Belkin F5D8010, User Manual

Page 1: ...Wireless Pre N Notebook Network Card Enjoy superior wireless network performance and coverage F5D8010 User Manual ...

Page 2: ...ard 8 Step 1 Install the Software Drivers 8 Step 2 Plug the Card into an Available CardBus Slot of your Laptop 9 Step 3 Install the Wireless Client Utility 10 4 Using the Belkin Wireless Client Utility 12 How to Access the Belkin Wireless Client Utility 12 Navigating the User Interface 12 Setting Wireless Network Preferences 14 Securing your Wi Fi Network Securing your Wi Fi Network Securing your ...

Page 3: ...imedia content more reliably The easy installation and setup will have you networking in minutes Please be sure to read through this User Manual completely and pay special attention to the section entitled Placement of your Wireless Network Hardware for Optimal Performance Advantages of a Wireless Network Mobility you no longer need a dedicated computer room you can work on a networked laptop or d...

Page 4: ...n Technical Support Note While some of the items listed below can affect network performance they will not prohibit your wireless network from functioning if you are concerned that your network is not operating at its maximum effectiveness this checklist may help 1 Placement of your Wireless Router or Access Point Place your wireless router or access point the central connection point of your netw...

Page 5: ...puters Unplug and remove the battery from any cordless phone that operates on the 2 4GHz band check manufacturer s information If this fixes the problem your phone may be interfering If your phone supports channel selection change the channel on the phone to the furthest channel from your wireless network as possible For example change the phone to channel 1 and move your wireless router or access...

Page 6: ...d to access your account Secure connections can be interrupted by a computer s power management setting which causes it to go to sleep The simplest solution to avoid this is to simply reconnect by rerunning the VPN or AOL software or by re logging into the secure website AOL software or by re logging into the secure website A second alternative is to change your computer s power management A secon...

Page 7: ...rate on the same 2 4GHz frequency band as 802 11b Wi Fi products 2 4GHz ISM Industrial Science and Medical band operation Integrated easy to use Wireless Client Utility CardBus interface for operation in virtually any notebook computer WPA 64 bit WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy or 128 bit encryption Wireless access to networked resources Supports for both Infrastructure and Ad Hoc peer to peer networ...

Page 8: ... Adapts easily in offices or environments that frequently rearrange or change locations Temporary LANs for special projects or peak time Sets up temporary networks such as at trade shows exhibitions and construction sites on a short term basis also provides an ideal and construction sites on a short term basis also provides an ideal solution for companies that need additional workstations for a pe...

Page 9: ...ks to a wireless network c Card Connector Part of the Card that fits into your computer s CardBus slot System Requirements PC compatible laptop with one available CardBus slot Windows 2000 or XP Package Contents Wireless Pre N Notebook Network Card Quick Installation Guide Installation Software CD User Manual User Manual a a c a b ...

Page 10: ...Utility Setup screen will automatically appear may take 15 20 seconds to appear Note If the Wireless Client Utility Setup screen does not appear within 20 seconds access your CD ROM by double clicking on the My Computer icon and double click on the CD ROM drive that the installation CD has been placed in Double click on the folder named Files then double click on the icon named setup exe 1 3 Click...

Page 11: ...lable CardBus Slot on your Laptop 2 1 During the install process you will be prompted to insert your Card Insert the Card label side UP into your computer s CardBus slot firmly until it stops The power light on the top will turn on when it is inserted properly Note If your system did not prompt you to insert your Card after the installation is completed please do so now 2 2 You might see a screen ...

Page 12: ... or click to accept the default location or click Browse to select a different location Browse to select a different location before clicking Next 3 3 Click Finish to start the Belkin Wireless Client Utility 3 4 A small Signal Indicator icon should appear in your system tray bottom right corner of most screens Double click on this to bring up the Wireless Client Utility Wireless Client Utility 3 5...

Page 13: ...Pre N_ SSID network name The network name may be followed by six numbers which are specific to your router 3 7 The Profile screen will appear to save the settings to the network selected Click Save Activate to save the Profile and activate it 3 8 The Signal Indicator icon should appear green in your system tray bottom right corner of most screens The color of the icon reflects the connection link ...

Page 14: ...nal icon The signal icon on the left changes color according to current received signal strength green indicates an excellent signal yellow indicates it is acceptable and red means there is no active signal b Display Mode The Display Mode button alternates between the current Connection Information Screen and the received Signal Strength Chart The Signal Strength Chart displays the signal strength...

