Belkin F5D4050 manual

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    U ser Manual F5D4050 F5D4070 Powerline Adapters Connect a USB-equipped desktop, laptop or Ethernet-equipped device to a powerline network[...]

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    T ABLE OF CONTENTS Intr odu ction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Overview Prod uct Specifi cations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 System Requirem ents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 P ackag e Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    1 INTRODUCTION Thank you for pur chasing th e Belkin Powerlin e Ad apter (the A dapter). Now you can take advan tage o f this great new techn ology and gain th e freed om you need aroun d the h ome or offi ce using th e existin g power lines in your hom e or offi ce. The Belkin P owerlin e Adapter utilizes th e existin g 110-volt electrical wirin g[...]

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    OVERVIEW Product Specifications Host Interface: U SB 1.1 (F5D4050), Eth ernet (F5D4070) Standard: Hom ePlug 1.0 Pow er System V oltage: 100-140V AC Maximum Data Rate: 14Mbps Home Outlet Cov erage: More than 99 percen t Encryption: 56-bit DES, cipher block chainin g Quality of Service: Prioritized Ran dom A ccess Pow er Consumption: 5.0V , 500mA m a[...]

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    KNOWING Y OUR POWERLINE ADAPTER 3 F5D4050 Pow erline Activity LED (T op) Blinking: Communicatin g with other devi ces on the network Off: Idle Pow erline Link LED (Bottom) Solid: Connected to an other powerline d evice on the n etwork Off: Not conn ected F5D4070 Pow erline Link LED (T op) Solid: Connected to an other powerline d evice on the n etwo[...]

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    4 INST ALLING THE POWERLINE ETHERNET ADAPTER Installing and Setting Up the P ow erline Ethernet Adapter - F5D4070 Skip to page 6 f or Setting Up th e Powerlin e USB A dapter 1. Install th e softwar e FIRST . 2. Conn ect the Ad apter directly in to the wall outlet. 3. Do n ot connect the A dapter in to a power strip or surg e protectors sin ce these[...]

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    5 INST ALLING THE POWERLINE ETHERNET ADAPTER 4. Follow th e on-screen instru ction un til you see the messag e “T o complete the in stallation o f your Belkin F5D4070 Powerlin e ETHERNET Ad apter do th e fo llowing.” Plug your powerline d evice dir ectly into a wall outlet, and th en plug your ETHERNET cable from th e powerline d evice into you[...]

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    6 INST ALLING THE POWERLINE USB ADAPTER Installing and Setting Up the P ow erline USB Adapter - F5D4050 1. Install th e softwar e FIRST . Y our Belkin P owerline U SB Adapter will not work un til you install the so ftware . 2. Connect th e Ad apter directly in to the wall outlet. 3. Do n ot connect the A dapter in to a power strip or surg e protect[...]

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    7 INST ALLING THE POWERLINE USB ADAPTER 3. Th e installer will start. Click “N ext” to con tinue . 4. Follow th e on-screen instru ction un til you see the messag e “T o complete the in stallation o f your Belkin F5D4050 powerline USB A dapter d o the fo llowing.” Plug your powerline d evice dir ectly into a wall outlet, and th en plug your[...]

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    8 INST ALLING THE POWERLINE USB ADAPTER 6. After completin g the Wizard , you will be asked to r estart your computer . Select “Y es” to restart your computer . 7. After r ebooting, the Belkin P owerline Configur ation U tility icon will be on your desktop. T o open the Confi gurati on Utility , double-cli ck on this icon.[...]

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    9 CONNECTING TO YOUR NETW ORK If you alread y have a powerline n etwork in your home or o ffice , the Ad apter will automati cally attempt to connect to your n etwork. In most cases, th e Ad apter will connect to your n etwork automati cally . If you want to modify your powerline n etwork encrypti on, you will need to set the N etwork P assword set[...]

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    10 UNINST ALLING THE SOFTW ARE AND DRIVERS If you need to r emove th e software an d drivers f or any r eason, you can easily accomplish this in one o f two ways. Y ou can insert th e software CD an d click on the “U ninstall” opti on in the men u, or you can go to th e Wind ows Control Pa n el and select the “ A dd/Rem ove Program s” optio[...]

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    When you laun ch the Belkin P owerline Confi gurati on Utility (th e Utility), you will be presen ted with the scr een below . USING THE POWERLINE CONFIGURA TION UTILITY a b c d The Device T ab The “Devi ce” tab shows you th e Powerlin e Ad apter that your computer is directly conn ected to. The U tility will automatically sear ch and conn ect [...]

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    12 USING THE POWERLINE CONFIGURA TION UTILITY The Network T ab The “N etwork” tab shows th e MAC add ress an d data r ate of all rem ote powerline pr odu cts on your network. This is a “snapsh ot” of th e data r ate at the tim e of th e scan. Pressing th e “Scan P owerline N etwork” (a) button may g et a differ ent r esult. Note: This s[...]

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    USING THE POWERLINE CONFIGURA TION UTILITY The Security T ab To ensur e the security of your powerlin e network, a n etwork password (56-bit encrypti on) needs to be set on every powerlin e device on your n etwork. All powerline d evices on your n etwork must share th e same n etwork password . The “Security” tab is used to set up th e network [...]

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    14 USING THE POWERLINE CONFIGURA TION UTILITY The Adv anced T ab The “ A dvanced” tab allows you to set your n etwork password rem otely on other powerlin e devi ces. Example: Y ou can rem otely set the n etwork password for a powerlin e devi ce that’s connected to a n etwork printer . (a) Device ID Enter th e devi ce ID of the r emote d evic[...]

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    15 USING THE POWERLINE CONFIGURA TION UTILITY (d) Set All Click “Set All” to apply your curr ent n etwork password to all devi ces that are listed in the “Rem ote P owerline Devices” list. (e) Remov e Highli ght a d evice ID and cli ck “Remove” to r emove it fr om the list.[...]

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    16 TROUBLESHOOTING Y ou can find technical support inf ormati on at networking.belkin.com or www .belkin.com through th e tech support area. If you wan t to contact technical support by ph one , please call 800-223-5546 .T echnical support is available 24 hours a d ay , 7 days a week.[...]

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    17 INFORMA TION Belkin Corporation Limited Lifetime Pr oduct W arranty Belkin Corporati on warrants this pr oduct again st defects in materi als and workman ship for its lifetime . If a defect is discover ed, Belkin will, at its option, r epair or replace the pr oduct at n o charg e provid ed it is returned d uring the warr anty period , with trans[...]

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    18 INFORMA TION FCC Statement DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY WITH FCC RULES FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC COMP A TIBILITY We, Belkin Corporation, o f 501 West W alnut Street, Compton, CA 90220, declar e under our sole r espon sibility that the prod ucts, F5D4050 F5D4070 to which this d eclaration r elates, Comply with P art 15 of the FCC Rules. Operati on is sub[...]

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    Belkin Corporation 501 West W alnut Street Compton • CA • 90220 • USA T el: 310.898.1100 Fax: 310.898.1111 Belkin Components, Ltd. Express Business P ark • Shipton Way Rushden • NN10 6GL • United Ki ngdom Te l: +44 (0) 1933 35 2000 Fax: +44 (0) 1933 31 2000 Belkin Components B .V . Starparc Building • Boein g Avenue 333 1119 PH Schiph[...]