MTD F5D7330UK manual

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    F5 D7 33 0u k Wir el ess G Eth ernet Adap ter 2.4GHz • Wir eless 802.11b Ethernet E Wir ed Mbps 10/100 Ethernet Gigabit E Wir ed Mbps 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet 2.4GHz • Wir eless HSM 802.11g Mbps 2.4GHz • Wir eless 802.11g Mbps Connect your gaming c onsole or Ethernet-equipped PC to a F ASTER wir el ess network[...]

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    T abl e of Contents 1 Intr oduction ...................................................................... 1 Benefits of a Home Network ...................................................... 1 Advantages of a wireless network ............................................ 1 Placement of your Wireless Networking Har dware for Optimal Performance ....[...]

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    section 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 Thank you for purchasing the Belkin 802.11g Wireless Ethernet Adapter (the Adapter). Now you can take advantage of this great new technology and gain the freedom you need around the home or office without using cables. The 802.11g Wireless Ethernet Adapter works like a conventional network card, but without the wires. The [...]

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    3 2 Intr oduction 3 2 3 2 Pla ce ment of y our Wir el ess Ne two rking Ha r dwar e f or Opt imal P erf orma nce Y our wireless connection will be stronger the closer your computer is to your Wireless Router (or Access Point). T ypical indoor operating range for your wireless devices is between 100 and 200 feet. Y our wir eless connection speed and [...]

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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 section 3 3 3 Intr oduction 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. Dense objects that can inhibit Wireless communication can include: • Refrigerators • W ashers and/or dryers • Metal cabinets • Large aq[...]

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    PB 4 Intr oduction 4. Choose the “quietest” channel for your wirel ess 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. Use the Site Survey capabilities of your Wireless LAN Utility to locate any other wireless ne[...]

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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 section 5 Pr od uct F eat ur es The Adapter complies with the IEEE 802.11g standard in order to communicate with other 802.11b and 802.11g-compliant wireless devices at 11Mbps and 54Mbps. 802.11g products run at speeds of up to 54Mbps and operate on the same 2.4GHz frequency band as 802.11b Wi-Fi products. • 2.4GHz ISM (Industrial[...]

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    7 6 Overvie w 7 6 7 6 App lica tion s and Adv ant ages • Wir eless roaming around the home or office Offers the freedom of networking without cables • Connection rates of up to 54Mbps Provides immediate, higher -speed wireless connectivity at home, work, and hot spot locations without compromising the use of existing 802.11b products • Compat[...]

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    section 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 7 7 7 Overvie w Pr od uct Spe cifi cati ons Standar ds: IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3 Wir eless: Radio T echnology Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) Data Rate 802.11g: 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, 6Mbps 802.11b: 11, 5.5, 2, 1Mbps Modulation 802.11g: OFDM 802.11b: CCK, DQPSK, DBPSK Operating Frequency[...]

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    9 8 9 8 (a) Power Link LED Solid: Adapter is ON Off: Adapter is OFF (b) Ethernet Link LED Solid: Connected to Ethernet Off: Ethernet disconnected Blinking: T ransferring data Green: 10Mbps device connected Amber: 100Mbps device connected (c) WAN Link LED Solid: Wireless card is ON Blinking: T ransferring data wirelessly Off: Wireless card in OF (a)[...]

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    section 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 4 9 9 Ins tal l the Har dwar e 1. Connect the included Ether net network cable into the LAN port on the back of the Wireless G Ether net Adapter and plug the other end of the cable to the back of your computer or any other Ether net-enabled device. 2. T ur n on your Adapter by connecting the power supply cable to your Adapte[...]

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    11 10 11 10 Important : Y our Adapter should work out-of-the-box. Y ou only need to run the Wizard for special settings such as head-to-head play or wir eless security . 1. Insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive. 2. The “Wireless Ethernet Adapter Setup Wizard” screen should automatically appear . N ot e : If the Easy Setup Wizard does not start u[...]

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    section 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 11 Connecting the Adapter Using the Setup Wizar d 11 5. Select the Adapter you wish to set up and click “Next”. 6. Leave the password blank and click “Next” to continue for initial setup. N ot e : If this is not your first time setting up this Adapter and you already were assigned a password, enter your password and [...]

