Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product BASIC F7D1101AK Belkin
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User Manual F7D 1 1 0 1 ak 8820ak00382 B a sic WI REL ESS U SB AD APTER.
T ABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction .............................................. . 1 Be nef it s o f a Ho me Ne tw or k .................................... 1 Adv ant ag es of a W ire le ss Ne t wor k .............................. 2 Pl ace me nt of you r W ire le ss Net w or ki ng Har dwa re for O pti ma l Performance .
1 INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing the Belkin Basic Wir eless USB A dapter . N ow y o u c a n t a ke a d v a n t a g e o f t h i s g r e a t n e w t e 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 y o 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.
2 INTRODUCTION Advan tag es of a Wir el es s N et wor k • Mo bi li t y – you’ ll no longer need a dedicated “computer r o o m ” — n ow y o u c a n w o r k o n a n e t w o r k e d l a p t o.
3 INTRODUCTION Plac em ent o f you r W ire le ss Ne t worki ng Hardw are for Optim al Performance Y o u r w i r e l e s s c o n n e c t i o n w i l l b e s t r o n g e r t h e c l o s e r yo u r c o m p u t e r i s to y o u r w i r e l e s s r o u te r (o r a c c e s s p o i n t) .
4 INTRODUCTION 1. Pla ce m en t o f yo ur Wir el e ss Ro ut er (or Ac ce s s 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 yo 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 th e c ent er of y our wi re le ss ne tw or k d evi ce s.
5 INTRODUCTION 3. Cord less Phone Placement I f t h e p e r f o r m a n c e o f 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 t o the abov e issues, and you hav e a cordl.
6 INTRODUCTION 5. Secure Connections, VPNs, and AOL 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 securit y is impor tant.
7 O VERVIEW P r o d u c t F e a t u r e s T h e Ad a p t e r c o m p l i e s w i t h t h e I EE E 8 0 2 . 1 1g s p e c i f i c a t i o n to communicat e with other 802. 1 1 g-compliant wi rel es s d ev ic es at up t o 5 4M bps*. T h e Ad a p t 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 .
8 O VERVIEW Applications and Adv antage s • 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 of f ic e – O ffers the freedom of networking without cables • Conne.
9 O VERVIEW Product Specificat ions Ho st Int er fa ce: USB 2.0 Operating T emperature : 32– 1 40 degrees F (0– 60 degrees C ) Storage T emperature : -4 – 1 7 6 degrees F (-20– 80 degrees C ) Humidity: Max. 90% ( non- condensing) T y p i c a l O p e r a t i n g R a n g e : U p t o 1,0 0 0 f t .
10 O VERVIEW ( a ) Pro tective Cap Th e c ap is pr ovi de d t o p rote ct t he USB co nn ec tor d u r i n g t r a n s p o r t a t i o n . R e m o v e t h e c a p b e f o r e i n s e r t i n g t h e Ad a p t e r t o y o u r c o m p u t e r ’s U S B p o r t .
11 O VERVIEW System R equirem ents • PC-compatible laptop with one available USB 2.0 bus- pow er por t • W in dow s ® XP with S P2 or later , Windo ws V ista ® , o r W i n d o w s 7 Package Cont.
12 IN ST ALLI NG AN D SE T TI NG UP T HE ADAP TER A . Ins ta lla tio n Pr oc es s f or Wind ows Vis ta an d 7 NOTE: F o r i n fo r m a t i o n o n u p d a t e d d r i v e r s , p l e a s e v i s i t th e B el ki n we bs ite at ww w .belkin.com/support.
13 IN ST ALLI NG AN D SE T TI NG UP T HE ADAP TER A.3 The Ins tallShield Wizar d will start the installa tion p rocess. A.4 A w i n d o w m ay a p p e a r s h o w i n g t h e m e s s a g e, “ W i n d o w s c a n ’ t ve r i f y t h e p u b l i s h e r o f t h i s d r i v e r s o f t w a r e”.
14 IN ST ALLI NG AN D SE T TI NG UP T HE ADAP TER A.5 When prompted, plug in your 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 , yo u w i l l s e e t h e following pop -up message on your Windows task bar .
15 IN ST ALLI NG AN D SE T TI NG UP T HE ADAP TER A .7 Click “Finish” to restar t your computer . A.8 To c o n n e c t to t h e I n t e r n e t , o p e n t h e N e t wo r k a n d S h a r i n g C e n t e r by first opening the Contr ol Panel from the “Star t ” menu .
16 IN ST ALLI NG AN D SE T TI NG UP T HE ADAP TER A.9 In the Con trol P anel, click o n “View network status and task s” . A .1 0 I n t h e N e t wo r k a n d S h a r i n g C e n t e r, c l i c k o n “ C o n n e c t t o a n e t wo r k ”.
