Belkin F5D7001 User Manual
F5D7001
wireless network
Wireless G Plus
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Advantages of a Wireless Network
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Optimal Performance
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Applications and Advantages
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System Requirements
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3 Installing and Setting up the Card
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Step 1: Install the Software
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4 Using the Belkin Wireless Setup Utility
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Setting Wireless Network Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Securing your Wi-Fi Network
Setting up your Belkin Wireless Router (or Access
Configuring your Belkin Wireless G Notebook and
Wireless G Desktop Cards to use Security
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Thank you for purch asing the Belkin Wireless G P lus Desktop Card
(the Card ). N ow y ou can tak e ad va ntage of this great new techn ology
and gain the free do m to net work y our home and o ffice com pu ters
wirel essly. Thi s Ca rd allows you to connect a desktop comp ut er
to your network. The easy insta llation and setup will have you
network ing wi reles sly in min utes. Please be sure to rea d th rough this
User Manual compl etely, and pay speci al a ttention to the section
entitle d “P la cement of your Wire less N etworki ng Hardware f or
Optimal Per fo rmance” on page 2.
Benefit s of a Home Networ k
Your Belkin Home Netw ork wi ll a llow you t o:
• Share one high-spee d In te rn et c onnection with all the comput ers in
your home
• Share resou rces, such as files, and hard d ri ves among all the
connect ed c om puters in your home
• Share a single printe r wi th t he ent ire family
• Share docum ents, music, video, and digit al p ictures
• Store, re trieve, and copy files from o ne c om puter to another
• Simultane ou sly play games online , chec k In tern et e mail, and chat
Advanta ges of a Wireless Network
Here are some of the advantages of setting up a Belkin wireless network:
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Mobilit y
– you no longer nee d a dedica ted “c omputer
roo m” —you can work on a net worked laptop or deskto p
compute r an yw here with in you r wi reless rang e
Easy instal la tion
– Bel ki n Ea sy I nstallati on Wiz ards make
setup simpl e
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Flexibi lity
– set up and access print ers, computer s, and oth er
network ing de vices fro m anyw here in your home
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Easy expans io n
– the wide rang e of Belki n ne tworking products
let you expand your netwo rk to incl ude de vices such as printer s
and gaming consol es
No c abling re qu ired
– you can spare t he e xp ense and hassle of
ret rofitti ng E th er net ca bling throu ghout the home or offic e
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Widespread industr y ac ce ptance
– cho os e from a w ide ra nge
of intero perable netwo rk ing produ ct s
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Optimal Performance
Your wire less connecti on wil l be stronger the closer your com pu ter
is to yo ur w irele ss router (or access poin t) . Typical indoor operat ing
range for your wire less devices is between 100 and 200 feet. In the
same way, your wireless conne ction and performan ce w ill de grade
somewha t as the dista nce be tween your wire less router (or acc es s
point) and connec ted devices increases. This may or may not be
noticea ble to you . As you move fart her from your wireless route r (o r
access poin t) , co nnection spee d ma y decrease. Facto rs t hat ca n
weaken sign al s si mply by ge tting in the w ay o f yo ur n et work’s rad io
waves are met al a pp liances or obstru ct ions, and walls.
If you h ave concerns about your netwo rk ’s perform ance t hat might be
rel at ed t o ra nge or obs truction fact or s, t ry m oving the computer to a
positio n be tw een five and 1 0 fe et f rom the wirel ess router (or acce ss
point) in ord er t o see if dista nc e is the problem. If diff ic ulties persis t
even at close range, plea se con tact Belkin Techn ic al S upport.
W hile s ome of t he i te ms l isted below can aff ec t ne twork
perform ance, they will not prohi bit yo ur w irele ss net work from
functio ning; if y ou a re concerned that your netw or k is not ope ra ting
at its m aximum effe ctiveness , th is c he cklist may help.
Place your
wirel ess route r (or acce ss p oi nt)
, the ce ntral connect ion
point of your network , as close as poss ib le t o th e ce nt er o f yo ur
wirel ess network devic es .
To achieve the best wireless network cover age for yo ur “ wirel es s
clients ,” ( i. e. c omputers enab led by Bel kin Wireles s No tebook Card s,
Wirel ess Desktop Cards, and Wi reles s US B Adap ters):
• Ensure th at y our
wirel ess route r’s (or access point’s)
a ntennas
are paral lel to e ac h ot her, and are p ositioned ver ti cally (toward
the ceiling ). If your
wirel ess route r (or acce ss p oi nt)
i tself is
positio ned ve rticall y, point the antennas as much as possibl e in
an upward direction.
In multistory homes, place the
wireless router (or access point)
on a
floor that is as close to the center of the home as possible. This may
mean placing the
wireless router (or access point)
on an upper floor.
• Try no t to pla ce the
wirel ess route r (or acce ss p oi nt)
n ear a
cordl ess 2.4GHz phone.
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Avoid Obstacles and Interference
Avo id pla cing your wirel ess router (or access poi nt) ne ar d evices that
may emit radio “noise ”, s uc h as mic rowave oven s. O th er o bjects that
can inhibit wireless communi cation can includ e:
• Refrige rators
• Washers and/or dryer s
• Metal cabin et s
• Large a quariums
• Metalli c-based, UV-ti nted w indows
If your wirel ess si gnal seems weak in some spots, make sure th at
objects suc h as these are n ot b lo cking the signal’s p ath between your
compute rs a nd wireless router (or access point) .
