E BEFORE INSERTING THE ADAPTER. A. 1 Inse rt the Instal latio n So ftware CD int o y our CD-ROM driv e . A.2 Click “[...]

12 INS T ALLIN G AN D SE T TI NG U P TH E ADAPT ER A.3 The InstallShield Wizard will start the installation process. A . 4 A w i n d o w m ay a p p e a r s h ow i n g t h e m e s s a g e, “ W i n d o w s c a n ’ t v e r i f y t h e p u b li s h e r o f t h i s d r i ve r s o f t w a r e ”. T h i s D O E S N OT i n d i c a t e a p r o b l e m.[...]

13 INS T ALLIN G AN D SE T TI NG U P TH E ADAPT ER A.5 When prompted, plug in y our A dapter . A . 6    W h e n t h e i n s t a l l a t i o n c o m p l e t e s ,  y o u  w i l l s e e t h e following pop-up message on your Windows taskbar . A .7 C l i c k “ F i n i s h ” t o r e s t a r t yo u r c o m p u t e r.[...]

14 INS T ALLIN G AN D SE T TI NG U P TH E ADAPT ER A . 8 T o c o n n e c t t o t h e I n t e r n et , o p e n t h e N e t w o r k a n d S h a r i n g C e n te r by first opening the Control P anel from the “Start ” menu. A.9 In th e Co ntrol P anel , cl ick o n “Vie w ne twork statu s a nd tas ks” .[...]

15 INS T ALLIN G AN D SE T TI NG U P TH E ADAPT ER A .10 I n t h e N e t w o r k a n d S h a r i n g C e n t e r, c l i c k on “C o nn ec t to a n et wo r k ”. A .1 1 I n t h e n ex t s c re e n , s e l e c t a n a v a i l a b l e wireless network and click “Connect” .[...]

16 INS T ALLIN G AN D SE T TI NG U P TH E ADAPT ER A .12 Y ou r A d a pt e r w i l l a t t e m p t t o c o n n e c t t o t h e s e l e c t e d n e t w o r k . A .1 3 De p e n d i n g o n t h e s e c u r i t y s e t t i n g s o f yo u r w i r e l e s s n e t w o r k , yo u m ay b e p r o m p t e d t o e nt e r a n e t w o r k s e c u r i t y ke y o [...]

17 INS T ALLIN G AN D SE T TI NG U P TH E ADAPT ER A .1 4 A f te r c o n n e c t i n g to t h e n e t wo r k , y o u c a n c h o o s e t o s av e t h i s network and connect automatically when your A dapter is in range. A .15 Th e N e t w o r k a n d S h a r i n g C e n te r n o w i n d i c at e s t h e n e t wo r k c o n n e c t i o n t h a t y o [...]

18 INS T ALLIN G AN D SE T TI NG U P TH E ADAPT ER B. In st all at io n Proc e ss fo r W ind ows XP IMPORT ANT : I N S TAL L  T HE  SO F T WA R E BEFORE INSERTING THE ADAPTER. B. 1 Insert the Ins talla tion Software CD in to you r C D-ROM d rive . B.2 The Belkin Wireless A dapter Installer screen will a u t o m a t i c a l l y a p p e a r [...]

19 INS T ALLIN G AN D SE T TI NG U P TH E ADAPT ER B.3 Select a destination folder for the soft ware installation by clicking “Browse ” ; or , si mply click “Next” to insta ll t o the defa ult locat ion. B .4 A S e t u p S t a t u s s c r e e n l et s yo u k n o w w h e r e you ar e i n th e s et up pr o ce ss .[...]

20 INS T ALLIN G AN D SE T TI NG U P TH E ADAPT ER B . 5 A w i n d o w m ay a p p e a r s h ow i n g t h e m e s s a g e, “ T h e s of t w a r e you are ins tallin g… ” This DOE S NO T i ndicat e a pr oblem . Ou r software has been fully test ed and is compatible with this o p e r a t i n g s y s t e m . C l i c k o n “ C o n t i n u e A n [...]

21 INS T ALLIN G AN D SE T TI NG U P TH E ADAPT ER B .7 Th e F o u n d N e w H a r d wa r e W i z a r d m i g h t a p p e a r i n 3 –15 s e c o n d s. I f i t d o e s , s e l e c t “ I n s t a l l t h e s o f t w a r e auto matical ly” and clic k “Ne xt ” t o in stall the software . B.8 Click “Finish” to restart your computer .[...]

22 INS T ALLIN G AN D SE T TI NG U P TH E ADAPT ER Con ne ct in g to a Se cur e Wi - F i ® N et wo rk I f yo u c h o o s e t o c o n n e c t t o a s e c u r e n e t w o r k , det er mi ne t he t y pe of se c ur it y ( WPA / W P A 2o rW EP) and use the appropriate field in the dialog box. Wir e le s s E qu iva l [...]

