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User Manual F7D21 01 ak 8820ak00 384 S u r f/S h a r e WI RE LE SS USB AD AP TE R.
T ABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction .............................................. . 1 Be nef it s of a H ome N et wor k .................................... 1 Adva nt ag es of a W ir el es s N et wo rk .............................. 2 Pla ce me nt of you r W ir el es s N et wo rk in g H ar dwa re for O pti ma l Performance .
1 INTRODUCTION T h a n k y o u fo r p u r c h a s i n g t he B e lk in S u r f / S h a r e Wi r e le ss U S B A d a p t e r. No w y o u c a n t ak e a d v a n t a g e o f t h i s g r e a t n e w te ch no lo 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 office computers wirelessly .
2 INTRODUCTION Advant ag es of a Wi re les s Ne t work • M ob il it 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 et w o r ke d l a p t o p o.
3 INTRODUCTION Plac em en t o f yo ur Wire le ss N et wor kin g Hardwa re for Optimal Performa nce You r w i r e l e s s c o nn e c t i o n w i l l b e s t r o n g er t h e c l os e r y o u r c o m p u t e r i s to y o u r wi re l e ss r o u t e r (o r a c c es s p o i n t ).
4 INTRODUCTION 1. Pla ce m en t o f yo ur Wi re le s s R ou te r (or Ac ce ss Po in t) P l a c e yo u r w i r e l e ss r o u t e r (o r a c c es s p o i n t ), t h e c en t r al c o n n e c t io n p o i n t o f y o u r n et w o r k , a s c l o s e a s p o s si b le to t he c ent er of you r w ir el es s n et wo rk dev i ce s.
5 INTRODUCTION 3. Cordl ess Phone Placement I f th e p e r f o r m a n c e o f y o u r wi r e le ss n e t wo rk i s i m p a i r e d a f te r attending to the above issues, and you hav e a cordless pho.
6 INTRODUCTION 5. Secure Connections, VPNs, and A OL S e c u r e c o n n e ct io 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 sw o r d , a n d are used where security is import ant.
7 OVER VIE W Pr o d u c t Fe a t ur e s T h e Ad ap t e r c o m p l ie s w i t h t h e I E E E 8 0 2 . 1 1n s p e c i fi c at i on to communicat e with o ther 802. 1 1 n- compliant w i r e l e s s d e v i c e s a t u p t o 3 0 0 M b p s *. T h e Ad ap t e r i s a l s o c o m p at i b l e w i t h 8 0 2 .
8 OVER VIE W Applications and Advan tages • W i r e le s s r oa mi n g w i t h a l a p t o p a r ou n d t h e h o m e o r of f ic e – O ffers the freedom of networking without cables • Connectio.
9 OVER VIE W Product Specifications Ho st Int er f ace: USB 2. 0 Operating T emperature: 32–1 04 degrees F ( 0 – 4 0 degrees C) Storage T emperature : -4 – 1 58 degrees F ( -20 –7 0 degrees C ) Humidity: Max. 90% ( non-c ondensing ) T y p i c a l O pe r at i n g R a n ge : Up t o 1, 2 0 0 f t .
10 OVER VIE W (b) (a) (c) ( a) P rotective Cap Th e c ap is p rov id ed to pro tec t th e U SB c o nne c tor d u r i n g t r a n s p or t a t i o n . R e m o v e th 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 yo u r c o m p ut e r ’s U S B p o r t .
11 OVER VIE W System R equireme nts • PC-compatible laptop with one available USB 2.0 bus-power por t • W in dow s ® XP w ith S P2 or later , Win dows Vista ® , o r W i n d o w s 7 Package Conte.
12 INS T AL LIN G AN D SE T TIN G UP T HE ADAP TER A . Ins ta lla ti on Pro ces s for Wi ndows V ist a an d 7 NOTE: F o r i n f 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 se v i si t th e B el ki n we bs it e at w ww.belkin. com /support.
13 INS T AL LIN G AN D SE T TIN G UP T HE ADAP TER A.3 T he In stallShi eld Wi zard will start the installatio n proc ess. A.4 A w i n d o w m a y ap pe a r s h ow i n g t h e m e s sa g e, “ Wi n do w s c a n ’ t ve ri 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 INS T AL LIN G AN D SE T TIN G UP T HE ADAP TER A.5 When promp ted, plug in your Adapter . A.6 Wh en 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 wi ll s e e t h e following pop-up message on your Windows taskbar .
15 INS T AL LIN G AN D SE T TIN G UP T HE ADAP TER A .7 Click “Finish” to restart your computer . A.8 To c o nn e c t t o 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 in g C e n t e r by first opening the Control Panel from the “Star t” menu.
16 INS T AL LIN G AN D SE T TIN G UP T HE ADAP TER A.9 I n t h e C o n t r o l P a n e l , c l i c k o n “ V i e w n et wo r k s t a t u s a n d t a sk s ”. A .10 I n t h e N e t wo r k a n d S h ar i ng 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 w o r k ”.
17 INS T AL LIN G AN D SE T TIN G UP T HE ADAP TER A .11 In t h e n e x t s c r e e n, s e l e c t a n a v a i l a b l e wireless network and click “Connect”.