3. Cordless Phone Placement
If the p erformanc e of you r wireless networ k is imp ai red after
attendi ng t o the abov e is su es, and you ha ve a cordless phone :
• Try mo ving cordle ss p hones away from the
wirel ess route r
(or access point)
a nd y ou r wi reles s- enabled compu ters.
• Unplug and re move t he b attery from any cordless phone
that operat es on the 2.4G Hz ban d (c heck t he m anufacturer’s
informa tion). If this fixes the prob le m, t he p hone m ay
be interfer in g.
• If your phone support s ch an nel selection , ch ange t he
channel on the phone to the farthes t ch an nel from your
wirel ess network as possible . Fo r ex am ple, change the
phone to channel 1 and move your
wirel ess route r (or
access poin t)
t o ch an nel 11. (Your channel selec tion w ill
vary depend in g on you r region.) See your phone ’s user
manual for detail ed i nstructio ns.
• If necessar y, consider swit ching to a 900 MHz or 5GH z
cordl ess phone.
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4. Choose the “Quietest” Channel for your Wireless Network
In location s where homes or office s are close togethe r, such as
apartme nt b ui ldings or offic e co mplexes, there ma y be wireless
network s ne ar by t hat can co nflict with yours . Us e the Site Sur ve y
capabil ities of y our Wireles s Se tup Ut ility to locate any other wireless
network s, a nd mov e yo ur
wirel ess route r (or acce ss p oi nt)
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compute rs t o a channe l as far away from o ther n etworks as possib le .
Experim ent wi th m ore than one of the available cha nn els in o rder to
find the clearest c onnection and avo id int erferen ce f rom neighbo ring
cordl ess phones or other wirel ess devices.
Use the detailed info rmation in the “Finding Available Netw or ks i n
your Area ” se ction in t his User M anual.
5. Secure Connections, VPNs, and AOL
Secure co nnections typ ic ally requ ire a us er n ame and pa ssword, a nd
are used where security is importa nt. Secure conn ections include :
• Vir tu al P rivate Networ k (VPN ) co nnections , of te n us ed t o co nn ect
rem ot ely to a n office networ k
• The “Bring Your Own Acces s” program from A me rica Online
(AOL), whic h lets you use AOL through broa db and provi de d by
another cab le or DSL serv ic e
• Most online banki ng w ebsites
• Many commercial websit es tha t require a user name and
password to a ccess your account
Secure co nnections can be interr upted by a com puter’s po we r
managem ent se tting, which caus es i t to “go to sleep.” The simp le st
solutio n to avoid thi s is to simply reconnect by re- running the VPN or
AOL software, or by re-loggi ng int o th e se cu re websit e.
A second alternative is to change your computer’s power management
settings so it does not go to sleep; however, this may not be appropriate
for portabl e comp uters. To change your power man ag ement setting in
Windows , se e the “Pow er O pt ions” item in the Control Pan el.
If you c ontinue to have difficulty with Secure C onnection s, V PN s, a nd
AOL, please review steps 1-4 in t he p revio us pag es t o be sure yo u
have addressed these issues.
The se guidelines should allow y ou to c over the maximum possible area
with your wireless route r. Shoul d yo u need to cove r an even wide r
are a, we sugg est th e Be lkin Wirele ss R ange E xtender/A ccess Point.
For more info rmation reg arding our netw or king prod uc ts, visit our
website at www.belkin.com/networking or call Belkin Technical Support.
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The Card comp lies w ith the IEEE 8 02.11g standa rd in order to
communi cate w ith other 802.11g -complian t wireless device s
at 54Mbps or the faster G Plus. The Card is compati ble with a ll
802.11g dev ic es a s we ll a s othe r 80 2.11b produ cts at 11M bps.
802.11g products run at speeds of up to 5 4Mbps (or 125Mbps*
using G Plus) and operate on the same 2.4GHz frequency band
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• 2.4GHz ISM (Industrial, Science, and Medical) band operation
• Integrated easy-to-use Wireless Setup Utility
• PCI interface, for operation in virtually any desktop computer
• WPA, 64-bit WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy), or 128-bit encryption
• Wireless access to networked resources
• Support for both Infrastructure and Ad-Hoc (peer-to-peer)
networking modes
• Data rate of up to 125Mbps* in G Plus, 54Mbps (802.11g), or
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Wirel ess roami ng wit h a lapt op around the home or offic e
Adapts easi ly in offices or enviro nments that fre quently rea rrange
easy and quick, small-network installation to SOHO
* When operating in High-Speed Mode, this Wi-Fi device achieves
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Typical Ope ra ting Range: up to 700 ft.* (213m)
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The Belkin Setup Utility screen will automatically appear.
Then, doubl e- click on the f older named “File s”. Ne xt, double-cl ick on
Th e in staller will now start. Cli ck
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After the install ation is c ompete,
“ Finish” to
Touch any metal part of the case
Installing and Setting up the Card
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After power in g on you r co mp uter,
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The Signal Indica tor icon i n yo ur
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T he c ol or o f th e ic on reflects the conne ction link: gre en
The followi ng screen will appear :
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This di splays a list of wireless networks in your area. If you don’t see
Wait up to one minute for the network connection to be mad e. Your
You may rank the networks by selecting the network name in the “Preferred
Add, Remove
You may “Ad d” ( f) and “Rem ove” (g) netw orks from the “Preferred
To change t he p rop er ties an d WE P (securi ty) setti ngs of a networ k,
Allows you to select the type of network you want to connect to. When the
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