Page 15: ...t this check box to move from one network to another without changing the active network selection d Scan Click this button to scan the available networks in your area e Create You may create a new profile using this button f g Save Delete You may save and delete networks from the Network List by using these buttons h Edit To edit a saved profile use this button i Help Click this button to link to...

Page 16: ...ed then the Card will attempt to connect to any available wireless router or access point in the area Ad hoc networks will be excluded from the list of available networks when this option is selected c Connect to Ad Hoc Network When this option is selected the Card will attempt to connect to any available computer in the area that is configured to be used in ad hoc mode Wireless router s or access...

Page 17: ...rity Settings Box The Security Settings box includes choices for configuring a secure connection Please see the Securing your Wi Fi Network section of this User Manual for information on setting up security for this Card h Save Activate Click Save Activate to save the settings on this window i Cancel Click Cancel to choose not to save any settings and exit this window j Advanced The Advanced butto...

Page 18: ...ys based on RC4 algorithm typically 40 bit keys Added security over 64 bit WEP using a key length of 104 bits plus 24 additional bits of system generated data TKIP temporal key integrity protocol added so that keys are rotated and encryption is strengthened AES Advanced Encryption Standard does not cause any throughput loss WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy WEP is a common protocol that adds security t...

Page 19: ...rt both 64 bit WEP and 128 bit encryption Encryption Keys After selecting either the 64 bit WEP or 128 bit encryption mode it is critical that you generate an encryption key If the encryption key is not consistent throughout the entire wireless network your wireless networking devices will be unable to communicate with one another You can enter your key by typing in the hexadecimal hex key A hex k...

Page 20: ...is between eight and 63 characters long It can be a combination of letters numbers or characters Each client uses the same network key to access the network Typically this is the mode that will be used in a home environment WPA with radius server is a system where a radius server distributes the network key to the clients automatically This is typically found in a business environment For a list o...

Page 21: ...ccess the management interface Changing the Wireless Security Settings The Belkin Wireless G Router and Belkin Wireless G Range Extender Access Point are equipped with the latest WPA security feature They also support the legacy WEP security standard By default wireless security is disabled To enable security you will need to determine which standard you want to use To access the security settings...

Page 22: ... AF 0F 4B C3 D4 64 bit WEP Key 3 Click Apply Changes to finish Encryption in the wireless router or access point is now set Each of your computers on your wireless network will now need to be configured with the same security settings WARNING If you are using a wireless client to turn on the security settings in your wireless router or access point you will temporarily lose your wireless connectio...

Page 23: ...0F AF 0F 4B B2 C3 D4 4B C3 D4 E7 128 bit WEP key 3 Click Apply Changes to finish Encryption in the wireless router or access point is now set Each of the computers on your wireless network will now need to be configured with the same security settings WARNING If you are using a wireless client to turn on the security settings in your wireless router or access point you will temporarily lose your w...

Page 24: ...networking 1 From the Security Mode drop down menu select WPA PSK no server 2 Enter your network key This can be from eight to 63 characters and can be letters numbers or symbols This same key must be used on all of the clients network cards that you want to include in your wireless network 3 Click Apply Changes to finish You must now set all clients network cards to match these settings ...

Page 25: ...ecurity Mode drop down menu select WPA with Radius Server 2 Enter the IP address of the radius server into the Radius Server fields 3 Enter the radius key into the Radius Key field 4 Enter the re key interval The re key interval is how often the keys are distributed in packets 5 Click Apply Changes to finish You must now set all clients network cards to match these settings IMPORTANT You must now ...

Page 26: ... to use the same security settings Connecting your Computer to a Wireless Router or Access Point that Requires a 64 Bit or 128 Bit WEP Key 1 Double click the Signal Indicator icon to bring up the Wireless Client Utility screen The More button will allow you to view and configure more options of your Card 2 Under the Network List window click on a network name from the available networks and click ...

Page 27: ...e your WEP key in the Key box IMPORTANT A WEP key is a mixture of numbers and letters from A F and 0 9 For 128 bit WEP you need to enter 26 keys For 64 bit WEP you need to enter 10 keys This network key needs to match the key you assign to your wireless router or access point 6 Click Save to save the settings ...

Page 28: ...ing Windows Wireless Network Utility instead of the Belkin Wireless Client Utility by doing the following 1 Under Windows XP click Start Control Panel Network Connections 2 Right click on Wireless Network Connection and select Properties 3 Clicking on the Wireless Networks tab will display the following screen Ensure the Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings box is checked ...