18 INS T AL LIN G AN D SE T TIN G UP T HE ADAP TER A .13 De p en d in g o n t h e s e c ur it y se t t i n g s o f yo ur w i r e l e s s n e t wo rk , yo u m a y b e p r o m p t e d t o en t e r a n e t wo r k s e cu r it y ke y or a passphrase. Click “Connect ” after you hav e done so.
19 INS T AL LIN G AN D SE T TIN G UP T HE ADAP TER A .15 Th e N e t wo r k a n d S h ar i ng C e n t e 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 io n t h a t y o u h a ve j u s t e s t ab li s h ed . T h e l i n k s o n t h e l e f t of th e w in dow al low yo u to c onf ig ur e yo ur ne t wor k co nn ec ti on s.
20 INS T AL LIN G AN D SE T TIN G UP T HE ADAP TER B. In st all ati on Pro ce ss for W ind ows X P IMPORT ANT : I N S TAL L T H E S O F T WA R E BEFORE INSERTING THE ADAPTER.
21 INS T AL LIN G AN D SE T TIN G UP T HE ADAP TER B.3 Se 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 th e s o f t w a r e i n s t a l l a t i o n b y c li c k i n g “Browse ”; or , si mply cl ick “Ne x t ” t o ins tall t o the d efaul t loca tion.
22 INS T AL LIN G AN D SE T TIN G UP T HE ADAP TER B.5 A w i n d o w m a y a pp e ar s h o w i n g t h e m e ss ag e , “ Th e s o f t w a r e you are insta lling …” This DOE S NO T indica te a pro blem. Our software has been fully tested and is compatible with this operating syst em.
23 INS T AL LIN G AN D SE T TIN G UP T HE ADAP TER B.7 T h e F o u n d N e w Ha rd w a r e W i z a r d m i gh t a p p ea 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 maticall y” and click “Next ” t o ins tall t he so ftware.
24 INS T AL LIN G AN D SE T TIN G UP T HE ADAP TER Con ne ct ing to a S ecu re Wi - 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 wo r k , det er mi ne th e t y pe of se cu ri t y (W P A / W PA2 o r W EP) and use the appropriate field in the dialog box.
25 TROUBLESHOOTING I c an ’t co nn e ct to t he In te rn et wi re le s sly. I f yo u a r e u n a b l e t o c o n n e ct 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 f ollowing items : L o o k at t h e l i g ht s o n y o u r w i r e l e s s r o u t e r.
26 TROUBLESHOOTING L i n k L E D is b l i n ki n g s l o w l y ; I c a n n ot c o n n e c t to a w ir el es s ne t wor k o r t he I nt ern e t . I f yo u r A d a p t e r ap p ea r s t o b e f u n c t .
27 TROUBLESHOOTING Da ta t ra ns fe r i s s om et i me s s lo w. W i r e l e s s t e c h n o lo gy i s r a d i o - b a s e d , w h i c h m e a n s c o nn e c t i v i t y a n d th e t h r o u gh p ut p e r f o r m a n c e b e t we en d e v i c e s d e c re a se s when the distance between de vices increases.
28 TROUBLESHOOTING Lim it i ng th e wir el e ss t ra ns mi t r at e – Li m it i ng t h e w i r e l es s t r a n sm i t r a te c an h e l p i m p r o v e t h e m a xi mu m w i r e l es s r a n g e, a n d c o n n e ct io n stability . Most wireless cards ha ve the ability to limi t the transmission rate .
29 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 s l o w when comput er ha s a built-in wired Ethernet card. T h i s c o n d i t i on o c cu r s i f y o u r c o m p u te r h a s a n a c t i ve E t h e r n e t c a r d w h i l e y o u r Ad a p t e r i s a l s o a c t i ve .
30 TROUBLESHOOTING Be lk in Wi re le s s C om pa ri so n C ha r t *Distance and connection speeds will vary depending on y our networking environment. W i r e l e s s T echnology G ( 8 0 2 .11g ) Basic (1 x 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 echn ical Suppor t US http:/ /w ww. belkin.com/support UK http:/ /w ww. belkin.com/uk /support Australia http:/ /w ww. belkin.com/au/su ppor t New Zealand http:/ /w ww.
32 FCC Statement D E C L A R ATI ON O F C O NF O RM IT Y W I T H F C C R U L E S FOR ELECTROMA GNETI C COMP A TIB ILITY We , B el k in I n t e r n at i o na l , I n c .
33 INFORMA TION FCC Caution: Any changes or modifications no t expressly a p p r o ve d b y t h e p a r t y r e s p o ns i b le f o r c o m p l i an ce c o u ld void the user’ s authority to operate this equipment.
34 INFORMA TION B e l k in I n t e r n a t io n a l , I n c . , L i m it e d 3-Y ear Product War ranty Wh at th is wa rr an t y c ove rs . B e l k i n I n t e r n a t i o na l , I n c .
35 INFORMA TION How t o get service. T o ge t s e r v i c e f o r y o u r B e l k i n p r o d uc t y o u must take the following steps: 1 . C on ta ct B elk in I nte rn ati on al , I nc.
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