Belkin F5D7011A Users Manual

Using the Belkin Wireless LAN Utility

Finding Available Networks in your Area

Click on the “Site Monitor” tab.

Click ing on the “Sit e Monitor ” tab will display a list of all a vailable wireless routers or acc ess points in your area.

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(c)

(d)

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(e)

(f)

(g)

(a) Network Name (SSID)

The netwo rk name of th e wi rel ess rou ter or access p oint.

(b) Channel

The current oper ating channel of the w irele ss rout er or acces s point.

The signa l stren gth of the related w irele ss rout er or acces s po int.

(d) WEP (Encryption)

Will display “Off” when encryption is disabled, “64-bit” when 64-bit encryption is enabled, and “128-bit” when 128-bit encryption is enabled.

(e) Ad-Hoc Networks Only

Check thi s box to disp lay avail able Ad-H oc networ ks only. A n Ad-Hoc netwo rk i s a compute r-to-c omputer n etwork.

(f) Advanced

Displ ays addit ional inf ormation about the s elected n etwork.

(g) Freeze

Takes a “snapshot” o f th e signal st rengt h at the time of th e site surve y. Click a gain to unfreeze .

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Using the Belkin Wireless LAN Utility

Performing Diagnostic Tests on your Connection

Click on the “Diagnostics” tab.

This page a llows you t o pe rform sev eral diagnosti c tests tha t are avail able for your B elkin Hig h-Spe ed M ode Wireless G Not ebook Netwo rk C ard .

Control Registers

This test v erifies t he read a nd w rite capa bilit ies of the netw ork controller regist ers by writ ing vario us values t o th e regis ters and verif ying the re sult. The d evice dri ver uses th ese reg isters to perform netwo rk f uncti ons such as sen ding and receive i nformat ion. If the t est fails , th e network a dapter ma y not work properl y.

SPROM Format Version

This test v erifies t he conten t of t he SPROM by readin g a po rtion of the SPRO M and compu ting the chec ksum. The t est fails i f th e compu ted check sum is differe nt than the che cksum sto red in the SPROM .

Memory Tests

This test s verifies that the ne twork con troll er internal m emory is funct ioning properl y. The tes t writes pa tterned val ues to the memo ry and rea ding back t he resu lts. The te st f ails if an erroneo us value is rea d ba ck. The net work cont roller will not fu nction wi thout its inter na l memory.

Using the Belkin Wireless LAN Utility

Interrupt Test

This test v erifies t hat the NDI S dr iver is abl e to rece ive inter rupts fro m th e network c ontro ller.

Loopback Test

This test v erifies t hat the NDI S dr iver is abl e to s end packe ts and rec eive pack ets fro m th e network c ontroller.

LED Test

This test v erifies t hat your 80 2.11 wireless ne tworkin g hardware i s fu nctio ning correctly.

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Troubleshooting

I can’t connect to the Internet wirelessly

If you are unable to con nect to the Internet from a wirel ess compu ter, p lease che ck the foll owing ite ms:

1. Look at the lights on your W irele ss Router. If you ’re usi ng a

Belki n Wi rel ess Route r, the l ights sho uld be as follo ws:

• The “Powe r” light sh ould be on.

• The “Conn ected” li ght shoul d be o n, and not bl inking.

• The “WA N” light sh ould be either on or blink ing.

If your Bel kin Wireless Rou ter’s li ghts have t he above chara cterist ics, go to number

If this is NO T th e case, mak e sure:

• The Route r power cord is plugge d in

• All cabl es are co nnected b etween th e route r and the modem

• All the mo dem’s LE Ds are fu nctioni ng correctly. If not, see your mode m’s us er m anual .

• Reboot th e Router

• Reboot th e Modem

2. b elow.

If you cont inue to hav e is sues, ple ase contact Belkin Technic al Support.

If you are not using a Bel kin Wireless Rou ter, c onsult th at rout er manuf acturer’s user guide.

2. Open your w irele ss utility software by clic king on the icon in

the syste m tray at the bot tom right -hand cor ner of the screen. If you’re using a Belkin wireless ca rd, the tra y icon shou ld look like this ( the icon ma y be red or gre en):

Troubleshooting

3. The exact w indow tha t opens wil l va ry depending on the mo del

of wire less card you have ; however, any of the u tilities shoul d have a list of “Available Net works”. Availa ble netwo rks are wireless net works you can c onnect to .

If you are using a Belki n 802.11g ( 125HSM) router, or Bel kin

802.1 1g ( 54g) ro uter, “Belk in54g” is t he d efaul t name.

If you are using a Belki n 802.11b router, the de fault nam e should be “WLAN” .

If using a non-Belki n route r, ple ase consu lt your router manuf acturers user ma nual for the de fault nam e.

The name of your wireless network appears in “Available Networks”

If the correct net work name i s li sted in the “Avail able Netw orks” list, ple ase follow the steps b elow to connect wirelessl y:

1. Click on the correct network name in the “Available Networks” list.

2. If the netw ork has sec urity (en cryptio n) enable d, you will

need to ent er the netw ork key. Click “Con nect”. Fo r mo re infor mation regarding secu rity, see the page en titled: “ Securing your Wi-F i Network” on pg. 16 of the user m anual .

3. Withi n a fe w seconds , the tray icon i n the lower

right -hand cor ne r of y our screen shoul d turn gree n, indica ting a success ful connection to th e network .

If you are still unable to access t he Internet a fter conn ecting to the wireless net work, please contact Belk in Technica l Support.

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Troubleshooting

The name of your wireless network DOES NOT appear in the list of “Available Networks”

If the correct network name is not listed, check the SSID se ttings to see if they ma tch. The SS ID is case-sensiti ve and the spel ling on each com puter mus t be e xactl y th e same in order for the Ca rd to connec t to the Wireless Ro uter or Acces s Point.

Note: To check the SSID settings or look for an av ailable netwo rk, doubl e-click t he Signal I ndicato r icon to bring u p the “Wireless Ne tworks” s creen . Click “Ad d” if you do not see th e netwo rk y ou are tr ying to con nect to and typ e in t he SSID. Fo r more in forma tion abou t setting up a SS ID p lease reference you r rou ter manuf acture’s user m anual.

If issues p ersist ev en at close ran ge, please contact B elkin Technic al Support.

Installation CD-ROM does not start Setup Utility

If the CD-R OM does not sta rt the Setu p Utility a utomati cally, it could be th at the comp uter is runni ng other ap plications tha t are inter fering wi th the CD drive .

If the Setu p Utility s creen d oes not appea r within 15 -20 secon ds, open up you r CD-ROM dr ive by double -clic king on the “My Compu ter” icon . Next, double-cli ck on the CD-RO M drive tha t the Insta llation C D has been plac ed in to start th e install ation . Th en doubl e-click o n the folder na med “File s”. Next, d ouble-click on the icon na med “setu p.exe”.

Power LED does not come ON; Card is not working

If the LED indicator s are not ON, t he prob lem may be that t he Card is n ot connec ted or inst alled properly.

Verify t hat the Card is plugge d firmly in to t he Card Bus slot of your comp uter. Check t o se e that the drivers for the C ard hav e been inst alled . Right click o n the “My Computer” icon o n your deskt op. Choos e “Prop erties” a nd naviga te to the “Devi ce Manag er” and see if yo ur C ard Bus Card is l isted wit hout any errors. If an error is indicated con tact Belk in Technical Support.

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