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    13 12 Connecting the Adapter Using the Setup Wizar d 13 12 13 12 Connecting the Adapter Using the Setup Wizar d 7. Y our Adapter ships with no password entered. Y ou can set the password now or make no changes to the password field to keep your password blank. Click “Next” to continue. 8. Select “Access point” or “Ad-Hoc” and click “N[...]

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    section 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 13 13 Connecting the Adapter Using the Setup Wizar d 13 Connecting the Adapter Using the Setup Wizar d Connecting the Adapter Using the Setup Wizar d 9. Enter the settings for the wireless network that you will be connecting to. The default SSID of “ANY” will connect your Adapter to the closest network automatically . Af[...]

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    15 14 Connecting the Adapter Using the Setup Wizar d 15 14 15 14 Connecting the Adapter Using the Setup Wizar d b. Subnet Mask: The Adapter’ s Subnet Mask must be the same as your network’ s subnet mask. c. Router: Enter the IP address of your network’ s gateway (also known as router). 11. From the Encryption drop-down menu, select “Disable[...]

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    section 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 15 15 Connecting the Adapter Using the Setup Wizar d 15 Connecting the Adapter Using the Setup Wizar d Connecting the Adapter Using the Setup Wizar d c. Passphrase: For 64-bit encryption, your key lengths will be five characters (ASCII text). For 128-bit encryption, your key length will be 13 characters (ASCII text). d. H ex[...]

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    PB 16 Connecting the Adapter Using the Setup Wizar d 13. Y ou can now connect the Adapter to any Ether net-equipped device on your wireless network[...]

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    section 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 17 Setting up your computer to use the W eb-Based User Interface The default IP address of the Adapter is 192.168.2.225. Y ou will need to set your computer’ s IP address to the same subnet such as 192.168.2.224 before you can access the W eb-Based Setup Interface. Perform the following steps from Windows 98SE, Me, 2000, o[...]

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    19 18 Using the W eb-Based User Interfac e 19 18 19 18 Connecting the Adapter Using your Internet browser , you can access the web-based user interface. In your browser , type “192.168.2.225” (do not type in anything else such as “http://” or “www”). Then press the “Enter” key . Logging into the Web-Based Setup Y ou will see the W e[...]

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    section 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 19 19 19 Using the W eb-Based User Interfac e St atus (a) Quick Navigation Links Y ou can go directly to any of the pages by clicking dir ectly on these links. The links are divided into logical categories and grouped by tabs to make finding a particular setting easier to find. (b) Version Information Shows the firmware vers[...]

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    21 20 Using the W eb-Based User Interfac e 21 20 21 20 Ada pter Se ttin gs (a) Bridge (Adapter) Name: Enter the name of your Wireless Ethernet Adapter here. (b) IP Configuration: • Manually set the Adapter’ s IP address - The default IP address of your Adapter is 192.168.2.225. Y ou can modify it to match your network subnet if needed. For exam[...]

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    section 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 21 21 21 Using the W eb-Based User Interfac e (d) Subnet Mask: The Adapter’ s subnet mask must be the same as your network’ s subnet mask. e) Gateway IP Address Enter the IP address of your network’ s gateway (also known as router). (f) SSID The SSID is the name of your wireless network. This field lets you type in the[...]

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    23 22 Using the W eb-Based User Interfac e 23 22 23 22 Adapter Settings (con’t) (i) WEP Encryption From the Encryption drop-down menu, select “none”, “64-bit”, or “128-bit” according to your wireless network’ s setting. Select “none” if you have not configured your wireless network to use encryption. All wir eless devices on you[...]

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    section 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 23 23 23 Using the W eb-Based User Interfac e (l) Network Key: Enter a network key only if you have encryption enabled in your wireless network. T ype your WEP key in the Network Key box using passphrase or hex key format. All wireless devices on your network must share the same network key . • Passphrase - For 64-bit encr[...]

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    25 24 Using the W eb-Based User Interfac e 25 24 25 24 Sit e Surv ey (a) SSID The SSID is the wireless network name. (b) Refresh Clicking the Refresh button will give you the most up-to-date data. (c) Join Y ou can connect to a specific wireless network by selecting the check box and click “Apply Changes”. Res tar t Wir el es s Adapt er Y ou ca[...]