17 IN ST ALLI NG AN D SE T TI NG UP T HE ADAP TER A .11 I n t h e n e x t s c r e e n , s e l e c t a n av a i l a b l e wireless network and click “Connect ” .
18 IN ST ALLI NG AN D SE T TI NG UP T HE ADAP TER A .1 3 D e 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 a y b e p r o m pt e d t o e n te r a n e t w o r k s e c u r i t y ke y o r a passphrase.
19 IN ST ALLI NG AN D SE T TI NG UP T HE ADAP TER A .1 5 T h e N e t wo r k a n d S h a r i n g C e n t e r n ow i n d i c a t e s t h e n e t w o r k c o n n e c t i o n t h a t y o u h a v e j u s t e s t a b l i s h e d . T h e l i n k s o n t h e l e f t of th e w ind ow all ow you to co nfi gu re you r n et wor k co nne c tio ns .
20 IN ST ALLI NG AN D SE T TI NG UP T HE ADAP TER B. In st alla ti on Proc es s for Win dows XP IMPORT ANT : I N S T A L L T HE S O F T WA R E BEFORE INSERTING THE ADAPTER.
21 IN ST ALLI NG AN D SE T TI NG UP T HE ADAP TER B.3 S e l e c t a d e s t i n a t i o n f o l d e r fo r t h e s o f t w a re i n s t a l l a t i o n b y c l i c k i n g “Brows e”; or , s imply cl ick “Next” to install to the de fault location .
22 IN ST ALLI NG AN D SE T TI NG UP T HE ADAP TER B.5 A w i n d o w m a y a p p e a r s h o w i n g t h e m e s s ag e, “ T h e s o f t w a r e you are installin g… ” This DO ES NO T i ndicate a pr oblem. Our soft ware has been fully tested and is compatible with this o p e r a t i n g sy s t e m .
23 IN ST ALLI NG AN D SE T TI NG UP T HE ADAP TER B.7 T h e Fo 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 re a u to m at i c a l l y ” a n d c l i c k “ N ex t ” t o i n s t a l l t h e s o f t w a r e.
24 IN ST ALLI NG AN D SE T TI NG UP T HE ADAP TER Con ne ct ing to a Se cur e W i - Fi ® N e t w o r k 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 the t y pe of s ec ur it y ( WP A / WPA2 or WEP) and use the appropriate field in the dialog box.
25 TROUBLESHOOTING I c an ’t co nn ec t to th e I nt ern e t w ire le s sl y . 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: L o o k at t h e l i g h t s o n yo u r w i r e l e s s r o u t e r.
26 TROUBLESHOOTING Li nk LE D i s b lin k ing sl ow ly; I c an no t c on ne c t to a w ir el es s n et wo rk or t he In te rne t . I f yo u r A d a p te r a p p e a r s t o b e f u n c t i o n i n g p.
27 TROUBLESHOOTING Da ta t ra ns fe r i s s om et im es sl ow. W i r e l e s s te 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 per formance between de vices decreases when the distance between devices increase s.
28 TROUBLESHOOTING Limiting the wireless transmit rate – Limiting the wireless transmit r a te c a n h e l p i m p r o ve t h e m a x i m u m w i r e l e s s r a n g e, a n d c o n n e c t i o n stability . Most wirel ess cards hav e the ability to limit the transmission rate .
29 TROUBLESHOOTING Th e A da pte r doe s no t p er f orm or c onn e ct io n i s s lo w wh en co mp ut er ha s a b uil t- in w ire d Eth e rne t ca rd . 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 t e r h a s a n a c t i v e E t h e r n e t c a r d w h i l e y o u r A d a p te r i s a l s o a c t i v e.
30 TROUBLESHOOTING Be lk in Wi re le ss C omp ar is on Ch ar t *Distance and connection speeds will vary depending on your networking environment. W i r e l e s s T echnology G ( 8 0 2 .11 g ) Basic ( 1x 1 8 0 2 .11 n ) Surf/Share N MIMO 8 0 2 .11 n Play Dual- Band MIMO 8 0 2 .
31 TROUBLESHOOTING T echnic al Suppor t US http:/ /w ww.belkin. com/suppor t UK http:/ /w ww.belkin. com/uk /support Australia http:/ /w ww.belkin. com/au/support New Zealand http:/ /w ww.
32 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 FC C R U L E S FOR ELE CTROMAGNETIC 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 .
33 INFORMA TION FCC Caution: Any changes or modifications not expressly a p p r o ve d b y t h e p a r t y r e s p o n s i b l e f o r c o m p l i a n c e c o u l d void the user’s authority to operat e this equipment.
34 INFORMA TION B e l k i n I n t e r n a t i o n a l , I n c . , L i m i t e d 3 - Y ear Product W arrant y Wh at th is wa rr an ty co ver s. B e l k i n I n te r n a t i o n a l , I n c .
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