Belkin F5D8013D Users Manual

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If desired, y ou ma y con ne ct ma nu ally to a WPS-e na bl ed ne twork.

Click on the “ Advanced” tab to op en th e f ol lo wing wi ndow:

Enter in the e ncryption key and s ecurity method in o rd er to join this

network. The followi ng sect io n d es cr ibes how t o con ne ct to a secure

network that does not support WPS.

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The Belkin N W irel es s N ot eb ook C ard suppo rt s the late st WPA

security feature as well as th e leg ac y WEP secu ri ty st an dard . By

default, wireless security is disabled .

To ena bl e s ec ur ity, you will first need to de termine which standard

is used b y t he router (or access point). (See your wireless rou te r’s

or access point’s man ua l f or directions on how to access the

security settin gs .)

To acc es s t he secu ri ty se tt ings on yo ur Ca rd, click the “My

Connecti on s” ta b and point to the connection for which you want to

change security sett in gs . C li ck “E di t” to ch an ge se tt ings.

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WEP Setup

64-Bit WEP Encryption

Select “WEP” from th e “ Da ta En cr yption” dro p- down menu.

After selecting your WEP encryption mode, you can enter your

A hex ( he xadecimal) key is a co mb ination of n umbers and l etters

from A–F and 0–9. For 64-bit WEP, you need to enter 10 hex keys.

AF0F4B

= 64 -b it WE P key

Click “Save” to fi nish. E ncryption in the wire le ss router

wireless network will now n eed t o b e confi gu red with the same

security settin gs .

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After re starting your computer,

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found on the s ystem t ray.

The Belkin Wire less Networking

Select a network to w hich to

availabl e netwo rk s, yo u mus t be

After successfu ll y i ns ta lling the Be lkin Wire le ss Ne tw orking Utility

few easy clicks away.

Accessing the Belkin Wireless Networking Utility

To acc es s t he WNU, simp ly plac e you r mouse poin te r and righ t- cl ick