23 I ca n’t conn ect t o the Inter net wirel essly . I f yo u a r e u n a b l e to c o n n e c t t o t h e I n t e r n e t f r o m a w i r e l e s s computer , please check the following items :  •  Lo o k a t  t h e  l i g h t s  o n  y o u r  w i r e l e s s r o u t e r. I f  y o u ’ r e u s i n g a[...]

24 TROUBLESHOOTING L i n k L E D i s b l i n k i n g s l ow l y; I c a n n o t c o n n e c t to a w ir e le ss n et w or k o r t h e I n te rn et . I f yo u r Ad a p t e r a p p e a r s t o b e f u n c t i o n i n g p r o p e r l y, b u t yo u c a n n o t c o n n e c t t o a n e t w o r k o r yo u h av e a r e d w i r e l e s s i c o n a t t h e b [...]

25 TROUBLESHOOTING Da ta t ra n sf er i s s om e ti me s sl ow. W i r e l e s s t e c h n o l o g y i s r a d i o - b a s e d , w h i c h m e a n s c o n n e c t i v i t y and the throughput performance between devices decreases when the distance between de vices increases . O t h e r f a c to r s t h a t will cause signal degrada tion ( metal is g[...]

26 TROUBLESHOOTING Si gn al s tr e ng t h i s po or. W i r e l e s s t e c h n o l o g y i s r a d i o - b a s e d , w h i c h m e a n s c o n n e c t i v i t y and the throughput performance between devices decreases when the distance between de vices increases . O t h e r f a c to r s t h a t w i l l c a u s e s i g n a l d e g r a d a t i o n (m[...]

27 TROUBLESHOOTING T h e A d a p t e r d o e s n o t p e r f o r m o r c o n n e c t i o n i s u n s t a b l e w h e n  c o m p u t e r  h a s a  s e c o n d b u i l t- i n  w i r e l e s s  n e t w o r k ca rd (su ch as a mi ni P CI or I nt el ® Centrino ™ ). T h i s c o n d i t i o n o c c u r s i f y o u r c o m p u te[...]

28 TROUBLESHOOTING What’ s the difference between 802. 1 1g and 802. 1 1 n? C u r r e n t l y t h e r e a r e t h r e e c o m m o n l y u s e d w i r e l e s s n e t wo r k i n g s t a n d a r d s , w h i c h t r a n s m i t d a t a at ve r y d i f f e r e n t m a x i m u m s p e e d s . E a c h i s b a s e d o n t h e d e s i g n a t i o n fo r [...]

29 TROUBLESHOOTING T echnical Support US http:/ /ww w. belkin.com/support UK http:/ /ww w. belkin.com/uk/support Australia http:/ /ww w. belkin.com/a u/support New Zealand http:/ /ww w. belkin.com/a u/support Singapore 1 800 6221 1 30  Europ e http:/ /ww w. belkin.com/uk/support[...]

30 FCC Statement D E C L A R ATI O N O F C O N FO R M I T Y W I T H F C C R U L E S FOR ELECTROMA GNETIC COMP A TIBILIT Y We , B e l k i n I n t e r n a t i o n a l , I n c ., o f 12 0 4 5 E . W a t e r f r o n t D r i v e , P l a ya Vista, CA 90094, declare under our sole responsibility that the p r o d u c t , F 7D1102 , t o w h i c h t h i s d e[...]

31 INFORMA TION IMPORT ANT NOTE: Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth fo r a n u n c o n t r o l l e d e nv i r o n m e n t . E n d u s e r s m u s t fo l l o w t h e s p e c i f i c o p e r a t i n g i n s t r u c t i o n s f o r s a t i s f y i n g RF ex p o s u r e c o m p l i a n c e [...]

32 INFORMA TION BelkinInternational,Inc.,Limited2- Y e arProductW arranty Wh at t hi s w ar ra nt y c over s . B e l k i n I n t e r n a t i o n a l , I n c . ( “ B e l k i n ” ) wa r r a n t s to t h e o r i g i n a l purchaser of this Belkin product that the product shall be free o f d e f e c t s in d e s i g n, a s s e m b[...]

33 INFORMA TION How t o get service. T o get s er vi ce fo r yo ur B el ki n pro d uc t y ou mu st t ake th e fol lo wi ng st ep s: 1. C o n t a c t B e l k i n I n t e r n a t i o n a l , I n c . , a t 120 4 5 E . W a t e r f r o n t D r i v e , P l a y a V i s t a , C A 9 0 0 9 4, A t t n : C u s t o m e r S e r v i c e , o r c a l l  ( 8 0 0)[...]

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