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    section 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 25 25 25 Using the W eb-Based User Interfac e Res tor e F acto ry Def ault s Clicking “Restore Defaults” will erase all your current settings. Sav e Cur re nt Set tings Y ou can save your current configuration by using this feature. Saving your configuration will allow you to restor e it later if your settings are lost o[...]

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    27 26 Using the W eb-Based User Interfac e 27 26 27 26 Res tor e Pr evi ous Se tting s This option will allow you to restore a pr eviously saved configuration. Fir mwar e Updat e From time to time, Belkin may release new versions of the Adapter’ s firmware. Updates contain improvements and fixes to problems that may have existed. For the latest f[...]

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    section 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 27 27 27 Using the W eb-Based User Interfac e Pa ssw or d The Adapter ships with NO password entered. If you wish to add a password for greater security , you can set a password here. Write down your password and keep it in a safe place, as you will need it if you need to log into the router in the future. Log in Tim eout Th[...]

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    29 28 29 28 I can’t connect to a Wirel ess Network or Router If you are unable to connect to the Inter net from a wireless computer and your adapter appears to be functioning properly , please check the following items: Look at the lights on your Wireless Router . If you’re using a Belkin Wireless Router , the lights should be as follows: • T[...]

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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 section 29 T roubl eshooting 29 Power LED does not come ON; Adapter is not working If the LED indicators are not ON, the problem may be that the Adapter’ s power supply is not connected or installed properly . V erify that the Adapter’ s power supply is connected to the power port on the Adapter and that the power supply is firm[...]

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    31 30 T roubl eshooting 31 30 31 30 WAN Link LED is OFF; Cannot connect to a wir eless network or the Internet If your Adapter appears to be functioning properly , but you cannot connect to a network and the WAN link LED is OFF , the problem may be that there is a mismatch between the network name (SSID) in your wireless settings. Check the SSID se[...]

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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 section 31 31 31 T roubl eshooting Data transfer is sometimes slow Wireless T echnology is radio-based, which means connectivity and the throughput performance between devices decreases when the distance between devices increases. Other factors that will cause signal degradation (metal is generally the worst culprit) are obstruction[...]

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    33 32 T roubl eshooting 33 32 33 32 What’ s the differ ence between 802.11b, 802.11g and 802.11a? Currently there are three levels of wireless networking standards, which transmit data at very differ ent maximum speeds. Each is based on the designation 802.11(x), so named by the IEEE, the board that is responsible for certifying networking standa[...]

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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 section 33 33 33 T roubl eshooting T echnical Support Y ou can find technical support information at www.belkin.com o r www. belkin.com/networking . If you want to contact technical support by phone, please call: US: 877-736-5771 Eur ope: 00 800 223 55 460 Aus tralia: 1800 666 040[...]

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    35 34 35 34 FCC Statement DECLARA TION OF C ONFORMITY WITH FC C RULES FOR ELECTROMA GNETIC C OMPA TIBILITY W e, Belkin Corporation, of 501 W est Walnut Street, Compton, CA 90220, declare under our sole responsibility that the product, F5D7330 to which this declaration relates, complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the foll[...]

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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 section 35 Information 35 • Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. • Increase the distance between the equipment and the receiver . • Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. Modifications [...]

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    37 36 Information 37 36 37 36 Products with the CE marking comply with the EMC Directive (89/336/EEC) and the Low V oltage Directive (72/23/EEC) issued by the Commission of the European Community . Compliance with these directives implies conformity to the following European Norms (in brackets are the equivalent inter national standards). • EN 55[...]

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    section 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 37 37 37 Information Belkin Corporation Limited Lifetime Product Warranty Belkin Corporation warrants this product against defects in materials and workmanship for its lifetime. If a defect is discovered, Belkin will, at its option, repair or replace the product at no char ge provided it is returned during the warranty perio[...]

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    belkin.com © 2004 Belkin Corporation. All rights reserved. All trade names ar e registered trademarks of respective manufactur ers listed. BROADCOM, 54g, and the 54g logo are trademarks of Broadcom Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. P74493uk Belkin GmbH Hanebergstraße 2 80637 München • Germany T el: +49 (0) 89 143405 0 Fa[...]