Page 29: ...at supports an authentication server such as radius server Please consult your network administrator for further information 6 Select TKIP or AES under Data Encryption This setting will have to be identical to the router you set up 7 Type in your encryption key in the Network Key box IMPORTANT A WPA key is a mixture of numbers and letters from A F and 0 9 This can be from eight to 63 characters in...

Page 30: ...he quality you receive may be excellent good or bad c Access Point The MAC address of the access point d Network Name This is the current network SSID to which you are connected e Network Type Will display either Infrastructure if connected to a router or an access point or Ad Hoc when connected to another computer f Profile This column shows if the network has been saved as a profile a b c j l r ...

Page 31: ...e Data Rate This displays the receive rate from the router to the Card The receive data rate may fluctuate as the Card is transmitting data m Transmitted Bytes This displays the bytes that have been transmitted n Received Bytes This displays the bytes that have been received o Band This displays the frequency band the network is using p Channel This displays the channel the network is on q Authent...

Page 32: ...ectly If not see your modem s user manual Reboot the Router Reboot the Modem If you continue to have issues please contact Belkin Technical Support If you are not using a Belkin Wireless Router consult that router manufacturer s user guide 2 Open your Wireless Client Utility software by clicking on the icon in the system tray at the bottom right hand corner of the screen If you re using a Belkin W...

Page 33: ...rner of your screen should turn green indicating a successful connection to the network If you are still unable to access the Internet after connecting to the wireless network please contact Belkin Technical Support The name of your wireless network DOES NOT appear in Network List If the correct network name is not listed check the SSID settings to see if they match The SSID is case sensitive and ...

Page 34: ...t the drivers for the Card have been installed Right click on the My Computer icon on your desktop Choose Properties and navigate to the Device Manager and see if your CardBus Card is listed without any errors If an error is indicated contact Belkin Technical Support Link LED is blinking slowly cannot connect to a wireless network or the Internet If your Card appears to be functioning properly but...

Page 35: ...Support Data transfer is sometimes slow Wireless technology 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 obstructions such as walls and metal appliances As a result the typical indoor range of your wireless devices...

Page 36: ...Limiting the wireless transmit rate can help improve the maximum wireless range and connection stability Most wireless cards have the ability to limit the transmission rate To change this property go to the Windows Control Panel open Network Connections and double click on your Wireless Card s connection In the Properties dialog select Configure on the General tab Windows 98 users will have to sel...

Page 37: ...ient Utility to configure the Wireless Card The Card does not perform or connection is unstable when computer has a second built in wireless network card such as a mini PCI or Intel Centrino This condition occurs if your computer has a built in wireless card while your Belkin Wireless Card is also active This happens because Windows must now handle two active wireless connections You need to disab...

Page 38: ...ion 802 11 x so named by the IEEE the board that is responsible for certifying networking standards The most common wireless networking standard 802 11b transmits information at 11Mbps 802 11a and 802 11g work at 54Mbps and Pre N works at 108Mbps Pre N the precursor to the upcoming 802 11n release promises speeds that exceed 802 11g and up to twice the wireless coverage area See the following char...

Page 39: ...n household devices such as cordless phones and microwave ovens may interfere with the unlicensed band 2 4GHz Compatibility Compatible with 802 11g Compatible with 802 11b Incompatible with 802 11b or 802 11g Compatible with 802 11g or 802 11b Coverage Depends on interference typically 100 200 ft indoors Depends on interference typically 100 200 ft indoors Less interference range is typically 50 1...

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Page 41: ... device is far below the FCC radio frequency exposure limits Nevertheless the device shall be used in such manner that the potential for human contact during normal operation is minimized When connecting an external antenna to the device the antenna shall be placed in such a manner to minimize the potential for human contact during normal operation In order to avoid the possibility of exceeding th...

Page 42: ...ice that are not expressly approved by Belkin Corporation may void the user s authority to operate the equipment Canada Industry Canada IC The wireless radio of this device complies with RSS 139 RSS 210 Industry Canada This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Cet appareil numérique de la classe B conforme á la norme NMB 003 du Canada Europe European Union Notice Radio product...

Page 43: ... the product Proof of purchase may be required This warranty does not apply if the product has been damaged by accident abuse misuse or misapplication if the product has been modified without the written permission of Belkin or if any Belkin serial number has been removed or defaced THE WARRANTY AND REMEDIES SET FORTH ABOVE ARE EXCLUSIVE IN LIEU OF ALL OTHERS WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN EXPRESSED OR I...

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