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,

Note

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

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The WNU’s defa ul t screen is the “ Curren t S ta tus” ta b. Th e

This window displays the connectivity status of the current network. It

Available Networks

This window displays the availab le netw or ks at the current location

WNU will attempt to reconnect.

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To further understand the current Network Status, click “Open Wireless Utility”.

The default screen will be the “Current Status” tab and the “Network Status”

section determines which connections are good and/or faulty.

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The WNU also features a “Solution Tips” section that provides

troubleshooting guidelines.

Setting Wireless Network Profiles

The “My Connections” tab on the WNU allows you to add, edit, and

Securing your Wi-Fi

Network

security (WPA or WEP*) and use the appropriate field in the dialog box.

*Not e: Types of se curi ty

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W hen y ou se le ct a netwo rk us in g enc ry ption, you w il l f ir st se e

the simple security screen. Click the “ Advanced” button to see other

security option s (be lo w) .

Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)

widely adopted wireless security protocol. Dependin g on the security

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Wireless Protected Access (WPA)

the wire less se curity. Howe ve r, no t a ll wireless cards and a da pters

support this technol og y. Please check your wirel ess a dapter’s use r

The following sectio n, inte nd ed fo r the home , home office, and small

your wireless n etwork.

At the time of publication, four Encryption Methods are available:

Wi-Fi Pro te ct ed

Acces s

Acces s 2

Acron ym

WPA- TK IP/AES

WPA2 -A ES

Secur it y

Stati c keys

Stati c keys

encry pt io n

and mutual

authe nt ic at ion

encry pt io n

and mutual

authe nt ic at ion

on R C4

algor it hm

40-bi t keys)

Added securit y

over 64-bit

WEP using a

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TKIP (Tempora l

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encry pt io n is

stren gt hened

AES

Stand ar d)

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cause any

throu gh put

WEP

WEP

wireless products. WEP gives wireless networks the equivalent level

found that 64-bit encryption was too easy to decode.

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As a result of 64-bit WEP’s p ot en tial security weaknesse s, a

supports both 64-bit WEP and 128-bit WEP encryption , but

you might have older equipment that only supports 64-bit WEP.

All Belkin wire less prod uc ts wi ll su pp ort b ot h 6 4- bit W EP an d

After selecting eith er the 64-bi t WEP or 128-bit encrypt io n mod e, it is

You ca n ent er your key by typing in the h ex ke y. A h ex (h ex adecimal)

0F

= 64 -b it WE P key

030F0F

= 12 8- bi t W EP ke y

Wri te do wn th e hex WEP key fro m y ou r w ireles s router (or access

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WPA

i s a new Wi-Fi standard that impro ves u po n t he se cu ri ty

features of W EP. To use WPA secur it y, the drivers and software o f

your wireless e quipment must be upgraded to support it. These

three ty pes o f WPA se curity: WPA- PS K ( no serv er ),WPA (with radiu s

server), and WPA2.

WPA- PS K ( no se rv er )

u ses w ha t i s kno wn as a pre- shared ke y

WPA (wi th radi us se rv er )

w orks be st in a busines s env ironme nt ,

to clients.

WPA2

Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) and AES for encryption.

Setting up your Belkin Wireless Router (or Access Point)

To sta rt us in g sec ur ity, you need to f irst en able WEP o r WPA fo r y ou r

wireless rou te r ( or acce ss po in t) . F or Be lk in Wi reless Rout er s (or

Access Points), thes e secur it y f ea tu re s can be configured by u sing

the web-based interf ac e. Se e you r wireless ro uter’s (or access point’s)

You mu st no w set all wireless network cards/adapters

to match these settings.

At this point, you should already have your wireless router (or access point) set

to use WPA or WEP. In order for you to gain wireless connection, you will need

to set your N Wireless Notebook Card to use the same security settings.

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Your B el kin N Wireless Notebo ok Card supports advanc ed secu ri ty

technolo gy, including Wi-Fi Protected Access

2 (W PA2

), Wired

( WPS),

which simplifie s the setup of a w irel es s n et work. W PS us es fa mi liar

When attempting to connect to a W PS-enabled network , the follow in g

screen w ill a pp ear:

Personal Identi fi ca tion Number (PIN) M ethod: In th is me th od, y our

your rou ter.

Push-Button Confi gu ra tion (PBC) M ethod.

Advanced Configur at io n M et hod: Fo r m an ua l c on nection

to a se cu re d netwo rk .

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WPS uses WPA2 (descri be d b el ow ) f or en cr yp tion. It d oe s n ot provide

your wireless n etwork. On y our c lient u tility, WPS- en abled n etworks

two methods work as f ollows:

security inform at ion a nd be adde d to your wireless network. The PBC

You wi ll se e the follow in g mes sa ge if the procedure i s i ni ti ated from

the ro ut er:

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The client will be au tomatically enrolled into your wirel ess n etwork

within two minutes.

with WPS. Select the WPS-enabled networ k and click “Conn ec t” to

start the WPS proc es s. Ch oo se th e P IN -m ethod option and complete

the WPS p ro ce du re on your rou ter’s setup utili ty.

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You wi ll se e the follow in g mes sa ge du ri ng th e c on ne ction pro ce ss:

The client will be au tomatically enrolled into your wirel ess n etwork

within two minutes.