Belkin F7D1101AK manual

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. T h i s Ad a p t e r al l ow s yo u t o c o n n e c t a n[...]

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 o r desktop computer anywhere within your wireless range • Easy installation – B e l k i n E a s y I n s t a l l a t i o n Wizards make setup simp[...]

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 ). Typ i c a l i n d o o r o p e r a t i n g r a n g e fo r y o u r w i r e [...]

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. T o a c h i e ve t[...]

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 cordless phone: • T r y m o v i n g c o r d l e s s p h o n e s aw a y fr o m t h e w i r e l e s s r o u t e r ( or access point ) and your wireless- ena[...]

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. Secure connections include : • Vi r t u a l Pr i va t e Ne t wo r k ( VP N ) c on ne c t i o n s , o f te n u s e d t o c o n n e c t r e m o t e [...]

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 .1 1n d ev i c e s a t 150 Mb p s a s w e l l a s 8 02 .1 1[...]

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 • Connection rates of u p to 1 50Mbps * – P r o v i d e s i m m e d i a te h i g h - s p e e d wi r e l e s s c o n n e c t i v i t y a t h o m e, work, and [...]

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 .** *NOTE: T h e s t a n d a r d t r a n s m i s[...]

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 . (b ) Powe r/Activit y L ED Lights when the Adapter is powe red on and flashes when it is active. ([...]

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 • B as ic Wi rel es s USB Ada pte r • Quick Installation Guide • CD with Installation Software and User Manual[...]

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. IMPORT ANT : I N STA LL T H E S O F T WA RE BEFORE INSERTING THE ADAPTER. A .1 Insert th e Insta[...]

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”. T h i s D O ES N O T i n d i c at e a pr o b le m . O[...]

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 ” . A .12 Y our Adapter will attempt to connect to the selected network.[...]

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. Click “Conne ct ” after y ou have done so. A .14 A f ter co nn ec ti ng to th e n et wor k, yo[...]

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. B .1 Insert th e Instal lation Software C D int o y our CD-RO M driv e. B.2 T h e B e l k i n W i r e l e s s A d a pt e r I n s t a l l e r s c r e e n w i l l a u to m a t i c a [...]

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. B. 4 A S e t u p S t a t u s s c r e e n l e t s y o u k n ow w h e r e you ar e i n t he set u[...]

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 . Cl i c k o n “ C o n t i n u e A n y wa y [...]

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. B.8 Click “Finish” to res[...]

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. Wir e le ss Equ iva le nt Pr iva cy (W EP) i s a le s s s e c ur[...]

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. I f y o u ’r e u s i n g a Belkin Wireless Router , the lig[...]

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 o p e r l y, b u t yo u c a n n o t c o n n e c t t o a n e t wo r k o r y o u h a v e a r e d w i r e l e s s i c o n a t t he b o t to m o f your s[...]

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 . O t h e r f a c t o r s t h a t will cause signal degradation (metal is generally[...]

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 . T o change this property , go to the Windows Control Panel, o p e n “[...]

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 . Th is h a p p e n s b e c a u s [...]

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 .11n Speed/ Data Rate* Up to 5 4M bp s* Up to 150 Mbp s* Up to 3 0 0M bp s[...]

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.belkin. com/au/support Europ e http:/ /w ww.belkin. com/uk /support Singapore 1 800 622 1 1 30 Malaysia 1 8 0 0 812 076 India 1 800-4 1 9-554 6 Thailand 0 0 18 0 0[...]

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 ., o f 120 4 5 W at e r f r o n t D r i ve , L o s A n g e l e s , CA 9 0 0 9 4, d e c l a r e u n d e r o u r s ol e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y t h at t h e p r o d u c t , F 7[...]

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. IMPORT ANT NOTE : Radiation Exposure Stat ement This equipment complies with FC C radiation e xposure limits set forth fo r a n u n c [...]

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 . (“ B e l k i n ” ) w a r r a n t s to t h e o r i g i n a l purchaser of this Belkin product that the product shall be free o f d e f e c t s i n d e s i g n , [...]

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., a t 1204 5 Water f ro nt Dr ive, Lo s A ng el es, CA 9 0 0 94, At tn: Cus to mer Se r v ic e, o r c al l ( 8 0 0 ) - 2 2 3 - 5 5 4 6 , w i t hi n 15 d ay s o f t [...]

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 L AW, I M P LI E D, I N C LU D I N G T H E I M P L I ED WA R R A N T Y OR C O N D I T I O N O F Q U A L I T Y, MERCHANT ABILIT Y OR FITNESS FOR A P AR[...]

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