Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 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 Net wo rk .................................... 1 Adva nt ag es of a W ire le ss Ne tw or k .............................. 2 Pla ce me nt of y our Wi re le ss Net wo rk in g H ar dwa re for Op ti ma l Performance .
1 INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing the Belkin Basic Wireless USB Ada pter . N ow y o u c a n t ak e a d v a nt ag 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 fr 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 Advant ag es of a Wir el ess N et wor k • Mo bi li ty – you’ ll no longer need a dedicated “computer r o o m ” — n o w y o u c an w o r k o n a n e t wo r k e d l a p t o p .
3 INTRODUCTION Plac em ent of your W ire les s Ne two rki ng Hardwa re for Optima l Performance You r w i re le s s c o n n e c t i o n w il l b e s t r o n g e r t h e c l o s e r y o u r c o m p u t e r i s t o y o u r w i r e l e s s r o u t e r (o r ac c e s s p o in t ).
4 INTRODUCTION 1. Pla ce me nt of yo ur Wir el es s Ro ut er (or Ac ce 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 he ce nte r o f yo ur wi re le ss net wo rk de vi ce s.
5 INTRODUCTION 3. Cordl ess Phone Placement I f t h e p e r f o r m a n c e o f y o u r w i r e l e s s n e t w o r k i s im p a i r e d a f te r attending to the abov e issues, and you hav e a cordle.
6 INTRODUCTION 5. Secure Connections, VPNs, and AOL S e c u r e co nn e c t i o n s t y p i c a l l y r e q u i r e a us e r n a m e a n d p a s s w o r d , a n d are used where securit y is important.
7 OVER VIEW Pr 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 th t h e I E EE 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 evi ce s at u p t o 5 4Mb ps*. T h e Ad a p t e r is a l s o c o m p a t i b l e w i t h 8 0 2 .
8 OVER VIEW Applications and Advan tages • W i r e l e s s r o a m i n g wi 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 fi c e – O ffers the freedom of networking without cables • Connect.
9 OVER VIEW Product Specifications Ho st Inte r fa ce: 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 a t i n g R a n g e : U p t o 1,0 0 0 f t .
10 OVER VIEW ( a) Pro tective Cap Th e c ap is pr ovi de d to p rote ct th e U SB co nn ec tor d u r i n g tr an s p or t a t i o n . R e m o ve t h e c a p b e fo r e i n s e r t i n g t h e Ad a p t e r to y o u r c o mp u te r ’ s U S B p o r t .
11 OVER VIEW System R equireme nts • PC-compatible laptop with one available USB 2.0 bus-power port • W in dows ® XP with S P2 or later , Windo ws Vi sta ® , o r W i n d o w s 7 Package Contents.
12 INS T ALLI NG AN D SE T TI NG UP T HE ADAP TER A . Ins ta llat io n Pr oc es s fo r W ind ows V ist a an d 7 NOTE: F o r i nf o r m a t i o n o n u p d a t e d d r i ve 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 INS T ALLI NG AN D SE T TI NG UP T HE ADAP TER A.3 T he Insta llShield Wizard will start the installa tion pr ocess. A.4 A w i n d o w ma y a p p e a r s h o w i n g t h e m e s s a g e , “ Wi n d o w s c a n ’ t v e r i f y th e p u b l i s h e r o f t h i s dr i ve r s o f t w a r e”.
14 INS T ALLI NG AN D SE T TI NG UP T HE ADAP TER A.5 When promp ted, plug in your Adap ter . 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 th e following pop -up message on your Windows taskbar.
15 INS T 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 t o t h e I n te r n et , o p e n t h e N e t w o r k a n d Sh a r in g C e n t e r by first opening the Control Panel from the “Star t” menu.
16 INS T ALLI NG AN D SE T TI NG UP T HE ADAP TER A.9 In t he Cont rol P anel, click o n “View network status and task s” . A .10 I n t h e N e t w o r k a n d Sh ar in g C e n t e r, c l i ck o n “ C o n n e c t to a n e t w o r k ”.
17 INS T ALLI NG AN D SE T TI NG UP T HE ADAP TER A .11 I n t h e n ex t s c re e n , s e l e c t a n a va i l a b l e wireless network and click “Connect ” .
