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User Manual F5D801 1 N1 Wir el ess Notebook Car d.
1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Be ne fi ts of a H om e N et wo rk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Ad va nt ag es of a W ir e le ss Ne tw or k .
Intr oduction section 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 Thank you for pur chasing the Belkin N1 Wireless Notebook Card. Now you can take advantage of this great new technology and gain the freedom to network your home and office computers wir elessly . This Card allows you to connect a notebook computer to your network.
3 2 Intr oduction Intr oduction 3 Intr oduction section 1 2 3 4 5 6 2. Av oid Obstacl es and Interfer ence Avoid placing your wireless router (or access point) near devices that may emit radio “noise”, such as microwave ovens.
4. Choose the “Quietest” Channel for your Wir eles s Network In locations where homes or offices are close together , such as apartment buildings or office complexes, there may be wireless networks nearby that can conflict with yours.
7 6 7 section 1 2 3 4 5 6 App lic ation s and Ad van tage s • Wireless roaming with a laptop around the home or office Offers the fr eedom of networking without cables • Connection rates of up to 300Mbps* Provides immediate high-speed wireless connectivity at home, work, and hotspot locations without compr omising the use of existing 802.
9 8 Installing and Setting up the Car d Installing and Setting up the Car d 9 section 1 2 3 4 5 6 Step 1 Install I MP OR T A NT : I ns t al l t he so ft wa r e b ef o re i ns er ti ng th e C a rd . 1.1 Insert the Installation Softwar e CD into your CD-ROM drive.
11 10 Installing and Setting up the Car d Installing and Setting up the Car d 11 section 1 2 3 4 5 6 St ep 2 Insert I ns er t th e Ca r d in t o y ou r C o mp ut e r 2.1 After the software installation is finished, the message “Please plug in your Notebook Car d now” will appear .
13 12 Installing and Setting up the Car d Installing and Setting up the Car d 13 section 1 2 3 4 5 6 Step 3 Configur e U se th e Be l ki n Wi r e l es s Ne t wo r ki ng U ti li t y 3.1 After restarting your computer , double-click the Belkin Wir eless Networking Utility icon on the desktop screen.
15 14 U s i n g t h e B e l k i n W i r e l e s s N e t w o r k i n g U t i l i t y U s i n g t h e B e l k i n W i r e l e s s N e t w o r k i n g U t i l i t y 15 section 1 2 3 4 5 6 The WNU’ s default screen is the “Current Status” tab. The “Current Status” tab displays the current Network Status and Available Networks.
17 16 U s i n g t h e B e l k i n W i r e l e s s N e t w o r k i n g U t i l i t y U s i n g t h e B e l k i n W i r e l e s s N e t w o r k i n g U t i l i t y 17 section 1 2 3 4 5 6 Connection Failur e Other options will appear during attempts to reconnect.
19 18 U s i n g t h e B e l k i n W i r e l e s s N e t w o r k i n g U t i l i t y U s i n g t h e B e l k i n W i r e l e s s N e t w o r k i n g U t i l i t y 19 section 1 2 3 4 5 6 Note: When you select a network using encryption, you will first see the simple security scr een.
21 20 U s i n g t h e B e l k i n W i r e l e s s N e t w o r k i n g U t i l i t y U s i n g t h e B e l k i n W i r e l e s s N e t w o r k i n g U t i l i t y 21 section 1 2 3 4 5 6 64-Bit WEP 64-b.
23 22 U s i n g t h e B e l k i n W i r e l e s s N e t w o r k i n g U t i l i t y U s i n g t h e B e l k i n W i r e l e s s N e t w o r k i n g U t i l i t y 23 section 1 2 3 4 5 6 Con figu ring y our Ca r d to use Se curi ty At this point, you should alr eady have your wireless router (or access point) set to use WP A or WEP .
25 24 U s i n g t h e B e l k i n W i r e l e s s N e t w o r k i n g U t i l i t y U s i n g t h e B e l k i n W i r e l e s s N e t w o r k i n g U t i l i t y 25 section 1 2 3 4 5 6 3. Click “Save” to finish. Encryption in the wireless router (or access point) is now set.
27 26 U s i n g t h e B e l k i n W i r e l e s s N e t w o r k i n g U t i l i t y U s i n g t h e B e l k i n W i r e l e s s N e t w o r k i n g U t i l i t y 27 section 1 2 3 4 5 6 3. Click “Save” to finish. Y ou must now set all clients (network cards) to match these settings.
29 28 U s i n g t h e B e l k i n W i r e l e s s N e t w o r k i n g U t i l i t y U s i n g t h e B e l k i n W i r e l e s s N e t w o r k i n g U t i l i t y 29 section 1 2 3 4 5 6 Adv anc ed Di a.
31 30 T roubl eshooting T roubl eshooting 31 section 1 2 3 4 5 6 I can’t connect to the Internet wir eles sly. 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 .
33 32 33 section 1 2 3 4 5 6 T roubl eshooting T roubl eshooting Installation CD-ROM does not start Belkin Wir eless Networking Utility. If the CD-ROM does not start the Belkin Wireless Networking Utility automatically , it could be that the computer is running other applications that ar e interfering with the CD drive.
35 34 35 section 1 2 3 4 5 6 T roubl eshooting T roubl eshooting Changing the wireless channel – Depending on local wireless traffic and interfer ence, switching the wireless channel of your network can improve performance and reliability . The default channel the router is shipped with is channel 6.
37 36 37 section 1 2 3 4 5 6 T roubl eshooting T roubl eshooting Wir eless Comparison Chart Wireless T echnology 802.11b G (802.11g) G Plus (802.11g with HSM) G Plus MIMO (802.11g with MIMO MRC) N1 MIMO (draft 802.11n with MIMO) Speed* 11Mbps link rate/baseline 5x faster than 802.
39 38 Information Information 39 section 1 2 3 4 5 6 Modifications The FCC requir es the user to be notified that any changes or modifications to this device that ar e not expressly appr oved by Belkin Corporation may void the user’ s authority to operate the equipment.
41 40 Information Information 41 section 1 2 3 4 5 6 Belkin Corporation reserves the right to review the damaged Belkin pr oduct. All costs of shipping the Belkin product to Belkin Corporation for inspection shall be borne solely by the purchaser .
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