18 INS T ALLI NG AN D SE T TI NG UP T HE ADAP TER A .13 De p e n d i n g o n t h e se c u r i t y s e t t in g s o f y o u r w i r e l e s s n e t wo r k , yo u m a y b e p r o m p t e d t o e n t e r a ne t wo r k s e c u r it y ke y or a passphrase.
19 INS T ALLI NG AN D SE T TI NG UP T HE ADAP TER 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 a t 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 yo u h a v e j u s t e s t a b l i s h ed . T h e l i n k s on t h e l e f t of the w ind ow all ow you to con fi gu re you r n et wor k c on ne ct io ns .
20 INS T ALLI NG AN D SE T TI NG UP T HE ADAP TER B. Ins ta lla ti on Proc es s for Win dows XP IMPORT ANT : I N STA LL T H E S O F T WA RE BEFORE INSERTING THE ADAPTER.
21 INS T 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 f o r t h e s o f t wa r e i n s t a l l a t i o n by c l i c k i n g “Browse ”; or , si mply cl ick “Next” to install to the def ault location.
22 INS T 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 DOE S NO T in dicate a pr oblem. Our software has been fully tested and is compatible with this o p e r a t i n g sy s t e m .
23 INS T 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 w a r e W i z a r d m i g h t ap pe 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 “ In s t al l t h e s o f t w a r e a u to m a t i c a l l y ” a n d c l i c k “ N e x t ” t o i n s t a l l t h e s o f t w a r e.
24 INS T ALLI NG AN D SE T TI NG UP T HE ADAP TER Con ne ct ing to a Se cur e W i- F i ® N e t wo r k I f y o u c h o o s e t o c on ne c t t o a se c u re n e t wo r k , det er min e t he t yp e o f s ec ur it y (W PA/ W P A 2 or WEP) and use the appropriate field in the dialog box.
25 TROUBLESHOOTING I c an ’t co nn ec t to t h e I nte rn et wi re le s sly. I f y o u a r e un ab l e t o c o n n e c t t o t he 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 a t 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 Lin k LED i s b lin ki ng sl owl y; I c an no t c on ne ct to a w ir el es s n et wo rk or th e Int er ne t . I f y o u r A d a pt e r a p p e a r s t o b e f un c t i o n i n g p r.
27 TROUBLESHOOTING Da ta t ra ns fer i s s om et im es sl ow. W i r e l e s s te c h n ol og y i s r a d i o - ba 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 devices decreases when the distance between devices increases .
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 co nn e c t i o n stability . Most wireless cards hav e the ability to limit the transmission rate .
29 TROUBLESHOOTING Th e Ad ap te r d oe s not p er fo rm or co nn e ct io n i s s low wh en co mp ut er ha s a bu il t- in wi re d Eth er ne t c ar d . 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 wh il e y o u r Ad a p t e r is a l s o a c t i v e .
30 TROUBLESHOOTING Be lk in Wi re le ss Co mp 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 (1 x 1 8 0 2 .11 n ) Surf/Share N MIMO 8 0 2 .11n Play Dual- Band MIMO 8 0 2 .
31 TROUBLESHOOTING T echnica l Suppor t 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.
32 FCC Statement D EC L A R ATI O N O F C O N F O R M I T Y W I T H F C C R U LE 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 .
33 INFORMA TION FCC Caution: Any changes or modifications not expressly a p p r ov e 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 co mp l i an ce c o u l d void the user’s authority to operate 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 arranty Wh at th is wa rra nt y cov er s. B e l k i n I nt e r n a t i o n a l, I n c .
35 INFORMA TION How t o get service. T o g e t se r v i c e f o r yo u r B e l k i n p r o d u c t y o u must take the follo wing steps : 1 . Co nt act B elk in In ter na ti ona l, In c.
36 INFORMA TION How st a te law re l ate s to th e w arr an t y. THIS W ARR ANTY CONT AINS THE SOLE WARRANTY OF BELKIN. THERE ARE NO OTHER W ARRANTIES, EXPRESSED O R , E XC E P T AS R EQ U I R E D BY .
© 2010 Bel k in In te rn ati on al , In c. Al l ri gh ts r es er ve d. A ll t rad e na me s ar e re gi ste re d tr ade ma rk s of respecti ve manufacturer s listed. Windows and Windows Vista are either registered trademarks or t rad em ar ks o f Mi cr os of t Co rp or at io n in t he Un it ed S ta tes a nd /or o th er c ou nt ri es.
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